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U.S., Russia diplomatic row worsens

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All the vehicles having diplomatic license plates have left the territory of the U.S. Embassy’s former compound, located in the Serebryany Bor area, the outskirts of Moscow, a Sputnik correspondent reported Tuesday. The correspondent specified that the last two U.S. embassy employees locked the gates of the summer house before leaving. Moscow announced on July 28 countermeasures in response to the looming US anti-Russia sanctions bill and expulsion of 35 Russian diplomatic staff from the U.S. and seizure of two Russian diplomatic compounds in the United States in late 2016.…

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Nigeria ex-president’s house ‘systematically looted’ by three police on guard

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Former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, lost properties running into millions of naira when his residence in the administrative capital, Abuja, was burgled over a period of time. The Premium Times news portal in an exclusive report said three police officers detailed to guard the premises had ‘conducted a systematic looting over a period of three months beginning from around March 2016.’ The ex-President’s spokesperson is said to have confirmed the incident adding that the said officers had been arrested. The implicated men are said to be two sergeants and…

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We will declare Niger Delta Republic on October 1 – militants

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A Niger Delta militant group, Adaka Boro Avengers, ABA, has maintained that its earlier threat to declare Republic of Niger Delta on October 1 remains sacrosanct. In a statement issued yesterday, spokesperson of the group, Edmos Ayayeibo, said there was no going back because the Nigerian state has “lost its unity.” The group said, “The October 1 declaration of a republic in the Niger Delta is sacrosanct because Nigeria has lost its unity. To save lives on both sides, the Nigerian government should maintain peace, compose themselves or face total…

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UN allocates $10.5m to assist in northeast

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The UN has allocated over $10.5 million to help thousands of vulnerable in need of life-saving humanitarian assistance in the devastated Nigeria’s northeast. The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Edward Kallon, said that the fund would prioritise life-saving assistance to victims of Boko Haram insurgency. A statement by Mr. Abiodun Banire, National Public Information Officer, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) quoted Kallon as saying in Abuja. Kallon described the humanitarian crisis in Nigeria’s north-east and the Lake Chad region as one of the…

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Vladimir Putin richest man in the world

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Move over, Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos. You are not the richest folks on earth. The real claimant to the throne, is Russian leader, Vladimir Putin, if the account of  a US Financier, Bill Browder, is correct. Browder reportedly told senators last week that the Russian President is richer than both Mr Bezos and Mr Gates combined. According to Newsweek,  the chief executive officer of Hermitage Capital Management estimated the net worth of Putin at $200bn. Both Bezos, the Amazon.com founder and Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder are worth a combined $183…

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Bin Laden’s son, Hamza to take-over Al-Qaeda

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Hamza Bin Laden, the son of late Osama Bin Laden, is expected to take-over Al-Qaeda, a terrorist organisation. Described as the “Crown Prince of Terror” Hamza is the only son of Bin Laden’s “favourite” wife. Hamza Laden was also regarded as the “poster boy” of al-Qaeda’s re-emergence on the terrorism front. He was introduced as “a lion from the den of Al-Qaeda” by the group’s leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. He is the son of Bin Laden’s third of six wives, Khairiah Sabar, and the eighth born of around 20 Bin Laden…

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Breastfeeding doesn’t sag breast—health practitioners

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Mrs Olubunmi Aiyedun , the President National Association of Nigeria Paediatric Nurses says exclusive breastfeeding does not flatten or make breast sag. Aiyedun made this known when she featured at a forum of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. The paediatrician, who noted that a lot of women prefer not to feed their babies exclusively because they don’t want their breasts to sag or get flattened, described it as a myth. According to Aiyedun, whether or not a woman  exclusively breastfeed her child, the breast will…

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US-based Nigerians develop free TV, movie streaming App

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Two US-based Nigerians, Bamidele Adetayo and Suleiman Nadabo, have developed a Web App, “Entertale’’ to give TV audience in Africa and the world quality experiences. Adetayo on Tuesday in Abuja said “Entertale’’ was an online live TV and movie streaming services. “It allows users to watch multiple live TV stations for free. “The story of Entertale begins due to lack for African valued TV contents to enable people connect with what are happenings and watch movies and TV shows with friends they are already connected with. “The App which is…

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‘I regret not being a graduate’ – Reminisce while advising upcoming artistes

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Nigerian rap star, Reminisce, regrets not being a graduate despite having a buoyant career in music along with a number of endorsement deals. ‘For anybody who wants to make a career out of music, you have to be sure that you are skilled and that it’s something that you can [sustain]; if not, go to school. ‘Either ways, it is important to go to school, whether you go into full-time music or not. I actually regret not being a graduate.’ Alaga Ibile as he also calls himself, said in an interview with Punch,…

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Alves on target as PSG win Champions Trophy

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New Brazilian recruit Dani Alves powered Paris Saint-Germain to their first title of the season beating Monaco 2-1 in the Champions Trophy final on Saturday. It was a fifth straight trophy for the Parisians in the traditional curtain-raiser to the French season to put them level with Lyon’s record of seven titles. The match was touted as a revenge mission for both sides with PSG losing their Ligue 1 title to Monaco, with the Principality side crushed 4-1 by the Parisians in the League Cup final. Against a backdrop of…

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