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Ban Ki Moon appoints Nigerian to lead UN investigation in South Sudan
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Tuesday announced the appointment of Abiodun Bashua of Nigeria to lead the special investigation into the attack against the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) which is protecting civilians at Malakal. Read More…
North Carolina LGBT law fuels demonstrations for and against
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Thousands of activists have gathered outside North Carolina’s legislature as it reconvened for the first time since enacting a law criticised as anti-gay. Read More…
US election: Cruz-Kasich pact ‘desperate’ says Trump
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Donald Trump says a pact formed by his two rivals for the Republican presidential crown is a desperate act. Read More…
Photo: Pastor and two family members allegedly poured hot water on a man as part of a “spiritual warfare”
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A pastor and two other members of his family, including his wife, were released on EC$5,000 (One Ec dollar =US$0.37 cents) bail each after they appeared in court on Friday, April 22 on a charge of unlawfully and maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm on a man,
‘We’ll Write Saraki’s Resignation Letter If…’
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The Nigerians in Diaspora Monitoring Group (NDMG) has offered to help embattled Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, who is currently standing trial before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, over corruption-related charges, to write his resignation letter, if he does not know how to go about writing it. Read More…
14 killed in US shootings
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Eight members of one family, including a teenager, were shot dead in rural Ohio on Friday, just before gunmen killed six people in Georgia. Read More…
Ghana,President sacks two high court judges for misbehaviour
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Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama has directed that two High Court judges be removed from the bench for stated misbehaviour. Read More…
Brits To Obama: Mind Your Own Business
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Not everyone in Britain, it is safe to say, welcomes the intervention of an American president in what’s viewed as the internal politics of the United Kingdom. Read More…
Chadian President Deby wins 5th re-election
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Chadian Electoral Commission said President, Idriss Deby, has won an overwhelming victory in the April 10 election, extending his 26-year rule. Read More…
Obama Urges Britons To Stay In EU
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Visiting U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday voiced his support for Britain to remain in the European Union (EU), in a message certain to be attacked by Brexit campaigners. Read More…
Sources: Data from San Bernardino phone has helped in probe
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Hacking the San Bernardino terrorist’s iPhone has produced data the FBI didn’t have before and has helped the investigators answer some remaining questions in the ongoing probe, U.S. law enforcement officials say.
Sean Hannity to Ted Cruz: ‘I’m getting sick of it’
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Sean Hannity sharply criticized Ted Cruz on Tuesday, when the radio and TV host tried to ask the Republican presidential hopeful about his campaign’s delegate strategy and didn’t like the answer he got in response.
White House: Obama ‘cleared the air’ with Saudi Arabia
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The White House moved to tamp down suggestions that ties with Saudi Arabia are fraying, with administration officials saying that President Barack Obama “really cleared the air” with King Salman at a meeting Wednesday.
White House warns Saudi Arabia against sales of U.S. assets amid rift over 9/11
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The White House on Tuesday warned Saudi Arabia not to sell U.S. assets and destabilise the international financial system, as the two allies are increasingly locked in a row over the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Read More…
Casualties In Jerusalem Bus Blast, Cause Unclear : Israeli Police
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An explosion aboard a bus in Jerusalem caused around 20 casualties on Monday, Israeli media said, and police said it may have been a militant attack or the result of a fire from other causes. Read More…
We stand with Nigeria in battle against Boko Haram – UK
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The United Kingdom says it is supporting Nigeria in the ongoing war against the Boko Haram insurgents. Read More…
Migrant Crisis: Pope Returns From Greece With 12 Refugees
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Pope Francis has taken 12 Syrian migrants back with him to the Vatican after visiting a camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. Read More…
IMF Seeks End to Presidency, National Assembly Budget Impasse
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday waded into the impasse between the executive arm of government and the National Assembly over the 2016 budget, Read More…
Italian tourist mum who killed baby sent to mental health facility
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A mother from Italy who killed her two-month-old baby during a trip to London has been handed an unlimited hospital order. Read More…
British university teacher Hilary St John Bower killed in China
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A British university teacher has been killed in China, police in Hong Kong have said. Read More…
US election: Trump accuses Republican leaders of conspiracy
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Republican Donald Trump has said the party’s leaders do not want him to win the presidential nomination. Read More…
#PanamaPapers: National Police Raid Mossack Fonseca Offices
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Mossack Fonseca, a law firm that specializes in establishing offshore companies, has been under scrutiny after the “Panama Papers” leak, in which 11.5 million confidential documents belonging to the firm were leaked by Read More…
China offers $15m for establishment of 50 Agric Demonstration Farms in Nigeria
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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday in Beijing offered 15 million dollars agricultural assistance to Nigeria for the establishment of 50 Demonstration Farms across the country.
Brazil: President Rousseff faces impeachment threat
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Members of the congressional committee in Brazil’s lower house have voted in support of impeaching President Dilma Rousseff. Read More…