US military launches campaign against press freedom

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US army that operates from a secret base in Arizona, to start a war on independent media through hacking and blocking communications.Computer security teams cooperating with Veterans Today traced a pattern of attacks to Fort Huachuca, headquarters of the US Army Intelligence School, Press TV reports.

This secret base, located in small town of Sierra Vista, Arizona, is base for this spying operation and also for US drone program. All drone attacks start there, and also drones are developed and tested there.

Photo/Video: Iran launches mass-production of drones, sends copy to Russia.

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The head of Russia's air force, General Viktor Bondarev, got an interesting present during his visit to Iran - an Iranian copy of a US spy drone ScanEagle. The drone represents "the technical capabilities of the Islamic Iran," according to The Guardian.

The Yasseer drone was provided to Russia on the sidelines of a meeting in Tehran between Bondarev and Farzad Esmayeeli, the air defense commander of Khatam al-Anbia, the Revolutionary Guards' military and industrial base.

"The drone built by the Islamic republic's Revolutionary Guards is a symbol of the technical capabilities of the Islamic Iran and today we presented a real model of it as a gift to Russian air force … and the Russian people," Esmayeeli said after meeting.

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Russia’s anti-missile radars register two ballistic launches in Mediterranean – Defense Ministry

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Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has reported to President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday that the country's missile detection system had registered two launches of ballistic missiles in the Mediterranean region. The missiles have been fired from the Sea's eastern coastline. The launches took place at 10:16 am Moscow time (06:16 GMT) and were detected by the early warning system in Armavir in southern Russia, the defence ministry said in a statement quoted by Russian news agencies. The event comes amid growing expectations of Western military action in Syria. Syria’s embassy in Moscow said it had no information on the nature of the ballistic launches.
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Ondo Launches Residency Card Costing ₦900m The Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has launched the state’s residency card

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The Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has launched the state’s residency card, otherwise known as ‘Kaadi Igbe Ayo’, which means residence of joy.

Addressing the gathering at the occasion held at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Square in Akure, the state capital, Governor Mimiko emphasised that the card was introduced to deepen the welfare benefit to the residents and also facilitate the sustainability of government infrastructure.

The governor debunked the rumour that the card had gulped billions of Naira, saying only N900 million was spent on the project.

Ajimobi Launches Free Shuttle Buses For Workers, Students

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Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has launched a transport scheme for civil servants and students in the state.

Speaking at the launch of ten 43-seater buses in Ibadan yesterday, Ajimobi said the buses would be conveying civil servants and students to and fro their offices and schools on daily basis free of charge.

The 10 buses tagged “Ajumose Shuttle” is part of the current administration’s 100 43-seater buses and another 100 mini-buses meant to ameliorate the transport situation in the state.

Jonathan launches S’West onslaught against OBJ

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There are strong indications that President Goodluck Jonathan and the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Bamanga Tukur, have begun fresh moves  to seize the control of the party in the South-West from former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Investigations on Tuesday also showed that the moves were to ensure that Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola did not return as the PDP National Secretary.

Oyinlola, a political protegee of Obasanjo and former Osun State governor   was on Monday  directed  to step down by Tukur. The  action  was viewed by  political observers as part of the strategies by the President and his team to whittle down the former President’s  influence,  especially  in the South-West PDP.

27-Year-Old Congolese Entrepreneur Launches First Africa-Designed Smartphone

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A Congolese inventor has unveiled what he says is the first African-designed smartphone. It went on sale on 27 December in the Republic of Congo. 27-year-old Verone Mankou who introduced the smart phone said Elikia, the phone’s name means “hope” in the local language.  Mankou, head of the company VMK, said the Android-powered device was on sale only in Congo for now, but he planned to launch it in other countries very soon.

South Africa launches new Nelson Mandela bank notes

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South Africa today November 6th rolled out new notes bearing the image of 94 year old anti-apartheid leader and the country's first black president, Nelson Mandela. The new 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 rand banknotes feature Mandela’s image on one side and the other side maintains the Big Five animals already on the bills.
Mandela is the first black man to appear on South African money. A great way to immortalize a great man.