Paris Olympic
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Ecuador's Brian Pintado won the first athletics Olympic gold medal of the Paris Games on Thursday with victory in the men's 20-kilometre walk. Brazil's Caio Bonfim improved on his fourth-place finish from Rio in 2016, taking silver, with Spain's world champion Alvaro Martin taking bronze. READ ALSO:Olympics: Ofili shocked to be left out of Paris…
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Fibre-optic cables in several parts of France have been "sabotaged," police said on Monday, three days after the rail system was hit by attacks that halted trains across the country. Friday's disruption on the rail network came as Paris celebrated the opening of the Olympic Games, and wrecked the travel plans of hundreds of thousands…
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Only eight people came out to attend the much-touted protest against economic hardship and bad governance in Ilorin, Kwara State. The Guardian Newspaper gathered that the eight people, led by the coordinator of ‘Take it Back Movement’, Bukhari Olanrewaju Ahmed, gathered at Metropolitan Square Asa Dam at around 8:30 am amid fierce-looking security personnel. Our…
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The Nigerian Police Force has deployed helicopters, barb wire and more officers to calm situation in Abuja as protesters break into fragments.
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The House of Representatives joint Committees on downstream and midstream petroleum resources has faulted the Nigerian National Petrol
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The popular Mararaba junction, in Karu Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, was in chaos on Thursday as angry protesters and hoodlums blocked the road and burned tyres. The News Agency of Nigeria ((NAN) reports that the protesters and hoodlums, who hindered motorists from accessing the road, were seen holding placards and leaves. NAN also reports…
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Port Harcourt youth have been seen singing the old national anthem during the ongoing #endbadgovernance nationwide protest, instead of the new one sign into law by the president. The now circulating video showed the protesters singing the old national anthem, claiming they are hungry, and the reason for all this is bad governance. “Everyone in…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on organizers of #EndBadGovernance nationwide protest to make realizable demands from government, rather than frivolous ones. Lagos State PDP Secretary, Soji Orioye, made this call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos, while reacting to the ongoing protests by some youth…
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The nationwide protest was a flop in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Thursday as residents refrained from participating in the civil action.
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Family doctors in England will stage their first industrial action in 60 years, their union announced Thursday, providing a headache for Britain's new Labour government as it seeks to end strikes. The British Medical Association (BMA) said that 98 percent of more than 8,500 general practitioners (GPs) had voted in favour of collective action because…
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More efforts towards fights against corruption, bad governance would curb examination malpractice and rebuild the country, a real estate investor, My ACE-China, has said. China affirmed that exam malpractice can be eradicated completely if the leaders and relevant authorities become intentional towards living by example which will build good characters among the citizens. China therefore,…
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Residents of Kogi went about their normal daily activities on Thursday as security operatives from various agencies occupied major roads in Lokoja, the state capital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports nationwide protests began over economic hardship. NAN reports that business ventures, banks and corporate offices remained open for business as residents go about…