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  Venezuela sacked coach Fernando Batista on Wednesday night, a day after their World Cup qualification dream died and after an intervention by the country’s president. News of Argentine Batista’s sacking, alongside his entire backroom staff, came after President Nicolas Maduro had called for a “restructuring of the technical staff”. That was 24 hours after […]

  The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned two senior commanders of Ansaru, a proscribed terrorist organisation. The suspects are Mahmud Usman, also known as Abu Bara’a Abbas/Mukhtar, and his deputy, Mahmud Al-Nigeri, also called Malam Mamuda. The DSS filed a 32-count charge against them at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The suspects […]

World leaders warned of the harms of politically-motivated violence after the apparent assassination of right-wing activist and Trump ally Charlie Kirk. Kirk, a powerful voice in conservative politics at just 31 years old, was shot while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University in Utah. Here’s how world leaders reacted to his killing: ‘Dark […]

  Mexico said on Wednesday it will raise tariffs on automobiles from China and other Asian countries to 50%. A Reuters report noted that the move is in a broad overhaul of import levies, the government said would protect jobs and analysts said was aimed at placating the United States. The Economy Ministry said the […]

South Korea’s spy agency said Thursday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s daughter, Ju Ae, who recently accompanied him on a high-profile visit to Beijing, is understood to be his recognised successor. The teenager drew global attention earlier this month when she made her first official overseas trip with her father, as he met […]

  US right-wing activist Charlie Kirk has died after being shot at a university in Utah. The US authorities said they have detained a suspect in the fatal shooting. “The subject for the horrific shooting today that took the life of Charlie Kirk is now in custody. We will provide updates when able,” FBI Director […]

  US right-wing activist Charlie Kirk has died after being shot at a university in Utah, President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday, hailing his close ally as “legendary.” “The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than […]

  The spokesman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Bolaji Abdullahi, has advised individuals against the leadership of the party led by a former senate president, David Mark, to go to court. Abdullahi stated this while reacting to the recognition of the new leadership of the party by the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC). He said […]

  A former group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has left the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after he was interrogated over financial matters during his time in office. Kyari was seen walking into the headquarters of the anti-graft agency in Abuja at about […]

  The Senate has said that its activities are guided by rules that must be obeyed. Chairman, Senate Committee on media and public affairs, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, stated this during a one-day capacity-building workshop in Abuja. Adaramodu, while speaking on the recent controversy involving Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, said the upper chamber was not a banana […]

  The United States on Wednesday announced the approval of a $1.07 billion sale of advanced air-to-air missiles and related equipment to NATO ally Finland, which shares a long border with Russia. “The proposed sale will improve Finland’s capability to meet current and future threats and enhance its interoperability with US and other allied forces,” […]

  The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, arraigned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House of Representatives candidate for Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency by-election, and the Director General of her campaign organisation at the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja for alleged financial crimes. The accused the agency identified […]