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Insecurity and rancour among political parties as well as scarcities of fuel and the redesigned national currency could mar Nigeria’s forthcoming elections, the International Crisis Group (ICG) has warned. In a 26-page report published on February 10, titled: Mitigating violence around Nigeria’s 2023 elections, the global conflict prevention and peace-building …

Tiger Woods on Friday said he would play in next week’s PGA Tour event in Los Angeles, marking his return to competitive golf after a seven-month absence as he recovers from injuries sustained in a 2021 car crash. The former world number one, whose appearances have been limited in the …

Chimaroke Nnamani, senator representing Enugu west, says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national working committee (NWC) does not have the power to suspend or expel him. The PDP NWC expelled Nnamani on Friday — three weeks after he was suspended from the party. The senator said the Iyorchia Ayu-led NWC …

Russia attacked the Mykolaiv, Odesa and Dnipropetrovsk regions of Ukraine using drones on Friday, regional officials said. Vitalii Kim, the head of the Mykolaiv region military administration, said in a Telegram post that there were drones flying in the area. He also suggested three drones had been downed by Ukrainian …