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Estonian ex-president Arnold Ruutel dies at 96
Former Estonian president Arnold Ruutel, seen as one of the fathers of the country’s return to independence in 1991, has died at the age of 96, the president’s office said overnight. Ruutel was a communist party official at the end of the 1980s just as the Soviet Union was beginning to unravel, before becoming a
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Former Estonian president Arnold Ruutel, seen as one of the fathers of the country’s return to independence in 1991, has died at the age of 96, the president’s office said overnight. Ruutel was a communist party official at the end of the 1980s just as the Soviet Union was beginning to unravel, before becoming a
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FG to unveil national values charter Q1 2025
President Bola Tinubu says his government will unveil the National Values Charter already approved by the Federal Executive Council in the first quarter of 2025. The president said this in his New Year message to Nigerians on Wednesday. “I will launch an ambitious national orientation campaign that fosters patriotism and love for our country and
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President Bola Tinubu says his government will unveil the National Values Charter already approved by the Federal Executive Council in the first quarter of 2025. The president said this in his New Year message to Nigerians on Wednesday. “I will launch an ambitious national orientation campaign that fosters patriotism and love for our country and
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Edo deputy gov preaches hope, unity
The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Dennis Idahosa, has urged the people of the state to embrace hope, unity and progress, assuring that the year would usher prosperity, joy and fulfilment for the citizens of the state. In a press statement by Idahosa’s Chief Press Secretary, Friday Aghedo, in his New Year message assured that
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The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Dennis Idahosa, has urged the people of the state to embrace hope, unity and progress, assuring that the year would usher prosperity, joy and fulfilment for the citizens of the state. In a press statement by Idahosa’s Chief Press Secretary, Friday Aghedo, in his New Year message assured that
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Five dead in Germany’s New Year fireworks accidents
Five people died across Germany and a police officer was seriously injured from accidents linked to the powerful fireworks Germans traditionally set off to celebrate the new year, police said in a preliminary count. Germans celebrate the new year with a particularly intense usage of fireworks, which spurs a recurrent debate about outlawing the most
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Five people died across Germany and a police officer was seriously injured from accidents linked to the powerful fireworks Germans traditionally set off to celebrate the new year, police said in a preliminary count. Germans celebrate the new year with a particularly intense usage of fireworks, which spurs a recurrent debate about outlawing the most
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- January 1, 2025
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Ivory Coast to withdraw French troops
President Alassane Ouattara stated that the withdrawal would begin in January 2025. France, which currently has around 600 soldiers stationed in Ivory Coast, will hand over the Port Bouët military…
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FCT police command recovered ₦409m from kidnappers, others in 2024
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command recovered a total of ₦409,992,000 from criminals during various operations in 2024. A breakdown of the recovered sum, according to the command’s scorecard made available to journalists on Wednesday by the command’s spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, revealed that ₦36,850,000 was recovered from kidnapping suspects; ₦68,552,000 from armed robbery
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Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command recovered a total of ₦409,992,000 from criminals during various operations in 2024. A breakdown of the recovered sum, according to the command’s scorecard made available to journalists on Wednesday by the command’s spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, revealed that ₦36,850,000 was recovered from kidnapping suspects; ₦68,552,000 from armed robbery
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Embrace 2025 with hope, C’River gov urges Nigerians
Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has urged Nigerians, particularly those residing in Cross River State, to welcome the year 2025 with optimism. In a New Year message, made public in a press statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Nsa Gill, on Wednesday, Otu urged all Nigerians to embrace this new year with hope. He
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Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has urged Nigerians, particularly those residing in Cross River State, to welcome the year 2025 with optimism. In a New Year message, made public in a press statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Nsa Gill, on Wednesday, Otu urged all Nigerians to embrace this new year with hope. He
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Moscow, Kyiv end Russian gas transit to Europe via Ukraine
Russia’s gas transit to Europe via Ukraine stopped on Wednesday, Moscow and Kyiv said, ending a decades-long arrangement and marking the latest casualty of the war between the neighbours. Russian gas has been supplied to Europe via pipelines crossing Ukraine since the end of the Soviet Union in 1991 in an arrangement that earned revenues
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Russia’s gas transit to Europe via Ukraine stopped on Wednesday, Moscow and Kyiv said, ending a decades-long arrangement and marking the latest casualty of the war between the neighbours. Russian gas has been supplied to Europe via pipelines crossing Ukraine since the end of the Soviet Union in 1991 in an arrangement that earned revenues
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NBA to intensify advocacy for rule of law, human rights in 2025
The president, Nigerian Bar Association, Afam Osigwe said that he will intensify advocacy for preserving the rule of law and human rights in 2025. Osigwe made this known in his New Year message to Nigerian Lawyers, which was made available to newsmen in Lagos on Wednesday. According to him, the NBA under his watch, will
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The president, Nigerian Bar Association, Afam Osigwe said that he will intensify advocacy for preserving the rule of law and human rights in 2025. Osigwe made this known in his New Year message to Nigerian Lawyers, which was made available to newsmen in Lagos on Wednesday. According to him, the NBA under his watch, will
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New Year Message: Tinubu tells Nigerians to overcome political, ethno-religious divides
President Bola Tinubu has appealed to Nigerians to ignore side distractions that are capable of undermining the nation’s growth and development. He noted that while the nation continues to stay on the right course to prosperity, some persons “still see things through the prisms of politics, ethnicity, region and religion.” This is contained in the
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President Bola Tinubu has appealed to Nigerians to ignore side distractions that are capable of undermining the nation’s growth and development. He noted that while the nation continues to stay on the right course to prosperity, some persons “still see things through the prisms of politics, ethnicity, region and religion.” This is contained in the
