Five migrants were found dead in the sea off Libya on Thursday after the boats they were travelling in sank, likely carrying hundreds more to their deaths, an aid organisation said. Proactiva Open Arms, one of several groups operating in the area, said it was notified that an inflatable boat was sinking and found another […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned Wednesday’s terror attacks near the Parliament Building at Westminster, London. The President, who sympathized with the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, assured her that the government and people of Nigeria “stand with Britons at this sad and trying moment in their country.” President Buhari urged the whole world to join […]
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As reported by the BBC, a police officer was also stabbed in the nearby houses of parliament by an attacker, three other people also died from the attack on Westminster Bridge in central London. The attacker struck several pedestrians as he drove a car across the bridge, before crashing it into railings. The agency quoted […]
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For the second month in a row, Russia has maintained its status as the world’s largest oil producer, ousting Saudi Arabia, official figures in December 2016 and January 2017 have confirmed. Russia’s daily oil output averaged about 10.8 million barrels in January, slightly more than 10.5 million barrels in December, according to data released by […]
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The World Bank has disbursed another $1 billion financial assistance to Egypt out of its $3 billion loan programme with the country. Egypt had been negotiating billions of dollars in aid from various lenders to help revive an economy hit by political upheaval since a 2011 revolt and to ease a dollar shortage that crippled […]
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James Comey, Director of FBI, on Monday confirmed that his agency is investigating whether Donald Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia to influence the 2016 election. Comey also testified to the House Intelligence Committee that he had no information to support Trump’s assertion he was under surveillance before he became president. “I have been authorized by […]
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The Philippines Government on Friday told the European Parliament to “mind their own business” after it called for the release of President Rodrigo Duterte’s top critic detained on illegal drug charges. The European Parliament on Thursday issued a joint motion for resolution calling for the immediate release of Sen. Leila De-Lima, who has been detained […]
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A letter exploded when it was opened at central Paris office of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday and one person was slightly injured, police sources said. The Paris police department said on Twitter an operation was ongoing at the offices of the IMF and World Bank after a person was hurt following the […]
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The death toll from a landslide at a dump in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, has reached 113, officials said on Wednesday, as the government declared three days of national mourning. Flags flew at half staff to mark the disaster that occurred at the 50-year-old Reppi dump on Saturday evening. “The total number of dead […]
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has suspended the implementation of its policy for duty payments on old vehicles, in order to resolve issues with the Senate Committee on Customs. The Acting Public Relations Officer of the NCS, Mr Joseph Attah, said this on Wednesday in Abuja. Attah said in a statement, that the Management of Customs had […]
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