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Burkina Faso recruits 5,000 soldiers to fight jihadists
Category: HeadlinesBurkina Faso announced Thursday a recruitment drive for 5,000 soldiers to serve in the army for at least five years to aid the country in its fight against jihadists. The…
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Alcaraz beats Fognini, reaches Rio Open quarter-finals
Category: SportsWorld number two Carlos Alcaraz beat 86th-ranked Fabio Fognini of Italy in a thriller on Thursday to advance to the quarter-finals of the ATP Rio Open. The 19-year-old Spanish phenom…
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Man dupes jobseekers of N1.2m
Category: HeadlinesA 28-year-old man, Ekene Itodo, who allegedly obtained N1.2m from three people under false pretences of securing jobs for them, on Thursday appeared at an Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State….
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Six die, dozens missing in China mine collapse
Category: HeadlinesA rescue operation involving hundreds of workers was ongoing after a 180-metre-high slope gave way at the open-pit mine in the Inner Mongolia region’s Alxa Left Banner area on Wednesday….
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Canadian privacy regulators begin TikTok probe
Category: HeadlinesCanadian privacy protection regulators said Thursday that they have launched an investigation into TikTok over its use and collection of users’ personal information. The Chinese-owned platform is under growing Western…
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Facebook, Instagram roll out paid subscription in Australia, New Zealand
Category: HeadlinesFacing a drop in advertising revenues, parent company Meta is piloting a subscription in Australia and New Zealand before it appears in larger markets. The service will cost US$11.99 on…
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76% of candidates obtain five credits
Category: EducationThe National Business and Technical Examination Board on Thursday released its November/December 2022 results with 21,103 candidates obtaining five credits and above including English Language and Mathematics. The Registrar/Chief Executive…
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Why INEC shouldn’t fix elections for Saturday – Seventh-day Adventist
Category: PoliticsNo fewer than 4,817 petitioners have asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to desist from holding elections on Saturdays, which, for them, is a ‘critical day of worship and a…
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Blinken to visit Central Asia as Ukraine war raises fears
Category: HeadlinesUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan next week, the State Department said Thursday, courting former Soviet republics uneasy over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The top…
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Ukraine preparing ‘invasion’ of Transnistria, says Russia
Category: HeadlinesRussia on Thursday claimed Ukraine was ramping up efforts to invade Transnistria, Moldova’s Moscow-backed separatist region, and pledged a “response”.The Russian defence ministry’s statement was released on the eve of…
