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Some of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC officials have been held hostage in the Brass Local government area of the state.    The electoral body raised the alarm on its X handle this afternoon and called on the security agents to facilitate their release.  

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has revealed that Jude Bellingham will be assessed after the midfielder picked up a shoulder injury in Los Blancos’ 0-0 draw at home to Rayo Vallecano on Sunday. Madrid failed to score for the first time this season as Rayo earned a creditable point in …

Saudi Arabia is set to host the 2034 World Cup after Australia announced it would not bid to host the tournament.     Earlier this month, the Kingdom presented a letter of intent to FIFA after football’s governing body announced that only bidders from Asia and Oceania would be considered for 2034.     …

Wadea Al-Fayoume, 6, was killed by a man police say targeted him and his mother because they were Muslim and Palestinian Americans. Mourners in the United States have gathered to honour Wadea Al-Fayoume, a six-year-old boy stabbed to death by a man police say targeted him and his mother because …

The 2023 Ryder Cup will be staged at the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club, but where is the next Ryder Cup being held? We take a look ahead the coming years and just which golf course has been selected to host the 2025 Ryder Cup. It’s Off To New …

The SDG Summit gets underway in the General Assembly hall at UN Headquarters in New York. September 2023. Credit: UN Photo/Cia Pak Opinion by Simone Galimberti (kathmandu, nepal) Friday, September 22, 2023 Inter Press Service KATHMANDU, Nepal, Sep 22 (IPS) – What does transformative and sweeping really mean in the overarching …

French President, Emmanuel Macron has revealed that the country’s envoy to Niger and his staff are “literally” living like hostages in the embassy.   Macron said envoy Sylvain Itte remains persona non grata while accusing the Niger junta of blocking food deliveries to the consulate where the diplomatic staff is …

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has held talks with Victor Osimhen’s representatives, over a move to the Emirates Stadium.  That’s according to one source, who claims that the prolific Nigerian is one of several targets for Arteta in his search for a physical striker. Despite being blessed with an array of …

Bill Richardson, who served two terms as governor of New Mexico and 14 years as a congressman before devoting himself to the cause of Americans who were being held hostage or whom he believed were being wrongfully detained overseas, died on Friday at his summer home in Chatham, Mass., on …

When Siamak Namazi traveled to Tehran in the summer of 2015, Iran had just signed a landmark nuclear deal and the government was encouraging expatriates to return home and bring their expertise and dollars. So the 51-year-old Iranian American businessman flew from his home in Dubai to visit his parents …