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Kenya's high court on Wednesday ordered the country's top policeman to appear for questioning over a fresh wave of abductions that have caused widespread outrage. Dozens of people have been kidnapped and held in communicado since major anti-government protests last year, which sparked a bruising political crisis for President William Ruto. A fresh spate of…
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Former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has dismissed circulating reports of his alleged arrest as "entirely false." Obi dismissed the rumors in a statement posted on his verified X account on Wednesday. Social media platforms, particularly X, were awash with claims that Obi had been taken from his home in Abuja by DSS operatives…
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France has called for the "immediate return" of a French inmate on death row in Indonesia, citing his "deteriorating health", the Indonesian law and human rights ministry said Wednesday. French diplomats have acknowledged since late last year that talks were underway for the transfer of Serge Atlaoui, a 61-year-old Frenchman arrested in 2005 at a…
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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), on Tuesday appointed former Malian coach, Éric Sékou Chelle, as Head Coach of the Super Eagles. Chelle, who hails from Mali, makes history as the first non-Nigerian African to coach the Super Eagles of Nigeria. The 47-year-old French-Malian coach was born on Nov. 11, 1977, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, but…
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Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Prof. Olufemi Peters, has stated that the model of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) remains the future of education globally. This is just as the university matriculated 23,344 new students who enrolled for various undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD programmes. Prof. Peters was speaking at the 27th…
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French President Emmanuel Macron "deserves" respect and is "sometimes" hurt by criticism, his wife Brigitte said in an interview broadcast on Wednesday. But she insisted he has no intention of resigning before the end of his term. France has been mired in political deadlock since Macron gambled on snap elections last summer in a bid…
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Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf on Wednesday issued a stern warning to members of the state executive council against disloyalty in his cabinet. The governor reminded the commissioners of the standing culture of loyalty, honesty, and mutual respect in the cabinet, vowing to take punitive measures against any council member who disregards the standard…
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Mrs Mariam AbdulLateef, a housewife, on Wednesday prayed an Ilorin Area Court to dissolve her marriage to her husband, AbdulLateef Tahjudeen, alleging lack of sex. Mariam, who resides at number 144, Cemetery Road, Irewolede Area, Ilorin, told the court that she got married to her husband in 2016 in accordance with Islamic law and that…
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West Ham United sacked manager Julen Lopetegui on Wednesday after just 22 games in charge, with former Chelsea boss Graham Potter expected to replace him at the London Stadium. The Hammers are 14th in the Premier League table, seven points above the relegation zone, after just six wins in 20 league matches during the Spaniard's…
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The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has recovered a mini-bus driver lifeless from an accident scene. The accident involved the mini-bus and a truck. The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, made the disclosure in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. The statement was signed by Mr Taofiq Adebayo, LASTMA’s Director of Public…