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Mar

10

2026

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JUST IN! Saved From Possible Death At Home, Five Iranian Women Footballers Get Australian Visas

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*Facility Still Available For Others -Govt *How They Escaped Their Regime Minders *Trump Applauds Aussies Five members of the Iranian women’s football team have been granted humanitarian visas in Australia, with the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, offering assistance to the other players and saying “help is here." The Home Affairs Minister, Tony Burke, confirmed the humanitarian offer today, hours after the US President, Donald Trump, posted about their plight on social media. Burke said the visas had been granted about the time of Trump’s social media posts, which first criticised, then praised, Australia. The players have been granted temporary humanitarian…

Mar

09

2026

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Aftermath Of Strike: More Goodies For FCTA Workers As Wike Confirms Appointment Of 1,659

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*Promotions Coming By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan It appears there is a new lease of life for staff members of Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) after the strike embarked upon by the workforce early this year as FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, has approved the confirmation of appointment of 1,659 of the staff members. Lack of career progression was one of their core complaints ahead the paralyzing strike,called off after the Minister finally sat down to negotiate with union leaders. The 1,659, whose appointments were confirmed were among the 2,281 who sat for the confirmation examination conducted by the FCT Civil…

Mar

09

2026

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Iran Security Chief Mocks US Over Eventual Selection Of Khameinei’s Successor, As Military Claims Over 200 American Soldiers Killed

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*Mojtaba Khameinei Announced As New Supreme Leader *IRGC Pledges Total Obedience To Him *War Sees Oil Prices Top $100/b, Trump Predicts Sharp Drop Soon *We've Killed, Injured Over 200 US Troops, Military Spokesman Claims Apparently mocking the United States (US), Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council has thanked the Assembly of Experts for selecting Ali Khamenei's successor despite "Trump's threat to bomb it", according to multiple Iranian news agencies. Ali Larijani said Tehran's "enemies" thought the country would "reach a deadlock" following the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei but the Assembly ultimately proceeded with the selection of Mojtaba Khamenei,…

Mar

08

2026

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NUJ FCTA Chapel Celebrates Women, Thanks Wike, Bunkure For Accomplishments

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By our reporter Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) chapel, has saluted Nigerian women, saying they continue to make invaluable and tangible contributions in various spheres of national life. Joining the global community to commemorate today's International Women's Day, themed 'Give to Gain', Chairperson of the chapel, Ngozi Ufomba Uloma, in a statement she personally signed, a copy of which was made available to People&Politics, lauded "our remarkable women members" who, she stressed, embody the theme. She emphasized: "By giving their best, leveraging their skills, and pursuing excellence, women gain recognition, opportunities, and success. Your dedication…

Mar

08

2026

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JUST IN! Pressure Mounts To Grant Iranian Women’s Football Team Asylum After Home Govt Brands Them Traitors

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The Iran women’s football team faces the uncertain prospect of returning home after a 2-0 defeat against the Philippines ended their Women’s Asian Cup campaign. The Philippines’ Sara Eggesvik and Chandler McDaniel scored the goals on the Gold Coast last night. Iran finish fourth in Group A and are eliminated despite some heroic saves from the goalkeeper, Raha Yazdani, in their final game. Their third loss came after the players and coaches sang the national anthem, displaying a military salute before the match. It was the second time they sung the anthem in the tournament after they decided not to,…

Mar

08

2026

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Iran’s Military Disobeys President In Creeping Signs Of Internal Power Struggle

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*'Next Supreme Leader Must Be Someone Hated By America, Israel, Not Praised' *Successor To Late Ali Khameinei To Be Announced Shortly, Partly In Bid To Marginalize President *Israel Hands Death Threat To Whoever Succeeds Khameinei As the war against the United States (US) and Israel enters its eighth day today, signs of an internal power struggle are beginning to emerge inside Iran. Yesterday, President Masoud Pezeshkian on state TV apologized to the country's Middle East neighbours over missiles fired by Iran into their territories, saying his country would no longer do so if those countries do not make themselves launchpads…

Mar

08

2026

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Son Of Late Ayatollah Khamenei Narrowly Escapes Death In Israeli Air Attack -Report

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*Wife Killed *Reportedly Goes Into Hiding Mojtaba Khamenei --the expected next Supreme Leader of Iran— was reportedly wounded in an Israeli air strike. The son of Iran’s slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei survived an assassination attempt made by Israel during the devastating launch of Lion’s Roar military operation 28 February this year. which occurred in tandem with the US’s Operation Epic Fury, Times of Israel reported yesterday. Other strikes in the joint military attack killed his father and roughly 40 other high-ranking Islamic Republic leaders. Also killed was Mojtaba’s wife, Zahra Haddad Adel, who came from a family long associated with…

Mar

08

2026

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Iran Regime Change ‘Unlikely’ Even After War … Except In One Or Two Scenarios -Report

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The Iranian regime is unlikely to be toppled even by a large-scale military assault, a classified report by the US National Intelligence Council concluded. The report, which was completed a week before the current US-Israeli military campaign, highlights several factors for the regime's resilience, the Washington Post reported. The National Intelligence Council acts as a focal point for coordinating analysis across the 18 agencies of the US Intelligence Community. First, the assessment found that the Iranian regime has established clear protocols to ensure survival even if high-ranking leaders are killed. Second, intelligence officials find it unlikely that fragmented opposition groups…

Mar

08

2026

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WAR UPDATE! We Will Never Surrender To US, Take Your Dream To Your Grave -Iranian President Tells Trump

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*Refuse To Surrender, Then We Will Have To Totally Destroy You --Trump Fires Back *Iran Apologises To Gulf Arab Nations Hit By Tehran's Missiles In open defiance, President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran has rejected US President Donald Trump’s call for his country’s unconditional surrender in the ongoing war, waving off the demand as a “dream." But, he issued a rare apology for Iranian attacks that hit neighbouring states, even as missiles and drones continued to strike Gulf countries. In a prerecorded address broadcast on state television on Saturday, Pezeshkian said the country would never capitulate, responding to remarks by the…

Mar

07

2026

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WAR UPDATE! Khamenei ‘Returns’ From The Dead

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*To Taunt Israel Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's official account is still active even after joint US-Israeli airstrikes hit Tehran and killed him on February 28. In a threatening message, Khamenei's account posted that Israel has made a big mistake in attacking the Middle East eand will face consequences that will make it "desperate." The post read: "The Zionist regime has made a big mistake, and its consequences will make the regime desperate, by God's grace," the post on X read. The image in the post features a three-panel collage designed to showcase Iran's missile power. The first…