Tag: Iran

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YNaijaAugust 1, 2023

Iran Declares Two-Day Nationwide Holiday Over Extreme Heat

In a bid to safeguard public health during the relentless heatwave, Iran has announced a two-day holiday for government workers ...

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YNaijaNovember 21, 2022

Two goals from Bukayo Saka help England to a 6-2 victory over Iran in the World Cup Group B opener

Bukayo Saka scored twice as England thrashed Group B rivals Iran in Doha on Monday. First-half goals came from Saka, ...

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YNaijaSeptember 22, 2022

What’s happening in Iran; Here’s all you need to know #MAHSAAMINI

The death of a young woman in police custody in Iran has generated widespread outrage and protest. Mahsa Amini was ...

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Bernard DayoJanuary 6, 2020

5 Things that Should Matter Today: IGP Adamu Mohammed places officers on red alert nationwide following killing of Qasem Soleimani

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has placed Police commands and formations nationwide on red alert following the death ...

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EditorAugust 13, 2019

At long last, leader of IMN, El-Zakzaky leaves for India for treatment

It has taken nearly four years of negotiations, protests, false starts and blatant defiance of the rule of law, but ...

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Ade ThompsonJune 25, 2018

#WorldCup Roundup: Drama in Group B as Spain and Portugal qualify

It was a dramatic end to the final games of Group B, and as Nordin Amrabat put it ‘VAR is ...

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AzeezNovember 17, 2017

Earthquake: Buhari commiserates with Iran, Iraq

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday commiserated with President Hassan Rouhani and the people of the Islamic Republic of Iran over the devastating ...

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Adegbite AdedotunOctober 16, 2017

Trump chides Democrats Chuck Schumer over Iran nuclear deal

Reeling from his announcement on Friday stating the administration’s decertification of the Iran nuclear deal, President Trump has slammed Senate ...

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Adegbite AdedotunOctober 13, 2017

Trump sanctions Iran Islamic Revolutionary Guard

As part of the new plan in the decertified Iran nuclear deal, President Trump says the U.S. is imposing new sanctions ...

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Adegbite AdedotunOctober 13, 2017

Trump announces decertification of Iran nuclear deal

Following through on his earlier promise, President Trump on Friday at the White House announced that the United States of ...

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EditorAugust 15, 2017

Iran threatens to quit nuclear deal if US impose new sanctions

by Adedotun Michael Hassan Rouhani, the Iranian newly elected President has threatened to quit the 2015 nuclear deal in hours ...

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EditorJuly 28, 2017

After years of shaming how other women dress, Azadeh Namdari, the Iranian presenter, gets a taste of her medicine

In every country where women are oppressed and seeking equality and emancipation from gender based discrimination, there are always women, ...

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EzinneJuly 3, 2017

The Thread: The Trump effect in Iran

The United States loves its role as the World’s police- well until Trump who touts MAGA any chance he can ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiJune 7, 2017

UPDATE: Bomb attack, shooting spree targets the Ayatollah shrine

A separate bomb attack and shooting spree targeted the Ayatollah Khomeini shrine and has killed up to seven people. Iran’s ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiJune 7, 2017

Hostages held as suicide bomber attacks Iran Parliament

A Suicide bomber has attacked the Iran’s Parliament building, the state media reports. Then gunmen went on a shooting spree ...

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ItunuoluwaMay 18, 2017

U.S sanctions on missile work show ‘ill will’ – Iran

by Itunuoluwa Adebo Iran said on Thursday that the new U.S sanctions targeting it’s ballistic missile program show “ill will” ...

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ItunuoluwaApril 20, 2017

US talks tough on Iran, but will stick to present deal for now

by Itunuoluwa Adebo President Trump’s administration on Wednesday, declared  the international deal to restrain Tehran’s nuclear program had failed and ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 10, 2017

Opinion: What Trump’s ban says to Nigeria and the rest of us

by Chude Jideonwo   “We live in a very unknown but somehow very scary world right now,” tweeted a friend ...

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ToluFebruary 4, 2017

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 4th of February

Read the full stories and analyses here now. ToluYour pop culture/entertainment go-to. Music head. Wallflower. I do not like to ...

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AzeezFebruary 3, 2017

US slaps Iran with fresh sanctions after missile tests

The United States has hit Iran with fresh sanctions on Friday for recent ballistic missile tests and its support for ...

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AzeezFebruary 3, 2017

Tit-for-tat: Iran denies US wrestling team visas

Iran on Friday denied an American wrestling team visas after Donald Trump barred 7 predominantly Muslim countries for the US. ...

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Isime EseneJanuary 29, 2017

The Explainer: Why Nigerians shouldn’t rejoice over Trump’s Muslim ban

For the past couple of days, all hell has literally been let loose since the signing of an executive order ...

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AzeezJanuary 28, 2017

We will ban Americans from our country – Iran

Iran has said it will ban Americans from entering the country after President Donald Trump signed an order restricting arrivals ...

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AzeezJanuary 28, 2017

Muslims barred from flights to US

Citizens of Iraq and Iran were on Saturday barred from boarding flights to America after President Donald Trump order the ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 19, 2016

Opinion: In God’s court, Buhari will not be partially deaf

by Umar Sa’ad Hassan There are people very skilled in the art of escaping the truth and the only time they ...

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RoqeebahOctober 12, 2016

Are we going to sit by as Shiite killings breed another terror group?

History is fairly decided now on how the Boko Haram uprising started. Mohammed Yusuf, whatever his woes, was murdered unjustly ...

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Mazi EmekaJuly 26, 2016

‘We will diversify Nigeria’s economy’ – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, said that Nigeria was learning how to diversify her economy and reduce its reliance on ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoMay 26, 2016

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: 60,000 robots replace workers | Former Lagos governor dies | The Sharia bill explained | More

From the papers this morning – a tracklist. Edwin Clark refuses to go away. Punch Lagos loses a former governor. Vanguard ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJanuary 17, 2016

Historic Iran nuclear deal reached, international sanctions lifted

After the United Nations had established that Iran had significantly reduced its atomic programme, economic sanctions were lifted on the Islamic republic. The historic nuclear ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJanuary 7, 2016

Saudi Arabia products banned in Iran

As the rift between the two countries deepens, Iran has banned the importation of all products from Saudi Arabia with ...

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