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After more than a year hiding in tunnels and dodging air strikes, uniformed Hamas fighters returned to the ruined streets of Gaza hours into a ceasefire, defying Israel's vow to crush them. With the world watching on Sunday as Hamas handed over three Israeli hostages to the Red Cross, dozens of balaclava-wearing fighters in the…
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Iranian Vice President Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday his government had put off enforcing the country's strict Islamic dress code in order "not to put women under pressure". Covering the neck and head and dressing modestly became mandatory for women in Iran following the Islamic revolution that overthrew the US-backed Shah in 1979. "If…
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Two girls were forced to have sex "with multiple men on the same day, in filthy flats and on rancid mattresses," the jury in the UK's latest grooming trial heard Wednesday. Prosecutor Rossano Scamardella told a court in Manchester that the eight men on trial had abused the two girls from the age of 13…
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Russia said Wednesday it had taken control of a village in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, a westward push that is piling additional pressure on Ukrainian forces across the sprawling front line. The defence ministry said in a statement that its forces had taken the village of Zapadne on the western bank of the Oskil River,…
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A 26-year-old man on Wednesday pleaded guilty to murdering two daughters of a BBC sports commentator in a crossbow attack and stabbing to death their mother. Kyle Clifford had previously denied killing Carol Hunt, 61, the wife of horseracing commentator John Hunt, and two of their daughters, Louise, 25, and Hannah, 28. But appearing before…
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Police in Kenya arrested Wednesday a man found carrying the mutilated corpse of his wife in a backpack, the latest case of gender-based violence to appal the country. It comes only weeks after hundreds of women were tear gassed as they rallied in the capital Nairobi to demonstrate against femicide and demand action from the…
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Brothers Across Nigeria International (BAN INT’L), a nonprofit organisation, has provided food items and cash worth N45 million to 145 families of its late members worldwide. Through its welfare arm, the BAN Int'l Outreach Commission (BANOC), the organisation spent over N45 million in December 2024 to support these families, ensuring they could enjoy the festive…
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In a race against potential disaster, operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) are working tirelessly to disperse a crowd of youths scooping fuel from an overturned tanker at Mile 6 Market in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State. The tanker accident occurred around 11:45 a.m. at the Mile 6 Roundabout near…
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Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have arrested a 35-year-old businesswoman, Edith Nwachukwu, for battering her 13-year-old house help, Kelechi Ejieke. The suspect was arrested on Tuesday evening by operatives of the Owerri Urban Divisional Police Headquarters after the minor was rescued from her at the popular Relief Market in Owerri, the state capital.…
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A businesswoman, Patience Bello and a legal practitioner, Bello Adinoyi were on Wednesday, arraigned in the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Zuba for alleged criminal conspiracy and forgery. The defendants are facing trial on a three-count bordering on forgery. They however pleaded not guilty of the charges presented against them. READ ALSO:Police arrest Kenyan man…
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US President Donald Trump ordered federal employees of diversity offices to be put on paid leave by Wednesday night, and called a Washington bishop "nasty" after she asked him to "have mercy" for migrants and LGBTQ children. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that US government workers in diversity offices must be put on…
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Democratic-led states and civil rights groups filed several lawsuits challenging U.S. President Donald Trump’s bid to roll back birthright citizenship on Tuesday in an early bid by his opponents to block his agenda in court. After his inauguration on Monday, Trump, a Republican, ordered U.S. agencies to refuse to recognize the citizenship of children born…
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Turkey has detained nine people in connection with a deadly fire that claimed the lives of 76 people and injured dozens at a ski resort in western Turkey. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya who disclosed this early Wednesday, said that the owner of the hotel has also been detained. Yerlikaya also reported that the bodies of…
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The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the arrest of a fleeing worker of the Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Emmanuel Oku, who was allegedly involved in a diesel fraud of ₦740 million. Justice Deinde Dipeolu issued a bench warrant against Oku on Friday after the latter failed to appear in court for trial despite…
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Nigeria has condoled with the Government and People of Turkiye over the fire incident at the Grand Kartal Hotel in the Kartalkaya Ski Resort where 76 people died. This is contained in a statement by Kimiebi Ebienfa, acting spokesperson of Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday. “The Federal Republic of Nigeria wishes to express…
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U.S. immigration and border officials will be able to arrest migrants at so-called “sensitive” locations again, after the Trump administration overturned policies limiting where such arrests could happen. Officers will now be able to make arrests at designated “sensitive” areas, including houses of worship, schools, and hospitals. Officials have been prohibited from doing this since…
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A coalition of Democratic-leaning states launched legal action Tuesday seeking to block Donald Trump's plan to end birthright citizenship in the United States. The lawsuit filed by 18 states, including California and New York, comes the day after Trump took office and quickly unveiled a phalanx of executive orders he hopes will reshape American immigration.…
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Former US national security advisor John Bolton, the target of an alleged Iranian assassination plot, said Tuesday that President Donald Trump has withdrawn his Secret Service protection. Bolton, who served in the White House during Trump's first term but has since become an outspoken critic, said he was "disappointed but not surprised" by the move.…
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Canada vowed strong pushback while Mexico urged calm on Tuesday in the face of US President Donald Trump's trade threats that risk throwing their economies into disarray. The US president has accused both neighbors of being lax in preventing migrants and illicit drugs from coming into the United States, and called for a tightening of…
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Twenty Ethiopian migrants were killed when their boat from Djibouti capsized off Yemen, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Tuesday. The shipwreck on Saturday "claimed the lives of 20 Ethiopian migrants, including nine women and 11 men. The vessel, carrying 35 Ethiopian migrants along with a Yemeni captain and his assistant, departed from…
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President Donald Trump announced plans to weed out some 1,000 opponents from the US government Tuesday on his first full day in power after taking office with a shock-and-awe blitz of executive orders. Trump was due to meet with leaders of the narrow Republican majority in Congress at the White House as he tries…
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Separatist rebels in northern Mali have said that a Spanish national kidnapped in mid-January between Algeria and Mali has been freed thanks to their intervention and handed over to Algerian authorities in good health. There has been no confirmation from Spanish or Algerian authorities. The Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), a coalition of separatist rebel groups,…
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The Oyo State Government, on Tuesday, reiterated its commitment to supporting residents to rise above poverty and attain prosperity by catering to their welfare and empowering them to achieve self-sufficiency. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Inclusion, Mrs Toyin Balogun, stated this at the weekend when her ministry commenced the distribution of N20 million…
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An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded six men at Agodi Correctional Centre in Ibadan for alleged armed robbery and receiving stolen property worth N32 million. The defendants are Mathew Elegbede, 34, Adeleye Nurudeen, 37; Obina David, 39; Aromeh Friday, 34; Anagaba John, 35 and Chukwuka Aralia, 56. They are standing trial on a…
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Americans and the rest of the world watched with anxiety as the unpredictable Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States of America yesterday, declaring, “The golden age of America begins right now” in his inaugural speech. Trump, 78, said American decline is over.
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Luggage on their backs, they trudged all Wednesday morning along the road leading to downtown Goma, fleeing the advancing fighters in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Streams of displaced people have flocked from Minova, a port city the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has already captured as it conquers swathes of territory at the expense…
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President Donald Trump has halted arrivals of refugees already cleared to enter the United States, according to a memo seen Wednesday, as he quickly pursues a sweeping crackdown on migration. Following an executive order signed Monday hours after Trump took office, "all previously scheduled travel of refugees to the United States is being canceled," said…
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Operatives of the Lagos Police’s Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have detained a 42-year-old suspected army impersonator, for allegedly abducting and robbing a man of his valuables. RRS made this known in a post shared on its official X handle @ rrsLagos767 on Wednesday. It stated that the suspect, a dismissed army sergeant and ex-convict, was…
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The Federal Government has urged the Katsina State Government to support its new ‘Operation Save Corridor North-West’. This is with the view to giving the surrendering bandits an opportunity to surrender their arms and release all the kidnapped victims for peace and stability. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 8 Division of the Nigerian Army, Sokoto,…
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The headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) witnessed a moment of camaraderie and determination as the Labour Party's National Chairman, Julius Abure, was warmly received by chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu. The party' publicity secretary, Obiora Ifoh, indicated that Professor Yakubu, in a rare display of goodwill, greeted Abure with a hearty handshake and…
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The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says it is committed to effective monitoring of the impact of the new telecommunications tariff adjustment to ensure compliance with established regulatory standards. Mr Ondaje Ijagwu, the Director, Corporate Affairs of FCCPC, said this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. Ijagwu said that the commission was…
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Wife of the Anambra State Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, has vowed to ensure the prosecution of the man who allegedly set his wife ablaze in Abagana, Njikoka local government area. Soludo, the founder of Healthy Living Initiative, told journalists on Thursday in Awka, that she would follow-up closely on the case and ensure that justice…
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Chairman, Edo State Media and Publicity Directorate, APC Presidential Campaign Council in the 2023 election, Mr. John Mayaki, on Wednesday admonished, Mr. Asue Ighodalo, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the September 21st 2023 governorship election in Edo state to perish the thought of any miracle in the ongoing sitting of the election…
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The Lagos State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board says the second batch of the 2024 intending pilgrims will be airlifted to the Holy Lands of Israel and Jordan on Feb. 7. This is contained in a statement signed by the board’s Public Relations Officer, Adeola Olagoke, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on…
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The Kaduna Governor, Uba Sani, has reinstated the Chief of Piriga Chiefdom, Mr Jonathan Paragua Zamuna, as the substantive chief in Lere Local Government, in compliance with the judgement delivered by the Industrial Court in Kaduna. Speaking at the Council Chambers of Sir Kashim Ibrahim House on Wednesday before handing Mr Zamuna his appointment letter,…