German Chancellor Angela Merkel, bruised by half a year of post-election coalition haggling, was Wednesday elected by parliament to her fourth and likely final term at the helm of Europe’s biggest economy. Lawmakers in Berlin’s glass-domed Reichstag voted 364-315 with nine abstentions for Merkel who was then to be formally appointed by President Frank-Walter Steinmeier […]
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Ethiopia, on Tuesday said that about 7.88 million of its citizens are in need of emergency food aid and that climate change has been a special challenge for the country’s food security. “Ethiopia’s geographical location and its diverse agro-ecology makes it vulnerable to climate-induced disaster mainly to drought and floods,’’ said Mitiku Kassa, Commissioner of […]
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Renowned British physicist Stephen Hawking, whose mental genius and physical disability made him a household name and inspiration across the globe, has died, a family spokesman said Wednesday He was aged 76. “We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today,” professor Hawking’s children, Lucy, Robert, and Tim said in a statement carried […]
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President Donald Trump has announced the removal of Rex Tillerson as the Secretary of State, ending a tumultuous tenure as America’s top diplomat that was marked by a series of public disagreements with his boss. Trump plans to appoint CIA Director Mike Pompeo to replace the former Exxon Mobil chief executive. The president picked deputy […]
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The World Health Organisation has revealed in a statement, a mysterious “Disease X”, capable of causing a global pandemic in the future. The organisation released a list of diseases it considers posing a high risk to the public due to their potential to spark an epidemic and the limited treatment available to combat them. This […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday received US secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, at the presidential villa in Abuja. The meeting started after Buhari returned from a visit to Benue state. The president had gone to condole with the state after suspected herdsmen killed over 70 people in the state in January. According to a statement […]
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At least 40 people were killed and 23 injured when a Bangladeshi passenger plane crashed near Kathmandu airport Monday, an official said. “Thirty-one people died at the spot and nine died at two hospitals in Kathmandu,” police spokesman Manoj Neupane told AFP, adding another 23 were injured. There were 67 passengers and four crew on […]
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A Nigerian, Chile Eboe-Osuji, has been elected as President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Netherlands. Eboe-Osuji graduated with a Law Degree (LL.B) from the University of Calabar in 1985, before studying for a master of laws (LL.M) at the McGill University in Canada. Making the decision public, the court said “the judges of […]
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Match Day 12 of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), this weekend came with lots of goals to savour in Bauchi and Lagos. Nafiu Kabuga was the main man in Bauchi as he scored all three goals in Wikki Tourist’s 3-0 win over Rivers United. The game in Lagos also ended 3-0 as MFM FC […]
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China on Sunday removed term limits from its constitution, paving the way for Xi Jinping to remain President for as long as possible. His term in office was meant to end in 2023. The decision was made by the Chinese parliament when it passed a series of constitutional amendments. Of the 2,964 votes cast, 2,958 […]
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