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Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims moved through the Saudi Arabian valley of Mina to Mount Arafat at dawn on Tuesday for a crucial day of the Hajj – to engage in supplication and seeking forgiveness, as well as listening to sermons. The intense day of worship considered to be the climax of the annual Hajj takes place at the site where Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad delivered his final sermon, calling for equality and unity among… Read the full article here

The European Union Election Observation Mission has presented its final report on this year’s general elections to the Independent National Electoral Commission. INEC disclosed this on its Twitter handle on Monday. The EU Mission was received by the INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, and the National Commissioners of the electoral body. The tweet read: “The European Union Election Observation Mission, today, presented its final report on the 2023 general elections to… Read the full article here

Transport workers and residents have lamented over the bad state of the Ayetoro Road, in the Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the road which connects the Ayetoro community to the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway had not undergone any construction by the government for some decades now. A resident, Abbey Onifade, while lamenting over the bad state of the road, said people in the community had been enduring the situation for a very long… Read the full article here

The Vice President of the Nigeria Boxing Federation, Azania Omo-Agege, has promised the body would contribute towards the payment of the hospital bills for ailing boxing legend, Jeremiah ‘Jerry’ Okorodudu. Okorodudu, who represented Nigeria in the men’s boxing event at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles suffered a mild stroke attack and had extreme difficulty speaking, before subsequently falling into a coma while at Dan’s Hospital in Ikorodu, Lagos. The… Read the full article here

Receive free Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd updatesWe’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd news every morning. US corporate spending on jet travel has jumped for the second year in a row, highlighting how companies continue to spend on flying perks they insisted were needed during the Covid-19 pandemic.Jet spending for chief executives at S&P 500 companies increased to $41.3mn last year, up 22 per cent from the year before and the highest… Read the full article here

Australia’s cryptocurrency industry banking woes will likely continue, with the government and major banks signaling no intention to back down against scams that “touch” crypto.During a panel at the Australian Blockchain Week on June 26, Sophie Gilder, managing director of blockchain and digital assets at Commonwealth Bank (CBA) shed light on the bank’s restrictions on crypto exchange payments, noting it was put in place after seeing an alarming rate of scams that ended up involving… Read the full article here

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships so we may receive compensation for some links to products and services. Zara-style fashion has simply become its own category at this point. You could even create your whole Zara-style wardrobe by shopping at Nordstrom! We love shopping on Nordstrom’s website specifically, as there’s not only free shipping(!), but it’s so much easier to locate items than in store. From in-house creations to globally-loved fashion brands, Nordstrom has… Read the full article here

The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olukayode Egbetokun, said personnel of the Police Mobile Force (PMF) would be withdrawn from VIPs escort and guard duties. Mr Egbetokun said this on Monday in Abuja at a conference with the Police Tactical Commanders. He said the force would re-evaluate the responsibilities of the PMF to ensure their effective utilisation. “Specifically, we shall effect the withdrawal of PMF personnel from VIP escort and guard duties. “While the… Read the full article here

For the people of Ibeno, a rich oil producing community in Akwa Ibom State, the blessing of having oil has turned to be a curse following the environmental, economic and health hazards caused by oil exploration and exploitation by oil companies. Activities of multinational oil companies operating in the area have led to oil spills and gas flaring which have been hazardous to aquatic animals, plants and humans. Oil spill is the release of liquid petroleum hydrocarbons into the environment,… Read the full article here

Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims crowded Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat on Tuesday, the climax of a potentially record-breaking hajj pilgrimage held in fierce summer heat. As dawn broke, groups of worshippers recited Koran verses on the rocky rise, where the Prophet Mohammed is believed to have given his final sermon. The ritual is the high point of the annual pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, that officials say could be the biggest on record after… Read the full article here