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Wike appoints new VC for Rivers university

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(Nigeria) Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, on Thursday, approved the appointment of Prof. Blessing Didia as the acting Vice Chancellor of the state’s University of Science and Technology.

Obama considering fresh sanctions against Russia over Ukraine crisis

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The Barrack Obama administration moved Thursday to update and fine-tune sanctions on Russia, pro-Russian companies and people over the conflict in Ukraine.

Gen Olukolade quits as FOSSRA Chairman

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The retiring Director of Defence Information and Chairman of Forum of Spokespersons of Security and Response Agencies, FOSSRA, Major General Chris Olukolade, has handed over leadership of FOSSRA to the Director of Information, Nigeria Navy, Commodore Kabiru Aliyu.

Troops rescues 59 women, children in Borno

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(Nigeria) The Nigerian Army said it had cleared two villages occupied by Boko Haram insurgents and rescued 59 abducted persons in anti-terrorist operation in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State.

Buhari, Biya agree to complete Nigeria-Cameroon demarcation

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(Nigeria) President Muhammadu Buhari and his Cameroonian counterpart, Paul Biya, have agreed to work towards the completion of the demarcation of the land boundary between Nigeria and Cameroon before the end of 2015.

Iran to ban US, Canada experts from UN nuclear inspections

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Iran will not allow American or Canadian inspectors working for the United Nations nuclear watchdog to visit its nuclear facilities, an official said in remarks broadcast by state TV on Thursday.

Sierra Leone quarantines 500 over fresh Ebola outbreak

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Authorities in Sierra Leone said Thursday they had quarantined 500 people after a man died from Ebola in an area where the deadly virus had been gone for months, in another setback for the fight against the disease.

Al-Qaida executes 6 captured Yemeni rebels

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Yemeni security officials and witnesses say al-Qaida fighters have publicly shot to death six Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, in a town north of Aden.

S-Sudan troops accused of stealing relief food

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Soldiers believed to be with the South Sudanese army and allied militia allegedly stole relief supplies and killed seven people in an attack on a rebel-held part of Unity state, a local official said Thursday.

Army Engineers clear Boko Haram camps in Borno

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(Nigeria) As part of efforts to rid Nigeria of Boko Haram terrorists, troops of 21 Brigade and elements of Nigerian Army Engineers, have cleared a notorious terrorists camp at  Chuogori and Shantumari, Borno State.

Tribunal has not declared Peterside eligible to contest Rivers poll ---PDP

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(Nigeria) The Rivers State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Thursday, said that the reports in the media about the ruling of the Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, affirming the eligibility of Dakuku Peterside of the All Progressives Congress, APC to contest the 2015 governorship election, was utterly false and misleading.

Malaysia to explore other ways to 'obtain justice' over MH17

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Malaysia would explore other ways to obtain justice over the downing of Malaysia Airlines MH17, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday, after Russia vetoed its proposal to establish a United Nations tribunal to try those responsible for shooting the aircraft.

C/River Govt evacuates 67 street children

(Nigeria) The Cross River Government through its Ministry of Social Welfare and Community Development has so far evacuated 67 street children in Calabar, Cross River State.

Hearing underway for Ukrainian pilot in Russia

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A preliminary hearing in the trial of a Ukrainian officer charged in the deaths of two Russian journalists started in Russia's south on Thursday but was adjourned shortly afterward to consider an appeal of the defense.

Shell to sack 6,500 workers over lower oil prices

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Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) says it will axe 6,500 jobs this year and step up spending cuts, to deal with an extended period of lower oil prices.

Tribunal direct INEC to produce card readers used in Adamawa poll

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(Nigeria) The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal for Adamawa on Thursday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. to produce the card readers used in the House of Representatives Elections in Madagali/Michika Federal Constituency.

DSS DG not our card-carrying member ---- APC

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(Nigeria) The All Progressives Congress, APC, has denied the allegation by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP that the Director-General of the Department of State Security, DSS, Mr. Lawal Daura, is a card-carrying member of the APC, calling the accusation absurd and frivolous.

Edo considers court option over unremmitted DPR fund

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(Nigeria) Edo State Government may soon seek legal redress to compel a refund of monies due to it from the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR.

Airforce cuts Boko Haram supply routes

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(Nigeria) The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, through its intensified and persistent efforts in the ongoing fight against Boko Haram Terrorists, BHT, has intercepted over 4,000 drums and jerry cans of petroleum products and other smuggled items.

Buhari in Cameroon to discuss Boko Haram fight

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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in neighbouring Cameroon on Wednesday for talks on how to combat the escalating regional threat from Boko Haram Islamists.

Russia vetoes UN resolution on MH17 tribunal

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Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution on Wednesday that sought to set up a special tribunal to try those responsible for shooting down flight MH17 over Ukraine.

Aregbesola promises to pay salaries arrears soon

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(Nigeria) Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State said workers' backlog of salaries would be paid soon.

Port Harcourt, Warri refineries commence production ----NNPC

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(Nigeria) The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has said that the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries have commenced preliminary production of petroleum products after successful test-runs.

PDP tells Buhari to review appointment of DSS boss

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(Nigeria) The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to review the appointment of Alhaji Lawal Daura as the Director-General of the Department of State Security, DSS.

105 new Ebola cases reported in West Africa since July 16 ----WHO

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The World Health Organisation, WHO, has registered 18 Ebola death cases and 105 newly-infected cases from the virus in West Africa since July 16, the organization said in its report made public on Wednesday.

68 children killed in east Ukraine conflict -----WHO

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No fewer than 68 children have been killed and about 183 have been injured in the conflict in eastern Ukraine since mid-April 2014, World Health Organization spokesman Tarik Jasarevic said on Wednesday.

Nigerian Prisons deploy officers for directorates, commands

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(Nigeria) Following the recent promotion of Officers and Men of the Nigerian Prisons Service by the Civil Defence, Immigration, Fire and Prisons Services' Board, CIFPB, the Controller-General of Prisons, Dr. Peter Ekpendu,  has approved the deployment of officers to man some strategic Directorates, States Commands, Departments/Units and Prison formations across the country.

Poroshenko rules out special status for Donbas

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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has ruled out the possibility of Ukraine’s troubled Donbas getting a special status.

Security officials from 64 countries to step up fight against IS

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Senior security officials from various countries who are currently meeting in Yaroslavl have pledged to step up efforts to counteract threats coming from the Islamic State, IS.

Kiev warns against Italian, Hungarian deputies visit Crimea

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Kiev government will definitely come up with a reaction if Italian and Hungarian parliament members visit Crimea, the press secretary of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, Maryana Betsa, told a news briefing on Wednesday.

7 perish in Cross River auto crash

(Nigeria) The Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, has confirmed the death of seven persons in a ghastly motor accident involving a truck and a transport bus belonging to Calculux Company.

Peterside qualified to contest Rivers guber poll-Tribunal

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(Nigeria) The Rivers Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Abuja on Wednesday struck out a motion by Governor Nyesom Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, challenging Dr Dakuku Peterside’s eligibility to contest the 2015 governorship election in Rivers State.

Putin opposes tribunal on MH17 crash

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Russian President Vladimir Putin told the Dutch prime minister in a phone call Wednesday that he continues to oppose the creation of an international criminal tribunal on the MH17 crash because Russia has questions for the Dutch-led investigation.

N. Korea may conduct nuclear tests in October

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North Korea may conduct another nuclear test in October to mark the 70th anniversary of the Worker’s Party of Korea, North Korea’s deputy Permanent Representative at the United Nations Jang Il-hun said on Tuesday, commenting on media reports about Pyongyang’s nuclear plans.

Cairo furniture factory fire kills 25

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No fewer 25 people died in a fire that gutted an Egyptian furniture factory north of Cairo on Tuesday, a health ministry official said.

Ukraine bans French actor Depardieu for five years

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Ukraine’s Security Service, SBU, has banned French actor Gerard Depardieu from entering Ukraine for five years, the SBU said in response to an inquiry sent by the Ukrainian publication Apostrophe.

Cameroon deploys 2,000 more troops to fight Boko Haram

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Cameroon will send around 2,000 extra troops to the north of the country to fight Boko Haram, the Nigerian jihadist movement behind bloody cross-border raids and suicide bombings, state television said Tuesday.

'We are under siege by DSS,' Akwa Ibom PDP alleges

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(Nigeria) Akwa Ibom State chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP,  Obong Paul Ekpo, yesterday, raised alarm over the spate of harassment of its members and the manner the Department of State  Services, DSS, was aiding and abetting the opposition at the venue of the electoral tribunal currently sitting in Abuja.

Guinness Nigeria raises alarm over invasion of its Benin plants

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Guinness Nigeria Plc in Benin City, Edo State Brewery, has `raised alarm over the disruption of its operation last by officials of Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of Edo State, who mounted a blockade at the entrance to the brewery.

Troops rescue 30 people from Boko Haram in Dikwa

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(Nigeria) Following the on-going operations  under the aegis of Operations Lafiya Dole,  to clear Dikwa and its environs from Boko Haram insurgents,  the troops of 7 Division Nigerian Army have rescued 30 persons from the hands of the terrorist in Kwayabe and Wufe wards in Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno State.

FAAN denies baring Dame Jonathan from VIP lounge

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(Nigeria) The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, on Tuesday said that it never denied Dame Patience Jonathan, the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, access to the VIP’s lounge at the Port Harcourt International Airport.

Customs seals 4 warehouses of rice importers

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(Nigeria) Nigeria Customs Service has commenced the sealing up of warehouses of four defaulting rice importers.

Australia pushes for UN vote on MH17 tribunal

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Australia's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop will push for a unanimous United Nations Security Council vote to set up an independent tribunal into the downing of Flight MH17, a media report said Tuesday.

There was primitive looting under Jonathan —Oshiomhole

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(Nigeria) Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, has said that there was massive looting of the commonwealth during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

Diaspora Nigerians to raise fund for Boko Haram victims

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(Nigeria) The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation, NIDO, has said that it would soon initiate an appeal fund to assist Boko Haram victims. 

Ukraine threatens French lawmakers with jail after visit to Crimea

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The French parliamentarians who visited Crimea last week are facing an eight-year prison term, confiscation of vehicles and prohibition to hold certain positions, member of Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada Georgy Logvinsky wrote on his Facebook page on Tuesday.

Taliban captures 80 villages in northern Afghanistan

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Taliban fighters seized a district and at least 80 villages in northern Afghanistan Tuesday, officials confirmed. 

Court sentences Gadhafi son to death for 2011 killings

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A court in Libya on Tuesday sentenced a son of Moammar Gadhafi to death by firing squad after convicting him of murder and inciting genocide during the country's 2011 civil war. 

APC backs Buhari's probe of Jonathan administration

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(Nigeria) The All Progressives Congress, APC,  has expressed support for President Muhammadu Buhari's decision to probe the Dr Goodluck Jonathan administration,  saying that the revelations of mind-boggling corruption that are just beginning to emerge have made such a probe imperative.

Buhari in Cameroon Wednesday over Boko Haram

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Nigerian President, Mr Muhammadu Buhari will travel to neighbouring Cameroon on Wednesday to consult with counterpart Paul Biya on Boko Haram's insurgency, presidential spokesman Femi Adesina said.

Boko Haram behead 3 in Cameroon raid

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Three villagers were beheaded during weekend raids in Cameroon by Boko Haram insurgents from neighbouring Nigeria, who killed another four people in a separate raid overnight, security forces said Monday.

PDP tasks APC on national issues

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(Nigeria) The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called on the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to provide solutions to burning national issues.