Nigeria news today headlines update Wednesday 21st August 2019
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target=_blank>People Rescued At Sea Must Not Be Used As Political Hostages
The U.N. refugee agency is repeating its appeal to European nations to allow the immediate disembarkation of people stranded aboard the rescue vessel Open Arms, as conditions on the ship rapidly deteriorate. In a rare concession, Italy’s right wing interior minister, Matteo Salvini, allowed 27 unaccompanied minors to be evacuated from the vessel in the port
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target=_blank>Egyptian Security Forces Kill 11 Suspected Militants In Sinai
Egyptian security forces have killed 11 suspected militants in a gun battle during a raid on their hideout in Al-Arish, the capital of North Sinai province, the ministry of interior said on Tuesday. A ministry statement said the suspects used their hideout as a base to launch “hostile operations” and weapons and explosives were found
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target=_blank>China Behind Hong Kong Accounts Mess
Twitter and Facebook have accused the Chinese government of backing a social media campaign to discredit Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement and sow political discord in the city. The American tech giants announced Monday they had suspended nearly 1,000 active accounts linked to the campaign, while Twitter said it had shut down about 200,000 more before
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target=_blank>Boris Johnson, Angela Merkel To Face Off Over Stalemate
Two worlds are set to collide when UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday to discuss the Brexit impasse. On the one hand, there’s Johnson’s impulsive, often oafish behavior coupled with populist rhetoric and a tendency to be economical with the truth. On the other, there’s Merkel who epitomizes a
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target=_blank>Celebrated Young Nigerian Billionaire In Te U.S. Over $11m Fraud
More details keep emerging about the arrest of Obinwanne Okeke, a young Nigerian businessman who is now facing prosecution in a U.S. court over his involvement in at least $11 million fraud. Okeke, who is popularly known as Invictus Obi in Nigeria and had been honoured by Forbes recently as one of the youngest enterprising
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target=_blank>Mysterious Creature Washes Up On Texas Shore
A mysterious creature was found on the shores of Texas and experts can’t seem to agree on what it is. A beachgoer was near Mansfield Channel on Padre Island when they spotted something a little bizarre, Padre Island National Seashore wrote in a post on Facebook. “None of us quite knew what it was, so we
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target=_blank>Newcastle United Flop Set For Ligue 1 Move
According to reports in France, Slimani is undergoing a medical today ahead of a loan move to the continent from Leicester City. Slimani is seen as a direct replacement for Radamel Falcao, who is off to Galatasaray. The French transfer window closes on August 31. Signed by Rafa Benitez, Slimani made four appearances for United
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target=_blank>Iranian Tanker Heads Towards Greece,
An Iranian oil tanker freed by the United Kingdom sailed for Greece on Monday, as Washington denounced its release from Gibraltar, and warned Athens and Mediterranean ports against assisting the ship. “It’s unfortunate that that happened,” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told the Fox News Channel on Monday regarding the Grace 1’s release. The United
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target=_blank>Wizkid Sets Another Music Record
Afropop star, Ayodeji Balogun aka Wizkid has become the first African artist to hit eight million monthly streams on Spotify. Spotify is an online, music streaming platform that pays royalties based on the number of artists streams as a proportion of total songs streamed. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that streaming records revealed Wizkid’s
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UK, EU Harden Their Positions On Brexit
The European Union and Britain on Tuesday were hurtling toward a costly and damaging no-deal split in little over two months after kicking off a high-wire week of diplomacy by entrenching themselves deeper in irreconcilable positions. The EU took only half a day to rebuff a four-page proposal by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to […]
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