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Four people were killed and 10 injured on Saturday after a hot water pipe burst at a shopping mall in western Moscow, officials said. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said some of those injured had suffered burns and that emergency services were working on the scene. Jealous woman pours hot water on husband’s alleged mistress in Ondo Russian news agencies quoted investigators as saying that there had been no ammonia leak at the site, as had been suspected for a time. Video footage showed flooding throughout the building and steam flowing out of a doorway. The mall, known as Vremena Goda (The…

The Bauchi State Local Government Service Commission has sacked six traditional rulers for allegedly dabbling in partisan politics. Chronicle NG reports that Nasiru Dewu, Ag. permanent secretary, Bauchi state local government, revealed this on Thursday in a statement. Court jails man two years for chopping friend’s hands in Bauchi “The Local Government Service Commission has approved the dismissal of six traditional rulers from Bauchi and Katagum Emirate Councils based on partisan politics, misconduct, illegal forest reserve encroachment and felling of trees, misappropriation of public funds, and insubordination, which is contrary to the civil service rules.” “The traditional rulers affected by…

The Nigerian Army and the Department of State Services destroyed an enclave of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)/Eastern Security Network (ESN) at Asaba, Delta State, on Saturday. Chronicle NG reports that Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, Army spokesman, made this statement on the official Twitter page. Army seizes Anambra-bound truck load of ammunition In an ongoing clearance operation, troops of 63 Bde Garrison, under the auspices of 6 Division, raided the fortified enclave nestled in the centre of a wooded hill in the early hours of the morning. The gallant troops overpowered the IPOB fighters in the exchange of…

Dr.Osahon Enabulele, President of the World Medical Association (WMA), reiterated his call for a strong health system, a resilient health workforce, and universal health coverage (UHC) on Friday during a visit to His Excellency, Godwin Obaseki, Executive Governor of Edo State, at the Edo State Government House. During the visit, WMA President Dr.Enabulele congratulated the State Governor, His Executive Council members, the Oba of Benin, and the people of Edo State for their support in his leadership of the World Medical Association. He informed the Governor of his progress and commitment towards fulfilling his mandate as WMA President, particularly as…

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has taken a flood sensitization programme to Awgu LGA of Enugu State. NEMA South East Zone, in her efforts to reduce losses associated with flood disasters, has commenced a flood sensitization programme across the flood-prone areas of Enugu State. NEMA DG urges governors to prepare for impending floods Chronicle NG reports that the National team, in collaboration with the Enugu State Emergency Management Agency, carried out flood mitigation and preparedness awareness at Awgu LGA on Thursday, July 21, 2023. The NEMA South East Ag. Zonal Coordinator, Mrs. Ngozi Echeazu, who disclosed this during her…

Russia bombarded Ukrainian food export facilities for the fourth day in succession on Friday and exercised detention in the Black Sea, escalating what Western officials say is an attempt to avoid sanctions by creating a worldwide food catastrophe. The attacks on Ukraine’s grain, a vital component of the global food chain, came after Kyiv vowed to resist Russia’s naval blockade of its export ports following Moscow’s withdrawal from a UN-brokered safe maritime passage accord this week. The UN warned that millions of people in poor countries around the world were at greater risk of hunger and starvation from the knock-on…

Gambia’s government is “far advanced” in exploring avenues for potential legal action against Indian drugmaker Maiden Pharmaceuticals and a local distributor over toxic cough syrups believed to have killed dozens of children, it said on Friday. At least 70 children in Gambia, most under 5 years old, died from acute kidney injury last year. A government task force that investigated the deaths found they were “a direct result” of contaminated cough and cold syrups imported from India. Gambia has fired the executive director and deputy director of its Medicines Control Agency (MCA) and referred the matter to police after the…

The Kano State government has ordered the immediate suspension of three public secondary school principals for negligence. Chronicle NG reports that G.G.S.S. Dawanau, G.G.S.S. Kwa, and G.A.S.S. Dawanau are the schools impacted, all of which are located in the Dawakin Tofa local government region. Alh. Umar Haruna Doguwa, the State Commissioner for Education, made the announcement immediately after visiting the schools between 9 and 10 a.m. today (Friday), when he discovered that the affected principals had not reported to their job positions. According to his investigations, all three head teachers have been missing from work on Fridays for quite some…

The conduct of the police in the heinous event in which two women were paraded naked by a crowd of men in India’s Manipur state is being questioned. On Wednesday, a video of the event, which occurred on May 4, went viral, causing global indignation. On Thursday, police began a gang rape investigation, detained four individuals, and said that additional arrests would be made soon. Several people are wondering why it took them so long to act, given that a police report was filed mere days after the event and several of the males are plainly visible in the video.…

Companies in North America are hurrying to recycle electric car batteries as a result of a little-publicized provision in the United States Inflation Reduction Act, putting the area at the forefront of a worldwide battle to challenge China’s supremacy in the industry. The IRA has a provision that automatically certifies EV battery components recycled in the United States as American-made for subsidy purposes, regardless of provenance. This is significant because it qualifies manufacturers who employ recycled battery components from the United States for EV manufacturing subsidies. Reporters spoke with more than a dozen industry executives and experts who claim that…