Finding Nigeria's future football starsMany kids dream of becoming football stars one day. Scout and coach John Soloman is helping turn their dreams into reality, searching for future talent in disadvantaged communities in Nigeria.....
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Turning junk into stylish classic carsAfram Dozie restores unwanted old cars in Nigeria. He uses all his creative skills to create new custom classics that are better-looking than the original models.....
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Anthony Mackie to Star in and Produce Netflix Thriller 'The Ogun'Anthony Mackie will produce and star in Netflix’s upcoming action-adventure “The Ogun” from producer Jason Michael Berman. “The Ogun” centers on Mackie’s character Xavier Rhodes, who takes his teenage daughter to Nigeria to find a cure for the rare genetic conditi....
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Anthony Mackie Is Set To Star in 'The Ogun' Thriller Movie For NetflixAnthony Mackie just linked up with Netflix for a major action thriller movie. The -year-old actor will star in The Ogun for the streaming giant, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He’ll also produce the movie as well. The Ogun will center on a man named Xavier Rhodes who brings his teenage d....
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[Richard A. Clarke] Terrorist threat to US still lurks A twisty, narrow way in the cramped heart of Vienna’s oldest quarter, a busy street in an upscale neighborhood of Tehran and remote woods in Nigeria seem unlikely to share a theme or have relevance for the incoming Biden administration. As Vie....
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Boko Haram attacks Nigerian governor's convoy, kills 9ABUJA: At least nine people were reportedly killed in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday when Boko Haram terrorists targeted a convoy belonging to Borno state's governor, Anadolu Agency reported.According to local reports, members of the terrorist group attacked the convoy of Governor Babagana Zulum o....
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Nigeria: gunmen kill 5, kidnap 40 in attack on mosqueABUJA: At least five worshippers were killed and 40 others kidnapped when gunmen attacked a mosque in northwestern Nigeria, Anadolu Agency reported, citing local media reports on Sunday.The attack by armed gangs occurred at a mosque in Zamfara state. The imam was among those reportedly abducted.Muha....
Qatar Airways launches new route to Abuja, NigeriaQatar Airways will operate three weekly flights to Abuja, Nigeria via Lagos from November 27th. The city becomes the sixth new destination added by the carrier since the start of the pandemic.....
In photos: Nigerians protest police brutalityProtesters have been rallying across Nigeria to demand police reform and bring the government's attention to recurring police brutality.....
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CNN investigation sheds new light on anti-brutality protestIn Nigeria thousands of young people have been protesting against police brutality as part of a largely peaceful movement called EndSARS. But on October 20, these protests turned deadly as the army and police moved in on unarmed civilians. The Nigerian army has called allegations that it fired into ....
Police brutality in Nigeria: what is the #EndSars movement? – video explainerAfter days of fierce protests, Nigeria's government announced the dissolution of the infamous 'Special Anti-Robbery Squad', commonly called Sars, a police unit plagued with allegations of extrajudicial killings, theft and abuse - and in its place revealed plans to set up a Special Weapons and Tactic....
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In Nigeria, looters target government warehouses stocked with Covid-19 reliefLAGOS: Looters have been targeting state warehouses across Nigeria stocked with Covid-19 relief supplies which they say should already have gone to the poor and hungry.Authorities denied accusations of food hoarding or plans to sell the supplies. The National Governors Forum (NGF), which brings toge....
The WTO postponed a General Council meeting that would have decided it's next director-general. In a statement issued Friday local time, it said the session would be delayed until further notice, and that General ....
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Covid-19: 1,009 new cases, 839 fully recovered cases recordedKUALA LUMPUR: The number of new Covid-19 positive cases in Malaysia today continued to record a four-digit number at 1,009 cases, further bringing the number of active cases with infectivity to 10,503.Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that this brought the total number of ....
The World Trade Organization's push to choose its next director-general next week could be delayed for at least another month,... due to a resurgence of COVID-19 in Switzerland. According to a report by Bloomberg on Monday,.....
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Nigeria desperately needs scientific investment to tackle COVID-19Nigeria, like other African countries, wasn't spared from the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. To overcome this challenge, countries have been advised to keep testing, treating, and isolating to reduce infections. Nigeria has been expanding its capacity to test. The country's laboratories can car....
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US forces free American hostage in NigeriaNIAMEY: US military forces rescued an American citizen in Nigeria, the Pentagon said on Saturday, days after he was kidnapped by gunmen in the south of neighbouring Niger and apparently taken across the border.The hostage, Philip Walton, was abducted Monday night on the outskirts of Massalata, a vil....
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Seal Team 6 operation rescues US citizen kidnapped in NigerAn American citizen kidnapped in the West African nation of Niger has been rescued in a US military operation in neighbouring Nigeria, US officials said Saturday.The man was taken from his farm in Massalata in southern Niger early.......
COVID-19: NCDC okays Osun NYSC camp for reopeningKindly Share This Story:NYSC membersBy Shina Abubakar – OsogboThe Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday declared the NYSC orientation camp in Osun State....
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Nigeria's EndSARS protests explainedThe EndSARS protests were some of the biggest Nigeria has seen in years. CNN explores what the protest movement was about, and how it plans to continue.....
Wizkid Finally Releases "Made In Lagos" AlbumOne of Nigeria's biggest music export, Wizkid, finally shares his highly anticipated studio album titled "Made In Lagos."
The star-studded album was slated to drop on....
Yinson'S FPSO Abigail-Joseph achieves first oilPETALING JAYA: Yinson Holdings Bhd's latest floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel FPSO Abigail-Joseph has received its first oil certificate on Wednesday following a successful 72-hour stabilisation testing. This marks the commencement of the firm charter of the FPSO for a period....
A bumpy road ahead for the World Trade Organization's appointment of its new chief. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was presented as the consensus candidate to WTO members on Wednesday after consultations with all members....
As NPF Pensions ups retirement benefits anteKindly Share This Story:FOR the management of the Nigeria Police Force Pensions Limited, NPFPL, not even the axiomatic sky is the limits. It is only....
A bumpy road lies ahead of South Korea's Yoo Myung-hee in her run to snag the top job at the World Trade Organization,... as she's lagging behind her Nigerian rival. But, watchers say there's still a chance to....
NEWS EXTRA: NSCDC dismisses officer for looting in AbujaKindly Share This Story:The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has dismissed a Corps Assistant Illiya Ibrahim of the Gwagwalada Division Abuja from the service....
The U.S. is reportedly supporting South Korea's candidate running for the top post at the World Trade Organization. Politico reported Tuesday that the State Department has directed some of its local....
