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Dec
15
2023
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By Abia ThinkTank
Turkish MP Slumps, Seconds After Saying Israel Will Suffer ‘Wrath Of Allah’, Later Dies In Hospital

Turkish MP Slumps, Seconds After Saying Israel Will Suffer ‘Wrath Of Allah’, Later Dies In Hospital

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Turkish MP Slumps, Seconds After Saying Israel Will Suffer ‘Wrath Of Allah’, Dies In Hospital Turkish Member of Parliament, Hasan Bitmez who slumped to the floor on Tuesday after reportedly suffering a heart attack during a plenary session has been confirmed dead. Hasan Bitmez, aged 54, a member of parliament from the opposition Felicity (Saadet) Party, died in Ankara City Hospital. His death was announced by the country’s Health Minister Fahrettin Koca, Reuters reports. Bitmez graduated from Cairo’s Al Azhar University and served as the chairman of the Centre for Islamic Union Research and had previously worked for Islamic non-governmental…
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Dec
11
2023
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By Abia ThinkTank
Canadian Government Hikes Proof Of Funds For Nigerians, Others By 100%

Canadian Government Hikes Proof Of Funds For Nigerians, Others By 100%

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Canada Hikes Proof Of Funds For Nigerians, Others By 100%The Canadian Government has raised its “cost-of-living financial requirement for study permit applicants,” basically for international students, to $20,000 from $10,000 starting from January 1, 2024. This was made known by the country’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Marc Miller, in a statement on Thursday. According to him, from 2024, a single applicant will need to show they have $20,635, representing 75% of LICO, in addition to their first year of tuition and travel costs, adding, “This change will apply to new study permit applications received on or after January…
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Nov
26
2023
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By Abia ThinkTank
Attempted Coup D’etat: ECOWAS Condemns ‘Disturbances In Sierra Leone’

Attempted Coup D’etat: ECOWAS Condemns ‘Disturbances In Sierra Leone’

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Attempted Coup D’etat: ECOWAS Condemns ‘Disturbances In Sierra Leone’ The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has condemned security breach and attempt to oust democratic president of Sierra Leone, Julius Bio on Sunday, 26th of November. In a press release by ECOWAS, the body totally condemned a plot by certain individuals to acquire arms and disturb the peace and constitutional order in Sierra Leone. ECOWAS further reiterates its zero-tolerance for unconstitutional change ofGovernment. Read the press release below: ECOWAS CONDEMNS THE DISTURBANCES IN FREETOWN The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has learnt with utter disgust a plot…
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Nov
26
2023
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Attempted Coup D’etat: Inmates Released As Gunmen Attack Prison In Sierra Leone

Attempted Coup D’etat: Inmates Released As Gunmen Attack Prison In Sierra Leone

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Attempted Coup D’etat: Inmates Released As Gunmen Attack Prison In Sierra Leone Armed men have broken into a prison in Sierra Leone, setting many inmates free. BBC reports that the gunmen hit the Central Pademba Road prison in the wee hours of Sunday in Freetown, the nation’s capital city. It is unclear how many inmates are on the run but the prison reportedly held more than 2,000 people in 2019. The incident occurred about the same time Wilberforce barracks, which houses several foreign embassies, including those of China, Germany, Austria, Gambia, Lebanon and Syria, was attacked, prompting a nationwide curfew.…
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Nov
26
2023
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Security Breach Near Presidential Villa, Sierra Leone President Confirms And Reveals Next Step

Security Breach Near Presidential Villa, Sierra Leone President Confirms And Reveals Next Step

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Security Breach Near Presidential Villa, Sierra Leone President Confirms And Reveals Next Steps Sierra Leone’s President Julius Bio has vowed to protect democracy after a security breach near the presidential lodge in Freetown. President Bio revealed that some unidentified individuals aimed to destabilise the country. In a statement shared on his X account on Sunday, Bio informed the public that the unidentified individuals who attacked the military armoury were successfully repelled, restoring calm to the situation. In his statement, Bio wrote, “Fellow Sierra Leoneans, I bring you greetings from the Presidential Lodge in Freetown. In the early hours of this…
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Nov
23
2023
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Peace In Sight As Israel, Hama’s Agree Four-Day Truce For Hostages’ Release, Aid Into Gaza

Peace In Sight As Israel, Hama’s Agree Four-Day Truce For Hostages’ Release, Aid Into Gaza

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End In Sight As Israel, Hamas Agree Four-Day Truce For Hostages’ Release, Aid Into Gaza Israel’s government and Hamas agreed on Wednesday to a four-day pause in fighting to allow the release of 50 hostages held in Gaza in exchange for 150 Palestinians imprisoned in Israel, and the entry of humanitarian aid into the besieged enclave. Officials from Qatar and Egypt which have been mediating secret negotiations with Israel and Hamas have for days been saying a deal was imminent. A statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said 50 women and children will be released over four days,…
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Nov
07
2023
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Technology: The Flying Vehicle That May Redefine Automobile In 2024

Technology: The Flying Vehicle That May Redefine Automobile In 2024

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TECHNOLOGYThe Flying Vehicle That May Redefine Automobile In 2024 Technology has arguably gone very far and a lot of mind blowing innovations have been made so far. A lot of rumours have been made for over a decade but finally this first-of- its-kind flying car will be available to limited buyers for sale in 2024. The Liberty (pioneer edition) flying vehicle as it is called has been manufactured by Pal-V, a Dutch manufacturing company,and is the first of its kind. This air-mobility company will start deliv- ering this car to just 90 people in Europe and North America and they…
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Nov
07
2023
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Israeli Airstrikes Hit Gaza Refugee Camps As Death Toll Nears 10,000

Israeli Airstrikes Hit Gaza Refugee Camps As Death Toll Nears 10,000

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Gaza Refugee Camps Hit In Airstrikes As Death Toll Nears 10,000 Israeli airstrikes have hit two refugee camps in the central Gaza Strip, killing at least 53 people, health officials said. The strikes came as the U.S. has urged Israel to take a humanitarian pause from its relentless bombardment of Gaza and rising civilian deaths. President Joe Biden suggested that progress was being made on the humanitarian pause. The Palestinian death toll in the Israel-Hamas war has now surpassed 9,700 with more than 4,000 of them children and minors, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza. In the occupied…
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Nov
05
2023
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UN Secretary-General Guterres Condemns ‘Horrifying’ Attack On Ambulance Convoy In Gaza, Says ‘This Must Stop’

UN Secretary-General Guterres Condemns ‘Horrifying’ Attack On Ambulance Convoy In Gaza, Says ‘This Must Stop’

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UN Chief Guterres Condemns ‘Horrifying’ Attack On Ambulance Convoy In Gaza, Says ‘This Must Stop’ UN Secretary-General António Guterres has described a strike on an ambulance convoy outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip as horrific, reiterating his appeal for a humanitarian ceasefire. The ambulances evacuating critically injured and sick patients to Al Shifa Hospital in the south of the Gaza Strip were struck at the entrance of the hospital on Friday, according to reports. “I am horrified by the reported attack in Gaza on an ambulance convoy outside Al Shifa Hospital. The images of bodies strewn on the street…
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