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Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Latest Updates
Europe’s worst conflict in decades has killed as many as 20,000 people since Russia’s February 24 invasion, according to Ukrainian estimates. More than 4.2 million Ukrainians have fled the country and about 6.5 million have been internally displaced, the United Nations agencies say. The world, however, keeps hoping for a respite, amid the avalanche of…
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Why We Sacked Abuja Imam, Mosque Steering Committee
The Management Committee of the National Assembly Legislators’ Quarters Mosque, Apo, Abuja, has revealed reason behind the disengagement of Sheikh Nuru Khalid, from serving as Imam in the central Mosque . Recall that, Khalid had earlier been suspended for the sermon believed to cast aspersions on President Muhammadu Buhari led government over the state of…
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How To Prevent Recurrent Stroke, Study
Nearly one-third of patients with stroke of unknown cause have heart rhythm disorder that can be treated to prevent another stroke, says a Nordic Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke study. The study presented at the European Heart Rhythm Association, EHRA, 2022 Scientific Congress of the European Society of Cardiology, ESC, was posted on ESC website on…
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ASUU Blows Hot, Threatens To Expose Politicians, Govt Officials ‘Behind IPPIS Impasse’
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Bauchi chapter, has threatened to expose politicians and government officials that are allegedly frustrating government’s efforts at resolving the controversial IPPIS impasse. The union accused Nigerian politicians and government officials of feeding fat by using some companies in managing the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) in…
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Sacked Abuja Imam Bags New Appointment in Abuja
Sacked Chief Imam of the National Assembly Legislators’ Quarters Mosque, Sheikh Muhammad Nuru Khalid, has bagged new appointment with a central Mosque behind the Central Bank Nigeria (CBN) Quarters, Abuja Sheikh Khalid stated this while speaking with Vanguard exclusively in Abuja on Monday night, adding that he was undeterred by his sack. He also disclosed…
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Suspended Abuja Imam ‘Sacked’ (See Sack Letter)
Suspended Chief Imam of Apo Legislative Quarters Juma’at Mosque in Abuja, Sheikh Nuru Khalid, has been sacked by the mosque’s Steering Committee for criticising President Muhammadu Buhari over last Monday night’s attack on an Abuja-Kaduna train. The Steering Committee of the mosque on Monday disengaged him from the service in the mosque’s. They ascribed their…
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99% of People on Earth Breathe Poluted Air – WHO
A full 99 percent of people on Earth breathe air containing too many pollutants, the World Health Organization said Monday, blaming poor air quality for millions of deaths each year. Fresh data from the UN health agency showed that every corner of the globe is dealing with air pollution, although the problem is much worse…
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JAMB Increases Mock Fee Over Rising Cost of Diesel
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has increased fee for the 2022 mock Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination, UTME, CBT from N600 to N1,000 due to the rising cost of diesel in the country. The board made this disclosure in its weekly bulletin made available by the Head of Media and Public Relations, JAMB,…
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Winners of the 2022 Grammy Awards (Full List)
Winners of the 2022 Grammy Awards have been announced by the organizers, as Multi-talented Benin superstar, Angelique Kidjo won the Global Music Album category in the just concluded covet award. The win is the Beninese singer’s fifth of her 40-year-career. Kidjo’s ‘Mother Nature’ album, which earned her the Grammy, is her first album of original…
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Bandit Terrorists Shot Dead Son of Zamfara Commissioner For Security, Three Others
Fully armed bandits have reportedly shot dead son of Commissioner of Security and Home Affairs in Zamfara, DIG Ibrahim Mamman Tsafe (rtd). According to Daily Trust, the Commissioner’s son alongside three others were killed when bandits invaded Tsafe town, headquarters of Tsafe local government area of the state, on Sunday night. In recent time, Tsafe…
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