Senator Shehu Sani

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I watched a video clip of how Senegalese players arriving for the World Cup were throughly searched and frisked.I hope that is the general procedure applied for players from Europe,Japan and other countries.

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World Cup referee - Africa's best - is denied entry to United States and sent back after landing at Miami Airport, despite having a diplomatic passport https://t.co/2JPP5NpJpT

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Nigeria will begin repatriating its citizens from South Africa this week https://t.co/yzp9KPLuWo

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Congratulations to Zadok Yohanna and to the Ikon Allah Football Academy,Kaduna.

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Nigerian forces rescued 360 captives, including women and children from a Boko Haram mountain hideout in Borno State.

The military said the captives were abducted from multiple communities and held under harsh conditions. Two infants who were held captive died from exhaustion.

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When missiles are launched and terrorists are eliminated by the security forces in partnership with the Americans,they said it’s not the solution;When terrorists in partnership with their foreign backers launch attacks and kill or kidnap people,they said the security forces have failed.

[Senator Shehu Sani @ShehuSani]

FIFA should avoid awarding World Cup hosting rights to nations at War or likely to initiate wars.

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If the tax on Sugary drinks is to discourage people from drinking Coke,Fanta,Pepsi,Mirinda and others,they will switch directly to Sugar Cane.

[Senator Shehu Sani @ShehuSani]

Juma’ah Mubarak to all our Muslim ummah.

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Government troops and militias allied with the opposition exchanged fire overnight and on Thursday morning in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, damaging property and forcing some civilians to flee, residents told Reuters. https://t.co/WdkKIqFDRL

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Justification for state police is now gaining ground.I hope those who are craving for it have studied and weighed the pros and cons of it.

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The South African officials have been condemning the despicable utterances and activities of the xenophobic gangs without bringing any of them to justice.Attacking foreigners shops and harassing their children in schools is a criminal offence even in SA laws.

[Middle East Eye @MiddleEastEye]

US reaffirms Somali sovereignty in blow to Somaliland and Israel

State Department report "effectively closes the door on any lingering hopes of US recognition for Somaliland", which is recognised by Israel

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Israeli police used water cannons and mounted units to disperse ultra-Orthodox Jews who blocked a major intersection in Jerusalem in protest against conscription

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French President Emmanuel Macron and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame on Tuesday inaugurated a memorial in Paris to honour the victims of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda. https://t.co/KOFd05lQvX

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"You're f****** crazy. You'd be in prison if it weren't for me. I'm saving your a***. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this."

That's what a U.S. official tells Axios President Trump unloaded on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a heated phone call over Israel's military actions in Lebanon.

Trump was reportedly furious that Israel's moves risked blowing up U.S. diplomatic efforts in the region, at one point also asking Netanyahu: "What the f*** are you doing?"

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Nigeria's 650,000 barrel per day (bpd) Dangote oil refinery has a large surplus of jet fuel and can supply the product all over the world, Chief Executive David Bird said on Tuesday. https://t.co/xKSv6yxdUi