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Survivors and victims' relatives will this week mark the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, which killed more than 220,000 people across more than a dozen countries.
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, on Wednesday celebrated Christmas with sick and wounded soldiers in action, assuring them that their sacrifices would never go in vain. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Oluyede made this statement during a Christmas luncheon with the sick and wounded soldiers at the 44…
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More than 1,500 prisoners escaped from a Maputo prison Wednesday, taking advantage of the third day of unrest triggered by the controversial confirmation of the long-ruling Frelimo party as the winner of recent elections.
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US President Joe Biden and his incoming successor Donald Trump issued starkly contrasting Christmas messages Wednesday, with the latter doubling down on recent comments about seizing the Panama Canal, buying Greenland and annexing Canada.
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Queen Naomi Silekunola’s mother, Funmilayo Ogunseyi, has cried out to well-meaning Nigerians to intervene on behalf of her daughter, who was formerly married to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, in a bid to secure her bail. This plea was made in a video seen by The Guardian. Silekunola was one of three…
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More than 400,000 pills containing the deadly opioid fentanyl were seized and destroyed by Mexico's Attorney General's office, along with six tons of chemical precursors for the drugs, the agency said Wednesday.
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Tearful mourners prayed on Thursday as ceremonies were held across Asia to remember the 220,000 people who were killed two decades ago when a tsunami hit coastlines around the Indian Ocean in one of the world's worst natural disasters.
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Azerbaijan began a national day of mourning Thursday after a passenger jet from the flag carrier crashed in western Kazakhstan on Christmas Day, killing 38 of the 67 people onboard.
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The Gombe State Police Command has confirmed 22 persons were injured after a car rammed into a Christian procession on Wednesday in Tumfure Community, near Gombe. The command’s Spokesperson, ASP Buhari Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Gombe on Wednesday. Abdullahi stated that no death was recorded in the unfortunate incident,…
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The police command in Katsina State has foiled a kidnap attempt while rescuing 10 passengers at Kwanar Makera in Jibia Local Government Area of the state. The police spokesperson, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday in Katsina. He said: “On Dec. 24, at 8:30 p.m., some suspected armed bandits, armed with…
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