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Police rescue kidnapped Benue doctor
Rose Ejembi, Makurdi The Benue State Police Command has rescued a medical doctor from his abductors three days after he was kidnapped by notorious kidnappers in the state. It was learnt that the heavily armed kidnappers had stormed the home of the medical doctor, Emmanuel Orhember, of Baiki Hospital and forcibly taken him away to
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World Toilet Day: NGO makes case against open defecations in Taraba
Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo As part of activities to mark this year’s World Toilet Day, The Youth Progressive Association in Taraba (TYPA), a non Governmental Organisation on Tuesday carried out sensitization for the people of the State against open defecation to check the spread of the menace. Mrs Francisca Ikyumen, the team Leader of TYPA, who
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FG validates efficacy of HIV self-test kits
The National AIDS and STDs Control Programme (NASCP), has acknowledged the efficacy of the HIV self-test kits for use in Nigeria with 98.4 per cent specificity and sensitivity to detect HIV antibodies. Dr Godwin Emmanuel Coordinator, Organising Committee, who made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said NASCP was established to spearhead
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Senate mandates committees to investigate NEMA on disaster response activities
The Senate has mandated its Committees on Special Duties, Ecology and Climate Change and Environment to investigate the effectiveness of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in its disaster response activities in 2019. This was sequel to a Point of Order raised by Sen. Yaroe Binos, (PDP-Adamawa South) during Tuesday’s plenary. The motion was entitled
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China has over 170,000 elderly-care institutions, facilities – official
China had a total of 173,300 elderly-care service institutions and facilities at the end of June and more than 140,000 were at the community level, a Chinese official said on Tuesday/Li Banghua, a Senior Official with China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs, said this at a symposium held on coping with the ageing population. More than
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Buhari seeks speedy passage of special crimes court bill
Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday called on the National Assembly to fast-track the passage of the Special Crimes Court Bill. The President similarly directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to go after Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) yet to be on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information
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PHED warns against trading under high tension wires
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) has warned people trading under high tension electric wires in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River and Rivers to desist from the act. Mr John Onyi, Manager of Corporate Communications, PHED, gave the warning in a statement in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. Onyi, who made the appeal during a
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Fire guts 12 bodies in OAU’s morgue
No fewer than 12 corpses at the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, were on early hours of Tuesday gutted by a midnight fire. The incident which could have wreaked havoc at the department was averted by the combined efforts of the security and fire services unit of the institution. Mr
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Buhari honours Public Servants for exhibiting integrity in service
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday presented Integrity awards to two public servants, ACG Bashir Abubakar and Mrs Josephine Ugwu of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, for exhibiting Integrity in the performance of their official duties. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president presented the awards to the recipients at the opening of
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ICPC: 300 MDAs padded their role by N12 billion
Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye and James Ojo, Abuja The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has disclosed that its preliminary findings reveal that 300 federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) have inflated their payroll by N12 billion. ICPC Chairman Balaji Owasanoye made the disclosure at the opening of a two-day National Summit on Diminishing
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Enrique returns as Spain manager following daughter’s death
Luis Enrique, whose daughter died from bone cancer in August, is returning as Spain manager five months after stepping down for personal reasons. Enrique resigned in June after 11 months in the job and announced in August that his nine-year-old daughter, Xana, had died. The 49-year-old former Barcelona boss was replaced by his assistant, Robert
Police confirm death of Senator Mantu’s brother in Plateau
The Plateau State Police Command has confirmed the murder of Mr. Hashimu Mantu, brother of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Nasiru Mantu in the state. Mantu, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and village Chief in Gindiri was found ‘motionless’ in his hometown, Chanso, Gindiri in Mangu Local Government Area and confirmed in
Kogi: Thugs burn PDP Women Leader to death in post post-election violence
Jubilation over the declaration of Governor Yahaya Bello as Kogi State governor-elect for second term, on Monday turned bloody at Achadamu community in Ofu Local Government Area, as blood thirsty thugs set ablaze a 60-year-old woman, Mrs Acheju Abuh in her home. The thugs it was learnt were celebrating the victory of Yahaya
10 corpses burnt as fire razes OAU morgue
Reports just filtering in are indicating that a number of corpses have been burnt after an early morning fire razed the morgue of Anatomy Department of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State. The affected corpses are said to be 10 in number. The incident happened on Tuesday morning. Spokesperson of Osun Police Command, Folasade
Taliban swap Western hostages for top militants
The Taliban have freed two hostages in exchange for three imprisoned senior militants, Taliban sources say. American Kevin King and Australian Timothy Weeks, lecturers at the American University of Afghanistan, were released on Tuesday, three years after they were kidnapped in Kabul, reports the BBC. The three militants arrived in Qatar from Afghanistan as part
Female MMA fighter, 26, dies from brain injury during fight
An amateur MMA fighter has died after suffering a fatal brain injury during a fight this weekend. Saeideh – known as Sai – Aletaha, 26, collapsed during the bout at Central Hall in Southampton on Saturday night and was taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition but died the next day, reports metro.co.uk. Hampshire Police
Oil slips as concerns over US-China trade talks drag on
U.S. oil prices fell for the second straight day on Tuesday amid market jitters over limited progress between China and the United States on rolling back trade tariffs, while expectations of a rise in U.S. inventories also jangled nerves. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 dropped 32 cents or 0.56% to $56.73 a barrel by
SoulTrain: Wizkid wins award for ‘Brown Skin Girl’
Afropop superstar, Ayodeji Balogun, aka Wizkid, has won SoulTrain’s Ashford and Simpson Songwriters’ award. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that he won the award at the 2019 ceremony held on Sunday in Las Vegas. The ‘Ojuelegba’ singer earned the award for his collaboration with Beyonce, Blue Ivy Carter and SaiNt Jhn on the sensational
24 soldiers, 17 militants killed in Mali attack
Twenty-four Malian soldiers were killed and 29 wounded in an attack on an army patrol in northern Mali on Monday in which 17 militants were also killed, a spokesman for the army said. The West African country is still reeling from an attack on an army post that killed 54 in early November – one
Kylie Jenner sells stake in cosmetics company for $600m
Kylie Jenner will sell the majority of her cosmetics company for $600 million (£463 million). The 22-year-old’s brand, including Kylie Cosmetics and Kylie Skin, will be controlled by beauty giant Coty. Kylie says she is building the brand into an “international beauty powerhouse”. Forbes reported that she made $360 million in sales in 2018, making
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