According to CNN, US citizens traveling to Europe without a visa will be a thing of the past come 2021. The European Union announced on Friday that American travelers will need a new type of visa — a European Travel Information and Authorization System or ETIAS — to visit the European Schengen Area. The Schengen […]
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North Korea may be preparing for a missile or space launch, US news outlet NPR has reported, based on satellite image analysis of a key facility near Pyongyang. NPR said the images of Sanumdong, one of the facilities Pyongyang has used to produce inter-continental ballistic missiles and space rockets, were taken days before US President […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to stop “gloating” as Atiku Abubakar, its candidate in the presidential election, will soon reclaim his “stolen mandate” at the tribunal. In a statement on Friday, Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP spokesman, said it is Buhari that has some explanations to give concerning how some monies were […]
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The federal government on Thursday said the economic impact of violence against children in Nigeria was estimated at 6.1 billion dollars (N967 billion ) annually. This amount is equivalent to about 1.07 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The permanent secretary, Ministry of Budget and National Planning, Olajide Odewale, disclosed this at […]
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Not long after his emotional outpour in an interview with CBS News, embattled R&B singer R. Kelly, has been re-arrested in Chicago over unpaid child support. This is coming barely two weeks after the singer was released on a $100,000 bail, having been indicted on ten counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. He had spent […]
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Venezuela has ordered the expulsion of Germany’s ambassador over his backing of opposition leader Juan Guaido in a political struggle with President Nicolas Maduro. The foreign ministry said Berlin’s ambassador, Martin Kriener, had 48 hours to leave the country for “interference” in Venezuela’s internal affairs after he greeted Guaido at Caracas airport on his return […]
Continue ReadingJoachim Löw, has informed Bayern Munich trio Thomas Müller, Jérôme Boateng and Mats Hummels that they are no longer in his future plans in the German national team. Löw confirmed his decision on Tuesday afternoon ahead of Germany’s first international of the year against Serbia in Wolfsburg on 20 March. “2019 is a new beginning […]
Continue ReadingResearchers say a British man infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is in sustained remission following a bone marrow transplant from an HIV-resistant donor. The man, known as the ‘London patient, is now the second person to be ‘functionally cured’ of the fatal viral infection, 10 years after the first case, ‘Berlin patient.’ […]
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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has begun moves to decongest airlines and passenger traffic at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos. Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, General Manager, Corporate Affairs, FAAN, confirmed the development while briefing newsmen on Sunday in Lagos. Yakubu said FAAN had started encouraging air travellers and airlines to divert some […]
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Israel’s Attorney General intends to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges. Avichai Mandelblit, the Attorney General, said Netanyahu would face charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in connection with three cases, pending a final hearing. The prime minister is alleged to have accepted gifts from wealthy businessmen and dispensed favours to […]
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