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Concert attack: Four suspects arrested after at least 115 killed in Moscow, says Russia authorities
Four people directly involved in the Moscow concert hall attack are among 11 detained, Russia’s security chief tells President Vladimir Putin. BBC in a report stated at least 115 people were killed when gunmen attacked a packed concert venue on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia says According to a post on the Telegram messaging app that the committee shared, emergency…
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FG commiserates with Russia over tragic ISIS’s attack in Moscow
The Federal Government on Saturday expressed sympathy with the Russian Federation over the tragic attack in Moscow. Gunmen in combat fatigues opened fire and detonated explosives at Moscow’s Crocus City Hall killing at least 60 people and injuring 145 in a brazen attack claimed by the ISIL (ISIS) group. Aljazeera in a report stated that at least five camouflage-clad gunmen…
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Gunmen kill at least 60, injured 145 in Moscow concert hall attack, says Russian authorities
Gunmen in combat fatigues opened fire and detonated explosives at Moscow’s Crocus City Hall killing at least 60 people and injuring 145 in a brazen attack claimed by the ISIL (ISIS) group. Aljazeera in a report stated that at least five camouflage-clad gunmen with automatic weapons burst into the packed concert hall in the Russian capital’s western suburbs on Friday…
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UK bans Health Workers from bringing Dependants
The United Kingdom (UK) has banned Health workers and Care givers from bringing in their dependants to the country. This was made known by the UK Home Office in a very terse statement via its verified X handle (formerly Twitter) on Monday. “From today, care workers entering the UK on Health and Care Worker visas can no longer bring dependants,”…
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Miss Czech Republic, Krystyna Pyszkova emerges Miss World 2024
By Tosin Brown Czech Republic’s representative at the 2024 Miss World, Krystyna Pyszkova has emerged winner at the grand finale of the pageant. On Saturday, Pyszkova won the Miss World 2024 at a grand event in Mumbai. The elegant Pyszkova was crowned by the 2023 Miss World Karolina Bielawska from Poland. Pyszkova, who is currently studying for dual degrees in…
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Ukraine should have ‘courage the white flag’ of negotiations wiith Russia, says Pope
Pope Francis has said in an interview that Ukraine should have what he called the courage of the “white flag” and negotiate an end to the war with Russia that followed Moscow’s full-scale invasion two years ago and that has killed tens of thousands. Francis made his comments in an interview recorded last month with Swiss broadcaster RSI, well before…
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UK, Japan enter recession
The British economy fell into recession at the end of 2023 as output shrank more than anticipated in the final 3 months of the year, official figures showed Thursday. Japan had unexpectedly slipped into a recession at the end of last year, losing its title as the world’s third-biggest economy to Germany and raising doubts about when the central bank…
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Ogun:1000 women farmers benefit from HortiNigeria/SWAVFS empowerment initiative
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta In a bid to boost the agricultural sector and promote gender equality, the South-West Association of Vegetable Farmers and Sellers (SWAVFS) in collaboration with HortiNigeria organized event to commemorate the International Day of Women and Girls in Agriculture and Science. The event held in Imasayi, Ogun State, aimed to empower over 1000 women vegetable farmers and…
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Western Post Reporter gets international recognition
Western Post Lagos State Government House Correspondent, Adeola Ogunrinde, has grabbed an international recognition. Ogunrinde has been signed into one of the Indie publishing Houses in the United Kingdom, Fairlight Books UK. She thus becomes Nigeria’s first author to be signed into the publishing house, which has a lot of A-list writers including the British-Egyptian writer, Ola Mustapha, who published…
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Netanyahu says Israel is ‘at war’ after Hamas launches surprise air and ground attack from Gaza
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the country was “at war” on Saturday, after Palestinian militants in Gaza fired a deadly barrage of rockets and sent gunmen into Israeli territory in a major escalation of the long running conflict between the two sides. The Israeli military said about 2,200 rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip into Israel, while armed terror…
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