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Kane Tanaka, the world’s oldest person, turned 119 on Sunday. Photograph: KYODO/Reuters Kane Tanaka has set her sights on becoming 120 next year, as figures show the number of young adults in Japan in steep decline by Justin McCurry The world’s oldest person has celebrated her 119th birthday in Japan, saying she is determined to extend the record by another year. Kane Tanaka, who has a weakness for fizzy drinks and chocolate, marked the milestone on Sunday with staff at the nursing home where she lives in Fukuoka prefecture, south-west Japan, according to media reports. The Guinness Book of Records recognized Tanaka’s status in March 2019, when she was 116; she went on to achieve an all-time Japanese age record when she reached 117 years and 261 days in September 2020. Born in 1903 – the year the Wright brothers made their first powered flight and the first Tour de France was held – Tanaka has lived through five Japanese imperial reigns and has set her sights on reaching her 120th birt...

Six classrooms has been completed and delivered to Satellite Town Junior Secondary School, Lagos. The project started on the 19th of November, 2021 where Hon. Oghene Emma Egoh layed the first blocks. Two months later, on the 14th of January 2022, the project has been completed. The member representing Amuwo Odofin Constituency in the Federal House of Representative, Hon. Egoh through his faceboook page said as he expressed his joy after the project has been completed: "I layed the blocks for a new block of 6 classrooms at satellite town junior secondary school. Today I am very glad to inform you that the block of 6 classrooms have been finished and it glades my heart. Thank you for reading. Kindly share also.

By Seun Akioyeon Little is known about the young Nigerian Air Force pilots who played various roles in the decimation of Boko Haram insurgents and the capture of the dreaded Sambisa Forest.

   Ali receiving medal of commendation from Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai An army officer decorated by the authorities for his courage in the fight against the terror sect Boko Haram, has fallen in a battle with the insurgents.

Two people are still missing and feared dead after a wildfire roared through two towns in Boulder County, Colorado last Thursday and destroyed nearly 1,000 homes, authorities said on Sunday. One person who had been reported as missing on Saturday was accounted for and was not harmed. Wind gusts on Thursday in excess of 100 mph (160 kph) worsened the fire's spread. In about two hours, the fire had scorched over 6,000 acres, officials said, with the fire at times moving a football field length in seconds. Thank you for reading. Kindly share also.

Paying children’s school fees is the obligation of every parent; and settling this timely will save the students a lot of embarrassment from their school authorities.

The Federal House of Representative Member representing Amuwo Odofin Constituency Hon. Emma Oghene Egoh of People Democratic Party (PDP) today (9-06-17) completed two years in legislative office and has taken to his social media page to notify constituents of his achievements since he was elected into the house in Abuja. This content was obtained from his facebook page, read what he said below; "Today makes it two years since I was sworn in to represent you in the National Assembly Abuja. To commemorate this, I moved a powerful motion on the floor of the house to save Nigeria from crises. It was supported by all 360 members. I have been receiving accolades not just from my colleagues, but also from television stations Newspapers and radio stations who are still airing the motion. I moved a motion condemning the Sixteen northern Arewa Youth groups who asked Igbos to leave the North by 1st of October 2017. The motion also cond...

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Mr Clement Oladele, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, on Thursday, said that 307 people died in 428 road traffic crashes recorded in the state in 2015.

Suspected armed bandits, who stormed the staff quarters of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) at Kaduna airport, have allegedly kidnapped an unstipulated number of persons. When contacted, the PPRO of Kaduna State Police Command, ASP Mohammad Jalige, said he “would get back” to The Guardian. It was gathered that some FAAN officials living in the quarters, who managed to escape, said some colleagues and their families were taken away by the gunmen. While the number of kidnapped persons cannot presently be ascertained, it was learned that about 11 people, including a staff of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and his entire family, together with a wife and kid of staff of Nigeria Meteorological Agency, NiMET. Two houses were also reportedly attacked inside the quarters, after which the bandits later moved to the airport’s airside. It was, however, not clear how they gained access into the quarters. A source, an engineer at the airport, who craved anonymity, said...