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South African MPs have dropped a proposed sponsorship deal with Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur which sparked a public outcry after details leaked to the media. The country’s official tourism board had conditionally approved the proposed three-year deal worth 900m South African rand ($52.5m). But critics said the amount could …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected in the UK on Wednesday, Downing Street confirmed in a statement released in the morning. The Ukrainian leader will meet British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and address parliament. He will also visit Ukrainian troops in training across the Channel. “President Zelensky’s visit to the …

A 34-year-old nurse at the Kpasera CHPS compound has been found hanging dead in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region, Ghana, reports said. “The deceased allegedly committed suicide over his lover,” according to Adom News. “The lover’s family asked the deceased to convert to Islam before he will …

The media regulator in Democratic Republic of Congo has ordered the local office of satellite television provider CANAL+ to remove Rwandan channels from its bouquet airing in the country. “The suspension will run for a period of 90 days and could potentially be renewed depending on circumstances,” the regulator, CSAC …

A London court on Tuesday sentenced a former police officer, David Carrick, to life imprisonment for dozens of rapes and sexual assaults on twelve women. Considered one of the worst sexual predators in recent UK history, David Carrick, 48, was sentenced to life in prison with a 30-year security period. …

Police at Buipe in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region have gunned down an armed robber at Lingbenkura, a farming community near Buipe on the Fufulso-Buipe highway in Ghana. “The Command said they received a distress call that the robbers, believed to be of Fulani extraction, had taken …

A man has killed his brother during a fight over N1,000 at their residence on Amusa Street, off Community Road, in the Obadore area of Igando, Lagos State, Nigeria. The two brothers were at home when an argument bordering on N1,000 ensued between them. “The argument degenerated and the brothers …

“As the risks of escalation in Ukraine increase, the world is heading with eyes wide open towards a broader war”, the UN secretary general said in alarm on Monday before the General Assembly. War in Ukraine, climate crisis, extreme poverty… “We began the year 2023 with our sights set on …

A lecturer was arrested over an allegation of having unlawful sexual intercourse with his biological daughter in Lagos State,Nigeria, reports said. The state Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency got to know about the development when the victim’s mother reported the case to officials of the agency. The victim’s mother stated …

A 25-year-old man died this Sunday in his bathtub in Tence, Haute-Loire in France, French website Le Progrès reported. He was found dead at his home in the morning. According to the regional daily, the young man was electrocuted in his bath. He allegedly dropped his mobile phone, which was …