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    Yale University Honours Okonjo-Iweala

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has received an honorary Doctorate degree from Yale University for her contributions to Nigeria’s economy. Okonjo-Iweala was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters at Yale’s 2015 Commencement Ceremony in New Haven, […] More

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    Landslide Kills 39 In Columbia

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Thirty-nine people have been killed in a landslide in Antioquia province in northwest Columbia, officials say. The director of Antioquia’s Disaster Prevention Department told newsmen that more than 20 people were injured after the landslide on Monday morning. According to Columbian authorities, heavy […] More

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    EU To Destroy Boats Used for Human Smuggling

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow European Union Foreign and Defense ministers are today expected to approve a mission to destroy the boats used by people-smugglers operating in war-torn Libya. At a meeting, which will take place in Brussels, the ministers will also discuss the mission’s command-and-control structure. The […] More

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    Burundi Coup: Rival Soldiers Battle For Supremacy

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Rival groups of soldiers in Burundi are battling for control of the capital Bujumbura amid confusion over the success of an attempted coup. There is heavy fighting at the state radio building, where broadcasts have been going on and off air. Witnesses say […] More

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    Burundi Army General Announces Coup

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Burundian Army on Wednesday said that it has taken control of the East African Country in a coup d’état. A Burundi army general in a radio broadcast, said President Pierre Nkurunziza has been “overthrown”, amid unrest over his bid to be re-elected […] More

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    Mediterranean Records Another Migrant Tragedy

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow While rescue efforts were still on going in the Mediterranean, to save the lives of scores of people involved in boat mishap, another tragedy has struck in that sea. Reports say dozens of migrants have drowned in the Mediterranean after another boat sank, […] More

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    Lagos Health Insurance Bill Awaits Governor’s Consent

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Lagos State House of Assembly, on Monday, passed the state Health Insurance Bill into law. The law makers said the scheme applied to all residents of the state, including employees in the private and public sectors, the self-employed and the unemployed. The […] More

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    Jonathan says PDP Will Bounce Back

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday declared that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, which lost the presidential election in the last exercise, will bounce back. The President, however, said that this will be realized if members of the PDP remain committed to the vision […] More

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    Nigeria Quiet over killing of Four in Indonesia

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Over 12 hours after four Nigerians were executed in Indonesia, the Nigerian government is yet to make an official statement over their killing. This is despite the fact that the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan had pleaded with the Indonesian government to spare […] More

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    Protest Rocks US City Over Death Of Black Man

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Baltimore, a city in Maryland, United States, has declared a state of emergency amid violent protests linked to the death of a black man fatally injured in police custody. A weeklong curfew has been announced and as many as 5,000 National Guard troops […] More

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    Nepal Earthquake Death Toll Hits 3,600

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Two days after it struck, the casualties in the Nepal earthquake have risen to 3,617.  Aside from that, over 6,500 people have been confirmed injured. Even then, officials have warned that the casualty rate could go up, even as rescue teams reach remote […] More

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    Oyintiloye Calls For Grassroots Medical Intervention

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Olatubosun Oyintiloye, a House of Assembly Member-elect representing Obokun constituency, Osun State, has called on residents of his constituency and the state as a whole to give back to the society through intervention in the area of health among others, in order to […] More

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