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A qiunquagerian, Amina Guguwa, who strangled her 60-year-old co-wife, Amina Kolitoyo, to death, in police custody, the Police Command in Bauchi has said. ad A statement signed by the command spokesman, SP Ahmed Wakil, on Friday in Bauchi, said the incident occurred in Maya, a village in Ganjuwa Lical Government Area (LGA)…
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Residents of Otun-Ekiti, in Moba Local Government Area (LGA), on Friday appealed to the Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, to stop kidnappings in the town and neighboring communities. ad A cross section of community residents, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Otun-Ekiti,…
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The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Rivers, on Thursday said that the collection of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) in Registration Areas/Townships will commence from Friday, January 6 to January 15. ad Mr. Mark Usulor, the Head of the Electoral Education and Publicity Department, INEC, announced this in a statement issued to journalists by the Public…
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Asian investors struggled on Friday to maintain the week’s positive momentum as they saw sharp losses on Wall Street that came after jobs data that beat forecasts suggested the Federal Reserve should continue to raise interest rates. ad Regional markets have had a happy start to the year, mainly due to optimism about the reopening and signs of China…
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In Tokyo’s Asakusa tourist district, cartoonist Masashi Higashitani mocks Chinese people as they prepare for an influx of tourists after Beijing ends entry quarantine rules. “We used to say ‘ni hao’,” he said with a laugh as he posed for a portrait in minutes. Nearly 9.6 million Chinese visited Japan…