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The Federal Government of Nigeria has intensified monitoring and screening procedures at all entry points into the country in response to the Monkeypox (Mpox) outbreak. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday signed by his Special Adviser on Media and External Relations, Tashikalmah Hallah. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), on Thursday, reported 39 confirmed cases of mpox but no death across 33 states and the Federal Capital Territory from the beginning of 2024. “The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, emphasised…

Thailand parliament has picked Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of billionaire tycoon and former leader Thaksin, as prime minister. At 37, she will be the country’s youngest PM and the second woman in the post, after her aunt Yingluck. Her selection comes just two days after former PM Srettha Thavisin was dismissed by a constitutional court. Both are from the Pheu Thai Party, which came second at the 2023 election but formed a ruling coalition. Ms Paetongtarn Shinawatra is the fourth member of the Shinawatra clan to become prime minister in the past two decades. The other three, including her father…

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck 34 km (21 miles) off Taiwan’s eastern city of Hualien on Friday, the weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage from what was the second strong tremor to hit the island in less than a day. The quake also shook buildings in the capital Taipei. Authorities said subway services in the city continued at lower speeds. “It was close,” said Hsieh Yu Wei, a singer who pulled his car over the moment he received a government-issued quake warning while driving on a Hualien coastal highway. The quake had a depth of 9.7 km,…

Russian job portals are advertising trench-digging positions in Kursk Oblast as Ukrainian forces continue to gain ground in the Russian border region, CNN reported. Ukraine’s cross-border incursion into neighboring Kursk Oblast began on Aug. 6, and by Aug. 13, Ukraine said it controlled 74 settlements in the region. The job ads call for “general workers” who are able to dig fortifications in Kursk Oblast, with posted pay rates ranging between 150,000-371,000 rubles (approximately $1,600-4,000). In the days following Ukraine’s surprise incursion across the border into Russia, reports surfaced of Russian personnel digging trenches near the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP)…

The family of the late gospel singer, Aduke Ajayi, popularly known as Aduke Gold, has finally revealed her cause of death. Chronicle NG reports that Aduke Gold died at the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan on Monday, August 12, 2024. Her unexpected death triggered diverse responses on social media as fans and her colleagues in the industry continue to grieve. A few hours after her death, a viral report claimed that Aduke Gold died while undergoing fibroid surgery. However, reacting to the controversies generated by the singer’s shocking death, her brother, pastor Ajayi Aderogbo refuted the report and warned that…

A 71-year-old man, who spent nearly five decades in prison for a murder he did not commit, is to receive a $7.15 million settlement from the US city that convicted him. Glynn Simmons, who is black, served more time behind bars before being exonerated than any other inmate in US history, according to The National Registry of Exonerations. Simmons was released last year after serving a total of 48 years, one month and 18 days in prison. On Monday, councillors in Edmond, Oklahoma, voted to proceed with a settlement for Simmons to resolve claims against the city and one of…

The National Judicial Council ( NJC) has recommended Hon. Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun to President Bola Tinubu for appointment as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). This decision of the NJC is on the heels of Justice Olukayode Ariwoola’s formal bowing out of office as the Chief Justice of Nigeria next Thursday, August, 22, 2024. If approved by President Tinubu, Justice Kekere-Ekun would be the second female Chief Justice of Nigeria coming after Justice Mouktar Aloma as the first female CJN. Besides, the Council also recommended 28 candidates for appointment as Judges of state courts and a candidate for appointment as…

President Bola Tinubu and Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Mbasogo on Wednesday in Malabo signed an agreement on the Gulf of Guinea Pipeline Project, further affirming the partnership for mutual development. Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale disclosed on Thursday in a statement. He said the agreement covered legislative and regulatory measures for the gas pipeline, establishment and operation, transit of natural gas, ownership of the gas pipeline, and general principles. In his remarks at the event, President Tinubu, who is on a three-day official visit to Equatorial Guinea, said the signing of the agreement will open up new opportunities for gas exploration…

Former Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino is close to agreeing a deal to become the new USA men’s national team head coach, with talks at an advanced stage. USA had previously tried to tempt Jürgen Klopp into an early return to management but switched their attention to Pochettino when the German declined their advances. Pochettino has been the primary target to lead the USA into their home World Cup in 2026. They are due to face Canada on September 7 and are hoping to have appointed the Argentine by then. The 52-year-old had numerous offers in England and Europe but -…

Three people have been arrested and a fourth is wanted after a knife attack on the father of young Spanish football star Lamine Yamal in Catalonia, local police told AFP Thursday. The attack took place at 1910 GMT on Wednesday in a car park in the Catalan town of Mataro, around 30 kilometres from Barcelona, in the Rocafonda neighbourhood where Lamine Yamal is from, said a spokesman for the Mossos d’Esquadra, the Catalan regional police force. Yamal’s father Mounir Nasraoui was stabbed several times the police said, and is being treated at the Can Ruti hospital, who could not be…