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Saudi Arabia: Social distancing abolished at Makkah’s Grand Mosque

Aminu Imam

The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,  says it is abolishing the requirement of Social Distancing in Masjid Al Haram in Makkah and Masjid Al Nabawi in Madinah, from yesterday, Sunday. This comes after the Ministry of Interior ordered the complete opening of the Haramain Sharifain and relaxed the majority of the Health Precautions, which it said was in response to a sharp drop in daily infections and a considerable advancement of vaccination numbers. The Grand Mosque in the holy city of Makkah returned to operating at full capacity, with…

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61 Years of Nigeria’s Membership of the United Nations: Partnership for a Better World

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

 By; Abubakar Ahmed The Month of October is indeed sacred in the life of Nigeria; not because it is the month the country got her independence from erstwhile colonial masters; Britain, but because it is also a month the country applied and was subsequently admitted into the United Nations as the 99th Member on October 7, 1960. The resolution on her admission was sponsored by Tunisia, representing the independent African States and the 10th Commonwealth Nations which were already members of the United Nations. Viz; Australia, Canada, Ceylon (now Sri-Lanka),…

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UAE puts 6 Nigerians with ties to Boko Haram on terrorist list

Aminu Imam

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates, (UAE), on Monday named six Nigerians with ties to insurgent group Boko Haram as terrorist financiers. The UAE Cabinet issued Resolution No 83 of 2021, designating a total of 38 individuals and 15 entities on its approved list of persons and organisations supporting Boko Haram and other terrorist cause. Nigerians on the UAE’s terrorism list were Abdurrahaman Ado Musa, Salihu Yusuf Adamu, Bashir Ali Yusuf, Muhammed Ibrahim Isa, Ibrahim Ali Alhassan and Surajo Abubakar Muhammad. The six persons have been previously tried and sentenced…

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Guinea: Military coup leaders ban ministers, all govt. officials from leaving the country

Aminu Imam

The leaders of a military coup in Guinea blocked government members from leaving the country yesterday. The members of the cabinet, convened a day after the removal of president Alpha Conde, were told to hand over their passports and official vehicles, coup leader, Mamady Doumbouya, said in the capital Conakry. Doumbouya, who is the commander of an elite military unit created by Conde, also lifted an air traffic suspension imposed on Sunday as well as a curfew in mining areas. Guinea is one of the world’s largest suppliers of bauxite,…

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Jailed former South African president, Jacob Zuma, granted medical parole

Aminu Imam

Convicted former South African president, Jacob Zuma, was yesterday placed on medical parole on the grounds of his failing health, the country’s correctional services department has said. Zuma, 79, has been jailed since July after the constitutional court sentenced him to 15 months in prison having been found guilty of contempt of court for failing to appear before a corruption probe panel despite repeated court orders. The correctional service said yesterday that Zuma’s eligibility for medical parole follows a medical report it received about the former leader’s hospital admittance. “Medical…

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Just In: Coup d’etat in Guinea, President Conde’s whereabouts unknown

Aminu Imam

The international press reports that heavy gunfire was heard in the strategic district of Kaloum, which houses the presidential palace in Conakry, the capital of the Republic of Guinea, Soldiers said in a television broadcast on Sunday said that they have taken countries of the country’s affairs, signaling a military coup. The whereabouts of the country’s president, Alpha Conde is still unknown as gunshots were reportedly fired in Conakry. Some well-established sources in the Guinean capital report that a coup d’etat was led by elements of the Groupement des forces…

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Taliban set to declare Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

Aminu Imam

The Republic of Afghanistan was in a state of flux yesterday, with the Taliban fighters seizing control of Kabul and the presidential palace. There was a stampede out of the capital, with the airport jammed with diplomats and ordinary Afghans who want to escape the rule of the mullahs. The Americans claimed the airport was under fire. There was no detail as to whether anyone has come into harm’s way. President Ashraf Gani has reportedly fled to Tajikistan while the Taliban had ruled out suggestions of a transitional government, opting…

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Toddler shoots mum dead while she was live on Zoom call in US

Aminu Imam

A 21-year-old mother on a Zoom call was accidentally shot to death by her toddler who picked up a loaded gun. Shamaya Lynn, 21, from Florida, was taking part in the conference call on Wednesday, when the other participants heard a huge bang and the mum fell backwards. Those on the Zoom call then saw a toddler in the background who had picked a gun that had been left “unsecured” in the home, said Altamonte Springs Police. When Lynn failed to get back onto the call, one of her colleagues…

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New York governor, Cuomo, resigns over accusations of sexual harassment

Aminu Imam

The United States (US) Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, had resigned his office after accusations of sexual harassment was confirmed by an investigation he ordered. The independent investigation by the New York Attorney-General’s office found that Cuomo, 63, sexually harassed multiple women, prompting efforts to remove him. Cuomo, who had been facing pressure to resign from fellow Democrats, including President Joe Biden,  is the third New York governor in a row to leave office under a cloud of scandal. Just a year ago, he was basking in adulation as…

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Sudan’s ex-President to be handed over to ICC for prosecution for crimes against humanity

Aminu Imam

The Republic of Sudan says it will hand longtime leader Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court, (ICC), along with other officials wanted over the Darfur conflict, its Foreign Minister, Mariam al-Mahdi said yesterday. The “cabinet decided to hand over wanted officials to the ICC,” Mahdi was quoted as saying by State media. Bashir, who ruled Sudan with an iron fist for three decades before being deposed amidst popular protests in 2019, faces charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. The United Nations (UN) says 300,000…

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