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A’Ibom CP orders security deployment to correctional centres
The Commissioner of Akwa Ibom State Police Command, Olatoye Durosinmi, has ordered the deployment of more security personnel to all Correctional Centres across the state. A statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Odiko Macdon, issued on Tuesday, said the CP ordered the deployment when he undertook a two-day tour of Custodian facilities in company
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How I was trafficked to UK as a child – Olympic great, Mo Farah
Olympic great Mo Farah was illegally trafficked as a child to Britain from Djibouti and forced to work as a servant, he has revealed, saying his real name is Hussein Abdi Kahin. The distance runner was flown to the UK from the East African country aged eight or nine by a woman he had never
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Lawyer petitions IGP over detention of Edo cleric
A human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has condemned the “illegal arrest and continued detention” of the founder of Peniel of God’s Power International Ministries in Benin, Edo State, Apostle Kassy Cbukwu, by the Nigeria Police Force, on the instigation of one Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin. The cleric was said to have been arrested by the police
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Sri Lanka president seeks seaborne escape after airport standoff
Sri Lanka’s president was considering using a navy patrol craft to flee the island Tuesday following a humiliating standoff with airport immigration, official sources said. Gotabaya Rajapaksa has promised to resign on Wednesday and clear the way for a “peaceful transition of power” following widespread protests against him over the country’s worst economic crisis. The
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How 18 Catholic priests were kidnapped in 2022
On June 26, 2022, the nation was agog with news that an Edo Catholic priest, Rev.Fr. Christopher Odia, who was earlier abducted, had been killed by his captors. The PUNCH reported that Odia was kidnapped while going for Sunday mass at St. Michael Catholic Church, Ikabigbo in the Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo
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Accept returnees, A’Ibom deputy gov urges PDP officials
The Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Moses Ekpo, has pleaded with all ward officials of the Peoples Democratic Party across the state not to reject or discriminate against ex-decampees who are returning to the party. His plea was contained in a statement on Tuesday by his Press Secretary, Ekikere Umoh, titled, “Accommodate All
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World’s population to hit eight billion by November
The United Nations has projected that the world’s population is expected to reach eight billion on November 15, 2022. The UN also said India is projected to become the most populous country, surpassing China in 2023. The PUNCH reports that World Population Day is observed on July 11 every year to raise awareness of global
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Shettima: Actor Kenneth Okonkwo dumps APC
Nollywood actor, Kenneth Okonkwo, has dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress over the party’s decision to fly a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket for the 2023 election. The PUNCH reports that the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, announced former Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima, as his running mate despite opposition from some quarters to a
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Former Man United forward Nani joins Australian club
Former Portugal and Manchester United winger Luis Nani has signed for Australian side Melbourne Victory in one of the A-League’s biggest coups in years. The 35-year-old will join on a two-year deal from Italian club Venezia, following stints in the United States, Spain and Turkey since he left United in 2015. “We’re proud to be
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Japan mourns, holds funeral for ex-PM Abe
Family and friends of assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe gathered at a Tokyo temple Tuesday for a private funeral, as mourners outside condemned the leader’s “despicable” murder. Abe was shot at close range on Friday while giving a campaign speech in the city of Nara, days ahead of upper house elections that saw his
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