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Headlines, United Nations, Women Politics
Wednesday, October 30th, 2019
By Harrison Arubu UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Nigeria’s Damilola Ogunbiyi as his Special Representative for Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) and Co-Chairperson of United Nations-Energy. Spokesperson for the UN, Mr Farhan Haq, made the announcement during the organisation’s daily news briefing in New York on Tuesday. Haq also announced the appointment of […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, October 30th, 2019
Joe Biden was reportedly denied Holy Communion in a Catholic church in South Carolina, after being accused of ‘advocating for abortion. Father Robert E. Morey, from Saint Anthony Catholic Church in Florence, claimed that he refused the Democratic presidential 2020 hopeful Holy Communion because of his stance on abortion. Biden, who has been a lifelong […]
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Canadian Politics, Headlines
Saturday, October 26th, 2019
See video at the end – A youth social worker employed by Wood’s Homes was fatally stabbed early Friday morning while she was on the job caring for a man, police say. Deborah Onwu, 47, of Calgary, was identified by police as the victim found at a residence in the 1800 block of 27th Avenue […]
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Canadian Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019
Canadian Justin Trudeau Justin Trudeau will hold on to power only as head of a minority government, according to projections by Canadian media. National broadcaster CBC says his Liberal party is expected to claim the most seats in parliament, securing him a second term. Before the vote, opinion polls showed Trudeau neck-and-neck with the Conservative leader Andrew […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Edo, Governors, Headlines, Party Politics, State News
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019
By Deborah Coker A crisis of confidence is tearing the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State apart as countdown to the governorship election in the state, slated for next year commences. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that bigwigs in the party are no longer seeing eye-to-eye, raising fears over the chances […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019
Protesters in Lebanon on Wednesday continued to block major roads, gather in streets as nationwide demonstrations entered the seventh day. The protest is aimed at putting pressure on the government of Prime Minister Saad Hariri to resign. “We will not leave the streets until all of this political group leave,’’ read a placard hung on […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019
Police in the UK have launched a murder investigation in southeast England after 39 people were found dead in a truck container at an Essex industrial park. One of the victims was a teenager. Authorities believe the truck, which originated in Bulgaria, entered the UK through the Welsh port of Holyhead over the weekend. A […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019
None of the largest Churches in Northern Ireland have said they are prepared to carry out same-sex marriages. The Church of Ireland, Methodist Church of Ireland and Presbyterian Church in Ireland all stated that they will only celebrate marriages between a man and a woman. The Catholic Church expressed its concerns at the “redefinition” of […]
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Anambra, Governors, Headlines, State News
Thursday, October 17th, 2019
Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra, has sympathised with the family of a woman and her child burnt to death in a truck accident in Onitsha, the commercial city of the state. It would be recalled that the tanker had an accident and spilled its product which subsequently caused the fire outbreak. Reacting to the fire […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Thursday, October 17th, 2019
By Harrison Arubu U.S. senator, Kamala Harris, seized the Democratic presidential debate on Tuesday night to advance her proposal for the suspension of President Donald Trump’s Twitter account. Appearing alongside 11 other aspirants in the live television debate, Harris accused Trump of abusing the platform where he has over 65 million followers. “Here we have […]
