Nigeria has announced some early results from national elections on Sunday, though a victor in the race to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari is not expected for several days. The vote in Africa’s most populous nation went ahead mostly peacefully, despite some ransacked polling stations and late starts at many others. Nearly 90 million people were eligible to vote on Saturday for a successor to Buhari, with many Nigerians hoping a new leader will do a better job tackling insecurity, economic malaise and growing poverty. Votes in presidential and parliamentary elections are collated in each of Nigeria’s 36 states before the…
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The New Jersey Devils have acquired scoring forward Timo Meier from the San Jose Sharks according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; The Swiss-born Meier was second on the rebuilding Sharks in scoring this season, with 52 points (31 goals, 21 assists) in 57 games. Picked ninth overall in the 2015 NHL Draft by the Sharks, Meier has 154 goals and 162 assists for 316 points in 451 career games with San Jose. Listed at 6-foot-1 and 220 pounds, Meier uses his solid frame to hold off defenders in front of the net and along…
Harem, northwest Syria – Ward Shreit has returned to school and can barely contain his joy. Harem Boys School in rebel-held northwestern Syria reopened its doors on Sunday, nearly three weeks after two devastating earthquakes struck parts of Syria and southeast Turkey, killing tens of thousands of people and affecting the lives of millions of others. “I’m happy to be back at school because I get to see my friends,” Ward, 10, told Al Jazeera. He says he did not lose any family members in the quake, but one of his classmates had died. “I felt sad he wasn’t at…
Two fans were arrested for alleged homophobic abuse at Sunday’s Premier League match between Tottenham and Chelsea.The Metropolitan Police said a total of six arrests were made during the game, with one for assault/homophobic abuse toward a steward and another for homophobic abuse toward a steward. All of those arrested remained in custody as of 7.30pm on Sunday evening.A statement read: “The Met has a dedicated football policing unit whose officers take action against those who ruin the experience for other fans through violence and hate crime at matches.”There is no place for homophobia or hate crime in football or…
Deputy PM Dominic Raab says Britain is close to a deal on post-Brexit trade arrangements in Northern Ireland.Britain is on the cusp of a deal with the European Union to tackle trade and political disruption in Northern Ireland caused by Brexit, Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has said. More than a year of stop-start and sometimes rancorous negotiations between London and Brussels on an overhaul of the 2020 EU exit deal may conclude in the coming days, with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak saying he was “giving it everything” to get a deal done. “We’re on the cusp, we’ve made great…
The Vegas Golden Knights have acquired centre Ivan Barbashev from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for prospect Zach Dean. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; A pending unrestricted free agent, the 27-year-old Barbashev has 10 goals and 19 assists for 29 points in 59 games this season. A second-round draft pick by the Blues in 2014, Barbashev has 78 goals and 100 assists for 178 points in 410 career games. After scoring a career-high 26 goals on 23.4 per cent shooting last season, Barbashev is on pace for 15 goals and shooting 11.6 per cent. He is generating…
Nigerians are still voting in a national election in a few parts of the country where technical and other glitches prevented voting from taking place as scheduled on Saturday. Vote counting was already under way in other places during the historically tight race between three frontrunners competing for the presidency of Africa’s most populous nation. Nearly 90 million voters were eligible to vote in Saturday’s election, which was largely peaceful, although isolated violence, delays and technical hitches forced many to wait until the evening, or Sunday, to vote. After two terms under President Muhammadu Buhari, many Nigerians hope a new…
President Kais Saied says ‘hordes’ of sub-Saharan migrants are causing crime and pose a demographic threat to the North African country, leading to accusations of racism and demonstrations.Hundreds of people have protested on the streets of the Tunisian capital to denounce President Kais Saied, accusing him of racist comments and hate speech against refugees. The demonstrators marched on Saturday to denounce racism and demand that the president apologise for his remarks, which included claims of a plot to erase Tunisia’s identity by overrunning it with sub-Saharan Africans. As the situation becomes tenser and riskier for sub-Saharan Africans in Tunisia, AFP…
At first glance, it is a house like dozens of others in the crowded favelas of Brazil. But this seemingly modest dwelling of 66 square metres (710 square feet), with its exposed brick walls, has just been recognised as the “house of the year” in an international architecture competition. The house honoured by specialised website ArchDaily belongs to Kdu dos Anjos, a 32-year-old artist living in the bustling Aglomerado da Serra favela at the bottom of a hill on the edge of the southeastern city of Belo Horizonte. The two-storey structure defeated some more imposing contest entries from India, Mexico,…
Beau Greaves, 18, continued her dominance on the Women’s Series after winning both events on the opening day of the Women’s Series in Morningside Arena in Leicester By Amar Mehta Last Updated: 26/02/23 9:37am England’s Beau Greaves has been on a winning streak since joining the Women’s Series Beau Greaves extended her run of PDC Women’s Series titles to 10 as the 2023 season got under way in Leicester on Saturday. The 18-year-old claimed the last eight titles of the 2022 Women’s Series and picked up where she left off with victory in both events.Greaves continued her dominance of the…