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When Gov AbdulRasaq silenced opposition with inauguration of legacy projects

The recent visit to Kwara State by the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu to commission some landmark projects executed ...

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Yoruba Muslims task Tinubu on fairness, inclusion in political appointments

With the huge number of qualified Yoruba Muslims in the scene, the political arena seems not favourable to them this sea...

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Will Gandhis Repeat Ayodhya Faux Pas & Skip Maha Kumbh? Kharge’s Dig Puts Congress In A Fix

The question mark over the Gandhis’ next move comes amid Congress leaders Digvijaya Singh, DK Shivakumar, and Sachin P...

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Trump officials pitch Zelenskyy on U.S. owning 50% of Ukraine's rare earth minerals

The Trump administration indicated U.S. troops could be deployed to provide security in connection with the minerals if ...

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Overnight street lighting returning to Basildon in series of safety improvements

Basildon's streetlights will be turned back on overnight as part of budget announcements to improve community safety...

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Governor’s Diary: Unfolding Oborevwori’s N275bn bumper projects for Deltans

Thursday, February 13, 2025, remains a great day for Deltans as history was made since the state’s creation 34 years a...

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6 Women Candidates In BJP's List For Upcoming Haryana Municipal Elections

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday released the list of its candidates for the mayor elections to be held in Har...

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Matt Gaetz's weird 'genetics' comment after Musk, 53, fathers 13th child with 26-year-old

Ashley St. Clair, 26, claims she welcomed a child with Musk five months ago. The conservative influencer has previously ...

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A hypothetical U.S. takeover of Gaza

If the United States (U.S.) were to take over Gaza, it would trigger fierce Palestinian resistance, potentially mirrorin...

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Cutting the excessive importation of petroleum products

Reports of a rising importation of petroleum products at a time Nigeria is hosting the Dangote Refinery, the largest pro...

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Nnamdi Kanu’s long road to freedom revisited

Sir: Nnamdi Kanu’s incarceration has taken a new turn with the Supreme Court’s recent reinstatement of terrorism cha...

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Otumfuo leading the traditional aspect of resolving the Bawku dispute – Minister of Defence

Minister of Defence, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, has acknowledged the pivotal role of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene ...

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Utah trans students banned from dorms that align with their gender identity, after Gov. Cox signs bill

Gov. Spencer Cox has signed into law a ban on transgender students living in public college dorms that align with their ...

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Train network recovers as workers continue court fight

Union officials and train network representatives have met in court, a day after industrial action crippled a state's tr...

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Texas could sell 100 miles of border to feds, Gov. Abbott says

Abbott is in Washington this week to lobby Congress for $11 billion to compensate Texas for money spent on his Operation...

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DAP polls and the Art of War

Getting elected into the 30-seat central executive committee is tough but the masks will come off when the new CEC retre...

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One person’s Deep State is another’s Non-State actor. And Shallow State is where the real power lies

Deep State has now become the engine of conspiracy theories across democracies. America was the first, and India is catc...

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Utah public unions banned from collective bargaining after Gov. Cox signs controversial bill

Public unions in Utah are banned from collective bargaining after Gov. Spencer Cox signs controversial legislation....

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Ayodele Olawande: Minister transforming youth development

By Mohammed Kabir When it comes to public service, few officials achieve a level of impact that resonates deeply with th...

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Adams Denies Alleged Deal With DOJ to Drop Corruption Case

The NYC mayor's statement was in response to a claim in the resignation letter of Danielle Sassoon, the former acting Ma...

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Neasa MacErlean: In these perilous times, we can use Daniel O’Connell’s great influence to argue case for a more democratic world

Late this summer we will celebrate the 250th anniversary of Daniel O’Connell’s birth. How times have moved on. The 2...

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Letters: GAA players will abandon the game if they continue to be denied a fair share

The startling report by Frank Roche (‘Net zero cost for players is the GPA goal... or else GAA’s amateur status is a...

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John Downing: How the Dáil battle over condom sales ushered in an era of profound social change

It was 1985 – not the Victorian era. But in that year you needed a marriage certificate and a doctor’s prescription ...

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Édaein O’Connell: Romance is not dead and gone, but even on Valentine’s weekend it can be hard to find

We like to romanticise, but romantics we are not. Before you lose the rag, I know your “hubby” is the best to ever d...

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Richard Curran: Five things the Government could do to finally fix our chronic housing crisis

Arguments about how to fix housing keep going round in circles. Ideas that carry a benefit for some carry a cost for oth...

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John Downing: Polish ties with Germany tested over €1.3tn reparations

Polish claims for €1.3tn in war reparations for Nazi-era war crimes, including the murder of six million Poles by the ...

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The Irish Independent’s View: New sheriff and new world order now as Trump calls the shots

Donald Trump’s turbo-charged, transactional approach to global politics has signalled a radical reset in transatlantic...

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Sarah Carey: Enacting Mental Health Bill will only serve to make an unjust system even worse

Monday, February 3. I hear news reports of an incident in Maynooth Pontifical College. A man has been arrested after att...

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DHS Cuts Over 400 Employees

'We are making sweeping cuts'...

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Even if they knock out Eric Adams, the far left has no chance of winning the mayoralty

New York lefties are howling for Mayor Eric Adams' blood, insisting he sold his soul to President Donald Trump to avoid ...

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Investigation continues after nurses sacked over video

Two nurses remain under the police microscope after a video surfaced of them appearing to claim they would kill Israeli ...

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Our View: Child predators should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law

Kudos to Depa MP Michalis Yiakoumi who is advocating harsher sentences for child predators. Although Cyprus’ criminal ...

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Conservative Top SDNY Prosecutor Suddenly Resigns After DOJ Pressure To Drop All Charges Against Mayor Eric Adams

A political firestorm erupted after Danielle R. Sassoon, the acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York,...

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8 of 25 high courts have only 1 woman judge. Data shows poor representation in higher judiciary

Moreover, data shared by Modi govt in Parliament this week shows only 17% of lawyers elevated as judges to various high ...

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Despite the hugs, Trump-Modi meeting was mostly transactional

The Modi-Trump bromance was on full display at the White House summit, but substantive issues where India and the U.S. d...

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Godfred Dame’s claims that perjury against Dr. Adu-Ampomah was heard false

Former Attorney General, Godfred Dame Claim: The immediate past Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboa...

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Hundreds of roosters bred for fighting seized in Washington state

"Numerous neglected livestock animals" were also found on the property in Yelm, officials said....

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A Warning To Black America About Inflation, Illegal Immigration Crackdown, And Tariffs

I was recently in Carson, CA, (where Brandy & Ray-J grew up; remember the R&B Group The Boys in the ’90s?) and the car...

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OHSU leaders say Trump administration's proposed funding cuts could cripple medical research

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the NIH research funding cuts, but OHSU doctors and leaders say the cuts would d...

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Let’s all ignore messages from nature

Governments that genuinely care about people ought to treat the recent devastation of Los Angeles as a warning...

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Sensor-based pollution monitors must be installed

Developers must comply within a month of the order being issued, failing which they will face heavy penalties, including...

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Adams and Hochul need to follow federal law and scuttle illegal sanctuary laws

Good on Mayor Adams for pledging cooperation with ICE to apprehend dangerous criminal migrants, but he should end the do...

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Bell: Is Canada's new flag-waving patriotism real? Don't count on it.

This bursting out of patriotism in Canada, is it more than just a response to Canada's treatment by U.S. President Donal...

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Accusations Against Las Vegas Man For Operating $24 Million Crypto-Linked Ponzi Scheme

(MENAFN - Crypto Breaking)A resident of Las Vegas is facing charges related to his involvement in a cryptocurrency-linke...

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Bat on Jason, bat on

Jason Mohammed has been piling on the runs in the West Indies Championship. To date, Mohammed has scored three centuries...

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Tensions In Trump Administration Over Elon Musk's Govt Restructuring

(MENAFN - Khaama Press) Tensions are rising between Elon Musk and senior aides to President Donald Trump over Musk's han...

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Germany Says Afghan Refugee Deportation Unlikely Before Elections

(MENAFN - Khaama Press) The German federal government has stated that deporting Afghan refugees back to Afghanistan befo...

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The art of forgetting

A recent couple of conversations reminded me of how people find different ways to cope with trauma. The brain can introd...

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Cricket Comes Home

After three long decades, Pakistan is finally set to host a major international cricket tournament, a momentous occasion...

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Trump 2.0 Isn't Chaotic - It's Project 2025'S Playbook

(MENAFN - Asia Times)In his first few days back in office, President Donald Trump engaged in a whirlwind of executive ac...

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India-US Rhetoric

Once again, Pakistan finds itself the target of a misleading and politically motivated statement, this time issued joint...

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Budget Session Fiasco

If there were ever a display of sheer indifference towards governance, the Punjab Assembly’s pre-budget session provid...

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Art 370 Was Temporary, Meant To Fade Away: Former CJI

(MENAFN - Kashmir Observer) Srinagar- Former Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, has defended his decision on Articl...

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Islamic Global School Takes Legal Action Against BOSE Over Student Exam Rejections

(MENAFN - Kashmir Observer) Srinagar- Islamic Global School has taken legal action against the Jammu and Kashmir Board o...

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J & K Govt Extends Tenure Of Panel For OBC Reservation In Panchayats/Ulbs Up To Feb 28

(MENAFN - Kashmir Observer) Srinagar- In a significant move, the Jammu & Kashmir Government has extended the term of the...

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Kuwait PM Congratulates Serbia On Nat'l Day

(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA))KUWAIT, Feb 15 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ah...