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A high-profile Paraguayan prosecutor, who fought against organized crime shot dead.

A high-profile Paraguayan prosecutor Marcelo Pecci, who fought against organized crime in his home country has been shot dead during his honeymoon in Colombia. Pecci was on a beach on the idyllic tourist island of Baru when he was killed by two gunmen. Hours before the shooting, Pecci’s wife Claudia Aguilera had announced on Instagram that she was pregnant. The President of Paraguay Mario Abdo Benitez described the shooting as […]

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National

The National Association of Nigeria Students have expressed displeasure on strike extension.

The National Association of Nigeria Students NANS have expressed outrage and displeasure over the extension of the warning strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU,insisting that there shall be no political party primaries in Nigeria if the strike isn’t resolved. Addressing the press yesterday over their plight the Public Relations Officer of the Association, Victor Ezenagu said the directive has gone out to all the 36 chapters of […]

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Politics

President Muhammadu Buhari has maintained he would step down on May 29th, 2023.

President Muhammadu Buhari has maintained he would step down on May 29th, 2023, after serving two terms, following call for him to extend his tenure by six months. This was in response to the Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Robert Clarke’s recent remarks, where he demanded that Buhari should elongate his stay in office, stressing that without security, Nigeria would not likely realize its true potential as a peaceful and prosperous […]

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National

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control NCDC has given the statistics for Monkeypox infection.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control NCDC has given the statistics for Monkeypox infection, cases and fatalities recorded in the country within the last five years, just 72 hours after health authorities in the United Kingdom announced that a traveller from Nigeria tested positive for the disease. NCDC in its latest report said the country recorded 558 cases and eight deaths across 32 states of the federation and the Federal […]

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