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Mali: Attack On Army Kills Dozens of Soldiers

[Deutsche Welle] Militants deemed jihadists by the Mali government have attacked armed forces as they were on patrol duty. It was the second mass attack this month in the country, which has witnessed a rapid surge in violence. via LATEST NEWS
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673 Million People Practise Open Defecation, Say WHO, UNICEF

[This Day] As humanity marks World Toilet Day (WTD) today, data by WHO/UNICEF, released this year, states that "Today, 4.2 billion people live without safely managed sanitation and 673 million people still practise open defecation worldwide (WHO/UNICEF 2019)." from AllAfrica News: Nigeria via NEWS
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Cardi B Set to Storm Lagos, Accra

[Daily Trust] Lagos -Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, popularly called Cardi B, is set to join the list of renowned Grammy award winners who have held live performances on Nigerian stage. from AllAfrica News: Nigeria via NEWS
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Kenya: Cross-Border Arms Trafficking Inflames Northern County's Conflict

[ISS] Arms trafficking and cattle rustling are driving local conflict in Kenya's northern border county of Marsabit. Scores have been killed in the politically motivated ethnic conflict this year alone. In the latest flare-up on 25 August, 12 people died in attacks on two villages in Marsabit's Forolle settlement along the Kenya-Ethiopia border. via LATEST NEWS
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Bandits Kill 14, Injure 10 In Zamfara Community

  Barely three months after a peace agreement brokered in Zamfara between bandits and the state government, some gunmen on Sunday killed 14 persons and left 10 with gunshot injuries in Karaye village under Gummi Local Government Area. The attack, which is the first major breach of the peace agreement between the state government and the bandits initiated by Governor Bello Matawalle, was confirmed on Monday by the Zamfara Police Command. A statement issued by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Muhammad Shehu, said the attack occurred on Sunday. Shehu recalled that on November 3, some members of a local vigilante known as “Yan sakai in Bardoki village, attacked and killed nine Fulanis under the suspicion that they were bandits. Shehu said the command arrested 11 members of the vigilante group suspected of actively participating in the killing of the Fulanis. He stated, “The incident is being investigated by the State CID Gusau and all the suspects will be charge...
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ALERT: Nissan Recalls 400,000 Cars Over Brake Defect

CNN   Japan’s Nissan Motor Co. Ltd has said that it will recall 394,025 cars in the United States over a braking system defect. The recall includes Maxima sedans from 2016 through 2018, Infiniti QX60 luxury crossovers from 2017 to 2019, Murano SUVs from 2015 to 2018 and Pathfinder SUVs from 2017 to 2019. The defect has caused concerns that a brake fluid leak could potentially lead to a fire, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. In September, the company recalled 1.3 million vehicles to fix a problem with its backup camera displays. Nissan said this in a filing dated November 8 with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration under recall number 18V-601. The leak into internal circuit boards will trigger a warning to drivers, which if ignored may lead to a fire in “rare instances,” Nissan said. “If the warning is ignored and the vehicle continues to be operated in this condition, the brake fluid leak may potentially create an electrical short in the actuato...
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Jahdiel – Sweet Holy Spirit

Hammer House Records signed, Nigerian Gospel Singer and songwriter, Jahdiel releases her latest single titled Sweet Holy Spirit. After an electrifying performance of the song last night at the just concluded LIMA awards, Jahdiel has finally dropped the much anticipated dance single. Sweet Holy Spirit is available on all online digital stores GET AUDIO HERE The post Jahdiel – Sweet Holy Spirit appeared first on Latest Naija Nigerian Music, Songs & Video - Notjustok . from Latest Naija Nigerian Music, Songs & Video – Notjustok via EDUPEDIA
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Odaenathus

Odaenathus . Odaenathus (c. 220 – 267) was the founder of the Palmyrene Kingdom. Born into an aristocratic family of Palmyra, Syria, he became the lord of the city in the 240s. By 258, he was a consularis, a position of high status in the Roman Empire. In 260 the Roman emperor Valerian was captured by the Sassanian emperor Shapur I, leaving the eastern Roman provinces at the mercy of the Persians. Odaenathus fought the Persians, reclaiming the entirety of the Roman lands they occupied. By 263, following a successful campaign in which he besieged their capital Ctesiphon, Odaenathus took the title traditionally held by Persian emperors, King of Kings, and gained effective control of the Levant, Roman Mesopotamia and Anatolia's eastern region. He was assassinated in 267 during or immediately after a campaign in Anatolia. He was succeeded by his son Vaballathus under the regency of his widow Zenobia, who used the power base established by Odaenathus to forge the Palmyrene Empire in 27...
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Odaenathus

Odaenathus . Odaenathus (c. 220 – 267) was the founder of the Palmyrene Kingdom. Born into an aristocratic family of Palmyra, Syria, he became the lord of the city in the 240s. By 258, he was a consularis, a position of high status in the Roman Empire. In 260 the Roman emperor Valerian was captured by the Sassanian emperor Shapur I, leaving the eastern Roman provinces at the mercy of the Persians. Odaenathus fought the Persians, reclaiming the entirety of the Roman lands they occupied. By 263, following a successful campaign in which he besieged their capital Ctesiphon, Odaenathus took the title traditionally held by Persian emperors, King of Kings, and gained effective control of the Levant, Roman Mesopotamia and Anatolia's eastern region. He was assassinated in 267 during or immediately after a campaign in Anatolia. He was succeeded by his son Vaballathus under the regency of his widow Zenobia, who used the power base established by Odaenathus to forge the Palmyrene Empire in 27...
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