Category: Foreign

Chad PM resigns

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Succes Masra, Chadian Prime Minister, said he has handed in his resignation, just over two weeks after his defeat to junta chief Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno in presidential elections. “I’ve just submitted my resignation and that of the transition government, which became irrelevant with the end of the presidential election,” Masra said on his Facebook page in a message authenticated by his team on Wednesday. The move, he added, was also in accordance with the constitution. Deby, 40, was proclaimed transitional president in April 2021 by a junta of 15…

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Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, dies in helicopter crash

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Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, has died in an helicopter crash. Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has announced five days of mourning on Monday. “I announce five days of public mourning and offer my condolences to the dear people of Iran,” said Khamenei in an official statement a day after the death of Raisi and other officials in the crash in East Azerbaijan province. Share on: WhatsApp

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UK journalists slam Harry & Meghan for visiting Nigeria

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Kevin O’Sullivan, a British journalist and presenter, has criticised the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, for visiting Nigeria. This comes after another British journalist, Christopher Wilson, drew backlash for comparing Nigerians to Nazis due to the royal couple’s visit. The couple visited Nigeria to celebrate the Invictus Games, Harry’s tournament for wounded soldiers in Nigeria. However, their visit has faced criticism from British journalists and royal supporters. O’Sullivan, a presenter on TalkTV, stated that Nigeria doesn’t deserve endorsement from anyone, especially members of the royal…

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Nigerian who killed wife with skateboard in UK sentenced to life imprisonment

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Olubunmi Abodunde, a 48-year-old Nigerian man, who allegedly murdered his wife, Taiwo, with a skateboard and blamed his loss of control on medication, has been sentenced to life imprisonment in the United Kingdom. The incident occurred in their Newmarket home, resulting in Taiwo’s death from catastrophic brain injuries in November 2023. He, however, admitted to killing Taiwo, who suffered “catastrophic brain injuries”. The Ipswich Crown Court noted the intensity of the attack that led to her death at their Exning Road residence. Abodunde faces a minimum of 17 years in…

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Binance founder, Changpeng Zhao jailed in US

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Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, has been sentenced to four months in prison becoming the world’s richest prisoner with a personal fortune estimated at $43 billion. Changpeng “CZ” Zhao was sentenced by a Seattle court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to violations of United States anti-money laundering and sanctions laws last year. A US judge handed down the four-month sentence despite prosecutors pushing for a three-year term, as the court took into account the “positive nature of Mr Zhao’s past behaviour. His prison sentence marked a stunning downfall for…

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Nigerian man arrested in UK for beating wife to death with skateboard

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Olubunmi Abodunde, a United Kingdom-based Nigerian man, has reportedly beaten his wife, Taiwo, to death with their son’s skateboard. The couple, who had three children, arrived in the UK from Nigeria in 2022 and always clashed over alleged affairs and arguments about bills. 48-year-old Abodunde had been repeatedly investigated by Suffolk Police about domestic violence and was due to go on trial for murder but changed his plea to guilty on Wednesday after a jury had been sworn in. During the abuse, officers heard ‘a number of bangs’ inside the…

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‘I hope we’ll find a miracle’, Celine Dion gives health update

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Celine Dion, Canadian pop megastar,  who suffers from a rare neurological disorder, said in her first interview since announcing the career-sidelining diagnosis that she is well, but taking life “one day at a time.” Dion, 56, first disclosed in December 2022 that she had been diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome, which causes stiff muscles in the torso, arms and legs, with noise or emotional distress known to trigger spasms. As the cover star of Vogue France’s May edition, she told the magazine she was “well” but that her condition requires…

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Two mayoral candidates killed in one day amid political violence in Mexico

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In a wave of political violence ahead of June elections in Mexico, two mayoral candidates were reported killed on Friday, one in the country’s northeast and another in the south. In Tamaulipas, a state plagued by organized crime situated on the US border, a manhunt was launched for the person who stabbed candidate Noe Ramos, according to state attorney general Irving Barrios. Local media reported the center-right candidate, who was seeking reelection as head of the municipality of Mante, was walking through the streets to meet with residents when he…

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Nigerian man shot 4 times by wife dies in US

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Michael Chidozie, a 26-year-old Nigerian man, has died of spinal injury complications after his wife shot him four times during an argument inside their Houston residence, Texas, US. Chidozie’s wife, Keaiirra Shavoiyae, two years older, shot him in the middle of an argument on March 21 in front of their two children, claiming she acted in self-defence. He was rushed to Ben Taub Hospital after police found him with gunshot wounds and his wife in a panic holding their two kids, aged three and two. Chidozie lingered 18 days on…

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Floods take over streets in Dubai after a year’s worth of rain falls in hours

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Highways in Dubai were clogged by flooding and airport passengers were urged to stay away on Wednesday as the glitzy financial centre reeled from record rains. Huge tailbacks snaked along six-lane expressways after up to 254 millimetres of rain — about two years’ worth — fell on the desert United Arab Emirates on Tuesday. At least one person was killed after a 70-year-old man was swept away in his car in Ras Al-Khaimah, one of the country’s seven emirates, police said. Passengers were warned not to come to Dubai airport,…

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