Low cancer awareness in rural areas worrisome, Nigerian Cancer Society cries out
The Nigerian Cancer Society on Friday in Abuja pledged to launch an aggressive cancer awareness campaign to improve public knowledge...
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US State Department lays out plans for $7 billion-plus arms sale to Israel despite genocide allegations in Gaza
The State Department has formally told Congress that it plans to sell more than $7 billion in weapons to Israel,...
Biggest shark ever tagged surfaces in Florida coast
The biggest shark ever tagged by researchers - dubbed Contender - has been spotted near the Florida coast. The 14ft...
Ugandan rugby player bags jail term for rape
A former Ugandan rugby player who sought asylum in Wales, Philip Pariyo, has been sentenced to four and a half...
South Africa: Woman, 24, nabbed for forging hundreds of birth certificates, IDs, passports
A 24-year-old woman from Johannesburg faced the full brunt of the law after she was accused of forging critical documents....
No more first-class travels for government appointees- says Ghana president
President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana has declared an immediate ban on first-class travel for government appointees, declaring that his...
Nearly 3,000 people killed in Goma in ongoing conflict in Eastern DR Congo, says UN
The United Nations has reported that nearly 3,000 people have been killed in Goma, a city in eastern Democratic Republic...
Gombe: Police impose nighttime movement restrictions amid security concerns
The Gombe State Police Command has announced a restriction on movement from 12:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m., starting Friday, in...
Lagos Speaker calls for collective action against female genital mutilation
The Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda, has called for united efforts to eradicate female genital mutilation...
NIS inaugurates contactless passport application system for Nigerians in UK, Ireland
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it will introduce its contactless passport application system in some European countries to ease...
