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Rocket attack hits near US embassy in Iraq capital
Multiple rockets hit an Iraqi base hosting American troops near the US embassy early Sunday, the latest in a flurry of attacks against US assets in the country. “The Coalition confirms small rockets impacted the Iraqi base hosting (coalition) troops in the International Zone. No casualties,” said coalition spokesman Myles Caggins. That base, known as
Supreme Court fixes Tuesday for Imo, Zamfara judgments’ review
Ade Adesomoju the Supreme Court has fixed Tuesday for the hearing of an application filed by Emeka Ihediaoha seeking the reversal of the January 14, 2020 judgment which removed him as Imo State governor and installed Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress as his replacement. It was learnt that the notice for the hearing
Age, irregular intercourse, obesity, others predispose man to prostate cancer — Expert
Dr Gabriel Ogah, Consultant Urologist, Ogah Hospital and Urology Centre, Fugar, Edo State discusses prostate cancer with SIMON UTEBOR What is prostate cancer? Prostate cancer is cancer in the prostate – a walnut-sized gland located between the bladder and the penis. Cancer in essence is a group of tissues made up of cells in a
NBA names all-star award in honor of Kobe Bryant
NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced that the All-Star Game MVP award will now be called the Kobe Bryant Award as players lined up to pay tribute to the late NBA icon on Saturday. “Kobe Bryant is synonymous with NBA all-star and embodies the spirit of this global celebration of our game,” Silver said. “He always
Why I didn’t hit Oluwo when he attacked me – Oba Akinropo, Agbowu of Ogbagbaa
On Friday, Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, allegedly attacked his colleague, Agbowu of Ogbagbaa, Oba Sikirulahi Akinropo, at a meeting in Osogbo, Osun State. Akinropo tells BOLA BAMIGBOLA his side of the story You were allegedly attacked by the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, at a meeting in Osogbo on Friday, but he
Bandits raze houses, kill 30 in Katsina attack
Armed gangs killed 30 people in raids on two villages in Katsina State, police said on Sunday. Dozens of gunmen on motorcycles attacked the villages of Tsauwa and Dankar in Katsina State on Friday, shooting residents and burning homes. “The bandits killed 21 people in Tsauwa and another nine in nearby Dankar,” Katsina police spokesman,
Nigeria broke under Buhari – BMO
The Buhari Media Organisation says the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will not implement policies that will affect the existence of the poor while raising revenue to fund the nation’s infrastructure projects. BMO Chairman, Mr Niyi Akinsiju, stated this on Sunday at the News Agency of Nigeria Forum in Abuja. He
Service chiefs: Presidency warns against planned protests
•Stop blackmailing media, opposition , PDP tells presidency John Ameh The Presidency has warned against planned protests targeted at the service chiefs on Monday (tomorrow), blaming a “section of the political class” for “misleading the public.” It said on Saturday that it was aware that up to 2,000 people had been “hired” to demonstrate against
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Saudi women begin smoking in public to ‘complete’ freedom
Rima settles in a chair at an upscale Riyadh cafe, looks around carefully, and seeing no one she recognises, drags on her electronic cigarette and exhales a cloud of smoke. “I feel that smoking in public is a part of exercising my newly won freedoms. I am happy that now that I can choose,” the
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