Category: News
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President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced the dismissal of Ukraine’s top commander, General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, in the biggest military shakeup since the start of Russia’s full-scale war almost two years ago. Zelensky’s move follows tensions between Zelensky and his hugely popular military chief after the failure of Ukraine’s much-anticipated counteroffensive. The move also comes as…
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More than 5,000 people died in France as a result of summer heat last year, health authorities said Thursday, February 8. “Everyone has been affected,” Caroline Semaille, head of France’s public health agency, told reporters as she presented a report on heat-related deaths last year. The summer of 2023, marked by four heatwaves including…
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President Tinubu approves the immediate release of 102,000 metric tonnes of rice and maize from the National Food Reserves to boost food availability in the country. President Tinubu also proposed to embark on importation of whatever shortfalls that may be experienced. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02Gv21TTUDBrdPufFWXgbNinAEfvNBMUzLNRTLsodr1BPS3r2N7h7KJjeEoL8PKivpl&id=100054523613443&mibextid=Nif5oz President Tinubu has ordered the release of food items from the national food…
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Flutterwave, Africa’s most valuable startup, will contact over 6,000 account holders across 35 banks and financial institutions to recover ₦19 billion (*$24 million) illegally transferred by POS merchants after a High Court ruling on February 1. “In 2023, we discovered that certain POS device merchants abused their access by conducting unauthorized transactions. In response to…
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1 🇳🇬Nigeria: 61.2m tonnes 2 🇬🇭Ghana: 10.7m tonnes 3 🇨🇮Côte d’Ivoire: 7.6m tonnes 4 🇧🇯Benin: 3.2m tonnes 5 🇹🇬Togo: 985K tonnes 6 🇨🇲Cameroon: 543K tonnes 7 🇨🇫Central African Rep: 491K tonnes 8 🇹🇩Chad: 462K tonnes 9 🇨🇴Colombia: 402K tonnes 10 🇵🇬Papau New Guinea: 378K tonnes #Statisense (FAO)
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The Bauchi State Police Command has declared a cleric in the state, Idris Abdulaziz, wanted. This is disclosed in a Special Police Gazette made available to journalists in Bauchi on Thursday. The police bulletin which was through the command Criminal Investigation Department, displaye the picture and details of Abdulaziz and pledged reward for anyone who assist…
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High Chief Osondu Nwoye was the richest Igbo businessman based in Ivory Coast before yesterday, but what the late Anambra-born billionaire did not see coming Is watching his darling Super Eagles play yesterday in Ivory Coast, where he lives and runs his flourishing business, going to ultimately cost him his life? By this time yesterday,…
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Popular Nigerian musician/Entertainer Timaya, discloses addiction to drugs after his encounter with some young people who introduced him to the use of some “feel good” substance that almost destroyed him before he summoned courage to quit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtIwuA_kM_8
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The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria has revealed that Nigerian nurses and midwives must have a minimum of 2 years post-qualification work experience from the date of issuance of permanent practicing licence before their certificates can be verified by foreign nursing boards/councils. This revelation was made on a circular titled, Revised guidelines for the verification…
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The Deputy Bursar of Kwara State University Malete, Alhaji Ayuba Abdullahi, on Wednesday night, died while watching the semi-finals between Nigeria and South Africa in the ongoing AFCON. Nigeria won the match against South Africa by 4-3 goals on penalties after regulation and extra time ended 1-1. Sources close to the deceased but who spoke on…