Armed robbers kill soldier in Benin City
A soldier died in a robbery attack in Benin on Wednesday, the Police Command in Edo State confirmed on Thursday. SP Chidi Nwabuzor,
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Drone kills 3 Kurdish militants in N/Iraq
A senior member and two militants of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) died in a Turkish drone strike in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region,
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Election not war, Stakeholders tell politicians at NUJ lecture
By Our Correspondent Media professionals have called on the political class in Nigeria to shun violence, embrace peace, and exhibit the spirit of
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Al-Hikmah, FRIN flag-off Green Campus Initiative on environment
From Our Correspondent in Ilorin Prof. Noah Yusuf, the Vice-Chancellor, of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, says climate change, deforestation and the depletion of natural
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Tanzanian Police recover 6kg of stolen gold
Tanzanian Police said, on Wednesday, they recovered 6.753 kilogrammes of gold that were stolen from a gold mine. Janeth Magomi, the Shinyanga Regional
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Man bags 18 months jail term for N1.5m visa-fraud
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday, sentenced 63-year-old Abiodun Ogundimu to 18 months imprisonment for obtaining N1.5 million through false pretence in a
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Nasarawa, NASENI to partner on Lithium processing
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Nasarawa State Government and the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) are partnering to formulate policy on mining
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AU suspends Niger over coup, prepares sanctions
The African Union (AU) has suspended Niger from all its activities following last month’s military coup there and told its members to avoid
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NSIA stakes $1.5b in domestic infrastructure, third-party investment
From Our Correspondent The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) says it has invested $1 billion and $500 million in third-party investment and domestic
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Botswana discovers 692 carat diamond
Lucara Diamond, a Canadian diamond producer, discovered a 692.3-carat white gem diamond from Botswana’s Karowe Mine. The diamond measuring 46.5 x 40.7 x