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Photo News: Babajide Sanwo-Olu Receives Lagos State ‘One Day Governor,’ Miss Etiyemonu Esther, Praises Her Confidence

Photo News: Babajide Sanwo-Olu Receives Lagos State ‘One Day Governor,’ Miss Etiyemonu Esther, Praises Her Confidence

s Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu: ‘I received Miss Etiyemonu Esther, the One Day Governor and overall winner of the 21st Lagos Spelling Bee Competition, a brilliant student of Lagos State Senior Model College Igbokuta, at Lagos House, Marina. “Her confidence, focus, and hard work stand out. She represents the very best of our youth, and I...

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Canada Becomes First Non-European Country To Be Granted SAFE Membership

Canada Becomes First Non-European Country To Be Granted SAFE Membership

Prime Minister Mark Carney: “Canada is now the first non-European country to be granted a membership in SAFE. “This is a game changer program that means Canada can rearm our Canadian Armed Forces members more effectively and scale up our defence industries with more contracts overseas.” He added Canada formally joined the European Union’s Security...

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Shooting At Rhode Island Youth Hockey Game Leaves 3 Dead, Including Shooter, And 3 More Wounded

Shooting At Rhode Island Youth Hockey Game Leaves 3 Dead, Including Shooter, And 3 More Wounded

A shooting during a Rhode Island youth hockey game left three people dead, including the shooter, and three more hospitalized Monday night in critical condition, authorities said. Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves told reporters that someone helped bring a swift end to the violent scene Monday afternoon by intervening and trying to subdue the shooter,...

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Shares Fall In Japan, While Most Asian Markets Are Shut For Lunar New Year

Shares Fall In Japan, While Most Asian Markets Are Shut For Lunar New Year

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell Tuesday following a U.S. national holiday, while most markets in Asia were closed for Lunar New Year holidays. U.S. futures declined and oil prices were mixed. Prices for gold and silver also fell. Weak economic data released Monday appeared to be clouding sentiment in Tokyo, and a 5.4% decline...

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Riku Miura And Ryuichi Kihara Win Japan’s First Olympic Pairs Gold With A World-Record Free Skate

Riku Miura And Ryuichi Kihara Win Japan’s First Olympic Pairs Gold With A World-Record Free Skate

Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara thought their chances of Olympic gold had gone by the wayside when the Japanese skaters made an uncharacteristic slip-up during their short program at the Milan Cortina Games. Turns out they were just making it more dramatic. The two-time defending world champions rebounded Monday night with a world-record free skate...

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Injured Seabird Desperately Pecks At Hospital Door For Help

Injured Seabird Desperately Pecks At Hospital Door For Help

An injured seabird sought help by pecking at the door of an emergency room at a hospital in Germany until medical staff noticed it and called firefighters to help with its rescue. The cormorant, a shiny black waterbird, had a triple fishing hook stuck in its beak when it made its presence known at the...

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FIFA President Infantino Celebrates In Beirut After Receiving A Lebanese Passport

FIFA President Infantino Celebrates In Beirut After Receiving A Lebanese Passport

FIFA President Gianni Infantino received a Lebanese passport at the Interior Ministry in Beirut on Monday, months after he was granted citizenship by the country’s president. Infantino, who is married to Lebanese citizen Lina al-Ashkar, thanked President Joseph Aoun at a meeting at the Interior Ministry where Infantino filed documents and had a photograph and...