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A number of victims kidnapped by Boko Haram, including some of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls have escaped from their captors, SaharaReporters can confirm. SaharaReporters also learnt that the escapees are still with the military. A source privy to the information confirmed the news to SaharaReporters, saying, “They are many and…

The President, Women Arise for Change Initiative, Joe Okei-Odumakin, has asked the Inspector-General Police, Mohammed Adamu, to sack policemen who have impregnated women out of wedlock. Okei-Odumakin was reacting to the sacking of an unmarried female corporal, Olajide Omolola, for getting pregnant. The activist spoke on a PUNCH Live programme…

Cities are becoming increasingly privatized: commercial real estate dominates the streets, carving up open space that once belonged to the public and selling it as a commodity to the highest bidder. Architect Elizabeth Diller explores the causes and effects of this growing threat -- and takes us on tour of…

NEW YORK — As Covid-19 took hold over the past year, hospitals and nursing homes used and reused scarce protective equipment — masks, gloves, gowns. This desperate frugality helped prevent the airborne transfer of the virus. But it also appears to have helped spread a different set of germs —…

Oct 27, 2020; Arlington, Texas, USA; Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Aaron Loup (15) pitches during the sixth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers during game six of the 2020 World Series at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports After losing out on Brad Hand to the…

CDC researchers said there was "little evidence" that schools meaningfully fuel coronavirus transmission in an editorial on Tuesday. The researchers suggested reopening schools with masks and social distancing requirements. The decision, they wrote, may require some sacrifices — like closing indoor dining or gyms. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more…

Republicans close to former Vice President Mike Pence say they don't know where the former second couple is now living. Pence and his wife Karen haven't owned a home in a decade, and Indiana GOP sources say the former second couple is couch-surfing in the interim between jobs and residences. …

A few days ago, Chinese private equity firm Primavera Capital established its first SPAC company, Primavera Capital Acquisition Corporation (PCAC). It will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange and will raise US$360 million to focus on acquisition targets in the new consumer sector in China. UNLOCK DATA Subscribe…

China Recent policy headwinds can hinder future growth, says New York-based consultancy Washington has enacted policies in recent years to restrict US investments in Chinese companies on national security concerns Topic |   US-China trade war E3B1C256-BFCB-4CEF-88A6-1DCCD7666635 Jodi Xu Klein in New York Published: 1:05pm, 26 Jan, 2021 Updated: 1:16pm, 26 Jan,…

A new report from Vanity Fair shed light on what led to the New York Times' ousting of its freelance editor Lauren Wolfe.  Wolfe was at the center of a viral firestorm last Tuesday over a celebratory tweet reacting to President Biden's arrival at Joint Base Andrews ahead of his…