Typhoon Yagi
15 Sep
The death toll in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has jumped to 74, state media reported on Sunday, a day after its junta made a rare
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Emergency workers raced to evacuate thousands of people from severe floods Tuesday after Typhoon Yagi swept through northern Vietnam, killing 63 people and leaving 40 missing. Yagi struck Saturday with winds in excess of 149 kilometres (92 miles) per hour, making it the most powerful typhoon to hit northern Vietnam in 30 years, according to…
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Former Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has slammed the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, describing his viral television interview as “the least intelligent five minutes of broadcast history.” Obi, in the viral interview with ARISE NEWS The Morning Show, said, “nobody floats a currency without having adequate…
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Five African countries including Benin, Congo DRC, Gambia, Ethiopia, and Kenya have been voted in as new members of the United Nations Human Rights Council. The five countries will serve for three years, starting on January 1st, 2025. The UN General Assembly elected a total of 18 members to the Human Rights Council for the…
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To address the serious issue of malnutrition and its impact on physical health, the French Embassy, in partnership with the French Institute of Nigeria and Paragonx, hosted a programme focused on raising awareness about fitness and healthy nutrition. The event, tagged "Fitness Core—Paris 2024," was held at the Zagaleta Lounge, Wuse Abuja. The fitness programme…
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The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Muhammad Matawalle, on Saturday, praised the Sokoto State Government for supporting the Armed Forces and other security agencies. Matawalle disclosed this during the handover ceremony of 10 operational vehicles to military forces deployed to Sokoto State held at the Sokoto State Government House. He noted that the vehicles,…
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The Niger State government, in partnership with Nigeria Health Watch (NHW), has inaugurated the cohort 1, track two of the Niger State Health Misinformation Management Fellowship Programme, held at the Haske Luxury Hotel in Minna, on Friday, 12th Oct. 2024. The Commissioner for Primary Healthcare, Niger State, Dr. Ahmed Ibrahim Dangana, while highlighting the critical…
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to pay Kasmal International Services about N579 billion with a 10 per cent annual interest. The presiding judge, Inyang Ekwo, delivered the ruling on Friday in a case filed by Kasmal against the CBN and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF).…
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Senator Sunday Karimi, representing Kogi West, has facilitated the construction of a military base on the outskirts of Egbe, Yagba West Local Government Area, to address insecurity in the area. Karimi explained at the inauguration on Saturday that the base would assist security agencies in responding faster to threats such as terrorism and kidnapping, particularly…
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Inter-communal clashes in southeastern Kenya have killed at least 18 people in the past two weeks, police said Saturday, as security was boosted in the affected areas. Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki on Friday declared 12 areas of Tana River County "dangerous and disturbed" due to the clashes, which have pitted communities of pastoralists against resettled…
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Txiki Begiristain will step down as Manchester City director of football at the end of the season with Sporting Lisbon's Hugo Viana replacing Pep Guardiola's trusted advisor, the Premier League champions said Saturday. "Following a trophy-laden 12 years at the Etihad Stadium, Txiki will leave his current post following the club's involvement in this summer's…
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Despite the war and strife, Congolese people show resilience through their sense of fashion and style. Fashion, extravagance, and elegance aren’t typically associated with the people of the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo amidst their history of poverty, disease, malnutrition, and civil war. Yet, centered in the middle of the Congo’s…