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Federal Government Decries Increasing Rate of Fake News

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has decried the increasing wave of fake news traversing social media. Mohammed stated this at the 21st session of the Presidential Scorecard series, held at the National Press Centre in Abuja. He noted that the trend had increased to an industrial scale despite warnings by the government to clamp down on fake news purveyors. The Minister promised to ensure agents of decentralization […]

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politics

INEC Laments Over Scarcity of Petrol

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said the scarcity of petrol, may affect the movement of election materials and election personnel. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, made this known in a meeting with National Union of Road Transport Workers in Abuja. The Chairman revealed that the commission would be meeting with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, to resolve issues that might affect logistics delivery and personnel movement on Election […]

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World

Twin Attack in Burkina Faso Claim Lives

At least 28 people, including soldiers and civilians, have been killed in two attacks by armed assailants in Burkina Faso. The governor of the country’s Cascades region, Jean Yenapono, said the bodies of 15 men, all civilians, had been found following an attack on Sunday. Yenapono noted that armed men had stopped two transport vehicles carrying eight women and 16 men, adding that the women and one man were freed. […]

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Entertainment News

American Actress, Loring is Dead

American actress Lisa Loring, who played the child character Wednesday Addams in the original “Addams Family”, has died at the age 64. Loring’s death from a stroke comes a couple of months after the release on Netflix of spinoff show “Wednesday”. The actress had been on life support for three days before her family made the difficult decision to remove it.

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Sports News

Valencia Manager Leaves Club

Valencia manager Gennaro Gattuso has left the La Liga club after just seven months. Gattuso, signed a two-year deal when he was unveiled last summer. Valencia said the Gaffer’s departure had been decided by mutual agreement. His exit leaves Los Ches searching for a fifth manager in less than three years.

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World

UN Promises to Support Process to Free and Fair Election

The United Nations has promised to support any process that would lead to credible, all-inclusive, free and fair general elections. UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, who stated this at the Nigerian Bar Association state of the national dialogue, advised Nigerians to get it right with the 2023 general elections. Mohammed expressed optimism that things will be turned around to a more inclusive, equal and just society.

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Health

Federal Government Activates Emergency Lassa Fever Centres

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has activated the national multi-sectoral Emergency Operations Centre for Lassa fever. A statement signed by the Director General of NCDC, Ifedayo Adetifa, revealed that the purpose of the activation is to reduce the impact of the disease by reducing suffering and death, and other socioeconomic complications. The statement added that this will help coordinate and strengthen ongoing response activities in the country. Lassa […]

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News

HURIWA Warns Against Scarcity of New Naira Notes

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has warned that the scarcity of the new naira notes is a threat to national security. A statement signed by its national Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to check the internal saboteurs within the banking system that are hijacking the new notes. The statement noted that the inefficiency of the governor of the, Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, is […]

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Sports News

Djokovic Reclaim Top Spot in ATP Rankings

Novak Djokovic has reclaimed top spot in the ATP rankings after winning his 22nd Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. Djokovic rose four places to dislodge Carlos Alcaraz, who missed the tournament through injury and dropped to second. Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas, overtook Norwegian Casper Ruud in third place, matching a career-best ranking he first achieved in August 2021.

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