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The French football federation has rejected Paris Saint-Germain's request to reconsider an order from the French league to pay former striker Kylian Mbappe 55 million euros ($57.3 million) in back pay. The request to the FFF's executive committee was submitted a day late, a source close to the case told AFP on Friday, after the…
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Javier Mascherano is reportedly set to be named the new manager of Inter Miami. It means the former Liverpool and Barcelona midfielder
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A Sharia Court in Kano State on Friday ordered that a 38-year-old man, Aminu Abubakar who allegedly stole cosmetics, caps, textiles and foodstuffs all worth N182,000 should be remanded in a corrections centre. The police charged Abubakar, who lives at Zango in Gezawa Local government area in Kano with criminal conspiracy and theft. The defendant…
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More than 300 people affected by the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing on Friday lost their bid to sue Britain's domestic intelligence services for failing to take "appropriate measures" to prevent the attack. Twenty-two people died and another 100 were injured when a Islamist extremist detonated a suicide bomb at an Ariana Grande pop concert in…
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European champions Spain will play the Netherlands in the quarter-finals of the Nations League, while Friday's draw pitted Germany against Italy in another last-eight clash. Spain won the last edition of the Nations League after beating Croatia on penalties in the final. They also finished runners-up in the 2020-21 tournament. In the other quarter-finals, France…
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The Katsina State Government has awarded a contract for the total rehabilitation of the Shargalle-Dusti-Ingawa road at N13.8 billion to boost agriculture and economic activities in the state. Speaking at the launch of the project on Friday in Shargalle, Dutsi local government area, Gov. Dikko Radda said that the project was awarded to Mother Cart,…
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A new draft deal at the United Nations (UN) climate talks Friday proposes that rich nations commit $250 billion a year to help poorer nations combat global warming in an 11th-hour bid to break the deadlocked negotiations. African countries and climate activists quickly denounced the figure as "unacceptable" and inadequate to meet the realities of…
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The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Benue Council on Friday commended Gov. Hyacinth Alia for approving N75,000 minimum wage for workers in the state. The Council Chairman, Mr Bemdoo Ugber, gave the commendation when he led officials of the union on a courtesy call to the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Sir Tersoo Kula…
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The police on Friday arraigned 43-year-old Ola Richard in Ibadan over alleged N20 million extortion. Richard, whose address was not provided, is charged with unlawful demand under threat, attempted extortion under threat and conduct likely to cause a breach of peace. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges before an Iyaganku Magistrate’s Court. The…
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Confined to her family's ramshackle shanty by the toxic smog choking India's capital, Harshita Gautam strained to hear her teacher's instructions over a cheap mobile phone borrowed from her mother. The nine-year-old is among nearly two million students in and around New Delhi told to stay home after authorities once again ordered schools to shut…