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The United States shot down a drone fired by Yemen's Huthi rebels toward the Red Sea and destroyed more of their weaponry on Saturday, its military said.

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  Rwanda has confirmed six deaths from Marburg virus disease (MVD) amid an outbreak that has affected 26 people nationwide. READ ALSO: Lekki Scrabble Classics dress rehearsal for ASC Rwanda 2024, says Anikoh  Speaking Saturday evening during a broadcast on Rwanda Television, Rwanda’s Minister of Health Sabin Nsanzimana revealed that the victims and most of the…
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It was a bag of mixed feelings virtually all over Anambra State Saturday afternoon as the much-expected council elections got underway. The election was to elect chairmen and councillors into the 21 local governments and 326 wards in the state. While members of the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) described the election as commendable,…
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      Rising from Cameroon’s East region at the confluence of the Lom and Pangar rivers of the Sanaga Basin, the Lom-Pangar Hydroelectric Plant stands as one of the nation’s largest hydropower facilities. READ ALSO:Kidnapping: Police arrest 5 Cameroonians in Adamawa   When China CAMC Engineering Co., Ltd (CAMCE), a subsidiary of China National…
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    Egypt says the top priority for the United Nations regarding Gaza is to stop the bloodshed immediately and to prevent any attempt to resolve the Palestinian question through forced displacement. READ ALSO:Egypt announces $5bn investment from Saudi Arabia   Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Ahmed Mohamed Abdelatty said this on Saturday.   He told…
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    Sen. Ali Ndume (APC-Borno) has decried the level of corruption in Nigeria, saying the trend is a major challenge facing the nation. READ ALSO:Abdulsalami to chair NAN’s international lecture on insecurity, corruption   Ndume stated this during an interactive session with newsmen in Kano on Saturday.   “Our major challenge in this country…
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Former Presidential media aide, Laolu Akande, has commended Nigerian career diplomats for their crucial role in upholding Nigeria's prominence at the 2024 United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). He made these remarks during Inside Sources, a Channels Television programme he hosts weekly. Akande’s comments followed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to prioritize domestic issues, which led…
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The Ogun State Police Command has said that a 35-year-old zoo worker at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Babaji Daule, was killed by a lion on Saturday. Omolola Odutola, the spokesman for the state police command, released a statement on Sunday detailing the incident. Daule, who was born in Bauchi State, reportedly forgot…
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) on Saturday expressed concern about the large scale of oil bunkering in the country, stating that it has traced illegal pipes to sacred institutions, including mosques, churches, and traditional palaces. The agency also said increasing crude oil production from the current 1.7 million barrels per day to three…
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Top African leaders are set to be honoured at the upcoming Democracy Heroes Award Africa in recognition of their contributions towards the enrichment of democratic norms in Nigerian society and the African continent as a whole. Leading the list of those who are set to receive the prestigious award is the President of Liberia, Joseph…
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    Osasuna shattered La Liga leaders Barcelona's perfect start to the season with an emphatic 4-2 victory on Saturday. READ ALSO:“Injured” Sadiq Umar listed for Sociedad’s midweek clash with Osasuna   The Catalans won all seven of their opening fixtures but Hansi Flick's rotated side came badly undone in Pamplona as Ante Budimir scored…