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Court sentences man to death for brutal rape of housemaid

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A special court has sentenced an Indian businessman and his domestic help to death for the brutal rape and murder of a 25-year-old housemaid in their home in Noida city on the outskirts of the national capital in 2006. The court of India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) pronounced the quantum of punishment, a day after holding businessman Maninder Pandher and his aide Surinder Koli guilty in the crime they had committed in their house in Nithari village in Noida. This was the ninth of a total of 16 cases…

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Institute wants more tuberculosis treatment centre

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Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria has appealed to federal, state and local governments to provide more treatment centres for the management of drug resistant tuberculosis. Dr Vivian Ibeziako, the Programme Manager, Drug Resistant Tuberculosis of the Institute, said on Friday in Lagos, that there currently 22 tuberculosis treatment centres in Nigeria. Ibeziako made the call at the on-going review meeting organised by the institute and National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme which begun on Thursday. According to her, the 22 tuberculosis treatment centres in the country are funded with global…

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Two Palestinians killed in Israel airstrike – Gaza officials

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An Israeli airstrike in Gaza has killed two Palestinians, security officials have said. The airstrike hit a base of Hamas’s military wing in Nusseirat in the central Gaza Strip. Security officials of the territory’s Palestinian Islamist rulers said two people had died in the strike. It comes amid protests across Palestinian territories after President Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Two Palestinians were shot dead by the Israeli army in the clashes earlier on Saturday morning. They were named as Abdullah al-Atal, 28 and Mohammed al-Safdi, 30 by the…

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PDP convention: Uche Secondus emerges party’s National Chairman

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Uche Secondus, a Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from the South-South has emerged National Chairman of the party. Secondus was declared National Chairman of the party after polling over 2000 votes at the party’s convention in Abuja. Result was announced in the early hours of Sunday. Meanwhile, Secondus’ close contender, Prof. Tunde Adeniran garnered 230 votes. While Daar Communications Ltd founder, Raymond Dokpesi got 66 votes, Taoheed Adedoja had no vote. Similarly, Umar Ibrahim has emerged winner of the National Secretary of the party with 1549 votes to…

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Central bank to continue supporting financial service penetration – Godwin Emefiele

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The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, on Saturday said that the bank would continue to support measures that would deepen penetration of financial services in the country. Emefiele said while delivering a welcome address at the 9th annual Bankers Committee Retreat in Lagos.According to him, the measure will capture those who are financially excluded from the system. The theme of the retreat is “Improving Financial Access, Enabling Job Creation and Driving Inclusive Growth in Nigeria’’. He said such measures would also consider Micro, Small…

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Arab nations mount pressure on Trump over Jerusalem

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The tension and controversy generated by President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel is yet to settle following Saturday’s emergency meeting by Arab foreign ministers in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. The meeting is designed to formulate a unified response to President Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, a move that has sparked anger and protests in the Arab world. The Arab League meeting, which brings together foreign ministers from member-states, is taking place as protests continued for three consecutive days in the West Bank and…

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Chinese electric carmaker to open Morocco plant

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Chinese electric car manufacturer BYD on Saturday signed an agreement to open a factory near the Moroccan city of Tangiers to build battery-powered vehicles, officials said. BYD will become the third car manufacturer, after Renault and Peugeot of French, to construct cars in the North African state. The memorandum of understanding was signed at the royal palace in the coastal city of Casablanca in the presence of King Mohammed VI and BYD’s chairman, Wang Chuanfu, whose company is backed by US investor Warren Buffett. The factory in the new Mohammed…

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Cristiano Ronaldo stars as rejuvenated Real Madrid thrash Sevilla

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Real Madrid sent a warning to Barcelona just two weeks ahead of El Clasico by storming back into form as Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in a 5-0 thrashing of Sevilla on Saturday. Sevilla had started the afternoon on the same number of points as Madrid in joint fourth, but the sides looked worlds apart as Real scored all five goals before half-time to close to within five points of Barca at the top of the table. Nacho got the hosts off to a perfect start before Ronaldo doubled his La…

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Dokpesi, Adeniran reject outcome of PDP convention

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Two Chairmanship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party , PDP, Chief Raymond Dokpesi and Prof. Tunde Adeniran have rejected the outcome of the party’s national convention and the process that led to the emergence of the key officers. The aspirants announced their positions in separate interviews with newsmen at the venue of the convention, on Saturday in Abuja. Dokpesi, the media magnate said he rejected the elections following alleged distribution of a so-called unity list to delegates, describing it as a charade that may destroy the party. Dokpesi said that…

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Nigeria takes steps to curb tuberculosis

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The federal government has deployed health officers, resources and strategies to all the states to investigate, test and treat tuberculosis patients for free. The National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme (NTLCP) identified low case finding and contact tracing as the major challenges hindering the eradication of tuberculosis in Nigeria. Dr Adebola Lawanson, the Programme National Coordinator, disclosed at the review meeting organised by Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria and the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme in Lagos. Lawanson said the challenges had forced the Federal Ministry of Health to…

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