What would Nasrallah’s death mean for Hezbollah?
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What would Nasrallah’s death mean for Hezbollah?

Politics tamfitronics While Nasrallah’s targeting is unlikely to disrupt the operational continuity of the movement it is “obviously a massive, massive demoralization amongst its ranks and supporters and absolute terror which will temporarily paralyze ordinary people” within the movement, said Amal Saad, a Hezbollah expert and lecturer in politics and international relations at Cardiff University in Wales.“That doesn’t mean the organization is paralyzed,” she added. “Hezbollah is an organization that was built to absorb these types of shocks… it’s built to be resilient and outlast individual leaders.”Few contenders for Hezbollah’s leadership can match Nasrallah’s popularity, said Hanin Ghaddar, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute and author of “Hezbollahland,” as he is closely associated with the group’s “golden days,” including the end of Israel’s occupation of southern Lebanon in 2000 and the 2006 Israel-Lebanon war,...
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EFCC Confirms Arrest Of 13 Suspected ‘Yahoo Boys’ In Sokoto
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EFCC Confirms Arrest Of 13 Suspected ‘Yahoo Boys’ In Sokoto

Politics tamfitronics The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says operatives from its Sokoto Zonal Directorate on Saturday arrested thirteen(13) suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as “Yahoo Boys,” in Sokoto, Sokoto State.According to a statement issued by the EFCC Spokesman, Dele Oyewale, the suspected “Yahoo Boys” were arrested in the Gidan Yaro and Dandima areas of the state.The apprehension, Oyewale added, was based on actionable intelligence on their suspected involvement in internet-related offences.He noted that all the suspects claimed to be students of the Usmanu Danfodio University Sokoto.The anti-graft agency spokesman added that the suspects would be charged in court upon completion of investigations.Politics Nigeria earlier reported that operatives of the commission raided private hostels in the university and nabbed multiple students in the process.The raid was said to have taken place around 4 am.
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October 1 Protest: Lagos Police CP Passes Important Directive To Officers To Be Deployed For Exercise
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October 1 Protest: Lagos Police CP Passes Important Directive To Officers To Be Deployed For Exercise

Politics tamfitronics The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Olanrewaju Ishola has issued a directive to officers to be deployed for the #FearlessInOctober protest scheduled for October 1, 2024.A statement issued by the command’s Spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said he gave the order when he met with the protest organizers in his office at the State Headquarters, Ikeja.According to the statement, the CP charged the deployed officers to be professional and civil but firm.This was after he ordered the pp and optimal deployment of human and operational resources across strategic locations in the state.“In the same vein, he has charged the deployed officers to be professional, civil but firm,” the statement reads.The statement further disclosed that the police boss assured the organizers that arrangements had been perfected with sister security agencies to provide maximum security...
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