Printing machines clatter and spit out official papers in the depths of Diez prison in south-western Germany and these are done one month before poll. Germany preparations for the early election are now in full swing, even in places far removed from everyday society. Inmates here are rushing to produce documents for the early parliamentary elections on Feb. 23. “Not the ballot papers, because we don’t have the necessary machines,’’ says Volker Fleck, the head of the detention facility in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. READ ALSO:Three stabbed in clash between Lazio, Real Sociedad supporters Many of the items needed,…
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has successfully neutralised scores of terrorists and dismantled their logistics hub in Alawa Forest, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, during a three-day operation. The operation, codenamed “KONAN DAJI,” was conducted following credible intelligence and aerial surveillance, which revealed a significant presence of heavily armed terrorists in the area. The terrorists were suspected to be responsible for the deadly IED attacks in Bassa, Shiroro LGA, on December 19, 2024, that resulted in numerous casualties and widespread panic. NAF fighter jets carried out precision airstrikes on identified terrorist hideouts, resulting in multiple secondary explosions,…
South Sudan has directed telecom companies to block social media for three months, citing concerns over graphic content related to the ongoing violence against South Sudanese in neighboring Sudan. As the country’s communications industry regulator, the National Communication Authority (NCA) ordered all internet service providers and telecom operators to block access to all social media accounts,effective from Midnight “This is culminating from the recent upheaval in Sudan that has exposed the South Sudanese population to unprecedented levels of extreme violence through social media posts,” NCA Director General Napoleon Adok Gai said in a statement issued in Juba, the capital…
A high-profile gay couple married in Thailand on Thursday as the kingdom’s same-sex marriage law went into effect, an AFP journalist saw, among the first of hundreds expected to do so. Thai actors Apiwat “Porsch” Apiwatsayree, 49 — who was in tears — and Sappanyoo “Arm” Panatkool, 38, in matching beige suits, were handed their pink-bordered marriage certificates at a registry office in Bangkok. The milestone sees Thailand become by far the biggest place in Asia to recognise equal marriage, after Taiwan and Nepal. The law on marriage now uses gender-neutral terms in place of “men”, “women”, “husbands” and…
After more than a year hiding in tunnels and dodging air strikes, uniformed Hamas fighters returned to the ruined streets of Gaza hours into a ceasefire, defying Israel’s vow to crush them. With the world watching on Sunday as Hamas handed over three Israeli hostages to the Red Cross, dozens of balaclava-wearing fighters in the group’s signature green headbands were seen at the packed Gaza City square marshalling the chaotic events. The day after, Hamas’s deputy interior minister for the territory was out and about in Gaza City, declaring that Gazans were “living in a moment of victory”. While…
Iranian Vice President Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday his government had put off enforcing the country’s strict Islamic dress code in order “not to put women under pressure”. Covering the neck and head and dressing modestly became mandatory for women in Iran following the Islamic revolution that overthrew the US-backed Shah in 1979. “If you go to the streets of Tehran, you will find women not covering their hair. It’s against the law, but the government has decided not to put women under pressure,” Zarif told the World Economic Forum in Davos. He said President Masoud Pezeshkian “did…
Two girls were forced to have sex “with multiple men on the same day, in filthy flats and on rancid mattresses,” the jury in the UK’s latest grooming trial heard Wednesday. Prosecutor Rossano Scamardella told a court in Manchester that the eight men on trial had abused the two girls from the age of 13 in the north-west England town of Rochdale. “They were often forced to have oral sex and vaginal sex with multiple men on the same day, in filthy flats and on rancid mattresses,” he said. “On other occasions, they would be required to have sex…
1 day ago The Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi has ordered the final forfeiture of a property in Ikorodu, Lagos State, to the Federal Government. Justice A.O. Owoeye on Tuesday ordered the forfeiture of the u-shaped two-storey building situated on the premises of Goodwill Private Schools, Ikorodu. The judge gave the order, following a motion ex-parte dated… 2 days ago Nigerian audio producer Progress Edward, known as Edward Pee, has emerged as one of the standout talents at the prestigious 2024 Society of Voice Arts and Sciences (SOVAS) Awards. Edward was also recognised for Outstanding Narration in TV…
A 26-year-old man on Wednesday pleaded guilty to murdering two daughters of a BBC sports commentator in a crossbow attack and stabbing to death their mother. Kyle Clifford had previously denied killing Carol Hunt, 61, the wife of horseracing commentator John Hunt, and two of their daughters, Louise, 25, and Hannah, 28. But appearing before Cambridge Crown Court in eastern England via video link, Clifford changed his pleas. The court heard that Clifford tied up his former partner Louise Hunt’s arms and ankles with duct tape and shot her through the chest with a crossbow at the family home…
Brothers Across Nigeria International (BAN INT’L), a nonprofit organisation, has provided food items and cash worth N45 million to 145 families of its late members worldwide. Through its welfare arm, the BAN Int’l Outreach Commission (BANOC), the organisation spent over N45 million in December 2024 to support these families, ensuring they could enjoy the festive season despite the absence of their loved ones. Speaking on the initiative, the Global President of BAN Int’l, Dr Anthony Mark, explained that the objective of BANOC is to ease the burden on the families of deceased members, especially during festive periods. “In a…