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Okpekpe Agog As Gov Obaseki Vows To Sustain Race, To Introduce Cycling

Okpekpe village in Etsako East local government area was agog as It played host to international athletes and sports lovers from over twelve countries, including local athletes from different parts of Nigeria in the fift edition of the Bronze label and IAAF certified 10 km road race,boosting the economic activities of the area. This, the Observer sports believed prompted the …

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‘What Is Wrong With You?’: Michelle Obama Savages Trump For Gutting Her Legacy

Michelle Obama has made her strongest political intervention since leaving the White House, stating bluntly at a health conference: “Think about why someone is OK with your kids eating crap.” One of the former first lady’s signature legacies was an effort to reduce childhood obesity. Earlier this month, Donald Trump’s administration froze regulations that would cut sodium and increase whole …

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‘This Is Our land’: New Mexico’s Tribal Groups Gear Up To Fight For Their Home

As interior secretary Ryan Zinke arrived in Bears Ears national monument in southeastern Utah earlier this week to calm fears over proposals to reduce or redesignate 27 national monuments across 11 states, Taos Pueblo warchief Curtis Sandoval issued a stern warning: “If they allow drilling in the canyons, they’ll set off the volcanoes.” Sandoval was referring to the volcanic cones …

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Obsolete Maps Caused Bombing Of IDP Camps, Says Nigerian Institution of Surveyor

The Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS), Saturday, blamed use of obsolete maps for the tragic bombing of Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in Rann village of Kala-Balge Local Government Area of Borno State by the military. A fighter jet involved in the counter-terrorist operation in the North-East mistakenly bombed aid providers, soldiers and displaced persons in error, killing about 100 …

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Oba of Benin Warns Against Extortion In His Name

The Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare II has warned against illegal extortion under the guise of palace authorisation. The monarch in a statement issued on Saturday in Benin by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Desmond Agbama, alleged that some groups were extorting using the name of the palace. He said that a group, Association of Sand Quarry Owners, was hiding under …

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INEC Inaugurates Planning Committee For 2019 General Elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission, on Thursday inaugurated an Election Project Plan Committee, charged with the responsibility of planning for the 2019 general elections. The commission disclosed this in a statement issued by Prince Adedeji Soyebi , INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, after its weekly meeting in Abuja on Thursday. The statement also disclosed that …

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Nigerian Appointed Acting President UN General Assembly

A Nigerian was on Thursday, appointed as the Acting President to preside over the 81st Plenary Meeting of UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters. The Nigeria’s Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the UN, Prof. Tijjani Bande, presided over the 193-member body. Bande’s presidency at the Plenary Meeting happened just nine days after he presented his credentials to the UN Secretary-General, António …

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Senator Makes History As First Woman To Breastfeed In Parliament

Opinions vary when it comes to the propriety or otherwise of breastfeeding a baby in public. However, Australian senator, Larissa Waters, returned to work from a 10-week maternity leave and decided to bring her daughter to the senate chambers, where she breastfed her during a vote. This singular act makes her the first woman to do so — ever, reports …

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Trump Admits ‘This Russia Thing’ Part Of Reasoning For Firing James Comey

Donald Trump has said he was thinking of “this Russia thing” when he decided James Comey’s fate – contradicting the White House rationale that he fired the FBI director for mishandling the Clinton email investigation. Comey had been leading an investigation into possible collusion between Trump advisers and Russian officials when he was dismissed by the president. Defending that decision …

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