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Cuban government pardons over 2,600 inmates
The Cuban Government has granted pardon to 2,604 inmates, a government release said on Friday.
Cuban parliament unanimously approves electoral law
Cuba's parliament has approved a new electoral law which calls for both a president and a prime minister but has no provision for a multiparty system, maintaining the Communist Party as the only permitted political organisation in the country.
National of 23 countries in Nazareth for TB Joshua’s meeting
As at Friday evening, two days to the beginning of Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua’s (Prophet T.B. Joshua) meeting on Mount Precipice, in Nazareth, Israel nationals from 23 countries have arrived for the programme.
Donald Trump revives Monroe Doctrine as warning to China and Russia
In November 2013, former US Secretary of State John Kerry created a social media frenzy with a speech delivered at the Organization of American States (OAS), the world's oldest regional forum.
Oba Ogunwusi: Nigeria should care for women
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has expresed optimism that peace will reign in the country.
Angola rebel chief Jonas Savimbi gets public burial 17 years after death
Thousands of supporters of Angola’s former rebel leader Jonas Savimbi rallied for his public reburial on Saturday, 17 years after he was killed by troops in a shootout that marked the end of the country’s devastating civil war.
Deontay Wilder announces rematch with Cuba’s Luis Ortiz
The much expected unification fight between World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and rival Anthony Joshua will not happen so soon as Wilder announced a rematch with Cuba’s Luis Ortiz.
Spain lashes out at Donald Trump over Cuba, Venezuela
Spain’s foreign minister on Wednesday lashed out at Washington’s decision to lift a ban on lawsuits in US courts over property confiscated by Cuba, calling the move an “abuse of power” that would lead to a “legal battle”.
21 hurt as Boeing 737 slides off runway into river
A Boeing jetliner with 143 people aboard from the U.S. outpost at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, slid off a runway into a shallow river in Jacksonville, Florida, on Friday while attempting to land at a military base there during a thunderstorm, injuring 21 people.
EU: US measures against Cuba are unlawful
European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini on Thursday said the U.S. law, allowing lawsuits against foreign firms active in Cuba, is contrary to international law and undermines trust in the trans-Atlantic partnership.
US toughens the embargo against Cuba
Today will come into effect Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, by which any citizen or American company, which was subject to nationalizations in the 1960s, can go to the US courts demanding measures against the companies, both Cuban and foreign, that are allegedly “trafficking” with those assets or nationalised assets.
FIFA bans eight players, agent for life over match-fixing
FIFA issued eight-lifetime bans to current and former players and an agent on Wednesday after they were found guilty of match manipulation.
Osun partners farmers, foreigners on agric production
Government officials, farmers and foreign partners recently congregated in Osogbo, Osun State, to brainstorm on the need to improve capacity for agricultural production and economic development. It was the three-day International Agricultural Technology Exhibition and Conference.
EU warns US against exposing European businesses to lawsuits over Cuba
U.S. media reported earlier that the Trump administration might later on Wednesday reverse waivers which had previously been in place to protect foreign companies from lawsuits in the U.S. for their dealings with Cuba.
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Mike Pompeo: US to use all economic, political tools to hold Nicolas Maduro accountable
The U.S will use all economic and political tools at its disposal to hold Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accountable for his country’s crisis and will make clear to Cuba and Russia they will pay a price for supporting him, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday.
US urges Nicolas Maduro to allow aids to Venezuela
Donald Trump’s Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, called on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to allow aid to enter the country. Pompeo urged Maduro to step down and sent a stern warning to Cuba and Russia.
NLC cautions federal government against IMF recommendation on petroleum subsidy removal
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has cautioned the Federal Government against implementing the recommendation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the removal of subsidy on petroleum products in the country.
Cuba testing diabetic drug in Nigeria – ambassador
The Cuban Ambassador to Nigeria, Carlos Trejo, has said that his country was currently testing a drug that would ensure that patients who suffer from diabetic does not have their limp amputated due to complication.
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Scavenger turned tailor says making fortune from recycling polythene materials
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Afcon: Super Eagles need a better goalkeeper now – Tunde Disu
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