The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has declared a national disaster in five states of the country, currently being devastated by flooding. These states includes Adamawa, Taraba, Rivers, Kebbi and Bayelsa. According to reports obtained from the agency, the list has now grown to nine states facing adverse flooding conditions. In a statement made by Director-General […]
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The youngest billionaire is Africa, Mohammed Dewji, has been abducted by unknown men in front of a hotel in the city of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. AFP reports. Officials said that the young billionaire was taken by gunmen as he was entering the gym of a hotel in the city. 43 Year old Mohammed Dewji, […]
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Super Eagles Head coach Gernot Rohr, has warned his team against being complacent as they prepare for the AFCON qualifiers double-header against Libya. Rohr insists that the resignation of the coach of the Libyan team could spur a better performance from the team as they tackle the Eagles in Uyo on Saturday. Coach Adel Amrouche […]
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The Speaker and deputy speaker of the Ekiti State house of assembly have been impeached by members of the house. The Speaker Hon Kola Oluwawole and his deputy Mr Sina Animasun were reportedly impeached this afternoon by some members of the house. The impeached leaders were members of the PDP and supporters of the outgoing Governor […]
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Four people have been reported dead and 30 others missing, after a boat carrying migrants sank off the Western coast of Turkey late on Tuesday. Reuters reports. The Turkish interior ministry made this known on Wednesday and also reveled the number of people still to be accounted for. The ministry also said in it’s statements […]
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The International Monetary Fund IMF, has warned against a delay in structural reforms in petroleum exporting countries where it is seriously needed. This day reports. The IMF sounded out this warning to countries like Nigeria, cautioning against holding back reforms because of the currently high oil prices. According to the report, this was disclosed by the […]
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Nikki Haley, United States Ambassador to the United Nations resigned from her position on Tuesday. President Donald Trump, who confirmed the resignation in a Press Conference at the White House, said Haley will leave her post at the end of the year. Trump also said the Ambassador had informed him of her decision to leave […]
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A mass grave containing the remains of 800 German soldiers killed in World War II has been unearthed during construction work in the south-western Russian city of Volgograd, the German War Graves Commission said on Friday. The discovery in the once fiercely-contested city, previously known as Stalingrad, was made while water pipes were being laid, […]
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Australia could be the first country in the world to effectively eradicate cervical cancer if current vaccination and screening rates are maintained, according to a research in public health journal `the Lancet’ published on Wednesday. “By 2022, cervical cancer rates are predicted to drop to less than six cases per 100,000 people and thus be […]
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, is testing a number of envelopes sent to the Pentagon in Washington after a “suspicious substance’’ was found, a U.S. Department of Defence spokesman said on Tuesday. “On Monday, the Pentagon Force Protection Agency detected a suspicious substance during mail screening at the Pentagon’s remote screening facility,’’ Rob Manning […]
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