Nigeria news today headlines : Sunday 2nd August 2020
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Pam, NCPC Boss, Pledges To Serve With Greater Responsibility
JOS – Rev. (Dr) Yakubu Pam, the Executive Secretary of Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), has assured Nigerians that he will serve the country with greater sense of responsibility as long as God lives and watches over him. Pam, in an interview with Sunday Independent in Jos at the weekend, said as the new helmsman …
Onitsha Stinks As Refuse Evacuators Continue Dispute
AWKA – Barely four days after refuse evacuators downed tools over allegation of harassment, parts of Onitsha, Anambra commercial nerve centre are already stinking and placing residents to danger of an epidemic outbreak. It will be recalled that waste evacuators known as Pay Direct Contractors in the state downed tools on July 29 over unpaid …
UAE Official Tells Turkey To Stop Meddling In Arab Affairs Over Libya
The United Arab Emirates minister of state for foreign affairs said on Saturday that Turkey should stop interfering in Arab affairs, criticizing comments on Libya made by Turkey’s defense minister.Turkish media had reported the Turkish minister making remarks critical of the UAE’s actions over Libya.The UAE, alongside Egypt and Russia, backs eastern Libya commander Khalifa …
Iran Clears Oil Spill In Northern Gulf Region – Reports
Iranian teams have cleaned up an oil slick near field in the northern region of the Gulf that had extended over a six-square-km area, an Iranian maritime official said on Saturday.The cause of the spill, which occurred on Wednesday, was being investigated, the director general of ports and maritime in Iran’s Bushehr Province, Siavash Arjomandzadeh, …
Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner Earned At Least £27.6M In Outside Income Last Year – Report
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner earned at least $36.2m (£27.6m) as they served in the White House last year, reporting a boost in income from some companies they own that hold residential and commercial properties, new disclosures released Friday show. Donald Trump’s daughter and her husband, who both serve as top advisers to him, reported a minimum combined income that …
Kuwait Bans Flights To Coronavirus ‘High Risk’ Countries
Kuwait has banned until further notice commercial flights to 31 countries it said that it regarded as high risk due to the spread of the coronavirus, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said on Saturday. The countries include India, Pakistan, Egypt, the Philippines, Lebanon and Sri Lanka, which all have large numbers of expatriates in …
Hong Kong Opens Makeshift Hospital For COVID-19 Patients
Hong Kong opened a temporary field hospital with 500 beds on Saturday to house stable Covid-19 patients as the city battles a new wave of virus infections. The financial hub had been a poster child for tackling the coronavirus, with local transmissions all but ended by early summer. But since July the pathogen has returned, …
Biden Eyes Major Foreign Policy Shifts If He Wins
Should former Vice President Joe Biden win the White House in November, America will likely be in for a foreign policy about-face as Biden reverses, dismantles or severely curtails many of President Donald Trump’s most significant and boldest actions. From the Middle East to Asia, Latin America to Africa and, particularly, Europe, and on issues …
Apple Removes 29,800 Apps From China Store – Report
Apple Inc removed 29,800 apps from its Chinese app store on Saturday, including more than 26,000 games, according to data from research firm Qimai. The takedowns come amid a crackdown on unlicensed games by Chinese authorities. Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Earlier this year Apple gave game publishers an end-of-June …
‘India’s Actions In Kashmir, Part Of Majoritarian aAenda’
The annexation of the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Aug. 5 last year has evoked international anguish against India, said Pakistan’s former top diplomat. In an interview with Anadolu Agency on the eve of the first anniversary of India’s revoking the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, former Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry …
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