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In the latest example of a systematic campaign to restrict media freedom in Russia, the editor of an independent newspaper has reportedly been fined. Sergei Sokolov, of the Novaya Gazeta publication, had previously been detained by authorities for discrediting the army. Mr Sokolov said he did not agree with the charge against him. The official…
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The European Parliament has adopted a resolution against oppression in Russia following the death of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. The resolution passed with 506 votes in favour and nine against, while 32 members abstained. The resolution condemns Mr Navalny’s death in a remote Arctic penal colony earlier this month and holds the Russian government and…
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Alexei Navalny once hit out at the “corrupt officials” living in London who allegedly help Vladimir Putin’s regime stash dirty money, Sky News reports. In this never-before-seen interview, the late Russian opposition leader spoke about his hope for a better future for his country – and the risks he knew he was taking. “I am an optimist,”…
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United States president Joe Biden met with the widow of Alexei Navalny, Yulia Navalnaya, and his daughter, Dasha, on Thursday during the president’s trip to California. Navalny, the longtime Russian opposition politician and critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, died in prison last week at age 47. After her husband’s death, Yulia Navalnaya accused Putin of being involved in his death and…
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Navalny team offering cash reward for ‘information on his murder’ Alexei Navalny’s team are offering €50,000 for “valuable and complete information about the murder of Alexei Navalny”. The team have also offered to organise travel from whatever country those with information are in, if required – suggesting they will pay for those in Russia to…
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A British-Russian national and opposition activist has alleged there is a state-backed hit squad killing Vladimir Putin’s opponents. Speaking from behind bars in a video link to court, Vladimir Kara-Murza urged Russians not to give up after Alexei Navalny’s death. The prominent campaigner, who is serving a 25-year sentence for criticising the war, has brought…
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A socialite and petrol station owner in Akure, the Ondo State capital, Sesan Adelabu, popularly known as Emirates, has reportedly macheted his wife Mrs Bolu Adelabu to death. LEADERSHIP Sunday gathered that after killing his wife, Adelabu was said to have committed suicide by drinking sniper, an insecticide substance. The victim reportedly macheted his wife to death…
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Oscar Pistorius has been freed on parole nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend in a case that made global headlines. The former Paralympic champion – once celebrated as the ‘blade runner’ – was granted parole in November and today left a South African jail and is now at home, South Africa’s correctional services department said. Pistorius shot…
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A 19-year-old Nigerian international student in Canada identified as Stephen Afolabi Opaso, fondly called Zigi by peers, was shot dead by Canadian police in Manitoba on December 31, 2023, sparking reactions from Nigerians and the diaspora community. The incident involved the killing of Opaso, a student of the University of Manitoba by the Winnipeg Police…
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The Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Murtfwang, has declared that the killings in the state must be brought to an end. The governor said he has already cried out to President Bola Tinubu to fish out the killers and also put a permanent end to the attacks in the state. Murtfwang, in a statement he…
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President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday condemned the brutal attacks in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi local government areas, LGAs, of Plateau State, where over 115 persons were killed by bandits. MEZIESBLOG recalls that the gunmen had on Christmas Eve invaded the local councils, killed at least 115 villagers and burnt down 17 communities. The state governor, Caleb…
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The Edo State Police Command said it is aware of the recent surge in secret cult fighting and the killings in Benin, which have claimed the lives of innocent citizens, including Hillary Nosa Odia, a staff of Independent Television and Radio, Benin City. Odia was reportedly shot dead on Christmas Eve at a drinking joint…
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Unidentified gunmen, suspected to be assassins, on Thursday, brutally murdered Dr. David Adefikayo, the Medical Director of Dafikayo Clinic, in his residence in Kanbi, Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State. The assailants, whose motives remain unclear, according to information, gained entry into Dr. Adefikayo’s home around 8:30pm, and despite the doctor’s desperate pleas and…
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A 42-year-old woman has died and two others have been injured after a shooting in Hackney, east London, on Tuesday, the Metropolitan Police said. Police were called to Vine Close at 6.28pm to reports of a shooting. Officers attended, along with paramedics from the London Ambulance Service, and found three people with gunshot wounds. The…
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Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have killed Eze Joe Ochulor, the traditional ruler of the Otulu community in Ezinihitte, Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State. MEZIESBLOG learnt that the traditional ruler was kidnapped on Saturday morning and killed in the evening but his body was not found until Sunday morning. A community source who pleaded anonymity…
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A former Minneapolis police officer jailed over the murder of George Floyd is “expected to survive” after being stabbed by a fellow inmate, according to officials. Derek Chauvin was “seriously injured” during the attack in a prison in Arizona on Friday, according to a law enforcement source familiar with the incident. Prison officials said on Friday that…
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