Tag: politics
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IOC ponders excluding transgender women
The International Olympic Committee is considering new eligibility rules that may bar transgender women from competing in female categories, The Times reported Monday. The proposal would also apply to athletes with Differences of Sex Development and could possibly be finalised early next year. The twist marks a significant shift in the IOC’s approach to inclusion…
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Sponsors identify with new NSF Board as Team Nigeria gets set for WESPAC
The winds of fortune are blowing strongly for Nigerian Scrabble, as sponsors and corporate allies line up behind the newly inaugurated board of the Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF). With the 2025 World English Scrabble Players Association Championship (WESPAC) in Accra fast approaching, the board’s programmes have ignited a wave of confidence, belief and generosity. Leading…
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New U.S. bill seeks visa ban, asset freezes for Nigeria’s Miyetti Allah, others
A new bill on the table at the United States Congress has proposed tough sanctions on some individuals and groups who have been accused of orchestrating severe violations of religious freedom in Nigeria. This comes as President Donald Trump ups the scrutiny of Nigeria’s human rights record and religious freedom. The bill which was introduced…
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Nigerian student in UK jailed for rape, faces deportation
A Nigerian postgraduate student living in the United Kingdom, identified as Chiemka Okoronta, is set to be deported after serving a 10-year prison sentence for raping a teenage girl in West Yorkshire. A BBC report detailed that the 29-year-old committed the offence after the teenager became stranded on a night bus in Morley, Leeds, while…
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Team Nigeria enters national Scrabble camp in Lagos
Team Nigeria has officially gone into battle mode ahead of the 2025 World English Scrabble Players Association Championship (WESPAC), with camp opening in Lagos on Tuesday and the energy is electric. Fifteen elite players and a crack technical crew have gathered under one roof, sharpening their wordplay and focus for the showdown in Accra, Ghana,…
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Handball President pledges grassroots-focused growth
The President of the Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN) Mr. Jibril Saidu Ojih, has said the continued growth of Handball in Nigeria will take a new dimension from the grassroots through the zonal representatives in the Federation. Ojih said this over the weekend at the finals of the Lions/Grasshoppers Handball Legends Under-15 Boys and Girls…
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Abuja teacher bags life jail for raping male pupil
A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has sentenced a 19-year-old teacher, Abdullahi Abbass, to life imprisonment for raping a nine-year-old pupil. This was disclosed in a statement shared with Sunday PUNCH by the Press Officer of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Vincent Adekoye. According to Adekoye, the judgment…
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Trump threatens military action against Nigeria
US President Donald Trump said Saturday he has ordered the Defense Department to prepare for possible military action in Nigeria as he continues to accuse the nation of not doing enough to stem violence against Christians — an accusation Nigeria has repeatedly denied, CNN reports. In a social media post criticizing what he called the…
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US lawmakers intensify calls for Andrew to address Epstein ties
Members of a U.S. congressional committee investigating the Jeffrey Epstein case have intensified their calls for Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to answer questions about his ties to the late financier and sex offender, the BBC reported on Saturday. King Charles stripped Andrew of his title of prince and evicted him from his mansion in the grounds…
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Trump declares Nigeria a country of particular concern over Christian killings
President Trump announced Friday that he is designating Nigeria as a “country of particular concern,” citing the widespread killings of Christians in the country. “Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria,” Trump posted to Truth Social. “Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter. I am hereby making…
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