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UN agencies call for resumption of EU sea migrant rescue missions
Two UN agencies are calling on European countries to resume migrant rescue operations in the Mediterranean and to stop returns to Libya.
Pope defends migrants after clashes between Italy and rescue ships
Pope Francis said on Monday that “no one is exempt” from helping migrants, in an indirect rebuke of Italy’s hardline interior minister Matteo Salvini who has tried to shut the country’s ports to non-governmental migrant rescue ships.
Police arrest two more suspects linked to politician’s murder
The German police say it has detained two suspects in connection with the murder of a pro-immigration politician shot by a far-right sympathiser, who confessed to the crime.
Angela Merkel: Neo-Nazis must be tackled “without taboos”
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday said Germany must resist neo-Nazis “without any taboos” following the killing of a local politician by a suspected right-wing extremist.
WikiLeaks: UK minister signs US bid to extradite Julian Assange
Britain’s interior minister said Thursday he had certified the US request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on espionage grounds in a procedural move that opens the way for a court battle.
Senator Lawan: Why majority of PDP senators-elect are rooting for me
Senate Presidential hopeful, Senator Ahmed Lawan, has revealed the reason why most of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators would queue behind his candidacy, stressing that it is because they have identified with his vision.
Police arrest two suspect over Lyon bomb explosion
French police have arrested two suspects following a blast in the city of Lyon that wounded 13 people last week, French authorities said on Monday.
Police hunt suitcase bomber after blast in Lyon
French police were hunting a suspected suitcase bomber on Friday after an explosion in the central city of Lyon that injured 13 people, officials said.
Board promotes 18,954 immigration, civil defence, prisons and fire service personnel
The Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Services Board (CDFIPB) has promoted 18, 954 personnel of the four departments.
Three Nigerian soldiers killed in mine explosion
Three Nigerian soldiers, including an army commander, were killed on Monday when their truck hit a landmine planted by Boko Haram jihadists in troubled northeastern Nigeria, military sources told AFP.
Toll from Niger tanker truck blast rises to 60
The death toll from a tanker truck explosion near the international airport in Niger's capital, Niamey, has risen to 60, authorities said Tuesday.
First death as post-election violence grips Benin
Hundreds of protesters in Benin manning burning barricades defied police and soldiers Thursday after violence broke out following controversial parliamentary polls held without a single opposition candidate.
![The Peruvian interior minister said many of the Venezuelans being deported lied about their criminal records on residency paperwork [Guadalupe Pardo -Reuters]](https://www.today.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/30080521-324x235.jpg "Peru deports more than 40 Venezuelan migrants")
Peru deports more than 40 Venezuelan migrants
Peru has deported more than 40 Venezuelan migrants for concealing they had criminal records or for residing illegally in the country, the interior minister said, in the first large expulsion since hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans fled to Peru to escape their country's economic crisis.
Felix Tshisekedi struggles with security issues in DR Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo’s president Felix Tshisekedi is struggling to fulfil the pledge he made to crack down on rebel and militia groups in the troubled North Kivu province.
Arrests after attack on main opposition leader in Turkey
Police in Turkey have arrested six people, including a member of the ruling party, after an attack on main opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, as his party organised rallies against the incident.
![Local communities are leading relief efforts, with soldiers and volunteers clearing rubble, diverting water, building dykes, and distributing supplies [Atta Kenare-AFP]](https://www.today.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/14115315-324x235.jpg "Iran suffers ‘$2 billion in damages’ as flood toll rises to 76")
Iran suffers ‘$2 billion in damages’ as flood toll rises to 76
Floods in Iran have killed 76 people and caused more than $2.2bn in damages in recent weeks, with flood warnings still in place for large swaths of the country.
Sudan opposition says 20 killed since rally at army HQ held
Armed men wearing masks have killed 20 people in morning attacks against anti-government protesters massed outside the army headquarters in Sudan's capital, the country's main opposition leader said Tuesday.
Sudan protest: Heavy gunfire heard at anti-government rally – live TV
Heavy gunfire was heard at a protest outside the Defence Ministry in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Tuesday, live broadcast by Arab TV stations showed.
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Apostle Suleman decries inscription of herders in Nigerian passport
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Appeal court chides DSS, orders ex-NSA Dasuki’s release
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Juventus join Manchester City,Inter Milan in the race to sign Dani Alves
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Minimum wage: We’ve not issued any strike notice – NLC
President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ayuba Wabba, has said that the Congress has not issued any strike notice over the implementation of the new national minimum wage by the government.