Nigeria news today headlines update Sunday 5th May 2019
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target=_blank>Japan’s Emperor’s First Public Greeting Attracts 140,000
Emperor Naruhito greeted tens of thousands of people at the Imperial Palace on Saturday in his first public appearance since he took the throne days earlier, UPI reports. More than 140,000 people gathered for greeting sessions from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to the Imperial Household Agency, with members of the imperial family making
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target=_blank>It’s Time For Saudi Arabia To Stop Exporting Extremism
Here’s a sobering fact: Even after the destruction of the Islamic State’s territorial caliphate in Iraq and Syria, there are today more jihadis fighting in more countries than there were on Sept. 11, 2001. The horrific Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka last month are simply exhibit A. The harsh reality is that despite the
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target=_blank>Madonna: I’m Being Punished For Turning 60
Madonna says she is being “punished for turning 60” – and that it is part of a pattern of vilification she has faced throughout her career, sky news has reported. The singer, who releases her 14th album – Madame X – next month, said: “People have always been trying to silence me for one reason
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target=_blank>Intelligence Minister: Christianity Is Spreading In “Parts” Of Iran
In a speech to Shia preachers in Qom, Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi reported that Christianity is spreading in “parts” of Iran. “These converts are ordinary people whose jobs are selling sandwiches or similar things,” he said. “We had no choice but to summon them to ask them why they were converting,” said Alavi. “Some of
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target=_blank>Turkish Cypriot Leader, Turkish Foreign Minister Meet
Turkish Cypriot President Mustafa Akinci on Saturday received Mevlut Cavusoglu, the Turkish foreign minister. “As a guarantor country for Cyprus, we are committed to protecting all the rights and interests of the Turkish Cypriots,” Cavusoglu said on Twitter. In a report through aa.com.tr Delegations from both sides were also present at the closed-door meeting in
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target=_blank>Zelensky Says Too Early To Speak About Parliament Dissolution
Ukraine’s president-elect, Vladimir Zelensky, said on Saturday he thinks it is too early to speak about dissolution of the Verkhovna Rada, or national parliament, as he has not yet been sworn into office, tass has reported. “Everyone wants to know whether we are going to dissolve the parliament or not. It’s too early to speak
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target=_blank>Iran Sentences President’s Brother To Prison For Corruption
Iran’s semi-official ISNA news agency says President Hassan Rouhani’s brother has been sentenced to an unspecified prison term for corruption. In a report through Fox News, ISNA said Saturday that Hossein Fereidoun, a close confidante of the president, will be able to appeal the verdict. The financial misconduct charges date back to 2016, and were
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target=_blank>US Seeks Meeting With Russia To Discuss Venezuela
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold a meeting with United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo next week in Rovaniemi, Finlandia to discuss, among other topics, their countries differing approaches to the current political scenario in Venezuela. “Yes, the meeting has been agreed on,” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told the news agency
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target=_blank>US Tightens Restrictions On Iran’s Nuclear Programme
The United States has tightened restrictions on Iran’s nuclear programme by failing to renew two key sanctions waivers which allowed Russia and the European nations to do business with Tehran, Aljazeera reported. The two waivers – one that allowed Iran to store excess heavy water produced in the uranium enrichment process in Oman, and another
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Kim’s Latest Weapons Test Shows Growing Frustration With Trump
North Korea fired numerous short-range projectiles off its eastern coast, South Korea said, in Kim Jong Un’s latest and most provocative signal of frustration with talks with US President Donald Trump, thenational.ae reported. The significance of the test was difficult to assess as South Korea revised its account of the nature and scale of the […]
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