Nigeria news today headlines : Friday 10th January 2020
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Athletes To Sleep On Cardboard Beds
Athletes competing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games will sleep on bed frames made from recyclable cardboard. The bed frames will go with mattresses formed of polyethylene materials that will be reused for plastic products after the Games. The environmentally-conscious sleeping arrangements were put on display for the media for the first time
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Thousands Of Rwandan Refugees Deported From DRC
Rwandan refugees have been repatriated from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), following a Congolese military offensive against armed groups in the east of the country, an official said. Rwandan Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta said this at a news conference in Kigali on Thursday. The returnees are now living temporarily at the Nyarushisi transit camp
Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
Mysterious Ailment Discovered In China
State media on Thursday reported that the mysterious form of pneumonia that has spread in China’s central metropolis of Wuhan may be caused by a new type of corona virus. The emergence of the virus is raising concerns as hundreds of millions of people are getting ready to travel during the Chinese New Year holiday.
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Ex-Chairman Of Sketch Newspapers, Dipeolu Is Dead
Mr. Jonathan Dipeolu, a former Librarian at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, and former Chairman of Sketch Newspapers, is dead. Dipeolu is the father of Amb. Adeyemi Dipeolu, the Special Adviser on Economic Matters to President Muhammadu Buhari. The presidential aide, who made the announcement on Thursday in Abuja, said his father died on Dec.
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Buhari Condemns Gun Attack On Plateau Community
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the attack of a community in the Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau by gunmen even as he has charged the security agencies to prevent further attacks on innocent communities. The President made the condemnation in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu,
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Man Who Died Trying To Save Family, Laid To Rest
Hundreds of people attended the funeral of Motti Ben Shabbat, the man who drowned while attempting to rescue several family members from floods in Nahariya Wednesday. Nahariya Mayor Ronen Marelli attended the funeral and delivered the eulogy, “The late Moti is not a hero of Nahariya alone, he is a hero of the entire country.”
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Dickson Felicitates With Ikpeazu, Okowa On Supreme Court Victory
Yenagoa – Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has congratulated Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State and his Delta State counterpart, Ifeanyi Okowa, on the Supreme Court judgment affirming their elections. Dickson, who is the outgoing Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, felicitated with the two governors in a statement on Thursday signed by his
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Tawari Killings: Bello Vows To Fish Out Perpetrators As Casualty Rises To 29
Lokoja – The Governor of Kogi State Alhaji Yahaya Bello has assured the people of the state that the perpetrators of the Tawari attack will be fished out and made to face the wrath of the law. This is as the casualty figures have risen to twenty-nine persons as more deaths were discovered from other
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Lebanon Places Ban On Ex-Nissan Boss
Lebanon has imposed a travel ban on fugitive former auto executive Carlos Ghosn one day after he briefed the world’s media on why he fled Japan. Lebanese prosecutor Ghassan Oueidat confirmed Thursday that a travel ban had been issued that will prevent the ex-Nissan boss from leaving the country. Lebanon said on January 2 that it had
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Apple Customers Spend Heavily
Apple has revealed details about its “landmark year” in 2019, with users spending at record amounts for its services and in its App Store. The iPhone maker revealed that customers had spent $1.42 billion on apps between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, which was a 16 percent jump from 2018. In 2018, the European
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