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The police have arrested 17 suspected forex hawkers for illegal operation of Bureau de Change in Wapa area of Fagge Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Usaini Gumel, told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in an interview on Wednesday. ”The operation which was led by the Police Command was carried…
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Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca on Wednesday said it was withdrawing Covid vaccine Vaxzevria, one of the first produced in the deadly pandemic, citing “commercial reasons” following a slump in demand. “As multiple, variant Covid-19 vaccines have since been developed there is a surplus of available updated vaccines. This has led to a decline in demand for…
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An F-16 fighter jet crashed at a military airbase in Singapore on Wednesday with no casualties, the defence ministry said. “The pilot successfully ejected and the plane crashed thereafter within Tengah Air Base,” it said in a statement. “The pilot is conscious and able to walk. He is receiving medical attention and no other personnel…
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The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has cautioned institutions and communities located around NAF Bases nationwide to desist from illegal and wanton encroachment on NAF lands given its consequences on national security. The CAS stated this recently while on a visit to the Governor of Benue State, Reverend Father (Dr)…
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The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called for an immediate halt to allegations tarnishing the reputation of Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Mohammed Matawalle. HURIWA in a statement advised Matawalle to explore litigation to silence those spreading defamatory falsehoods against him. The association’s national coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, emphasised that the…
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