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CNN — Former President Jimmy Carter, a Georgia peanut farmer who vowed to restore morality and truth to politics after an era of White House scandal and who redefined post-presidential service, died Sunday at the age of 100. The Carter Center said the 39th president died in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by his family, the CNN reports. Carter had been in …

As the year 2024 is winding down, the situation faced by the citizens can only be described as precarious, as many of them faced untold hardships right from the first day of the year till today, Sunday, just as the citizens are yet to find their bearings as a result of the various policies of the governments at different levels. …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, destroyed seized products with a street value of over N120 billion between October and December 2024 during a period of renewed enforcement in the six geopolitical zones and FCT. The Director General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, also warned that persons who exploit Nigerians’ trust by compromising the quality …

The Anambra State Government yesterday restated its commitment to the war on ‘fake” and “devilish” native doctors involved in criminalities such as preparing charms for kidnappers and gunmen. Governor Chukwuma Soludo, during a function in the state recently, declared war on native doctors due to the increasing criminalities in the state, and the declaration generated panic among the native and …

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), yesterday said the coordinated onslaught against Lakurawa terrorists in Sokoto State by air and land components of operation Fansan Yamma were not responsible for the alleged civilian casualties.The military said civilian casualties resulted from a secondary explosion, contrary to the erroneous media report that military airstrikes hit wrong location and killed no fewer than 10 armless …

CNN — This may be one of those years Britain’s royal family will not want to dwell on. Few of the Windsor clan would have anticipated the challenges they’d have to face in the infancy of King Charles III’s reign. It was perhaps best summed up by his heir apparent, Prince William, who candidly categorized 2024 as “brutal” and probably “the hardest year in my …

The Independent National Electoral Commission is contemplating a policy to withdraw and destroy Permanent Voter Cards that remain uncollected for a decade, The PUNCH has learnt. This recommendation was among 208 proposals arising from the commission’s review of the 2023 general elections. The move stemmed from the persistent issue of unclaimed PVCs, with over six million cards still uncollected as of the …

CNN — On a Kyiv rooftop in late November, a small group of volunteers in mismatched fatigues keep anxious watch. By day, all are judges in Ukraine’s highest courts, but once a fortnight they come together as a makeshift air defense unit, armed only with a pair of Soviet-era machine guns to shoot down swarms of drones. It’s “the cheapest way,” said Yuriy Chumak, …

Aisha Ibrahim’s house in Karu Village, a community in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), bears the scars of neglect and vulnerability. The faded, cracked walls and stagnant water pools remind her of the past floods that repeatedly ravaged the community. The watermarks on the walls bring back painful memories from 2022 when she returned from a journey to find …

Nigerians may soon experience an increase in calls, data plans and SMS charges from early 2025 as there are indications that the Federal government may give a nod to the persistent calls for tariff review.  Tribune Online learnt that the tariff was last reviewed 11 years ago while telecom operators have continued to intensify their calls for a new hike. Recently, …