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World’s oldest person dies at 116

A Japanese woman, Tomiko Itooka, globally recognised as world’s oldest person, has died, aged 116. Ashiya, the city where she lived, announced her death on Saturday. The southern city’s mayor, Ryosuke Takashima, in a statement said Itooka, who had four children and five grandchildren died on December 29 at a nursing home where she resided
World’s oldest person dies at 116

A Japanese woman, Tomiko Itooka, globally recognised as world’s oldest person, has died, aged 116.

Ashiya, the city where she lived, announced her death on Saturday.

The southern city’s mayor, Ryosuke Takashima, in a statement said Itooka, who had four children and five grandchildren died on December 29 at a nursing home where she resided since 2019.

The deceased was born on May 23, 1908, in the commercial hub of Osaka, near Ashiya, four months before the Ford Model T was launched in the United States.

She was recognised as the oldest person in the world after the August 2024 death of Spain’s Maria Branyas Morera at age 117.

“Ms Itooka gave us courage and hope through her long life. We thank her for it,” Ashiya’s mayor said in the statement.

The statement added that Itooka, who was one of three siblings, lived through world wars and pandemics as well as technological breakthroughs.

According to the mayor’s statement, in Itooka’s older age, she enjoyed bananas and Calpis, a milky soft drink popular in Japan.

Women typically enjoy longevity in Japan, but the country is facing a worsening demographic crisis as its expanding elderly population leads to soaring medical and welfare costs, with a shrinking labour force to pay for it.

World’s oldest person dies at 116

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Ghana President’s ADC collapses in parliament

A dramatic moment unfolded on the floor of the Ghanaian Parliament on Friday when Colonel Isaac Amponsah, the Aide-de-Camp to President Nana Akufo-Addo, collapsed during the President’s final State of the Nation address. PUNCH Online reports that the incident occurred shortly after the President began his speech, highlighting his administration’s achievements in the last eight
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A dramatic moment unfolded on the floor of the Ghanaian Parliament on Friday when Colonel Isaac Amponsah, the Aide-de-Camp to President Nana Akufo-Addo, collapsed during the President’s final State of the Nation address. PUNCH Online reports that the incident occurred shortly after the President began his speech, highlighting his administration’s achievements in the last eight

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Two Kebbi policemen killed in gun duel with bandits

The Kebbi State Police Command said two police officers lost their lives during a gun duel with bandits suspected to be Lakurawa sect members in Kebbi State on Friday, as they attempted to foil a cattle rustling operation. This was according to a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday by the command’s spokesman, SP
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The Kebbi State Police Command said two police officers lost their lives during a gun duel with bandits suspected to be Lakurawa sect members in Kebbi State on Friday, as they attempted to foil a cattle rustling operation. This was according to a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday by the command’s spokesman, SP

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Pastor Adeboye speaks on AI image of him as Muslim, praying in Mecca

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has opened up about an image depicting him as an Alhaji. An AI-generated image depicting Adeboye as an Alhaji observing prayers in Mecca had surfaced online late last year. The image showed Adeboye as a Muslim, clothed in Islamic garments, observing Hajj
Pastor Adeboye speaks on AI image of him as Muslim, praying in Mecca

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has opened up about an image depicting him as an Alhaji.

An AI-generated image depicting Adeboye as an Alhaji observing prayers in Mecca had surfaced online late last year.

The image showed Adeboye as a Muslim, clothed in Islamic garments, observing Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

Reacting, Pastor Adeboye acknowledged the AI-generated image of him as an Alhaji, saying: “I’m sure many of you saw that picture showing me as an Alhaji.”

Church Times Nigeria reported that Adeboye spoke during the first Holy Ghost Night of 2025, held in the early hours of Saturday.

Pastor Adeboye speaks on AI image of him as Muslim, praying in Mecca