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Adopt Measures To Mitigate Flooding -NIHSA

State governments have been urged to promote awareness and evolve comprehensive mitigation strategies to reduce vulnerability to floods. The Director Operational Hydrology of the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) Mr. Femi Bejide made the the call while Featuring on "Perspective" a Kapital FM current Affairs program in Abuja. Mr. Bejide stressed the need for disaster risk managers, policymakers, and other stakeholders to prioritize preparedness and flood control efforts to safeguard lives and property and foster sustainable development through intensive public […]

todayApril 22, 2024 24

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General

FCCPC Summons Owner Of Chinese Supermarket For Aledged Discrimination

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, has summoned the owner of a Chinese Supermarket who allegedly denied Nigerians from patronizing the supermarket. Speaking during a fact finding mission to the Chinese Supermarket located along Airport Road, Abuja, the Director, Surveillance and Investigation in FCCPC, Mrs Boladale Adeyinka said the move was in reaction to a viral video during the weekend about a Nigerian lady who was descriminated from patronizing the supermarket According to Mrs Boladale Adeyinka, since the […]

todayApril 22, 2024 2

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Alake Harps On Partnership With States To Boost Mining Sector

Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake has called on state governments to partner the Federal government in boosting the mining sector. Dr. Alake made the call when he hosted the Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule in his office in Abuja. The minister emphasised that the investment of the state in the construction of a lithium factory and efforts to secure the mining environment in Nasarawa underscores the commitment of the State Government to development of the mining sector. […]

todayApril 22, 2024 6

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Judiciary

Wike’s Wife, And 21 Other Judges Promoted To Appeal Court

Eberechi Suzette Wike, wife of FCT minister Nyesom Wike, has been promoted from the Rivers High Court to the Court of Appeal. Out of the 89 judges nominated for promotion following the retirement of some senior jurists, only 22 judges were selected to fill available positions. Chief Justice of Nigeria Kayode Ariwoola approved Mrs Wike’s name and 21 others on the priority list sent to President Tinubu for appointment. The document, which Mr Ariwoola signed on April 2, 2024, was […]

todayApril 22, 2024 5

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Foreign

Israel-Gaza: Baby Saved From Dead Mother’s Womb After Israeli Strike

Sabreen was dead before she could look into the baby's eyes or hold her. The young mother had carried her child through seven-and-a-half months of pregnancy. They were days and nights of constant fear, but Sabreen hoped the family's luck would hold until the war ended. That luck vanished in the roar and fire of an explosion in the hour before midnight on 20 April. The Israelis dropped a bomb onto the al-Sakani family home in Rafah where Sabreen, along […]

todayApril 22, 2024 10

Entertainment

Kanye West Wades Into Drake And Kendrick Lamar’s Feud

Kanye West has weighed in on the simmering feud between Drake, J Cole and Kendrick Lamar. The spat has been escalating since last year, when Cole referred to the trio as "the big three", a description that Lamar forcefully rejected. West, a long-time adversary of Drake, has now added his two cents, on a remix of Lamar, Future and Metro Boomin's song Like That. "I can't even think of a Drake line," he said, attacking the star's lyrics. West also […]

todayApril 22, 2024 6

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Sri Lanka: Seven Killed As Motor Sports Race Car Hits crowd

Seven people have been killed and 21 injured after a race car ploughed into spectators at a motor event in Sri Lanka. The crash occurred at the Fox Hill Supercross race on Sunday in Diyatalawa, an army base town. Among the dead were four race officials as well as spectators, including an eight-year-old girl, the army said. Police have arrested two drivers, though their condition remains unclear. Authorities said a full police investigation was underway into the crash on the […]

todayApril 22, 2024 4

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Tens Of Thousands Evacuated From Massive China Floods

Authorities  evacuated nearly 60,000 people from their homes in Guangdong, as days of heavy rain caused massive flooding in China's most populous province. Three people have died so far, while 11 have gone missing, according to state media. Footage on state media and online show large swathes of land inundated by the floods and rescuers ferrying people on lifeboats in waist-deep water. Several major rivers have burst their banks, and authorities are closely monitoring "dangerously high" water levels. They had […]

todayApril 22, 2024 4

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Entertainment

Terry Anderson: US Journalist Held Hostage In Lebanon For Years Dies At 76

Terry Anderson, a US journalist held hostage for nearly seven years during Lebanon's civil war, has died aged 76. Anderson was the chief Middle East correspondent for the Associated Press (AP) when he was captured by Islamist militants in 1985 during what became known as the Lebanon hostage crisis. He died at his home in Greenwood Lake, New York, following complications from heart surgery, his daughter said. Sulome Anderson said he had found peace in recent years after the ordeal. […]

todayApril 22, 2024 3

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