The UN has dispersed heavily armed militiamen in the remote Central African Republic town of Bambari few days after the militia attacked and wounded its peacekeepers. A UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) carried out the air operation which dispersed the militia. According to a statement on Monday by MINUSCA, […]
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The winners of the 89th Academy Awards have been revealed. “La La Land” was the top nominee, notching a record-tying 14 nominations. “Moonlight” and “Arrival” followed with eight nods each. Already, Mahershala Ali won for his role in ‘Moonlight.’ His win comes after back-to-back years in which the academy did not recognize any nonwhite actors. […]
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German archaeologists who were abducted in Jenjela village, Kagarko local government area of Kaduna state, Peter Breunij and Johannes Buringer, have regained freedom after four days in captivity. According to sources, their abductors released them in Kateri village, along the Kaduna-Abuja road, late Saturday, and they were later taken to the German embassy in Abuja. […]
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The Oslo Conference on Boko Haram humanitarian crisis realised $672 million in pledges from 14 donors, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said. The Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Mr Stephane Dujarric, at a press briefing on Friday, said Guterres welcomed the donors’ pledges. He […]
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Several major U.S. media outlets including New York Times, CNN and Los Angeles Times were barred from attending Friday White House briefing, indicating an escalation in the relationship between the media and the young Trump administration. Since he was sworn in on 20 January, Trump has been attacking the US media, deriding them as purveyors […]
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The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has given 48 hours ultimatum to all South African companies in Nigeria to relocate over the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. The students gave the ultimatum at a peaceful demonstration at some South African companies in Abuja on Thursday. During the march the students carried a […]
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Astronomers have found a nearby solar system with seven Earth-sized planets, three of which circle their parent star at the right distance for liquid surface water, bolstering the prospect of discovering extraterrestrial life, research published on Wednesday showed. The star, known as TRAPPIST-1, is a small, dim celestial body in the constellation Aquarius. It is […]
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The time has come for both Nigeria and the United States to deepen the long-standing relationship between the countries based on mutual trust, according to Nigeria’s Acting President Yemi Osinbajo. Mr. Osinbajo, a law professor, spoke earlier on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa while receiving the Commander of the U.S.-Africa Command, Thomas Waldhauser, and the […]
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Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers yesterday killed two persons at Jenjela, Kagarko Local Government of Kaduna State. A German archaeologist, Prof. Peter Breunij and his aide, Johannes Buringer, were also kidnapped. Prof Breunij is the leader of a four-man team from the University of Frankfurt, Germany, working with with the National Commission for Museum and […]
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A report released on Wednesday, by human rights body, Amnesty International says at least 150 pro-Biafra protesters have been killed by security operatives in the south-eastern part of the country, while many others are still being held incommunicado. “In south-east Nigeria, security forces led by the military, embarked on a chilling campaign of arbitrary arrests, […]
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