Section: Pulse Nigeria (Nigeria)
EU: Union hopes for Turkish help to slow migrants at summit
Turkey has pressed for more money. An original EU offer of 3 billion euros for refugee care over two years is now likely not to carry a clear timeframe as Ankara hopes to secure more. Leaders of the European Union aim to sign an agreement with Turkey in Brussels on Sunday that offers Ankara cash and closer ties with the EU in return for Turkish...
Putin: Russian president refuses contacts with Erdogan as Turkey not ready to apologise – Kremlin aide
"We see Turkey's unwillingness to simply apologise for the incident with the plane," Ushakov told reporters when asked why Putin has refused to talk with Erdogan. Russian President Vladimir Putin has refused to contact Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan because Ankara does not want to apologise for the downing of a Russian warplane,...
In Ukraine: Biafra agitators match to Nigerian Embassy to demand Kanu’s release (PHOTOS)
Some of the inscriptions on the placards read; “Free Nnamdi Kanu”, "Give us Biafra or let us die", "In Biafra we stand". The Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) in Ukraine have joined their clans back in Nigeria in the agitation of a secession.They took to the streets of the Eastern European country and matched to the Nigerian...
In Ukraine: Biafra agitators match to Nigerian Embassy, demanding Kanu’s release (PHOTOS)
Some of the inscriptions on the placards read; “Free Nnamdi Kanu”, "Give us Biafra or let us die", "In Biafra we stand". The Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) in Ukraine have joined their clans back in Nigeria in the agitation of a secession.They took to the streets of the Eastern European country and matched to the Nigerian...
Mourinho: Chelsea confidence growing after dismal start
"We haven't qualified yet but we are OK, everything is in our hands. If we play like we have been doing we can win," Mourinho added. Chelsea are growing in confidence after a poor start to the season and optimistic for Champions League qualification ahead of Tuesday’s tie against last-placed Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel,...
Perez: Real president to face media after ‘Clasico’ fiasco
Rather than give his coaches a free hand, Perez is believed to instruct them to deploy Real's marquee signings instead of players who may be in better form or better suited to a particular match scenario. Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has called a news conference for later on Monday (1830 GMT) to face the media after...
In Russia: China sign contract worth over $2 billion for Su-35 fighter jets
Arms sales are a rare bright spot in an otherwise gloomy economic picture for Russia, whose economy is suffering from weak oil prices and Western sanctions over the Ukraine conflict. China is to buy a batch of 24 Sukhoi-35 fighter jets from Russia in a deal worth more than $2 billion, an industry source told Reuters on Thursday, in a move that...
Obama: US president calls on Russia to focus on war against IS in Syria
"That's not how they've been operating over the last several weeks. It may be that now having seen ISIL take down one of their airliners in a horrific accident, that reorientation continues." U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that Russia had to shift its focus from propping up Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and...
Ban Ki-moon: UN denies Secretary-General Ban will visit North Korea next week
Ban, a South Korean, had earlier this year made plans to visit an industrial park in the North operated jointly by the two Koreas. But Pyongyang retracted approval for the trip at the last minute without explanation. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will not visit North Korea next week, a U.N. spokesman said in a statement on...
In Slovakia: Ukrainian civilian helicopter crashes, six people dead
A Slovak daily paper reported that the helicopter was detected on Wednesday as it entered Slovak airspace but authorities only discovered the crash site on Friday. A Ukrainian civilian helicopter has crashed in eastern Slovakia, killing six people, a Slovak interior ministry spokesman said on Friday.The helicopter crashed near Slovakia’s...
