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Nigerian Navy hand over rescued Ghanaians to consulate
Two Ghanaians who survived a boat mishap have been handed over to the Ghana consulate in Lagos by the Nigerian Navy. The foreigners were rescued by a Nigerian Navy ship after they suffered a boat mi…
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Ahmaud Arbery’s murderers sentenced to life, 35 years on hate crimes charges
A judge sentenced a white father and son to life in prison and their neighbor to 35 years on Monday for a federal hate crime in the 2020 murder of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man shot after jogging in a s…
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FBI storms Trump’s Florida Mar-a-Lago estate as part of presidential records probe
Former President Donald Trump said FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday and broke into his safe in what his son acknowledged was part of an investigation into Trump’s removal of official…
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‘The time is coming’ – Donald Trump drops hint of potential 2024 presidential run
Donald Trump has dropped a major hint about a potential 2024 presidential bid while blasting President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. The former president told fellow Republicans ‘the time …
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Many abducted as bandits kill three in Nigerian village
Bali town, the headquarters of Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State was on Sunday night attacked by bandits. Eyewitnesses told Punch that the bandits who rode into the town on motorcycles, kil…
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Harris meets college, univerity leaders to discuss abortion ruling
Vice President Kamala Harris will meet leaders from U.S. colleges and universities on Monday to discuss challenges students are facing after the recent Supreme Court decision to end the nationwide co…
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Uganda suspends operations of charity championing LGBT rights
The Ugandan government has suspended the operations of a local non-governmental organisation (NGO) that advocates for the rights of sexual minorities, accusing it of working in the East African count…
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Suspected Islamists kill 20 in east Congo village attacks
Suspected Islamist militants killed around 20 people in attacks on two villages in eastern Congo over the weekend, the army and a local human rights group said on Sunday. Fighters believed to be from…
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[Photos] London’s Horniman Museum to return 72 stolen artefacts to Nigeria
London’s Horniman Museum said on Sunday it would return 72 artefacts, including 12 brass plaques known as Benin Bronzes, looted from Benin City by British soldiers in 1897 to the Nigerian government.…
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Chad and rebels sign peace deal in Qatar ahead of national dialogue
Chad’s transitional authorities and rebel groups signed a peace agreement in Doha on Monday ahead of a broad national reconciliation dialogue to take place later this month. A signing ceremony for th…