Category: News
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SYDNEY BONDI BEACH HORROR: FATHER-SON DUO SLAYS 15 AT JEWISH HANUKKAH EVENT
A father-son pair unleashed hell at Sydney’s Bondi Beach Sunday evening, gunning down 15 at a crowded Hanukkah celebration in Australia’s bloodiest mass shooting in nearly three decades now 16 dead with the 50-year-old dad Sajid Akram killed on-site, his 24-year-old son Naveed critically wounded. Police slammed it as a deliberate anti semitic hit on…
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INSECURITY SABOTAGING AFRICA’S TOURISM & CREATIVE BOOM, WARNS EXPERT
Tourism guru Sunnie Chukumele pulled no punches at Abuja’s African Descent Creative Industry Summit, slamming insecurity especially Nigeria’s chaos, as the biggest roadblock choking tourism, hospitality, and creative sector growth across the continent. Delivering his paper “Africa, Insecurity, and the Future of Tourism and Hospitality,” Chukumele celebrated Africa’s post-COVID rebound with 74 million international arrivals…
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SUPER EAGLES GEAR UP FOR AFCON 2025 WITH SLOW CAMP START IN CAIRO
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have kicked off their 2025 AFCON preparations at Renaissance Hotels in Cairo, but only 10 players have checked in so far—coaches and staff are ready, yet the full squad is still filtering in ahead of the Morocco showdown. Francis Uzoho arrived first past 2 a.m. local time, marking his national team comeback,…
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NAS ASSURES BALANCED SCIENCE ON LEGALIZING CANNABIS OIL FOR MEDICINE
Nigeria’s top scientists are wrapping up evidence-based advice for the NDLEA on whether to greenlight cannabis oil for medical use—and they’ve promised it’ll be fair, culture-smart, and free from bias. In an Abuja interview, NAS Executive Secretary Dr. Oladoyin Odubanjo revealed the academy’s consensus study—sparked by an October workshop with NDLEA—is nearly done, diving into…
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ECOWAS SAYS WEST AFRICAN DEMOCRACY IS ON THE BRINK
West Africa’s top regional body is sounding the alarm, warning that democracy across the sub-region is facing a “critical threat” as coups, attempted coups and political unrest continue to spread. At the 55th Session of its Mediation and Security Council in Abuja, ECOWAS Commission President Omar Touray said the situation has reached emergency levels, urging…
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RIVERS GOV FUBARA DUMPS PDP, JOINS APC IN MASSIVE SOUTH-SOUTH WAVE
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara just shocked the political scene, officially ditching the PDP for the ruling APC during a fiery stakeholders’ meeting in Port Harcourt—ending months of speculation after a hush-hush visit to President Tinubu in Abuja. Fubara told supporters it’s time for full-throated support, not “backyard” backing: “We can’t support Tinubu if we…
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OGUN STATE ALARMED BY 502 GBV CASES IN 11 MONTHS
Ogun State’s Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development dropped a chilling stat during Tuesday’s 16 Days of Activism walk in Abeokuta: 502 Gender-Based Violence cases from January to November, signaling a crisis hitting women, girls, and vulnerable folks hard. Commissioner Mrs. Adijat Adeleye called the numbers “deeply troubling,” with 120 at Sexual Assault Referral…
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NIGERIAN ARMY UNVEILS CUTTING-EDGE LAND WARFARE WARGAMING CENTRE AT JAJI
The Nigerian Army just leveled up its training game with the grand opening of a state-of-the-art Land Warfare Wargaming Centre at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC) in Jaji— a game-changer for sharpening officers’ skills in operational planning and future battles. Chief of Army Staff Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu commissioned the facility, calling it…
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GOA NIGHTCLUB FIRE KILLS AT LEAST 23, MOSTLY STAFF, AFTER GAS BLAST
A devastating midnight blaze tore through a nightclub in Goa’s Arpora town, claiming at least 23 lives mostly employees, after a suspected gas cylinder explosion in the kitchen, turning a vibrant tourist hotspot into tragedy. Local media reported bodies recovered from the site in northern Goa, famous for its beaches and nightlife that draw crowds…
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CROSS RIVER SERVANTS GET 20-DAY HOLIDAY LEAVE FOR EPIC CHRISTMAS FEAST
Cross River State government is spreading major holiday cheer, granting all civil and public servants a generous 20-day leave from December 15, 2025, to January 5, 2026, so they can fully soak up Christmas and New Year celebrations with family and friends. Signed by Head of Service Mr. Orok Okon in circular Ref: GO/HOS/4/Vol.II1/277, the…
