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Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Senate on Thursday considered the request by President Muhammadu Buhari to approve $5.5bn external borrowings by the Federal Government to be used to finance the 2017 Appropriation Act. Majority Leader, Senator Ahmad Lawan, presented the request to the Senate for consideration, which was unanimously granted by ...

The Chinese FA said Thursday it will bring in foreign referees to officiate selected Super League games starting this weekend and later introduce the use of video replay in response to recent pitch controversies. Swedish referee Jonas Eriksson will oversee Saturday’s game between Tianjin Quanjian and Shandong Luneng, accompanied by ...

Nigeria’s former Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Prof. Ibrahim  Gambari,  has urged the National Assembly to seek aggressive measures in addressing the rising rate of attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. He made the call when the Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Sen. Shehu Sani, visited him ...

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday admitted that he approved the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation joint venture financing contracts as disclosed by the government-owned oil firm. The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, confirmed this in a series of tweets ...

Turkish authorities have issued arrest warrants for 25 soldiers across Turkey and the breakaway Turkish Cypriot state in northern Cyprus, security sources said. This is part of a widening crackdown following the 2016 failed military coup. The sources said on Thursday that the soldiers, on active duty and of varying ...

An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo on Thursday sentenced one Godwin Ime Alex to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of raping one Miss Nancy Michael Ekefre at gunpoint. Alex committed the offence about three years ago along Abak Road in Uyo. Justice G. E. Archibong, ...

The police on Thursday, arraigned a 55-year old woman, Mrs Ngozi Biosah, before  an Asaba Magistrates’ Court for alleged stealing. The police said Ngozi, who allegedly stole some cloths worth N15,000, the property of one Mrs Juliet Ojie, committed an offence punishable by law. The Police Prosecutor, Mrs Blessing Okafor, told the court ...

Source: Concern Worldwide, Welthungerhilfe, International Food Policy Research Institute Country: WorldGlobal hunger levels have fallen more than a quarter since 2000, however eight countries suffer from extremely alarming or alarming levels of hunger. Report Rates Hunger “Serious”, “Alarming” or “Extremely Alarming” in 52 countries 27 Percent Reduction in Global Hunger Index Scores ...

[Ethiopian Herald] The two millennia-old friendships between Ethiopia and India is probably one of the oldest ties in history, as Axumite traders in the 1st century AD traded with Indians through the ancient port of Adulis. However, fully fledged bilateral ties were launched in the mid 20th century. The two ...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -October 11/2017 - The use of the Nile River has for centuries been monopolized by the lower riparian countries that claim 'historic right' over the waters. The hegemony over the Nile Waters has been under these countries, thus building tensions among the riparian countries. The upper ...