Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Friday 27th December 2019
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Honolulu coast guard searches for missing tour helicopter
The crews of the Coast Guard Joint Rescue Command Centre in Honolulu on Friday said they were searching, for a tour helicopter with seven people on board. The command centre said the search is carried out on both air and in the water, adding that the tour helicopter was due to be back from a
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China sends more doctoral degree holders to work in less developed regions
China has finished training a group of 278 doctoral degree holders who will work in less developed regions of the country. The doctors have been asked to adapt to their new work environment as soon as possible, make full use of their skill sets, voluntarily shoulder responsibilities and become experts within their fields. This is
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Norwegian tourist asked to leave India after joining protests
A Norwegian tourist visiting India’s Kerala state on Friday posted on her social media page that she had been asked to leave the country after participating in a political protest. Janne-Mette Johansson said in a Facebook post “a couple of hours back the Bureau of Immigration showed up at my hotel again. I was told
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Court sentences student to 6 months imprisonment for stealing N40,000
A Grade 1 Area Court in Dutse, Abuja on Friday sentenced Aliyu Musa, a 24-year-old student to six months imprisonment for stealing N40, 000 with a stolen ATM card. The Presiding Officer, Mr Suleiman Mohammed, who tried and found Musa guilty however, gave him an option to pay N30, 000 as fine. Mohammed held that
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15 dead after passenger jet crashes in Kazakhstan
News agency Kazinform reported on Friday that no fewer than 15 people have died after a passenger jet carrying about 100 people from Almaty in Kazakhstan crashed just after take-off. The Fokker 100 aircraft operated by Kazakh airline Bek Air broke through a concrete wall before hitting a two-storey residential building. Pictures showed ambulances arriving
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Northern India hit by coldest weather in 22 years
Cold weather has gripped northern India with the national capital Delhi recording its chilliest December spell in 22 years. “The severe cold conditions was due to persistence of cold north-westerly winds over north-west India combined with other favourable meteorological conditions,’’ said M Mohapatra, director of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). The low in Delhi was
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More than 235,000 displaced in North-western Syria in recent weeks
The UN, on Friday said more than 235,000 people have been displaced in North-western Syria over the past two weeks amid airstrikes targeting the last rebel stronghold in the country. The Syrian government and its Russian ally have for months waged a large-scale offensive against rebels in Idlib, forcing thousands of people to flee. In
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Court jails 2 for stealing phones
A Karmo Grade I Area Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has sentenced Nurudeen Bemidele and Ojo Ola, to two months imprisonment each over theft of two phones and other valuables. The Judge, Alhaji Inuwa Maiwada, on Friday sentenced Bemidele and Ola after they had pleaded guilty to the charges of joint act, criminal force, theft
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Gombe gov lauds emir for initiating cultural carnival at Christmas
Abdulrazaq Mungadi, Gombe It was a moment of unity and cultural renaissance as Kaltungo Chiefdom of Gombe State rolled out the festive drum to celebrate the 2019 edition of its cultural day. It was a festival organized to showcase their cultural heritage and to identify with Christians on Christmas day. Satisfied by the performance of
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India: Internet services suspended as protest boils over new citizenship law
Mobile internet services were on Friday suspended and security tightened in several areas of India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh, which has seen violent protests over a new citizenship law. “The law and order is absolutely under control, we continue to have strategic deployment of forces,’’ Uttar Pradesh Police chief OP Singh said in the
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Arteta hails Ozil’s ‘incredible’ attitude
Mikel Arteta says Mesut Ozil is ready to seize the opportunity of a fresh start at Arsenal after being impressed by the player’s “incredible” attitude. Ozil has endured a frustrating season so far and became a peripheral figure under former Gunners boss Unai Emery. The 31-year-old, who has often been criticised for his languid style,
JUST IN: Man climbing taxing plane arrested at Lagos airport
There was confusion and apprehension at the Lagos airport on Friday morning when as a yet-to-be-identified man mounted a taxing Air Peace plane. The man was later arrested by security operatives who were notified by the pilot of a private jet coming behind the Air Peace plane. Airport sources could not immediately ascertain the reason
EPL: With consistency, we’ll finish in top four – Ole
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes there is no doubt Manchester United will qualify for next season’s Champions League if his side can find consistency. The Norwegian saw his team come from behind on Boxing Day to beat Newcastle United 4-1 at Old Trafford and move within four points of fourth-placed Chelsea. United have avoided defeats to
Gridlock: Lagos begins removal of four roundabouts
* Allen Avenue, Maryland, Lekki, Ikotun affected Muritala Ayinla As part of the strategies to completely tackle gridlock across the metropolis, the Lagos State government has begun the removal of some roundabouts identified as the major causes of traffic gridlock frequently experienced by motorists. New Telegraph learnt that the identified four roundabouts are: Ikotun, 2nd
EPL: Hodgson seeks Jan reinforcements at injury-hit Palace
Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson has asked the club to bolster his injury-plagued squad during the January transfer window and said that it was “demoralising” to put pressure on a restricted number of players this season. Jordan Ayew’s solo strike earned Palace a 2-1 home victory over West Ham United on Thursday, but the veteran
France’s transport strike now longest in three decades
A transport stoppage that has caused daily travel misery for millions of people in France entered its 23rd day on Friday, surpassing the duration of a 1995 strike whose success unions are hoping to repeat. With no end in sight, train and metro transport was again severely disrupted in Paris and on regional lines, as
Japan’s NHK delivers erroneous N’Korean ‘Christmas gift’
Japanese public broadcaster NHK on Friday sent a news bulletin that incorrectly reported North Korea had launched a missile that fell into waters east of the Japanese archipelago, issuing an apology hours later explaining it was a media training alert. The news alert came as the United States and its East Asian allies have been
Man United target, Mandzukic, joins Qatari club
Croatian striker Mario Mandzukic has joined Qatari side Al-Duhail after four and a half years at Juventus. Mandzukic, 33, won four Serie A titles and three Coppa Italias, as well as scoring in the 2017 Champions League final as they lost 4-1 to Real Madrid. He has not played this season under Maurizio Sarri and
EPL: Liverpool cage Foxes as Martial stars in thumping United win
Liverpool tightened their grip on the Premier League title race even further as they produced a masterclass to overpower nearest challengers Leicester City at The King Power Stadium to extend their lead to an imposing 13 points. Jurgen Klopp’s side started the match 10 points clear of the Foxes with a game in hand –
Death toll in Kazakh airplane crash climbs to 14
At least 14 people were killed after a plane of Kazakh airline Bek Air with 100 people on board crashed early Friday near the country’s biggest city of Almaty, local authorities said. The aircraft crashed outside the airport shortly after taking off, according to a statement of the Almaty International Airport. Rescue operation is underway
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