BREAKING NEWS: Court in Finland Jails Simon Ekpa 6 years For terrorism
10 Sep
Breaking News

BREAKING NEWS: Court in Finland Jails Simon Ekpa 6 years For terrorism

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Posted by African ExaminerFeatured, Latest Headlines, News Across NigeriaMonday, September 1st, 2025 (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Päijät-Häme District Court in Finland has sentenced Simon Ekpa, a pro-Biafra agitator, to six years in prison after finding him guilty of terrorism-related offences. The ruling, delivered on Monday, found Ekpa guilty of inciting terrorism and participating in the activities of a terrorist group. According to Yle, a Finnish newspaper, the court said Ekpa had used his “significant social media following” to fuel unrest in the South-East between August 2021 and November 2024. In a unanimous decision, the three-member panel of judges described him as an influential figure within a militant separatist movement seeking to establish a Biafra state from Nigeria. Meanwhile, the Federal Government has described the sentencing of Mr Simon Ekpa as a significant step forward in Nigeria’s campaign against terrorism. Short URL:...
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Tariff, ill-health & more: Trump speech highlights
10 Sep
Health News

Tariff, ill-health & more: Trump speech highlights

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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that the headquarters of US Space Command will be relocated to Huntsville, Alabama, reversing a Biden-era decision to keep it at its temporary base in Colorado. “The US Space Command headquarters will move to the beautiful locale of a place called Huntsville, Alabama, forever to be known from this point forward as Rocket City,” Trump said at the Oval Office, flanked by Alabama’s Republican congressional delegation. “We had a lot of competition for this and Alabama’s getting it. They fought harder for it than anybody else.” The announcement ended a four-year tussle between Alabama and Colorado, as well as between Trump and Biden administrations, over the facility. Both states had argued the move would provide economic benefits and enhance their role in national defense.Trump dismisses reports about healthTrump also dismissed...
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Paul: Gay CDC official’s ‘lifestyle’ disqualified him from government
10 Sep
Lifestyle

Paul: Gay CDC official’s ‘lifestyle’ disqualified him from government

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Lifestyle Joseph ChoiTue, September 2, 2025 at 10:59 PM UTC 2 min readPaul: Gay CDC official’s ‘lifestyle’ disqualified him from government Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Tuesday said a gay leader at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) who resigned last week in protest of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had “no business being in government” due to the “lifestyle” he led. Demetre Daskalakis, former director of the CDC’s Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, was among the four CDC leaders who resigned last week, saying in their resignations that the changes under Kennedy were preventing them from carrying out the agency’s public health mission. “One of the guys that is the biggest proponent of doing all this is the guy who describes the risky behavior that he and his lifestyle involve,” Paul...
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