A general scene of destruction caused by a landslide in the district of Mbankolo, northwest of Yaounde, on October 9, 2023. – At least 27 people have been killed after heavy rains caused a hillside section covered in precariously built houses to collapse in Cameroon’s capital Yaounde. Rescuers were still searching for victims after the […]
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A black plume of smoke billows behind highrise buildings in the sky during an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City on October 9, 2023. – Israel relentlessly pounded the Gaza Strip overnight and into October 9 as fighting with Hamas continued around the Gaza Strip, as the death toll from the war against the Palestinian militants […]
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Halinda Binte Ismail, mother of death row convict Mohd Idzwan, reacts while speaking to reporters in Singapore on October 9, 2023. – Families of death row convicts urged the Singapore government on October 9 to impose a moratorium on capital punishment to allow for an independent review of the controversial use of executions in the […]
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By John Adeoti Who really cares for the poor? Nigerians are among the best in the world in many professions and human endeavours. However, Nigeria continues to stink with endemic poverty, not because it cannot be tackled, but because we have remained unable to organise and deploy the necessary resources required to effectively confront it. Addressing […]
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A former Managing Director of Daily Times Newspapers, Dr Yemi Ogunbiyi, has said that Nigeria’s educational system is in bad shape and needs urgent attention. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Monday, he urged governments at all levels to intervene, as a matter of urgency, to save the […]
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The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Federal Capital Territory Wing has suspended its ongoing strike for six weeks following the intervention of the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike. The Chairmen of the union, Mr Stephen Knabayi, confirmed the suspension in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday. Knabayi said […]
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of five Senior Special Assistants to serve in the office of the president under the media and publicity directorate. The Presidency in a statement named the five new appointees as Fela Durotoye (Senior Special Assistant to the President — National Values & Social Justice), Fredrick Nwabufo (Senior […]
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The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, on Monday, warned against the alleged plan by the Federal Government to gag the media over some recent reports it is not comfortable with. In a statement by its National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, it said: “HURIWA, expresses grave concern and issues an urgent warning regarding recent […]
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Oil prices have jumped on concerns that the situation in Israel and Gaza could disrupt output from the Middle East. Brent crude was up $2.28, or 2.7%, to $86.86 a barrel by 0859 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $85.23 a barrel, up $2.44 or nearly 3%. Both benchmarks spiked by more […]
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The Lagos High Court Sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square on Lagos Island, on Monday, sentenced the suspended Assistant Superintendent of Police, Drambi Vandi, who killed a Lagos-based lawyer, Mrs. Omobolanle Raheem, to death by hanging. Justice Ibironke Harrison sentenced the ASP after finding him guilty of the murder of the pregnant lawyer. According to […]
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