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15 Nov
World champions Argentina suffered a 2-1 defeat to Paraguay while rivals Brazil were held to a 1-1 draw at Venezuela as South America's big
29 Oct
Spain appointed a new ambassador to Argentina on Tuesday, turning the page on a diplomatic crisis sparked by a war of words between their leaders that left the post vacant for five months. Madrid withdrew its envoy to Buenos Aires in May after libertarian Argentinian President Javier Milei exchanged insults and bitter recrimination with Spanish…
28 Sep 2024
Argentina's World Cup-winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez has been banned for two matches by FIFA for "offensive behavior," the Argentine Football Association (AFA) announced on Saturday. The 32-year-old Aston Villa star was also found guilty of "violating principles of fairplay" in two separate episodes. Martinez was found to have violated FIFA's code of conduct when holding…
13 Aug 2024
Argentine star Lionel Messi was ruled out on Monday by Inter Miami coach Gerardo Martino for the defending champions' Leagues Cup knockout match on Tuesday at reigning MLS champion Columbus. Messi remains sidelined after suffering a right ankle injury a month ago in Argentina's 1-0 victory over Colombia in the Copa America final. Messi has…
5 Jun 2024
Pope Francis, the Argentine head of the Catholic Church, on Wednesday warned governments struggling with debt not to impose upon their populations "deprivations incompatible with human rights". "After a poorly managed globalisation, after the pandemic and the wars, we find ourselves facing a debt crisis that affects mainly countries in the south of the planet,"…
24 Apr 2024
Argentina has asked Interpol to arrest Iran's interior minister over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. The foreign ministry said the Iranian minister, Ahmad Vahidi, was part of a delegation from Tehran visiting Pakistan and Sri Lanka, and Interpol has issued…
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The Federal Government is set to flag off construction of the Cross River Section of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway on April 14. The section is known as Section B3 of the coastal highway project. The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, made the disclosure at a stakeholders engagement on Section Two of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal…
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The Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu, has received a major boost in its emergency response capacity with the commissioning of the Sulaiman Adebola Adegunwa Trauma Centre, a N1.5 billion facility, donated by a philanthropist
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Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has dispelled rumors of his planned defection to the Social Democratic Party (SDP). He insisted that he would not dump the All Progressives Congress (APC) for any platform, pledging his party’s leadership in the state.
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The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has withdrawn its earlier invitation to the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, in connection with the unfortunate incident that occurred in Kano State during the Sallah celebration on March 30.
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Federal Capital Territory (FCT) security apparatus and assets are currently on red alert following planned protests by some aggrieved youth