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Finally, Four Astronauts Return To Earth After Two-Month Delay By Boeing Capsule Trouble

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By Kayode Sanni-Arewa

SpaceX’s capsule carrying NASA’s Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps, and Russia’s Alexander Grebenkin splashed down off Florida’s coast after a mid-week departure from the space station, AP reports.

After an extended stay aboard the International Space Station, four astronauts safely returned to Earth early Friday morning, landing in the Gulf of Mexico before dawn.

SpaceX’s capsule carrying NASA’s Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps, and Russia’s Alexander Grebenkin splashed down off Florida’s coast after a mid-week departure from the space station, AP reports.

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Originally set to return two months ago, the crew’s homecoming was delayed due to issues with Boeing’s new Starliner capsule, which returned empty in September over safety concerns.

Hurricane Milton further pushed back their return, followed by high winds and rough seas.

Barratt, the only mission veteran, praised the ground team’s efforts, stating they had “to replan, retool and kind of redo everything right along with us … and helped us to roll with all those punches.”

The four astronauts launched in March and are now replaced by two Starliner test pilots, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, and two other astronauts launched by SpaceX four weeks ago. This new crew will remain on board until February

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With the astronauts’ return, the station now holds its usual crew size of seven, comprising four Americans and three Russians, following months of overflow.

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Insecurity! Police Order Adults Aged 18 And Above To Vacate Dei-Dei Barracks

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The Commissioner of Police Force Provost Marshal, Force Headquarters, CP. Olusegun Eyitayo Omosanyin, has ordered the eviction of adults from the Dei Dei Police Barracks in Abuja.

This directive was issued amid concerns about brigandage in the barracks.

A statement signed by Omosanyin described the criminal activities occurring in the barracks as alarming.

He, therefore, directed that all adults that are 18 years and above excluding serving policemen and their spouses should vacate the barracks immediately.

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The police issued a 14-day notice which took effect from Thursday, January 30, 2025.

The statement read, “The Commissioner of Police Force Provost Marshal, Force Headquarters Abuja has directed that incessant cases of criminal activities being recorded within the neighbourhood of the MD Abubakar barrack is alarming.

“Henceforth all adults from eighteen (18) years and above excluding serving policemen and their spouses should vacate the barrack immediately.

“You are issued a fourteen days notice to vacate the quarters. This takes effect from today 30th January, 2025 to February 13th 2025 to vacate the barracks. Those who violate this order will be seriously dealt with.”

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Man Suffers Hypertension As Daughter, Grand-daughter Disappear For 10 Years

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A bricklayer, Enoch Ganogbe, has developed hypertension after his daughter, Abigail Ganogbe, and granddaughter, Yenukunme Ajovi, went missing.

He said Abigail and Ajovi have been missing since January 2015.

It was gathered that it could not be ascertained whether they were abducted or disappeared in the Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State.

Speaking with The PUNCH, Enoch lamented that their disappearance had taken a toll on him, causing him a lot of stress. He added that the situation made him developed hypertension.

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“Sometimes, I worry about how much this is affecting my health. I just pray it doesn’t end up taking my life,” he said.

The worried father said her daughter supported him and had always been there for him.

“She was helping out in so many ways. She’s a really good person and does a lot for me. I haven’t felt any joy or peace since she went missing. I’ve searched everywhere and asked everyone I could, but nothing has led me to her. At this point, I can only leave it in God’s hands, hoping that someday, I’ll find her,” he lamented.

Enoch stressed that before their disappearance, his daughter had a disagreement with her husband, “but we were able to help resolve that”.

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He said, “My daughter’s husband reported her disappearance to the police, but there has been no progress. Since then, my life hasn’t been the same.”

Abigail’s husband, Noah Ajovi, described his wife and daughter’s disappearance as a big loss and disaster.

He stated that he had been with the victim since 2007 before they got married in 2011.

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“I spent 10 years of my life with her, and she disappeared with the only daughter she has with me. I did a registry with her. I didn’t just meet her on the street and impregnate her. All I want now is my daughter. If I see my daughter, I’ll be happy that what I spent 10 years of my life on still exists,” Ajovi explained.

The husband further explained that, “She left home in January 2015, and I was travelling at that time. Whenever we have issues, she always leaves the house.

“We haven’t seen her since she left the last time. I reported the issue at the police station. We’re not sure if they were kidnapped.”

Meanwhile, efforts to reach the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, proved abortive.
(PUNCH)

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Just in: Again ,Trump Calls For Canada To Become US 51st State

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President Donald Trump on Sunday called again for Canada to become a US state, heightening tensions further with one of his country’s closest allies after hitting it with heavy tariffs.

While claiming the United States pays “hundreds of billions of dollars to SUBSIDIZE Canada,” apparently referring to the US trade deficit with its neighbor, Trump said “without this massive subsidy, Canada ceases to exist as a viable Country.”

“Therefore, Canada should become our Cherished 51st State,” he wrote on his Truth social media platform, claiming the move would bring “much lower taxes, and far better military protection for the people of Canada – AND NO TARIFFS!”

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