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‘So Disappointed’: Lil Wayne’s Girlfriend Reportedly Breaks up With Rapper Over Trump Endorsement

In late October, the American rapper revealed his endorsement of US President Donald Trump’s re-election, after he posted an image on social media of himself with the commander-in-chief at Trump’s resort in Doral, Florida, praising his criminal reforms.

Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.’s girlfriend Denise Bidot, a plus-size 34-year-old American model, broke with the US musician, otherwise known as…

French Airstrikes Kill Over 50 Qaeda-Linked Jihadists in Mali

The French government said Monday its forces had killed more than 50 jihadists aligned to Al-Qaeda in air strikes in central Mali.

The offensive took place on Friday in an area near the borders of Burkina Faso and Niger, where government troops are struggling to rout an Islamic insurgency, French Defence Minister Florence Parly said after meeting members of Mali’s transitional government.

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Second Aid Worker Shot Dead in South Sudan in a Week

The United Nations said Tuesday that a second aid worker had been murdered in South Sudan this week in a vast and isolated region scarred by armed violence and lawlessness.

The fatal shooting on October 30 brings the number of aid personnel killed this year in South Sudan to nine, the UN’s humanitarian agency OCHA said, triple the death toll of 2019.

“I am appalled by these repeated acts of…

Ivory Coast electoral commission says Ouattara won 3rd term

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – Ivory Coast’s electoral commission said Tuesday that President Alassane Ouattara had overwhelmingly won a third term in office after his two main opponents boycotted the election and called his candidacy illegal.

In a sign of mounting tensions over the vote, both opponents said their homes had come under gunfire overnight. There have been widespread fears that…

Zimbabwe first lady rejects alleged link to gold smuggling

Zimbabwe’s first lady has denied any involvement in an alleged attempt to smuggle gold out of the country, after her name came up in court papers about the case.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s wife Auxillia and their son Collins were mentioned last Friday as potential owners of six kilogrammes (13 pounds) of gold found in the possession of mining boss Henrietta Rushwaya as she tried to leave…

Military rivals meet in Libya for peace talks

Rival Libyan military officers arrived Monday for talks held for the first time on home soil following a ceasefire deal last month, an AFP reporter said.

Formal talks will begin later on Monday evening, said the AFP reporter present, with discussions tackling the “implementation of the ceasefire agreement,” according to the UN.

The three-day meeting of the joint military commission is…

Ikeja Electric implements revised service reflective tariff

Ikeja Electric Plc (IE) says it has commenced implementation of the revised Service Reflective Tariff (SRT), as approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) effective Nov. 1.

The electricity distribution company made the announcement in a public notice posted on its official Twitter account on Sunday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the previous SRT which…

Nadal back in Paris, ‘not worried’ about past injuries

Rafael Nadal said on Sunday that he “is not worried” about his history of injury withdrawals at the Paris Masters ahead of his latest bid to win the event for the first time, just three weeks after his 13th French Open title.

This will only be Nadal’s eighth appearance in the tournament at Bercy Arena, situated less than 14km across Paris from Roland Garros, and he has reached the final just…

Tanzania’s Magufuli wins re-election by a landslide

Tanzania’s president John Magufuli was Friday declared winner of a second term amid allegations of widespread election fraud, while the ruling party won an absolute majority in parliament.

The national electoral commission late Friday said Magufuli received 12.5 million votes, or 84%, while top opposition candidate Tundu Lissu received 1.9 million, or 13%. Turnout was roughly 50%, with 14.8…

9 Nigerians running in Tuesday’s U.S. elections

No fewer than nine Nigerian Americans are on the ballot in Tuesday’s general elections in the United States, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

Running mostly on the platform of the Democratic Party, the candidates are bidding for different offices at the federal, state, and local levels.

NAN reports that besides the presidential election, governorship polls are holding in 11 states…

Zambia’s ruling party failed on Thursday in its controversial bid for constitutional reform as parliament — after less than the required two-thirds majority of lawmakers voted in favour, failed to pass the bill known as Bill number 10.

A bill which would have enabled the current head of state Edgar Lungu to change the electoral layout and take control of central bank monetary policy — ahead of…

Battling two crises, France’s Macron faces defining moment

Simultaneously battling the twin crises of the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic and a resurgence in Islamist attacks, French President Emmanuel Macron faces a defining moment that will determine the success of his presidency and even his chances of reelection.

Macron came to power in 2017 on a wave of optimism that he was a transformational leader who would bring much-needed reform to…

US election in numbers

The race for the White House continues to break new ground and set records in 2020 — on early voting, ad spending and more. These figures break down the campaign in numbers.

3 November 3: That’s the date for the US presidential election, congressional races, Senate contests and several state and local races. Election Day is traditionally set for the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

‘Stay at home’: Johnson locks down England as UK COVID-19 cases pass 1 million

Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered England back into a national lockdown after the United Kingdom passed the milestone of one million COVID-19 cases and a second wave of infections threatened to overwhelm the health service.

The United Kingdom, which has the biggest official death toll in Europe from COVID-19, is grappling with more than 20,000 new coronavirus cases a day and scientists have…

Former James Bond actor Sean Connery dies aged 90

Scottish movie legend Sean Connery, who shot to international stardom as the suave, sexy and sophisticated British agent James Bond and went on to grace the silver screen for four decades, has died aged 90.

“His wife Micheline and his two sons Jason and Stephane have confirmed that he died peacefully in his sleep surrounded by family,” family spokesperson Nancy Seltzer said on Saturday.

Con…

How I lost 2 pregnancies in SARS custody, teacher tells Lagos Judicial Panel

A teacher, Mrs Ndubisi Obiechina, has narrated how she lost two pregnancies while in custody of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) over a suspect to which she was distantly acquainted.

Narrating her ordeal before the Lagos State Judicial Panel on EndSARS protest, Ndubisi said that she was detained and tortured along with her husband, Okwuchukwu, for 22 days by SARS in 2017.

“Th…

Ziyech stars as Chelsea sweep aside Burnley

Frank Lampard admitted he is excited by Hakim Ziyech’s quality after the Morocco playmaker scored his first Premier League goal on his maiden English top-flight start as Chelsea powered to a 3-0 win at Burnley on Saturday.

Lampard’s side dominated from start to finish thanks to an influential display from Ziyech.

Ziyech scored his first Chelsea goal in their midweek Champions League rout of…