In the biggest intervention by Western powers in Syria, U.S., British and French forces pounded Damascus and Homs with air strikes early on Saturday in response to a poison gas attack that killed dozens of people last week, in Ghouta. Hit among others were a scientific research facility in Damascus and Syrian army depots in the […]
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The Nigerian community in South Africa has reported the killing of yet another Nigerian in the country. ThankGod Okoro, the victim hails from Ogbaku in the Awgu local government area of Enugu state, and is the latest in what has been described as recurring pre-meditated murders of young Nigerians in South Africa. At least 117 […]
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The U. S. embassy in Cambodia has fired 32 people after they were allegedly caught sharing pornographic material in a non-official chat group, several sources familiar with the matter said on Friday. Four sources told Reuters that pornographic videos and photographs, including some featuring people under the age of 18, were shared in a Facebook […]
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Contrary to the age-long reference to the youths as “leaders of tomorrow”, the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres has declared that “young people are leaders of today” The Secretary-General said at a UN forum tagged: “Investing in Youth to Counter Terrorism,” said youth globally must be empowered to combat terrorism. Speakers at the event said […]
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More than 100,000 households in England could be living in bed and breakfast accommodation and hostels by 2020 due to a critical housing shortage, a study showed on Thursday. The report by charity group Crisis and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JFR) said current trends indicated the crisis would get worse as local councils battled to […]
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Entrepreneur, and philanthropist, Tony O. Elumelu is on a 5-day working visit to East Africa, where he will meet with national leaders of Kenya and Uganda. In his capacity as Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Mr. Elumelu visited Uganda (April 10) and Kenya (April 12) and met with the Executive Presidents of both […]
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Officials said no fewer than 257 people including members of Western Sahara’s Polisario independence movement were killed when a military plane crashed in a field outside Algeria’s capital on Wednesday, officials said. Television footage showed crowds gathering around the smoking and flaming wreckage near Boufarik airport southwest of Algiers. A line of white body bags […]
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The UN on Tuesday accused armed groups in Libya of killing and torturing detainees in prisons, some nominally under government control, where thousands of civilians are being unlawfully held. The human rights office and UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL ) said in a report that successive governments in Tripoli have allowed the armed groups […]
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China has banned exports to North Korea, items that can be used for the manufacture of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The 32 “dual-use” items China’s commerce ministry said, said include radiation monitoring equipment and software that can be used to model fluid dynamics or neutrons. China said that its action was in line with […]
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Nigeria has paid its regular UN dues for 2018, making it the 74th out of the 193 Member States of the global international organisation to fulfill its financial obligations. The Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General Stephane Dujarric said in New York that Nigeria paid its annual dues in full. Ms Dujarric said: “Nigeria has paid […]
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