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You’ll never be president, Anglican bishop tells El-Rufai
The Bishop of Zaria Diocese (Anglican Communion), Rt Rev Abiodun Ogunyemi, has said that the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, will never be president of Nigeria, saying he believes that the governor is being prepared to contest in 2023. The bishop, in what seems to be an angry post on the website of the
312 Chinese nationals deported for telecom fraud
The Philippines on Thursday it deported 312 Chinese nationals arrested in October over alleged involvement in telecommunications fraud, the Bureau of Immigration said. The Chinese nationals were among the 512 foreigners arrested on October 9, during a raid on an illegal business process outsourcing office in Pasay City in Metro Manila, the bureau said. The
Teenager kills one, injures three in Russian college
A 19-year-old student in Russia’s Far East opened fire in his college Thursday morning, killing one classmate and injuring three other people before shooting himself, investigators said. The male student in a construction college in the town of Blagoveshchensk “murdered his classmate and wounded three using a rifle registered to him,” the Investigative Committee of
Second Ebola vaccine introduced in DR Congo
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo Thursday introduced a second vaccine to fight the deadly Ebola virus in the east of the country, the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) charity said. It said the new vaccine, produced by a Belgian subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, is aimed at protecting about 50,000 people over a period
Tennis: Zverev denies illegal phone use at ATP Finals
Alexander Zverev denied he was using his phone illegally during his ATP Finals round-robin defeat to Stefanos Tsitsipas at London’s O2 Arena. The defending champion was asked about the incident during the post-match press conference following his 6-3, 6-2 defeat on Wednesday. TV footage that circulated on social media appeared to show him touching something
Travel agent sues Buhari for extending NAHCON chair’s tenure
Oladimeji Ramon A travel agent, Mas’ud Muazu, has sued President Muhammadu Buhari for allegedly giving an illegal six-month tenure extension to the Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Abdullahi Muhammad. In the suit he filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, Muazu claimed that Muhammad’s tenure as NAHCON’s chairman had lapsed
Hoeness set to end an era after transforming Bayern Munich
Having transformed Bayern Munich into one of Europe’s strongest clubs, then been jailed for tax evasion, Uli Hoeness will bring the curtain down on a glorious 40-year reign at the German giants when he steps down as club president on Friday. Hoeness will officially stand down at Friday’s annual general meeting having nominated Herbert Hainer,
Death toll in Australia bushfires rises to four
The death toll from devastating bushfires in eastern Australia has risen to four after a man’s body was discovered in a scorched area of bushland, police said Thursday. Three others have perished in bushfires in New South Wales, the state worst affected by a series of catastrophic fires that broke out along the eastern seaboard
Nigerian woman faces 10 years in US jail for drug trafficking, fraud
A Nigerian woman, identified as Tammy, has pleaded guilty to charges of drug trafficking and bank fraud in the US and may spend up to 10 years in jail. In a statement by the Department of Justice, US Attorney’s Office (Eastern District of Virginia) last Tuesday (November 5), Tammy pleaded guilty to the allegations of
Gbajabiamila blocks move to withhold Akpabio’s budget
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Wednesday blocked a move to suspend appropriation to the Federal Ministry of Niger Delta over the alleged illegality in the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission. A member of the House from Delta State, Mr Nicholas Ossai, had moved a motion […]
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