The toll in a suspected meningitis epidemic in Nigeria has killed 745 people, a rise of over 250 in just over a week, the federal government said on Wednesday. Over 8,000 suspected cases of the disease have been reported across the country over the past five months although most have …
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John Terry insists he has no intention of retiring when he completes the toughest decision of his life by leaving Chelsea at the end of the season. Terry revealed this week that he will bring down the curtain on his glittering 19-year Chelsea career once the current campaign is over. …
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United Nations headquarters employee was arrested on Monday for robbing four banks over a two-month span, The New York Post reports. Nigerian national Abdullahi Shuaibu, 53, was charged with two counts of robbery and two counts of attempted robbery. All robberies were committed during his lunch breaks at banks within …
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An advocacy group in the Niger Delta, the Grassroots Initiative for Peace and Social Orientation, has advised the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, to stop frustrating the peace process in the region. GIPSO said the minister’s alleged selective town hall meetings with some groups and ex-militant …
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A former New England Patriots star who was convicted of murder was found hanged Wednesday morning in the Massachusetts prison where he was serving a life sentence, officials said. CNN is reporting the death of Hernandez, 27, comes just days after he was acquitted in a separate murder case. Hernandez …
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Police say no fewer than 44 people were killed when a passenger bus fell into a river in India’s northern mountainous state of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday. The bus rolled off the road and fell 500 metres into the Tons river in the Nerwa region, local police officer Narender Singh …
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The Police on Wednesday arraigned 53 persons before a Magistrates’ Court in Chediya-Zaria, Kaduna State who were allegedly arrested during a gay marriage. The prosecutor, Sgt. Mannir Nasir said the accused were arrested on April 15 at Zaria Motel and were being charged for conspiracy, unlawful assembly and belonging to …
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By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, is now leading the long awaited quest to find the soul of the North. He is willing to risk the throne to get there. But will he succeed? Will the factors that stopped reformers before him stop him? For …
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The US decision to cut funding to the UN Population Fund is based on an inaccurate perception and could be devastating for the health of women and girls worldwide, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday. President Donald Trump’s government announced late Monday that it was withdrawing its financial support because …
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The Police Command in Kano State has arrested one Ibrahim Maikaji, the father of the girl who was circumcised by some local barbers at Sabuwar Kaura village in Doguwa Local Government Area. The Public Relations officer of the command, DSP Magaji Majiya, disclosed this while briefing newsmen shortly after presenting …
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