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The daughter of a German citizen of Iranian descent who was sentenced to death by Tehran pleaded Tuesday for the United States and Germany to act urgently to save him. The daughter of Jamshid Sharmahd was making her case in Washington, including holding a sit-in outside the State Department, on the heels of a deal […]
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Midfielder Otavio has left Porto for Saudi club Al-Nassr in a deal worth 60 million euros ($65.1 million), the Portuguese club said on Tuesday. The Brazilian-born Otavio joined Porto in 2014 from Internacional and made his international debut for Portugal in 2021, according to AFP. He will link up with Portugal teammate Cristiano Ronaldo at […]
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The Acting Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Kayode Egbetokun, on Tuesday in Ibadan urged Nigerians to stop taking complaints against Police officers to social media. Egbetokun gave the advice during a stakeholder meeting at the Headquarters of the Police Command in Oyo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the stakeholder’s meeting was […]
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Mason Mount will miss Manchester United’s Premier League games against Nottingham Forest and Arsenal after suffering a “small” injury, the club said on Tuesday. United revealed that Mount had sustained the “small complaint” during Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Tottenham. The England midfielder is expected to be “out until the international break next month”, United said. […]
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has stated that the National Assembly’s oversight of holding the other arms of the government accountable is critical to Nigeria’s democracy. Speaker Abbas, however, noted that the 10th Assembly would also be accountable to the public. The Speaker made this known on Tuesday at a […]
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Niger-Delta Leader and Activist, Alhaji Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, has urged President Bola Tinubu to scrap the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, and return the former Oil Minerals Producing Areas Development Commission, OMPADEC. Asari-Dokubo argued that given current realities, OMPADEC, which was established in 1992, to rehabilitate and develop oil minerals producing areas of Nigeria was proper, […]
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The Minister of Works, Engr David Umahi has said roads constructed under the President Bola Tinubu- led administration, will have a minimum lifespan of 6 years before any repair is carried out. Umahi gave this assurance while speaking at a reception organised in his honour by the Ebonyi State Government, in Abuja, yesterday. This was […]
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Troops of 34 Artillery Brigade, operating in 82 Division Nigerian Army, Area of Responsibility have foiled an attack by Indigenous People of Biafra and its armed affiliate, Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) on its Forward Operating Base at Ukwuorji, along Owerri – Onitsha expressway. Director of Army Public Relations, Brig Gen Onyema Nwachukwu said, “The irredentist […]
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Thailand’s digital minister plans to ask a court to shut down Meta Platforms’ Facebook (META.O) in Southeast Asia’s second largest economy unless it takes action over scams that have affected more than 200,000 people, he said on Monday. “We are asking the court to close Facebook, not allowing it to provide services in Thailand if […]
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The African Union (AU) has suspended Niger Republic from all its activities following a military coup on July 26, the Union said in a statement released on Tuesday. The AU reiterated calls for the coup leaders to release elected President Mohamed Bazoum and return to their barracks. The AU Peace and Security Council has taken […]
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