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• The path Israel Adesanya took to UFC middleweight championship is storied one • The Nigerian born fighter was moved to New Zealand when just 10-year-old • He had to endure racial abuse and street fighting as he grew up in new country • On Sunday he solidified his status as one of the best …
The management of Ambrose Alli University (AAU) in Edo says it will need about N500 million to construct a befitting mini stadium in the school environment in honour of the country’s sports men and women who graduated from the institution. Ignatius Onimawo, the vice-chancellor of the state-owned university, disclosed this while speaking on the preparations …
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The most xenophobic and isolationist American president in modern history has been selling America to foreign powers for his own personal benefit. Trump withdrew American troops from the Syrian-Turkish border, leaving our Kurdish allies to be slaughtered and opening the way for a resurgent Islamic State. Trump’s rationale? He promised to bring our soldiers home. …
In GM (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWCA Civ 1630, handed down on Friday, the Court of Appeal provides a helpful summary of where we currently stand with private and family life cases under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. General observations on Article 8 As …
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When tangling with a bully, it’s more about power than content. But to truly topple a bully from the top spot you have to address the toxic forces that got him there. Illustration by Christine Rösch As the next Democratic debates approach, Joe Biden’s advisers are probably giving him a crash course on Spotify; Elizabeth …
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