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American Politics, Election 2015, Elections, INEC Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Wednesday, March 25th, 2015
The United States is preparing for a likely crisis in Nigeria after Saturday’s elections. United States Secretary of State John Kerry has visited Nigeria, preaching peace, ahead of the elections. Vice President Joe Biden has spoken on the need for violence-free elections. And President Barack Obama has urged Nigerians to keep this country united – […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Friday, March 20th, 2015
US Vice President Joe Biden The United States government has thrown its weight behind the Independent National Electoral Commission to use the Permanent Voter Cards and the smart card readers in the March 28 and April 11 elections. The introduction of the PVC and the SCR for use in the 2015 general elections has […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, March 18th, 2015
The largest Presbyterian denomination in the US will formally recognise same-sex marriages after decades of debate. With nearly 1.8 million members, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is the biggest Protestant group in the US to endorse the ceremonies. The move was supported by the church’s top legislative body last year, but required approval from a majority […]
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American Politics, Aviation, Headlines
Sunday, March 15th, 2015
A suspected stowaway reportedly died in the undercarriage compartment of an Arik Air aircraft. The body was evacuated by the men of the Airport Police Command on Saturday. A statement by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, which confirmed the incident, said the body was discovered in an Arik airbus A345, marked CS-TFX, at the […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Sunday, March 15th, 2015
Mr Kerry, pictured with Mr Assad in 2010, said Syria’s leader previously “didn’t want to negotiate” US Secretary of State John Kerry says he wants to “re-ignite” negotiations with President Bashar al-Assad to end the conflict in Syria. Speaking as the war enters its fifth year, Mr Kerry said it was “one of the […]
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American Politics, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Headlines, Religion
Sunday, March 1st, 2015
CANAN, the Christian Association of Nigerian-Americans, has expressed satisfaction with the disbursement of the $50,000 humanitarian donation to victims of Boko Haram violence in Nigeria through the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). In a statement today by Pastor Laolu Akande, its Executive Director, the association detailed its interaction with CAN, as well as how its […]
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Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Headlines
Thursday, February 26th, 2015
(CNN) A man with a British accent seen in ISIS videos showing the beheadings of Western hostages was identified Thursday as Mohammed Emwazi, a Kuwaiti-born Londoner, the Reuters news agency reported, citing The Washington Post. The identity of the man, who has become widely known as “Jihadi John,” was confirmed to the Post by one […]
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American Politics, Headlines, Kogi, State News
Wednesday, February 25th, 2015
An American woman doing missionary work at a school in Kogi State was abducted by masked gunman, police say. Kogi State police spokesman Sola Collins Adebayo told reporters that unknown gunmen first entered the school and started “shooting sporadically to scare away people” at around 10am Monday morning. The unnamed woman was taken from the […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Sunday, February 22nd, 2015
Rudy Giuliani wants a little love, but most likely just some attention, from the president of the United States of America. The former New York City mayor reportedly said Wednesday night at an event for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) that Barack Obama “doesn’t love” America. “I do not believe, and I know this is […]
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American Politics, Armed Forces, Headlines
Thursday, February 19th, 2015
INTERNATIONAL response to last week’s postponement of Nigeria’s presidential and general election may have provoked serious worries and consideration of the option of targeted sanctions on certain government and security officials by the United States (US) government in Washington DC and other western capitals, Empowered Newswire reports. A White House spokesperson, Edward C. Price, had […]
