March 2024
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A total of 1,795 cultural institutions in liberated regions have been damaged as a result of Russian strikes, the country’s acting culture minister Rostyslav Karandieiev has said, according to the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform. In a speech yesterday, Mr Karandieiev described the devastation that had been left behind in the country. “As of today, damage has…
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pressed on with changes to officials close to him and dismissed two deputy heads of his office and appointed a former top security official ambassador to neighbouring Moldova. A presidential decree announced the dismissal of Andriy Smyrnov, who was responsible for legal policy matters, and Oleksiy Dniprov, who headed the office’s “apparatus”. …
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Russia fired four missiles and 12 Shahed drones into eastern Ukraine overnight, Ukraine’s air force is reporting this morning. Officials said nine of the drones were shot down in four regions. For context: On 22 March, Russia carried out a major airstrike on Ukraine’s energy system as part of what Moscow said was “revenge” for…
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When the pro-Palestinian marchers came round the corner of the Strand in London, drums beating and megaphones blaring, they saw a row of Israeli flags. The boos were loud and there were plenty of obscene gestures. Both sides chanted “shame on you” at each other, with the police standing between them. The pro-Palestinian protesters shouted…
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Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has said his administration inherited a huge debt burden of $587 million, N85 billion, and 115 contractual liabilities from former governor of the state, Nasir El-Rufai. Governor Sani, who disclosed this in Kaduna on Saturday while addressing a town hall meeting, said the huge debt burden was eating deep into…
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United States President Joe Biden has declared Easter Sunday “Transgender Day of Visibility.” The International Transgender Day of Visibility was created on March 31, 2009, and has continued to be celebrated every March 31. The day was created to honour transgender people and raise awareness of the discrimination they continue to face. However, the White…
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The State Controller and Chief Fire Officer of Abia State Fire Service, Arua Nnanna has expressed concern over incessant fire outbreaks in the State, saying that several properties were destroyed by the outbreaks. Nnanna made the observations in Umuahia while reacting to the recent fire incident at Amuzukwu primary school in Umuahia, Nigeria Institute of…
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The Rivers State House of Assembly on Saturday threatened to impeach the state governor, Sim Fubara. The assembly said it “will not hesitate to impeach Fubara, if it becomes the last resort to uphold the Constitution.” Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, disclosed this during a media briefing in Port Harcourt,…
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The Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, NCAT, Zaria, has no single helicopter for training, the Acting Rector of the institution, Shaka Imalighwe, has disclosed. He made the disclosure during an investigative hearing organised by the House of Representatives to probe the sale of two helicopters belonging to the College. Imalighwe told the House of Representatives…
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The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Is’haq Oloyede, has advised Muslim men to treat their wives the same way they treat themselves. Oloyede enjoined Muslim men to treat their wives as equals, with respect, kindness and fairness. The former Vice Chancellor, University of Ilorin spoke while delivering this year’s National Ramadan Lecture…
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Nollywood actor and former spokesperson of the Labour Party presidential campaign council, Kenneth Okonkwo has said the crisis rocking the party would not affect Peter Obi if he decides to run for the presidency again in 2027. He explained that politics is about the candidate and not the political party. Speaking in a recent interview…
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Good evening from Meziesblog! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1.Nationwide darkness hit Nigeria as the National Grid collapsed for the fourth time in 2024 amid the Easter Holidays. According to sources from electricity Distribution companies in Nigeria, the grid collapsed around 4:30 pm on Thursday. 2. Hoodlums numbering about 30 on Thursday burnt a…
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy has listed the order of the countries he believes Russia will target if it succeeds with its goals in Ukraine. The Ukrainian president said he believes Vladimir Putin will turn to Kazakhstan next, before moving on to the Baltic states, Poland, and Germany. “For him, we are a satellite of the Russian Federation,”…
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Authorities in Tajikistan have detained nine people believed to have links to the Moscow concert hall shooting suspects, as well as terror group Islamic State Khorasan (IS-K), a security source has reportedly told the Reuters news agency. All nine people were detained on Monday in the city of Vakhdat and have been brought to the…
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The “continued degradation” of Ukraine’s air defence system is giving Russia an advantage in the conflict, experts have warned. “Further degradation” could also allow the Russian air force security along the frontline and allow it to carry out “routine large scale aviation operations” on Ukrainian cities to “devastating effect”, the Institute for the Study of…
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Yesterday, we brought you news that Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba was on a diplomatic visit to New Delhi. India, which has a long-standing trading relationship with Moscow, has remained neutral in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. While Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged the need for peace talks, India has refused to condemn Russia’s February 2022…
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