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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, March 17th, 2020
The International Olympic Committee has ruled out staging the Tokyo Games behind closed doors because it would be anathema to the whole philosophy of a movement that seeks to bring people across the globe together in celebration of sport. Almost every major sport has shut down because of Covid-19, but the IOC and the Tokyo […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), General Politics, Governors, Latest Politics, National Politics, Party Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, March 17th, 2020

The Progressives Governors Forum has asked the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman Adams Oshiomhole to convene a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting to address the party’s challenges or resign his position.
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Headlines, Niger Delta
Tuesday, March 17th, 2020
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has again called for the exoneration of the nine innocent Ogoni activists killed on November 10, 1995 by the Nigerian government. In an interview with Voice of America”s James Butty in Washington DC president of MOSOP, Fegalo Nsuke said one critical aspect of the Ogoni […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Monday, March 16th, 2020
Gabon, a forest-covered haven for gorillas and chimpanzees, will stop allowing tourists to see its great apes fearing that humans could give the novel coronavirus to the animals, the country’s forest agency said on Monday. The Central African nation has one only confirmed COVID-19 case so far, but fears linger after an Ebola epidemic in […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Monday, March 16th, 2020
West Africa’s Benin on Monday announced its first confirmed coronavirus case as the continent scrambles to stop the spread of the global pandemic. Health minister Benjamin Hounkpatin said a man coming from neighbouring Burkina Faso had tested positive, having recently visited Belgium. The announcement comes as numerous nations in sub-Saharan Africa have begun imposing entry […]
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Headlines
Monday, March 16th, 2020
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says mass gatherings can amplify the spread of infectious diseases including Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. The Director-General of NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, told newsmen on Monday in Abuja that mass gatherings were highly visible events with the potential for serious public health consequences if they were not planned and managed […]
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American Politics, Corruption Politics, Headlines, National Politics, Top Stories
Monday, March 16th, 2020

By Nwafor Sunday The Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, has arrested thirteen Nigerians (7 Yoruba’s, 6 Igbo), over alleged $30 million money laundering scheme in the United States. Disclosing this in a statement obtained by Thecable, the US department of justice said federal agents arrested 24 suspects for their involvement in the large-scale fraud which […]
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Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Canadian Politics, Headlines, newnigerianpolitics.com, NNP News
Monday, March 16th, 2020

By New Nigerian Politics – Toronto – As countries around the world struggle to cope with the spread of the deadly Coronavirus, Canada has become the latest country to embark on stringent measures to keep its citizens safe. On Monday, the prime minister of the country, Mr. Justin Trudeau, announced a sweeping ban on all foreign […]
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American Politics, Headlines, newnigerianpolitics.com, NNP News
Monday, March 16th, 2020

Written by New Nigerian Politics – Washington Bureau – Former U.S. vice president to President Obama, Joe Biden, who is vying for the Democratic Party presidential nomination, yesterday vowed to select a woman as his vice presidential candidate if he wins the nomination. In a debate with his main rival, Senator Bernie Sanders, the former […]
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Latest Politics
Monday, March 16th, 2020
By Dirisu Yakubu SANUSI. “War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is strength,” slogans of Orwellian fictional Inner Party in Nineteen Eighty Four His is a classical instance of a privileged upbringing. Born into royalty, he attended some of the best schools and became an advocate of social justice, democracy and good governance. Blessed with […]