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October 2024

President Tinubu Responds To Tragic Helicopter Crash In Port Harcourt.

Following Thursday’s helicopter crash in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the military and relevant agencies to intensify rescue and recovery operations at the crash site.The tragic incident involved a chartered helicopter, marked 5NBQG, operated by Eastwind Aviation Logistics Services Limited and carrying senior officials from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company […]

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5 Burnt To Death, Scores Injured In Abakaliki Tragic Accident

A horrific accident along the Abakaliki-Enugu expressway has left five people dead and seven others hospitalized, News360 Nigeria reports. The tragic incident occurred near the G-Hostel area when a fully-loaded commercial bus traveling from Enugu encountered an obstacle on the road, causing the vehicle to crash and burst into flames. The Police Public Relations Officer for Ebonyi

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DNA testing reveals skull found in a wall decades ago belonged to teen who died 150 years ago

According to DNA testing, an 18-year-old woman who passed away just after the American Civil War was the owner of a skull discovered decades ago in the wall of a home in Illinois, USA.   At a news conference Thursday, October 24, Kane County officials announced that a skull found in 1978 while renovating a

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Ex-Morocco and Marseille player, Abdelaziz Barrada dies at 35 after suffering ‘sudden heart attack’.

Abdelaziz Barrada, a former midfielder for Marseille, passed away at the age of 35 following a heart attack. After playing for Getafe, Marseille, and Al-Nasyr, the former Morocco international retired from football in 2021. It has been alleged that he had a sudden heart attack while residing in France.   Marseille used social media to

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TCN explain why blackout will persist in the north

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) declared that because security concerns impede necessary repairs on major transmission lines, the continuous power outages in Northern Nigeria will persist. The TCN cautions that a complete resolution is unlikely in the immediate future, despite efforts to restore power via alternate routes.   The Shiroro-Mando transmission line, which provides

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Hezbollah is the ‘strongest defender of Lebanon’ against Israel – Iran

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday, October 24, defended Hezbollah as Lebanon’s primary defense against Israel, which has been carrying out extensive strikes across the country since late September. The Israeli military campaign has targeted Hezbollah strongholds, particularly around Beirut, and launched ground incursions into southern Lebanon, with the aim of crippling the

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Roberto Mancini sacked as Saudi Arabia manager months after signing £21million-a-year deal

After managing the Saudi Arabian men’s national team for 14 months, Roberto Mancini was replaced as manager.   Last August, Mancini was hired as head coach for a four-year term, reportedly for £21 million annually.   Only a few weeks had passed since he had quit as manager of Italy, where he had previously guided

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New poll shows Trump and Harris at a tie nationally 10 days to election.

With less than two weeks until Election Day in the US, CNBC’s latest national poll finds a margin-of-error presidential contest between Republican contestant Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris both nationally and in key battleground states, with Trump topping her on economic issues and Harris leading on character issues including honesty and the ‘fitness to

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