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Europe’s top human rights court ruled in favour of Olympic runner Caster Semenya on Tuesday, saying courts in Switzerland should give her a new chance to fight a requirement that female athletes with high natural testosterone take drugs to lower it. The South African double Olympic 800m champion, 32, approached the European Court of Human Rights in February 2021 after losing appeals to CAS, sport’s highest court, and the Swiss Federal Tribunal (SFT) in a long-running legal battle. The ECHR ruled, by a slender majority of four votes to three, that Semenya’s original appeal against World Athletics regulations had not…

The National Population Commission (NPC) has issued a public notice regarding the fake recruitment of 2023 Census officials. The commission posted on its official social media page, Chronicle NG reports. “The Commission wishes to inform the public that it is not undergoing any recruitment exercise for the Census at the moment”. “Kindly note that the commission concluded recruitment of the functionaries for the 2023 Census before the exercise was postponed.

Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun, MFR, CON, has commended the immediate past Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, describing him as one who inspires, unites, and empowers individuals to reach their full potential. Chronicle NG reports that he made this known during a public thanksgiving and appreciation reception organized by the Ikenne Development Association held in honour of Prof. Osinbajo in his hometown, Ikenne, Ogun State, over the weekend. According to the Governor, “Prof. Yemi Osinbajo’s ability to inspire and unite people is truly extraordinary. He has fostered an inclusive and collaborative environment, encouraging teamwork and empowering individuals…

Russia launched 28 kamikaze drones on the southern ports of Odesa and Kyiv in the early hours of Tuesday, Ukraine’s military said, just hours before the start of a NATO summit in Lithuania that will focus on how to tackle security threats from Moscow. Ukraine’s Air Force said that air defence systems shot down 26 of the Iranian-made Shahed drones that Russia launched. Over Odesa, 22 were downed, and two drones hit an administration building in the port, the local governor said. A grain terminal and another terminal near the Odesa port caught fire, which was quickly extinguished, causing no…

A 72-year-old resident of Ede, Osun State, Kareem Aderemi, has reportedly committed suicide by shooting himself with a barrel gun. The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in the state, Kehinde Adeleke, confirmed the incident during an interview with our correspondent on Monday. Six die in police station suicide bomb attack The deceased, who was said to be battling some ailments, including partial blindness, was said to have perpetrated the act at his residence at Alapo’s compound in Ede on Monday when he shot himself with a barrel gun. She further explained, “On July 10,…

A German man has died after a catering worker referred to as Torben K, 46, injected his manhood with silicone oil for penis enlargement. The German reportedly had silicone oil injected into his genitalia by a catering worker who posed as a medic, the Daily Mail reported on Monday. Seven months later, the German succumbed to sepsis after being struck down by a string of health complications. According to the High State prosecutor, Wolf-Tilman Baumert, Torben K., who advertised his service through an online ad, has no medical qualifications. He also performed the surgery in his apartment, located in the…

US President Joe Biden touted a “rock-solid” friendship with Washington’s closest ally, Britain, on Monday, dropping in at Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office in London for talks en route to a NATO summit planned to show Western resolve over Ukraine. Biden landed in London late on Sunday to kick off a three-nation trip, including the NATO summit in Lithuania, at which allies aim to show solidarity with Ukraine against Russia’s invasion while not yet accepting Kyiv as an alliance member. Both sides played down the president’s meeting with Sunak, their fifth in as many months, describing it as a continuation…

Torrential rain across northern India has killed at least 22 people as well as caused landslides and flash floods in the region, authorities and local media said on Monday. Schools in New Delhi were closed after heavy rains lashed the national capital over the weekend, and authorities in the Himalayan states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand asked people not to venture out of their homes unless necessary. Heavy rain floods US Northeast with raging storms At least 22 people died in floods and landslides in the northern states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Punjab on…

Heavy rainstorms poured over parts of New York and Pennsylvania on Sunday, with first responders rescuing people stuck in vehicles along flooded roadways and more wet weather on the way for the U.S. Northeast. US Representative Mike Lawler, who represents New York’s Hudson Valley area north of New York City, posted several videos and photographs on Twitter showing rushing flood waters in Stony Point, a small town on the Hudson River about 40 miles north of Manhattan. “There was significant flooding in Stony Point—homes and cars—and many people evacuated,” he wrote. Similar flooding occurred in Pennsylvania. The Weather Channel showed…

Former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose stated that former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has what it takes to be a minister and that Wike “must serve” in President Tinubu’s cabinet. According to Chronicle NG, Fayose mentioned this during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. Tinubu should thank members of the G5 or Integrity Group inside the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for their participation in his win in the February 25th presidential election, according to the former Ekiti governor. Speaking of Wike as a potential minister in Tinubu’s cabinet, Fayose said, “What is wrong with that? How is anyone…