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US President Joe Biden on Friday pledged his support for Ukraine and announced another $225 million in security aid to Kyiv as he met Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky for talks in Paris.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 11 suspects for their alleged involvement in illegal mining activities in Ilorin, Kwara State. EFCC announced their arrest in a statement on Friday with the operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the commission also impounding eight truckloads of assorted minerals. “The suspects are Ibrahim Gambo,…
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Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday the sighting of the Dhul Hijjah crescent, marking the beginning of the 12th month of the Islamic lunar calendar. While the holy month of Dhul Hijjah begins on Friday, June 14, 2024. The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia had urged all Muslims across the Kingdom to participate in the sighting…
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The mother of the late Prince Alex Timileyin, a student at Ajayi Crowther University who was allegedly beaten to death by his peers, Princess Antonia Emiko, has been hospitalised in a coma following the death of her son. This was disclosed by an activist from Itsekiri in the Warri Kingdom, identified as ‘Lord of Warri’,…
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A former employee of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), Charlene Makai, has filed a lawsuit against the commission, demanding N12 million in compensation for alleged unfair labour practices. Makai dragged NCPC to the National Industrial Court (NIC), Abuja Division in a suit No: NICN/ABJ/136/2024. Makai in the lawsuit accused the commission of harsh treatment,…