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Tottenham’s injury list is long and clearly a huge hinderance to them this season. But midfielder James Maddison was right to brand their first-half display at Everton as “unacceptable”. Spurs fans may feel the same way about the first-half performance at Arsenal. Or the first 90 minutes of the cup game with Tamworth. If anything,…
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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has extended heartfelt condolences to the government and the good people of Niger State following the tragic tanker explosion that occurred on Saturday at Dikko Junction, Abuja-Kaduna Expressway, Niger State. A statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the IGP, while emphasizing the importance…
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Polytechnic workers in the country have announced a three-day warning strike from Wednesday, January 22 to Friday, January 24, 2025. The workers, under the aegis of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnic (SSANIP), accused the authorities of marginalisation of non-teaching staff members and denial of their deserved career progression. In a letter dated January…
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Israeli warplanes and artillery attacked the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday (Jan 19) and Palestinian medics said eight people were killed shortly after Israel and Hamas missed a deadline for a ceasefire that could pave the way for halting the Middle East’s most devastating conflict in years. The delay in implementing the ceasefire and the latest violence came…
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Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State on Saturday disclosed that arrested Finland-based self-acclaimed Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa “has continued kidnapping for ransom”. Soludo said kidnapping is currently a business that is more lucrative than drugs and oil. The governor who spoke in Awka, the state capital, said before he became governor, eight local government areas…
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The Gombe State Police Command has arrested five teenagers accused of fatally assaulting a young man during an argument at a wedding ceremony. The incident which took place in the vibrant Pantami neighborhood, has left the local community in shock. Eyewitness account has it that what began as a verbal disagreement quickly escalated into a…
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The first Starship flight test of 2025 flew with ambitious goals: seeking to repeat our previous success of launching and catching the world’s most powerful launch vehicle while putting a redesigned and upgraded Starship through a rigorous set of flight demonstrations. It served as a reminder that development testing, by definition, can be unpredictable. On…
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French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that two French-Israelis, Ofer Kalderon and Ohad Yahalomi, were on the list of 33 hostages set to be released in the first phase of the Gaza agreement. “We are working tirelessly to ensure that their families are reunited with them,” he added in the post on X. The first phase of…
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Focus during the UK inquiry on COVID-19 policies shifted to limited mandatory vaccinations, which the counsel to the inquiry describes as a “highly contentious topic”. Hugo Keith KC says support for the policy in the UK was “generally quite low”, but it came into effect for staff in care homes in England in October 2021.…
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Kora in Edinburgh has become the latest restaurant owned by a Michelin-starred chef to close its doors. Chef Tom Kitchin, a regular on TV, posted on Instagram to say the restaurant, which he opened with his wife in 2022, was closing at the end of the month due to the “current economic climate”. He wrote:…
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Spain is planning to impose a tax of up to 100% on properties brought by non-residents from countries outside the European Union – including the UK. The measure was one of many announced by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday, and differs to the planned increase in taxes on holiday rentals that the Money team…
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Asda has confirmed its first set of job cuts after recording its worst Christmas sales since 2015. The supermarket’s chairman, Allan Leighton, cut 13 regional manager positions in a shake-up designed to reduce staff and improve performance, according to The Telegraph. Four of the roles are in the retail sector of the company and nine…
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Poundland is investing more money than ever into new security measures after more than £44m of stock was lost last year. The bargain retailer, which sells a large proportion of its products for £1 or less, said it had been a particular target of theft and abuse. In a bid to tackle that issue, Poundland…
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Greenland is looking to strengthen its defence and mining ties with the US, its prime minister has said. It comes after president-elect Donald Trump repeated an idea of acquiring the strategically important and mineral-rich Arctic island which he said was an “absolute necessity”. Mute Egede said his government was looking for ways to cooperate with the US…
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Top advisers to U.S. President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump put aside their differences – mostly – for a symbolic “passing of the torch” event focused on national security issues on Tuesday. Biden national security adviser Jake Sullivan passed a ceremonial baton to U.S. Congressman Mike Waltz, Trump’s pick for the same job, in…
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