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BREAKING: Tribunal Voids Oyetola's Victory, Declares Adeleke Winner Of Osun Governorship Election

http://saharareporters.com/2019/03/22/breaking-tribunal-voids-oyetolas-victory-declares-adeleke-winner-osun-governorship

ICE arrests drop as the agency shifts toward the surge of migrants at the southern border

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ICE arrests drop as the agency shifts toward the surge of migrants at the southern border U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents look on as an undocumented man is received by a Mexican immigration agent at a removal gate of the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego, California, U.S., on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is nearing a partial shutdown as the agency's funding is set to expire Friday -- something Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had said wouldn't happen on his watch. Photographer: David Maung/Bloomberg via Getty Images (CNN) —  US immigration arrests are down compared with last year, as illegal migrant crossings spike at the southern border and Immigration and Customs Enforcement has had to shift resources to the deal with the influx. The agency has redirected "countless" resources and personnel in response to the "explosion at the border," said Nathalie Asher, ICE acti...

This ‘cannonball’ pulsar is racing at escape speed across the Milky Way

http://astronomy.com/news/2019/03/this-cannonball-pulsar-is-racing-at-escape-speed-across-the-milky-way

Access Bank, Diamond Bank successfully complete merger to create one of Africa's largest banks

https://www.pulse.ng/bi/finance/access-bank-diamond-bank-complete-merging-process/gkprhnj

Christchurch shootings: Mosque attacks mapped

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Carleton University confirms Pius Adesanmi’s death

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Carleton University has confirmed the death of Professor Pius Adesanmi, a professor in the English Language and Literature Department.                                     Pius Adesanmi Carleton University confirming Adesanmi’s death in a statement on Sunday said: the Carleton community is shocked and devastated to learn of the death of Prof. Pius Adesanmi, who was among the 18 Canadians killed in today’s crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jet at the Addis Ababa airport. Global Affairs Canada has confirmed that Adesanmi is among the victims “Pius Adesanmi was a towering figure in African and post-colonial scholarship and his sudden loss is a tragedy,” said Benoit-Antoine Bacon, president and vice-chancellor. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and all those who knew and loved him, and with everyone who suffered loss in the tragic crash in Ethiopia.” Pius Adesanmi, Nigerian schol...

Oil marketers cheat Nigerians by N198,500 per truck of product sold — Official

The Director, Weights and Measures Department, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mohammed Sidi, says that oil dealers have been cheating Nigerians of N198,500 per truck sold. Mr Sidi said this in Abuja on Wednesday during a surveillance activity of the department to some fuel stations. He said that the action was to ensure that all commercial transactions involving the use of weights and measures were accurate, fair and legal. “Every weighing equipment in all sectors of the economy, whether oil and gas or non-oil and gas must be up to the required standard,” Mr Sidi said. At Forte Oil Station, Maitama, opposite Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, the team found that customers lost 0.5 litres of fuel in every 20 litres they bought. The team sealed three of the dispensing pumps and collected their certificate of clarification. “This is because the officials of Weights and Measures discovered that for every 20 litres of fuel dispensed to customers of the filling...