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19 Aug
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has said the death of its Chairman, Isaac Omodewu, is a colossal loss to the state and the country. The Guardian reports earlier today that Omodewu died after a protracted illness in the United States. The party, in a statement on Monday in Ibadan by its Publicity…
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Carlos Alcaraz barrelled into the China Open quarter-finals on Sunday in just 56 minutes as 595th-ranked Zhang Shuai extended her historic run. Rain in Beijing played havoc with the schedule but four-time Grand Slam champion Alcaraz made rapid progress under the roof of the Diamond Court with a 6-1, 6-2 demolition of Tallon Griekspoor The…
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After years of avoiding fatherhood, you may be surprised when the time comes to start a family, only to find that conceiving isn't as easy as you thought. Shockingly, 1 in 8 couples face difficulties with getting pregnant, and men’s reproductive health is often a contributing factor. Many men unknowingly engage in habits that could…
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A team of scientists from UC Riverside, UC Irvine, and Yale School of Medicine has created a new drug, MED6-189, that shows promise in fighting malaria. The drug works on both drug-sensitive and drug-resistant strains of Plasmodium falciparum, the deadliest malaria parasite. In lab tests and in mice with human blood, MED6-189 was highly effective.…
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The Vice Chancellor and students of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) have pledged to support efforts targeted at curbing the prevalence of sexual harassment in the institution. They made the pledge at a one-day in-house sensitisation campaign against the menace, which was organised by the feminist non-governmental organisation, Alliances for Africa (AfA), in…
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Ahead of the October 1st planned nationwide protest, the Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Police Command, CP Bethrand C. Onuoha, has engaged with the executive of the “Take It Back Movement” Kogi State Chapter at the Command Headquarters in Lokoja. Speaking to our correspondent, SP William Ovye Aya, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the…
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A 50-year-old man has been arrested by the Police for allegedly defiling a four-year-old girl in Ubulu-Uku, Aniocha south local government area of the state. The Guardian learnt that the minor was on an errand to her grandmother's house when the Suspect allegedly messed her up on Wednesday last week According to sources, the suspect…
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The Soludo faction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), led by Mr. Sly Ezeokenwa, on Sunday, criticised the recent move to suspend party leaders, including Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, by the party's national chairman, Chief Edozie Njoku. Ezeokenwa contends that Njoku lacks the authority to suspend Soludo or any other party leader.…
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Torino's poor week ended on a bad note as they failed to regain top spot in Serie A slipping to their first league defeat of the season beaten 3-2 at home by Lazio on Sunday. Having gone top of Serie A for the first time since February 1977, last weekend Lazio ended Torino's brief stay…
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The Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC) has announced that four Nigerian professors have been appointed to key positions at the University of Applied Science, Engineering and Technology (USET) in The Gambia. Dr. Yusuf Yakub, the Director-General of NTAC, made this announcement on Saturday in Abuja during a courtesy visit from The Gambia's Minister of Higher…
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As Nigeria celebrates her 64th year of independence, Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori on Sunday urged Nigerians not to be overwhelmed by the present economic challenges bedevilling the nation. Rather, he encouraged them to remain optimistic, noting that tough times don't last, but tough people do by effectively surmounting the challenges they face. Governor Oborevwori…