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Flood kills three, damages 1,453 houses in Bauchi
The Director-General of the Bauchi State Environmental Protection Agency, Dr Ibrahim Kabir, has confirmed the death of three persons by flood which damaged 1,453 houses and several farmlands in Zaki and Gamawa local government areas. Kabir stated this while briefing Governor Bala Mohammed when he paid a sympathy visit to the affected communities on Saturday
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Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin leaves Balmoral Castle
The coffin carrying the body of Queen Elizabeth II left her beloved Balmoral Castle on Sunday, beginning a six-hour journey to the Scottish capital of Edinburgh. The seven-car cortege carrying the oak casket – draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland – left the gates of her Scottish estate at 10:07am (0907 GMT). More details
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Charles III named King of Australia, New Zealand
King Charles III was officially named monarch in Australia and New Zealand on Sunday, in tandem ceremonies marking his ascension to the throne. In Canberra, Governor-General David Hurley proclaimed “Prince Charles Philip Arthur George to be King Charles III, by grace of God, King of Australia”. At a similar ceremony in Wellington, Prime Minister Jacinda
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SERAP, students sue Buhari over ASUU strike
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project and five university students have filed a lawsuit against the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), over the prolonged strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities. SERAP and the students are asking the court to “declare unlawful the refusal by the Federal Government to meet ASUU’s demands, which
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Gunmen kidnap ex-PDP Plateau gov aspirant’s brother
Gunmen has kidnapped Chief Nengak Ropshak, the elder brother of a former Plateau State governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, Kefas Ropshak, alias Kefiano. It was learnt that the elder Ropshak was abducted by gunmen who attacked his Rin community in Quaapan Local Government Area of the state on Saturday. Residents of the community
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60 million Nigerians battling mental illnesses – Psychiatrist
President, Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria, Prof. Taiwo Obindo, says that more than 60 million Nigerians are suffering from mental illnesses. Obindo, the Chairman, Faculty of Psychiatry, West African College of Physicians, Nigeria Chapter, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja. “Mental healthcare is in a sorry
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Russia pulls back troops as Ukraine regains territories
Russia said it was pulling back troops from the eastern Kharkiv region of Ukraine as Kyiv announced massive territorial gains in its lightning counter-offensive. A Moscow-backed separatist leader in the east meanwhile said Russian forces were fighting “difficult” battles against Kyiv’s troops in several parts of the eastern Donetsk region. A Ukrainian official also said
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Nigerian poses as ventilator seller, defrauds US $30m
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation has declared a Nigerian, Chidozie Collins Obasi, wanted over $30m fraud. The FBI said Obasi was indicted and wanted for defrauding New York State more than $30 million by posing as a ventilator seller during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Aside from posing as ventilator seller, the
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Why I returned my certificate, demanded refund -Frustrated LAUTECH graduate
A graduate of Ladoke University of Technology Ogbomoso, Oludare Alaba, narrates the reason he returned his certificate and demanded a refund of his school fees. Alaba who requested to see the Vice Chancellor but was denied access by the security guards said he wanted the VC to refund his tuition fee multiplied by the number
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Varsities to merge outstanding admissions, say VCs
As the deadline for the 2022 admissions by the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board comes to a close, universities with outstanding admissions will work towards a merger, Sunday PUNCH has learnt. JAMB had during the 2022 policy meeting held in Abuja fixed the deadline of December 31,2022 for the conduct of the 2022/2023 admissions. Stakeholders
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