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Ireland is pledging emergency legislation enabling it to send asylum seekers back to the UK. More than 80% of recent arrivals in the republic came via the land border with Northern Ireland, Irish justice minister Helen McEntee told a parliamentary committee last week. Rishi Sunak told Sky News it showed the UK’s Rwanda scheme was already…
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Monday abortion laws should be determined by U.S. states, stopping short of proposing a national ban and choosing a more moderate stance heading into November’s general election. He made his announcement in a video posted to Truth Social, kicking the issue back to the states. After starting the video announcement…
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The office of the National Security Advisers, ONSA, has confirmed the escape of the Binance regional manager for Africa, Nadeem Anjarwalla. MEZIESBLOG reports that Anjarwalla, Binance’s Africa regional manager, escaped from custody on March 22, 2024, from an Abuja guest house, where he and his colleague, Tigran Gambaryan, were detained for alleged tax evasion. A statement issued…
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Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri, has sentenced one Kyari Mohammed, Managing Director of Kyari and Sons Company Nigeria Limited, to one-year imprisonment. Mohammed was first arraigned on June 21, 2021, by the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno…
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The U.S. aviation regulator on Friday extended the grounding of Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplanes indefinitely and announced it will tighten oversight of Boeing itself after a cabin panel broke off a new jet in mid-flight. As United Airlines and Alaska Airlines canceled flights through Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration also said it will require…
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The Nigeria Police Force, NPF, has confirmed the implementation of the upgraded electronic Central Motor Registry (e-CMR), an information system aimed at enhancing the safety and security of all Nigerians. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the initiative is a crucial step towards improving law enforcement capabilities and ensuring the well-being of our…
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The National Judicial Council, NJC, has clarified that no date has yet been fixed for the swearing-in of the newly appointed eleven Justices of the Supreme Court. The Council said that the purported news by an Abuja based media organization suggesting Monday January 16 for the inauguration of the Justices did not emanate from it.…
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Iranian islamic authorities on Wednesday executed the sentence of 74 lashes on Roya Heshmati, a woman who had been convicted for refusing to adhere to the compulsory hijab in accordance with a court’s orders in Tehran. Heshmati, a vocal critic of compulsory hijab, shared a distressing account of her experience during the execution of her…
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The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has threatened to shut down the nation’s seaports from Tuesday, January 9, over the alleged refusal of International Oil Companies (IOCs) and stevedoring contractors to comply with extant laws. Adewale Adeyanju, president-general of the union, said that all jetties and oil and gas platforms would be shut on that day.…
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Despite worldwide progress, gender inequality persists. The COVID-19 pandemic has threatened to put years of hard-won progress at risk. Far too many girls, especially those from the poorest families, still face gender discrimination in education, child marriage and pregnancy, sexual violence and unrecognized domestic work. These are some types of gender inequality. Gender Inequality Examples:
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Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable future. Eradicating gender issues means a world where women and men, girls and boys all enjoy equal rights, resources, opportunities and protections. Empowering girls from the start is proven to have lasting and compounding benefits over…
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Maine disqualified former US President Donald Trump on Thursday from appearing on the state’s 2024 Republican primary ballot, becoming the second such state to do so under a part of the US Constitution that bars insurrectionists from holding public office. The decision by Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows came in response to three challenges…
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The Defense Department said Thursday that it shifted responsibility for the prosecution of all major military crimes to independent attorneys in a move intended to strengthen accountability. The new Offices of Special Trial Counsel will handle prosecutions of 13 major crimes to include allegations of sexual assault, murder, manslaughter, kidnapping and domestic violence. Sexual harassment…
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Penalizing the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo for defamation is a “historical decision,” a Muslim association said. The controversial magazine was fined on Dec. 22 for defaming the Muslim school “Valeurs et Reussite” in France’s southeastern town of Valence. The school was allegedly linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, according to a Charlie Hebdo article published…
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The mayor of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital, Sarajevo, has filed a criminal complaint against an Israeli businessman after enduring months of harassment for refusing to comply with his requests and for condemning Israel’s attacks on Gaza. Benjamina Karic filed the complaint with the Federal Police Administration against Amir Gross Kabiri, the president of the Abraham…
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This week, Nepal said that Chinese social media app TikTok will be banned from the country, as social harmony and goodwill were being negatively affected by its “misuse.” Due to security concerns, the popular social media app has already been either partially or completely banned by other countries. Local media reported that over the past…
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