Day: February 24, 2021

“Minister Of Loneliness” appointed in Japan Following Increase In Suicide Rates

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In a bid to reduce loneliness and social isolation among its residents, Japan has appointed a “minister of loneliness” as the country deals with rising suicide rates. Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga created the role in early February, taking after the U.K., which created its own such role in 2018. Tetsushi Sakamoto will take on the role while also handling the country’s falling birth rates and regional economies. Figures from the National Police Agency showed that 20,919 people committed suicide in 2020, a 750-person increase from the previous year and…

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Three killed, nine women kidnapped by Gunmen in Katsina

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Gunmen have killed three persons, abducted nine women and injured many others in Sabuwa Council of Katsina State. The bandits, who operated late Monday night into the early hours of yesterday, ransacked three communities of Mai Bakko, Kawarawa and Unguwar Bako. According to a source who pleaded anonymity, the deceased were identified as Ahmed, Jabir and Abubakar. It was learnt that three of the casualties in critical condition were receiving treatment in a hospital at the council headquarters. A resident, simply identified as Umar, said that his new wife was…

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Gumi faulted by PANDEF for calling herdsmen militants

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Comments credited to Islamic Cleric, Ahmad Gumi, has been condemned by the Pan Niger Delta Forum, (PANDEF) in which he likened armed Fulani herdsmen as militants fighting for ethnic survival and not bandits. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Ken Robinson, the group said it was vexatious and a huge nonsense for Gumi to say that killer herdsmen and murderous bandits should not be referred to as criminals, but militants fighting an ethnic war and for their existence. Robinson said it was unfortunate that the country had…

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