Nigeria news today headlines update Thursday 7th March 2019
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target=_blank>Michael Jackson Statue Removed From National Football Museum
Jackson was a friend of former Fulham FC chairman, Mohammed Al Fayed A statue of Michael Jackson has been removed from Manchester’s National Football Museum amid revived allegations of him sexually abusing children. The documentary Leaving Neverland, which airs in two parts in the UK beginning tonight (March 6), is centred on testimony by Wade Robson, 36, and James Safechuck,
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target=_blank>Nigerian Woman Allegedly Caught With Cocaine In Nairobi
arrested at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi on Sunday for cocaine trafficking is due to appear in court soon, Kenya’s Capital News reported. The woman was picked up as she attempted to board a plane to Italy. The reports did not indicate whether Okoye was travelling from Nigeria. Kenya’s Daily Nation reports that
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target=_blank>Chibuike Osuji, Source Magazine Crime Correspondent, Is Dead
A journalist with the Source Magazine and active member of Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria (CRAN) Mr. Chibuike Newman Osuji has died after a protracted illness that kept him as an in-patient at a Lagos private hospital for months. The 52-year-old Osuji who hailed from Amato, Avuvu Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State was
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target=_blank>Former Nissan Chief Carlos Ghosn Released From Japanese Jail
Carlos Ghosn, the former chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, left jail on Wednesday after spending nearly four months behind bars awaiting trial on corruption charges according to npr.org. A Tokyo court rejected prosecutors’ appeal after it set Ghosn’s bail for $8.9 million yesterday on condition that he remain in Japan and is prevented
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target=_blank>Venezuela Orders Expulsion Of German Diplomat
The Venezuelan government has ordered the expulsion of Germany’s ambassador, citing his alleged support of opposition leader Juan Guaido, who is engaged in a political battle with President Nicolas Maduro according to voa.com. The government said in a statement that ambassador Martin Kriener had 48 hours to leave for what it said was Kriener’s meddling
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target=_blank>EU Says No Solution Yet To Brexit Deadlock
European Union and British negotiators conceded Wednesday that talks aimed at getting their Brexit agreement through parliament in London have been “difficult” as a solution remained elusive three weeks before Britain’s exit. EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier reported the continued deadlock to the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, after meeting his British counterparts late
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target=_blank>Former Reading FC Boss Jaap Stam To Join Feyenoord
Former Reading FC boss Jaap Stam is working his way back up the managerial ladder after signing a pre-contract agreement with Dutch club Feyenoord. Stam is currently managing PEC Zwolle in the Eredivisie, the top division in Dutch football, but will move to Rotterdam in June after signing a two year contract to replace Giovanni
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target=_blank>Vinicius Jr: Real Madrid Forward Set To Miss Two Months
Real Madrid’s Brazilian forward Vinicius Jr could be out for two months after tearing ligaments in his right ankle during the defeat by Ajax. The reigning champions lost 4-1 on Tuesday as they were knocked out of the Champions League in the last 16 according to Goal.com. The 18-year-old left the pitch in tears during the first
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target=_blank>Sterling Bank Woos Travel Agencies For Industry Expansion
Sterling Bank Plc has said it is collaborating with the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) to develop a mutually beneficial relationship between the bank and members of the association. Speaking at an event in Lagos yesterday, Mr. Olusoji Akintola, Sterling Bank’s Business Executive, Retail & Consumer Banking Lagos, said the bank entered into
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‘Digital Remittance’s Gender Gap Narrows By 20% In Five Years’
A new data by WorldRemit has revealed that the gender gap for sending digital remittances to Nigeria is rapidly closing. Nigerians living abroad sent home a record $25 billion (N9 trillion) in 2018, making Nigeria the largest remittance receiving country in Africa. As remittances continue to grow, women are making an increasing contribution to the […]
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