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Monday, March 16th, 2020
Nigeria’s diplomatic missions in Washington, New York and Atlanta, United States, have suspended passport interviews and biometric data capture over the coronavirus crisis. The suspension, which takes effect from Monday, is until further notice, the missions said in separate statements made available to newsmen on Sunday. According to the statements, the decision is part of […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Sunday, March 15th, 2020
Written by New Nigerian Politics- Spain is now the second country to lockdown its entire population of 46 million to check the spread of the Coronavirus following the declaration of a two-weeks state of emergency. The wife of the Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has tested positive for the virus as are two ministers, minister for […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Sunday, March 15th, 2020
By New Nigerian Politics – As the Coronavirus spreads and takes its toll on populations around the world, the British Monarchy has taken the rare but necessary step to relocate the Queen and her husband to Windsor Place where they are expected to stay away from the public. The Queen has cancelled trips within the […]
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Articles, Columnists, Headlines, NNP Columnists
Saturday, March 14th, 2020
By Professor Philip Alalibo | NNP | March 14, 2020 – The dethronement of the flamboyant Emir of Kano, Mohammadu Lamido Sanusi, should not be taken at face value. In the universe that is Nigeria, such events always have deeper meanings that become apparent in the grand scheme of things with the passage of time. Nothing […]
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American Politics, Headlines, Top Stories
Thursday, March 12th, 2020
Written by New Nigerian Politics Staff Writer – Washington Bureau – In a sweeping response to the Corona virus threat, the US President, Donald J. Trump, announced on Wednesday night from the Oval Office, that he is suspending all travels from Europe to the United States with the exception of the UK for the next […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Thursday, March 12th, 2020
Written by New Nigerian Politics Staff Writer – African Bureau – Zambian authorities have arrested a 15 year-old boy for alleged defamation of the president of the republic on Facebook. The boy who was arrested on Monday and lives in a small town of Kapiri Mposhi, was charged with three counts of libel against President Edgar […]
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Tuesday, March 10th, 2020
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt and president over by Hon Justice Turaki on Friday nullified an illegally constituted Interim Committee set up by King Gininwa and KAGOTE on January 4, 2020 to oversee the affairs of MOSOP. Delivering judgment in the case with Suit No FHR/229/2018 filed by one of the contestants […]
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General Politics, Kano, Latest Politics, National Politics, State News, Top Stories
Tuesday, March 10th, 2020
Yesterday, March 9, 2020, Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State did what his former charismatic predecessor, the late Abubakar Rimi, planned to, but could not do: He deposed the Emir of Kano and split the Kano Emirate into four chiefdoms. When it started, it was as if Ganduje was following in the footsteps of […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Sunday, March 8th, 2020
Vincent Enyeama has claimed that the present set of Super Eagles squad ‘can conquer anyone’. Coach Gernot Rohr announced his 24-man squad to face Sierra Leone in March’s double-header Africa Cup of Nations, a list not lacking in quality. FC Cologne’s Kingsley Ehizibue and Heracles Almelo’s Cyriel Dessers were handed their maiden international call-ups, while […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Sunday, March 8th, 2020
Yemisi Samuel scored a hat-trick as the Flamingos thrashed their Guinean counterparts 6-1 at the weekend in a first round first leg game of the 2020 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup Qualifiers. Nigeria took charge of the game from start to finish in Conakry as Chinyere Kalu opened scoring three minutes into the game after […]
