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Max Verstappen was hit with a five-place grid penalty on Friday for the Brazilian Grand Prix as his world title defence suffered another bump in the road. The Red Bull star was penalised for opting to take a new engine in his car. It is his sixth of the year, exceeding the limit of four.…
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Lebanon's prime minister accused Israel on Friday of rejecting a ceasefire after the Israeli military bombed Hezbollah's south Beirut stronghold for the first time this week. In Gaza, where Israel has been engaged in a major offensive in the north for nearly a month, a Hamas official said the Palestinian militant group had rejected a…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Edo State Accountant General, Julius Anelu, and four other officials said to be signatories to the state government accounts. There arrest is coming less than 11 days to the handing over to the Governor-elect, Sen. Monday Okpebholo, by the outgoing Governor Godwin Obaseki. According to…
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Algeria marked the 70th anniversary of the launch of its war for independence from France with a military parade on Friday, as relations with their former colonial ruler sour again. Military jets soared over the shimmering bay of Algiers, leaving contrails against the blue sky, as columns of troops marched past the city's largest mosque,…
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Mali's de facto parliament has passed a law criminalising same-sex acts in the junta-led country, the latest in Africa to adopt legislation targeting LGBTQ rights. Until now no criminal sanctions for LGBTQ relationships had been in force in Mali, a largely Muslim Sahel nation where traditional values hold sway. The bill still has to be…
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A Black man convicted by an all-white jury and sentenced to death for a killing he claims was in self-defense is to be executed in the US state of South Carolina on Friday. Richard Moore, 59, is to be put to death by lethal injection at 6:00 pm (2200 GMT) at a prison in Columbia,…
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American Management University, West Covina, California, USA has honoured the Chairman of the Ogun Guangdong Free Trade Zone (OGFTZ)
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US job growth slowed drastically in October, hit temporarily by hurricanes and labor strikes, in a final major economic snapshot in a razor-edge presidential election campaign where cost-of-living worries have dominated voter concerns. The world's biggest economy added just 12,000 jobs last month, far below expectations and down from a revised 223,000 in September, said…
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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday sued the main opposition leader and Istanbul's powerful mayor for alleged slander in a forceful legal blow against his political rivals. Filed on Friday, the two separate lawsuits targeted Ozgur Ozel, head of the Republican People's Party (CHP), and Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, also a top party official.…
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The Federal Government on Friday urged young people in the country to actively develop and adopt crucial 21st-century skills, including critical thinking, digital literacy, and effective communication to be more attractive candidates in the eyes of potential employers. According to the government, these skills are essential tools for navigating the increasingly competitive job market and…
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The African Fighting Championship (AFC) said its vision is to position Nigeria on the global MMA stage and establish Abuja as Africa's premier destination for Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). Addressing journalists at the Velodrome, National Stadium, Abuja, on the sideline of the AFC 001 event, the Co-founders Raad Aswani and George Oladipupo Younes orchestrated the…