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China asks Sweden to extradite wanted man
China has asked Sweden to extradite a man who is being held near Stockholm on suspicion of gross fraud and embezzlement, the Swedish Prosecution…
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‘Silence does not earn you any respect’, UN rights chief Al-Hussein says
“Silence does not earn you any respect – none,” UN human rights chief Zeid Al-Hussein said, defending his reputation for frank criticism in his…
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643 Nigerians voluntarily return from Libya in 5 weeks – NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday said no fewer than 643 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya in the last five weeks. The…
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Adetola, female shoemaker shines at MSME Award
Miss Adetola Agbeniyi, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Princesstol Creative World, maker of leather goods and accessories, was one of the outstanding entrepreneurs at…
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Police arraign man, 41, over alleged N400, 000 fraud
A 41-year-old businessman, Amos Abraham, was on Friday brought before an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State over an alleged N400, 000 fraud. Abraham, who…
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Pompeo ‘optimistic’ about ending North Korea’s Nuclear Programme
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday expressed optimism that the North Korea’s nuclear programme though it might take time but would soon…
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UNHCR alarms as Mediterranean Sea deaths pass 1,500 mark
No fewer than 1,500 refugees and migrants have lost their lives attempting to cross the Mediterranean in the first seven months of 2018, the…
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Gov. Ambode urges state govts. to imbibe legislature/executive harmony
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Friday attributed the massive development going on in the state to the harmonious relationship between the state…
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Death of Nigerian asylum-seekers in Cameroon shocks UN
The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said it was shocked to learn of the tragic death of six Nigerian asylum-seekers, among them three…