Nigeria news today headlines : Saturday 8th February 2020
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Many Flee Mozambique Gas Region, Beheadings Reported – U.N
People are fleeing a surge of attacks in northern Mozambique where witnesses have described beheadings, mass kidnappings and villages burned to the ground, the United Nations said on Friday. Officials said armed groups had stepped up assaults in Cabo Delgado province, the centre of an Islamist insurgency that has killed hundreds since it started in
BREAKING: UAE Confirms First Cases Of Coronavirus In Middle East
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has confirmed the first cases in the Middle East of the new deadly coronavirus, saying that doctors were treating a family that had recently come from a city at the centre of the outbreak. The UAE’s Ministry of Health said on Wednesday it had diagnosed the coronavirus in a four-member
Botswana Auctions Permits To Hunt Elephants To Ease Human-Wildlife Conflict
Botswana will auction licences on Friday to hunt a total of 70 elephants in seven districts, the first such hunting to take place since President Mokgweetsi Masisi lifted a five-year ban on big game hunting last May. Africa’s overall elephant population is declining due to poaching but Botswana, home to almost a third of the
U.S., Kenya Launch Talks On Trade Deal In Move Welcomed By Industry
The United States and Kenya on Thursday agreed to launch negotiations that could lead to the first U.S. bilateral trade deal with a sub-Saharan African country amid growing American concerns about China’s investments across the continent. U.S. President Donald Trump and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the intention to start formal talks on a trade
U.S. Insurer Fidelity National To Buy FGL
Fidelity National Financial Inc (FNF.N) said here on Friday it would acquire U.S. annuities and life insurance firm FGL Holdings Inc (FG.N) in a deal valued at $2.7 billion, as it seeks to expand beyond its core business of insuring property buyers and sellers against ownership claims. Shares of FGL were up 1.2% in premarket trading. On
Laka Reveals Europe Expansion Plans After $4.7m Funding Round
Laka has revealed its plans after receiving $4.7m in equity funding. The funding round closed at the end of last month, it was led by LocalGlobe and Creandum. It will be used to support the London-based insurtech’s expansion across Europe, grow its staff, develop its product set and set up a post-Brexit hub. Tobi Taupitz,
Earnings From Uber, But Coronavirus Puts Damper On Market
After a slump in December, the economy created a way better than expected 225,000 new jobs in January. The growth included nice gains in closely watched categories like construction and warehousing, but still showed weakness in the manufacturing sector. Even so, job growth last month was pretty amazing compared to the 165,000 or so that
Praiz Evaluates King Album
Months after its release, X3M artiste, Praiz has evaluated the performance of his last album, ‘King’. The album, which signalled the artiste’s coming of age has been tagged a success by his fans. Speaking on how ‘King’ has done so far, Praiz described it with positive words including ‘highly successful’. The album has songs such
Dapo Abiodun Stays True To Friends
According to popular Henry Adams’ words that ‘a friend in power is a lost friend’ but it’s a norm that you never know a person’s true character until he or she gets into position of authority and influence. But for dashing Prince Dapo Abiodun, he is daily proving this aphorism wrong. As the Gateway State
Why The Temple Management Company Dragged Iyanya To Court
Talent management platform, The Temple Management Company (TMC), has dragged Iyanya to court. The ‘Kukere’ singer was dragged to court following his refusal to release a Black Toyota Land Cruiser Prado SUV assigned to him while still under contract with TMC. Iyanya was arraigned by men of Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) Ikoyi, Lagos, at an
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