A judge has handed Benzema a one-year suspended jail term and ordered him to pay a €75,000 (£63,000; $84,000) fine. Benzema, 33, was one of five people put on trial last month over an attempt to extort Frenchman Mathieu Valbuena. The scandal has stunned the football community in France and both players lost their national […]
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The Nigerian naira weakened against the U.S dollar at the parallel market on Wednesday to trade at N560 per dollar on Wednesday. The figure is N15 or 2.8 percent lower than the N545 it traded last week at the parallel market. Meanwhile, the currency which opened trading at an indicative price of N413.82/$1, depreciated by 0.3 […]
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The secretary to Niger state government, Ahmed Matane, says Boko Haram and a faction of the Islamic State in West African Province (ISWAP) are setting up camps in the state. Speaking at a press conference in Minna, Niger capital city, on Tuesday, Matane said these groups have been telling communities that they are “God-send” and […]
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Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, has said President Muhammadu Buhari is concerned about the rising cost of cooking gas, saying he is taking measures to ensure the prices come down for the yuletide season. Sylva made this known to State House correspondents on Tuesday after he, alongside Gbenga Komolafe, Chief Executive Officer […]
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Sudan’s ousted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok is to be reinstated, after being placed under house arrest during a military coup last month. All political detainees will be released as part of a new agreement between the military, civilian leaders and ex-rebel groups, mediators said. On 25 October, Sudan’s military had declared a state of emergency […]
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Singer Cynthia Ikponmwenosa Morgan, popularly known as Cynthia Morgan, or Royal Madrina, has threatened to beat up blogger Tunde Ednut for mentioning her name on his Instagram page. It all started when fellow singer Davido demanded that his friends donate the sum of N1million each for his upcoming birthday. Apparently, this gesture did not sit well with […]
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Manchester United have sacked manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after Saturday’s shocking 4-1 defeat at Watford. Solskjaer signed a new three-year deal in July but leaves after overseeing five defeats in their last seven Premier League matches – a run which sees them 12 points behind leaders Chelsea. The Old Trafford hierarchy had ignored increasingly vociferous […]
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Not less than 569 people — including 337 soldiers — have been killed in various forms of ambush launched by insurgents since 2019, according to a report by SB Morgan (SBM) Intelligence. The research organisation, SBM intelligence, compiled and analysed data about happenings in the country, identifying 62 attacks perpetrated by insurgents in the period […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has finally spoken on the judicial panels of enquiry set up by state governments to examine allegations of police brutality, saying the Federal Government is waiting for the submitted reports of the sub-nationals before it can take any action. Buhari made this statement when he hosted Anthony Blinken, the US Secretary of […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria is full of joy and has hailed the United States for removing Nigeria from its list of countries with religious freedom concerns. Recall that the United States on Wednesday removed Nigeria from its list of religious violators. It also blacklisted Russia, China, and eight others as countries of ”particular concern” […]
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