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Imo: Onwubuariri Out, As Iheanacho, Onwudiwe Scale Through

January 26, 2020 1:18 pm
Luck has run out of the member representing Isiala-Mbano/Okigwe/Onuimo federal constituency (Okigwe North), Obinna Onwubuariri following his woeful outing at the just concluded rerun election across the three LGAs last Saturday.

Our reporter who monitored the exercise witnessed what people referred to as a protest vote against the lawmaker whom they said had put up a lacklustre performance throughout his four years at the National Assembly.

The election which was keenly contested by three candidates from the PDP(Obinna Onwubuariri), APC(Princess Miriam Onuoha) and that of APGA candidate, was hitch-free as the winner emerged without recourse to malpractices or irregularities.

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Air France Suspends Flights Through Iran, Iraq Over US

January 8, 2020 9:57 am

Air France on Wednesday announced the suspension of flight through Iranian and Iraqi airspace until further notice.

This is coming after Iran fired ballistic missiles on bases housing US troops in Iraq.

“As a precautionary measure and following news of airstrikes underway, Air France has decided to suspend until further notice all flights through Iranian and Iraqi airspace,” an Air France spokesman said.

Read Also: Breaking: Plane Carrying 180 People Crashes In Iran

THISDAY reports that more than a dozen rockets were fired at two Iraqi military bases hosting US troops on Wednesday.

The missiles were targeted at the Ain …

Melaye: I Will Fight For Better Society Through Movie Roles

January 2, 2020 8:22 am

Dino Melaye has said that he will use his movie roles to fight for a better society.

The former Kogi West Senator made this known to NAN reporters in Abuja during the premier of a new movie he acted, entitled, ‘Lemonade’.

He said, “I brought my political experience to bear and to say that in changing the society everyone should be involved in it. The message is that we must have a nation and a society where leaders must be responsible, where followers must ask questions, where every Nigerian must decide to either work in the light of our creative …

Pinturault Pushes Through Pain For Bormio Combined Win

December 29, 2019 5:17 pm

France’s Alexis Pinturault pushed through the pain of a thigh injury to snatch victory in the first men’s alpine skiing World Cup combined event of the season in Bormio on Sunday.

Local hero Dominik Paris was denied a hat-trick of wins this weekend, as an error on his slalom run left the Italian trailing seven-minutes behind the world combined champion.

Pinturault had placed 12th in the morning’s super-G run, but sealed his third win of the season after the slalom run down the icy ‘Stelvio’ piste in the Italian Alps.

Norway’s Aleksander Aamodt Kilde had led in the super-G, but …

2023: Igbo Presidency Possible Only Through Coalition

December 18, 2019 8:54 am

Member representing Ahiazu/Ezinihitte Mbaise Federal Constituency of Imo State at the House of Representatives, Chinedu Emeka Martins, has urged the Igbo to enter a coalition with other geographical zones if they want to win the 2023 presidential election. The Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) lawmaker in this interview spoke on various issues.

For the member of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives, . In this interview, the first time lawmaker and mover of the motion for the abolition of acceptance fee in the tertiary institution in Nigeria gave reasons why he moved the motion.

He expressed confident that the …

North Korea’s Kim In New Horse Ride Through Winter Snows

December 4, 2019 2:36 pm

North Korean media published fresh pictures Wednesday of leader Kim Jong Un riding a white horse on a sacred mountain, imagery that experts say is heavy with symbolism and may indicate a policy announcement.

The photos come as nuclear talks with the United States are stalled and with a looming end-of-year deadline set by North Korea for some kind of concession from Washington.

Kim — in a black leather trenchcoat he has worn recently to open a flagship construction project and supervise a weapons test — was pictured leading a squad of riders in a white forest near Mount

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Africa

Nigeria Will Strengthen Ties With S. Africa Through Tourism

November 28, 2019 2:18 pm

Nigeria’s minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Thursday said Nigeria will continue to explore culture and tourism as veritable platforms to strengthen its ties with South Africa.

“A few years back, we did actually put in motion the machinery for cultural exchanges between Nigeria and South Africa and we are still working on it,” Mohammed said in a meeting with the South African Minister of Tourism, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, in Lagos on Thursday.

“Because we believe that a lot of issues can be resolved when we bring to South Africa our very popular artistes because I am told that …

Buhari Joined Army Through Officers’ Visitation To Schools

November 26, 2019 6:25 am
Katsina State Governor Aminu Masari has extolled the army’s visitation to secondary schools to encourage students to join the armed forces, saying that President Muhammadu Buhari was among those that were enlisted into the army through such visits.
The governor was speaking yesterday when he received the Director of Psychological Operations in the Defence Headquarters, Abuja, Cdre. James Pinder, in his office at the General Muhammadu Buhari Government House, Katsina. Masari also said that Generals Hassan Katsina and Musa Yar’Adua (both of blessed memory) didn’t join the army until military personnel visited their schools.Career prospects campaign embarked upon by the
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Syria

Deadly Car Bomb Blasts Rip Through Bus Terminal In Syria

November 16, 2019 10:33 am

At least 10 civilians have been killed and about 15 others wounded in a car bomb attack in the northern Syrian border town of al-Bab, according to the Turkish defence ministry.

In a Twitter post, the ministry said Saturday’s attack on a bus terminal also wounded more than 15 others. Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency gave a higher toll of at least 18 dead and 30 wounded, saying several cars and buildings were damaged in the attack, which involved two bomb-laden vehicles.

Since 2016, Turkey and its Syrian rebel allies have mounted three separate military operations in northern Syria against

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Tackling Fibroid, Endometriosis Through Laparoscopy

Tackling Fibroid, Endometriosis Through Laparoscopy

November 7, 2019 7:17 am

While many Nigerian women continue to nurse the pain of infertility due to fibroids, endometriosis or ovarian cysts, experts believe they have a high chance of overcoming the challenge with the use of laparoscopy, a technology which involves minimally invasive procedures. Martins Ifjeh writes

When Adaugochi E, a banker, got married in 2015, she did not envisage she and her husband were going to experience fertility challenges. It was the least on her mind. Prior to her wedding, she had undergone abortion once for him since they were not ready at the time to take the relationship to the next …

Paralympic Champion Ends Own Life Through Euthanasia

Paralympic Champion Ends Own Life Through Euthanasia

October 23, 2019 5:55 am

Belgian Paralympic champion Marieke Vervoort ended her life through euthanasia at the age of 40 on Tuesday, Belgian media reported.

Euthanasia is legal in Belgium and the spiky-haired athlete announced her intentions after the Rio Games in 2016 to follow that path if her degenerative condition worsened her suffering.

But she said at the time that sport had given her a reason to keep living.

“I’m still enjoying every little moment. When the moment comes when I have more bad days than good days, then I have my euthanasia papers, but the time is not there yet,” she told a …

Brexit: Boris Johnson In Last Push To Get Deal Through

Brexit: Boris Johnson In Last Push To Get Deal Through

October 22, 2019 5:07 am

Boris Johnson will urge MPs to back his Brexit deal in a final bid to get the UK to leave the EU in nine days’ time.

MPs will vote on the PM’s Withdrawal Agreement Bill and if they back it they will be asked to approve a three-day timetable to consider the legislation.

But the decision to curtail the scrutiny of the bill to three days has sparked anger from opposition MPs.

The BBC’s Norman Smith said the PM looks set for a “deeply damaging” defeat over the timetable.

However, the prime minister seems on course to win an important …

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