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Obuasi: 30 illegal miners reportedly trapped in a pit About 30 people believed to be illegal miners have reportedly been trapped in an AngloGold Ashanti(AGA) mining pit in Obuasi. The illegal miners or ‘galamseyers’ are said to have sneaked into the company’s abandoned pit called Cote d’Ivoire at Anwiam, a suburb of Obuasi, to prospect for gold. Their relatives raised an alarm on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, after noticing their absence for some days. Confirming the information, the Assembly Member for the Ahansonyewodea Electoral Area, Vincent Donkor, said that some relatives of the victims prompted him on Tuesday that some people had gone missing for five days after leaving in search of gold. Mr Donkor said he reported the issue to the Security Office of AGA, who asked that the matter be formally reported to the police. He added that the security personnel of the AGA have confirmed that they have received a signal from the trapped ‘galamseyers’ saying they are afraid they will

CELEBRITY SEX SCANDAL: President's Daughter In Sex Party by Nobody: 6:43pm On Oct 10, 2022 The teenage daughter of Czech president, Milos Zeman is currently involved in a sex scandal. Footage of her being at a 'porn party' cheering on gyrating naked men emerged in a local newspaper. She was allegedly pictured (dressed in a white blouse and short black skirt) with friends at the event on Prague.

I Killed My Husband Because I Was Tired Of The Marriage – Female Suspect Photo: The Suspect. Some days ago, a female suspect, Fatima Abubakar was arrested by operatives of the Borno state Police command after she allegedly mixed poison with her husband's food, leading to his death. According to Punch News, the suspect who is said to be 25 years old, was said to have been arrested on the 19th of October 2022. While being paraded by the Borno state Police command, the suspect confessed that she decided to kill her husband, Goni Abbah because she was getting tired of the relationship. The suspect revealed that the deceased was her second husband and that she ended her first marriage because she was no longer comfortable with marriage. The suspect said that it makes her angry every time she realizes that she is married. She said that she did not have any issues with the deceased but the thought of her being married irritates her. According to her, she said; “I never wanted the

Breaking News Russia has launched massive missile strikes across Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv, causing power and water outages, Ukrainian officials say. At least two blasts were reported in Kyiv. One resident told the BBC his district was now without electricity. In the north-eastern city of Kharkiv, critical infrastructure facilities were hit, the local authorities said. The strikes come after Russia blamed Ukraine for a drone attack on its Black Sea Fleet in the annexed Crimea. On Monday, missile strikes were also reported in the central Vinnytsia region, as well as Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia in the south-east, and Lviv in western Ukraine. Ukraine's Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ihnat told Ukrainian TV that Russia had used its strategic bombers to carry out the attack. Andriy Yerkmak, the head of President Volodymyr Zelensky's office, said that "Russian losers are continuing to fight against peaceful objects". On Saturday, one Russian warship was damaged

Three hawkers crushed to death in Onitsha after truck suffered brake failure and rammed into them At least three persons said to be hawkers were crushed to death on the Onitsha axis of the Niger bridge after a truck that suffered a brake failure rammed into them today October 28. According to eyewitnesses, the truck was driving from Onitsha to Asaba when it suddenly developed brake failure and ran into the traffic, smashing vehicles. Though a number of vehicles were involved in the accident, a source said hawkers in the area were the worst hit. Confirming the accident, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra state said an unidentified driver of the blue Scania truck (commercial) with number plate: LSD697YD and an unidentified driver of a blue/white Mistibuchi L300 bus (commercial) with number plate: LEH596XA, were involved in the crash. The  FRSC added that the probable cause of the fatal crash was brake failure and mechanical deficiency. The corpses of the deceased

Abusive boyfriend convicted for murdering his ex-girlfriend in South Africa The high court in the Western Cape, South Africa on Friday, October 28, convicted an abusive boyfriend, Phillip April, of the premeditated murder of his ex-girlfriend, Allison Plaatjies.   26-year-old Allison Plaatjies sustained multiple stab wounds following Philip's attack in October 2019. .... To continue reading visit link April was also convicted for stealing her vehicle. He had previously denied this charge, claiming that she had permitted him to drive her car. Western Cape National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Eric Ntabazalila said  “This conviction follows the State declining to accept the accused’s guilty plea when he confessed to Plaatjies’s murder. In the guilty plea, the accused claimed that on October 26, 2019, Plaatjies arrived at his friend’s place, where they were watching rugby and drinking. He claims that Plaatjies persuaded him to go with her to her flat, as she had brought h

CBN to release re-designed Naira notes December, begins mop up of N3.23tr to tackle inflation The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has announced that the bank would release re-designed Naira notes by December 15, 2022. He also said that existing notes would seize to be regarded as legal tender by January 31, 2023. Emefiele disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. The CBN said that it is worrisome that 85 percent of the currency in circulation is being hoarded by Nigerians. He further urged Nigerians to proceed to their banks to deposit their Naira notes, adding that the deposit fee would be waived for transactions below N150,000. Emefiele added that the redesigning of Naira notes would help to curb counterfeit notes, as well as hamper ransom payments to terrorists and kidnappers. He also said that the Central Bank of Nigeria will in the next 100 days mop up N3.23 trillion from circulation to tackle rising inflation. He said that

Africa   President Erik Masisi confers with Zuriel Oduwole on gender issues President Erik Masisi of Botswana and Zuriel Oduwole, during the latter’s recent visit to the southern African nation. Botswana is known as a growing and influential diamond mining, polishing, and exporting nation among the SADC countries. Botswana has etched its place among the list of very stable democracies on the African continent. Its workforce is relatively well educated compared to the rest of Africa, and its civil society and institutions are well regarded. These are enviable metrics by most standards, when telling Africa’s story, on a nation-by-nation basis. And that is until you raise the issue of girl’s education and girl’s welfare, and then suddenly Botswana’s story changes very quickly. Undeterred by these realities, Botswana’s President H.E. Erik Masisi is seeking all the help in his quest to create a safe environment where g

Asia   Japan to spend $260 bn to tackle inflation, weak yen Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at a press conference at his official residence in Tokyo on October 28, 2022, to announce a new economic stimulus package. – Japan will spend 260 billion USD on a stimulus package to cushion the economy from the impact of inflation and the weak yen, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on October 28. (Photo by YOSHIKAZU TSUNO / POOL / AFP) Japan will spend $260 billion on a stimulus package to cushion the economy from the impact of inflation and the weak yen, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Friday. But the central bank is refusing to budge from the ultra-loose policy that has hammered the Japanese currency this year, wiping out more than 20 percent of its value against the dollar. The government hopes the 39 trillion yen in fiscal spending will rise to 72 trillion when private sector investments are t

Football   NFF officials ‘panic’ as Nigeria prepare for Tanzania test Nigeria will host Tanzania in the return leg of their African U-23 Nations Cup qualifier in Ibadan…tomorrow. • It will be a disaster if U-23 Eagles fail, says Ugbade • As Oyo promises support for Eagles The fear of a possible exit from the qualifying series of the France 2024 Olympic Games has gripped officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), as the National U-23 team face Tanzania this weekend, in the return leg of African zone of the qualifiers. The match will hold at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan. Though, the Nigerian side, led by coach Yusuf Salisu, were forced to a 1-1 draw in the first leg in Tanzania, some officials of the NFF are afraid that anything can happen in Ibadan. The winners in this return leg will qualify for the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations holding in Morocco next year. Coming on the heels of the country’s semifinal

ASUU/FG faceoff: Counting the toll as more clean-ups, repairs needed in schools By Lawrence Njoku (Enugu), Rotimi Agboluaje (Ibadan), Rauf Oyewole (Bauchi), Nonyelim Chima and Opeyemi Babalola (Lagos), Murtala Adewale (Kano) • Weeds take over ATBU structures as students get quit notices from landlords • UNILAG commercial drivers, business owners count losses • In BUK, lecture theatres under lock amid bushy environment It’s a sunny Saturday afternoon at De Gong Hotel, Shasha, Lagos. Some young boys are seated drinking and fiddling with their phones. They are monitoring the ongoing matches to know whether they have won or not. Outside of the hotel, some young boys are in a betting shop. Paul Aransiola is one of them. He has turned the facility to a home and spends more time there. He is one of the numerous students, who took solace in betting during the eight-month old strike by Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

Nigeria Arrest of suspects, UK’s updated advisory heighten fears in Abuja Despite repeated assurances by government, insecurity fears heightened, yesterday, at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as the United Kingdom (UK) updated its earlier travel advice of October 26 to British nationals in the country, warning against travelling to the nation’s capital, Abuja.      • Abuja mall shuts down operations, DSS mum • FCTA reclaims Law School land • Political parties should suspend mass rallies, says Akinyemi • Abuja is safe, FCT minister declares • Stop grandstanding, work with Pentagon to respond to security advisory, dons tell FG Despite repeated assurances by government, insecurity fears heightened, yesterday, at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as the United Kingdom (UK) updated its earlier travel advice of October 26 to British nationals in the country, warning against travelling to the nation’s capital, A