Athens
17 Nov
Around 25,000 people marched through Athens on Sunday in closely watched demonstrations to mark the 51th anniversary of the pro-democracy uprising that helped topple military rule in Greece, police said. The protests are held every year to commemorate the 1973 Athens Polytechnic protests that killed 24 people, when the ruling junta sent troops to break…
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The Nigerian Police have rejected Amnesty International's report alleging that three people were killed by police during the #EndBadGovernance protests at A.A. Kime Filling Station in Borno. In a statement on Sunday, Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, countered the claims, asserting that the three young men were not killed by the police. Amnesty…
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Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has vowed to complete the Kafanchan Township Roads within three months, fulfilling his pledge to run
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The Police Command in Ogun says it has arrested one Taiwo Yemitan, a suspected ritualist found with a fresh human head and dismembered body parts of a female victim in Lafenwa area of Abeokuta. SP Omolola Odutola, the Command’s spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement in Abeokuta on Sunday. Odutola explained that the 45-year-old suspect…
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The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has stated that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is being constructed with safety and economic benefits in mind for the people. He also disclosed that the first 20 kilometers will be inaugurated by President Bola Tinubu in May 2025. Umahi made this disclosure over the weekend during the inspection of…
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In the past week, stampedes have tragically claimed the lives of at least 50 people in three different parts of the country. These incidents have raised urgent concerns about safety at crowded events and how such disasters can be avoided. Ibadan funfair turns fatal On Wednesday, a funfair meant for celebration in Ibadan, the Oyo…
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The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has criticized the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajuddeen Abbas, over plans to locate four new
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To address the growing army of unemployed youths in Nigeria, the Senior Special Adviser to the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on industrialisation, Professor Banji Oyeleran-Oyeyinka, has made critical suggestions on what Nigeria needs to do to transform unemployed youths into job creators. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), youth unemployment…
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A 35-year-old man has allegedly been tortured to death by policemen in Kwara State. The deceased, Tunji Jimoh, reportedly died under questionable circumstances while in detention at the state police command in Ilorin. According to information gathered, Tunji, of the Erubu/Asunnara community, died last Friday. A dependable police source (names withheld) hinted that Tunji owed…