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Erdogan: Syrian refugees could become Turkish citizens

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President says government will help Syrians by offering them the chance to acquire Turkish nationality. Turkey plays host to about 2.7 million Syrian refugees, according to UN data [AP] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Syrian refugees living in Turkey could eventually be granted citizenship. "I want to announce some good news," Erdogan said late on Saturday at a dinner to break the Ramadan fast in Kilis province, on the Syrian border. "We are going to help our Syrian friends in offering them the chance, if they want it, to acquire Turkish nationality." The Interior Ministry will shortly announce how the citizenship procedure would work, Erdogan added. The president did not specify whether all of the 2.7 million Syrians that Turkey is hosting would be able to apply, and gave no details on eligibility criteria or how long the process would take. "We regard you as our brothers and sisters. You are not far from your homeland, b...

Dramatic video 'shows destruction of huge ISIL convoy'

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Iraq: Baghdad bombings kill more than 130 ISIL claims responsibility for attack that left more than 130 people dead in predominantly Shia area of Baghdad. At least 131 people, including many children, have been killed and hundreds wounded in a car bombing in a crowded commercial area in Iraq's capital, Baghdad, hospital and police sources have told Al Jazeera. The powerful explosion early on Sunday came near the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, when the streets were filled with young people and families out after sunset. Al Jazeera's Imran Khan Karada is in the middle of Baghdad. It is a district people go to - and this would have been where people would gather towards the end of Ramadan, after fasting. People would have also been in the cafes watching the Euro 2016 quarter finals. This was a deliberate attack. We've seen ISIL do this time and time again. A few months ago, I spoke to members of the Karada business co...

‘BloodLines’ movie hits in cinemas in Nigeria this June!

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What do you do when the love of your life is everything you want in a man except that he moonlights as a person of the underworld at night? Do you run or stay? So lies the dilemma in this Nollywood/Hollywood collabo ‘Bloodlines’ . CraigWal Film Production Limited in Association with The Atuma Brothers International Company (TABIC) Presents a Pascal Atuma Film, titled ‘Blood Lines’. Find out what happens in this thrilling action-packed movie that stars the delectable Lynne Whitfield (A Thin Line between Love & Hate, 30 Days In Atlanta), veteran actor Billy Dee Williams (Star Wars, Batman, Lady SingsThe Blues), the popular Brian Hooks (Austin Powers, Fool’s Gold), our own Pascal Atuma, (African LAPD Cops, Okoto The Messenger)  Oscar Atuma,  Chico Benymon, Tangi Miller, Doug Williams etc. The movie was directed by Pascal Atuma and produced by Dr Oscar Atuma & Pascal Atuma. Executive Producers are Walter Ojimba & Ujunwa Walter Ojimba. Screenplay w...

‘I am one of the best managers in the world’- Man U coach Louis Van Gaal says

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Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says he is one of the best managers in the world amidst criticism from various media outlets against his approach and tactical decisions at some matches this season.                                                               Man U have lost 3-0 to Arsenal and Liverpool this season, lie fifth in the premier league table and are in the F.A Cup final against Crystal Palace but Van Gaal says he is one of the best football managers in the world that’s why criticism comes his way. “I can cope with it when the media is writing for six months I am sacked already. It is not new for me,” Van Gaal said at United’s Player of the Year awards dinner. “For my players, it is not so easy. They are reading it every day. How do you think that affects my authority? What do you ...

Burna Boy & his producer clash on twitter over the leak of a song, unpaid debts

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 A supposedly new song by Burna Boy titled ‘Acting Bad’ is stirring up drama on Nigerian twitter. Burna boy reportedly tweeted the link to the song but took it down. However, he later went ahead to clarify that the song was actually produced in 2015 by Orbeat, who also produced his hit single, ‘Soke’ & worked on his album. On the other hand, the producer lashed out at him on twitter via his handle, Orbeat_Official today, claiming that the song was released illegal without his consent and that he hasn’t been paid fully for the work he put in burna boy’s album. He even claimed that Burna’s mother sidelined him ever since she took over his career. Burna Boy has angrily responded back to the claims, slamming & calling out the producer for being manipulative, a ‘crack head’ and a ‘thief’.

Check spate of killings by herdsmen, Osanebi urges FG

As Bozimo wants Buhari to be decisive By Festus Ahon & Akpokona Omafuaire ASABA—WORRIED by the spate of killings of innocent Nigerians by Fulani herdsmen, Deputy Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Mr Friday Osanebi, has urged the Federal Government to take practical steps towards curbing the security challenge posed by the herdsmen in parts of the country. This came as former Minister of Police Affairs, Alaowei Broderick Bozimo, urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to squander the second chance given to him by Nigerians by applying all wisdom in curbing the menace of Fulani herdsmen. Bozimo gave the advice, yesterday in Warri, in a chat with Vanguard. Condemning the menace of the suspected Fulani herdsmen, Osanebi called on security agencies and community heads to be more vigilant and collaborate towards bringing the unwholesome activities of herdsmen under check. Osanebi, while responding to issues raised at an interactive session with journalists in his office in Asaba, sa...

Obama drinks Flint water as he urges children to be tested for lead

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Showing support for the beleaguered residents of Flint, Michigan, President Barack Obama drank filtered city water on Wednesday to show that it is again safe following a lead-contamination crisis. WASHINGTON — Visiting a Michigan city where thousands of children were poisoned by lead in their drinking water, President Obama blamed the crisis in Flint on a mindset that "less government is the highest good," which he said has led to disinvestment in poor communities. In a speech to a restless audience at a high school gymnasium, Obama also urged parents of those children to get them tested — but also to have faith in their resilience and not to use the poisoned water as an excuse not to expect great things from them."That attitude is just as corrosive to democracy as that stuff that put lead in your water," he said. "It's not enough to fix the water. We need to fix the culture of neglect." Obama's visit to the eastern Michigan city of...