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Japanese authorities began culling some 50,000 chickens Sunday after a bird flu outbreak at a farm in the northern Iwate region. It is the 19th bird flu outbreak of the season in Japan, the agriculture ministry said. The latest farm reported increasing deaths of fowl, and test results confirmed Sunday that bird flu was the…
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Leaders from the Southeast have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to order the dismantling of roadblocks and checkpoints in the region, arguing that these measures are exacerbating logistics costs and contributing to inflation. The request was made during a town hall meeting in Enugu, as part of President Tinubu’s official visit to the state, where…
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The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that Ayomide Adeleye, who confessed to the murder of his friend and neighbour, Christianah Idowu, has been charged with murder and remains in custody. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Benjamin Hundeyin, issued the clarification in response to reports alleging that Adeleye was not in custody…
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The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has ordered troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) to go all out and crush the hideouts of criminals and bandits in Kaduna and Plateau states. CDS Musa gave the order to the newly established two National Mission Brigades in Samaru Kataf, Kaduna State, and…
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President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, has clarified why the union has refrained from declaring a nationwide strike despite unresolved issues with the Federal Government. The Guardian reports that in 2024, various ASUU chapters—including ASUU in Bayelsa State-owned Niger Delta University, Lagos State University (LASU), Bauchi’s Sa’adu Zungur University…