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Ex-Man City teammates who helped him pay bills after being charged with rape

Former Manchester City defender, Benjamin Mendy has revealed that former teammates, Raheem Sterling, Bernardo Silva, and Riyad Mahrez assisted him to pay legal fees and child support after being charged with rape. Recall Mendy was charged with committing sexual offenses in 2023 after he was arrested in 2020. He was eventually acquitted of all charges related to two counts of rape and one of attempted rape. The Frenchman was then released by Man City at the end of the 2022-23 […]

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Entertainment News

Former One Direction singer, Liam Payne dies after balcony fall in Argentina

31-year-old musician and Former member of the globally famous British boy band, One Direction, Liam Payne, has died after falling from the third floor of his hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In a statement from the Buenos Aires police, authorities confirmed that they were called to the hotel following reports of an aggressive man who could be under the effects of drugs and alcohol. Upon the arrival of emergency responders, they discovered Payne’s body in the hotel’s interior patio, where […]

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Business

Nigeria’s petrol imports plummet in October as Dangote refinery ramps up production

Nigeria’s petrol imports have dropped significantly in early October as the Dangote Refinery boosts its production to meet local demand. This information comes from an S&P Global Commodity Insights ship-tracking report released on Tuesday. The report shows a dramatic decrease in petrol imports. In the first week of October, only 280,400 barrels of gasoline and blend stock entered Nigeria through a single Medium-Range vessel, a sharp contrast to August’s weekly average of 1.3 million barrels. The trend continued into the […]

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World

North Korea labels South Korea as a hostile state

North Korea on Thursday announced that its constitution now describes the South as a hostile state, making it the first time Pyongyang is confirming legal changes by the country’s leader Kim Jong Un earlier this year. Relations between the two Koreas have deteriorated since Kim in January defined Seoul as his country’s principal enemy stating that the North was no longer interested in reunification. This is coming after months of laying fresh mines and ramping up security on the border, […]

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News

EFCC Is An Unlawful Organization says Agbakoba

A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has written to the National Assembly about constitutional issues related to law enforcement agencies in Nigeria and factors inhibiting the government’s objective of abolishing corruption, as stated in Section 13 of the Constitution. In two separate letters to the Senate and House of Representatives, dated October 14tb, 2024 and addressed separately to the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, he […]

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News

NDLEA calls for collaboration against drug trafficking

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized at least 750 tons of illicit drugs over the past three years, according to the Chairman and Chief Executive of the agency, Mohammed Marwa. Marwa made the announcement on Wednesday during the inauguration of the NDLEA Marine Command Headquarters in Lagos, a facility built and donated by the British government. He stated that the agency’s partnership with other maritime law enforcement agencies had led to a significant uptick in drug seizures […]

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Health

Nigeria set to receive first shipment of malaria vaccines

Nigeria is set to receive its first shipment of the highly anticipated malaria vaccines on Thursday (today), marking a significant step in the country’s fight against one of its deadliest diseases. The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) announced on Wednesday, that the vaccines would be received in Abuja by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali Pate. The arrival of the vaccines is an initiative by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to distribute malaria vaccines to […]

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Sports News

Enyimba drop point at home, draw Tornadoes

Enyimba Football Club of Aba played a 1-1 draw with Niger Tornadoes FC in Aba in the Nigerian Professional Football League on Wednesday. The Elephants started the match on a good note but the away team took the lead in the 41st minute with a goal by Joseph Godstime. However, Chinedu Ufure equalised for Enyimba in the second half to leave scores at level. The result marked the first point Enyimba has dropped at home this season. In another development, […]

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Entertainment News

US, India lead 172 nations at RIFF 2024

About 172 countries, including the United States of America and India, are expected to participate in the 2024 edition of the Rivers International Film Festival scheduled to be held between 24th and 27th October 2024 in Port Harcourt. According to report from the film festival organizers, 2,230 films have been submitted for the event. The Festival Director, Kate Ezeigbo while briefing media in Port Harcourt stated that the United States of America and India are top list of countries that […]

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