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    Metro ASUU laments FG’s failure to fulfill promises – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria...

    Chairman, Oyo Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Correspondent’s Chapel, Ola Ajayi (left); Chairman, University of Ibadan (UI) chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Dr. Ayodeji Omole and Assistant Secretary, Dr. Femi Akeula; at a media briefing on the state of … via The...
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    World US Attorney General Sessions questioned in Russia probe – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper –...

    WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 20: (L-R) Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe other law enforcement officials hold a news conference to announce an ‘international cybercrime enforcement action’ at the Department of Justice July 20...
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    World Gambian military arrests 2 top Jammeh generals after they return from exile – The Guardian...

    Yahya Jammeh looking / AFP PHOTO / MARCO LONGARI Military authorities in Gambia arrested two of ex-strongman Yahya Jammeh’s generals after they returned unexpectedly from exile over the weekend, the army said. Gambia’s current President Adama Barrow was sworn in Feb 18, 2017 … via The...
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    World Mahmoud Abbas wins EU backing for Palestinian capital in East Jerusalem – The Guardian...

    Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine / AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY The European Union (EU) assured President Mahmoud Abbas it supported his ambition to have East Jerusalem as capital of a Palestinian state, in the bloc’s latest rejection of … via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper...
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    World IMF raises global growth forecasts, US tax cuts provide boost – The Guardian Nigeria...

    International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde speaks during a press conference on IMF World Economic Outlook ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2018 annual meeting, on January 22, 2018 in Davos, eastern Switzerland. The World Economic Forum (WEF) runs through …...
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    World President vowing new peace push leads in Cyprus re-election bid – The Guardian Nigeria...

    Nicos Anastasiades PHOTO: WIKIPEDIA Cyprus gears up for a presidential election next week with incumbent Nicos Anastasiades favourite to win as he pledges a fresh push to reunify the divided island after talks collapsed last year. After a low-key campaign, opinion polls put … via The...
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    World Rally against sexual harassment held in London – video – The Guardian

    Crowds gathered in central London on Sunday to protest against sexual harassment and support the Time’s Up movement that was launched in the US. Helen Pankhurst, a women’s rights activist and the great-granddaughter of the Suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst, addressed the rally and called for...
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    Metro We will defend ourselves, Benue indigenes tell Buhari – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper –...

    A cross section of Benue State indigenes resident in the South East protesting in Enugu against the killing of their relatives … yesterday. • Insist On Arrest Of MACBAN Leaders Benue State indigenes have said they will no longer fold their hands and … via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper –...
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    Metro When Lagos waterways become death traps – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and...

    • LASWA Moves To Avert Accidents, Enforce Regulation Twelve persons recently lost their lives in a boat mishap around Ilashe, Ojo area of Lagos State. Hours after the news broke, the state government claimed the accident happened because the boat was overloaded.The government’s … via The...
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    World Russia-led Syria peace congress to be held Jan 30 – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper –...

    Russia’s chief negotiator Aleksandr Lavrentyev Russian-led peace talks on Syria will be held on January 30 in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia’s chief negotiator Aleksandr Lavrentyev said Saturday, quoted by Interfax news agency. Russia, a steadfast supporter of Syrian President Bashar …...
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    World Pope to visit Peru region hard hit by floods – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and...

    Pope Francis / AFP PHOTO / Alberto PIZZOLI Pope Francis was set Saturday to hold a huge outdoor mass in a coastal region of Peru struggling to rebuild in the wake of devastating floods last year. His visit to Trujillo province, some 560 … via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and...
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    World Christian group rejects gay student – then sues university for discrimination – the Guardian

    Christian group rejects gay student – then sues university for discrimination University of Iowa revoked Business Leaders in Christ’s registration Leadership applicant turned down for not rejecting homosexuality Members of Business Leaders in Christ must affirm that they ‘embrace, not reject...
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    World Pakistani humanist denied UK asylum after failing to identify Plato – The Guardian

    Pakistani humanist denied UK asylum after failing to identify Plato Man who renounced Islam says he has received death threats from family members in Pakistan A statue of Plato. The Home Office said Hamza bin Walayat’s knowledge of humanism was ‘rudimentary at best’. Photograph: Panasevich/Getty...
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    World Firefighter catches child thrown from third-storey balcony – video – The Guardian

    Video released by the DeKalb county fire rescue department in Georgia shows Captain Scott Stroup catching a child who was dropped from a third-floor balcony Continue reading… via The Guardian – http://ift.tt/2EIERmP Get more World News
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    World 20 killed in clashes at Libya’s main international airport – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper...

    Fighting at the Libyan capital’s only working international airport killed at least 20 people Monday, officials said, after militiamen attacked it in an attempt to free colleagues held at a jail there. Mitiga airport, a former military air base on the eastern outskirts … via The Guardian...
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    Metro NCAC, crafts dealers trade blame over Abuja fire incident – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper...

    Razed Artists Village (insert: DG, NCAC, Runsewe)… in Abuja. As investigation into the cause of fire that gutted Arts and Crafts Village, Abuja, continues, Director General, National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Segun Runsewe, has blamed arts and crafts dealers for … via The...
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    Metro Female genital mutilation still a big threat to Nigerian girl-child survival, development –...

    Though it appears Africa is winning the war over diseases that are posing great threats to the survival, development, protection and participation of the child, as obtainable in other climes, female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM/C) still poses a huge challenge. Recent happenings … via...
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    World US has failed to undermine nuclear deal, says Iranian president – the Guardian

    Iran’s president says the United States has failed to undermine a nuclear deal between Tehran and the world’s major powers, and hailed the accord as a “long-lasting victory” for Iran, state television reported. Donald Trump on Friday delivered an ultimatum to European signatories of the deal to...
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    World Another porn star says she was invited to Trump’s hotel room in 2006 – the Guardian

    Donald Trump faced new accusations on Saturday regarding the alleged payment of hush money to a pornographic film star. Donald Trump paid porn star $130,000 to stay silent over alleged affair – report A second actor in pornographic films told the Daily Beast she had been invited to join Trump...
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    World Israel destroys tunnel from Gaza it says intended for attacks – The Guardian Nigeria...

    Israel said Sunday it used a combination of air strikes and other means to destroy a tunnel stretching from the Gaza Strip into the country and continuing into Egypt. Israeli military spokesman Jonathan Conricus said the tunnel … via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News –...
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