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  The Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Owo, Revd Stephen Ayodeji Fagbemi [FICT, FAT] has appointed Sir Dipo Okpeseyi SAN, OFR, as the new Chancellor of the Anglican Diocese of Owo. Sir Oladipo Okpeseyi, SAN: Chancellor of the Anglican Diocese of Owo Okpeseyi succeeds the late Chancellor of the Diocese and former Governor of Ondo State, Arankunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. …

Argentina scored a stoppage-time goal to hold Morocco to a 2-2 draw in their opening Group B match at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. Paris Saint-Germain right-back Achraf Hakimi captained the Moroccan side, while Manchester City strikers Julián Álvarez and Nicolás Otamendi played for Argentina. Morocco looked set for a shock win against two-time Olympic football champions Argentina after Soufiane …

    A total of 158 Nigerian irregular migrants have been repatriated from Libya, the Charge d’Affaires of the Nigerian Mission in Tripoli, Libya, Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed, announced. The envoy, in a statement released to journalists on Wednesday, revealed that the repatriation operation was conducted by the Mission in collaboration with the Libyan authorities and the International Organization for Migration …

The Federal Government on Wednesday said it had resumed mass trials of people reported to be involved in terrorism and other suspected heinous crimes against the Nigerian state. A statement from National Counterterrorism Center spokesman Abu Michael noted that the continued trial was “in line with the government’s commitment to promoting social justice by upholding a transparent administrative system.” “This …

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has taken swift action against one of its personnel, Akomolafe Gbenga Michael, stationed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos, by suspending him over various allegations of drug trafficking. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by NIS Spokesperson, DCI Kenneth Udo, the officer is currently facing charges at a Federal High Court …

Alphabet, Google’s parent company, will invest another $5 billion in its autonomous vehicle subsidiary, Waymo, in an effort to take on competition in the autonomous vehicle market. This was revealed in a statement issued by the company’s chief financial officer, Ruth Porat, who noted that the money would be spent over the next few years. During Alphabet’s second-quarter earnings call …

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced his first questioning in the House of Commons on Wednesday, following the suspension of seven of his own Labour MPs for rebelling against his controversial welfare policies. Starmer suspended Labour rebels on Tuesday night after they backed a motion demanding the removal of the controversial two-child limit on benefits introduced by the previous Conservative …

The Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday dismissed an application by the state Attorney General seeking to be made a party to a Federal Government suit seeking to block the redemption of promissory notes issued to some consultants/contractors in connection with the Paris Club refund dispute. The consultants/contractors claimed to have been engaged by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and …

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Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike on Tuesday claimed that the planned protests against poor governance in the country were politically motivated. A group of Nigerians have planned a nationwide protest titled: “End Bad Governance” on August 1 to air their grievances over alleged corruption, insecurity and other problems in the country. The minister, who was addressing journalists during …