GLOBAL AWARENESS

NEWSLETTER VOLUME - 7

DATE – 11th SEPT 2022

Greetings to everyone,
To increase more awareness about
what is going on in the world
The Global Awareness Committee
will be sharing some News Headlines
from around the world.

LOCAL HEADLINES

Flood kills 3, damages 1,453 houses in 2 Bauchi

LGAs

Dr Ibrahim Kabir, Director-General Bauchi State

Environmental Protection Agency (BASEPA) has
confirmed the death of 3 persons by flood which damaged
1,453 houses and several farmlands in Zaki and Gamawa
local government areas.
Kabir stated this while briefing Governor Bala
Mohammed when he paid a sympathy visit to the affected
communities on Saturday in Zaki local government area.
He said after assessment of the damage caused by heavy
downpour on Wednesday, it was found to have killed 3
persons, damaged 1,453 houses and unquantified
farmlands in the two LGAs.
He said the flood also cut off roads linking the two local
government areas with communities and some parts of
the state in 6 places on the highway.

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Bandit responsible for NDA, Kaduna College
attack escapes, troops neutralise deputy

Aruwan
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intelligence, confirmed that Isiya and his terror group
had a bad day in the hands of the combat-ready
troops.
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Kano varsity lecturers vow to remain on strike as

government mulls punitive measures

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in

Kano state-owned universities yesterday, vowed to
sustain the indefinite nationwide strike action
embarked on by the union.
Besides, ASUU insisted no amount of mischievous
tendencies and or intimidation from any quarter
would frustrate their commitment and struggle
begun over six months ago.
ASUU Zonal Chairman, Kano zone, Professor
AbdulKadir Mohammad Danbazau, made the
pledge while reacting to the Kano State
government’s move to compel lecturers in state
universities back to class.

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 Kaduna Govt develops database of farmers,
registers 100,000

The Kaduna state Government says it has

registered more than 100,000 farmers across the
state in its ongoing development of a database.

Dr Abubakar Bayero, General Manager, Kaduna

State Agricultural Development Agency (KADA)
disclosed this in an interview with the News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Friday.

Bayero, who explained that the exercise began in

February, spoke on the sideline of a validation of
Gender Situation Analysis of Agriculture and Rural
Development in the state.

INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES

Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin leaves Balmoral Castle

The coffin carrying the body of Queen Elizabeth II

left her beloved Balmoral Castle on Sunday,
beginning a six-hour journey to the Scottish
capital of Edinburgh. The seven-car cortege
carrying the oak casket – draped with the Royal
Standard of Scotland – left the gates of her
Scottish estate at 10:07am (0907 GMT)

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 Kharkiv offensive: Ukrainian army says it has
tripled retaken area
Ukraine's military says its forces have retaken over 3,000
…………………………………………………………………sq km (1,158 sq miles) during a rapid counter-offensive in
…………………………………………………………………eastern Ukraine. The remarkable advance, if confirmed,
………………………………………………………………...means Kyiv's forces have tripled their stated gains in little
…………………………………………………………………over 48 hours
On Thursday evening, President Zelensky put the figure at
……………………………………………………………….1,000 sq km, and then 2,000 sq km on Saturday evening

King Charles III becomes monarch after death of

mother, Queen Elizabeth II

Charles, 73, now King Charles, has been next in line to the throne
for seven decades – by a distance the longest wait in the history
of the British monarchy. Neither he nor his courtiers have ever
wished to speak publicly about the moment it is over. The
prospect of the Queen’s death has always been considered a
matter of great private sadness

INDIAN HEADLINES
Bimal Patel: Architect of Modi govt’s grand
projects prepares for biggest challenge yet —
Parliament House

The inauguration of the redesigned Central Vista avenue

by PM Modi was a triumphant moment for Bimal Patel,
with even his harshest critics acknowledging his work.
Leena Misra in Ahmedabad and Nirupama Subramanian
in Delhi on the man steering most of Modi govt’s pet
projects, past the divided political landscape, trying for
consensus.

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Jaishankar in Saudi in first visit as Foreign
Minister

In June, Saudi Arabia had described Sharma’s

comments as “insulting” and had called for
“respect for beliefs and religions”. It was among 16
countries, which had objected to the BJP
spokesperson’s comments. Sharma was later
suspended by the BJP

PM Narendra Modi to attend SCO summit in

Uzbekistan on Sept 15-16

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Sunday

officially announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s
visit to Samarkand, Uzbekistan to attend the
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit on
September 15 and 16
It also stated that the SCO Summit will be attended by
leaders of SCO Member States, Observer States,
Secretary General of the SCO, Executive Director of
the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS),
President of Turkmenistan and other invited guests.

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 92 passengers fined for violating Covid-19
norms inside Delhi metro

The fines were issued by flying squad teams deployed

across all lines to conduct random checks. Passengers
found in violation had to pay Rs 200 each under
section 59 of Delhi Metro O&M Ac.

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