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WHO launches appeal to respond to urgent health needs in the greater Horn of Africa
WHO has launched a funding appeal for US$123.7 million to respond to the health and lives of people in the greater Horn of Africa which are threatened as the region faces an unprecedented food crisis. Over 80 million people in the 7 countries spanning the region – Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda – are estimated to…
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China announces new military exercises near Taiwan
China has announced more military drills in the seas and airspace around Taiwan, a day after the scheduled end of exercises launched in protest against US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the self-ruled island. China’s Eastern Theatre Command said on Monday that it would conduct joint drills focusing on anti-submarine and sea assault operations – confirming the fears of…
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Police arrest Kiss Daniel in Tanzania after flopped show
Police authorities have reportedly arrested Kiss Daniel, the Buga crooner after he failed to show up at a scheduled concert. After performing in Uganda on Saturday, the ‘Wujo o’ singer was billed to perform in Tanzania for fans on Sunday, August 7, 2022. After waiting for hours the fans went home angry and became violent. The behaviour of singer Kiss…
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Babachir, Dogara: Unmasking the Judas dragging CAN to disrepute, By Yakubu Dati
The Christian Associations of Nigeria (CAN), established to make peace reign in the country by settling ethnic and religious crisis has gone through a lot over the years. Since it has elected a new leadership to steer its affairs, it is pertinent to offer the body a word or two of advice to save it from being used by politicians…
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PHOTO NEWS: Sanwo-Olu commissions bridge built by Wike in Rivers
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday commissioned the Orochiri-Worukwo flyover in Port Harcourt, Rivers State as the guest of Governor Nyesome Wike. “This bridge is part of the infrastructural investment in urban renewal of the Garden City and I must commend Governor Wike for investments in the physical upgrade of the state capital and other critical infrastructural developments across…
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Makinde will take impunity to next level during second term – Oyo APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State says a second term ticket for Governor Seyi Makinde will set the state on a path of retrogression. The APC in a statement by State Secretary, Alhaji Tajudeen Olanite, said Makinde had taken the state back to the period of thuggery and hooliganism which the former governor, late Senator Abiola Ajimobi, eradicated.…
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Commonwealth Games achievements, memories will linger forever – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has celebrated the athletes that represented Nigeria gloriously at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President joined millions of other sports loving Nigerians to watch some of the colourful and spectacular moments in the 11-day competition, which had no fewer…
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LIRS partners Deloitte with whistle-blower initiative
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has said its Whistle-Blower Initiative will deepen transparency, accountability and uphold a high standard in the administration of the tax system in the state. Executive Chairman of the LIRS, Ayodele Subair, at the official launching of the initiative in Lagos on Friday, said the platform was introduced to encourage the reporting of illegal…
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Politicians recruiting cultists, ex-convicts for 2023 elections – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has accused some politicians in the state of recruiting cultists and ex-convicts as thugs for the 2023 general elections. Wike said this in a statewide broadcast on Sunday. According to the governor, the state has continued to maintain relative peace despite the country’s security challenges. He also threatened to pull down any hotels or entertainment…
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PDP members in Kebbi defect to APC
Some chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Zuru Emirate of Kebbi State, alongside their supporters, have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The chieftains who led the defectors were Shehu Ribah from Danko/Wasagu; Nuhu Goma from Zuru; Adamu Jalalo from Fakai and Babuga Diri from Sakaba local government areas of the state. They were received…
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