Australia awards 20 Nigerians scholarships
Twenty successful applicants from Nigeria have received scholarships in diverse fields within the agriculture, extractives, and public policy sectors as
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Released Bin Laden diary uncovers teenage visit to “morally loose” England
A summer trip to the UK as a teenager and visits to Shakespeare’s birthplace convinced Osama bin Laden that the
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3 killed, 34 injured in bus crash in India
At least three people have been killed and 34 others injured in a major road accident in the western Indian
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Boycott, shooting, tear gas mar Kenya presidential re-run
Kenyan opposition supporters skirmished with police and threw up burning barricades in pockets of the country yesterday, seeking to derail
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Catalan leader warns Spain takeover will escalate crisis
Catalonia’s leader, Carles Puigdemont warned, on Thursday, that the crisis over his drive for independence would escalate if Spain follows
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Liberia election: Weah retains lead as more results announced
George Weah of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) retained his lead as the second batch of provisional results of
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Quake jolts Greek Sporades
An earthquake in the Aegean shook the Greek Sporades islands in the night between Wednesday and Thursday and was felt
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Nigerian jailed after brutal assault by Indian mob
A Nigerian was jailed in India after he was tied to a post and thrashed by a mob in Delhi,
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Hurricane Nate makes landfall in Louisiana
Hurricane Nate has made landfall near the mouth of the Mississippi River in Louisiana, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC)
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Pope Francis advocates safer Internet for kids
Head of the Vatican Stage and the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has advocated a safe internet for the children of
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France to close mosques preaching hatred
France‘s parliament has adopted an anti-terrorism bill that will bolster police surveillance powers and make it easier to close mosques
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EU advances legal action against Hungary over NGO law
The European Commission on Wednesday moved on the second phase of legal action against Hungary for its law regulating foreign-funded
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Nnamdi Kanu, qualifies as a ‘Head of State – Former U.S Attorney General”Bruce Fein “Tells UN
Former U.S Attorney General Tells UN: Designate Nnamdi Kanu as Internationally Protected Person Controversial former U.S attorney-general Bruce Fein has
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UN fund for sexual abuse victims grows to $1.5m
A United Nations fund to help victims of sexual abuse and exploitation by peacekeepers and U.N. staff has grown to
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UN asked to impose arms embargo on Myanmar
The UN Security Council should impose an arms embargo on Myanmar to stop the crisis which has seen almost half
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Chinese court creates divorce exam couples must fail to end marriage
Getting a divorce is never easy for anyone involved, but it is particularly difficult at the Yibin People’s Court, in
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Iraqi PM calls on Kurds to cancel independence referendum result
Iraq’s Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi, on Wednesday demanded that Kurdish authorities “cancel” the outcome of the independence referendum in northern
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British Airways investigates air hostess over racist rant against Nigerian passengers
A British Airways stewardess behind a racist Snapchat rant against Nigerian passengers is being investigated by the airline. The 23-year-old,
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North Korea vows to shoot down US bombers
North Korea’s foreign minister said yesterday that United States President Donald Trump had declared war on North Korea and that
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French take to the streets to protest labor law
French labor unions staged fresh protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s contested labor law reforms Thursday – a day before he
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Russia accuses U.S. of missile treaty breach
Russia is “extremely concerned’’ by U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments questioning the Iran nuclear deal and suspects that Washington itself
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Buhari seeks UN help to stop ISIS
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the United Nations to help stop fleeing members of Islamic State of Iraq and
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UN seeks $10m to halt cholera spread in Nigeria
The United Nations has said $10m ($7.4m) is needed to keep cholera from spreading in Nigeria, reports AFP news agency.
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Zimbabwe’s first lady accuses South African model of knife attack(plusmilang.com)
— 12th September 2017,Melvi boss(plusmilang.com) Zimbabwe’s first lady Grace Mugabe has denied whipping a South African model with a piece
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