A huge stampede killed at least 717 people and injured hundreds more at the hajj in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, in one of the worst-ever tragedies at the annual Muslim pilgrimage. The stampede, the second deadly accident to hit the pilgrims this month following a crane collapse in Mecca, broke out during the symbolic stoning of the devil ritual, the …
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By U.S. Department of Commerce and Communications The United States and India share a strong and growing commercial and economic relationship, driven by entrepreneurs and businesses in both countries. In January, President Obama and Prime Minister Modi decided to elevate the bilateral commercial and economic partnership by establishing the first-ever U.S.-India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue (S&CD) which was held today …
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Washington-Pope Francis immediately dove into the whirlpool of U.S. politics on Wednesday, using his first direct address to the nation to weigh in on deeply divisive issues including climate change, Cuba, and traditional marriage as he was greeted by exuberant crowds packing the streets of Washington. The pontiff lived up to his reputation for blunt talk at a welcoming ceremony …
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Matriarch of the Awolowo family, Chief (Mrs) HID Awolowo, will be buried on November 25, the day she is supposed to clock 100. This was disclosed by her eldest child, Reverend (Mrs) Tola Oyediran, while responding to former President Goodluck Jonathan’s message at the Efunyela Hall, Ikenne home of the Awolowos, on Wednesday, during the visit of the former president …
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ABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari would be amongst the several world leaders who would be in New York, United States of America this weekend for the 70th Session General Assembly meeting of the United Nations. He is due to leave Abuja, Nigeria’s capital for the meeting on Thursday. The president would be accompanied by the Governors of Sokoto, Kaduna and …
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Burkina Faso’s interim leader Michel Kafando was officially restored to power at a ceremony attended by regional heads of state on Wednesday, a week after a coup by an elite army unit. Kafando, who has led the landlocked west African country through its transition since a popular uprising last year deposed the former president, said “his main objective” now was …
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Written by Kunkle Oderemi They were an inimitable pair; more like a Siamese twin: Chief Obafemi Awolowo and Chief (Mrs) HID Awolowo. They shared everything in common even at the days they chose to bid the world a glorious farewell. Papa Awo’s love was Mama’s HID’s’ during thick or thin, they bonded like never before. In fact, the time of …
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The tribunal has adjourned hearing on Saraki’s case till October 21, 2015. The Senate president was granted bail on self recognition.
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The trial of the Senate President, Dr. Olubukola Saraki, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, sitting in Abuja,commenced on a dramatic note this morning, with the accused person, refusing to mount the dock. The trial tribunal, headed by Justice Danladi Umar, called up Saraki’s case at exactly 10:32am. However Saraki’s has been docked and pleaded not guilty to the …
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