LAGOS, (APP/AFP) – The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) militant group on Wednesday rejected a truce offer to end attacks on key oil infrastructure that has cut output in Nigeria. The NDA wrote on its Twitter account @NDAvengers: “We’re not negotiating with any committee. If (the) federal government is discussing with any group they’re doing that […]
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Nigerian oil rebels reject peace talks
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Russia challenges Airbus, Boeing with new jet
MOSCOW, (APP/AFP) – Russia unveiled its first MC-21 medium-haul passenger plane on Wednesday as it aims to revive its beleaguered civil aviation industry and challenge giants Airbus and Boeing. The prototype of the MC-21 plane, that can carry up to 211 passengers, was presented in the hangar of the Irkut aircraft manufacturer in the Siberian […]
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Syria regime set for Tehran talks with allies Russia, Iran
TEHRAN, (APP/AFP) – Syria’s defence minister is to hold Tehran talks with his Iranian and Russian counterparts on Thursday as government forces press an offensive against the Islamic State group, state media said. Moscow has sent warplanes and special forces in support of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, while Tehran has deployed military advisers and trained […]
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Victorious Clinton claims historic ‘milestone’ for women
NEW YORK, (APP/AFP) – Hillary Clinton declared a historic victory for women Tuesday as she grasped the Democratic Party nomination and the chance to become America’s first female president. “Thanks to you, we’ve reached a milestone,” a beaming Clinton told ecstatic supporters in New York: “the first time in our nation’s history that a woman […]
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Obama will not attend Muhammad Ali’s funeral
WASHINGTON, (APP/AFP) – The White House said President Barack Obama will not attend Muhammad Ali’s funeral, which coincides with his oldest daughter’s graduation. “They will be attending Malia’s high school graduation ceremony in Washington, DC,” said spokeswoman Jen Friedman. Instead, a close aide “will read a letter from the president and the first lady as […]
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Sanders vows to stay in Democratic nomination race
SANTA MONICA, United States, (APP/AFP) – Bernie Sanders refused to concede defeat to Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, vowing to stay in the Democratic nomination battle despite his rival declaring herself the party’s flagbearer for the US presidential race. “We are going to fight hard to win the primary in Washington, DC,” he told supporters in […]