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Olympics: Laura Kenny becomes first British woman to win five gold medals
British cyclist Laura Kenny won her fifth Olympic gold medal on Friday, powering to victory alongside Katie Archibald in the first women’s madison at a Games. Kenny and Archibald, now a two-time Olympic champion, won 10 of the 12 sprints to finish on 78 points, 43 clear of Denmark, who took silver. The Russian Olympic…
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BREAKING: Four dead as gunmen attack Imo police station
Gunmen on Thursday night attacked the Divisional Police Headquarters in the Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State. The attack claimed the lives of four persons which included a police Inspector and three of the attackers. While parts of the police Division were burnt, cars parked on the premises were not spared. The PUNCH gathered…
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Support troops’ anti-banditry operations in North-West, Masari urges Nigerians
The Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, has called on Nigerians, particularly those residing in the North-West to support ongoing anti banditry operations in the region. The Governor made the appeal when the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya paid him a courtesy call on Thursday at the Government House, Katsina. The COAS…
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Tanzania opposition leader in court on terrorism charges
Tanzanian opposition leader Freedom Mbowe appeared in court on Friday on terrorism charges that his supporters have denounced as a politically-motivated move to silence dissent. It was the first time Mbowe was seen in public since his arrest along with other members of his Chadema party on July 21, just hours before they were to…
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Resident doctors give conditions to call off strike
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors have listed payment of outstanding doctors’ salaries and hazard allowances minimum, enrolment of doctors in the integrated personal payroll information systems, amongst others, as minimum conditions to call off its indefinite strike which commenced on Monday, August 2, 2021. The National President of NARD, Dr. Okhuaihesuyi Uyilawa, made this…
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Solskjaer ‘positive’ over Pogba’s Man United future
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says his talks with Paul Pogba have been “positive” amid reports linking the France midfielder with a move to Paris Saint Germain. Pogba is out of contract at the end of the coming season and is yet to agree a new deal with United. The 28-year-old has repeatedly been…
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Why breastfeeding is important – UNICEF
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, has said that it’s a sin for nursing mothers to deprive their children of exclusive breastfeeding which is the child’s first food as an infant. The organisation lamented the low rate of exclusive breastfeeding in South South states and called for a return to exclusive breastfeeding in order…
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Gov Emmanuel lauds Niger Delta recovery plan for ex-militants
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, has lauded the Niger Delta Recovery Plan initiated by the Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme, Col. Milland Dikio (retd), for economic empowerment of ex-agitators and the Niger Delta region. Emmanuel particularly commended an aspect of the plan designed to enable ex-agitators to explore other economic potentials of the region…
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BBNaija S6: I want you to be mine, Sammie woos Peace
Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Sammie, has wooed Peace, asking her to be his. Sammie said this after his earlier love interest, Angel, revealed on Thursday night that their relationship has gone sour. Same night, while Peace lay on the bed, Sammie approached her and said, “I want you to be mine”. In…
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TCN suspends direct power sale to industries
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has suspended the evacuation of electricity to eligible customers, it was learnt on Thursday. In July 2018, the immediate past Minister of Power, Babatunde Fashola, announced the introduction of the Eligible Customer policy, explaining that it would accelerate power supply to industries and heavy consumers. Fashola, who is the current…
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