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US probes North Korea’s willingness to talk

Washington has opened channels to North Korea to find out if the regime is ready to talk about giving up its nuclear weapons, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Saturday. Speaking after a day of talks with China’s President Xi Jinping and top diplomats, Tillerson told reporters that US officials are in touch with Pyongyang. […]

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Nigerians free to live in any part of the country – FG

The Nigerian Government, Friday reassured every Nigerian not to panic but to live freely in any part of the country without fear of molestation. The assurance was coming on the heel of growing tension in the country, barely 24 hours to the expiration of the October 1 deadline quit notice issued by the coalition of Arewa […]

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UK seeks clarification about Nnamdi Kanu’s status, whereabouts from Nigerian Government

The United Kingdom has asked the Federal Government to clarify the status and whereabouts of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The British government said it had asked the government if the British national was alive or dead. However, it could not be immediately ascertained if the Federal Government had responded […]

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Obasanjo mocks Buhari, says president too slow in fulfilling electoral promises

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has criticised the slow pace at which the present administration of Muhammadu Buhari is taking to fulfill its promises to Nigerians. The former president said this in an interview with African Arguments magazine, and stressed that President Buhari had not done enough for Nigerians especially in employment creation for the youth. […]

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Drama as Trump drags Usain Bolt into anthem row

US President Donald Trump has dragged Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt into the ongoing row about athletes protesting during the US national anthem, Independent.ie  reports. Trump tweeted a video of the 100m world record holder pausing an interview at the 2012 London Olympics as the US national anthem began to play in the background along with the message, […]

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Nigeria Human Rights Commission opposes controversial NGO bill

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, in Nigeria has written a letter to the National Assembly, stating its opposition to the controversial bill which seeks to establish a federal agency to supervise, coordinate and monitor Non-Governmental Organisations and Civil Society Organisations. “The National Human Rights Commission is of the view that there is no need […]

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It’s unfortunate U.S. doesn’t see IPOB as terrorist organisation, says Lai Mohammed

The Minister for Information, Lai Mohammed, has described as “unfortunate” the fact that the U.S. does not see the Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB, as a terrorist organisation. The minister disclosed this during an interview on BBC Focus Africa on Wednesday, According to Mr. Mohammed, the act and utterances of IPOB, led by Nnamdi Kanu, were acts of terrorists. […]

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Fear of Boko Haram: Cameroon ‘deports 100,000 Nigerians’

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Cameroon has deported 100,000 Nigerian refugees in the hope of stemming the spread of Boko Haram. In a report on Wednesday, HRW)said the deportation defied a plea by UN refugee agency to not return anyone to north-eastern Nigeria, where Boko Haram killed thousands of people, “until security and human […]

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Chinese court creates divorce exam couples must fail to end marriage

Getting a divorce is never easy for anyone involved, but it is particularly difficult at the Yibin People’s Court, in China’s Sichuan Province, where one magistrate recently implemented a divorce exam that both the husband and the wife must fail in order for their divorce application to be approved. The divorce exam is the brainchild […]

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Finally, Saudi Arabia to allow women drive

Saudi King Salman on Tuesday decreed that women be allowed to drive cars, ending the conservative Islamic kingdom’s status as the only country where that is forbidden, CNBC reports. The royal decree ordered the formation of a ministerial body to give advice within 30 days and then implement the order by June 2018. It stated […]

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At last, British Airways sacks air hostess who made ‘racist’ Nigerian remarks

According Daily Mail, the lady identified as Joanne Wickenden, 23-years-old, was sacked by the airline Tuesday. The video had sparked outrage after the lady recorded the clip in her British Airways uniform before flying from London Heathrow to Abuja on Friday night. After a two-hour meeting on Tuesday, Ms. Wickenden allegedly claimed that the video […]

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Nigeria’s unity not negotiable – Senate

The Senate on Tuesday resolved that the unity of Nigeria is not negotiable, in the face of secessionist agitation in parts of the country. President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, after a closed-door session during the day’s plenary, said the lawmakers agreed that the territorial integrity of the country must be protected. Saraki said, “The Senate resolved […]

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Hurricane Maria: Compassionate President Buhari orders evacuation of Nigerian students in Dominican Island

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the immediate evacuation of Nigerian students stranded in Dominican Island occasioned by the reported Hurricane Maria that thrashed the Island. Nigerian students attend medical schools in Dominican Islands which prepare them to move to the U. S.  and Europe for the completion of their medical degree programmes. Following the president’s […]

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Politician gets 21-month jail term for sexting with 15-year-old girl (Photos)

Former US congressman Anthony Weiner has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for sexting with a 15-year-old girl in a case which may have cost Hillary Clinton the presidency. The former Democratic congressman from New York had faced up to 27 months in prison on Monday after his guilty plea to one charge of […]

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Trump has declared war, says North Korea

North Korea’s foreign minister on Monday accused US President Donald Trump of declaring war against his country and said Pyongyang was ready to defend itself by shooting down US bombers. The latest threats stoked a week-long war of words that began when the American leader threatened in his address to the United Nations General Assembly […]

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President Buhari stylishly returns to Nigeria

President Muhammadu Buhari arrived Nigeria on Monday evening from London. The president travelled to London from the United States where he went for the 72nd United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, meeting. Buhari was said to have touched down at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja at 7pm on Monday. The president’s arrival […]

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‘World’s heaviest woman’ dies at 37 (Photos)

An Egyptian once believed to be the world’s heaviest woman died Monday morning of heart and kidney failure at an Abu Dhabi hospital, aged 37. A team of more than 20 doctors had been caring for Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty since her arrival at Burjeel Hospital in May. She had not left her house in […]

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