Nigeria news today headlines update Monday 18th March 2019
These are the Nigeria news today headlines update from Nigeria newspaper.
Read also
target=_blank>Saudi Arabia Rejects Internationalizing Trial Over Khashoggi’s Murder
Saudi Arabia has reportedly rejected on Sunday western calls to internationalize the ongoing trial over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The Saudi Press Agency and Al Arabiya news channel reported that the head of Riad’s Human Rights Commission, Bandar al-Aiban, confirmed the accused of the assassination are standing trial, and they have attended three
The post Saudi Arabia Rejects Internationalizing Trial Over Khashoggi’s Murder appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
target=_blank>Donald Trump Jr Defends Chelsea Clinton
Donald Trump Jr has come to the defence of Chelsea Clinton after students in New York launched an astonishing verbal attack on the heavily pregnant former first daughter blaming her for the Christchurch mosques massacre. The president’s son tweeted: “It’s sickening to see people blame @ChelseaClinton for the NZ attacks because she spoke out against
The post Donald Trump Jr Defends Chelsea Clinton appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
target=_blank>‘Pakistani Army Starts Operation To Release Iranian Border Guards’
The Pakistani army has informed Iran that it has begun operations to release a number of abducted Iranian border guards, a top Iranian security official said. That was announced on Sunday by Brigadier General Qassem Rezaei, the chief of Iran’s Border Guard Command. He said following up the issue of the border guards abducted by
The post ‘Pakistani Army Starts Operation To Release Iranian Border Guards’ appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
target=_blank>Indonesia floods: Dozens Dead In Papua Province
At least 58 people have been killed in flash floods in the eastern Indonesian province of Papua. Rescue workers are struggling to reach remote parts of the province, and there are fears the number of dead may rise. Roads have been blocked by landslides and fallen trees, and floodwaters have damaged two bridges and more
The post Indonesia floods: Dozens Dead In Papua Province appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
target=_blank>Palestinian Kills Israeli Soldier In West Bank Knife, Gun Attack
A Palestinian stabbed an Israeli soldier to death in the occupied West Bank on Sunday and used his rifle to wound another soldier and a Jewish settler before escaping, Israeli officials said. Israeli forensic police inspect the scene of Palestinian shooting attack near the Jewish settlement of Ariel, in the occupied West Bank March 17,
The post Palestinian Kills Israeli Soldier In West Bank Knife, Gun Attack appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
target=_blank>Okoye Warns On Consequences Of Unfounded Allegations Against INEC
Abuja – Barrister Festus Okoye, National Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter Education has warned those making wild and unsubstantiated allegations over the findings of the fact- finding committee to Bauchi and Rivers States of costly legal consequences. According to Okoye, those who are aggrieved had appropriate processes and channels to ventilate such grievances,
The post Okoye Warns On Consequences Of Unfounded Allegations Against INEC appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
target=_blank>Afghan Troops killed, Captured In Taliban Attacks
An overnight Taliban attack on checkpoints in northern Afghanistan killed 22 troops, after some 100 Afghan forces fled heavy fighting in the country’s west in recent days and tried to cross into neighbouring Turkmenistan, officials said on Sunday. The Taliban launched the assault late on Saturday against checkpoints manned by police and pro-government forces in
The post Afghan Troops killed, Captured In Taliban Attacks appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
target=_blank>Cyclone Idai: Zimbabwe School Hit By Landslide
Two boarding school pupils are among 31 people to have been killed in eastern Zimbabwe by Cyclone Idai. They were asleep in their dormitory when rocks swept down a mountain and knocked over a wall, officials say. A further three people are missing after a bus was washed away when the driver tried to cross
The post Cyclone Idai: Zimbabwe School Hit By Landslide appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
target=_blank>Mosque Shooting Suspect Will Face Justice In New Zealand
An Australian man who has been charged with murder in the shooting rampage that killed at least 50 worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Friday will be tried in the country, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Sunday. The man, 28-year-old Brenton Harrison Tarrant, appeared in a Christchurch court Saturday and was charged
The post Mosque Shooting Suspect Will Face Justice In New Zealand appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
Trump Launches Bitter Attack On Late Senator John McCain
Donald Trump has launched a bitter tirade against late senator John McCain for the second time in 24 hours. The president hurled a series of unfounded allegations at the former Arizona senator this week on social media, claiming new court documents revealed he personally delivered the infamous dossier containing information against Mr Trump “to the […]
The post Trump Launches Bitter Attack On Late Senator John McCain appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
You can also check
