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26 Jan
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has ordered a probe into the flooding of several rice farmlands in Shonga, Edu Local Government Area of the state. The committee, led by the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor, Princess Bukola Babalola, will be assisted by the commissioners for Agriculture, Water Resources, and Environment, as well as…
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Tech giant Alphabet, Google's parent company, reported robust fourth-quarter results on Tuesday, with revenues jumping 12 percent to $96.5 billion, but the earnings fell short of analyst expectations. READ ALSO:China to probe Google over anti-monopoly violations The company's share price sank as much as 7.5 percent in after hours trading as traders were disappointed…
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The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Federal Teaching Hospital Lokoja (FTHL), Dr Olatunde Alabi, has denied allegations of a severe manpower shortage at the hospital. Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting on Tuesday, Alabi responded to claims by the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) that the hospital was facing an industrial crisis and staff shortages.…
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The Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON), Lagos State Council, has urged ride-hailing service providers to adjust fares in favour of drivers to reflect the present economic realities. The Lagos State Public Relations Officer of AUATON, Mr Steven Iwindoye, made the appeal in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Iwindoye described it as…
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Five doctors in Burundi have been imprisoned by the intelligence service after quitting their jobs over the failure of salary negotiations, union and government sources told AFP on Tuesday. The doctors were arrested by the intelligence service between December 27 and January 31, accused of "undermining the internal security of the state", according to…
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On Tuesday, the Federal Government began the tolling of the 227.2km Abuja-Keffi-Akwanga-Lafia-Makurdi Highway with the inauguration of the Garaku Toll Plaza axis of the road. It said certain categories of vehicles, including security, diplomatic, ambulances and tricycles, are exempted from the tolling. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the road is a Public…
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The Anambra Police Command has detained one Obinna Anene, the alleged principal suspect in the murder of a 74-year-old woman in Abagana Community in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement issued in Awka and made available to newsmen on Tuesday. Ikenga stated…
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Rwandan-backed armed group M23 announced a humanitarian "ceasefire" from Tuesday in the Democratic Republic of Congo's perennially explosive east, days before a planned crisis meeting between the Congolese and Rwandan leaders. The M23 and Rwandan troops last week seized Goma -- the provincial capital of the mineral-rich North Kivu region that has been blighted by…
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Shelling by Sudanese paramilitaries killed five people outside one of the last functioning hospitals in Khartoum's twin city Omdurman Tuesday, with medical sources reporting escalating violence across the war-torn country. A medical source in Al-Nao Hospital in Omdurman, requesting anonymity for safety reasons, said volunteers were among the dead. "The shells landed in the garden…
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Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has rejigged his cabinet and created a new Ministry for Livestock Development, Veterinary Services and Fisheries in the state. This is contained in a statement by Mr Samuel Jatau, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), issued on Tuesday in Jos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
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Afghanistan's Taliban authorities raided well-known women's radio station Radio Begum on Tuesday, arresting two employees, the broadcaster said, calling for the speedy release of its staff. The Taliban information ministry said the station had been suspended for "multiple violations", in the latest search by the government of local media outlets in Afghanistan. "Officers from the…