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Five ships will hunt up to 227 hunt whales for profit, ending a three-decade pause despite criticism. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2YxshAU

The light aircraft veered into a hangar shortly after take-off at an airport near Dallas. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2xmwhIF

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Donald Trump became the first sitting US president to set foot in North Korea in Sunday's historic trip. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/305ul3P

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Riot police use batons to repel protesters on the 22nd anniversary of the city's handover to China. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2XjNXE6

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  Some gunmen in Taraba State have abducted Mr. Samuel Paul, a shoe cobbler in the state. Paul is widely known for his shoe manufacturing company in the state, Sam P Craft. The kidnappers abducted Paul on his farmland in Kundo Village in Ardo-Kola. A resident of the community who narrated the incident to SaharaReporters said the kidnappers shot sporadically into the air when they invaded the community to give them freedom to carry out their heinous act. “When the kidnappers stormed and started shooting sporadically before his abduction. The victim was on his farmland in Kundo Village in Ardo-Kola.” It was gathered that the family of the victim is yet to formally complain to security agencies in the state for fear that he might be killed. Also, Paul, according to relatives, has been running the shoe manufacturing company for nearly 10 years in Taraba and has established partnerships with Konga Mall as well as Jumia online platforms in Nigeria. At the time of writing ...

Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Undie Adie Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Undie Adie SaharaReporters Media Felix Akinde, the Commercial driver who was kidnapped on Akure/Ikere road has been released. Mr. Akinde was set free on Saturday midnight after spending four nights in captivity, and with his abductors. SaharaReporters gathered that his release followed series of negotiations between the driver's family and the kidnappers. A source who confirmed the release of Mr. Akinde to SaharaReporters on Sunday night, said the driver was set free by his kidnappers along the bush path on the Akure/Ado road. He also disclosed that the total sum of Five hundred thousand naira was paid by the families before he could be free from captivity. "He (Akinde) was released Saturday evening by his abductors, and we all saw him looking rough and dirty. "The driver was released after those kidnappers negotiated ransom with his family members and the union. "...

Herdsmen The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum has described the establishment of cattle rearing settlement for herdsmen as a move to colonize the country. The group said this in a statement on Sunday claiming that the move by the Federal Government is against the unity of the country as the herdsmen have engaged in killings of innocent Nigerians in different parts of the country. They insisted that anyone who wants to do cattle business should on his or her own approach the Government of the state concerned to buy land and establish ranches under the prevailing regulations of such state. “The idea is repugnant, repulsive and provocative as it seeks to colonize  the rest of Nigeria under the guise of promoting cattle rearing ,which is private business that should not have the involvement of any responsible government, as lining the might of the Federal Government behind the business of one ethnic group in a multi-ethnic country like Nigeria can only come from a gov...

Streets were carpeted in ice which trapped vehicles and damaged homes in the city of five million. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2KQxjW2

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This week, Bonnie Tyler makes an appearance, alongside some reconstituted meat products. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2FJcIPc

Tunisia is seen as one of the few success stories of the Arab Spring so have so many of its people lost hope? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2FItVZj

Their heartrending story shifted perceptions on medical cannabis - but, they argue, not far enough. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Xc75iK

As Greece goes to the polls on 7 July, many young Greeks are turning from the left-wing Syriza. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Jd4NL8

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With the main opposition boycotting the poll, there are fears of disruption and violence. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2KNWfOa

Donald Trump says he wants to “say hello” and shake Kim Jong-un’s hand at the DMZ. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2XhzlFf

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Tolu Ogunlesi Tolu Ogunlesi Tolu Ogunlesi, a special aide to President Muhammadu Buhari on new media, says the Nigeria Police Force should investigate the rape allegations against Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo, the founder and senior preacher of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA).   Ogunlesi, who made the comment on Twitter, said the allegations should not be allowed to fizzle out just as an earlier allegation by Ese Walter, who in 2013 claimed that the pastor raped her.   Busola Dakolo, the wife of musician Timi Dakolo, had told YNaija in an interview how she was raped multiple times by Fatoyinbo when she was a teenager.   In the first instance of the alleged rape, Busola said Fatoyinbo came to her family house as early as 6 am and raped her. She said she was 16 years old at the time.  See Also Scandal 'Be Happy A Man Of God Disvirgined You', Busola Dakolo, Wife of Timi Dakolo, Narrates How Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo Raped Her 0 Comments 1 Day Ago ...

  Timi Dakolo, popular Nigerian musician, has announced the mobilisation of a seven-day protest to demand justice for his wife, Busola Dakolo and others who have come forward to accuse Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of the Commonwealth of Zion in Abuja (COZA) of rape. According to a flyer, the protest will take place at COZA (Lagos and Abuja), Ministry of Justice and the Police Headquarters.  Dakolo on Friday detailed how Fatoyinbo allegedly raped her as a teen in Ilorin.    But Fatoyinbo has refuted the claims, stating that he has never raped anyone before.   In a post on Instagram on Saturday, @timidakolo, the musician posted a flyer containing information of the planned protest with the caption, #notinmychurch.   ACTIVISM Christianity Human Rights Scandal Sex News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content https://ift.tt/2NkjvoU

  The video showed some members of the terrorist group jubilating in one of the ships belonging to the Nigerian Navy in Lake Chad. They shot into the air as a sign of victory, chanting "Allah Akbar" (God is the greatest). Four of the naval officers captured alive were made to introduce themselves while being recorded before they were eventually executed by the terrorist group. Three of the naval officers introduced themselves as Ebirek Adewale with official number X12907, Muhammed Muhammed, and Aliyu Adamu, an excavator operator. The fourth naval officers in the video released by the terrorist group said, “I was drafted from naval Air Wing, Port Harcourt, under the command of Nigerian Navy Ship Pathfinder to Naval Base, Lake Chad, Baga, Borno State. “Our base was attacked on the 26th to 27th. We are on our way to escape. I was captured by the Army Kalaifa (sic) and now we are under their detention as prisoners of war.” The insurgent group in the new video documentary ...

Senator-elect, Buruji Kashamu Senator-elect, Buruji Kashamu A judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja, Okon Abang, has threatened to withdraw from a suit brought by a former Senator for Ogun East district, Buruji Kashamu, to stop his extradition to the United States of America concerning drugs-related indictment. The former senator wants the court to prevent the federal government from extraditing him to the US for a trial. Abang, who claimed to have given judgment in two suits in 2015 on the same matter, said he threatened to withdraw from the fresh suit filed last year if it is related to the issue of extradition. The judge’s reaction, on Thursday, came in the wake of an observation by a counsel representing the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Joseph Sunday, who drew the attention of the court, to the fact that he had in 2015, delivered two judgments on the extradition suit. According to Sunday, those judgments had been set aside by Lagos court of appeal an...

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Who gets to be president? How do you win? All your questions and more in one handy explainer. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2X2hs8w

Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, the former defence chief who crushed the Tamil Tigers, is eyeing a return to power. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2IYwZlV

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Trym is the first person to live on the Svalbard Islands with Down's syndrome and he isn't letting it hold him back. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Xb19Xg

How one man is seeking to break down gender taboos in Jordan. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2JiuPwn

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Each week, we publish a gallery of readers' pictures on a set theme. This week it is "pathway". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Yg8INp

A Nigerian girl, Amarachi-Nemezi Veronica Mbawuike recently made a bold and envious academic statement in her High School graduation at Centrville High School Clifton, Virginia, USA. She was born on October 5, 2000 into a family of two loving parents and three excited siblings. Born of a humble f ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2YlsXcD

Meet the young protesters in Sudan prepared to die to keep the country's revolution alive. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2RHu443

Protesters are calling on Madrid’s conservative mayor to reimpose strict car pollution restrictions. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2JbRTwZ

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Lady Gaga electrified thousands of revelers who gathered in New York on Friday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the LGBTQ rights movement, exhorting the crowd to honor the past by using its "power" to extend and defend a half-century of progress. from Reuters: Entertainment News https://ift.tt/2LrR2uP

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EU leaders will head back to Brussels on Sunday night for a special meeting to try and agree on who should be the next president of the European Commission. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2FGebWH

Just a few weeks ago, Abiy Ahmed was feted across Africa but deadly attacks threatens his reforms. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2RHXrTG

The deadly Ebola virus has spread, but are attacks and insecurity affecting the response? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2YqiYDa

Video games insiders explain why too many games are let down by their leading character's look. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2FH74gF

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"I would meet him at the Border/DMZ just to shake hand and say Hello," President Trump tweets. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2XhppM4

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