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Facebook bans Taliban-related contents from platforms
Social media giant, Facebook, has banned Taliban and related contents from all its platforms. This confirmation comes after Taliban fighters took over Afghanistan Capital, Kabul on Sunday, causing many citizens to flee the country including the American backed President, Ashraf Ghani. Speaking with the BBC, a Facebook spokesperson said the organisation has been banned under…
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Rivers lecturers suspended over alleged sexual harassment, corruption
The Rivers State College of Health Science and Management Technology has suspended one of its lecturers, Mr Princewill Chikakpobi, for three months for allegedly sexually harassing a 100-level female student. The Provost of the College, Professor Franklyn Nlerum, who disclosed this at a press briefing in Port Harcourt, said the suspension took effect from August…
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Lille’s Sanches out for six weeks
Lille’s Portugal midfielder Renato Sanches has undergone surgery on a knee injury and will be out for six weeks, the French champions announced. Sanches had been struggling with his knee for several weeks. He played the entire 3-3 draw at Metz in the first round but was not in the squad for Saturday’s 4-0 home…
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Naomi Osaka breaks down in tears during press conference
Naomi Osaka vowed on Monday to give more than just this week’s Cincinnati Masters prize money in aid of the earthquake in her father’s native Haiti. The natural disaster which has claimed nearly 1,300 victims, prompted an immediate response from the world number two. But Osaka, who had to leave a pre-tournament press conference for a…
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Nigeria’s subsidised petrol smuggled as far as Mali, say Customs
The Nigeria Customs Service has said Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, is being smuggled out of Nigeria in large quantities after it has been subsidised by the Federal Government. According to the border security outfit, the petroleum product is being diverted to as far as Mali. The Controller-General of the NCS, Col. Hameed…
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Athletes’ village reopens one week before Tokyo Paralympics begins
Tokyo’s athletes’ village reopened on Tuesday, seven days before the commencement of the Paralympic Games, Kyodo news agency has reported. The delegations have started arriving at the village, a day after the announcement that the Paralympic Games would follow the lead of the Olympics. Organisers have said that fans would, however, be excluded from venues…
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You don’t like me, Queen lambasts Maria after Pere’s clash with Whitemoney
Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Queen, got into a squabble with the Head of House, Maria, following the clash between Pere and Whitemoney. According to Queen, Maria did not resolve the conflict between Pere and Whitemoney, as expected. After the conflict, Maria had called for calm but Pere had refused to apologise to…
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FG, FAO partner on animal diseases detection, control
The Federal Government is partnering the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations to train Nigerians on better ways to detect and control rising cases of animal diseases in the agricultural sector. Officials of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the FAO inaugurated the In-Service Applied Veterinary Epidemiology Training programme in…
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VIDEO: We must ensure Afghanistan never again safe haven for terrorists -Guterres
The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, says the world must unite to ensure that “Afghanistan is never again used as a safe haven for terrorists.” Guterres’ toes the same line as French President Emmanuel Macron who also expressed the same view. The Taliban renamed the country Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan on Monday, following the takeover of…
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Taliban: Afghanistan will no longer participate in Tokyo 2020 Paralympics – Officials
Afghanistan will no longer participate at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics after Taliban has taken over power. Before the developmen, Afghanistan was expected to be represented by two taekwondo players at the Paralympics. “Regrettably NPC Afghanistan will no longer participate in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games,” an International Paralympic Committee spokesperson said. “Due to the serious…
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