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The Kaduna government, yesterday, clarified that the 24-hour curfew imposed on the metropolis and Zaria had been reviewed.
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The Kaduna State Government said a report of shooting and kidnapping on the Kaduna-Abuja expressway was false and should be disregarded. The Overseeing Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, debunked the report in a statement issued on Thursday in Kaduna. Aruwan said the state government was aware of a report being…
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for an emergency meeting on mpox, following its spread outside the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Mpox – formerly called monkeypox – is a viral disease endemic in Central and West Africa. It can be transmitted through physical contact with an infected person, animal or contaminated materials.…
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Kenyan police patrolled the streets of the capital Nairobi on Thursday, roadblocks were set up on major arteries and many shops were shut ahead of planned new anti-government protests. The East African nation has been rocked by weeks of sometimes deadly demonstrations mostly led by young Gen-Z Kenyans against President William Ruto's two-year-old administration. The…
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Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked his prime minister Ahmed Hachani without explanation on Wednesday and replaced him with social affairs minister Kamel Madouri, according to a statement from his office. Hachani took office on August 1 last year, replacing Najla Bouden, who was also dismissed without an official reason by Saied. His replacement Madouri had…
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A once-respected crocodile expert was sentenced in Australia Thursday to more than 10 years in jail for sexually abusing and killing dozens of dogs, and a string of other crimes. Adam Britton, 53, had pleaded guilty to 63 charges relating to bestiality, animal cruelty and possessing child abuse material. In sentencing Britton on Thursday, Northern…
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Kenya's President William Ruto campaigned for the August 2022 election as a man of the people, but deadly protests over his economic policies have demolished his image domestically and tarnished his standing abroad, analysts say. The embattled leader is facing searing criticism since he won the hotly-contested election, with the discontent -- mostly led by…
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Govenor Bassey Otu of Cross River has lifted the 25-year embargo on employment into the State civil service. Dr Erasmus Ekpang, Commissioner for Information, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on Wednesday. While noting that the last time mass employment took place in the service was…
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Despite the tedious process of obtaining a transcript from Nigerian universities, the ivory towers have continued to rake in billions from the mass of Nigerian graduates seeking vital documents for new opportunities.
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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has suspended Okpravero Ufuoma, an Assistant Superintendent of Immigration II (ASI II) for allegedly soliciting financial gratification from a traveller. NIS’s Comptroller General, Mrs Kemi Nandap, made this known in a statement issued by the Service Public Relations Officer, Mr Kenneth Udo on Thursday in Abuja. According to Nandap, the…