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The spokesman for the Russian presidency, Dmitry Peskov, insisted that kyiv “must take into account the realities that have developed on the ground” with regard to the annexation of several Ukrainian areas. Ukraine must cede the territories which Russia claims should be annexed before any diplomatic negotiations, the Kremlin said …

Two students have been sentenced to death by the Kwara High Court for the murder of a 300-level undergraduate of the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. The duo raped the victim at her sister’s house in the Tanke area of Ilorin, Kwara State. They were found guilty of conspiracy, rape and …

Two unknown hoodlums have removed one of the eyes of a 12-year-old student in Kafin Madaki, headquarters of Ganjuwa Local Government Area of Bauchi, Nigeria. It was revealed that they came on a motorcycle and ask the victim to assist them call a lady in a nearby house. They took …

US President Joe Biden signed Tuesday at the White House, in front of thousands of guests, a law protecting same-sex marriage throughout the United States. This is a special moment for the American president, who, ten years ago, had made an impression by publicly saying he was in favor of …

South African parliament on Tuesday voted against starting an impeachment process against President Cyril Ramaphosa, the parliament’s speaker said. Lawmakers voted to reject a report by a panel of experts that found preliminary evidence Ramaphosa may have committed misconduct over a stash of foreign currency hidden at his private game …

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has said that African countries should stop “begging” the West to earn global respect and change poor perceptions about the continent. The president made these statement during the opening of the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit in Washington DC. “If we stop being beggars and spend African money …

A court in Ekiti State High sentenced four men to death by hanging for dispossessing their victims of phones, necklace, wristwatches and other valuables at gunpoint in Nigeria. One of the victims, who testified before the court, said, ” We were coming from a show in Ekute Quarters of Ado …

New Zealand will gradually implement a near-total tobacco ban from 2023 by preventing anyone born after 2008 from buying cigarettes indefinitely, as well as reducing the amount of nicotine in products available to the sale. This is a radical way to fight against smoking in New Zealand. According to the …

A yet to be identified lifeless body of a dark-skinned man was found in a public place by the police in Besease, near Mamponteng, in the Ashanti region, Ghana, reports said. Police proceeded to the scene and found the deceased in a pool of blood, with marks of assault all …

Kenya’s Pamela Jelimo has received a bronze medal ten years after finishing fourth in the 800m final at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. She was given the medal following the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) disqualification of Russia’s Mariya Savinova due to a doping violation in 2015.  Mariya Savinova won …