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Iran on Wednesday condemned a new round of US sanctions as a "clear sign of hostility" after Washington blacklisted more than 30 people and vessels linked to its oil trade. Washington announced the measures on Monday, targeting the head of the national oil company and others accused of brokering oil sales. It was the second…
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The legal team representing Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has petitioned the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), seeking his urgent intervention in the reassignment of Kanu's case. In a letter addressed to the CJN, lead counsel Aloy Ejimakor urged the judiciary's top authority to direct the Chief Judge…
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Delta State government has reaffirmed its commitment to empowering the youths with quality digital skills and opportunities needed to excel in information communication technology (ICT). The commissioner for Science and Technology, Odinigwe Odigie, who gave the assurance at the launch of the ICT Youth Empowerment Programme, held in Asaba, the State capital, said, "We recognize…
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A two-year-old girl has died from bird flu in Cambodia, officials said, the Southeast Asian nation's second death from the virus this year. The girl caught the virus playing near sick chickens at her home in southeastern Prey Veng province and died on Tuesday after suffering fever, coughing and breathing difficulties, the health ministry said…
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Ogun House of Assembly has passed a resolution, calling on the state government to immortalise the late former Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Representatives, Adewunmi Onanuga. The assembly specifically urged the state government to rename the High Court Road, Sagamu, after the late lawmaker. The passage of the resolution followed the debate on…
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A soil-dwelling bacteria has killed 14 people in Australia's flood-hit state of Queensland, officials said, as health experts investigate what caused the outbreak. Melioidosis, a rare antibiotic-resistant disease caused by bacteria found in soil or mud, often surfaces in tropical areas after heavy rain or flooding. While cases have occurred in Queensland in previous years,…
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The Anambra House of Assembly has passed a resolution calling on the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to reopen the Onitsha Drug Market closed on February 9. The lawmakers, who passed the resolution during the plenary session on Tuesday, said the closure of the market had put the livelihood of…
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Taiwan dispatched forces on Wednesday in response to China's "live-fire" drills off the self-ruled island, Taipei's defence ministry said, condemning the exercises as dangerous. China deployed 32 aircraft around Taiwan as part of a joint combat drill and announced "live-fire exercises" in an area about 40 nautical miles (74 kilometres) off the island's south, the…
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Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has urged media organisations across the country to explore strategic partnerships amidst economic challenges. Media practitioners, regulatory bodies, and scholars in Nigeria converged on Bauchi to discuss the survival of the broadcast industry amid dwindling resources and threats of emerging technologies. Speaking at the 80th General Assembly of Broadcasting Organisation…
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The Federal Government has inaugurated the governing council of the Chartered Institute of Project Managers of Nigeria (CIPMN), urging the body to play a more active role in supporting industrial growth. The Minister of State for Industry, Sen. John Enoh, inaugurated the council on Tuesday in Abuja. The minister, represented by his Senior Special Adviser…