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The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, says fighting corruption in Nigeria is not as difficult as it is generally perceived. Obi stated this at a talk show session on youth and leadership opportunities with students of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, on Friday. “We are talking about corruption, but let me tell you, fighting corruption is not as difficult as people make it look. “If you, your wife and children are not stealing, you have reduced corruption by 60 per cent. “I’ve served as chairman of a bank at a time when most people who were…

With his nape-prickling vocal-fried whispers switching up to heartfelt roars, Chino Moreno has one of the most distinctive voices in rock history, and he has led Deftones for more than 30 years of cerebral yet mosh-ready alt-metal. As the band release their 10th studio album Private Music, he’ll join us to answer your questions.Moreno has been there from the very start of Deftones in the late 1980s, playing with two high school friends, guitarist Stephen Carpenter and drummer Abe Cunningham, in a Sacramento, California, garage. The lineup settled in 1993 and they were signed by Madonna’s label Maverick just as…

Government says move aims to boost ‘fight against insecurity’ as armed gangs continue to carry out attacks across the country.Haiti’s government has announced a three-month state of emergency in several parts of the country as it battles surging gang violence.The measure will cover the West, Centre and Artibonite departments, the latter of which is known as Haiti’s “rice basket” and has experienced an increase in attacks by armed groups in recent months.In a statement on Saturday, the government said the state of emergency would allow the Haitian authorities to “continue the fight against insecurity and respond to the agricultural and…

World champion Luke Littler demonstrated his phenomenal teenage talent in Wollongong by winning the star-studded Australian Darts Masters. A year after being humbled in the final of the biggest invitation event to be played in Australia, the 18-year-old this time made no mistake, winning all three of his matches convincingly on Saturday night to lift yet another big title.He also crushed Damon Heta’s homecoming dream as he hammered Australia’s top player, the world No 10, in the quarter-finals. After defeating Heta 6-3 in the last eight and Stephen Bunting 7-4 in the semis, Littler outplayed Belgian Mike de Decker to…

Joaquin Oliver was 17 years old when he was shot in the hallway of his high school. An older teenager, expelled some months previously, had opened fire with a high-powered rifle on Valentine’s Day in what became America’s deadliest high school shooting. Seven years on, Joaquin says he thinks it’s important to talk about what happened on that day in Parkland, Florida, “so that we can create a safer future for everyone”.But sadly, what happened to Joaquin that day is that he died. The oddly metallic voice speaking to the ex-CNN journalist Jim Acosta in an interview on Substack this…

Uruguay striker Darwin Nunez completes $62m move from Premier League champions Liverpool to Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal.The Saudi Arabian soccer league has secured its latest marquee signing after Darwin Nunez completed the move from Liverpool to Al Hilal on Saturday.The Uruguay international cost a reported 46.3 million pounds ($62m) and has signed a three-year contract.Al Hilal, Saudi Arabia’s most successful team, has been searching for another star signing after releasing Brazil great Neymar in January.Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes rejected a move before the Club World Cup in June, and there was also reported interest in former Napoli striker Victor…

Former Palestinian international player Suleiman Al-Obeid was killed by an Israeli attack on aid seekers in Gaza on Wednesday.Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has criticised the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)’s tribute to the late Suleiman Al-Obeid, known as the “Palestinian Pele,” after European football’s governing body failed to reference the circumstances surrounding his death this week.The Palestine Football Association said that Al-Obeid, 41, was killed by an Israeli attack on civilians waiting for humanitarian aid in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday.In a brief post on the social media platform X, UEFA called the former national team member “a…

Succes Masra denies the charges against him, which relate to inter-communal clashes that left dozens dead in May.Chad’s former prime minister and opposition leader Succes Masra has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for disseminating racist and xenophobic messages that incited violence.Defence lawyer Kadjilembay Francis told reporters following Saturday’s ruling at a court in the Chadian capital, N’Djamena, that Masra would appeal his sentence.“He has just been subjected to ignominy and unworthy humiliation,” Francis said.Masra, who was prime minister between January and May last year, is the head of the Transformers party and a sharp critic of Mahamat Deby, Chad’s…

James Marsden is opening up about coming back to the big screen as Cyclops. In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Marsden spoke about how he feels to reprise his role as comic book character Cyclops in the upcoming film, Avengers: Doomsday. “I’m getting a little long in the tooth to put on the superhero costume. [Laughs.] I was excited because you’re a part of something gigantic,” he said. “I’ve spent 20 years listening to people say, ‘When are you coming back? When are you coming back? Are you coming back?’” The Paradise actor continued, “I’m dead. Well, maybe not. I’m…

10 The United States and Turkey have held fresh high-level talks aimed at strengthening cooperation on key regional issues, with the ongoing crisis in Libya topping the agenda. The meeting took place in Istanbul between US Senior Advisor for Africa, Massad Boulos, and Turkey’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hakan Fidan. Boulos confirmed the discussions in a post on social media platform X on Friday, saying the talks focused on “joint efforts” in Libya, Sudan, and Somalia, as well as broader African affairs. He emphasised that creating the right conditions for peace is essential for enabling long-term growth and prosperity across…