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More than 4,000 illegal miners trapped underground in South Africa – rescue efforts delayed by rains
An estimated 4,000 illegal miners are still trapped underground at an unused mine in Stilfontein, North West Province of South Africa, with rescue operations currently suspended due to heavy rains, provincial police announced on Wednesday. In a phone interview with Xinhua, North West Police Spokesperson Sabata Mokgwabone said that the community-led rescue efforts would resume…
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An American sheriff stated this week that an Alabama convict who officials think escaped with the assistance of a jail supervisor who subsequently committed suicide in Indiana exchanged nearly 1,000 phone calls with the lady before to the breakout. Casey White and Vicky White, who were unrelated, may have planned his escape over the phone,…
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Good day from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has declared nine persons wanted over terrorism and violent extremism in the North East. They are: Abu Khadijah, Abur Rahman, Dadi Gumba, Abu Yusuf, Musa Wa’a, Usman Kanin Shehu, Ibrahim Suyeka, Ba Sulhu, and Idris Taklakse. 2. The Presidency has…
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Mixed reactions have continued to trail the release of all minors prosecuted in court for their participation in the #EndBadGovernance demonstrations. MEZIESBLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu directed the Attorney-General of the Federation to ensure the immediate release of the minors detained by the Nigeria Police in connection to last August’s protests. The directive came…
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The governor of Washington state has said he is “activating” members of the National Guard to be on standby in case of violence surrounding the upcoming election. Governor Jay Inslee said he made the decision after he received information and concerns regarding potential violence. The order is set to go into effect Monday and last until…
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Two ballot boxes were burned in Washington and Oregon on Monday, possibly damaging hundreds of mail-in votes with only about a week to go before Election Day. The Portland Police Bureau responded to reports of a fire in the Buckman neighborhood of the city at about 3:30 a.m. The fire had been extinguished by security personnel who work in…
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UN aid agency UNRWA has been “exposed” over links with Hamas to the point where the organisation is not a “few bad apples” but a “whole rotten orchard”, an Israeli government spokesman has claimed. The aid agency, which is responsible for more than five million Palestinian refugees, has come under repeated attack by Benjamin Netanyahu,…
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Controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky, may face fresh criminal charges over claims that he served his jail term in a private apartment and bribed officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to drop money laundering charges against him. Sunday PUNCH exclusively gathered that a panel set up to investigate the claims recommended that…
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Enugu State Commissioner of Police, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, in company of top officials of the State Government, on Saturday, visited the family of the murdered Ogene musician, Chikezie Okezie Nwamba (a.k.a. Igbo-Jah). DAILY POST recalls that the popular musician was shot dead by a policeman on Friday night. During the visit to the family of…
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“It feels great, it feels great to be home… I’ve been fighting for this day since the first day that I was arrested and entered prison,” said LaVone Hill. Hill has spent the past 22 years in prison after being wrongly convicted. He is now home in Detroit but his release did not come easy. “I…
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A statue honoring a World War II veteran was stolen from a Detroit park in the cover of darkness. The statue was just erected in June at Rouge Park, honoring the life of Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson. Jefferson was a Tuskegee Airmen pilot, World War II POW and — later in life — a Detroit…
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One prisoner let out today under the government’s early release scheme celebrated by saying “big up Keir Starmer”. But Number 10 did not see the funny side of the situation – with the prime minister’s spokesperson saying Sir Keir “shares the public’s anger” over the matter. Today is the second time the Labour government has…
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Angry residents at Luck Way in Ikpoba Hill area of Benin City have reportedly beaten a suspected armed robber to a pulp after he was allegedly caught stealing N400,000 and a mobile phone from a Point of Sales (POS) operator. MEZIESBLOG learnt that the unidentified robber stole the items from a woman who offered POS…
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Ukraine and Russia exchanged 95 of their soldiers each in the first major prisoner of war return in more than a month, according to statements from authorities in the two nations. The exchange was mediated by the United Arab Emirates, Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement on Friday. More than half of the Ukrainian…
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The U.S. military trained him in explosives and battlefield tactics. Now the Iraq War veteran and enlisted National Guard member was calling for taking up arms against police and government officials in his own country. Standing in the North Carolina woods, Chris Arthur warned about a coming civil war. Videos he posted publicly on YouTube…
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Elderly homeowners who are expected to lose winter fuel payments are being targeted in a new scam. Fraudsters claiming to be from fake companies like UK Energy Hub and UK Eco Home Services are pressuring homeowners over the phone to upgrade to a safer and more efficient loft insulation, according to consumer choice group, Which?…
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