
Nigeria news today headlines : Saturday 23rd November 2019
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NGO To Assist IDPs In Kwara, Others
Dr. Abiola Adimula, Chairperson of Women and Child Watch Initiatives (WOCWI), says the organisation will commence rendering assistance to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Patigi, Edu Local Government Area. In an interview with newsmen on Friday in Ilorin, Adimula said Patigi has the highest record of flood disaster victims in Kwara, NAN reports. She said
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Corps Member Gives Free Medical Service In Niger Camp
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Niger has commended the efforts of Mr. Hamzat Adekunle with state code number NG/19C/1696, for conducting free diabetes tests for 65 persons in the camp. The state Coordinator of the NYSC, Mrs. Funmilayo Ajayi, gave the commendation in Paiko, Niger on Friday. READ ALSO: Insecurity: Army, Police, DSS
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Iran Still Restricting Substantial Internet Access After Massive Protests
Iran’s telecommunications minister said on Friday that internet access was prevalent in some parts of the country, but sources said the government was largely restricting access after protests over fuel price hikes. Mohammad-Javad Jahromi said his ministry was working on restoring full access to the internet across the country. However, a private IT company told
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Zimbabwe Govt. To Order Importers To Declare Forex Sourcing
Zimbabwe will force importers to declare sources of foreign currency and those who fail to prove they obtained the money from banks will forfeit their goods to the state, a government official said on Friday. Deputy finance minister Clemence Chiduwa said the directive was meant to tame the black market for dollars, Reuters reports. Shortages
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India Claims All Restrictions Lifted From Kashmir
The Indian government claimed on Friday that all restrictions have been lifted from Jammu and Kashmir. In a submission made to the Supreme Court of India, the federally-administered government said no-one was killed in police firing since Aug. 5 when India scrapped special provisions granted to the disputed region under the Constitution. The provisions allowed
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Footballer Jason Dozzell In Court Over Drug Charge
Former footballer Jason Dozzell is due in court charged with driving while under the influence of drugs. The 51-year-old, from Rushmere St Andrew, Suffolk, was found driving in Foxhall Road, Ipswich, on 5 June with a drug level of 800ug, 16 times over the “accidental exposure” limit. The drug was benzoylecgonine, a compound commonly found
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Bill Gates Says His Axed Nuclear Reactor Is A Trade War Warning
When Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates tried to build an experimental nuclear reactor in China, his plan was thwarted by U.S. foreign investment restrictions. At Bloomberg’s New Economy Forum this week, Gates described the scuttled reactor project as “a five-year setback for technology.” A chorus of industry leaders, economists and researchers echoed Gates’ cautionary tale
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Jail For Businessman Who Filmed Indecent Videos Of Employee
A businessman who used his mobile phone to film 55 indecent videos of a female employee was sentenced to 18 weeks’ jail on Friday (Nov 22). Lin Li Hao, 46, the managing director of a manufacturing firm, was also fined $600 for having uncensored videos that he had filmed of the woman during work trips.
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Turkey Says 200 Syrians Returned To Area Cleared Of Kurds
Turkey’s defence ministry said Thursday that around 200 Syrians had returned to “their homes” after its offensive against Kurdish forces in Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava) last month, with another 300 on the way. “Close to 200 of our Syrian brothers who had fled the (Kurdish militant) PKK/YPG… have voluntarily and safely returned to their homes and
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Macron Defends Job Losses At Symbolic Blue Collar Factory
A defiant Emmanuel Macron has told laid-off employees at a troubled French appliance factory in his home town that it wasn’t his government’s fault that a takeover there failed. In a blunt moment that’s already been seized upon by media, the French president said Friday the failure of the takeover at the Whirlpool plant in
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