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Nigerian troops lose ₦15 million to Boko Haram in ambush

Army colonel, captain, others killed in Boko Haram clash

July 19, 2019 8:27 am
A colonel, captain and three other soldiers of the Nigeria Army were kiled Wednesday in a clash with Boko Haram in Maiduguri, Borno State.

“A Colonel and a Captain, as well as 3 soldiers on transit from Maiduguri to Damaturu, run into an ambush staged by the routed/fleeing terrorists from the Jakana axis which led to their unfortunate death,” an army spokesman Ado Isa said.

Isa said that the troops of 212 Battalion at Forward Operating Base (FOB), Jakana, neutralised an unconfirmed number of Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorist who attempted to infiltrate the army base in need of logistics.

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Ugandan Govt. plans to issue birth certificates for cattle

Ugandan Govt. plans to issue birth certificates for cattle

July 19, 2019 12:33 am

Plans have reached an advanced stage for the issuance of “birth certificates” for the animals as well as registration of all farmers and their cattle by the Ugandan government.

Ugandan Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Vincent Ssempijja, said the move became necessary to enable government trace where the products are coming from.

Ssempijja explained that the international market demanded that all countries producing food for the European market needed to provide proof so that the food could be traced.

“They want to know where the meat and crop products are coming from.

“They have been impounding and banning …

Man commits suicide as 2 wives engage in adulterous affairs

Man commits suicide as 2 wives engage in adulterous affairs

July 19, 2019 12:24 am

A 40-year-old Zimbabwean Jotham Chakawa has committed suicide because his two wives were allegedly both cheating on him.

Reports say that Jotham Chakawa killed himself after suspecting his two wives, who happen to be sisters, were engaged in two separate adulterous affairs.

Chakawa is reported to have previously made two attempts to kill himself after suspecting that his wives Letwin Gwena (27) and Sekai Gwena (19) were covering for each other in their affairs.

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Chakawa committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in his own homestead just before …

994 Nigerians deported from Ghana in 18 months

994 Nigerians deported from Ghana in 18 months

July 19, 2019 12:15 am

The Federal Government said 994 Nigerians have been deported from Ghana through the land borders in the last 18 months.

The chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, explained that 508 Nigerians were deported within the last six months, while 486 were repatriated in 2018.

She disclosed this in Abuja yesterday while meeting a Nigerian professor, Augustine Nwagbara, who was sacked by the University of Education, Winneba, Ghana, for incitement.

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Dabiri-Erewa cautioned that the continent would suffer should Nigeria treat other nationals in the same manner. She said, “It …

Pastor dies of Ebola after praying for sick person

Pastor dies of Ebola after praying for sick person

July 18, 2019 12:22 am

It was a matter of fear and anxiety as the first Ebola patient in Goma, the largest city in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) died days after he got infected with the deadly virus.

DRC’s health ministry said the Pastor got infected after visiting Butembo, one of the epicentres of the epidemic, before taking a bus to Goma.

The pastor had preached at seven churches during his visit to Butembo, a town 300km to the north of Goma, and reportedly laid his hands on worshippers, including people who were ill.

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US slaps sanctions on Al-Qaeda affiliate in Mali

US slaps sanctions on Al-Qaeda affiliate in Mali

July 18, 2019 12:18 am

The US Treasury on Tuesday imposed sanctions on an Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist group in Mali that carried out deadly attacks on the west African country’s armed forces.

The measures target Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) — designated a terrorist organization by Washington last September — and its commander Bah Ag Moussa, an army deserter who led a raid on a Malian military base that killed 21 former comrades.

“Treasury is targeting the leadership of JNIM, Al-Qaeda’s branch in Mali, for its destabilizing role conducting terrorist attacks across the country,” said Treasury Under Secretary Sigal Mandelker.

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US Senator Schumer asks FBI, FTC to probe Russia's FaceApp

US Senator Schumer asks FBI, FTC to probe Russia’s FaceApp

July 18, 2019 12:16 am

US Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer called on the FBI and the Federal Trade Commission to conduct a national security and privacy investigation into FaceApp, a face-editing photo app developed in Russia, in a letter sent on Wednesday.

The viral smartphone application, which has seen a new surge of popularity due to a filter that ages photos of users’ faces, requires “full and irrevocable access to their personal photos and data,” which could pose “national security and privacy risks for millions of U.S. citizens,” Schumer said in his letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray and FTC Chairman Joe Simons.

The …

Asylum seekers anxiously cross into US

Asylum seekers anxiously cross into US

July 18, 2019 12:02 am

Fear over new US curbs on almost all asylum seekers spread this week among migrants at its southern border, but some on waiting lists in Mexican cities found the gates to the United States stayed open, despite a much higher bar to stay.

Migrants in Ciudad Juarez and other Mexican border towns were cautiously optimistic as the policy took effect on Tuesday, with U.S. officials still calling those on lists of asylum seekers to cross the bridge into the United States and apply.

The new rule requires asylum-seekers crossing a third country on the way to the United States to …

Nigeria among countries striving to end modern slavery

Nigeria among countries striving to end modern slavery

July 17, 2019 8:31 am

A report published by Walk Free on Global Slavery Index has placed Nigeria among countries striving to end modern slavery globally.

The report titled ‘Measurement, Action, Freedom’ conducted by over 30 anti-slavery organisations across the world, captures activities of modern slavery in over 180 countries.

The report provides an independent assessment of 183 governments and their responses to the exploitation of the 40.3 million people in modern slavery.

In the report, countries are assessed on their ability to identify and support survivors, establish effective criminal justice systems, strengthen coordination mechanisms and be held to account, address underlying risk factors, and …

Hope as Chinese researchers identify deafness-casing gene

Hope as Chinese researchers identify deafness-casing gene

July 16, 2019 9:18 am

Chinese researchers have recently made a breakthrough in discovering a gene responsible for deafness, providing a target for treating hearing impairment.

The study published online earlier this month in the international journal Genetics in Medicine described the gene as ABCC1, which has variants associated with hearing loss and plays a key role in maintaining cochlea function.

The cochlea is a spiral tube shaped like a snail shell. It is the auditory area of the inner ear and enables effective hearing.

Using gene screening, sequencing and other genetic analysis method, researchers from Xiangya Hospital affiliated with the Central South University in …

You are a disgrace to the Yoruba, Kanu blasts Tinubu

You are a disgrace to the Yoruba, Kanu blasts Tinubu

July 16, 2019 3:24 am

The Supreme Leader of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra(IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has lambasted the national leader of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, for  alleging that the Igbos were responsible for the gruesome murder of Pa Reuben Fasonrant’s daughter, Late Mrs Funke Olakunrin. Kanu, who took to his verified official Facebook page poured his vituperation on Tinubu for what he considered as, “unguarded utterances,” described Tinubu as, “a disgrace to the noble Yoruba ancestry.”

Tinubu, who paid a condolence visit to the Afenifere Chieftain on Sunday while responding to questions from reporters on the high rate of insecurity in …

Same-sex marriage is immoral, unethical in church - Prelate

Same-sex marriage is immoral, unethical in church – Prelate

July 14, 2019 1:06 am

The Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, Dr. Samuel Chukwuemeka Kanu Uche, has denounced the decision of the Methodist Church in Great Britain to embrace same sex marriage and all other forms of gay and lesbianism, describing them as immoral, unethical and unacceptable.

Uche, who made the condemnation at a press briefing in Lagos, described it as a retrogressive step for a nation that brought Christianity to Africa and laid down firm guidelines on conducts expected of Christians.

He said: “To our chagrin and disappointment, we read from the Church Times, which is a British publication that the British Methodist …

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