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December 22, 2024Nigerian Stampedes and Matters Arisings by Adekunle Adebayo (PhD)
December 22, 2024
Sunday, December 22, 2024
Foreign
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Russian Strike Kills Two, Injures 15 In Ukraine
Russian strikes on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Saturday killed two people and wounded 15, regional governor Oleg Synegubov said. Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, is close to the Russian border and has...
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UPDATED: Ex-Italy Footballer Roberto Baggio Hospitalised After Robbery Attack
Italian football legend Roberto Baggio has been hospitalised after being attacked by armed robbers who stormed his home. The intruders locked his family up while they watched last night’s Euro 2024 match between Italy...
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UK Records Sharp Decline In Migration Of Students, Foreign Workers
The number of foreign workers and students moving to the United Kingdom has plummeted by nearly 30 per cent this year, according to new figures released by the Home Office. The drop, from 121,000...
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UK Varsity Offers Expelled Nigerian Students Flight Assistance
Teesside University in the United Kingdom has announced a new initiative to support Nigerian students facing severe financial difficulties by funding their flights home, as reported by BBC on Tuesday. This move came after...
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Malawi VP, Nine Others, Died In Plane Crash
Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Chilima was killed in a plane crash, the nation’s president said on Tuesday, after searchers located the wreckage of the aircraft in a foggy forest. The military plane carrying Chilima,...
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Narendra Modi Sworn In As India PM For Third Term
India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi was sworn in on Sunday for a third term after worse-than-expected election results left him reliant on coalition partners to govern. Modi, flanked by officials from his Hindu nationalist...
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Israel’s Army Rescues Four Israeli Hostages From Gaza
The Israeli military said its troops had rescued on Saturday four Israeli hostages alive from Gaza after a “complex daytime operation”. The army named the rescued hostages as Noa Argamani, 26, Almog Meir Jan,...
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New British Banknotes Bearing Charles III Image In Circulation
British banknotes bearing the image of King Charles III entered circulation for the first time on Wednesday, nearly two years after he succeeded his mother Queen Elizabeth II. The four banknotes with the king’s...
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Five Dead As Southern Germany Struggles With Far-reaching Floods
German rescuers handed out food by boat to stranded residents on Tuesday as large parts of southern Germany remained underwater after floods that have now claimed five lives. Several people were still missing but...
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Many Killed During Suspected Israeli Attacks In Syria
A war monitor said 16 members of pro-Iran groups were killed in an Israeli strike near northern Syria’s Aleppo early Monday, with state media also reporting a deadly Israeli attack. “The death toll of...
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