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The past President of the World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA), Dr. Danjuma Adda, has identified hepatitis as a leading cause of death after Covid-

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It was a beehive of socioeconomic activities on Saturday as the residents of Kaduna, Kano and Katsina States shunned the one-million-man nationwide protests. Correspondents of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in the three states learnt that hordes of people were seen busy undertaking their routine public and private activities. It was gathered that markets,…
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An independent, UN-appointed rights expert accused Israel of committing "genocide" in its Gaza war after an Israeli strike targeting a school on Saturday killed 93 people, according to local rescuers. "Israel is genociding the Palestinians one neighbourhood at the time, one hospital at the time, one school at the time, one refugee camp at the…
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Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) have rescued two injured pedestrians hit by a drunk driver as they were crossing the expressway with their luggage. Mr Sola Giwa, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, confirmed this in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. The statement was signed by Mr Taofiq…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for an investigation into the alleged diversion of the rice donated by the Federal Government to the Kano State Government by some officials. The party also demanded the urgent prosecution of those likely to be indicted by the independent probe. The State Chairman of the party, Alhaji Abdullahi…
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Team Nigeria has finished its campaign at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games without winning a single medal. Hannah Reuben was the last athlete left to salvage a medal for Nigeria, but she lost her second round fight in women's freestyle #wrestling 76kg, losing 5-2 (Victory by points) to Mongolia's Davaanasan Amar Enkh. It has been…
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Investors’ sustained interest in MTN Nigeria, Zenith Bank, and FBN Holdings, among other key stocks, drove the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) market capitalization to a gain of N270 billion or 0.48 per cent. Specifically, the market capitalization, which opened at N55.708 trillion, closed at N55.978 trillion. The All-Share Index also advanced by 0.48 per cent,…
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Moscow on Saturday mounted a "counter-terror operation" in three border regions adjoining Ukraine to halt Kyiv's advance deeper into Russia and warned that the fighting endangered a nuclear power plant. Ukrainian units stormed into Russia's western Kursk region on Tuesday morning in a shock attack, the largest and most successful cross-border offensive by Kyiv of…
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Kaduna State Government has raised a red flag against illegal processions and gatherings in the state, saying that criminals disguised themselves as protesters will not get a chance to unleash terror and loot properties. The warning came as the Kaduna State Government reviewed the state of its security on Saturday. According to the Overseeing Commissioner…
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued an urgent call for manufacturers of mpox vaccines to submit an Expression of Interest for Emergency Use Listing (EUL). The global health body disclosed this in a statement on its website on Friday. This call comes amid a growing and serious mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of…
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The Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), popularly known as KAI says it intercepted a truckload of banned Styrofoam packs at Ojuelegba area of the state. The Public Relations Officer, LAGESC, Mr Ajayi Lukman, confirmed this on Friday in a statement. He said the Mercedes-Benz 814 truck, with Reg. No. AJK 140 LG, loaded with Styrofoam…