Norwegian first division football club Brann SK said Friday it had fired one player and issued written warnings to 10 others following a late-night sex party they organised at the club’s stadium. Another player has quit following the August 10 incident, which has caused an uproar in Norway and …
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(CNN) US national security officials are working to account for more than 20 years worth of weapons provided to the Afghan military as images of Taliban fighters brandishing American-made rifles and riding in abandoned Humvees are raising concerns about what else was left behind. The Taliban’s newfound American arsenal is …
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Anti-Taliban forces have reportedly captured three northern districts in Afghanistan just days after the militant group seized Kabul and reestablished its so-called Islamic Emirate. Afghan militias on Friday pushed the Taliban out of parts of Baghlan province, located about 100 miles (160km) north of the capital, according to multiple reports. …
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A 200-level student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State has allegedly committed suicide inside one of the hostel rooms on Friday, August 20. The Nation reports that the deceased student who hailed from Isuikwuato Local Government Area of Abia State, was said to be studying Industrial Physics. It …
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A Nigerian National residing in Indianapolis, Ismaila Fafunmi, was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison on Friday, by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell, for charges related to a money laundering operation, which laundered the proceeds of romance fraud and grant fraud schemes targeting senior citizens. According to Court records, …
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Afghanistan: Blair calls US withdrawal tragic and unnecessary Published 52 minutes ago British and US forces remain at Kabul airport to help with the evacuation of those eligible to board flights Former UK PM Tony Blair has described the US withdrawal from Afghanistan as “tragic, dangerous, and unnecessary” in his …
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PIA: MILITARY TALKS TOUGH AS NIGER DELTA YOUTHS THREATEN FRESH HOSTILITIES Niger Delta •Groups review law today •PIA, greatest wrong against N’Delta –Asari-Dokubo •We’re prepared to maintain peace, law and order in N’Delta –DHQ •Reps minority caucus’ll seek amendments to Petroleum Act, says Elumelu Niger Delta youths, under the aegis of …
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U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT REPORTEDLY HIT BY A CYBERATTACK IN RECENT WEEKS KEY POINTS * The U.S. State Department was reportedly hit by a cyberattack and notifications of a potential serious breach were made by the Department of Defense Cyber Command, a Fox News reporter said Saturday. * A knowledgeable …
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On July 31, Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police and head of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Inspector General of Police, was suspended from the Nigeria Police Force pending the outcome of an investigation into his indictment by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United …
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Olusegun Falola, one of the lawyers of embattled Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, has said his client is staying away from the hostile environment which President Muhammadu Buhari created in Nigeria. He further said Igboho’s stay in Benin Republic detention is a blessing in disguise. The …
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