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Iranian authorities are putting cameras in public locations and thoroughfares to identify and prosecute exposed women, the police stated on Saturday, in an effort to rein in the growing number of women who flout the mandatory clothing code. Violators will get “warning text messages as to the consequences” after being identified, police said in a statement. The measure is intended to “prevent resistance to the hijab law,” according to the statement, which was broadcast by the judiciary’s Mizan news agency and other official media, adding that such defiance tarnishes the country’s spiritual image and fosters instability. Since the murder of…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles should be by far Africa’s most powerful football force. However, even the weakest clubs in Africa increasingly find the inconsistent team an easy opponent to face, especially on home territory in Nigeria. Ordinary Guinea Bissau achieved the unimaginable and defeated the Super Eagles on their own turf. Playing in Nigeria has become a nightmare for both Nigerian football fans and European players. For whatever reason, the majority of these foreign superstars consistently underperform. The home field has increasingly become a neutral venue for the majority of their matches, leaving fans and players dissatisfied and disillusioned. Before matches,…
Sunday Adepoju, the Postmaster-General of the Federation and CEO of the Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) has advised Nigerians to maintain hope in the variety of goods and services provided by NIPOST. During the 34th Enugu International Trade Fair, which was held in Enugu and was organized by the Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (ECCIMA), Adepoju made the call. According to him, NIPOST now offers a rapid, secure, and effective mail delivery service that can be tracked. He, therefore, asked Nigerians to use the upgraded and repositioned goods and services since they are more reasonably priced and better…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged authorities to employ all available methods to free abducted university and secondary school students. According to media reports, two female Microbiology students from Federal University, Gusau, Zamfara, and ten female secondary school students from Kachia LGA in Kaduna State were held captive. Mr Vanessa Kwere, NANS Zone A’s Deputy Coordinator, Inter-Campus Affairs, delivered the plea in a statement to the media on Saturday in Birnin Kebbi. Kwere made the comment immediately after a NANS team met with university administration after the union’s recent Zonal Convention in Jigawa. He said that the…
German Galushchenko, Ukraine’s energy minister, said on Friday that the country would begin exporting electricity to Europe after a six-month hiatus brought on by damaging Russian missile assaults on the nation’s infrastructure. In a statement, Galushchenko claimed that repairs had been successful since “the Ukrainian power grid had been functioning for almost two months without any restrictions on consumption and with a power reserve.” He said that selling the extra electricity will help raise money for the restoration of the damaged and destroyed energy infrastructure. It had been decided to export up to 400 megawatts to the electrical grid in…
Nigerians have been reminded by the Federal Road Safety Corps to drive safely while celebrating Easter. This was stated by the FRSC Corps Marshal Dauda Biu in a statement dated Saturday in Abuja and signed by the Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem. Biu wished all Christians a happy Easter and urged thoughtful consideration of the importance of practicing love, especially on the road. “I wish to seize the opportunity of the Easter celebration to call for deep reflection by people on the need for attitudinal change towards road safety and collective campaign against the menace of road traffic crashes…
Farmer Isaac Osagie, 43, who was abducted on his property in Edo State on March 21 tells reporters about his terrifying ordeal in the hands of his Kidnappers and his plans for the future. When did you start your farming business? I have been a farmer for 12 years. I started a farming business in Odogbolu, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State. Two years ago, I decided to come to Edo State to set up a farm and also begin the process of relocating to Benin with my family. So, I got a place at Igbekhue community, along Benin-Akure Road in Edo…
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the average life expectancy for men and women worldwide has climbed from 46 to 73 years, with the poorest nations seeing the greatest increases. The WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, announced this during an online press conference. After years of conflict, the organization, according to Ghebreyesus, understood it was preferable to cooperate than engage in combat. According to him, the group also recognised that a safer society was one that was healthier. “Their goal was to provide everyone with the best possible level of health. They decided to establish a new organisation to…
Easter, according to President Muhammadu Buhari, “reminds us that God can turn a painful situation around for good.” In an Easter letter to Nigerians that he personally signed on Friday, he made this statement and added that the central theme is the victory of light over darkness. Recognizing that the period is about rekindling hope and a magnificent future, Buhari advised all Nigerians to remain self-assured and sincerely believe that better times are ahead for the nation. Easter: Consumers lament the high cost of foodstuffs The President praised the newly elected leaders after the country’s 2023 general elections were completed…
The renowned author pointed out that a spokeswoman for the US State Department had acknowledged the anger voiced over the way the polls at the elections were conducted and every technological issues. The All Progressives Congress (APC)’s Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) has encouraged US President Joe Biden to “trash” an open letter sent by renowned author Chimamanda Adichie to him. Chimamanda observed that a spokeswoman for the US Department of State had acknowledged the anger raised about the handling of the polls and technical issues in an open letter to US President Joe Biden published in The Atlantic on Thursday.…












