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A Thai court on Tuesday accepted a class-action lawsuit filed by hundreds of fishermen seeking $73 million in damages from a agribusiness giant over invasive blackchin tilapia, a representative of the Thai lawyers' council said. The alien species, native to west Africa, has been found in 19 provinces in Thailand, damaging ecosystems in rivers, swamps…
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A one-time senator who represented Cross River South Senatorial District in the Nigerian Senate, Florence Ita-Giwa, has said that female senators have passed the state of sexual harassment. The former senator made this senator while weighing on the sexual harassment allegations involving Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Senate President Godswill Akpabio in an interview with Arise News…
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The seven suspects standing trial for the murder of Mojisola Awesu, a final year female student of Kwara State College of Health Technology Offa, on Tuesday, pleaded not guilty to the charges before Justice Ibrahim Yusuf of the state High Court, Ilorin. The suspects were remanded in a correctional facility at the last court session…
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France voiced opposition Tuesday to seizing frozen Russian assets to fund a European military spending boost for Ukraine, arguing such a move would be against international agreements. Tapping into more than 200 billion euros in Russian assets would help plug a massive gap in defence budgets as Europe rushes to play a fuller part in…
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An Iranian court has sentenced two former ministers to prison over a multi-billion-dollar corruption case involving imported tea, the judiciary said Tuesday. The case, known in Iran as the Debsh Tea Scandal, was opened in 2023 and implicated more than 60 people, involving a total of $3.7 billion, the Iran newspaper reported in May, citing…
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of four people in a lone accident involving an articulated vehicle in Kogi. The FRSC also said that two persons were severely injured in the accident. The FRSC Sector Commander in Kogi, Mr Samuel Oyedeji, confirmed the incidence to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
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Germany's conservatives, who are set to lead the next government, on Tuesday argued that the country should quickly reintroduce compulsory military service. Friedrich Merz, head of the CDU/CSU bloc that topped last month's elections, has argued that in the era of US President Donald Trump, Europe will have to better handle its own security. The…
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The Police in Osun on Tuesday arraigned a 30-year-old fake Naval officer, Oyetunji Samuel, before an Osogbo Magistrate’s Court, for an alleged impersonation and assault of a 13-year-old girl. The Police Prosecutor, ASP Olusegun Elisha, told the court that the defendant committed the offense sometime between the months of February and March within Osogbo metropolis.…
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The newly appointed Registrar, Ekiti State Polytechnic, Isan-Ekiti, Mrs Abimbola Adewumi has on Tuesday resumed office. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adewumi was appointed on Jan. 23 as the second substantive registrar of the polytechnic. She holds a BA.Ed in English from the Lagos State University (LASU), as well as a Masters…
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Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno has approved the appointment of key officials for the newly established Borno State Hajj Commission, subject to confirmation by the State House of Assembly. This is contained in a statement by the governor’s Spokesperson, Malam Dauda Iliya, in Maiduguri on Tuesday. Zulum appointed Alhaji Mohammed Mainok as the Executive Chairman…
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Nigeria’s telecommunications sector has witnessed a robust recovery, with active subscriptions surging to 169.3 million in January 2025, up from 164.9 million in December 2024. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) made this known in an industry statistics on its website. The telecoms regulator said that this robust recovery followed a period of decline, which saw…