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3 die in shootings in southern France

At least three people died, and several others sustained injuries in three shootings in southern France on Sunday night, news channel BFMTV reported citing police sources. The three shootings took place in the city of Marseille. Initial shooting happened in the Le Castellas neighbourhood, resulting in two deaths. The second shooting took place in the […]

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Rwanda’s ruling party re-elects Kagame as leader

The Rwandan ruling party, Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF-Inkotanyi) re-elected President Paul Kagame as its chairman for a five-year term on Sunday. Kagame won 2,099 out of 2,102 total votes, defeating Abdul Karim Harerimana, at the party’s 16th national congress. The party held the congress at it’s headquarters in Rusororo, on the outskirts of the capital Kigali. […]

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Education Science & Technology Tertiary Education

FUTA Don wins International Society of Neurochemistry grant

From Abdulfatah Babatunde, Akure …..To train 27 young Africans in Akure The International Society of Neurochemistry (ISN) has approved a grant award for Dr Stephen Adeniyi Adefegha, an Associate Professor at the Federal University of Technology Akure FUTA, to host 27 young aspiring neuroscientists.   This is contained in a statement by the Public Relations […]

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General Security

Troops neutralise 5 bandits, recover 4 AK-47 in Kaduna

Troops of One  Division of the Nigerian Army, operating in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, said they killed five bandits and recovered four AK-7 rifles. Lt-Col Musa Yahaya,  Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations One Division Nigerian Army, announced this on Friday in Kaduna. Yahaya said the operation was in continuation of the […]

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Foreign News

5 children among dead in a Cameroon bus accident

At least five children and a driver died while 15 others sustained injuries after a bus transporting passengers and students collided with a truck in Cameroon. The accident occurred in Cameroon’s Southwest region, on Friday, according to local authorities. The prefect of Fako division, Chaibou, said that the accident occurred at the Milowe locality of […]

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Foreign News

Tunisian intercepts 74 undocumented migrants off coast

Tunisian National Guard, said on Friday it intercepted 74 undocumented migrants of sub-Saharan African nationalities off its southeast coast. The National Guard spokesman, Houcemeddine Jbabli, said they apprehended the migrants while attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Italy. “As part of the fight against illegal immigration, we foiled two illegal immigration attempts late Thursday night […]

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General Law / Crime

Modern policing: CSOs honour IGP Baba

The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations for Good Governance, on Thursday, honoured the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba with the award of “Grand Defender of Democracy”. This is in recognition of his many achievements the Nigeria Police has recorded since assuming leadership of the Force. “The Coalition comprises leaders of 37 Pro-Democracy and Civil Society […]

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Health Local

NLNG inaugurates facilities at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital

The Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG), on Thursday, inaugurated the Occupational Therapy and Neuromodulation Rehabilitation Centre at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), Kano under its Hospital Support Programme (HSP) Phase 1 projects. The NewsZenith reports that the company had, on Monday, started the new round of project inaugurations with the opening of a 120-bed Obstetrics […]

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Education Tertiary Education

Al-Hikmah Varsity gets NUC accreditation in 9 programmes

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has given full accreditation to nine academic programmes of the Al-Hikman University, Ilorin, Kwara State. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof Noah Yusuf, announced this at a news conference on Friday in Ilorin. Yusuf said the university had in 2020, secured accreditation for 22 of its academic programmes and 11 others in 2021. […]

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General

Africa must take its pride of place on global map – Dabiri-Erewa

Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) says Africa must take its pride of place on the global map, NiDCOM chair, Abike Dabiri-Erewa said. NiDCOM chairperson, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said this at a joint World Press Conference to midwife the Global African Diaspora Symposium (GADS), on Wednesday in Abuja. Dabiri-Erewa noted that the continent ”cannot be relegated to […]

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