Nigeria news today headlines update Sunday 25th August 2019
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target=_blank>US Pursuing Iranian Oil Tanker ‘Under Terrorist Command’ To Turkey
An Iranian-flagged oil tanker pursued by the US amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington changed its listed destination to a port in Turkey early Saturday (local time) after Greece said it wouldn’t risk its relations with America by aiding it. The crew of the Adrian Darya 1, formerly known as the Grace 1, updated
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target=_blank>Zimbabwe Union Rejects Govt Pay Deal As Anger Over Economy Grows
The main Zimbabwe public sector union on Saturday rejected a pay offer from the government, which is trying to avert threats of strike action amid growing anger over the country’s ailing economy. The Apex Council, which represents most of the country’s public service workers, said the proposal to boost salaries by 76 per cent fell
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target=_blank>Amazon Fires: Fines For Environmental Crimes Drop Under Bolsonaro
The record number of fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has coincided with a sharp drop in fines for environmental violations, BBC analysis has found. Official data from Brazil’s environment agency shows fines from January to 23 August dropped almost a third compared with the same period last year. At the same time, the number of
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target=_blank>Global Disputes Set To Jolt G7 Summit In French Resort
US President Donald Trump arrived in France on Saturday for what promises to be a fraught meeting of major industrialized nations, with friction over trade, climate change and Iran likely to snarl the talks, according to Reuters.com reports. The three-day Group of Seven meeting in the Atlantic seaside resort of Biarritz takes place amid sharp
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target=_blank>Southampton Captain Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg Tackles Racism, Social Media
Social media isn’t for everyone. Some professional footballers enjoy having millions of followers across Twitter, Instagram and Facebook telling them how great they are. But, and it is a big but, there is another side to social media. As recently as this week, Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba was subjected to abhorrent levels of racism
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target=_blank>Hong Kong Protests Met With Tear Gas
Hong Kong police fired volleys of tear gas to break up anti-government protests in a gritty industrial suburb on Saturday after activists threw petrol bombs and bricks, as China freed a British consulate worker whose detention had fueled tensions, according to Reuters.com reports. Four MTR subway stations were closed around Kwun Tong, a densely populated
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target=_blank>Brazilian Striker Picks Chinese Name after China Call-Up
Brazilian-born striker Elkeson has changed his name as he prepares to help China qualify for the 2022 World Cup. The 30-year-old, who has played in the Chinese Super League since 2013, became a naturalised citizen earlier in August and was named on Wednesday in China’s squad for their opening 2022 World Cup qualifier at The
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target=_blank>Israeli Airstrike Leads To Renewed Calls For Us Troops To Leave Iraq
News that Israel was behind airstrikes in Iraq has reinvigorated calls to oust US forces from the country, according to Jpost.com reports. A US official confirmed Friday that Israel had struck a base for the Hashd al Shaabi, an umbrella group of Shiite-dominated militias also known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, many with deep links
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target=_blank>Tanzania Says South Africa Impounds Airbus Plane
South African authorities have impounded an Airbus 220-300 aircraft leased by Tanzania’s national flag carrier, the Tanzanian government said. The plane had been scheduled to fly from the Oliver Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Friday. “The plane was impounded following an order issued by the Gauteng High
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Women Wearing Trousers To Church: Right Or Wrong?
Chinyere Abiaziem, Augusta Efe Even though there is no historical narrative that shows the first time women publicly wear trousers, 1800 historians had it that Fanny Wright, a Scottish-born lecturer, writer, freethinker, feminist, abolitionist, and social reformer, was arguably the first modern woman to publicly wear versions of pants (pair of trouser) It was earlier considered […]
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