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The United Arab Emirates announced $544 million to repair the homes of Emirati families on Wednesday after last week's record rains caused widespread flooding and brought the oil-rich Gulf state to a standstill. "We learned great lessons in dealing with severe rains," said Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum after a cabinet meeting, adding…
13 Mar
The Umuaba Community in Imufu, Enugu-Ezike, Igbo-Eze North Local Council of Enugu State, has urged President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly to intercede on its behalf to secure the release one of its kinsmen who has been in solitary confinement in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for six years without trial.
12 Jan
The Federal Government, through the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has unveiled plans to up the skills of artisans in the country to boost Nigeria’s economy through skilled manpower and labour export.
4 Dec
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has cleared the air on the number of delegates the Federal Government sponsored to the ongoing Climate Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), otherwise called COP-28.
18 Nov
Clutching a blown-up surgical glove as a makeshift toy, a Palestinian child is stretchered onto a plane to Abu Dhabi -– one of the Gaza war's first evacuees to the United Arab Emirates for urgent medical treatment. In the dead of night at Egypt's El Arish airport, near the Rafah border crossing from Gaza, the…
15 Oct 2023
As I return to my serial on The God of Big Things this week, I would like to appeal to my compatriots to continue to see hope in Nigeria.
11 Sep 2023
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently participated at the G-20 summit, a meeting of the world’s largest economies which took place in New Delhi, India.
6 Aug 2023
The United Arab Emirates has sent military vehicles and other security gear to Chad in support of anti-"terrorism" efforts and border protection, the oil-rich Gulf state said on Sunday.
16 Jun 2023
Sony's latest Spider-Man animation will not hit the silver screen in the United Arab Emirates, a cinema company said Friday, following backlash over an expression of support for transgender rights.
13 Jun 2023
Al-Qaeda's Yemen branch has released a new video of a United Nations worker abducted 16 months ago in the war-torn country, the SITE Intelligence Group said.
17 May 2023
An Emirati man has been extradited from Jordan to the UAE, state media said on Wednesday, 10 years after he was sentenced in absentia for alleged affiliation with the Muslim Brotherhood. Khalaf Al Rumaithi, a joint Emirati-Turkish citizen according to rights groups, was described as a "terrorist" by the United Arab Emirates' official WAM news…
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Senator Ayogu Eze, a former lawmaker who represented Enugu North Senatorial District between 2007 to 2015, is dead. The former senator who was a founding member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) died in an Abuja Hospital after a protracted illness. Born in 1958, Eze died at 66. Although the cause of his death was…
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New York's highest court on Thursday overturned disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction on sex crime charges and ordered a new trial.
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Xavi Hernandez said Thursday he has decided to stay on as Barcelona coach for a "cocktail of reasons," including support from key figures at the club and supporters.
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Sweden will next year contribute a reduced battalion to NATO forces in Latvia to help support the Baltic state following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Thursday.
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Dana Air has announced that it is processing refunds for flights affected after it was suspended by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Festus Keyamo directed the NCAA to suspend the airline to conduct a safety and financial audit following a runway incursion incident involving one of the…
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Turkey's central bank held its key interest rate steady on Thursday but warned it could hike it again as the country's soaring inflation remains a headache for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government. The central bank's monetary policy committee decided to keep the policy rate at 50 percent. But it left the door open to raising…
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Renowned rapper Kanye West, who legally changed his name to 'Ye' in 2021, is reportedly planning to venture into the adult film industry. According to sources, Ye is planning to set up his own studio, marking his entry as a producer in the adult film industry. A representative for Ye has reportedly told TMZ that…
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The Corps Marshal, Mr Dauda Biu, has hailed road marshals nationwide for their doggedness and sacrifices in checkmating routes violations thereby reducing road traffic accidents by 42 per cent.
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Vietnam's top soft drinks tycoon was jailed for eight years on Thursday in a $40 million fraud case, the latest high-profile business figure snared in the country's sweeping crackdown on corruption.