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President Mohamed Ghazouani of Mauritania will be reelected, provisional results from all polling stations showed on Sunday, after positioning the country as a strategic ally of the West in a region swept by coups and violence. Ghazouani, who campaigned on a pledge to provide security and economic growth, obtained 56.1% of votes, the country’s independent electoral commission said late on Saturday. His main rival, anti-slavery activist Biram Dah Abeid, received 22.1% of votes, but earlier on Sunday he rejected the results, alleging fraud. The country’s constitutional court is now expected to review the results to announce the final outcome of…

The Director General (DG) of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has described the recent exit of some multinational companies from Nigeria as an opportunity for domestic manufacturers to flourish in the country with proper government empowerment. Segun Ajayi-Kadir, DG MAN, who made this statement, said the glitches suffered due to the exit of the multinationals could be turned into an opportunity by the government placing the spotlight on homegrown manufacturers and empowering the domestic manufacturing sector. “I think there is a strong lesson to be learned here. The big ones leaving are the multinationals, which should send a clear…

A helicopter belonging to the Nigerian Air Force crashed in the early hours of Monday in Tami village, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Eyewitness said the incident occurred at approximately 5:00 am, causing significant alarm among residents. The helicopter, said to be on a routine operational flight, experienced technical difficulties that led to the crash. Fortunately, the pilot managed to execute emergency protocols effectively, ensuring his survival. Locals at the scene reported that the pilot emerged from the wreckage largely unscathed. Residents of Tami village quickly gathered at the crash site, offering assistance where possible and expressing relief…

President William Ruto has applauded the Kenyan police efforts during the anti-finance bill protests. Ruto admitted that 19 people were killed in anti-Finance Bill protests that rocked Kenya in the past few weeks. “I think the police have done the best they could. If there are any excesses, we have mechanisms to make sure that those excesses are dealt with,” Ruto said, despite footage of police tear gassing and opening live rounds on citizens during protests against the controversial Finance Bill. Asked if his applause for the police means he has no regrets about the abductions and no regrets about…

Ecuador secured a place in the Copa America quarterfinals on Sunday after grinding out a 0-0 draw with Mexico, who bowed out of the tournament after finishing third in Group B. Ecuador, who are looking to reach their first semi-final since hosting the event in 1993, face defending champions Argentina in the quarters, while group winners Venezuela, who beat Jamaica 3-0, take on Canada. Ecuador finished level with Mexico on four points but progressed to the last eight thanks to a superior goal difference. in the European Championship. I think it’s the best game I’ve ever seen. Mexico manager Jaime…

Spain recovered from the shock of conceding an early own goal to eventually overrun a tireless and spirited Georgia 4-1 on Sunday.  After enduring a near-constant early assault, with outstanding keeper Giorgi Mamardashvili making several good saves, Georgia stunned the crowd by taking the lead with their first attack after 18 minutes, when Otar Kakabadze’s fizzing cross was diverted into his own net by the chest of La Roja’s Robin Le Normand. The Spaniards levelled the last-16 contest through Rodri from the edge of the box in the 39th minute, and, after Khvicha Kvaratskhelia almost scored a stunning second from…

Jude Bellingham rescued England from crashing out of Euro 2024 against Slovakia on Sunday with a stunning 95th-minute equaliser before Harry Kane’s early extra-time winner sent the sub-par pre-tournament favourites into the quarter-finals. Slovakia started far sharper than  and gave their opponents several warnings before Ivan Schranz placed a deft finish past goalkeeper Jordan Pickford in the 25th minute. England, who will next face Switzerland, had come back to win their last three Euro games, in which they conceded first, including the last edition’s semi-final, and thought they were level shortly after the break, but Phil Foden was clearly offside…

Residents of Ondo and Ekiti State have been alerted of power outage from July to August 2024 by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). TCN announced its plans to carry out critical maintenance work on the 132 kV Akure Osogbo transmission line. According to a public notice seen by Chronicle NG on Sunday, the upgrade will disrupt power supply to Ondo and Ekiti states for two months. The notice further indicated that the affected states will experience power outages that will last nine hours daily, starting from Monday, July 1, to August 31. “Please be informed that the Transmission Company…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Olayemi Cardoso, “to account for and explain the whereabouts of the over N100 billion ‘dirty and bad notes’ and ‘other large sum of cash awaiting examination’ which are kept in various branches of the CBN.” In a letter dated June 29, 2024, and signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, SERAP said the allegations are documented in the latest annual report recently published by the Auditor-General of the Federation. The organisation (SERAP) said these allegations by the Auditor-General suggest grave violations of…

Lautaro Martínez scored twice, and Argentina, playing without the injured Lionel Messi, wrapped up Copa America group play with a 2-0 win over Peru on Saturday night. A nicely placed through ball from Ángel Di María led to Martínez’s first goal in the 47th minute. After being embraced by teammates, Martínez went to hug Messi, who was standing near La Albiceleste’s bench. “I went to hug Leo for everything he means to us,” Martínez said through an interpreter. Martínez doubled Argentina’s lead in the 86th minute and now has a tournament-leading four goals. “Every time I wear this shirt, I…