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Atiku’s Aide Umar Pariya Found Dead In Dubai

November 19, 2019 12:39 pm

Former Nigeria vice president Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday lost one of his aides Umar Pariya.

Pariya died in Dubai. The cause of his death is yet to be disclosed.

“Umar Pariya was much more than a longstanding aide to me,” Atiku said in a tweet.

“He was incredibly loyal and qualified as a member of my family.”

The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu said he was saddened by the news of Pariya’s death.

“I knew him very well. He was very cerebral,” Tinubu said.

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Self-Driving Prototype Jaguar I-PACE Hits Roads In Dubai

November 11, 2019 4:13 am

Jaguar Land Rover engineers recently tested a self-driving prototype Jaguar I-PACE on the streets of Dubai demonstrating the company’s latest autonomous driving research technologies and giving a glimpse into the future of mobility.

Jaguar Land Rover’s commitment to an autonomous, connected, electric and shared (ACES) future is a cornerstone to delivering on its Destination Zero mission; the ambition to make societies safer and healthier, and the environment cleaner.

The all-electric, zero emissions Jaguar I-PACE – current 2019 World Car of the Year and World Green Car of the Year – was chosen due to its strong sustainability credentials. The prototype

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R. Kelly’s trip to Dubai off for now as contracts reworked

March 23, 2019 12:34 pm

An overseas trip by R. Kelly is in limbo after his attorney asked a judge Friday for more time to provide details to the court about up to five concerts the R&B singer wants to perform next month in Dubai.

A Chicago pretrial hearing only briefly touched on a defense motion asking the judge in the sexual abuse case to approve Kelly’s travel, portraying him as desperate for concert income to pay bills amid his legal troubles .

Attorney Steve Greenberg told reporters outside court that he wanted to gather more information on the concerts to give Judge Lawrence Flood …