A Chittagong court on Thursday rejected the bail petition of ISKCON monk and spokesperson for the Bangladesh Sammilit Sanatan Jagaran Jote, Chinmoy Krishna Das, labelling him an accused in a sedition case. Despite being represented by a team of 11 lawyers from the Bangladesh Supreme Court, led by Apurba Bhattacharya, …
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THE Israeli Defence Minister, Israel Katz, has issued a stern warning, stating that military operations in Gaza will be escalated if Hamas does not agree to a deal for the release of hostages soon. Katz made it clear that should Hamas fail to comply, the group would face an intensified …
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THE political landscape in South Korea has been rocked by significant developments as the head of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), Oh Dong-woon, recently confirmed that former President Yoon Suk-yeol would face arrest following a court-issued warrant. According to a report by Al Jazeera, the arrest is …
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ONE hundred and forty police officers with the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command died in the line of duty/active service in 2024. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, said this in a statement on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in Abuja. The FCT Police Command also …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has promised a massive reduction in inflation from its current high rate of 34.6 per cent to 15 per cent in 2025. Tinubu, in his New Year message to Nigerians, gave an assurance that his government would intensify efforts to lower food costs by boosting production and …
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BANDITS have abducted 10 passengers and burnt their vehicle on Kaura-Namoda-Shinkafi Road in Zamfara State. Reports said that the passengers were kidnapped on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. The bandits were suspected to be foot soldiers of a notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji. The Military High Command had, on Tuesday, December …
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Malaysia’s communications regulator said it granted Tencent’s WeChat and ByteDance’s TikTok licences to operate in the country under a new social media law, but that some other platforms had not applied. The law, aimed at tackling rising cybercrime, requires social media platforms and messaging services with more than eight million …
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GOLD prices are expected to decline in 2025 while silver prices may increase, according to Economic Survey 2024-25 tabled in Parliament on Friday. Citing the World Bank’s Commodity Markets Outlook for October 2024, the economic survey highlighted that commodity prices are projected to decrease 5.1 per cent in 2025 and …
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THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kaduna State Command, arrested no fewer than 1,290 suspects and recovered 4,589.361kg of illicit substances in 2024. The Commander, NDLEA, Kaduna State Command, Mr Samaila Danmalam, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kaduna that the arrests and seizures were …
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THE Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO Aviance) says it has sealed the extension of handling contracts with three international carriers. The company’s Group Managing Director, Mr Indranil Gupta, made this known in a statement on Monday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the international carriers …
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