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Peter Due, Special Representative and Head of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), told the Security Council during his first briefing inside the iconic chamber on Thursday that while the December 2025 polls featured broad participation, the momentum is being tested. Speaking in New York, Mr. Due noted that the process of electing a new President remains incomplete, following a year of political stalemate.Building trust on the groundMr Due – who took the key role three months ago – emphasised that the return of Kosovo Serb mayors in the north was a positive step yet warned of “challenges” including…
Caleb University College of Law has recorded a strong performance at the maiden edition of the JURITRUST Centre Administration of Criminal Justice Academy Moot Competition, emerging as the Overall Best Institution in the Southwest and finishing third nationally. In a Saturday statement signed by the varsity’s Information, Media and Publication Specialist, Olawale Adekoya, the institution said the victory reinforces its growing reputation in legal education. The institution also clinched a ₦200,000 cash prize following its impressive showing at the competition, which tested students’ advocacy skills and understanding of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act. The competition, held at the Continental…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell summoned bank executives for a meeting this week where they encouraged the executives to use Anthropic’s new Mythos model to detect vulnerabilities, according to Bloomberg. Indeed, while JPMorgan Chase was the only bank listed as one of the initial partner organizations with access to the model, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Bank of America, and Morgan Stanley are reportedly testing Mythos as well. Anthropic announced the model this week but said it would be limiting access for now, in part because Mythos — despite not being trained specifically for cybersecurity — is…
A truce between Russia and Ukraine to mark the Orthodox Easter formally expired Monday, both sides having accused each other of thousands of violations, despite a lull in Russian air raids. The truce lasted 32 hours, from 4:00 pm (1300 GMT) on Saturday until the end of the day on Sunday. Both sides had agreed to observe the ceasefire, which Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered on Thursday and which Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky proposed more than a week earlier. But as with a similar agreement last year, only relative calm reigned along the 1,200-kilometre (745-mile) front line. As of 10:00…
A former presidential aspirant, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, has formally left the Peoples Democratic Party to join the African Democratic Congress, citing worsening insecurity, rising cost of living, and concerns over what he described as a shrinking democratic space in Nigeria. Hayatu-Deen, in a statement on Sunday, explained that his decision was driven by the need for a credible political alternative capable of delivering security, economic stability, and job creation ahead of the 2027 general elections. The PDP has been facing an internal crisis at the national level, leading many of its leaders, governors, and other members to leave the party for…
The Imo Police Command says it has dismantled a notorious robbery syndicate in a successful operation that led to the detention of five suspects and the recovery of 450 allegedly stolen motorcycles. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Henry Okoye, disclosed this at a news briefing in Owerri, on Sunday. Okoye said “the breakthrough followed a successful operation” that targeted armed robbery, attempted murder, and vehicle snatching across the state. He paraded the suspects before newsmen on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Mr Audu Bosso. He said that the operatives also recovered N6.4 million cash and different…
Inter Milan put one hand on the Serie A title on Sunday after coming back from two goals down to win 4-3 in a thrilling match at Como and move nine points clear of Napoli, who could only draw 1-1 at Parma. Trailing by two in the dying moments of the first half due to goals from Alex Valle and youthful virtuoso Nico Paz, Inter looked set to give champions Napoli hope their Scudetto defence might still be alive. But Marcus Thuram brilliantly poked home Nicolo Barella’s cross in stoppage time at the end of the opening half before the…
Veteran Nollywood actor and broadcaster, Patrick Doyle, has announced the death of his newborn daughter, just hours after celebrating her birth with his new wife, Funmilayo Doyle. In a Facebook post on Sunday evening, Doyle revealed that the baby, named Omayinuwa Mayen Harriet Doyle, passed away barely a day after she was born. “Omayinuwa visited us briefly at about 10:40 am on Friday, 10th of April, and returned to heaven on Saturday, 11th of April, at about 4:15 pm. Her stay was short, but it brought great joy with it. We would have wished for a longer stay, but alas,…
Volker Türk was alarmed by the reports, which said that at least 15 children were among the victims. “These latest killings are yet another reminder of the devastating consequences on civilians of the escalating use of drone warfare in Sudan,” he said. The attacks occurred between 15 and 16 February and in four states across Sudan, where the national army and a paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), have been at war since April 2023. Market, schools and IDP shelter hit Mr. Türk said an alleged Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) drone struck the Al Safiya market in Sudari locality, North Kordofan state, on 15 February, reportedly killing 28 civilians and injuring 13 others. The following day, in West Kordofan, an…
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