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Manchester City have agreed to sign England international Marc Guehi from Crystal Palace in a deal reported to be worth £20 million, sources confirmed on Friday. The transfer comes shortly after City secured midfielder Antoine Semenyo, as Pep Guardiola’s squad continues to strengthen ahead of the new season. Renowned transfer expert Fabrizio Romano confirmed the …

Uganda’s incumbent president, Yoweri Museveni, has opened a commanding lead as vote counting continues in the country’s general elections. Early results released on Friday by the Uganda Electoral Commission, based on tallies from nearly half of polling stations, showed Museveni securing 76.25 percent of the votes cast. Meanwhile, Museveni’s main challenger, pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine, …

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Vice President Kashim Shettima has left Abuja for Guinea-Conakry to attend the inauguration of President Mamadi Doumbouya. Shettima’s media aide, Stanley Nkwocha, disclosed in a statement on Friday that following the inauguration, the Vice President is scheduled to attend the 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The inauguration comes after …

Legal practitioners under the Association of Idoma Lawyers (Owa Ka'Okepo Ki'Idoma) have called on the United States and Israel to extend their military intervention to communities in Benue South Senatorial District, citing ongoing killings by terrorists. The appeal was made in a statement jointly signed on Friday by the group’s leader, Chief Godwin Obla, SAN, …

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Popular Nigerian TikTok influencer Nick Francisca has been detained in Guinea-Conakry after posting a video showing immigration officials at the border with Sierra Leone. Francisca, known for her food content and travel vlogs across Africa, shared a short clip in which she documented her drive through Guinea-Conakry. She alleges that Guinean authorities seized her passport, …

Abba Atiku Abubakar, son of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to mobilise support for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu. Abba formally joined the ruling party on Thursday evening in Abuja, where he was received by Barau Jibrin, deputy senate president, and Mustafa Salihu, APC national vice-chairman for …

2027: Abba Atiku Joins APC to Support Tinubu

Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has attributed last week’s deadly attack on Kasuwan Daji Market in Borgu Local Government Area to a fight among bandits over the illegal cattle trade. Several people were killed, and others were abducted during the assault. The governor who spoke after a courtesy visit to the Emir of Borgu, …

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