While exchanging their vows in the middle of a hospice room wasn’t exactly the wedding ceremony Patricia Armstrong and her newlywed husband, Christopher, imagined, it was worth it to have their baby boy by their sides.
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Friday, March 17
Trump visa changes keep Canadian nurses out
DETROIT — Specialized Canadian nurses have been stopped from entering the U.S. to work at metro Detroit hospital systems, and many more could lose their ability to work here under the Trump administration's visa changes, one of the region's largest health systems warned Thursday.
Tillerson says ‘all options are on the table’ when it comes to North Korea
TOKYO — The Trump administration gave its clearest signal yet that it would consider military action against North Korea, with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson saying Friday that “all options are on the table” to deter the threat from Pyongyang.
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People Are Outraged Over Lack of News Coverage After at Least 10 Black Teens Go Missing in Washington, D.C.
There has been a shocking number of disappearing teens in Washington, D.C., and not enough people seem to care.
The Federal Government has congratulated the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick,
Somali pirates release seized ship without conditions
Security official Ahmed Mohamed says the pirates have disembarked the ship, which is now heading to Bossaso port, the region’s commercial hub.
According to him, the release occurred after negotiations by local elders and local officials with the pirates, who seized the tanker on Monday.
Naval forces and the pirates clashed earlier on Thursday, which led to the hijacking of the Comoros-flagged tanker Aris 13, the first such seizure of a large commercial vessel off Somalia since 2012.
French forces arrest eight Jihadists in Mali’s restive north
Eight jihadists have been arrested in nothern Mali. According to a Malian security official, the arrests were made by French forces in the Timbuktu region.
Guinea President visits Morocco for bilateral talks
Guinea’s President Alpha Conde visits Morocco on Thursday to discuss bilateral cooperation and stability in Africa with King Mohammed VI.
Tunisia on the right track, says Prime Minister
Tunisian head of government Youssef Chahed said the country is on the right shape even if its economic situation remains delicate.
Two killed, three others injured in attack on South Sudan aid convoy
two people were shot dead and three others injured in South Sudan when gunmen attacked one of its aid convoys.
Syrian army says it shot down Israeli jet
Syria’s army high command said, in a statement, on Friday, that Israeli jets breached Syrian air space arly in the morning and attacked a military target near Palmyra in what it described as an act of aggression that aided Islamic State.
Japan conducts 1st missile drill
Japan, on Friday, conducted its first civilian missile evacuation drill in a fishing town by officials wary about the threat of North Korean missiles with sirens blared and loudspeakers broadcast warnings.
Pogba ruled out of EPL, France games with hamstring injury
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba will miss Sunday’s Premier League match at Middlesbrough’ with a hamstring injury.
The France international pulled up in the second half of United’s Europa League win over FC Rostov on Thursday and had to be replaced by Marouane Fellaini.
Residents, motorists express joy over pace of work on Lagos/Badagry Expressway
Some Lagos residents have expressed satisfaction at the pace of work on the Lagos/ Badagry expressway reconstruction project.
The residents, who spoke in separate interviews, on Friday, expressed optimism that when completed, motorists would begin to enjoy some comfort on the road.
COREN raises the alarm over Owerri flyover
The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) has raised concern over the integrity of an intersection bridge otherwise called flyover being constructed by the administration of Governor Rochas Okorocha at Amawire, Akwakuma in Owerri, the Imo State capital.
Wike’s wife calls for proactive measures on Nigeria Planet 50-50
Wife of Rivers State Governor, Justice Eberechi Suzzette Nyesom-Wike has called for proactive measures that will empower women so that they can effectively contribute their quota to help Nigeria attain Planet 50-50 by 2030.
In a lead presentation at the ongoing United Nations 61st Session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York, Justice Nyesom-Wike said: “Better policies will improve the output of the women in the coal face of work and lead to development and stability of the nation. Proactive measures to empower women will help Nigeria achieve planet 50-50 in 2030. “
Court place ex-NNPC boss, Yakubu, in prison
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the former Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Andrew Yakubu, to be remanded in Kuje Prisons, Abuja, till Tuesday next week, when ruling on his bail application would be given.
Anyaoku weeps for NigerCem
Former Commonwealth secretary general, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, yesterday wept over the condition of the Nigeria Cement Factory (NigerCem), Nkalagu, Ebonyi State and called on the state Governor, David Umahi to extend his developmental effort in resuscitating the first Nigeria cement factory.
Protesters to shut down National Assembly
A group of protesters under the umbrella of the Vanguard Against Tiv Massacre (VATM) stormed the National Assembly, yesterday, in protest against killings by herdsmen in Buruku Local Government Area and other parts of Benue State.
Thursday, March 16
Somali Pirates Release Oil Tanker and Crew, Officials Say
Somali pirates who seized a Comoros-flagged oil tanker earlier this week after five years without a major hijacking in the region have released the ship and its crew without conditions, officials said late Thursday.
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