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Switch Amidst Transfer UncertaintyNkem Owoh: Social Media Buzz Can’t Replace True Acting SkillEx-Police Chief Slams Asiodu for ‘Distorting’ Asaba’s Igbo Heritage and Massacre History“They Don’t Want to Share Stage With Me”: SkyB Opens Up on Lack of SupportOsuofia: My Acting Career Was An AccidentAnambra Pastor Backs Governor’s Crackdown on Fake MiraclesFell Below Expectations”: Dalung Criticizes Atiku Abubakar’s PDP Primary PerformanceNDLEA arrests 75-year-old grandpa for drug trafficking in EbonyiNigerian Shot Put star Enekwechi wins Gold in RussiaWhen my husband is drunk he beats me mercilessly from 9:00 pm till 5:00 am – Divorce-seeking woman tells Oyo courtTwo infants d!e as troops rescue 360 Borno captives from terrorist enclave in Mandara mountainsIran staff denied visas to US 5 days to World CupMTN CEO claims there’s no unlimited data anywhere in the world unless you’re paying a fortune for it but Nigerians share screenshot of what they pay for unlimited data abroad to counter 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He was my engine” – Singer Niniola pens glowing tribute to late husband at his service of songsKidnappers of former Power Minister’s sister and twin sons yet to contact family – AideWoman born with sickle cell disease reveals how prayer changed her genotypeFIFA demands payment after accidentally selling free 2026 World Cup tickets to 60 fansKenyan woman attacks her husband with boiling water after he introduced his second wifeOndo court remands man for allegedly stripping woman naked in publicUS Senate Passes Bill Allocating $70bn to Immigration Enforcement EffortsUNIPORT Appoints New Vice-ChancellorBandits Raid Ondo Community, Kidnap Pastor’s Son and Destroy BuildingsJeremiah Umaru Defects From APC Over Alleged Credibility Issues in PrimariesPDP Chieftain Alleges Insecurity Has Become a Profit-Making Venture in NigeriaPFA Unveils Nominees for Premier League Player of the Year AwardMURIC Urges South-West Governors to Strengthen Amotekun and OPC Against KidnappingDumwe Questions PDP’s Choice of Consensus Candidate for House of Representatives RaceHeavy Rainfall Causes Bridge Collapse, Disrupts Life in Taraba CommunitiesNLC Appeals to Tinubu to Resolve Industrial Unrest at River Basin Authority“Pressure Made You Apologize”: DeeOne Criticizes Yinka Alaseyori’s Public ApologyFresh Kidnapping in FCT: Residents Live in Fear After Deadly AttackNigerian Streamer Peller Proposes to Jarvis Amid Pregnancy RumorsNigerian Politics: NDC Primaries Criticized for Poor Organization and RiggingPolitically Motivated Murder: Accord Condemns “Outrageous” Attack on Party Leader in OsunNapoli Parts Ways With Antonio Conte After Disappointing Season€150M+ Bid Incoming: Real Madrid Secures “Cristiano Ronaldo or Kaká-Level” Talent
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Russia confirms 8,996 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours

Russia confirmed 8,996 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, up from 8,271 recorded the day before.

“Over the past day, 8,996 Coronavirus cases were confirmed across 85 Russian regions, including 1,190 cases (13.2 per cent) without clinical symptoms,’’ the centre said.

The rate of increase grew to 0.19 per cent.

Moscow confirmed 2,704 new Coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, up from 1,988 the day before.

READ ALSO: 121 new coronavirus cases and seven deaths recorded in Nigeria

The Russian capital was followed by St. Petersburg with 682 new cases, down from 693 the day before, and the Moscow Region with 590 new cases, up from 586 on Wednesday.

The response centre reported 397 COVID-19 fatalities, down from 399 the day before, raising the country’s death toll to 107,103. Total recoveries increased by 8,934 over the given period, down from 9,644 the previous day, and reached 4,361,807 in total.

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