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Colombia’s most-wanted drug lord ‘Otoniel’ captured
Security forces in Colombia have captured Dairo Antonio Usuga, the country’s most-wanted drug trafficker. Better known as Otoniel, the leader of the Autodefensas Gaitanistas de Colombia or the Gulf Clan, was captured on Saturday in a rural area in the Uraba region, Aljazeera reports. President Ivan Duque hailed Otoniel’s capture as a victory, likening it…
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Federal Polytechnic Bauchi sacks two lecturers for sexual harassment
The Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, has sacked two of its lecturers who were found guilty of sexually harassing their students. This decision was made during the 98th meeting of the Governing Council of the Polytechnic which was held on Saturday. The dismissed lecturers are Musa Baba Abubakar of the General Studies Department and Adebusoye Michael Sunday…
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Islamic State claims responsibility for Congo attack
Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on a village this week in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a statement published on Friday on its affiliated Telegram channels. Residents of Kalembo village told Reuters that rebels killed 16 people and torched houses in an attack on Wednesday that a local human rights group…
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Namibia to suspend use of Russian COVID-19 vaccine
Namibia will suspend its rollout of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, its health ministry said on Saturday, days after the drugs regulator in neighbouring South Africa flagged concerns about its safety for people at risk of HIV. The Gamaleya Research Institute, which developed Sputnik V, said Namibia’s decision was not based on any scientific evidence…
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Blast in Kampala kills one, injures five
…Deadly blast a ‘terrorist act’ -President Museveni Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said Sunday that an explosion in the capital Kampala that killed one person and injured five was “a terrorist act” and vowed to hunt down those responsible. Police said a “serious blast” occurred at around 9 pm (1800 GMT) on Saturday at a grilled…
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Nigeria tilting towards repression – Falana
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and human rights activist, Mr Femi Falana, said on Friday that Nigeria and some other African countries were currently tilting towards repression and criminalisation of the freedom of speech. He added that till date, coup Generals and beneficiaries continue to recycle themselves in power, adding that even though they claim…
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I was being stereotyped with bad boy roles –Charles Okocha
Popular actor, Charles Okocha, better known as Igwe 2Pac, has revealed that he is deliberately doing skits to let people know that he could break out of his ‘bad boy’ role which had become synonymous with him. In an interview with SUNDAY SCOOP, Okocha said, “At some point in the industry, I was being stereotyped…
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Two suspects arrested over prospective corps members’ murder
Two suspects have been arrested by the police in connection with the murder of a 24-year-old lady, Joy Onoh. Onoh, a graduate of the Benue State University, Makurdi, who was expecting to be mobilised for National Youth Service Corps, was killed by some criminals who posed as customers and lured her to their house and…
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10 days after, abducted Umuahia Catholic priest regains freedom
A catholic priest, Rev. Father Mark Chimezie Godfrey, who was kidnapped on October 13, 2021, in Umuahia has been released on October 23, 2021, after spending ten days with his abductors. The Catholic Diocese of Umuahia announced the release of the clergyman through a statement signed by the Catholic Bishop of Umuahia, Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji….
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Oyo jailbreak: Two feared dead, female Amotekun volunteer in critical condition
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has revealed that a female volunteer of the Oyo State Security Network, aka Amotekun, is in critical condition following the attack on the Abolongo correctional facility in the state. Makinde said this during a broadcast on Saturday evening on the state-owned Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State television, stating…
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