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The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called for the immediate rescue of its colleague, Dr Ganiyat Popoola of the National Eye Centre, Kaduna, who was abducted at her hospital quarters about seven months ago. They made the call at a press conference organised before their August 10 Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference. Speaking on…
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Despite the imposition of a 24-hour curfew in Kaduna metropolis, there was a heavy fight between hoodlums in Tudun Wada, Kaduna, and the security operatives on Monday, as the youths continued to emerge in large numbers, destroying properties and looting shops. Meanwhile, it was the intervention of the military that restored sanity in the area…
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Amidst the continuation of hunger protests in parts of the country on the fifth day, President Bola Tinubu on Monday met with his security chiefs, including heads of paramilitary agencies, where he expressed displeasure over the flying of Russian flags by protesters. This came as the National Security Council took exception to the subliminal push…
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Hurricane Debby landed in Florida Monday bringing high winds, pouring rain and 25 tightly wrapped packages of cocaine worth more than $1 million. Debby, which hit the state’s northern Big Bend region as a Category One hurricane but has since been downgraded to a tropical storm, washed the trove of drugs ashore along Florida’s southernmost…
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Hoodlums in Azare, Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State, the second-largest town in the state, have vandalised the government lodge, the country home of the immediate past deputy governor, Senator Baba Tela, and burned the local government secretariat. According to residents of the area who spoke with The Guardian, the hoodlums vandalised the politician’s…