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Lucky United States Lottery Player Smashes Jackpot Worth $1.3bn

Lucky United States Lottery Player Smashes Jackpot Worth $1.3bn

July 30, 2022 6:58 pm

Those who claim that there are no lucks in lotteries would be shamed as some luck has shone on a United States lottery player who smashed a Mega Millions jackpot win which is estimated to be worth more than $1.3 billion, one of the highest prizes ever, a United States lottery official confirmed Saturday.

The official Mega Millions site had announced that a single ticket holder in the Midwestern state of Illinois — who has yet to be identified — had the six magic numbers and won a jackpot estimated at $1.337 billion.

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Male Nurse Caught In The 'Act' With Mistress By Wife(Video)

Male Nurse Caught In The ‘Act’ With Mistress By Wife(Video)

July 30, 2022 3:06 pm

A fresh report reaching Africa Daily News, New York has revealed that there was a mild pandemonium in a United Kingdom hospital when a woman took her marital issues to a “clinical finish” after discovering that her husband who is a male nurse in the hospital was having some premarital affairs after jilting her.

The problems had started when the woman had received a tip off that her husband usually had visits from his side chick at the hospital ward at night.

Whike acting on the tip off, the woman had stormed the hospital at night only to be met …

Mass Exodus Hits Kaduna Community Over Terrorist Attacks

Mass Exodus Hits Kaduna Community Over Terrorist Attacks

July 30, 2022 1:03 pm

In lieu of the incessant terrorist attacks in the region, the Birnin-Gwari Emirate Progressives Union (BEPU) have openly expressed their concerns over the high level of anxiety in Damari town of Kazage Ward in Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State which has been making the citizens desert the community en masse over continuous  attacks by terrorists. 

“Today, the people of DAMARI are fleeing en masse following incessant attacks by terrorists that besieged the farming community of Damari on vengeance mission”,Ishaq Usman Kasai,

Chairman, Birnin-Gwari Emirate Progressives Union (BEPU), said in a statement on Friday night.

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Nigerian Civil Servants Mull Salary Increase As Inflation Bites Hard

Nigerian Civil Servants Mull Salary Increase As Inflation Bites Hard

July 30, 2022 12:45 pm

Following the increase in the sale pump price of petroleum products in the Country and some other essential cosumables due to inflation, some of the federal and state Civil Servants have appealed to both Governments to work on the increment of workers’ salaries to reduce their hardships in the Country.

The workers, who had cried out in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, in separate interviews on Friday in Katsina, said the appeal was necessary because prices of goods and transportation had also skyrocketed.

A Federal Government worker in Katsina, Abdullahi Balarabe, said that following the hike …

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Pope Francis Finally Hints On Stepping Down After Weeklong Travel

July 30, 2022 10:25 am

The main Catholic pontiff, Pope Francis has on Saturday, hinted on stepping down from his position after carrying out a series of political travels all week.

Pope Francis had also reiterated that he needed to slow down because he could no longer withstand the hectic schedule of international travels.

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He disclosed this to journalists after a six-day Canada trip. Pope Francis, who is suffering from knee pain, said he is considering stepping down due to his health issues.

“I don’t think I can go at the same pace as I …

US Lawmakers Passes Bill Banning Certain Assault Rifles

US Lawmakers Passes Bill Banning Certain Assault Rifles

July 30, 2022 7:50 am

The US House of Representatives on Saturday passed a bill that would ban assault weapons for the first time in decades, in a move that appears like a response to a series of mass shootings that shocked the country.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that the legislation was approved on Friday by a 217 to 213 vote in the Democrat-majority House. All but two Republicans voted against it, joined by a handful of Democrats.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the bill a ‘crucial step in our ongoing fight against the deadly epidemic of gun violence in …

Ethiopia Troops Engages Al-Shabab Fighters In Gun Duel

Ethiopia Troops Engages Al-Shabab Fighters In Gun Duel

July 30, 2022 7:45 am

The Somali Islamist militant group, al-Shabaab, has launched an attack on the town of Aato on the Ethiopian border for the second time in just over a week.

A senior Ethiopian security official told the BBC that fighting broke out early on Friday between the militants and a combined force of Ethiopian federal soldiers and troops from the Somali region.

The official said there were casualties on both sides.

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Last week, the al-Qaeda-linked group said it had killed dozens of Ethiopian security forces during cross border raids.

Officials in Addis …

2023 Census Some Nigerians Refusing To Be Counted – NPC

2023 Census: Some Nigerians Are Refusing To Be Counted – NPC

July 30, 2022 5:17 am

Ahead of next year’s census, the National Population Commission (NPC) has revealed that some Nigerians are reluctant to be counted urging them to discard their fears. 

Africa Daily News, New York reports that on Friday in Ebonyi, the NPC listed this among the challenges the commission was facing.

Federal Commissioner, Darlington Okereke gave an update on the implementation of the trial population and housing census.

The official assured that the commission would get it right during the main census.

Okereke said the training of functionaries and massive advocacy were some of the strategies adopted.

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Eight Reported Dead As Fire Erupts In Moscow Building

Eight Reported Dead As Fire Erupts In Moscow Building

July 29, 2022 9:59 pm

Eight people have reportedly perished in a blaze which had occurred in a 15-storey building in Moscow on Friday overnight, after a fire alarm had malfunctioned.

The fire had erupted in the building in a southeastern district, an agency investigating criminal acts said, adding that four people were hospitalised. Emergency services said the blaze broke out on the ground floor of the building, adding that the flames were doused soon after midnight and that more than 200 people were evacuated.

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A senior emergency official told TASS news agency that …

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5 States Are Still Owing Us Over ₦2bn – NECO Laments

July 29, 2022 9:09 pm

The National Examinations Council (NECO) which is an examination board in Nigeria has revealed that five states in the country are yet to remit their examination fees of their candidates which is worth over ₦2 billion, spanning from 2012 to date.

Prof Dantani Wushishi who is the Registrar of NECO had made this revalation in an interview with newsmen on Friday, in Lagos.

He was in the state to monitor the ongoing 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) organized by the council.

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Wushishi said; “We are using this opportunity …

Seven Reported Dead In UAE Flooding After Unseasonable Rains

Seven Reported Dead In UAE Flooding After Unseasonable Rains

July 29, 2022 4:59 pm

It has been reported that at least seven people have been killed in the United Arab Emirates after a barrage of unseasonable downpours had triggered flash flooding in eastern districts of the normally parched Gulf state, authorities said.

“We regret to announce that six people of Asian nationalities have been found dead as a result of the floods,” the interior ministry’s chief of central operations, Ali al-Tunaiji, said.

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The ministry later announced the death of a seventh Asian migrant.

July temperatures in the UAE regularly hit 40 …

Army Reshuffled As Top Officers Are Redeployed Due To Insecurity

Army Reshuffled As Top Officers Are Redeployed Due To Insecurity

July 29, 2022 12:41 pm

As a result of the rising spate of insecurity in the country, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has made the approval of the redeployment of some top military officers and also the  appointment of new ones as insecurity rages in Nigeria.

The appointments had been announced in a statement issued by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, on Thursday in Abuja.

Nwachukwu said the new postings and appointments were done in an effort to reposition the army for operational efficiency.

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