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15-year-old with dwarfism exposed after lying about his age to contest election in Nigeria

Fifteen-year-old boy with dwarfism, Sadisu Buba Mahmud, has withdrawn from contesting a House of Representatives seat after he was found to have lied about his age.

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Dr Nkechy Ezeh: Top Nigerian professor jailed 70 months for allegedly siphoning $1.4 million donor funds
Nigeria’s former power minister Saleh Mamman sentenced to 75 years in prison
Prophet Roja’s 2025 prophecy resurfaces after Ghanaians living in South Africa get confronted
UN warns Somalia humanitarian crisis remains 'dire'

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Bike-loving Rutte rides to record term as Dutch PM

3 years ago by AFP

Unlikely star Burl lifts Zimbabwe to 156-8 against Bangladesh

3 years ago by AFP

US basketball star Griner 'hoping' to go home: lawyer

3 years ago by AFP

Nearly 700 migrants crossed Channel on Monday in 2022 record: UK

3 years ago by AFP

Almost 700 migrants and asylum seekers crossed the Channel to Britain in a single day this week, a new record for the year, the UK government said Tuesday. More than 17,000 people have arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel -- one of the world's busiest shipping lanes -- in small boats so far in 2022, according to government figures.

UK PM hopeful sparks anger with jibe at Scottish leader

3 years ago by AFP

Scotland's ruling nationalists on Tuesday angrily rounded on British Conservative frontrunner Liz Truss, after she accused their leader Nicola Sturgeon of being a pro-independence "attention seeker". "Has any politician ever, anywhere, shown less self-awareness than Liz Truss calling Nicola Sturgeon 'attention-seeking'?"

First Ukrainian grain shipment since invasion heads to Istanbul

3 years ago by AFP

The first shipment of grain to leave Ukraine under a deal to ease Russia's naval blockade was expected in Istanbul "after midnight," as Kyiv said Tuesday it had begun mandatory evacuations from the war-torn Donetsk region.

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