There was pandemonium in an elementary school in Northern Mexico as a 12-year-old boy has opened fire, killing his teacher and injuring four others before committing suicide. A possible motive was not immediately known. The incident happened at around 7:30 a.m. local time today when gunfire was reported at Cervantes College in Torreón, a city […]
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The National Universities Commission (NUC) has said the commission did not scrap the study of Mass Communication in Nigerian universities, saying the course was only unbundled into seven other degree programmes. Ibrahim Yakasai, the NUC Director of Corporate Affairs disclosed this on Friday in Abuja while clarifying the commission’s position on some online reports claiming […]
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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has ordered the State Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, to commence criminal prosecution against council chairmen who were relieved of their offices over corruption allegations. The Governor disclosed this on Thursday in Benin, at the swearing-in of a new chairman for Esan […]
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Officials of the United States (US) have accused Iran of mistakenly shooting the Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed on Wednesday, killing all the 176 people on board. The aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran’s airport. The incident occurred after Iran launched missiles that hit two air bases of US forces in Iraq. The attack […]
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The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Boboye Oyeyemi, has given the condition under which drivers can make use of Google map. He said the only condition road users could use Google map is with the aid of car-holding phone devices, adding that anyone caught holding their phone while using the map […]
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Toni Kroos scored a wonder goal straight from a corner as Real Madrid beat Valencia 3-1 on Wednesday to reach the final of the controversial Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia. Kroos caught Valencia goalkeeper Jaume Domenech napping with a brilliant, instinctive strike before Isco made it two and Luka Modric added a classy third […]
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze condition over some parts of north and moderate dust haze condition over central states down to the coastal region for Thursday. NiMet’s waether outlook released on Wednesday in Abuja predicted dust haze condition over the eastern flank of the northern states with horizontal visibility of 1KM […]
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Two rockets crashed late Wednesday into the Iraqi capital’s Green Zone, the high-security enclave where foreign embassies including the US mission are based, security sources told AFP. The attack came nearly 24 hours after Tehran launched ballistic missiles at Iraqi bases housing American and other coalition forces in retaliation for the US killing top Iranian […]
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Senegalese striker and Liverpool forward, Sadio Mane has been crowned as the 2019 African Player of the Year. The 27-year old Senegalese striker claimed the top prize for the first time on Tuesday at the 2019 CAF Awards ceremony held in Egypt. Mane beat his Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah of Egypt who won the award the […]
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The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has opened its application portal (www.tefconnect.com) for applications from African entrepreneurs across all African countries, for the 2020 cohort of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme. In 2019, 3,050 African entrepreneurs benefited from the Programme, a number which will meaningfully increase in 2020. The TEF Entrepreneurship Programme is open to startup […]
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