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Former Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) marshal Dauda Ali Biu has died at the age of 62. Biu, born in 1964 in Sabon Gari, Zaria, Kaduna state, died on Sunday evening at a hospital in Abuja, according to family sources. Adamu-Isa Gunda, nephew of the deceased, confirmed the death, saying the remains would be transported from Abuja to Chikaji, Sabon …

In a statement issued on Friday evening in New York by his spokesman, Stéphane Dujarric, the UN Secretary General urged all parties to cease hostilities and called on the signatories of the Pretoria Agreement to return to dialogue based on the framework of the agreement. The 2022 agreement ends the civil war in Tigray. Risk of destabilization Guterres said fighting …

A former spokesperson for the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Nosike Ogbuenyi, has urged the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to introduce an Over 40 World Cup to give retired international footballers another opportunity to showcase their skills on the global stage. Ogbuenyi said the proposed competition, designed for players aged between 40 and 65, will allow football fans …

The number of victims increased from 109 after 30 more bodies were discovered. Search and rescue efforts continue. The ship was carrying 305 people from Djibouti to Yemen when it sank near Guehere, north of Obock, in the early hours of Friday. About 82 people survived. IOM described it as one of the deadliest shipwrecks recorded in the Eastern Passage, …