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Edo Decides: Yiaga Africa Give Kudos To EFCC, Security Agencies For Arresting Suspected Vote Buyers In Election

By Francis Onoiribholo Bureau Chief Benin Yiaga Africa, a citizen-led movement under the Watching The Vote (WTV) Working...

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Rashida Tlaib Slams 'Disgraceful' Cartoon Showing Her With Exploding Pager

The Palestinian American congresswoman warned that the image would "incite more hate" against Arab and Muslim communitie...

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FG Pledges Enhanced Youth Engagement, Partners With NYSC Foundation

By Juliet Oyoyo The Minister of State for Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s...

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Putin was joking about support for Harris in US election, FM says

Russian President Vladmir Putin and Vice President of the US and Republican presidential candidate for US election, Kama...

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News24 | OPINION | Mimmy Gondwe: The need for vigilance in private higher education

There is a worrying trend that some of our private higher education institutions simply choose to disregard the law pert...

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A shot at lifelong protection

THE government's approval of a plan to spend P7.9 billion for a nationwide vaccination program is a timely response to t...

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'Smirking' Lao gets his comeuppance; Drilon gets his sweet schadenfreude

THE very little regard that former president Rodrigo Duterte had for the other branches of government, the Constitution,...

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What's missing in the UN peace agenda? God

ON September 22 and 23, the United Nations will hold its annual summit of national leaders at the General Assembly hall ...

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The brave Filipino rights advocates

THE brave Filipinos who love their country are committed to helping the poor and the exploited and are changing the cult...

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Security issues preluding a busy October

THE BRP Teresa Magbanua, the Philippine Coast Guard's (PCG) biggest multirole vessel, left Sabina (Escoda) Shoal on Sept...

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Nuclear neighbors?

IT is a minor aspiration but one that is noted surprisingly often in discussions about nuclear energy, particularly when...

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Turning tides: Sulu's exit and the political struggle for the Bangsamoro's future

IN April 2024, major political parties formed an alliance called the Bangsamoro Grand Coalition (BGC) to advocate for in...

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The linguistic rights of migrants

THE Universal Declaration of Human Rights, an international document adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (UNG...

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Edo Decides: The Moment EFCC Operatives Arrested A Suspected Vote Buyers At Egor LGA (Video)

Handing out money to voters, or inducing electorates to cast ballots in a certain direction, have become commonplace acr...

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Hack of Hezbollah devices exposes dark corners of Asian supply chains

TOKYO/SHANGHAI/TAIPEI — The lethal hack of Hezbollah's Asian-branded pagers and walkie-talkies has sparked an intense ...

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Saudi Arabia cools talk of Israeli ties amid threat of wider war

RIYADH — Just a year after announcing that diplomatic ties with Israel were getting closer, Saudi Arabia's de facto le...

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DOJ investigates Mississippi sheriff's office following 'Goon Squad' torture case

Last year, two Black men were beaten and tasered by six officers in a no-warrant house raid. Since then, the Justice Dep...

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PDP demands immediate release of arrested voters, members, supporters in Edo State

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked for the immediate and unconditional release of voters, its members and supp...

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OUR VIEW: Help keep blood banks stocked

Fall months are tough for blood donor organizations such as the American Red Cross or Our Blood Institute....

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Sentence deferred on Borders man who admitted threatening or abusive behaviour

A 22-year-old has pleaded guilty to a charge of threatening or abusive behaviour....

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#EdoElectionResult: Okpebholo Wins His Polling Unit Convincingly For APC

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2024 governorship election in Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, c...

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DUSU polls: ABVP, NSUI, Left alliance release manifestoes ahead of fierce electoral battle

Student organisations have released their manifestos for the upcoming Delhi University Students' Union elections on Sept...

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Ministers to review medical rules for armed forces recruits to tackle recruitment crisis

Childhood injuries, back issues and even mild mental health conditions could bar otherwise healthy recruits from serving...

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Starmer arrives at Labour conference with promise to rebuild UK

Sir Keir Starmer and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner arrived at the party’s ‘biggest ever’ conference....

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Trump Campaign Spent $2 Million on Legal Fees in September

With the general election drawing close, the former president still faces a handful of unresolved cases....

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BJP leaders extend best wishes to CM Atishi, say Delhi people have no expectations from her

BJP leaders extended their best wishes to Atishi on becoming the chief minister of Delhi but expressed skepticism about ...

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Tirupati Laddoo Row: Actors Prakash Raj, Manchu Vishnu Engage In War of Words

The temple body (TTD) managing the super-rich shrine on Friday revealed it has come across sub-standard ghee and the pre...

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#EdoDecides2024: Obaseki Delivers Polling Unit To PDP

September 21, (THEWILL) – Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has won his polling unit in Saturday’s governorship el...

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PDP Govenorship Candidate, Ighodalo Wins Akpata’s Polling Unit

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asue Ighodalo, has defeated the candidate of the Labou...

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Millennium Square Leeds: Council plans to grow ‘edible’ vegetables around Civic Hall in city centre

Vegetables could be grown in flower beds outside the city’s main council building under sustainable food plans....

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Long before gay marriage was popular, Kamala Harris was at the forefront of the equal rights battle

On Valentine's Day in 2004, when Kamala Harris was San Francisco's newly elected district attorney, she performed one of...

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Markey not helping with Steward interference

Gov. Maura Healey, administration officials and officials from the Massachusetts Department of Health helped create cond...

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Reader Opinion: Lies damage

Where are your voices to protect our children of all people?...

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#EdoDecides2024: Oshiomhole Laughs At Those Plotting Violence

The Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has laughed at Abuja-based politicians who plotted doomsday in Edo...

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Reader's View: Republicans represent moral high ground

Notably, government powers were intentionally divided to obstruct tyrannical proclivities, the same motivation behind ca...

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#EdoDecides: “APC, PDP Party Agents Bribing Voters With N10,000′′ – YIAGA Alleges

African socio-political organisation, identified as YIAGA, has called political parties and their agents over alleged vo...

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Trump and his campaign enter turbulent phase in final weeks

Whatever control and self-restraint helped launch Trump’s third presidential campaign has largely disappeared....

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Edo: PDP Candidate Ighodalo Finally Casts Vote, Complains About Late Arrival Of Election Materials

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, has finally cast his vote after d...

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Sir Keir Starmer warned Labour victory 'uniquely fragile' - amid freebie row

Labour's landslide promising "change" was less than three months ago, and the party goes into its first conference needi...

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[LIVE UPDATES] #EdoDecides: Edo State 2024 Governorship Election Results

Results have started pouring in from the highly contested Edo State Governorship election held across the South-south St...

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Caroline's Cookies has announced their new location: expect new menu items and cozy seating

Caroline’s Cookies is expanding to a second location in Baton Rouge, and it’ll be bigger and better than ever. On Sa...

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Naidu’s Tirupati laddu claim under scrutiny. ‘Adulterated ghee arrived in July, never used,’ says TTD

Tirupati temple trust’s executive officer says tankers of contaminated ghee were turned away after samples were tested...

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Edo PDP Group Flays Allegation Of Plot Against Mercy Johnson’s Husband

ABUJA – A group under the aegis of the Peoples Democratic Party Integrity Group in Edo State has condemned the arrest ...

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SALTZMAN: Five things to know about iPhone 16

You’ll need to wait a little longer for ‘Apple Intelligence’ – but the rest is impressive...

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Rachel Reeves unleashing war on pensioners as next blow 'in the pipeline' revealed

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reportedly mulling a shake-up of pension tax reliefs ahead of the Budget....

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#EdoDecides2024: PDP demands immediate release of arrested voters

The Peoples Democratic Party has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of voters, including its members and s...

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Raise-a-Reader: What Lexie and Thatcher Demko like to read — and why a story is part of their son's bedtime routine

Donations from generous Vancouver Sun and Province readers have resulted in over $23 million in funds for Raise-a-Reader...

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B.C. Appeal Court allows lawsuit to go ahead after girl allegedly lured into sex

Appeal Court overturns lower court ruling that threw out mom's lawsuit after she dropped daughter off at what she though...

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California State Races to Watch in the November Election

Democrats want to retain their supermajority, while Republicans are looking to flip some seats from blue to red....

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Mark Cuban Wants To 'Get Rid Of The Two Parties,' Says 'Never Say Never' To A Future In Politics, But Acknowledges He'll Probably Be 'Too Old' By The Time He's Ready

Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban will soon step away from "Shark Tank" and sold a portion of NBA team the Dallas Mave...

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State of the Race: Focus on 50

Vice President Kamala Harris’ bounce after the Sept. 10 presidential debate is now clear, and she maintains her edge i...

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No end to the pet-eating lie

Gabriel Caswell, 22, caretaker at an animal shelter in Weatherford, Texas, received a prison sentence of 10 years recent...

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‘Don’t compare Keir to Boris’ pleads minister as Diane Abbott accuses PM of being ‘in pocket of millionaires’

Exclusive: Ministers are concerned that comparisons are now being drawn between Keir Starmer and Boris Johnson as the ro...

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Blue Gators' quarterback relishes big night on field his NFL father played

ABBEVILLE - Playing on the same field where his dad made his mark on high school football a generation ago, Ascension Ep...