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To Be Or Not To Be, Tunisia Decide Fate July 25 In Referendum To Vote On ‘New Republic’

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Tunisia will hold a constitutional referendum for a “new republic” on July 25, President Kais Saied has announced, in defiance of critics who warn he wants to establish an autocracy. The vote will come exactly a year after Saied sacked the government and suspended parliament, moves his rivals called a coup, but which he argues were necessary to resolve a crippling political deadlock. Saied has since held a widely boycotted public consultation on a new constitution. He has also appointed a body to suggest how responses from the consultation may be fed into the replacement for the constitution adopted after Tunisia’s 2011 revolution, the birthplace of the Arab Spring. The draft is to be ready by June 30. Late Wednesday, Tunisia’s official journal set the

Gunmen Wreck Havoc Again In Ondo, Kidnap Expatriate, Kill Driver, Soldier

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Some gunmen have reportedly kidnapped an expatriate at Ogbonmo area of Ijebu-Owo in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State The gunmen also killed a soldier, who was said to be a security escort of the victim, who is an engineer. The driver of the victim was also killed by the gunmen. The identity of the victims had not been revealed at the time of filing this report. According to a source, the incident occurred at about 5.30 pm on Wednesday. The source said, “The man we call white engineer has been kidnapped. His driver and his security soldier were killed. The gunmen fired many shots into the air to disperse the people around.” The Police Public Relations Officer of the State Command, Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed

2023: BBNaija Ka3na Announces Bid For Presidency

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Kate Jones, a reality TV star popularly known as Ka3na, has thrown in her hat for the race to be Nigeria’s next President. The self-acclaimed boss lady made this known with a poster shared via her Instagram page on Wednesday. The Big Brother Season Five housemate also indicated that she would be running under the umbrella of the All Progressives Congress, (APC). It is however not clear as at press time how Ka3na would actualize her ambition as she did not obtain APC nomination form to contest under for the presidential primary scheduled for Sunday, May 29, 2022. “The cat’s out of the bag. #Ka3naForPresident #PresidentofNigeria #APC #Letyourvotecount #PeacefulElection,” she captioned the post. With her declaration to run for president, she would be slugging it out with

Internet Fraud: N21m Found In Teenager Bank’s Account, Convict Jailed

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The Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has convicted and sentenced a 19-year-old undergraduate, Oyedotun Adebowale, to two years’ imprisonment for cyber fraud. The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, which prosecuted Adebowale for Internet fraud, told the court that N21m was found in the bank account of the Kwara State Polytechnic undergraduate. According to the EFCC, Adebowale was prosecuted on one count before Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin. The judge found him guilty of the charge and sentenced him to two years’ imprisonment with a fine option of N300,000. "Investigations had earlier revealed that Oyedotun had under his possession over N21m suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities and a Toyota

Tears As Woman, 4 Kids Killed By IPOB Buried In Anambra, Jubril Relocates To Adamawa

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The pregnant woman, Harira Jubril and her four female children, Fatima, 9; Khadijah, 7; Hadiza, 5 and Zaituna, 2, killed by militants of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) were buried amid tears Wednesday in Awka, Anambra State. The husband of the woman, Jubril Ahmed, said that he changed his plan to transport the corpses to his hometown in Adamawa State because the bodies were not preserved and had started decomposing. He, however, said he was relocating to Adamawa to start a new life as the outlawed group had wiped out his entire family. He said, “As I’m talking to you now, I’m on my way to Adamawa State my hometown and I’m relocating there completely to start a new life over there

Anambra In Trouble: Battles Insecurity, Measles Outbreak Same Time As Measles Kills 14 Children

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This is not a good time for Anambrarian as the state government continued to battle high level of insecurity, it is now facing another health challenge. Just on Wednesday, the governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo declared a 12- hour curfew in the state to battle insecurity. Anambra State government has confirmed the death of 14 children from measles outbreak in nine local government areas of the state. Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, announced the figure at a news conference in Awka yesterday. He said that 414 cases of measles were recorded in nine local government areas in the state. Obidike listed the affected local government areas as Anambra East, Anambra West, Ayamelum, Ihiala, Idemili North, Nnewi North, Onitsha North, Njikoka, and Oyi. The commissioner said

2023: At Last, Jonathan May Be APC Flagbearer As Buhari’s Men Intensifies Lobbying

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The last may not have been heard of the plan to draft the immediate former President, Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan to contest the 2023 Presidential elections as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, again met with former President Jonathan ahead of the presidential primary of the APC billed for Sunday, DECENCY GLOBAL NEWS has gathered. The meeting, it was learnt, preceded a discussion between Jonathan and Mamman Daura, the influential nephew of President Muhammadu Buhari. The meeting between Jonathan and Adamu, it was learnt, took place at Jonathan’s Abuja home last week and lasted for about four hours. An APC chieftain told DECENCY GLOBAL NEWS that discussions were still ongoing and that the party was open

No Matter Political Maneuvering, Only One Aspirant Wins APC Ticket, Says Adamu

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The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, on Wednesday, disclosed that all the 28 presidential aspirants vying for the party’s ticket were aware that only one could clinch it. This was as he chided people comparing the manner he was picked as a consensus candidate at the APC chairmanship convention to decide the 2023 presidential primary of the party. Adamu made the statement during an interview with Voice of America Hausa service at the APC national secretariat in Abuja. “You can’t stop our party stalwart from contesting election or aspiring for the presidency. It is their right and we are happy for them. There is nothing wrong with anybody aspiring for the exalted seat of the presidency. “It is

ALARMING: Food Prices Record 42% Surge In 12 months

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Selected food prices recorded an increase of 42 per cent in one year, figures by the National Bureau of Statistics have shown. A new report titled “Selected Food Price Watch for the month of April 2022” showed that the average price of 1kg of beans (white, black eye, sold loose) rose on a year-on-year basis by 44.32 per cent, from N359.64 in April 2021 to N519.05 in April 2022. Similarly, the average price of 1kg of yam tuber on a year-on-year basis rose by 42.88 per cent, from the value recorded in April 2021 (N252.80) to N361.20 in April 2022. On a month-on-month basis, it increased from N353.56 in March 2022 to N361.20 in April 2022, indicating 2.16 per cent growth. In

Monkeypox Ravages Spain As 59 Test Positive

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Spain, on Wednesday, detected 59 cases of monkeypox, the government said, adding that it would obtain vaccines and antiviral drugs to stem its spread through a joint European Union procurement deal. A total of 59 people tested positive for the illness via polymerase chain reaction test, of whom 20 were confirmed to have it through genome sequencing, Health Minister Carolina Darias said. In total, 171 suspected cases of monkeypox had been reported nationwide. “Spain also intends to acquire Imvanex smallpox vaccines and Tecovirimat antivirals, usually used to treat the same disease, through an EU joint procurement scheme to try to stall the spread of monkeypox,” Darias said. The European Union’s Health Emergency Response Authority “is going to make the smallpox vaccine available to member

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