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A sprawling Hyundai manufacturing plant in a quiet southeast Georgia community became ground zero on Thursday for one of the most extensive immigration raids in recent US history. The operation, months in the making, ended with 475 arrests, most of them Korean nationals. An American flag flies above a piece of … As state troopers blocked roads leading to the plant and …

As part of efforts to foster student development and ensure a successful academic year, the Edo State Senior Secondary Education Board (SSEB) has embarked on a sensitization exercise themed “Back To School” campaign. The Executive Chairman of the Board, Dr. Maureen Ekhoragbon, led secondary school teachers and other state actors on a road show to sensitise parents, guardians, and students …

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has urged Palestinians to evacuate Gaza City, relocating to what it calls a humanitarian zone in the south as it continues its military offensive in the territory. The Sussi Tower is the second Gaza City high-rise to be destroyed in as many days On Saturday, for a second day running, the Israeli military destroyed a …

Beijing — The optics could not have been more stark as Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived at a massive military parade in Beijing flanked by Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un – with some two dozen other leaders including from Iran, Pakistan, Belarus and Myanmar trailing behind. Jumbotrons at Tiananmen Square beamed the image to the 50,000 …

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Friday allegedly killed eight personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, attached to the BUA Cement Factory located in Okpella, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State. A senior officer of the command in the state, who revealed this on Saturday, said that one expatriate, a Chinese national, was kidnapped …

By Idahosa Musa Members of the Diaspora Akpakomiza Movement (DAM) have expressed explicit confidence in the Director-General (DG) of the Edo State Diaspora Agency, Dr. Loretta Oduware Ogboro-Okor, describing her leadership as exceptional. The vote of confidence was passed by 23 members of the association during the welcome ceremony of Dr. Ogboro-Okor, who recently returned from Montreal, Canada where she …

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has recently declared a fresh outbreak of the Ebola virus, a development that has raised concerns across the African continent including Nigeria. Tribune Online reports that the country confirmed its 16th Ebola outbreak, with officials recording 28 confirmed or suspected cases and 15 deaths in Kasai Province. The index case was a 34-year-old pregnant woman in …

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has successfully intervened to resolve the lingering dispute between the federal government and indigenous contractors, bringing to an end months of standoff over unpaid arrears. The breakthrough was announced in a statement issued on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Levinus Nwabughiogu, who described it as a significant step in restoring …

Russia’s Vladimir Putin has rejected Western proposals for a “reassurance force” in Ukraine the day after any ceasefire comes into place, following a Paris summit aimed at finalising plans for security guarantees. Putin said any international forces would be “legitimate targets” in Ukraine French President Emmanuel Macron said 26 of Ukraine’s allies had formally committed to deploying troops “by land, …

•says Politics in Nigerian is about betrayals …they will tell you something this minute, in the next one hour, they’ll say another, he adds Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Thursday, slammed Nigerian politicians, saying most of them are not dependable. Jonathan spoke at the 70th birthday celebration of a former minister, Chief Mike Aiyegbeni Oghiadomhe, in Benin, the Edo State …