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Sep
02
2024
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News Breaking: Israel Union Declares Nationwide Strike To Secure Release Of Gaza Hostages

News Breaking: Israel Union Declares Nationwide Strike To Secure Release Of Gaza Hostages

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News Breaking: Israel Union Declares Nationwide Strike To Secure Release Of Gaza Hostages A nationwide strike aimed at ramping up pressure on Israel’s government to secure the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza was set to begin Monday. The call by Israel’s largest union to paralyse the economy follows a night of massive demonstrations, with tens of thousands of protesters taking to the streets in an outpouring of grief and fury over six hostages killed in the Gaza Strip. Israeli soldiers recovered the bodies of the six “from an underground tunnel in the Rafah area” of southern Gaza on…
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Sep
02
2024
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Israel Recovers Bodies Of 6 Hostages, Plus US Citizen In Hamas Tunnel

Israel Recovers Bodies Of 6 Hostages, Plus US Citizen In Hamas Tunnel

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Israel Recovers Bodies Of 6 Hostages, Including US Citizen In Hamas Tunnel The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says it has recovered the bodies of six hostages killed by Hamas militants in Gaza – including an Israeli-American captive. In a tweet on Sunday, IDF named the victims as Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Alexander Lobanov, Almog Sarusi, and Ori Danin. Goldberg-Polin was a California native who was taken at gunpoint at the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023 — the day Hamas launched the surprise attack on Israel. Daniel Hagari, IDF spokesperson, said the hostages were “brutally murdered by…
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Aug
28
2024
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Gaza Death Toll Hits 50,435

Gaza Death Toll Hits 50,435

Crime, News Flash, World News
Gaza Death Toll Hits 50,435 At least 30 more Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, bringing the overall death toll since last Oct. 7 to 40,435, the Health Ministry in the enclave said on Monday. A ministry statement added that some 93,534 other people have been injured in the assault. “Israeli forces killed 30 people and injured 66 others in two ‘massacres’ of families in the last 24 hours,” the ministry said. “Many people are still trapped under the rubble and on the roads as rescuers are unable to reach them,” it added. Israel has continued…
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Aug
21
2024
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British Army Begins Recruitment For Nigerians, Others

British Army Begins Recruitment For Nigerians, Others

FGN, International, News Flash, World News
British Army Begins Recruitment For Nigerians, Others The British Army is offering Commonwealth citizens, including Nigerians, an opportunity to join its distinguished force starting today, 19th August 2024. The application window will remain open until 26th August 2024. Applications are specifically invited for the roles of musician, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineer, Royal Engineers Technician and Tradesman, and paratrooper. This recruitment phase emphasizes the vital role Commonwealth soldiers have played and continue to play within the British Army. It is crucial to note that applications must be linked to the Recruit Bounty Referral Scheme(British Army members referral) to be considered,…
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Aug
19
2024
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Israeli Police Say Sunday Blast In Tel Aviv Was ‘Terror Attack’

Israeli Police Say Sunday Blast In Tel Aviv Was ‘Terror Attack’

Columns/Opinions/Letters, International, News Flash, World News
Israel Police Say Sunday Blast In Tel Aviv Was ‘Terror Attack’ Israeli police said Monday that a “powerful” explosion the night before in Tel Aviv was a “terror attack” that wounded one person and prompted heightened alert. “This was a terror attack involving the explosion of a powerful explosive,” the force said in a statement. On Sunday authorities reported that the blast in the commercial hub of Tel Aviv had killed one person, who Israeli media said was the suspected assailant. “As a result of the explosion, a passerby was moderately injured,” the police said, adding that authorities had ordered…
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Aug
15
2024
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IPOB: Finland Govt Takes Legal Action Against Simon Ekpa

IPOB: Finland Govt Takes Legal Action Against Simon Ekpa

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(IPOB): Finland Govt Takes Legal Action Against Simon Ekpa The Finnish Government has announced that it is taking legal action against Simon Ekpa, a pro-Biafran agitator, over his involvement with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its secessionist activities in Nigeria’s South-East region. Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Elina Valtonen, made the announcement on Tuesday in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, during a joint press conference with her Nordic counterparts. According to Valtonen, the Finnish government was notified of Ekpa’s activities by the Nigerian government, and the case is now being heard in Finnish courts. Ekpa, who claims to be the…
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Aug
10
2024
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‘No Survivors’ In Brazil Plane Crash With 62 Aboard – Official

‘No Survivors’ In Brazil Plane Crash With 62 Aboard – Official

Foreign Affairs, News Flash, World News
‘No Survivors’ In Brazil Plane Crash With 62 Aboard – Official All 62 people aboard a plane that crashed Friday in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state were killed, the mayor’s office in Valinhos, a city near the scene of the accident, announced. “There were no survivors,” the city government — which was involved in the rescue and recovery operation in the neighboring town of Vinhedo — said in an email sent to AFP. There was a plane crashed near São Paulo in Brazil. Voepass Linhas Aereas confirmed 58 passengers and four crew members were travelling in the plane, which footage shows…
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Aug
09
2024
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Former CAF President, Issa Hayatou Dies At 77

Former CAF President, Issa Hayatou Dies At 77

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Former CAF President, Issa Hayatou Is Dead Former President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Issa Hayatou, has passed away at the age of 77. Hayatou died in Paris on Thursday, just one day before his 78th birthday. Hayatou, a Cameroonian football administrator, served as CAF’s president for an unprecedented 29 years, from 1988 to 2017. During his tenure, he played a crucial role in shaping African football, securing increased slots for African teams at the FIFA World Cup and overseeing the successful hosting of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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Aug
06
2024
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Abia State Born Ezinne Kalu Helps Nigeria Make History In 2024 Olympics

Abia State Born Ezinne Kalu Helps Nigeria Make History In 2024 Olympics

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Ezinne Kalu is one of the many women competing for Nigeria in the 2024 Olympics. Following a strong performance against Canada, she has helped the women's basketball team make history. Despite representing Nigeria on the international stage, Kalu is actually American. She was born in New Jersey, and her mother is from South Carolina. However, Kalu's father is from Akanu Ohafia, ABIA STATE, Nigeria which is what allows her to compete for them. After a five-year college career at Savannah State, Ezinne Kalu entered her name in the 2015 WNBA draft. She ended up not getting selected, which forced her…
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Aug
03
2024
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US VP, Kamala Harris Secures Democratic Presidential Nomination

US VP, Kamala Harris Secures Democratic Presidential Nomination

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US VP, Kamala Harris Secures Democratic Presidential Nomination US Vice President Kamala Harris effectively secured the Democratic party’s presidential nomination Friday, confirming her remarkable rise to party standard bearer in November’s showdown against Republican Donald Trump. Harris, 59, was the sole candidate on the ballot for a five-day electronic vote of nearly 4,000 party convention delegates. The first Black and South Asian woman ever to secure a major party’s nomination, she will be officially crowned at a Chicago convention later this month. “I am honored to be the presumptive Democratic nominee for president of the United States,” Harris said on…
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