Nigerian Medical Association says students from universities of Jos and Maiduguri were taken while travelling in Benue State.Nigerian police and security agencies are working to secure the release of 20 medical students who were kidnapped in the eastern part of the country, officials say. The medical students were on their way to an annual convention when they were abducted in Benue State on Thursday evening, police and university sources said on Saturday. The Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students said in a statement that the students were travelling to the convention in the city of Enugu when they were…
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Every four years, the Democratic Party hosts a multi-day convention for thousands of supporters to come together and nominate their candidate for their presidency in an emotive process and this year is no exception. This year, the convention will be set in Chicago, where Vice President Kamala Harris will accept the Democratic presidential nomination after securing the majority of the delegates earlier this month. The convention theme will be “For the People, For Our Future,” a message inspired by Harris’ previous campaign motto as district attorney – “Kamala Harris, For the People.” While the convention itself is expected to draw…
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The Astros placed veteran reliever Ryan Pressly on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a lower-back strain. In a corresponding move, the team recalled right-hander Seth Martinez from Triple-A Sugar Land. Martinez will be available out of the bullpen for Saturday night’s game against the White Sox.Pressly, 35, has been with the Astros since 2018, pitching to a 2.84 ERA with 109 saves in that time. He also has a 2.22 ERA with 14 additional saves in the postseason. Although he lost his job as Houston’s closer when the team signed Josh Hader this past offseason, he remains one of…
The economy in the divided country will be the new young leader’s ‘bread and butter’ issue, analysts say.Thailand’s king has endorsed Paetongtarn Shinawatra as the country’s new prime minister two days after parliament elected her. Paetongtarn, 37, was sworn in on Sunday, becoming the youngest prime minister of Thailand. She nabbed the spot just days after Srettha Thavisin was dismissed as premier by the Constitutional Court, a judiciary central to Thailand’s two decades of political turmoil. Her approval as the country’s new premier by King Maha Vajiralongkorn, a formality, was read out by House of Representatives Secretary Apat Sukhanand at…
Long Island county ranked safest in US: report The New York City metropolitan area has 10 of the nation’s top 25 safest counties, according to a new report, and the highest rank is Long Island’s very own Nassau County. FOX 5 NY’s Jodi Goldberg has the details of the new report. NEW YORK – SmartAsset has come out with their 2024 study of America’s Safest Suburbs – and NY and NJ were well-represented. JUMP TO: NEW JERSEY l NEW YORK The analysis by the personal finance company ranked 360 suburbs of major U.S. cities, noting “safety is a key factor…
Nigerian singer Teni, has made an emotional plea to the Okoye brothers, Paul and Peter of P-Square, to put aside their differences and reunite.In a video posted on her official Instagram page, Teni expressed her concern and admiration for the duo, urging them to settle their feud amicably.Meanwhile, Teni’s plea comes after the twins’ recent social media spat. So, this had scalated into a heated altercation and has left millions of Nigerians talking. Additionally, the singer acknowledged the impact of the feud, stating that it has left her “traumatised.”Also, Teni joins the list of celebrities calling for the Okoye brothers…
NASCAR has found a new home for the Clash. On Saturday, it was announced that the historic Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, will play host to the exhibition event in 2025, marking the first Cup Series event at the track since in over 50 years. The facility hosted 29 Cup Series races from 1958 to 1971. Today, the stadium is the home to the CIAA’s Winston-Salem State Rams football team, which has played games at the stadium since 1956. The stadium also hosted Wake Forest home games from 1956 until 1967, when Winston-Salem State became the sole team…
When Israel’s war on Gaza began and we got ready to leave our house, I packed makeup and a favourite book – items that now might seem superfluous. I thought that small reminders of home would bring comfort while we were away waiting out the latest assault. But I didn’t expect to be gone so long – none of us did. We thought this war would be like all the others and it would take a week, maybe a month or two, for the Israeli army to unleash its rage. Now that I’ve lived more than 10 months away from…
article MEMPHIS – OCTOBER 03: Graceland, home of the late Elvis Presley in Memphis, Tennessee on October 3, 2016. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images) MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A Missouri woman has been arrested on charges alleging she orchestrated a scheme to conduct a fraudulent sale of Elvis Presley’s Graceland property in Memphis, the Justice Department announced Friday. Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53, of Kimberling City, Missouri is accused of scheming to steal the Presley family’s ownership interest in Graceland, prosecutors said, falsely claiming that Presley’s daughter pledged the property as collateral for a loan she failed to pay before her death.…