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Cambodian Police confiscate 18.3 kg of illegal drugs

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Cambodia’s anti-drug police have arrested a local man for possessing and trafficking narcotics, confiscating 18.3 kg of illicit drugs, the National Police said on Thursday. The suspect, 41, was apprehended earlier on Wednesday afternoon at his rental room in capital Phnom Penh. “Some 17.8 kg of ecstasy (MDMA), 447.9 grams of ketamine and 12.6 grams of crystal methamphetamine were seized from the suspect during the raid,’’ the National Police said on its website. It was the second major crackdown this week after the police in Sihanoukville on Tuesday arrested five…

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Israel shuts down 7 Palestinian NGOs in West Bank?

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Israel on Thursday shut down seven Palestinian Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), in the West Bank, the NGOs representatives and directors said. During an Israeli raid in the central West Bank city of Ramallah at pre-dawn on Thursday, breaking into the offices of seven civil society and human rights organisations based in the city. Israel has outlawed six of these NGOs, which were labeled as “terrorist’’ organisations in October 2021. Israel said that the Palestinian NGOs were linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a Palestinian left-wing group.

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Kenya Election: From campaign team treasurer, Ruto declared president-elect 

Aminu Imam

…Officials dispute outcome William Ruto was yesterday declared the winner of Kenya’s presidential election by a razor-thin margin after seeing off a challenge from 5-time contender, Raila Odinga, whose campaign officials and supporters rejected the official results.  Ruto, 55, garnered 50.5% or 7.1 million of the valid votes cast on Aug. 9, and his main rival Odinga 48.9%, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission said at a ceremony in the capital Nairobi, yesterday. The President-elect has pledged to rein in debt, spend 500 billion shillings ($4.1 billion) to support entrepreneurs and…

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Insecurity: “Impeaching Buhari voters’ job, not politicians” – US politician

Aminu Imam

A United States (U.S) Republican politician, Saul Anuzis, yesterday, said impeaching President Muhammadu Buhari is not the prerogative of opposition politicians, but the electorates. This was as he affirmed that politicians who take on such a role are undermining democracy itself. Anuzis, a former Michigan Republican Party Chairman, disclosed this in an article published in the US Washington Times newspaper on Tuesday, titled: ‘America’s newest export: Impeachment Proceedings.’ However, the Presidency issued the piece in a statement yesterday, titled: ‘Senior U.S. Republican mocks attempt to impeach President Buhari’. Anuzis blamed…

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Cult Clashes: UAE tightens visa for Nigerians

Aminu Imam

…Now demands 6-month bank statements, others  The United Arab Emirates, (UAE), has commenced the issuance of visas to Nigerians a week after it imposed outright bans following cult clashes that erupted between rival cult groups Eiye and Aiye, in Dubai and Sharjah areas.  The new requirements for Nigerians seeking travel access to the middle eastern city include confirmed hotel reservations, a six-month bank statement showing both cash inflows and outflows, and a confirmed return ticket confirmation, according to information circulated by travel agencies in Dubai and Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.…

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2023: U.S. threatens to impose visa restriction on promoters of violence

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The United States of America says it will impose visa restrictions on anyone who promotes violence as Nigeria holds its general elections in 2023. America’s Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, Michael Gonzales, handed out the warning at an international conference with the theme: “United States Policy and Nigeria’s National Decisions in the 2023 Elections”, held at Johns Hopkins University, United States. The conference, which held at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington DC,  virtually, brought together Nigerian and American policy communities to discuss issues around the…

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Putin says ‘no other way’ to defend Russia other than invading Ukraine

Aminu Imam

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Moscow had no other choice but to invade Ukraine to ensure Russia’s security, speaking hours after his army crossed his ex-Soviet neighbour’s borders. “What was happening left us with no choice”, the Russian leader said, during a televised meeting with business representatives, adding that “we had no other way of proceeding”. In a video grab taken from a handout footage made available yesterday, on the official website of the Russian President (kremlin.ru), President Vladimir Putin addresses the nation at the Kremlin in Moscow.…

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Covid-19: Over 1m people tested positive around the world on Wednesday

Aminu Imam

…As Pope scraps New Year’s Nativity visit Over one million people tested positive for Covid-19 around the world on Wednesday, a new record. Many health officials believe the number to be much higher, with many people testing positive using at-home kits which may not be recorded in the official count. Meanwhile, Pope Francis has cancelled his traditional New Year’s Eve visit to the Nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square over concerns of spreading Coronavirus among the gathered crowds, the Vatican said yesterday. The pontiff is normally met by well-wishers when…

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Civil Marriage: Non-Muslim couple tie the knot for the first time in UAE

Ishaku Yohanna

The United Arab Emirate, UAE, has issued its first civil marriage license for a non-Muslim couple as the Gulf country seeks to keep its edge over regional competitors.  The UAE, where foreigners make up 90 percent of the approximately 10-million population, has been amending its laws to present itself as a modernising force in a largely conservative region.  The Canadian couple were the first to marry under a new law on the personal status of non-Muslims in the Emirati capital, Abu Dhabi.  The move is seen to contribute to the consolidation of…

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Issue harmful New Year prophecies and go to jail, Ghana Police warn religious leaders

Ishaku Yohanna

Police authorities in Ghana have warned religious leaders to measure their utterances during New Year messages or they risk a jail term of seven years. Ghana Police disclosed this in a statement titled, ‘Ghana Police Service Statement On Communication Of Prophecies And Their Legal Implications’ and released on Monday. The authorities said, over the years, communication of prophecies of harm, danger, and death, by some religious leaders, has created tension and panic in the Ghanaian society and put the lives of many people in fear and danger. They, therefore, urged…

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