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South African Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius granted parole 10 years after killing his girlfriend

Double-amputee Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was granted parole Friday, 10 years after shooting his girlfriend through a toilet door at his home in South Africa in a killing that jolted the world. Department of Corrections spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo said Pistorius would be released from prison on Jan. 5. His parole will come with conditions, including that he not leave the…

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Ceasefire takes hold in Gaza ahead of hostage release, aid enters enclave

A temporary ceasefire between Israeli and Hamas forces took hold in the Gaza Strip on Friday, the first respite in 48 days of conflict that has devastated the Palestinian enclave, but both sides warned that the war was far from over. No big bombings, artillery strikes or rocket attacks were reported although Hamas and Israel both accused each other of…

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Dabiri-Erewa in Canada, advices Nigerians to avoid irregular migration

The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has urged Nigerians travelling abroad to go legitimately, and with proper documentation to avoid unpleasant consequences. Dabiri-Erewa stated this when she visited some Nigerians in one of the shelters in Brampton, Canada. The NIDCOM boss sympathised with their condition and urged others planning to travel without proper documentation, arrive the country…

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War rages on in Gaza as truce delayed until at least Friday

War raged on in Gaza on Thursday, as a proposed truce and release of hostages was delayed for at least another day. Columns of black smoke could be seen rising above northern Gaza’s war zone from across the fence in Israel as daylight broke over the strip. Israel said the release of hostages, meant to be accompanied by the war’s…

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Afreximbank’s President Oramah wins Zik Prize in Leadership

The President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Prof. Benedict Oramah, was yesterday in Lagos awarded the 2021/22 Zik Prize in Professional Leadership by the Public Policy Research and Analysis Centre (PPRAC).In a citation, Prof. Pat Utomi, Head of the PPRAC Zik Prize Selection Committee, said that Prof. Oramah is being recognised for his remarkable piloting of Africa’s premier multilateral…

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G:20 Africa Summit: Tinubu meets German Chancellor, Scholz, other African leaders

President Tinubu on Monday met with the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz and other heads of state and prime ministers of numerous African countries to discuss economic development and opportunities and reformation of the rule of law. President Bola Tinubu on Saturday, departed Abuja for Berlin, Germany, to attend the G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) Conference hosted by German Chancellor Olaf…

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Argentine libertarian Milei pledges new political era after election win

Argentina elected right-wing libertarian Javier Milei as its new president on Sunday, rolling the dice on an outsider with radical views to fix an economy battered by triple-digit inflation, a looming recession and rising poverty. Milei, who rode a wave of voter anger with the political mainstream, won by a wider-than-expected margin. He landed some 56% of the vote versus…

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Rosalynn Carter, mental health activist, humanitarian and former first lady, dies at 96

Rosalynn Carter, who as first lady worked tirelessly on behalf of mental health reform and professionalized the role of the president’s spouse, died Sunday at the age of 96, according to The Carter Center. Rosalynn Carter passed away peacefully with family by her side at her home in Plains, Georgia, the center said in a statement. “Rosalynn was my equal…

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Liberia election results: President George Weah calls Joseph Boakai to congratulate him

Liberian President George Weah has called his challenger in the presidential race, Joseph Boakai, to congratulate him on his victory. In an address to the nation he said “the Liberian people have spoken and we have heard their voice”. The opposition candidate holds an unassailable lead of 28,000 votes with nearly all ballots counted. A former football star, President Weah…

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US and China agree to resume military communications after summit

The US and China have agreed to resume military-to-military communications in an effort to ease rising tensions, President Joe Biden says. “We’re back to direct, open, clear communications,” he said following a rare meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping in California on Wednesday. It was the first time the pair had spoken in person in more than a year. Mr…

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