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Turkey says 132 on flight from Iran to be quarantined
All 132 passengers and crew on a Turkish Airlines plane from Tehran will be quarantined for 14 days and tested for possible coronavirus infection at a hospital in Ankara, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Tuesday. “The flight from Tehran was carrying Turkish nationals home after Ankara closed its border with Iran this weekend
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Wife drags husband to court for calling her ”prostitute”
A businesswoman Tina, on Tuesday, dragged her husband O.A. Dickson, before a Nyanya Customary Court, for calling her slutty and promiscuous. Tina in her divorce petition, told the court:”my husband calls me names. He called me a public toilet before our children. ”He gave a curfew to be back home before 6 p.m. everyday. “I have
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Trump says stock markets will crash if he loses election
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the U.S. stock market would crash if he lost the election this year. During a trip to India, Trump told business leaders that stocks would jump higher if he was re-elected, adding:“but if I don’t win you’re going to see a crash like you’ve never seen before.”
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FG holds campaign against visa ban in U.S.
A Federal Government team on Tuesday visited the U.S. state of Delaware to campaign against the recent immigrant visa restriction on Nigeria and seek development cooperation. The delegation, led by the Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, also comprised the Chairperson, House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora, Mrs Tolulope Akande-Sadipe. At separate
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Terrorism: We have tamed ISWAP/Boko Haram, Buratai claims
Molly Kilete,Abuja The Chief of Army Staff(COAS), Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai, said on Tuesday that the Nigerian Armed Forces have made big strides in tackling the menace of terrorist organisations the Islamic State West Africa (ISWAP) and Boko Haram in the North-East. Gen Buratai said unlike in the past when the terrorists carried out their attacks
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7 die in violent citizenship law protests in Delhi as Trump visits
Seven people, including a policeman, were killed in clashes among protesters over a new Indian citizenship law in north-east Delhi, police said on Tuesday. Vehicles and shops were set on fire, property destroyed, and more than two dozen people injured on Monday as protesters supporting and opposing the law hurled bricks. The area remained tense
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IGP disbands zonal intervention squad over Ogun footballer’s death
Laide Raheem, Abeokuta Following the death of a player of Remo Stars Football Club, Tiyamiyu Kazeem, in the hands of operatives of the Zonal Intervention Squad, Obada-Oko, Ogun State, the Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Adamu, has disbanded the Squad. The IG announced the disbandment on Tuesday through the Deputy Inspector General of Police in
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CAS restates commitment to enhancing professionalism in NAF
Rose Ejembi, Makurdi Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar has restated the commitment of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to continue to enhance professionalism in order to meet the demands of the nation’s contemporary security challenges. Abubakar stated this on Tuesday during the graduation ceremony of 23 participants made up of commanders
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Protest in Calabar over state’s move to take naval land
Judex Okoro, Calabar The face-off between the Nigerian Navy and the Cross River Government has continued to gather pace with the Cross River State Progressives Forum (CRISPROF) taking to the streets protesting against the state government’s move to take over land belonging to the Navy. The state government and Navy have been at loggerheads over
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Business cases for national carrier, aerospace varsity ready, says Sirika
Uche Usim, Abuja The Minister of Aviation, Mr Hadi Sirika, has assured anxious Nigerians that the implementation of the new roadmap for the sector is on course, saying business cases for the national carrier and Aerospace University projects are ready. The Minister, who made the disclosures on his verified Tweeter handle @hadisirika on Tuesday said:
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Edo govt accuses Oshiomhole, EPM of planning protests in order to trigger state of emergency
*We don’t want our egg destroyed – APC’s Okah From Cajetan Mmuta, Benin Edo State government on Tuesday raised the alarm over alleged clandestine moves by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and members of Edo Peoples Movement (EPM) to sponsor protests across the state. It said the protests were targeted at maligning and undermining the state government. The government reiterated its call on the Presidency, the Inspector General of Police and the National Security Adviser (NSA) to rein in Comrade Oshiomhole…
Police disband Zonal Intervention Squad in Ogun over footballer’s death
*Abiodun visits victim’s family, monarch Kunle Olayeni, Abeokuta The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the disbandment of the Zonal Intervention Squad (ZIS), Obada, Ogun State, whose officers were fingered in the controversial death of Remo Stars Football Club player, Tiyamiyu Kazeem. The Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Criminal Investigations Department at the Force, Peter Ogunyonwo, who disclosed in Sagamu, said the satellite squad had been dismantled and its offices handed over to the Ogun State Police Command. Ogunyonwo spoke on Tuesday when he accompanied…
Guinean legislative election postpones World Cup qualifier
The Federation Guinean de Football (FGC) has pleaded with the Nigeria Football Federation for postponement by one week of the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup second round, first leg qualifier between both countries earlier scheduled for this weekend in Conakry. FGF’s reason is that the set date of Saturday coincides with the Guinean legislative election, and it would not be auspicious to host such an important game that same day. The NFF has sent a letter of no objection, and though the FGF has fixed a new date of…
Buhari greets Sir Marc Wabara at 69
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with top banker and stalwart of the All Progressives Congress, Sir Marc Wabara, as he turns 69 on Wednesday. The President’s congratulatory message was conveyed in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Tuesday. President Buhari saluted the Abia State-born insurance and banking expert, who grew up in Yoruba land, schooled in Sokoto, and at the University of Lagos, thus making him a well-rounded Nigerian. He wished Wabara many more years of greater service to his…
Bishop Sam Zuga eyes 100 millionaires before end of 2020 with Vision 0202-2020
As part is his efforts to help the less privileged and reach out to the needy, Bishop Sam Zuga of House of Joy Ministry has unveiled his vision 0202-2020 agenda. The philanthropic cleric, who was recently visited by group of stranded Nigerian youths in Dubai, has no doubt continued to identify the problems with Nigeria and reemphasizing on the need to build a better country, while promising to lead the way. Bishop Zuga has rolled out his plans to better the lives of average Nigerian youth, by kick starting with…
Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak dies at 91
Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s president for almost 30 years who stepped down after a popular revolution in 2011, has died. He was 91.State television reported on Tuesday he died weeks after undergoing surgery.Mubarak served as Egypt’s fourth president starting in 1981 until his ouster in what became known as the Arab Spring revolution, reports al-Jazeera. He was jailed for years after the uprising, but was freed in 2017 after being acquitted of most charges. The acquittal stunned many Egyptians, thousands of whom poured into central Cairo to show their anger against the…
JUST IN: Court finds Olisa Metuh guilty
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, convicted a former National Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Olisah Metuh of count one among seven others instituted him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)Also convicted alongside Metuh is his firm, Destra Investments Limited.Justice Okon Abang in his judgment ruled that a former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, unlawfully transferred the sum of N400 million to the defendants in November 2014.
Oil steadies above $56 as supply constraints counter virus fears
Oil steadied above $56 a barrel on Tuesday after two days of declines as OPEC output cuts and Libyan supply losses balanced concerns about the spread of the coronavirus and its impact on oil demand.Crude fell almost 4% on Monday, with other commodities also posting losses while U.S. and European equities suffered their steepest declines since mid-2016 on concern the coronavirus outbreak could turn into a pandemic.Brent crude rose 5 cents to $56.35 a barrel by 0952 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was down 14 cents at $51.29, reports…
Korean Air’s cabin crew tests positive for coronavirus
One of the cabin crew of Korean Air has tested positive for coronavirus, the airline said on Tuesday, prompting it to shut its office near the Incheon International Airport, where the crew briefing room is located.The Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) notified the carrier of the employee confirmed to have been infected, an airline spokeswoman told Reuters.Details of routes and flights flown by the employee were not immediately available.
Coronavirus: UAE bans all flights with Iran
The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday banned all flights to and from Iran over the outbreak of the new coronavirus, just a day after its spread was announced across multiple Mideast nations from the Islamic Republic.The UAE, home to long-haul carriers Emirates and Etihad, remains a key international transit route for Iran’s 80 million people. The flight ban, which will last at least a week, shows the growing concern over the spread of the virus in Iran amid worries the outbreak may be larger than what authorities there now acknowledge,…
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