Nigeria oil spills ‘double neo-natal mortality’
Babies born to mothers who lived within 10km (six miles) of an oil spill before they were conceived in Nigeria are twice as likely to die, a new report claims.…
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Texas church shooting: Two men chase suspect, as 14-year-old Pastor’s daughter killed
Two men are being hailed as heroes for pursuing the gunman suspected of killing at least 26 people at a Texas church. Johnnie Langendorff told local media he had chased…
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‘800,000 firms in Nigeria have never paid taxes’
More than 800,000 companies in Nigeria, including government contractors, have never paid any taxes, Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun has revealed. In a statement, she also said that only 14 million…
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Aftermath of petition to Buhari: Buratai promises to pay outstanding allowances of soldiers
NIGERIA’S Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai, says the two months’ allowances owed soldiers involved in Operation Lafiya Dole, would be paid this week. In a statement issued…
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Saudi Prince, other officials killed in helicopter crash
A Saudi Arabian Prince, Mansour bin Muqrin, has been killed along with several other officials in a helicopter crash the near the country’s border with Yemen, local media reported. A…
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Saudi Arabia in post-oil era transformation policy clean up
Saudi Arabia pursued a sweeping purge of the kingdom’s upper ranks on Sunday, saying it would freeze the accounts of dozens of princes, ministers and a tycoon arrested as the…
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Multiple victims in Texas church shooting
Local news outlets report that several people have been shot at a Baptist Church in South Texas. Television stations KSAT and KENS report that there are multiple victims and that…
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Protests in Seoul ahead of Trump’s South Korea visit
Demonstrators march toward the U.S. Embassy during a protest ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017. (Photo: Seong Joon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty…
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FG:We can’t disclose how states spent N388.3bn Paris club refund
Ahmed Idris, accountant general of the federation, says N388.304 billion spending of London Paris club loan refunds by 35 states “is protected by professional privilege, and therefore confidential.” Idris said…
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Strike Tension grips varsities as ASUU meets to review FG’s implementation of MoA
Palpable Strike Tension is now rocking University Campuses as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) holds its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting this week. The NEC, which is the…
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