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The Supreme Court judgement on October 26 affirming the election of Bola Ahmed Tinubu appears to have closed the chapter on the controversies trailing the new APC-led government. As Nigerians continue to debate and set an agenda for the government, many are suggesting that for things to normalise as soon …

Republican bill faces slim prospects of becoming law due to President Joe Biden’s opposition to attached spending cuts. The United States House of Representatives has passed a Republican plan providing $14.5bn in military aid for Israel, setting up a partisan clash over the usually bipartisan issue of backing the staunch …

Later this month, delegations from around the world will head to a conference in Dubai to discuss international treaties involving radio frequencies, satellite coordination and other tricky technical issues. These include the nagging problem of the clocks. For 50 years, the international community has carefully and precariously balanced two different …

The NLC president was allegedly beaten up by police operatives during a protest in Imo State on Wednesday. A report from the Federal University Teaching Hospital, Owerri, Imo State capital, said medical experts are currently pulling out all the stops to salvage the right eye of the president of the …

India romp to 302 run victory in Mumbai as the World Cup hosts maintain their perfect record with a seventh win. Some fiery fast bowling from India’s Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj lit up their Cricket World Cup encounter with Sri Lanka and helped the unbeaten hosts secure a thumping …

Kashmir’s apple industry has been devasted by unusual weather patterns that are blamed on climate change. Credit: Umer Asif/IPS by Umar Manzoor Shah (shopian, india) Thursday, November 02, 2023 Inter Press Service SHOPIAN, INDIA, Nov 02 (IPS) – Of Kashmir’s seven million inhabitants, a staggering one million rely directly on apple …

The sheep came spilling over the hillside, emerging through the low mist where the green earth touched the gray sky, running down into the fields below. They were ready for their big moment. It was Shetland Wool Week, and visitors from around the world — most of them women and …

Opinion by Rosi Orozco (acapulco, mexico) Thursday, November 02, 2023 Inter Press Service ACAPULCO, Mexico, Nov 02 (IPS) – Acapulco is a paradise. A port of golden sunsets, toasted sand, and deep blue sea. Its dream beaches captivated the hearts of Elvis Presley and Elizabeth Taylor. US President John F. Kennedy …

The EFCC is notorious for breaking into suspects’ homes in the dead of the night to carry out arrests, a modus operandi for which the commission has severally been criticised by many Nigerians. In its latest operation, men of the anti-graft body stormed an off-campus hostel of the Obafemi Awolowo …

Washington, DC – A prominent civil rights group in the United States has urged colleges and universities to respect free speech and resist calls to investigate or disband student organisations rallying on behalf of Palestinian rights. In an open letter to academic institutions on Wednesday, the American Civil Liberties Union …