Thousands of demonstrators including from the Roman Catholic church clergy protested in the Philippines on Sunday, calling for the swift prosecution of top legislators and officials implicated in a corruption scandal that has buffeted the Asian democracy. Left-wing groups led a separate protest in Manila’s main park with a blunt demand for all implicated government officials to immediately resign...
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Spain Breaks Up Cell Tied To Neo-Nazi Terror Group The Base
Spanish police said on Monday they had broken up the country’s first known cell linked to The Base, a white supremacist group designated as a terrorist organization by the European Union. Three people were arrested and one, suspected of leading the group, has been remanded in custody in the eastern province of Castellon, north of Valencia. A...
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Gov. Eno Of Akwa Ibom Indefinitely Bans Street Masquerade
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has declared indefinite ban of masquerade display across the state. The governor at a state function yesterday said the declaration was informed by a recent wave of attacks on innocent residents by suspected criminals disguised as masquerades in various parts of the state. “This year’s Christmas celebration opens up...
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Luigi Mangione Fights To Exclude Gun, Notes As Anniversary Of Unitedhealthcare CEO’s Killing Nears
As the first anniversary of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killing looms this week, the man charged in his death will be in court fighting to prevent prosecutors from using evidence they say links him to the crime. Luigi Mangione, 27, is set for hearings starting Monday on his bid to block the Manhattan District Attorney’s...
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“Reflecting on the ‘Coup Glitches’ in Guinea-Bissau”—Peter Obi
Former governor of Anambra state and 2023 presidential hopeful Peter Gregory Obi in a post on X on Sunday reflected on Guinea-Bissau’s coup: “On Thursday, November 27th, I arrived in Abuja early in the morning after attending a productive meeting at the European Parliament. “To my distress, I learned that our former President, Dr. Goodluck...
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The Sons Of Jailed Pakistan’s Prime Minister Voice Fears For His Safety
The sons of Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan fear authorities are concealing “something irreversible” about his condition after more than three weeks with no evidence that he is still alive, one of them said. As court-ordered prison visits stay blocked and rumours swirl about possible prison transfers, his son, Kasim Khan, told Reporters the family has had...
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UBA Chairperson Tony Elumelu And Others Gift A Homeless Graduate Cash And New Opportunities For Showcasing Talent At Heirs Insurance Travel Festival
The Chairperson of United Bank for Africa, Heirs Holdings, Transcorp Tony Elumelu on Saturday at the Heirs Insurance Travel Festival in Lagos gave life changing opportunity to a homeless graduate for showcasing rare talent at the event. It was reported that the MC at the occasion called audience members onstage to perform using ‘Heirs Insurance’...
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“Christlikeness Is Demonstrated In Him”—Former Aide Likens Tinubu’s Virtue To That Of Christ, Texas Former Mayor Criticizes Omokri’s Inclusion In Ambassadorial Nomination
Reno Omokri, the former aide to former president Goodluck Jonathan, in a statement on X on Sunday likens president Tinubu’s virtue to that of Christ while promising to serve humanity in his ambassadorial role.This is coming after Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Saturday forwarded 32 new ambassadorial nominees to the Senate, comprising 15 career diplomats...
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Flooding Recovery Efforts Underway In Indonesia, Sri Lanka And Thailand After More Than 1,000 Killed
Indonesia’s president told survivors of last week’s devastating floods that help was arriving to those in need Monday as Asian governments scaled up their responses to a disaster that has left more than 1,000 dead in three countries. Hundreds more are missing following flooding and landslides in the past week, which killed at least 502...