Nigeria news today headlines update Saturday 4th May 2019
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target=_blank>Vladimir Putin Stirs Russia-Ukraine Tensions With Passport Offer
Just as Ukraine is set for a new leader, Russia has offered passports to millions of Ukrainians. Experts say Moscow wants to cement power over occupied areas and stop population decline — but the move is a powder keg. Russian President Vladimir Putin is in a hurry: Within the space of a week, he
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target=_blank>Britain’s Two Main Parties Get Brexit Bashing In Local Election
English voters frustrated with the deadlock over Brexit have punished Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives and the main opposition Labour Party in local elections, early results showed on Friday. The results of Thursday’s elections are another display of how Britain’s 2016 vote to leave the European Union has split voters beyond traditional party lines and
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target=_blank>Cyclone Fani Lashes Eastern India, Killing At least 3 And Displacing Millions
Three people have died and more than a million people have been displaced after Cyclone Fani tore through India’s eastern coast on Friday, lashing beaches with rain and winds gusting up to 127 miles per hour. The tropical storm, a grade 5 storm, made landfall early Friday in the coastal state of Odisha and brought down trees and power lines. The “extremely
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target=_blank>UN Panel Calls WikiLeaks Founder’s UK Sentence Excessive
A panel of legal experts affiliated with the United Nations has criticized the 50-week sentence a British judge imposed on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for jumping bail. The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said Friday that Assange’s punishment was “disproportionate” for his “minor violation.” The panel questioned why he is being held in a high
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target=_blank>Uruguayan Beauty Queen Found Dead In Mexico Hotel Room
A Uruguayan beauty queen who represented her country at the Miss Universe and Miss World pageants was found dead Thursday in a Mexico City hotel room, investigators said. Police responding to an early-morning emergency call found the woman in a bathroom at the hotel, which is located in a central neighborhood of the Mexican capital,
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target=_blank>US Cruise Ship Quarantined Over Measles Case Leaves St Lucia
A US cruise ship placed in quarantine after a case of measles has reportedly left the Caribbean island of St Lucia. Online tracking data shows the ship – thought to be the Freewinds, owned and operated by the Church of Scientology – is en route to the island of Curacao. Dr Merlene Fredericks James said
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target=_blank>Afghan Convention Calls For Withdrawal Of Foreign Troops, Cease-Fire With Taliban
A convention of regional Afghan leaders adopted a road-map on Friday for peace talks with the Taliban that includes a call for the withdrawal of foreign troops and a cease-fire during the holy month of Ramadan. The traditional gathering of elders — known as Loya Jirga — began Monday with more than 3,200 politicians, tribal
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target=_blank>Omoni Oboli Announces Victory In The legal Battle Over ‘Okafor’s Law’
After two years of the legal battle over the film, ‘Okafor’s Law,’ Omoni Oboli has announced victory. Omoni Oboli couldn’t contain her joy as she announced her victory at the court over the ownership of the script for ‘Okafor’s Law’ challenged by Jude Idada and Rancouteour Productions. In her victory speech, she said judgment was
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target=_blank>Vietnamese Woman Accused In Kim Jong Nam’s Killing Released
A Vietnamese woman who was tried in the killing of the estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader was released from a Malaysian prison and planned to fly home later Friday, her lawyer said. Doan Thi Huong’s release likely closes the case, since four North Koreans named as co-conspirators in the 2017 slaying are not in custody.
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‘Fake’ Woman Police Officer Docked For Alleged Plan To Defraud Magistrate
A 54-year-old woman, Olabisi Olawoye, who allegedly posed as a Police Supt. (SP), on Friday appeared in an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. The defendant was brought before the court on a charge of impersonation. She, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecutor, Insp. Kehinde Omisakin, told the court that the defendant […]
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