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Australia v England: women’s Rugby League World Cup – live
Updates as the Jillaroos and England meet at HBF Park Kick-off time in Perth is 5.05pm local/8.05pm AEDT/10.05am BST Any thoughts? Anna Davies Continue reading...
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Ho Zongo youth demand permanent resolution to Volta Regional Chief Imam impasse
Youth in the Ho Zongo community of the Volta Region are demanding a lasting resolution to the Volta Regional Chief Imam impasse and objecting to the “knee-jerk” approach to resolving the issue. The Zongo Youth spokesperson, Abdul Razak Abubakar, entreated the Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, the Volta Regional Security Council and other relevant institutions to endeavour to bring closure to the Chief Imam impasse.
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North Korea’s Kim calls for training world’s ‘strongest’ military
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged his military to train to become the strongest in the world at a two-day meeting of company commanders in Pyongyang, state media said Saturday. South Korea proposed on Friday military talks with North Korea to clarify their border and restore communication channels, after Seoul blamed the DMZ blast that injured South Korean soldiers on North Korean landmines, a claim Pyongyang strongly rejected.
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world
US Spy Chief Warns Iran Has Ramped Up Efforts To Target Americans
Iran has “substantially increased” its efforts to target Americans in the Middle East and beyond, US national intelligence chief Jay Clayton warned on Friday. Washington previously ordered non-essential staff to leave the Gulf ahead of the start of its war against Iran and again in July before US President Donald Trump called off a new wave of strikes.
crime
Police bust money laundering networks involved in $2m fraud, arrest 8
‘The intelligence indicated that social media accounts linked to a suspected transnational criminal network involved in fraudulent investment schemes targeting victims in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia and other jurisdictions were being operated from locations within Delta State, Nigeria. “Similarly, Edema Bright, a 300-level student at Delta State University, engaged in sextortion and cryptocurrency fraud targeting victims in Australia, United Kingdom, United States, Canada and other jurisdictions.
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2027: Akande recounts how Buhari’s govt humiliated Tinubu; urges Atiku to make sacrifices
Akande recounts how Buhari’s govt humiliated Tinubu; urges Atiku to make sacrifices. Former presidential aide, Laolu Akande, has recounted how President Bola Tinubu was allegedly marginalised and humiliated under the administration of late President Muhammadu Buhari, urging former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to make sacrifices to unite the opposition ahead of the 2027 general election.
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The Road To 2027 Runs Through Kaduna, But The North Is Not A Number
President Bola Tinubu will formally open his re-election campaign in Kaduna on Saturday. Tinubu lost Kaduna to Atiku Abubakar in 2023.
crime
Haryana Police, CBI working to expedite deportation of gangster Himanshu Bhau from U.S.
The Special Task Force of Haryana Police is in close coordination with the CBI, India's nodal agency for Interpol, to expedite his deportation from the United States, officials said
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Boko Haram and the politics of history: Why Moses Ochonu’s new book matters, By Osmund Agbo
Let me begin with something personal: Moses Ochonu is my friend. The three of us, all part of the Nigerian diaspora in the United States, formed a sort of intellectual alliance and fondly refer to ourselves as the Three Amigos.
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APC-PCC accuses Atiku of using AI to discredit Kaduna campaign flag-off
The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council APC-PCC has accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the African Democratic Congress ADC of plotting to use Artificial Intelligence deepfake videos and counterfeit documents to discredit the party’s presidential campaign flag-off in Kaduna today. The second incident, it said, was a fake letter released online, “purportedly written by Governor Uba Sani and addressed to the Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, on the release of N2.3 trillion by the Kaduna State Government to host…
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Trump orders lawsuit to block Alaska Senate result if Republicans lose
President Donald Trump on Friday said he ordered a Justice Department lawsuit seeking to prevent certification of Alaska’s Senate election result if the Republican incumbent loses — ramping up questions over whether he will accept midterms defeat. Democrats also have an outside chance of winning the Senate if they can flip a handful of Republican-held seats, including in Alaska, where incumbent Republican Senator Dan Sullivan faces Democrat Mary Peltola.
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Iran says US military not allowed to enter Gulf ‘under any circumstances’
Iran said on Saturday that US military ships would never be allowed to enter the Gulf “under any circumstances” and President Donald Trump will “take that dream to his grave”. “We will not allow US military ships in the Persian Gulf under any circumstances and at any time,” said Iran’s armed forces chief of staff Ali Abdollahi, according to Iranian state television.
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education
Contract renewals of teachers linked to MDMA case: Vigilance inquiry underway against former SSK official
The probe stems from a formal complaint lodged by Youth Congress leader V.P. Dulkhifil, who appeared before Vigilance officials to record his statement and furnish details supporting his claims
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