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Sweden fell into a recession in the third quarter as its economy contracted by 0.3 percent and consumers tightened their belts for a fifth straight quarter, Statistics Sweden said Wednesday. The Scandinavian country is one of the worst economic performers in the European Union, with the European Commission forecasting average growth of 0.6 percent in…
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he Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has conducted its matriculation for 441 cadets into its 75th Regular Course. The event featured an oath-taking ceremony where the cadets were officially inducted into their academic programmes. The commandant of the academy, Maj.-Gen. John Ochai, said out of 30,000 applicants, only 441 cadets, including one from The Gambia, secured…
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The Hamas terrorists behind today’s Jerusalem shooting attack are brothers Murad Namr, 38, and Ibrahim Namr, 30. They wounded several people and murdered a 24-year-old woman, a 73-year-old man, and an additional victim.
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“It’s with complete despondency and unhappiness that I have followed the ongoing demolitions of properties across the country, especially knowing the extra hardship such acts have been heaping on hapless citizens who are already battling with multi-dimensional Poverty. “What a responsive government should be doing under the current harsh economic conditions in the country is…
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One of the hostages, recently released from Gaza, revealed on Wednesday that he was held for nearly 50 days in an attic by a UNRWA teacher. The story was publicized on X by Channel 13 journalist Almog Boker. The hostage also stated that the teacher who held him captive was a father of 10 children.…
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Cross River State governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has inaugurated a new aircraft in the fleet of the state-owned Cally Air, with a promise to add three additional aircraft as the airline resumed flight services at the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar. Inaugurating the Boeing 737 with Registration No. 5N BYR, Tuesday, at the Margaret Ekpo…
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Ryan Taylor, the former lover of Nigerian DJ Cuppy, has finally disclosed why he left his exes, which included billionaire Femi Otedola’s daughter. The revelation came after Ryan Taylor made a random post on IG, asking people to tell him something new about his ex. Responding, a netizen told him his ex is currently learning…
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Medics and security forces are responding to reports of a terror shooting attack near the entrance to Jerusalem. The Magen David Adom ambulance service says it is treating six people wounded by gunfire at a bus stop on Weizman road near the entrance to Jerusalem. They are in serious and moderate condition, it says. At…
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A former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, told Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja, how the inability of a defunct commercial bank (Diamond Bank) to disburse huge sums of money prompted the airlifting of N1.219billion cash to former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose for…
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The highschool girlfriend of billionaire Amazon owner Jeff Bezos, has revealed why he relocated to Florida from Seattle, where he built his multibillion dollar business. Bezos was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico but moved to Florida as a kid, attending Miami Palmetto High School and also attended a science training scheme at the University of…