Former France midfielder Lassana Diarra has settled his long-running legal dispute with FIFA and the Belgian Football Association, ending a case that prompted significant changes to global football transfer regulations. Report on Monday said that Diarra had reached a comprehensive agreement with the parties involved in a legal battle valued at about 65 million euros...
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Anti-Migrant Protesters March Despite Ramaphosa Warning
Dozens of anti-illegal immigration protesters marched through a township outside Johannesburg on Monday, a day after South African President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed to act against groups accused of fuelling xenophobic violence. South Africa has experienced recurring outbreaks of anti-migrant violence, with tensions escalating this year as vigilante groups demanded that undocumented foreign nationals leave the...
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UN Religious Freedom Envoy Begins Fact-Finding Mission In Nigeria
A United Nations expert on freedom of religion and belief Nazila Ghanea, began a two-week visit to Nigeria on Monday, amid renewed international scrutiny of religious violence and allegations of Christian persecution in Africa’s most populous nation. Nazila Ghanea, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, is scheduled to visit Abuja, Kano...
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The Rubber-Ruler Fallacy: A Response To Recent Claims On Price Changes Under The Tinubu Administration
In periods of economic adjustment, citizens naturally judge government performance through the prices they encounter in markets, petrol stations and grocery stores. Those experiences are real and deserve serious attention. Yet sound economic analysis requires more than observing nominal price movements. It requires measuring those changes against the value of the currency itself. When that...
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Boko Haram Kill 8 Soldiers In First Attack Since IS Leader’s Killing
Boko Haram Jihadists killed eight soldiers in two separate attacks on military bases in northeast Nigeria, the military and security sources said on Friday. The raids on Wednesday and Friday were the first since the killing of a senior commander of the Islamic State group in the region on May 16. Northeast Nigeria has seen...
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WHO Says Confirmed Ebola Cases In Central Africa Near 500
Confirmed Ebola cases in central Africa have risen to nearly 500, the World Health Organisation said on Saturday, as concerns grow that the outbreak could become one of the largest in history. In its latest update, the WHO reported 452 confirmed cases, including 82 deaths, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the outbreak was...
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Military Confirms Eight Death In Boko Haram Attack On Borno Base
Boko Haram militants attacked a Nigerian Army forward operating base in Mandaragirau, Borno State, in the early hours of Friday, killing five soldiers and three members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), the military said. According to a statement by Lieutenant Colonel Haruna Sani, acting media information officer of Operation HADIN KAI, the attack...
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Senate Republicans Clash Over Trump Immigration Funding Plan
Republican senators are divided over provisions in President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy package, including a proposed anti-weaponisation fund and billions of dollars in additional funding for immigration enforcement, as party leaders work to secure support for the legislation. The debate has exposed differences within the Republican Party over the scale of government spending and...
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Senate Approves $70 Billion U.S. Immigration Funding
The U.S. Senate approved a bill on Friday providing an additional $70 billion for immigration enforcement agencies, handing President Donald Trump a legislative victory and advancing one of his administration’s key policy priorities. The measure, passed by a 52-47 vote after an overnight voting session, would boost funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...
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US Job Growth Remains Strong, Unemployment Holds Steady
US employers added a solid number of jobs in May while the unemployment rate remained unchanged, underscoring the resilience of the labour market despite concerns over slowing economic growth and the impact of trade policies. The Labour Department said on Friday that non-farm payrolls increased by 139,000 jobs in May, following a revised gain of...