A 6-year-old boy beheaded in Saudi Arabia, has triggered a public outrage, after his parent was accused of practicing the wrong form of Islam. The boy was attacked with a piece of broken glass in front of his screaming mum, a campaign group has claimed. The child and his mum were allegedly approached while visiting […]
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Micheal Pompeo, the United States secretary of state, says those who interfere in Nigeria’s election must be held accountable. In a statement released by the US state department, Pompeo said the elections are Nigeria’s opportunity to solidify its place as the democratic leader in Africa. “The United States government supports a free, fair, transparent, and peaceful […]
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A body retrieved from the wreckage of a crashed plane in the English Channel has been formally identified as Cardiff City’s Argentina-born football player Emiliano Sala, British police said on Thursday. Sala, 28, had been flying from his previous club Nantes in western France to Wales on Jan. 21. He was going to make his […]
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Police in Zamfara on Tuesday confirmed the killing of 15 persons and kidnap of six women by gunmen in Gusau local government area of the state. Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Muhammad Shehu, made the confirmation in a statement in Gusau. Shehu said that on Monday, there was an attack in Wonaka, Ajja, […]
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The United States said Friday it would exit a landmark Cold War nuclear missile treaty due to purported violations by Russia, which has warned of a new arms race in Europe. Washington says a new Russian medium-range missile system breaches the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, although US officials also have an eye on China as […]
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A UN expert investigating the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has met his fiancée, Hatice Cengiz, in Turkey. Agnes Callamard, the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, had already met Istanbul’s chief prosecutor Irfan Fidan on Tuesday. Khashoggi’s fiancée, Cengiz, was waiting outside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, […]
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday said he had sought and accepted the resignation of John McCallum, the country’s ambassador to China. The resignation came days after the diplomat sparked controversy with criticism of the US extradition request for a top Huawei executive. “Last night I asked for and accepted John McCallum’s resignation as […]
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The Federal Government has warned against foreign interference into the nation’s affairs, capable of creating apprehension, distrust among citizens or undermining the transparency and acceptability of outcomes of the nation’s electoral process. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, gave the government position in a statement on Saturday. The statement […]
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The Federal Government has filed charges against the Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Modibbo Kawu, Pinnacle Communications Limited; its founder, Lucky Omonuwa; and its Managing Director, Dipo Onifade, for alleged fraud to the tune of N2.5bn. The charges were filed before a Federal High Court, Abuja, sequel to an investigation by the Independent […]
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Justice Walter Onnoghen, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, allegedly conducted what investigators have termed “suspicious transactions” in five undeclared accounts, according to a report. The transactions were purportedly conducted through the CJN’s Standard Charter Bank accounts between 2012 and 2016, according to a report by The Nation. The five undeclared accounts are part of the […]
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