November 2023
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The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Olayemi Cardoso, said monetary policy measures put in place by the apex bank would substantively tackle Inflation in the next two quarters. Cardoso disclosed this on Friday during his remark at the 58th Bankers Dinner of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria in Lagos. According…
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Two football fans have been arrested over alleged abuse aimed at a female referee. The fans were arrested during Birmingham City’s win over Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday for alleged misogynistic chanting towards match official, Rebecca Welch. “We have arrested two boys for misogynistic chanting at the female referee during Birmingham City’s home game at St…
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The families of the 17 hostages released from Gaza have begun to respond to the news. Inbal Tzach is the cousin of Adi Shoham, who was released with her family tonight. Mr Tzach said it is the “saddest joy and the happiest sadness” as he is happy his loved ones have been released, but “the…
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Welcome back to MEZIESBLOG’s coverage of the conflict between Israel and Hamas. More Israeli hostages are due to be released today, on the third day of a four-day truce. Further Palestinian prisoners are expected to be freed in return. It is clearly a fluid situation, however. Yesterday afternoon, Hamas said it was delaying the second…
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These pictures show freed Palestinian prisoner Israa Jaabis being welcomed home by her family in Jerusalem. She was part of the second round of 39 prisoners freed by Israel in exchange for hostages freed by Hamas. Israel has agreed to free 150 Palestinian prisoners in return for the release of 50 Israeli hostages. A further…
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In an update to our earlier post, Palestinian health officials say Israeli forces have killed at least eight people in the West Bank in the past day. The Palestinian health ministry said five people were killed in Jenin. Three others have been killed in separate areas of the West Bank since Saturday morning, it added. One…
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The release from Gaza of the Irish-Israeli hostage Emily Hand ends a “horrific time for all of her family”, the Irish president has said. Michael Higgins said: “May I send my best wishes to Emily, to her father Thomas and her sister Natali who I have met in recent weeks, and to all those who…
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There was a “sense of immense relief” as the second round of Israeli hostages left Gaza last night, a Red Cross official has said. Pascal Hundt was in the convoy of Red Cross cars that transported 13 women and children across the southern border and into Egypt. It was an “extremely emotional moment for the…
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Donald J. Trump hasn’t won a single primary or caucus vote yet, let alone the Republican nomination, but his lead in the polls has left much of the political world viewing his nomination as all but inevitable. It has also inspired a fair amount of speculation about who might wind up on a 2024 ticket…
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More details are emerging on the Israeli hostages freed on Saturday. Among them are 13 Israeli hostages and four Thai nationals. The names of some hostages are starting to be released by the Hostages and Missing Persons Families Forum. We will update this list as they are confirmed: Hila Rotem Shoshani, 13, managed to escape…
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It has been announced that one of the hostages released this evening is Emily Hand. Emily was nine yesterday. On 7 October she was sleeping at her best friend’s house when Hamas fighters broke in, the Hostages and Missing Persons Families Forum said. It added: “Contact with her was lost by the afternoon. “After a few…
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Thirteen Israeli hostages and four foreign nationals have been released from captivity in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military has said. It said in a statement: “According to the information that was received by the IDF, 17 hostages were released, including 13 Israeli hostages and four Thai hostages. “The released hostages’ convoy is currently making its…
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A former Minneapolis police officer jailed over the murder of George Floyd is “expected to survive” after being stabbed by a fellow inmate, according to officials. Derek Chauvin was “seriously injured” during the attack in a prison in Arizona on Friday, according to a law enforcement source familiar with the incident. Prison officials said on Friday that…
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Manchester City will on Saturday afternoon host Liverpool in the Premier League match-day 13 fixture at the Etihad Stadium. Man City head to the game following a 4-4 with Chelsea in their last Premier League tie, while Liverpool defeated Brentford 3-0. Pep Guardiola’s side are currently on top of the Premier League table with 28…
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Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has disclosed that the All Progressives Congress, APC, won in his state and Kogi during the off-cycle election due to the party’s growing popularity. Uzodinma insisted that Nigerians are happy with the All Progressives Congress, APC, following the impact of President Bola Tinubu. In Imo, Uzodinma won his reelection…
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President Bola Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said the Students’ Loan Application system was being designed in a way that there is no interface between the loan administrators and the beneficiaries. Gbajabiamila said efforts were underway to ensure the take-off of the scheme in January 2024 to ensure that Nigerian students could access…
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