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Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, had arrived at the residence of the former governor of the state Yahaya Bello. Ododo showed up at Bello’s residence after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) laid siege to his residence in Abuja. On Wednesday the anti-graft agency stormed Bello’s residence and barricaded it since 9:00 am. No…
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The impeachment trial of President Joe Biden’s immigration chief begins Wednesday in the US Senate at the behest of Republican lawmakers, but Democrats — who hold the majority in the upper chamber — are expected to quickly move to dismiss it. The unprecedented impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, 64, over disagreements in immigration…
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At least 20 people consisting mostly of women and girls, have been abducted by suspected terrorists in Na-Alma village, in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State. The incident which occurred late Tuesday night and lasted into the early hours of Wednesday morning, happened when the gunmen stormed the community in their numbers riding on…
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The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdulahi Ganduje, has received support from his Local Government Area (LGA) and ward executives from Kano State. They paid Ganduje a solidarity visit on Wednesday despite alleged media reports of his purported suspension from the APC. The party added that the report of his suspension…
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A French court on Wednesday condemned a nurse to two years under house arrest for stealing more than $1.6 million from national health insurance through claims for bogus appointments. The court in the southern town of Marseille found the 67-year-old guilty of a “large-scale scam” that notably exploited the details of vulnerable migrants. From 2017…