Iran’s supreme leader on Wednesday dismissed U.S. calls for Tehran to stop enriching uranium. “The key to nuclear technology is uranium enrichment, and our enemies want to prevent precisely this in order to undermine our independence and our scientific potential.” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said this on state television. The U.S., …
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NATO Secretary-General, Mark Rutte on Wednesday announced that allies would agree on new defence capability targets at the upcoming meeting of the alliance’s defence ministers. According to Rutte, these targets will set out what forces and concrete capabilities the allies need to provide to strengthen our deterrence and defence. ”Air …
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ONE Rihanat Kuranga of Egbejila Area, Ilorin, on Wednesday filed for divorce from her husband, Shuaib AbdulRahman at the Area Court, sitting at Centre-Igboro, Ilorin, over domestic violence. Kuranga told the court that her husband started beating her after she gave birth to their second born, saying that it has …
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JUSTICE Suleiman Belgore of an Abuja High Court in Garki, on Wednesday fixed June 23 for the arraignment of Joseph Eriki and 10 others. Eriki is the Director of Investigation and Prosecution of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Justice Belgore fixed the date after counsel for the 1st, 2nd …
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SAUDI Arabia’s Ministry of Interior has announced a strict ban on taking photographs, videos or raising political and sectarian expressions at main Hajj sites. In a statement, the ministry emphasised that pilgrims are prohibited from taking photographs or recording videos within Masjid al-Haram in Makkah, Masjid an-Nabawi in Madinah, and …
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THE Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun Command, says it has deployed 1,550 personnel to provide security before, during and after the Eid-el-Kabir celebration in the state. This is contained in a statement in Osogbo on Wednesday by Mr Igbalawole Sotiyo, the state Commandant of the corps. According …
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THE BUA Cement company has presented 12 cows and 200 bags of rice worth N70 million to 1,700 households in five host communities in Sokoto for Eid-el-kabir celebrations The BUA Managing Director, Mr Yusuf Binji, led the presentation of the items to traditional rulers from the communities on Wednesday in …
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THE Police Command in Rivers has apprehended a suspected notorious car snatcher, believed to be involved in multiple vehicle hijackings within the state. SP Grace Iringe-Koko, spokesperson for the command, made this known in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. Iringe-Koko said that the suspect was arrested at …
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THE central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the Yuan, weakened 17 pips to 7.1886 against the Dollar on Wednesday. This is according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System. In China’s spot foreign exchange market, the Yuan is allowed to rise or fall by two per cent …
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THE price of cooking gas has increased to about N1,577 per kilogram for a 5kg cylinder and around N1,621 per kilogram for a 12.5kg cylinder across Nigeria. Between March and April 2025, the cost to refill a 5kg cooking gas cylinder rose by nearly 8%, moving from roughly N7,322 in …
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