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Protest: Police Boss Places Officers on Red Alert

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has placed all police commissions nationwide on red alert as the #EndBadGovernance# continues, to respond swiftly and decisively to public safety and order.

Addressing newsmen in Abuja, IGP Egbe…

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Turkey Suspends Instagram Access, Cites No Reason

According to the country’s information technology regulator, Turkey has barred access to social media network Instagram without specifying why or for how long. The suspension also rendered the platform’s mobile app inaccessible.

The move follows comm…

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Voice Game Actors Protest AI Job Threat

Striking video game voice actors and motion-capture performers held their first picket on Thursday in front of Warner Bros. Games and said artificial intelligence was a threat to their professions.

‘The models that they’re using have been trained on …

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Badminton: Nigeria’s Opeyori crashes out of Olympics

Nigeria’s Anuoluwapo Opeyori is out of the men’s Olympic Badminton event after falling 0-2 to the world’s number six, Li Shifeng of China.

The 17-21, 17-21 defeat was Opeyori’s second loss in the Group N of the men’s singles event.

The loss also end…

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Protest: Hit Singer Tems Postpones music video release

Grammy winner and superstar, Tems has postponed the release of her music video amid nationwide protests.

The music star made the announcement on X ( formerly twitter).

The singer didn’t disclose a new date for the video’s release. This video is for …

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Qatar To Hold Hamas Political Leader’s Funeral

Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh will be buried today in Qatar, as his killing raises fears that Israel’s war with the Palestinian militant group in Gaza could spiral into a fully-fledged Middle East conflict.

US President Joe Biden said the ass…

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African Nations Seek Lower Borrowing Costs

The need to lower borrowing costs for African countries has been emphasised to make capital more accessible and affordable for the continent.

This sentiment was echoed by Dr. James Alic Garang, Governor of the Bank of South Sudan and Chair of the Mon…

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Hamatwi cautions learners against temporary pleasures

Former school principal and Ohangwena Education Director Isak Hamatwi has cautioned learners to avoid the temptation of temporary pleasures and instead, focus on their education.

Hamatwi was speaking during an awards ceremony for the Onamutai Circuit…

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