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U.S. appeals court says Trump criminal probe can resume classified records review
The Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a request by federal prosecutors to block U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon’s stay barring them from using the classified documents in the…
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Nigeria’s President Buhari attacked leaders who extend term limits in UN speech
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday criticised fellow leaders who extend term limits to cling to power, saying this was having a “corrosive” effect, and promised free and fair elections…
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Floods kill over 300 in Nigeria this year, and could worsen -emergency agency
Floods in Nigeria have killed at least 300 people this year and the situation could worsen due to heavy rainfall and the effects of excess water from a dam in Cameroon that will affect 14 Nigerian st…
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Putin orders more troop mobilisation, first since WWII, says West wants to destroy Russia
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered Russia’s first mobilisation since World War Two, warning the West that if it continued what he called its “nuclear blackmail” that Moscow would respond w…
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Nigeria seized record 1.8 tons of cocaine worth over $278m
A record 1.8 tons of cocaine was seized from a warehouse in Lagos with a street value of $278.5 million, Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency spokesman said on Monday. The agency said the d…
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Nigeria’s public debt rises to $103 billion in second quarter
Nigeria’s total public debt rose 3% to $103.3 billion in the second quarter of this year, largely driven by local borrowing to finance the budget deficit, the Debt Management Office (DMO)said. Nigeri…
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Turks and Caicos Islands brace for Hurricane Fiona after it smashed Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic
Residents were ordered to take shelter on the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday as an increasingly powerful Hurricane Fiona churned towards the Caribbean archipelago, leaving death and destruction …
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Russia triggers plan to formally annex occupied Ukrainian regions, in response to the West
Two Russian-controlled regions in eastern Ukraine announced plans to hold referendums on joining Russia later this week and an ally of President Vladimir Putin said the votes would alter the geopolit…
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Nigeria Air Force drops fresh bomb on bandit kingpin Turji’s enclave
Few hours after notorious bandit, Bello Turji narrowly escaped aerial bombardment at his home, a fighter jet belonging to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has launched a fresh attack on his enclave. Turj…
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See PHOTOS from sombre pageantry at Queen Elizabeth funeral
Leaders and royalty gathered in London on Monday to mourn Queen Elizabeth amid scenes of matchless pageantry, a fitting end for Britain’s longest-serving monarch who won respect the world over for he…