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British toddler at centre of legal battle dies
Terminally-ill British toddler Alfie Evans died in hospital on Saturday after doctors withdrew life support, the child’s parents said, following a protracted legal battle and a campaign that drew support from Pope Francis.
India’s Supreme Court allows ‘passive euthanasia’
India's Supreme Court has issued a landmark ruling allowing "passive euthanasia", declaring that individuals have the right to die with dignity under strict guidelines.
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Man killed by plane taking off from Russia’s main airport
A man was killed on the runway at Moscow's largest airport when he was hit by a plane that was taking off, Russian investigators said Wednesday.
Two House of Reps members dump APC
Two members of the House of Representatives, Kolawole Babatunde (Ondo) and Mukaila Kazeem (Ogun), have dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress.
Student to spend 3 months in jail for stealing phone
A Kuje Upper Area Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, sentenced a 25-year-old student, Monday Luka, to three months imprisonment for stealing a Samsung android phone valued at N80, 000.
Report: Chinese football to impose salary cap
Chinese football is set to introduce more exacting regulations from next season to dampen spending by clubs, including a salary cap, state media said on Wednesday.
Kingsley Moghalu: I’ll turn Nigeria from broken country to a nation
Moghalu, who is a former deputy governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), said that it was obvious that the recycled old politicians had failed and that was why Nigeria was the poverty capital of the world and the people are yearning for change.
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Gernot Rohr refuses to guarantee Eagles’ 2019 AFCON win
Coach Gernot Rohr has refused to promise that his side will deliver Nigeria‘s fourth AFCON title in Cameroon next year, but admits chances of winning the competition is brighter than that of the World Cup.
NLC: Governors who cannot pay new minimum wage should resign
The president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, has said that Governors who feel they cannot pay the N30,000 minimum wage should resign.
Police deny conveying cash with helicopter in Kwara
The Nigeria Police Force has denied that its helicopter and vehicle were used to convey cash as claimed in some social media reports.
INEC confirms Aminu Tambuwal as PDP governorship candidate in Sokoto
Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto, has been confirmed as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.
Lack of funds, zoning robbed us of our parties’ tickets – Young aspirants
Some young aspirants who vied for tickets of some political parties in the just-concluded primaries of the parties on Friday said they were cheated by leadership of the parties.