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In Movie-Type Scenario: How Mistress Of Notorious Mexican Drug Lord ‘El Mencho’ Led To His Killing

In Movie-Type Scenario: How Mistress Of Notorious Mexican Drug Lord ‘El Mencho’ Led To His Killing

*The Fighting *Chase In The Woods *Army, Air Force, Elite Special Forces Involved Mexico’s most notorious cartel boss was located and killed after intelligence agencies were able to track down one of his lovers to his secluded resort compound, officials said today. Mexico’s Defense Secretary Ricardo Trevilla said agents identified a man close to a girlfriend of New Generation Jalisco Cartel boss Nemesio 'El Mencho' Oseguera prior to Sunday’s raid. The intelligence officers found that the woman was taken to Tapalpa, a mountainside getaway community in Jalisco where Oseguera and his men were located, Trevilla told reporters. While the girlfriend…
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Gunshots Rock Yenagoa As Cult Clash Leaves 3 Dead, Residents Flee Homes

Gunshots Rock Yenagoa As Cult Clash Leaves 3 Dead, Residents Flee Homes

By Emmanuel Ogoigbe, Warri At least three persons have been killed in a violent cult clash at the Igbogene suburb of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital.  The attack, which occured Sunday night, triggered panic as gunshots were heard in different sections of the area. Though the identities of the victims could not be immediately ascertained, eyewitnesses described the clash as a continuation of cult-related violence plaguing parts of the state. Residents reportedly fled their homes, and business activities were halted during the orgy of violence. A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear for his life, called for intensified security…
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Day 3: We’re Ready To Die For Next Generations To Enjoy Freedom -Iranian Protesters

Day 3: We’re Ready To Die For Next Generations To Enjoy Freedom -Iranian Protesters

"We are not afraid of losing our lives. We all are willing to put our lives on the line so at least the next generations of this country will live in freedom and peace.” More than 45 days after a brutal January crackdown that left thousands of Iranian protesters dead, students across several universities are protesting again, with reasons. Now in their third day since last Saturday, the protests have spread to universities across the capital Tehran and the north-eastern city of Mashhad, with videos showing students chanting anti-regime slogans and clashes breaking out between protesters and Basij forces, state-backed…
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Cartels Hold Mexico By Jugular, Unleash Violence After Soldiers Kill Drug Lord ‘El Mencho’

Cartels Hold Mexico By Jugular, Unleash Violence After Soldiers Kill Drug Lord ‘El Mencho’

A major Mexican resort town was under siege yesterday as drug cartels lashed out after the leader of the brutal Jalisco New Generation Cartel was killed in a military raid, authorities said. President Donald Trump last year declared the cartel an international terrorist organization and pressured Mexico to crack down, while the US had a $15 million bounty on Oseguera Cervantes, the now slain cartel boss. Tourists in Puerto Vallarta were warned to stay indoors as narco gangs went on a rampage following the death of drug kingpin Nemesio “El Mencho” Cervantes, the powerful head of the violent crime outfit.…
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JUST IN! His Life A Lesson For Nigerians: St Francis Of Assisi’s Remains In Full Public Display For First Time

JUST IN! His Life A Lesson For Nigerians: St Francis Of Assisi’s Remains In Full Public Display For First Time

*Africans Among Hundreds Of Thousands Coming To View His Skeleton *4 Oct Public Holiday To Be Reinstated To Make 800th Anniversary Of Death Saint Francis of Assisi’s skeleton went on full public display from yesterday for the first time, in a move that is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of visitors. Inside a nitrogen-filled case with the Latin inscription 'Corpus Sancti Francisci' (the body of Saint Francis), the remains are being shown in the Italian hillside town’s Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi. St Francis, who died on 3 October 1226, founded the Franciscan order after renouncing his wealth…
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‘Proud’ Arteta Praises Arsenal Over 5-Point Gap, Barca Overtake Madrid To Storm Back To La Liga Summit

‘Proud’ Arteta Praises Arsenal Over 5-Point Gap, Barca Overtake Madrid To Storm Back To La Liga Summit

*Eberechi Eze Standout Gunner, Coach Gushes By Jonathan Wilson, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium "After what happened against Wolves it was tough but that’s the beauty of this game." Mikel Arteta said that he could not be “prouder or happier” after his Arsenal side restored their five-point lead at the top of the Premier League table with a 4-1 win against Tottenham yesterday that he suggested could be a “turning point” in their season. This was an emphatic response after squandering a 2-0 lead at Wolves on Wednesday, a result that means City will win the league if they win all…
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Posers Over FCT Poll Results: APC 5, PDP 1, ADC 0, Did Wike’s Camp Have Ominous Insight?

Posers Over FCT Poll Results: APC 5, PDP 1, ADC 0, Did Wike’s Camp Have Ominous Insight?

*Selection, Not Election -Transition Monitoring Group, CISLAC *'Wike Should Not Have Monitored Elections On Polling Day, Has No Constitutional Role In Poll Management' *FG Choking Political Space -Atiku By Felix Durumbah, Abuja Worrying questions are being asked over how the inner circle of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, appeared to have an inkling of how the results of Saturday's Area Council elections in the nation's capital would go, particularly pertaining to those of the vociferous opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC). Interestingly, the party, which has FCT's lone Senator, Ireti Kingibe, a Wike archrival since 2023 for control…
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JUST IN! Fresh Protests Rock Iran, As Trump Targets Assassination Of Khameini’s Son, Top Mullahs

JUST IN! Fresh Protests Rock Iran, As Trump Targets Assassination Of Khameini’s Son, Top Mullahs

Despite the reported killing of about 30,000 peaceful protesters by state security agents barely a month ago, another round of protests has occurred in the Islamic Republic of Iran. This time, university students have resumed protesting against the Ayatollah Khameini-led regime on the first day of a new semester, as US President Donald Trump considered limited military strikes to pressure the government into signing a new nuclear deal. The Pentagon has orchestrated a massive naval deployment to the region that includes two aircraft carriers, fighter jets and refuelling planes, giving Trump the option to launch limited, or extended, operations against…
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FCT Council Polls: APC Wins Bwari Chairmanship, PDP Gwagwalada

FCT Council Polls: APC Wins Bwari Chairmanship, PDP Gwagwalada

Joshua Ishaku of All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared winner of the Bwari Area Council Chairmanship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The election was conducted across the 10 wards of the council— Igu, Shere, Dutse, Ushafa, Byazhin, Kuduru, Kubwa, Usuma, Bwari Central and Kawu. Announcing the results today in Bwari, the Returning Officer for the election, Professor Mohammed Nurudeen, stated that Ishaku polled a total of 18,466 votes to emerge victorious in Saturday's poll. Nurudeen said: "I am the Returning Officer for the 2026 FCT Area Council Bwari Chairmanship held on Feb. 21, 2026. That Joshua…
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FCT Poll: How APC’s Maikalangu Won AMAC Chairmanship -INEC

FCT Poll: How APC’s Maikalangu Won AMAC Chairmanship -INEC

Incumbent Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Christopher Maikalangu, who is candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been re-elected Chairman of the council. Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Collation Officer for AMAC, Professor Andrew Abue, who disclosed this while reeling out results of yesterday's Area Council poll results, added that Maikalangu was returned elected having scored the highest number of votes cast, 40,295 of the total number of valid votes of 62,861 in the election. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) came second with 12,109 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party…
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