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TOKYO — Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday said the swift development of vaccines and effective treatments for COVID-19 are priorities towards achieving the Tokyo Olympics next
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Nigeria: How 80 Katsina Islamic Pupils Were Rescued, Say Police, Military
[This Day] The Police and the military yesterday narrated how 80 pupils of Hizburrahim Islamiyya School in Mahuta village of Dandume Local Government Area of Katsina State, who were abducted by bandits on Saturday, were rescued, saying they achieved the feat after a gunfight.
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GOP Sen. Lankford Issues Apology to Black Tulsans
… diminish the voice of any Black American," Lankford wrote in an …
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NPA recruits to strengthen fight against corruption, GBV
With gender-based violence (GBV) and corruption still plaguing the country, the latest NPA appointments come at a critical time
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Nigeria: Adamawa Senator Provides 82 Boreholes, 2 Transformers for Constituents
[Daily Trust] Senator Aishatu Ahmed Binani (Adamawa Central) has commissioned 72 solar-powered and 10 motorized hand pump boreholes as well as two transformers (500/32KVA) for her constituents.
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Nigeria: Jonathan Refuses to Rule Out 2023 Presidential Ambition
[Premium Times] Some APC governors recently held a private meeting with the ex-president in Abuja.
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Nigeria: Smuggling - Why Border Drill Must Be Sustained for Self-Sufficiency in Rice Production
[Leadership] With the reopening of the border in the country, TUNDE OGUNTOLA writes the need for Customs officials and other security agencies to efficiently secure the border against the importation of smuggled rice and other banned products to protect the huge investment in the rice production
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Nigeria: I Will Stand By You, Buhari Assures AfDB President
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Nigeria: Edo 2020 - INEC Approves Direct Primary for APC, Indirect for PDP
The electoral commission, INEC, has approved direct primary for the All Progressives Congress (APC) to select its candidate for the September 19 governorship election in Edo
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Third stimulus checks: Here's how $2,000 direct payments became $1,400 - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
You may have been surprised when President-election Joe Biden unveiled a plan Thursday that included $1,400 checks instead of $2,000.
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Nigeria: Ex-Customs CG Losses Younger Brother to Covid-19
[Leadership] Port Harcourt -- Former Comptroller-General of Customs, Dr. Bernard-Shaw Nwadialo, has lost his younger brother, Ikechukwu Emma Nwadialo, to complications arising from Coronavirus (Covid-19) infections.
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Nigeria: Presidency Cautions Islamic Group Over Father Kukah
[Premium Times] Garba Shehu said an ultimatum by the Islamic group on Mr Kukah is wrong.
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Malawi: Dzuka Malawi - Lets Swallow Our Pride, People Are Dying
[Nyasa Times] I love Malawi. I write to try and influence a bit of positive thinking and change in our politics. But this week all that energy has been drained. Malawi is bleeding, losing its bright and energetic, the wise and the ordinary.
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Airbnb Cancels All DC Reservations Ahead Of Inauguration Week
Airbnb and subsidiary HotelTonight are canceling reservations in the Washington, D.C., metro area during the week of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ inauguration, the company said
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Nigeria: APC Crisis Deepens As Court Extends Giadom's Acting Tenure
An FCT High Court on Thursday extended an order earlier permitting Victor Giadom to act as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress to 14
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Nigeria coronavirus: 28,711 cases; Oyo State reopens schools | Africanews
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, as at end of June 2020 was Africa’s third most impacted country only behind South Africa and
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Peaceful local BLM protesters weigh in on Capitol mob
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Nigeria: APC Appoints Ambode Deputy Chairman of Strategy Committee
[Premium Times] He said his appointment will strengthen and unite the party in the south-west region.
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Nigeria: Buhari Tearing Niger Delta Apart With Bizarre Legacy - Pukon, IYC Scribe
[Vanguard] Asaba -- Secretary General, Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Mr Frank Pukon, yesterday, accused President Muhammadu Buhari administration of dividing Niger-Delta and bequeathing a strange legacy to the oil-rich region.
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Nigeria: Forensic Audit - National Assembly Padded 2019 NDDC Budget With Over 500 Fake Projects - Acting MD
The acting Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Kemebradikumo Pondei, revealed on Tuesday that the commission's 2019 budget was inflated with over 500 non-existing
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Nigeria: NOSDRA Traces Cause of Dead Fishes On Atlantic Coastline to Toxic Wastes
The Director-General of NOSDRA, Mr. Idris Musa, said in a statement that the high toxicity of the dead fishes and water samples was caused by pollution from heavy metals from industrial and domestic wastes discharged from domestic and industrial sources on
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Nigeria: Buhari Approves Lagos, Abuja Airports As Special Economic Zones
[Premium Times] Port Harcourt and Kano Airports are also given the same recognition.
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Nigeria: Almajiris Made Buhari President in 2019, Says Sheikh Musa
President, Centre for Quranic Recitation in Nigeria, Sheikh Hassan Musa, yesterday revealed that it was the vote of the Almajiris in the 19 Northern states of the country that returned President Muhammadu Buhari to office for a second term in
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UN says death of Rwanda soldier in CAR likely a 'war crime' | Africanews
The United Nations has denounced attacks by a rebel group in the Central African Republic Wednesday. Relative calm has been restored following an intervention by combined forces deployed in the country.
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Nigeria: Kogi Govt Felicitates With Olorunnipa Over Appointment As U.S. Associate Counsel
[Leadership] Abuja -- The Kogi State Government has felicitated with Funmi Olorunnipa Badejo on her recent appointment by U.S. President Elect, Joe Biden as his Associate Counsel.
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Nigeria: Will Kano Economic City Be a One-Fix-All Solution? - allAfrica.com
[Daily Trust] Kano -- With a population of over nine million people and daily influx of thousands for commercial and other activities, markets in Kano City are bedevilled by many problems, many of which have spiraled out of the confines of the markets.
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Nigeria: Buhari to Adesina - I'll Stand By You As I Did in 2015 Despite Your PDP-Govt Role
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