Nigeria news today headlines update Thursday 2nd May 2019
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target=_blank>Pompeo Says US Prepared To Take Military Action In Venezuela
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that the US was prepared to take military action to stem the turmoil in Venezuela. “Military action is possible. If that’s what’s required, that’s what the United States will do,” Pompeo said in an interview with Fox Business Network, but added that the US would prefer a peaceful transition
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target=_blank>Bomb Attack Kills 16 Indian Troops
At least 16 Indian security personnel were killed in a bomb attack on Wednesday in the western state of Maharashtra, officials said. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said: “Anguished to know that our 16 police personnel from Gadchiroli C-60 force got martyred in a cowardly attack by naxals today. My thoughts and prayers are with the
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target=_blank>Australian Jury Convicts Man In 2017 Etihad Flight Bomb Plot
An Australian court on Wednesday found a man guilty of plotting to blow up a an Etihad Airways flight out of Sydney at the behest of the Islamic State militant group, by hiding a bomb in the luggage of his brother. Police had accused the man, Khaled Khayat, and another brother, Mahmoud Khayat, of planning
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target=_blank>US Army Halts Tracking Land Controlled By Afghan Gov’t, Fighters
The US military has stopped tracking the amount of territory controlled or influenced by the Afghan government and armed fighters, a US watchdog said on Tuesday, one of the last remaining public metrics that tracked the worsening security situation in the war-torn country. The move comes as US and Taliban officials held several rounds of talks, the
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target=_blank>From Begging To Banditry: Revolt Of The Almajiris
A revolution is underway in the Northern states of Nigeria. The downtrodden constituting 99.9 per cent of the population, hitherto, docile beggars, saying rankaindede to the privileged 0.1 per cent are sick and tired of begging. They are now demanding for their own share of “the national cake” to be delivered to them – at
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target=_blank>Jungle Justice Is Not The Answer
A casual stroll down memory lane. Some time in 1976, my good friend, Abidina Coomassie and I were on our way out of Lagos Island. A few metres from Tinubu Square in central Lagos, we noticed a huge crowd gathered around a huge fire on the left hand side of the road. It was about
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target=_blank>Growing Palm Oil Import Bill And FG’s Policy Failure
The federal government plans to use the agriculture sector to signpost its diversification plans and moves the economy away from crude oil, but the news that the country imported more than N116 billion of palm oil in the last three quarters indicate that it is only playing to the gallery. Some newspapers reported that Nigeria
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target=_blank>Premium Pension Pays N174bn As Retirees’ Benefit In 12 Years
The management of premium pension limited has revealed that from 2007 to date, the pension fund administrator had paid retirees’ benefits to its contributors to the tune of N174 billion in 12 years. This disclosure was made by Umar Sanda Mairami, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of premium pension during the maiden edition
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target=_blank>With Zero FDI In Nearly Four Years, Governor Ayade Announces Incentives For Investors
Calabar – Undeterred by the statistics, Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State is pressing ahead with more efforts to attract investors into the state. He added that “any serious investor who is willing to create jobs for at least 50 Cross Riverian from its investment outlay, the state will offer free land, tax exemption for
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We Tweak Our Products To Suit Current Environment, Economic Climate –MD, African Alliance Insurance Plc
African Alliance recently rebranded, what does this mean for the compa- ny and its customers? First, we are a company that has been in existence since 1960. This speaks to our longevity and ability to adapt and evolve. It also speaks to our resilience, as well as the trust our customers have in us. The […]
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