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Ambode reduces land use charge
Speaking at a press conference on Thursday in Ikeja, the state's Commissioner for Finance, Mr Akinyemi Ashade, explained that in order to make payment easier for property owners in the state, the state government has come up with an option to pay the fee in instalment. [Full Article...]
Britain, Russia trade blame over poisoning of former spy
With Putin's main challenger Alexei Navalny barred from taking part in the poll for legal reasons, the result of the election is expected to be hugely predictable, with overall turnout remaining the only element of surprise. Britain said the assistance in that case was not enough, and in 2016, an enquiry concluded that Putin had probably approved Litvinenko's murder, something Moscow denie... [Full Article...]
May responds to Russia's expulsion of United Kingdom diplomats
Putin has been holding the Presidential office of Russian Federation since 2012 after winning three Presidential elections consecutively. Putin is standing against a motley crew of seven challengers, including millionaire communist Pavel Grudinin and former reality TV host Ksenia Sobchak , but none are polling more than eight percent. [Full Article...]
Two IDF soldiers killed in car-ramming attack in Samaria
The Israeli security services stated that the attacker was identified as 26-year-old Allah Kabhha from the village of Barta'a in the West Bank. It said a number of people were also taken into custody during the raid. Israeli forces foiled an attempt by the Hamas militant group to rebuild an attack tunnel, the Israeli military said. In August 1979, Ayatollah Khomeini declared the last Frida... [Full Article...]
Russian Federation to expel 23 British diplomats: foreign ministry
On Thursday, the UK, US, Germany and France issued a joint statement insisting Russian Federation was responsible for the attack and that "there is no plausible alternative explanation". "Our quarrel is with Putin's Kremlin, and with his decision, and we think it overwhelmingly likely that it was his decision, to direct the use of a nerve agent on the streets of the United Kingdom, on the streets ... [Full Article...]
Erdogan: Turkish Military and Allied Rebels in 'Total Control' of Syria's Afrin
Meanwhile, the head of Syria's main opposition group on Saturday accused the United Nations of failing to prevent violence raging in the war-wracked country, including the assault on the Eastern Ghouta rebel enclave. Under cover of allied Russian air power, Syrian government forces have been on a crushing offensive for three weeks on eastern Ghouta. The soldier was seen kissing his mother who wa... [Full Article...]
Modi Government has disrupted India's foreign policy: Anand Sharma
At first, he talked about the challenges that the economy of the Nation has been facing, naming the scarcity of employment, agriculture and health to be the causes. BJP government pushed people into poverty; the number of people below poverty line went up. "Those promises have not been fulfilled", Singh said. The document is significant because it could set the tone for party's attacks on the ec... [Full Article...]
$456.7 Million Powerball Jackpot won in Pennsylvania
This is one of the biggest pots in the multi-state USA lottery's history, after 19 straight drawings failed to produce a grand prize victor. Someone got the "Luck of the Irish" as one Powerball ticket matched all six numbers in Saturday night's drawing. [Full Article...]