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Bangladesh police squeeze protest leaders out of hospital

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Bangladeshi police detectives on Friday forced the discharge from hospital of three student protest leaders blamed for deadly unrest, taking them to an unknown...

Hamas leader in West Bank dies in Israeli custody

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A Hamas leader in the West Bank died in Israeli custody, Palestinian authorities and the militant group said Friday. Mustafa Muhammad Abu Ara, 63, died...

Man charged with attempted murder in UK soldier stabbing

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A 24-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder over the stabbing of a British soldier earlier this week, UK police said on Thursday. Detectives...

Putin vows ‘retribution’ against those trying to ‘divide’ Russia

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Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to crush anybody who tries to divide Russian society as he hailed the effectiveness and unwavering loyalty of...

Uganda charges dozens of anti-graft protesters

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Dozens of people who joined anti-corruption rallies in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, on Tuesday in defiance of an official ban have been charged and...

Military helicopter crashes In Russia, crew dead

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An Mi-28 military helicopter has crashed in an uninhabited area of southwestern Russia, killing the crew, two Russian news agencies said Thursday. It crashed in...

Plane crash kills 18 in Nepal, pilot hospitalised

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A passenger plane crashed on take-off in Kathmandu on Wednesday, with the pilot rescued from the wreckage but all 18 others aboard killed, police...

Taiwan shuts down as Typhoon Gaemi approaches

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Taiwan closed schools, suspended the stock market, and declared a typhoon holiday Wednesday as Gaemi barrelled towards the island, bringing torrential rains and whipping...

UK PM faces grilling after suspending seven MPs

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The United Kingdom Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, faces his first House of Commons grilling on Wednesday after suspending seven of his own Labour MPs...

FG slashes stranded foreign scholars’ allowances

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The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Education, has announced a slash in allowances of foreign scholars who are currently stranded in Russia,...

Kano Anti-Corruption Agency moves to address hike in bread prices

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Food inflation: Osun Gov, Adeleke throws weight behind traditional price control

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Naira depreciates to N1,575/$ in parallel market

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Nigeria imported $2.25bn fuel from Malta — Report

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Garri, beans, yam, tomatoes, other food prices surge by over 180% in Nigeria

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Naira slumps against dollar amid CBN interest rate hike

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Dollar to Naira exchange rate appreciates massively

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Disparaging Dangote uncalled for, creating bad waves for Nigeria – AFDB President, Adesina

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Fuel crisis: Marketers project N700bn monthly subsidy

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Buy me out, Dangote offers to sell refinery to NNPC

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Political Gist

Fresh crisis brews in Labour Party as new chairman emerges

July 26, 2024

The crisis in the Labour Party, LP, has taken a new twist as a Former Deputy National Chairman, Callistus Okafor, has laid claim to...

Senate Fixes Date For Public Hearing Over Dangote Refinery

July 26, 2024

The Nigerian Senate has fixed September for the public hearing to resolve the rift between Dangote Group and Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory...

I Too Engaged in ‘Peaceful’ Protests, But Didn’t Destroy Properties – Pres. Tinubu to Nigerians

July 26, 2024

President Bola Tinubu has acknowledged his participation in various protests throughout his career, emphasizing that these demonstrations were always conducted without violence.The President made...

SDP suspends embattled Kogi chairman for alleged anti-party activities

July 26, 2024

The Social Democratic Party, SDP, has suspended its embattled Kogi State chairman, Moses Peter Oricha, for alleged indiscipline and anti-party activities. The suspension of Oricha...

Dangote, local refineries to end fuel importation

July 26, 2024

Owners of local refineries in Nigeria, including the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, say they can help the country stop the importation of refined petroleum products...

We can handle local government elections – INEC

July 25, 2024

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it can comfortably handle the conduct of local government elections if the responsibility falls on it. The Chairman...

Edo Poll: PDP commences ward-to-ward campaign

July 25, 2024

Ahead of the September 2024 governorship election in Edo State, the Peoples Democratic Party has announced it will begin a ward-to-ward campaign on July...

South East Development Commission: APGA BoT Chair, Okorie hails Tinubu

July 25, 2024

The Board of Trustees Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Chekwas Okorie, has hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for signing into...

Health Gist

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ABUTH resident doctors begin five-day warning strike

July 22, 2024

The National Association of Resident Doctors, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, has commenced a five-day warning strike over the non-payment of salaries owed to...

Cholera vaccines to arrive in Nigeria soon – Gavi

July 19, 2024

Whooping cough outbreak kills 9 infants in Britain

July 12, 2024

Lagos needs 30,000 medical doctors – Commissioner

July 10, 2024

Gynecologist urges increased education on menstrual pain management

July 10, 2024

Crime Gist

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Teenager allegedly steals phone inside mosque, faces prosecution

July 26, 2024

The Police on Friday arraigned a 19-year-old man, Karim Sodiq, before an Ona-Ara Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, for allegedly stealing a cell phone inside a...

Man arrested for impregnating sister-in-law, 16, in Anambra

July 26, 2024

Two dead as FCT police engage suspects in gun duel, recover stolen cars, weapons

July 26, 2024

Police nab man who allegedly defiled 12-year-old girl

July 26, 2024

Kidnapper killed, two injured as abducted Edo pastor regains freedom

July 26, 2024

Agricultural Gist

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Reps move to boost funding for farmers

July 22, 2024

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, on Monday, hinted at plans by the parliament to enact laws that would boost funding...

Planting crops at dumpsites may lead to cancer – Don cautions farmers

July 18, 2024

Infestation, hot weather fueling Tomato price hike – Farmers

May 30, 2024

Tomato price hike, scarcity caused by infestation – Agriculture minister

May 28, 2024

Oyebanji approves 50% subsidy on improved oil palm, cocoa, cashew seedlings for Ekiti farmers

May 15, 2024

Legal Gist

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Fake Anambra lawyer jailed 90 days for impersonation

June 21, 2024

Justice Okechukwu Onunkwo of the Anambra State High Court sitting at Otuocha located in Anambra East Local Government of the state, on Wednesday, sentenced...