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ADC-PCC gives Sokoto authorities 24-hr ultimatum over attack on guber candidate
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ADC-PCC gives Sokoto authorities 24-hr ultimatum over attack on guber candidate

By Luminous Jannamike The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has given security authorities in Sokoto State 24 hours to arrest those behind an attack on its governorship candidate, Alhaji Munir Dan Iya. In a statement by its Director of Media and Publicity, Kola Ologbondiyan, the ADC-PCC said the attack occurred along Airport Road, Sokoto, on Friday night, as Dan Iya returned to the city after accompanying former governor and Senator representing Sokoto South, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, from the airport.

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UK police should not have let US force take over airbase trial, MoD documents show
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UK police should not have let US force take over airbase trial, MoD documents show

According to documents obtained by the Guardian, officials accused Cambridgeshire force of breaching US-UK deal by handing over case of woman strangled by US pilot Ministry of Defence officials have privately accused a UK police force of wrongly handing over the investigation of an American fighter pilot who strangled a British woman to the US military, according to documents obtained by the Guardian. Cambridgeshire police allowed the US military police to quickly take control of the investigation into Capt Jacob Wulfson after he had been accused of sexually assaulting Sarah Steele in his Camb

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Police seize 582kg of cannabis in nationwide crackdown
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Police seize 582kg of cannabis in nationwide crackdown

NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 1 – Detectives have arrested five suspects and seized more than 582 kilogrammes of suspected cannabis sativa in coordinated anti-narcotics operations in Kisumu, Kisii and Nairobi. The multi-agency operations, involving detectives from the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA), Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CRIB), Regional Drug Unit (RDU) and K-9 Unit, also resulted in the recovery of 1,002 rolls of suspected bhang.

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TraffiTech-GH goes live as MTTD rolls out camera-based speeding checks
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TraffiTech-GH goes live as MTTD rolls out camera-based speeding checks

The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) says it is ready to roll out its TraffiTech-GH digital traffic enforcement system on Sunday, November 1, 2026, with cameras expected to detect speeding offences and electronic notices sent to vehicle owners. The department’s Director of Education, Research and Training, ACP Alexander Kwaku Obeng, said preparations had been completed for the launch, which will initially target speeding at locations identified as prone to road crashes.

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The best theatre to stream this month: the Gisèle Pelicot trial becomes an all-star play that ‘just floors you’
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The best theatre to stream this month: the Gisèle Pelicot trial becomes an all-star play that ‘just floors you’

An unmissable documentary play, Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia with luminous Isis Hainsworth and ecstatic dance in a Norwegian museum are among November’s highlights Swiss director Milo Rau’s ripped-from-the-headlines approach to theatre has included shows about wars in Iraq and Congo and the exploitation of migrant workers. His four-hour documentary play (created with Servane Dècle) about the trial of the men who drugged and raped Gisèle Pelicot has been performed around the world and will be staged by the Young Vic at London’s County Hall on 30 November.

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Government raises daily feeding allowance for prison inmates from GH¢1.80 to GH¢5
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Government raises daily feeding allowance for prison inmates from GH¢1.80 to GH¢5

The government has increased the daily feeding allowance for Ghana Prisons Service inmates from GH¢1.80 to GH¢5, Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang announced. The Vice President announced this at the commissioning of Cadet Course Intakes 33, 34 and 35 into the Senior Officer Corps of the Ghana Prisons Service at Adansi Fumso in the Ashanti Region.

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One killed, 6 wounded in US Halloween store shooting
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One killed, 6 wounded in US Halloween store shooting

The incident occurred shortly before 8:30 pm (0330 GMT Saturday) at a Spirit Halloween store at a shopping mall in Fairfield, about 47 miles (76 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco. Fairfield Police Chief Dan Marshall told reporters one person was killed and six others were hospitalized with gunshot wounds.

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Shooting At California Halloween Store Kills One, Wounds Six
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Shooting At California Halloween Store Kills One, Wounds Six

A shooting at a Halloween store in northern California killed one person and wounded six on Friday, police said, adding investigators had not yet identified who was responsible. Fairfield Police Chief Dan Marshall told reporters one person was killed and six others were hospitalized with gunshot wounds.

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Binance says 90% of losses from $6.3bn hack covered as FBI says North Korea behind attack
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Binance says 90% of losses from $6.3bn hack covered as FBI says North Korea behind attack

Cryptocurrency exchange says withdrawals expected to resume on Sunday as FBI blames North Korean state-sponsored group TraderTraitor Cryptocurrency exchange Binance says it has replaced 90% of the ⁠amount stolen after a record $6.3bn hack of its platform by a group the FBI identified as being backed by North Korea. Co-CEO Richard Teng said separately that the company was “committed to covering the ⁠remaining 10%” and that “users will not bear the financial impact of this incident”.

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Kidnapping horror in Edo:Woman, fellow kidnappers caught by CCTV to die
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Kidnapping horror in Edo:Woman, fellow kidnappers caught by CCTV to die

By Ozioruva Aliu WHEN Governor Monday Okpebholo was sworn-in on November 12, 2024, he was said to have confided in a close aide that there were two things he detested and would not allow them fester in Edo State: Thugerry and cultism. “In this age where crime has become sophisticated, I encourage all residents of Edo State to endeavour to acquire and install CCTV cameras in their homes, shops, vehicles and business premises”.

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Four Bauchi youths gang-rape 12-year-old girl
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Four Bauchi youths gang-rape 12-year-old girl

Four young men have been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command for allegedly abducting and gang-raping a 12-year-old girl in Sakwa District, Zaki Local Government Area of the state. The suspects were arrested following a complaint by the victim’s 50-year-old father, who reported the incident at the Sakwa Divisional Police Headquarters on Thursday.

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