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Ugandan woman with one kg cocaine-filled capsules in stomach held at Delhi
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): In a rare case, the Delhi customs have arrested a Ugandan woman at Delhi airport allegedly with around one kilogram of cocaine in her stomach, said a senior Customs official on Wednesday.
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COVID-19: Odisha reports four new Omicron cases, state's tally rises to ei
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], December 26 (ANI): Odisha has reported four new Omicron cases, taking the total tally of the cases of the new variant of coronavirus to eight, informed State Public Health Director Niranjan Mishra on Sunday.
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Nigerian national arrested with cocaine worth Rs 33 lakh in Mumbai
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
(Maharashtra) [India], December 25 (ANI): A Nigerian national has been arrested by the Anti-Narcotics Cell in Masjid Bandar area of Mumbai on Saturday with 110 grams of cocaine drugs worth Rs 33 lakh in the international market, said Police.
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Nigeria's Omicron variant cases surge to 51
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian health authorities said Friday the country has identified more cases of the B.1.1.529 SARS-CoV-2 lineage, the Omicron variant of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed infections of the variant to 51.
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Nigeria declares fourth COVID-19 wave
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], December 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigeria is now experiencing a fourth COVID-19 wave, health authorities in the country have said, attributing it to the rise in Delta and Omicron variants infections.
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Death toll from village attacks in northern Nigeria climbs to 38
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], December 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The death toll from the attack on several villages in Nigeria's northern state of Kaduna has increased to 38, Samuel Aruwan, the state commissioner for internal security and home affairs, said on Sunday.
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Nigerian state lawmaker shot dead
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], December 15 (ANI/Xinhua): A state lawmaker of north Nigeria's Kaduna state was shot dead by gunmen on Monday on a highway in the state, a local official said on Wednesday.
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Philippines confirms first 2 Omicron cases
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], December 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines has recorded its first two confirmed cases of the Omicron variant in two travelers from Nigeria and Japan respectively, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday.
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UNSC does not adopt resolution on climate after Russia casts veto
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Security Council on Monday did not adopt a draft resolution on climate change after its permanent member Russia cast a veto, Niger Permanent Representative to the United Nations Abdou Abarry said after the vote.
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US State Secy Blinken's 'bothsiderism' makes religious freedom face acute
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 10 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's "bothsiderism" has made religious freedom face acute crisis across much of the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
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9 killed in gunmen attack in central Nigeria
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Niger [Nigeria], December 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Nine people were killed and about 10 others injured when a group of gunmen attacked a village in Nigeria's central state of Niger, the police said on Thursday.
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Nigeria mulls buying Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, getting shot as donation
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Nigeria is considering the procurement of Russia's coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V, but does not exclude the option of receiving it from Russia as a donation, Nigerian Ambassador in Moscow Abdullahi Shehu told Sputnik in his first interview since t
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