New virus: FG tightens monitoring, to quarantine China passengers

The Federal Government on Sunday said it would activate surveillance measures for inbound passengers from China following the current surge of a respiratory virus. Reports indicate that the virus has led to overcrowded hospitals, emergency measures and public concerns in China. The virus, attributed to the Human Metapneumovirus, has seen cases spiking across northern Chinese […]

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Six killed as Abia, C’River boundary clash intensifies

At least six five persons were killed over the weekend when inter-boundary clashes between Isu community in Arochukwu Local Government area of Abia State and Ukwa Mbiabong Ukwa Eburutu community of Odukpani LGA, Cross River State, resurfaced. The cause of the latest bloodletting has not been disclosed as of Monday morning when a confirmation of […]

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Ex-Man City striker set to be Georgia’s new far-right president

Georgian ex-footballer turned far-right politician Mikheil Kavelashvili is set to become Tbilisi’s next figurehead president in an indirect election denounced as “illegitimate” by the current pro-EU leader. Picked by the governing Georgian Dream party as a loyalist, the former forward for the English Premier League’s Manchester City is known for his expletive-laden parliament speeches and […]

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Israeli strikes kill 12 guarding Gaza aid lorries

Israeli air strikes in Gaza have killed 12 guards protecting aid lorries, according to local medics and Gaza’s Hamas-run Civil Defence. The strikes occurred in Rafah and Khan Younis, as aid deliveries continue to face violent theft attempts. In Rafah, seven guards were killed while protecting lorries carrying flour to warehouses for the UN agency […]

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Fire kills six, injures 60 in Jordan

A fire outbreak killed no fewer than six people, leaving 60 injured at a retirement home in Jordan’s capital, Amman. Social Development Minister, Wafa Bani Mustafa, was quoted as saying that the inferno broke out on the first floor of the private retirement home in the early hours of Friday. The fire killed six elderly, […]

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