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‘World’s Dirtiest Man’ Passes On Few Months After First Bath

‘World’s Dirtiest Man’ Passes On Few Months After First Bath

October 26, 2022 3:53 am

A hermit from Iran nicknamed the ‘world’s dirtiest man’ for not taking a shower for more than half a century has finally died aged 94, Africa Daily News, New York has gathered. 

According to Irna news agency, ‘Amou Haji’, an endearing nickname for an elderly person, passed on Sunday in the village of Dejgah in the southern province of Fars.

Haji, covered in soot and living in a cinder-block shack, was reported by local media not to have bathed with water or soap in more than 60 years. Villagers said he had experienced ’emotional setbacks in his youth’ that led …

New York Removes COVID Mandate for Private Employers

New York Removes COVID Mandate for Private Employers

October 26, 2022 12:14 am

In some fresh moves, some of the top New York City health leaders have voted on Tuesday to fully rescind the strictest-in-nation COVID vaccine mandate which had been implemented by former New York Mayor, Bill de Blasio in some of the waning days of his administration which has been described as the last signoff which is needed to end the program next week.

It has also been revealed that vaccine mandates for high-risk extracurricular activities in schools will end, too.

Both votes had been unanimous.

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The rules will …

TV Presenter Apologises For Calls To Burn Ukrainian Children

TV Presenter Apologises For Calls To Burn Ukrainian Children

October 24, 2022 9:36 pm

A television presenter who works with the state-funded Russian television channel, RT has finally tendered an apology on Monday after he had been suspended for calling for the burning of Ukrainian children.

“I apologise to everyone who was stunned by this. I apologise to Margarita, to everyone who found these comments wild, unthinkable,” Anton Krasovsky, a 47-year-old pro-Kremlin pundit under Western sanctions, said on Telegram.

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Margarita Simonyan, who had been the chief editor of RT, formerly called Russia Today, during the night from Sunday to Monday announced the channel was …

Fresh Strike Looms As Doctors Issue 2 Weeks Ultimatum

NMA Asks FG To Declare State Of Emergency In Health Sector

October 24, 2022 9:15 pm

A  recent call for the Federal Government of Nigeria to as a matter of urgency declare a full state of emergency in the health sector for the sake of  all the Nigerian citizens has been openly made by the Taraba State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA).

Dr Bako Ali who is the state chairman had also made the call on Monday, in Jalingo, the state capital which had occurred during an interactive session with some of the media practitioners in preparation for 2022 Physician Week.

Read Also: Nigeria Now Has One Doctor To 10,000 Patients Ratio – NIPSS

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ASUU Set To Suspend Strike After branches Voted

We Didn’t Sign Agreement With FG To Quit Strike – ASUU

October 24, 2022 9:02 pm

In a bid to set the records about the details of the strike action straight, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has made a fresh disclosure that no agreement had actually been signed between them and the federal government before they had called off the eight month strike.

The President of ASUU, Emmanuel Osodeke had made this disclosure on Monday during a meeting with some of  the leadership of the House of Representatives.

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It would also be recalled that the Appeal Court had also affirmed the ruling …

542 Nigerians Stranded In UAE Returned Home

542 Nigerians Stranded In UAE Returned Home

October 24, 2022 6:15 am

About 542 Nigerians who were stranded in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been successfully evacuated and returned to their homes.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the returnees were received on Sunday by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).

They arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja via a Max Air chartered flight at 4:29 a.m.

The citizens comprised 79 males, 460 females, and three infants, according to a statement by NEMA spokesperson, Manzo Ezekiel.

They were screened by health officials, profiled by various relevant agencies, and cleared by the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS).

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DR Congo Troops Exchange Fire With M23 Rebels

DR Congo Troops Exchange Fire With M23 Rebels

October 23, 2022 8:12 pm

In a series of unrelenting conflicts, some fresh clashes have occured between the army and M23 rebels who had recently erupted in eastern DR Congo thereby breaking a period of relative calm between the two sides.

The M23 rebels which is a mostly Congolese Tutsi group had  resumed fighting late 2021 after they had been lying dormant for years and it has since captured swathes of territory in North Kivu province, which also includes the strategic town of Bunagana on the Ugandan border in June.

Read Also: UN Peacekeeper Shot Dead In Eastern DR Congo

The resurgence of the group …

Fresh Fuel Scarcity Looms As PENGASSAN Issues Fresh Threats

More Woes For Kogi As Fuel Hits ₦230/L Amidst Flood

October 23, 2022 7:24 pm

Commuters in Kogi were left with deep frowns of disgust as some of the Lokoja-Okene bound drivers had openly expressed their hearfelt displeasure on Sunday as fuel prices had hit at least ₦230 per litre in Okene and the Lokoja local government areas of Kogi State.

A visit to some of the filling stations in Okene on Sunday had shown reports that the current scarcity of fuel in Lokoja, which is the Kogi State capital, has extended to Okene, with some of the major filling stations without fuel to dispense to motorists.

Read Also: Serious Panic Hits Kaduna State

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US Warns Of Fresh Terrorist Attacks In Nigeria’s Capital, Abuja

October 23, 2022 7:17 pm

The United States Embassy in Nigeria has put out a direct alert which had been made of an elevated risk of some series of terror attacks in Nigeria, specifically in Abuja, the capital.

The U.S. Mission had also issued a terse statement to this effect on Sunday.

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It had directly listed some of the targets as government buildings, places of worship, schools, markets, shopping malls, hotels, and bars and the others are restaurants, athletic gatherings, transport terminals, law enforcement facilities, and international organizations.

“The U.S. Embassy will offer …

Footballer Drowns While Rescuing Victims Of Boat Mishap

Footballer Drowns While Rescuing Victims Of Boat Mishap

October 23, 2022 12:59 am

Mr. Ernest Peremobowei who is a 31-year-old grassroots footballer from Bayelsa State has passed while reportedly trying to rescue victims of a boat mishap in the raging flood of Bebelebiri Community, in Yenagoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, Africa Daily News, New York has learnt. 

It was gathered that the corpse of the deceased was, however not recovered until after two days while some of his body parts were allegedly eaten up by animals in the river.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that Peremobowei who happens to be one of the three joint top scorers in the just-concluded Prosperity …

UAE Announces Visa Ban On Nigerians, Rejects Applications

UAE Announces Visa Ban On Nigerians, Rejects Applications

October 23, 2022 12:57 am

Immigration authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have announced a visa ban on Nigerians submitting that all submitted applications stand rejected while fees are non-refundable.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the announcement became public knowledge late Friday in a notice issued to its trade partners in Nigeria including travel agencies.

Although no reason was provided for the ban, the Dubai authorities have now confirmed that all applications were on-hold until issues between the UAE government and the Nigerian government were effectively thrashed out.

The latest decision made by the UAE immigration authorities is for all Nigerians seeking …

War Officials Tells Kherson Residents To Leave Immediately

War: Officials Tells Kherson Residents To Leave Immediately

October 23, 2022 12:51 am

In a suspicious move, Pro-Russian authorities have begun urging residents in the southern Kherson region, which Moscow claims to have annexed, to leave the main city ‘immediately’ in the face of Kyiv’s advancing counter-offensive which could be devastating.

This is coming barely 24 hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed that Russia had launched 36 rockets overnight in a ‘massive attack’ on Ukraine, the heels of reported strikes on energy infrastructure that resulted in power outages across the country.

Meanwhile, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has now become the latest world leader to berate Moscow for its talk of resorting to …

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