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Nigeria
Timely Amendment Of Electoral Laws
By Our Editors The quest for perfect elections may be elusive but the necessity of a free, fair, credible and transparent election in any robust democratic system cannot be over emphasized. To this end, the need to begin work on Nigeria’s electoral laws before the next major election is of ...
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Nigeria
Group Condemns Attack On Soldiers, Police In Orlu
By Our Correspondent Coalition of South East Professionals Network in Nigeria and Diaspora (CSEPNND), Igbo professionals has condemned the attack on soldiers and police operatives in Orlu, Imo State, by persons operating in the name of Eastern Security Network (ESN), saying the development must not be allowed to go unchecked. ...
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Nigeria
We’re Not Aware Of Postponement Of NNL Kicks Off Date – Club Owners
By Olawale Ayeni, Abuja Nigeria National League’s club owners have denied any knowledge of the postponement of the Nigerian second tier league by the organisers. The NNL in a statement released yesterday said the 2020/2021 league season scheduled to kick start on Saturday, January 30, 2021, will no longer commence ...
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Nigeria
Men Basketball League: Court Strikes Suit Against NBBF Factions
By Olawale Ayeni, Abuja The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, struck out a suit against the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) factions from organising the Men’s Premier Basketball League. The suit was filed by the management boards of Kwese Premier League and two clubs, Gombe Bulls Basketball Club and ...
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Nigeria
Another Lockdown Will Be Catastrophic, CBN Tells FG
BY MARK ITSIBOR, Abuja As the spike in the second wave of COVID-19 raises concerns of another nationwide lockdown, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has cautioned the federal government against a second shutdown, saying it would be disastrous for the economy. “As long as we are seeing a ...
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Nigeria
Niger Delta Communities Want NDDC Scrapped
BY EMAMEH GABRIEL, Abuja The host communities in the oil￾rich Niger Delta have called for the scrapping of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The call was made yesterday at the two-day public hearing on the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) 2020, organised by the Senate JointCommittee on Petroleum Downstream, Upstream ...
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Turchia
Residence restrictions to be imposed on foreigners in Istanbul’s two districts
The residence permit applications of foreign nationals who want to reside in Istanbul’s Esenyurt, a district on the far western side of the city, and Fatih, also known as “historical peninsula,” have been restricted.
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Turchia
A case for Turkey, a key country in Europe and beyond: Op-ed
“Peace at home, peace in the world” – Mustafa Kemal Atatürk This seemingly straightforward and powerful maxim still constitutes the main pillar of Turkish foreign policy, which has always been peaceful, realistic and consistent. Why such an emphasis on peace? Well the Turkish Republic was born out of war. There were ...
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USA
The end of offices? New York's business districts face uncertain future
NEW YORK: Boarded-up stores, shuttered restaurants and empty office towers: Covid-19 has turned New York's famous business districts into ghost towns, with companies scrambling to come up with ways to entice workers to return post-pandemic.
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Giappone
Japan stock rally defies foreign sales thanks to BOJ and banks
The key 225-issue Nikkei average advanced 16% in 2020 despite more than ¥6 trillion of foreign net selling in the cash and futures market, according ...