Nigeria news today headlines : Saturday 30th November 2019
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Court Dissolves 7-Yr-Old Marriage Over Alleged Infidelity
Chief Ademola Odunade, the President of a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Friday dissolved the seven-year-old marriage between one Abiodun Osobukola and his wife, Omolara, over alleged infidelity and childlessness. Odunade held that Omolara may have known that she was guilty of the allegations leveled against her, adding that this may explain her absence
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Change Of Leadership In Brussels As EU’s Tusk Hands Over Reigns To Successor
European Council President Donald Tusk handed over the reins to his successor Charles Michel on Friday, as the European Union (EU) completes a change of leadership following EU-wide elections in May. “Europe is the best place on earth, at least as long as it remains a continent of freedom and rule of law … inhabited
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SON Destroys Over 5,000 Fake Gas Cylinders Worth N51.3m
The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on Friday destroyed over 5,000 substandard Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders worth N51.3 million. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the cylinders which were imported by different businessmen were destroyed at the SON warehouse in Amuwo Odofin, Lagos, NAN reports. The destroyed cylinders, commonly referred to as
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Zimbabwe President Backtracks On Grain Subsidy
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government will scrap its plan to remove grain subsidies next year, a move it says will protect impoverished citizens from rising food prices, state media reported on Thursday. The country is experiencing its worst economic crisis in a decade, marked by soaring inflation and shortages of food, fuel, medicines and electricity.
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Steven Gerrard Not Expecting Many New January Signings At Rangers
Steven Gerrard insists he’s not expecting many new signings at Rangers in January. The Ibrox manager spoke to the media this morning following his side’s 2-2 draw with Feyenoord last night. That draw puts them on the verge of qualification to the last 32 of the Europa League, with Rangers needing at least a point
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India Offers Funds To Sri Lanka To Counter China’s Influence In Region
India, anxious to counter China’s regional influence, on Friday offered hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Sri Lanka, as the island’s new president made his maiden trip overseas to New Delhi, AFP reported. Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s visit to India, just 12 days after he became president, is being intensely watched as New Delhi and
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Customs Seizes $50 Million Smuggled Frozen Meat
Hong Kong customs seized about 540 tonnes of suspected smuggled frozen meat with an estimated market value of about $50 million, the authority said in a statement on Friday, case of its kind in the past decade. The meat was found aboard four suspicious fishing vessels that were leaving Hong Kong, the customs authority said
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Belgian Officials Boycott Trade Delegation To Israel
Two of Belgium’s local governments pulled out of a trade delegation to Israel, citing alleged violations of international law and lack of progress in the peace process. The foreign trade secretary of the government of the Brussels region, Pascal Smet, announced the move Thursday, the RTBF broadcaster reported. The move is a major victory for proponents of
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Mercedes-Benz Owner Daimler To Cut 10,000 Jobs Worldwide
Daimler, the German carmaker that owns Mercedes-Benz, has said it will shed at least 10,000 jobs worldwide as it seeks to fund the switch to electric cars. Daimler personnel chief Wilfried Porth told journalists the number of jobs lost would be “in the five figures”. The move comes days after rival Audi said it would
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Miss Earth South Sudan Urges Use Of Fuel-Efficient Stoves
Miss Earth South Sudan, Sarah Bullen Panchol has urged the government to encourage the use of fuel-efficient stoves to reduce the cutting of trees. The use of improved fuel-efficient stoves can reduce the production of smoke and harmful gasses within households. Speaking to reporters in the capital, Juba on Thursday, Panchol said environmentalists should help create awareness
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