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OFBJP Nigeria celebrates hindu new year
By Daniels Ekugo Overseas friends of BhartiyaJanta party (OFBJP) Nigeria Chapter, a voluntary and community organization of Non-Residence Indians living abroad and a support group of government of India’s policy and good governance. This group associates with the ruling party of India, BhartiyaJanta Party (BJP) and works closely with Diplomatic…
Read More »Lufthansa Group appoints Stefan Kreuzpaintner Vice President Sales
German airline, Lufthansa Group, has appointed Dr. Stefan Kreuzpaintner as Vice President Sales for the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. His appointment takes effect from May 1, 2017. According to Lufthansa Group, Dr. Kreuzpaintner (43) will be responsible for all sales and commercial activities in the EMEA region…
Read More »Man beats 7-year-old son to death, feeds remains to pigs
41-year-old Kansas man admitted to killing his 7-year-old son and feeding his body to pigs says a Daily Mail report. Michael A Jones pleaded guilty in Wyandotte County District Court last Friday, March 31, to one count of first-degree murder over the death of his 7 year old child, Adrian…
Read More »Flood: 254 die, rescuers, locals dig for victims
Families and rescuers searched desperately on Sunday through mud-plastered rubble for victims of flooding and landslides in Colombia that have killed 254 people, injured hundreds and devastated entire neighbourhoods. Several rivers burst their banks near the southwestern city of Mocoa in the early hours of Saturday, sending water, mud and…
Read More »Pirates hijack Indian commercial ship
Pirates hijacked an Indian commercial ship off the coast of Somalia and the vessel is heading toward the shore, a former government anti-piracy official said. Abdirizak Dirir, a former director of the anti-piracy agency in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region, told Reuters on Monday. “We understand Somali pirates hijacked a commercial…
Read More »Italy, Russia to top visitors’ list to Drinktec 2017
Italy, Russia and Switzerland are expected to top the ranking of countries of origin of visitors to this year’s Drinktec, in Munich, Germany. Drinktec, is the world’s trade fair for the beverage and liquid food industry. In the ranking, the US is high up in fourth place and China is…
Read More »Nigerian mother, 4 day-old baby rescued
A Nigerian lady, Mariam Ohene, with her four day-old baby was among over 480 migrants rescued by humanitarian ships on Saturday in the central Mediterranean Sea. Also rescued with Mariam Ohene were her two year-old son named Benjamin and her Ghanaian husband, Richard. They were all travelling on one of…
Read More »Ex-president Park begins life in jail
Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye has resumed life in jail. Authorities said the impeached ex-president was arrested and jailed Friday in connection to the corruption investigation that led to her ouster earlier this month. Park was taken into custody at her home and taken to a detention centre —…
Read More »150 migrants feared dead after boat mishap
About 150 migrants are said to have died, after a rubber boat they were on board sank in the Mediterranean sea, the International Migration Organization (IOM) said on Wednesday. A presumed sole survivor – a 16-year-old Gambian boy – told rescuers he believed all other passengers drowned. A humanitarian vessel,…
Read More »Trump travel ban suffers indefinite extension
A US federal judge in Hawaii has extended indefinitely an order blocking enforcement of President Donald Trump’s revised ban on travel to the United States from six predominantly Muslim countries. U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson on Wednesday turned an earlier temporary restraining order into a preliminary injunction. The order arose…
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