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Population rise, food insecurity major challenges facing Africa – Osinbajo

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Monday in New York identified Africa’s rising population, inadequate food production and…

Twitter chief Jack Dorsey gets personalised visa to Dubai

PM NEWS Editor

7 years ago

Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and CEO of Twitter, the social networking giant got a special surprise on landing in Dubai,…

Iran to Trump: Sanctions on Khameini signal end of diplomacy

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7 years ago

Iran said on Tuesday that a US decision to impose sanctions on the country's supreme leader and other top officials…

UK break-up imminent, Ex-Prime Minister Gordon Brown warns

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7 years ago

Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has warned that the United Kingdom is heading for a break-up if Conservative frontrunner…

Trump threatens Iran ‘with obliteration never seen before’

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7 years ago

US President Donald Trump has stepped up his sabre-rattling against Iran despite calling off a military strike last week at…

Europeans scramble for fans as Sahara heatwave lands

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7 years ago

Fans flew off store shelves and water fountains offered relief from the heat as temperatures soared in Europe on Monday,…

Italian mafia boss Morabito flees Uruguayan cell

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7 years ago

Italian Mafia boss Rocco Morabito has fled Uruguayan police cell in Montevideo

Updated: Ethiopia coup mastermind Gen. Asamnew killed

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7 years ago

General Asamnew Tsige, accused of trying to seize control of Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region has been killed, a senior government…

Updated: Pilot of one of crashed Eurofighter jets dies

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7 years ago

One of the two pilots involved in the midair collision of two Eurofighter warplanes over northeastern Germany on Monday is…

2 German fighter jets collide, plunge into residential area

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7 years ago

Two German Eurofighter jets have crashed in the north-eastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the Interior Ministry has confirmed.

Do not expect debt bailout, U.S. warns Africa

Michael Adesina

7 years ago

The U.S. top Africa diplomat, Tibor Nagy, warned in Pretoria, South Africa on Monday that African countries running up debt…

Cyber attacks: Iran tweets bad news for Trump’s America

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7 years ago

Iran has bad news for Donald Trump’s America on U.S. recent cyber attacks against Iranian missile control systems

Bodies of missing climbers recovered on India’s second-highest peak

Michael Adesina

7 years ago

The bodies of seven climbers killed on India’s second-highest mountain have been retrieved by a rescue team, officials said on…

Sleeping woman forgotten in plane, wakes up alone in the dark

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7 years ago

A woman boarded an Air Canada flight earlier this month, fell asleep after takeoff and woke up alone in a…

Mauritania confirms Ghazouani president-elect

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7 years ago

Mauritania’s government-backed candidate Mohamed Ould Ghazouani was declared the winner of the presidential election on Sunday, cementing the power of…

Monster earthquake hits Australia’s north coast

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7 years ago

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake has struck near Australia's north coast - sparking panic and an evacuation of schools, offices and…

Drone attack hits Saudi Arabia Airport, one killed, 7 injured

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7 years ago

Houthi militias launched a drone attack targeting Saudi Arabia’s Abha International Airport on Sunday, killing one person and injuring seven…

Turkey’s Erdogan disgraced as party loses Istanbul mayoral vote

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7 years ago

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suffered a major blow on Sunday as the opposition candidate in Istanbul’s mayoral election re-run…

China’s Qu Dongyu elected FAO director-general

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7 years ago

China’s Qu Dongyu has been elected Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Qu was…

7 Chadian soldiers killed in Boko Haram ambush

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7 years ago

Seven Chadian soldiers and a local guard were killed in a Boko Haram jihadist ambush in Lake Chad, the latest…

US sanctions biting Iran: Bolton

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7 years ago

Iran is feeling the effects of existing U.S. sanctions as President Donald Trump prepares to impose more of them from…

Ethiopia’s army chief Gen. Seare assassinated in Addis Ababa

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7 years ago

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has confirmed the assassination of General Seare Mekonnen, chief of staff of the Ethiopian National…

400 pilots of 737 Max 8 planes sue Boeing

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7 years ago

A class-action lawsuit by an estimated 400 pilots against Boeing reportedly accused the US aviation giant of covering up the…

Ghazouani claims victory in Mauritania’s election

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7 years ago

Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, government candidate and frontrunner, has claimed victory in the first round of Mauritania's presidential election.

Tit-for-tat: US disables Iran’s missile control in cyber attack

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7 years ago

The United States claimed it has launched cyber attacks against Iranian missile control systems and a spy network after Tehran…

Osinbajo lands in New York

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has arrived in New York on a four-day visit to the United States.

London Mayor calls Trump 6 ft 3 child in White House

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7 years ago

London mayor Sadiq Khan has fired another insult to Donald Trump, describing him a “6ft 3 child in the White…

Truck crushes 7 motorcyclists to death

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7 years ago

A pickup truck hauling a trailer has collided with a group of 10 motorcyclists on a rural highway, killing seven…

Ethiopia’s Armhara region head assassinated, army chief shot in aborted coup

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7 years ago

Ethiopia’s state media have reported the assassination of Ambachew Mekonnen, head of Ethiopia’s Amhara state and his advisor during a…

Imamoglu or Yildirim? Voting begins in Istanbul re-run mayoral election

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7 years ago

About 10.5 million voters in Istanbul went back to the polls on Sunday to choose between 49 year-old opposition candidate…

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