Nigeria news today headlines update Tuesday 27th August 2019
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target=_blank>Fred Sends Manchester United Message Ahead Of Training
Manchester United midfielder Fred has sent a positive message to fans as he prepares for another week training with the club. The Brazil international is yet to feature for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side this season having missed much of the pre-season tour in order to get married. Fred did not feature in any of United’s
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target=_blank>Brazil Government’s Approval Rating Slumps To 29%
The government of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro saw its approval rating plunge to 29.4% from a previous level of 39% in February, according to a poll by CNT/MDA on Monday. The poll, which also saw Bolsonaro’s personal disapproval rating surge to 53.7% from 28.2%, was conducted between Aug. 22 and Aug. 25.
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target=_blank>Man Spends 5 Days With Head Trapped In Ladder
This one wasn’t in the DIY manual: a man decorating his bathroom in eastern France slipped and got his head stuck in his stepladder… for five days. French media report that the man, in his 60s, was still conscious when the medics turned up. They were alerted by his sister, who visited him on Friday.
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target=_blank>Fresh Israeli Drone Strikes Hit Palestinian Military Position In Lebanon
Israeli drone strikes hit a military position belonging to an Iranian-backed Palestinian terrorist faction in Lebanon’s Bekaa valley near the Syrian border early on Monday, the group said. An official in the Palestinian faction said the strikes were an Israeli “provocation” only hours after Hezbollah’s leader warned his Iran-backed movement was preparing a response to
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target=_blank>G7 Pledges Millions To Help Fight Amazon Fires
The G7 has agreed to spend 20 million euros ($22 million) on the Amazon, mainly to send fire-fighting aircraft to tackle the huge blazes engulfing many parts of the world’s biggest rainforest, the presidents of France and Chile announce. The G7 club — comprising Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States —
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target=_blank>Harvey Weinstein Pleads Not Guilty In Rape Trial
Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty to two new charges of sexual predatory assault on Monday as a judge postponed his trial until next year. Weinstein, already indicted over two sexual assault allegations, was slapped with the additional counts in a new indictment put before a court in New York. Judge James Burke postponed the start of the
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target=_blank>Arik Air Expands Travel Routes
The management of Arik Air says it will commence flight services to Asaba Airport in Delta from Aug. 29. Mr Adebanji Ola, Arik Communications Manager, made this known on Monday in Lagos. Ola said that the airline would be operating daily flights from the Murtala Muhammed Airport Domestic Terminal 1, Ikeja, Lagos to Asaba Airport.
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target=_blank>Indonesia To Change Capital City
A jungle-draped area on the east of Borneo island is set to be transformed into Indonesia’s new capital city, President Joko Widodo announced Monday, amid concerns over the sustainability of its congested and rapidly sinking political center Jakarta. The proposed location, near the relatively underdeveloped cities of Balikpapan and Samarinda, is a far cry from
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target=_blank>Three Policemen Arrested In Edo For Stealing Rifles
Three policemen attached to the Edo State police command have been dismissed from service and also remanded in prison custody for allegedly stealing two AK 47 belonging to the Police Force. The suspects found guilty of stealing the two AK 47 rifles worth N1.7m after being subjected to an orderly room trial, were identified as Uzor Emmanuel
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Don Calls For Investments In Nigerian Prisons Service By Private Sector
Mr Sunny Ejeje, Chairman of the Apapa Branch of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), has called for more private sector investments in the nation’s prisons service to enhance the welfare of inmates. Ejeje, during a welfare visit to the Female Correctional Service in Kirikiri, Lagos, also called on the Federal Government to upgrade facilities […]
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