NIGERIA. At least half of Nigerian government food aid sent northeast for hungry people driven from their homes by Boko Haram has been “diverted” and never reached them, a government official said. Some 1.5 million people are on the brink of famine in the northeast, where the jihadist group has killed more than 20,000 people and forced 2.7 million to
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LONDON: Theresa May’s new chief of staff failed to carry out a review of fire regulations in tower blocks – despite being warned of the potential for a devastating blaze. Former Housing Minster Gavin Barwell – who was given a top Downing Street job within days of losing his seat last week – refused to give a date for when
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LONDON: At least six people have been confirmed killed in a huge fire that ripped through a west London tower block, but police expect the death toll to rise. Up to 600 people are believed to have been inside Grenfell Tower’s 120 flats when the blaze tore through the 24-storey building in the early hours. Twenty people are in critical
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LONDON: A criminal investigation into the UKs Conservative government is set to announce its results ahead of a general election in June, spelling disaster for the Tories. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) say they will announce the findings of a criminal investigation into leading Conservative MPs “before Thursday’s deadline for candidates to declare whether they will stand in the upcoming
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LAGOS Nigeria: Nigerians on Twitter have lambasted the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, for his comment on which country has the best jollof rice. In an interview with CNN’s Richard Quest, the minister was asked which country makes the best jollof rice and he responded by saying Senegal. Mr. Quest quickly reacted by saying “I hear a shock,
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PARIS – An attacker has killed a police officer and seriously wounded two others before being shot dead in an attack on the Champs Elysees shopping district in the French capital. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group claimed responsibility for the attack on Thursday evening, which took place three days before France’s first round of presidential election.
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Put simply, Kelvin MacKenzie is a disgraceful human being. He is a hateful, bitter, reviled has-been. His newspaper lied about Hillsborough, falsely blaming Liverpool fans for the tragedy, and reporting that they stole from, and urinated on, dead bodies, and made necrophiliac comments about dying victims. Twice he has tried to enter politics and twice he has failed. Ross Barkley is 23 years
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