An Israeli strike hit Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli for the first time, a Lebanese security source said, after more bombardment hit Beirut’s suburbs and Israeli troops sought to make new ground incursions into southern Lebanon.The source told Reuters a Hamas official, his wife and two children were killed in the strike on a Palestinian...
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UPDATE: POLICE REFUNDS ONE MILLION NAIRA EXTORTED FROM CORPS MEMBER.
The Lagos Police Command has facilitated the return of N1m extorted from three members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) by some officers of Area C Division.An X user Olúyẹmí Fásípè AICMC who reported the incidence on the social media space tagging several authorities claimed officers a extorted N1 million from three unidentified corps...
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TOYOTA ENDS INVOLVEMENT IN SPONSORING LGBTQ+ EVENTS AND PARADES
Toyota, the car manufacturer, has revealed a shift in its approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programmes, announcing that it will no longer sponsor cultural events and parades such as LGBTQ+ Pride in the US.The announcement cames after hard-line right-wing pundit Robby Starbuck took to X/Twitter to condemn the company for its commitment to...
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ELON APPEALS US TO EXPEDITE LEGAL IMMIGRATION FOR HARDWORKING IMMIGRANT FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE
The CEO of Telsa and owner of X App, Elon Musk has submitted that the United State of America should speed up the legal immigration processing for anyone who is hardworking and talented, irrespective of their legal status and nationality.Musk opined that America should focus on further development and recruiting best hands from all walks...
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INDIA GOVERNMENT TOLD COURT TO BE LENIENT ON MARITAL RAPE PENALTY
In an ongoing case brought before the Supreme Court by campaigners seeking redress, India’s government has insisted that marital rape should be treated more leniently than other rape offences.The penal code introduced in the 19th century during British colonial rule of India explicitly states that “sexual acts by a man with his own wife… is...
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COMPANY DISMISSES DELIVERY DRIVER FOR OFFERING CHOCOLATE TO A TEENAGER
Szymon Stolarczyk has been dismissed from his job after acknowledging giving a 15 years old chocolate on the street.Stolarczyk who has lost his claim was a delivery driver who had in the company’s van offered a chocolate to a minor, told the Tribunal that the father of the minor was overreacting to what he sees...
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ENTERTAINMENT: KIDJO NOMINATES DAVIDO’S ‘JOY’ AS BEST AFRICAN PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Angelique Kidjo has nominated“Joy” featuring Davido for Grammy Consideration in the “Best African Performance/Record of the Year” categoryKidjo’s Grammy submissions: – JOY ft. Davido: – Best African Music Performance – Record of the Year“Sunlight to My Soul” ft. Soweto Gospel Choir: – Best Global Music Performance – Song of the YearThe Beninese-French singer-songwriter, actress and...
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ELECTION: EXPLOSION ROCKS TONY OKOCHA-LED RIVERS APC SECRETARIAT
Explosives destroyed buildings and others property at the Tony Okocha-led secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) along Aba Road, Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.The gate of the secretariat and the doors were shattered by the explosion which happened Saturday morning while local government election is taking place in the state.Windows shattered by the...
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PHOTO STORY: FUBARA FOILS POLICE ATTEMPT TO CART AWAY ELECTION MATERIAL
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers state led delegations of the state Independent Electoral Commission office in Port Harcourt at the early hours on Friday, following the alleged attempt to break into the facility to cart away Saturday’s Local Government election materials.
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ATIKU DESCRIBES THE RIVERS LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS AS BEACON OF HOPE, THAT OFFERS RENEWED VIGOR TO CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY
Ahead of the Local Government election in Rivers State on 5th October, the former president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubarkar admitted that it’s a cause that should not only be supported but embrace in order to make true democracy work in the country.He made this in a statement on Friday night while applauding the effort of...