Author: News Agency Report
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UEFA shortlists 3 nominees for 2021 Men’s Player of the Year Awards
The Union of European Football Associations, UEFA, on Thursday announced the names of the three nominees shortlisted for the 2020/21 UEFA Men’s Player of the Year Awards. UEFA made the announcement in a post via their official website. The players for the award are Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne, Chelsea’s Jorginho and Chelsea’s N’Golo Kante.…
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I Earn Much Better Hawking Bread, former Banker Reveals
A former bank staffer has said his decision to quit the white collar job has proven to be a wise move in hindsight as he now earns much better. Ali Dahiru, who resigned his job in Zenith Bank and took to selling bread, says his decision has turned out to be a blessing. Mr Dahiru…
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I was starved, chained for two nights, Niger commissioner recounts ordeals
Niger State Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Muhammed Sani Idris, who regained his freedom after four days in captivity has recounted his ordeals in the hands of his abductors, saying that he spent the first two night under a de-humanized condition with his two legs and hands chained without food and water. The commissioner also disclosed…
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Why Reported Cases Of COVID-19 Keep Rising in NYSC Orientation Camps, FG
The Federal Government on Wednesday says consistent testing and non-compliance to non-pharmaceutical interventions are responsible for high reported cases of COVID-19 at the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, orientation camps. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, told newsmen in Abuja that scaling up of COVID-19 testing in various orientation camps across the country…
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College Worker Arrested in Ogun for Allegedly Raping Student in File Room
The Ogun Police Command has arrested an administrative staff of the College of Health Technology, Ilese, Ogun state, Olawale Jamiu for allegedly raping a student of the college (name withheld). The 39-year-old staff allegedly raped the victim when she went to collect her school file from the office of the suspect. The Police Public Relations…
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24 Family Members Died After Eating Poisonous Food in Sokoto
Dr Ali Inname, the Sokoto State Commissioner for Health, on Tuesday confirmed the deaths of 24 family members after eating some poisonous food. The commissioner said in a statement that the incident occurred on Monday in Danzanke village of Bargaja ward of Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State. He explained that the incident was…
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APC Speaks On Presence of Security Operatives at National Secretariat
The All Progressives Congress, APC, says the deployment of policemen to its National Secretariat in Abuja, is to strengthen security at the building. John Akpanudoedehe, Secretary, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee, CECPC, said this when he spoke with newsmen on Monday in Abuja. Mr Akpanudoedehe said there was nothing to be worried about.…
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How 9-year-old Boy Kidnap 4-year-old Boy in Kano, Hisbah
Kano State Hisbah Board has confirmed the abduction of a 4-year-old boy, identified as Musa by a 9-year-old boy, Abubakar, at Dandishe in Dala Local Government area of the state. Narrating the incident on Saturday, Hisbah, in a statement by its spokesman, Lawan Fagge, said the disappearance of Musa prompted his parents to lodge complaint…
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World’s largest medical drone delivery network launched in Ghana
Zipline, a health-tech drone-delivery company, says it has launched the world’s largest medical drone delivery network in Ghana. According to Florence Haruna, Zipline’s Performance Operations Head, the company now delivers more than 200 different vaccines, blood products and medications to 2,500 health facilities with its reach serving nearly 22 million people. Ms Haruna spoke during…
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Academic Staff in Taraba Varsity Threatens To Resume Suspended Strike
The Taraba State University chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to resume its suspended strike over poor implementation of the 2021 Memorandum of Action (MoA) it signed with the state government and the institution’s management. In a statement released on Saturday, the state union’s chairman, Samuel Shikaa, said that the…