IRAN has resumed flight operations at its airports after a brief suspension following its missile attack on Israel. Recall that the country launched 200 missiles at Israel on Tuesday evening, marking its second-ever direct attack on its sworn enemy, after a missile and drone attack in April. Domestic and international …
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AFRICAN Stream, a pan-African digital media organisation, has accused Google of censorship after the tech giant locked it out of its Gmail Workspace on Tuesday. The ban has resulted in the loss of two years’ worth of emails and files stored on Google’s cloud, the platform said in a statement. …
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THE ECOWAS Community Court of Justice sitting in Abuja has reserved for judgment the suit regarding the enslavement of a 22-year-old then in 2021 in the person of Glory Okolie by men of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Nigerian police force. According to Samuel Ihensekhien, the Abuja-based …
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THE Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, sentenced a 71-year-old man, Sule Adeola, to life in prison for raping his friend’s granddaughter. The 71-year-old man was arraigned before Justice Blessing Ajileye on June 22, 2023, on a charge of raping his …
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Members of the Ghana Institute of Foresters (GIF), your silence is deeply troubling. As the public voice of professional forestry, you hold a responsibility to lead the conversation about Ghana’s natural resources, yet we have not heard from you while the Mine Workers Union has taken a decisive stand, issuing …
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RISING cocoa prices, driven by global production shortfalls, have led to increased thefts on cocoa farms in Cameroon, prompting desperate farmers to resort to machete-wielding vigilante groups and traditional amulets for protection, according to farmers and local authorities. The sharp increase in cocoa prices in Cameroon, caused by unfavourable weather …
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A PLAN has been launched to enhance Africa’s participation in a seed certification scheme, as part of wider efforts to strengthen agricultural activity and its contribution to economic development on the continent. A joint G7-Organisation for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD) initiative, it aims to improve seed quality, boost yields …
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THE Police Service Commission (PSC) on Wednesday, October 2, approved the postings of four Commissioners of Police to head State Commands in the country. CP Abaniwonda Olufemi recently moved to Rivers State Command and has been returned as Commissioner of Police Delta State Command. CP Peter Ukachi Opara has finally …
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INDEPENDENT Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has announced the recovery of N13 billion diverted public funds in September. ICPC Chairman, Dr Musa Aliyu, SAN, who made the announcement in his address of welcome at the launch of ICPC Strategic Action Plan 2024-2028 on Wednesday in Abuja, …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu is scheduled to depart Abuja today, October 2, 2024, for the United Kingdom at the start of a two-week vacation. The vacation, according to the presidency, is part of his yearly leave. https://newsextra24.com/list-of-countries-tinubu-has-travelled-to-since-becoming-president/ Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), said Tinubu “will use …
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