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On this year’s World Drowning Prevention Day, the World Health Organisation, WHO, has urged countries to invest in drowning prevention by making investment in day care for pre-school aged children and teaching basic swim skills to school-age children. According to WHO, such investments could protect millions of lives and each dollar invested in these actions […]
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An Ilorin-based woman, Rashidat Ahmed, on Wednesday filed for divorce at the Area Court in Center-Igboro Ilorin for consistently being beaten by her husband, Ahmed Yusuf. The petitioner told the court that the marriage which was blessed with three children had been very challenging and the husband’s beating and irresponsible behaviour had become unbearable. She […]
Continue ReadingLiverpool captain Jordan Henderson said his goodbyes to the club’s fans on Wednesday ahead of an impending move to Saudi Arabian club Al-Ettifaq. The 33-year-old is set to bring to an end a 12-year spell at Anfield, in which he won every major club honour, when he joins up with former Liverpool team-mate Steven Gerrard, […]
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US President Joe Biden’s son Hunter pleaded not guilty to minor tax offences Wednesday as a deal with federal prosecutors derailed in a Delaware court. The surprise move came after Judge Maryellen Noreika raised questions over the original deal — under which Biden had agreed to enter a guilty plea and admit to illegal gun […]
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Big Brother Naija ‘All Stars’ housemate, Neo has said he was surprised to see his cousin, Venita feature as a housemate on the show. Neo stated this while speaking with Big Brother during his first diary session of the season. When asked about the housemate’s presence that surprised him, he replied: “I would say Venita […]
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African leaders will look to Russian President Vladimir Putin for concrete promises on grain supplies at a summit starting on Thursday, with some also likely to seek clarity and assurances on the future of Wagner mercenaries in the continent. The gathering in St Petersburg will take place 10 days after Putin quit the Black Sea […]
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Seyi, son of President Bola Tinubu, has expressed optimism that his father will deliver on the “Renewed Hope” mandate. He assured Nigerians that the ‘hope’ they have been expecting is here. The serial entrepreneur made this known in a video that has since gone viral. “I want to thank you so much for everything you […]
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Organised labour, on the platform of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has said the seven-day ultimatum they gave the Federal Government to reverse all anti-people policies, including the fuel subsidy matter, was as a result of government’s perchant of robbing the masses to feed the rich. Labour equally said: “The government seems to have declared a […]
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Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen has slated Thursday to, again, meet with relevant stakeholders over the crisis between the Federal Government and the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). The Majority Leader of the House, Prof Julius Ihonvbere made the disclosure at Wednesday plenary presided over by the Deputy Speaker, […]
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The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has convicted 629 human traffickers and rescued over 22,000 victims in the past 20 years, but is calling for more funding as it struggles to sustain its operations. The agency spends approximately N1.5 million every month to provide for victims sheltered in camps. The […]
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