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U.S. jury finds Nigerian guilty of hacking

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2018

A jury in Atlanta, Georgia United States has found a Nigerian guilty on federal charges related to hacking universities. Prosecutors said in a news release Monday that 34-year-old Olayinka Olaniyi and co-defendant 29-year-old Damilola Solomon Ibiwoye ran several phishing scams targeting

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Another terror attack in London?

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2018

A man was detained after a car smashed into the security barriers outside the House of Parliament in London, several pedestrians were injured in the incident, the Metropolitan Police said on Tuesday. “At 7.37 a.m. today, a car was in collision with barriers outside the Houses of Parliament. The male driver of the car was […]

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Appeal court reinstates Nigerian doctor after manslaughter conviction

Daily Dispatch August 13, 2018

A UK appeal court on Monday reinstated a Nigerian doctor, Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba, whose name was struck off the medical register after she was convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence over the death of a six-year-old boy in her care. Bawa-Garba, a junior doctor specialising in paediatrics, was held responsible for the death of Jack Adcock, […]

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Tunisian president proposes inheritance equality for women

Daily Dispatch August 13, 2018

President Beji Essebsi of Tunisia on Monday proposed giving women equal inheritance rights despite protests from thousands of people objecting to any challenge to Islamic law. The North African Muslim country, which toppled autocrat Zine Ben-Ali in 2011, grants women more rights than other countries in the region, and since in 2017 has allowed Muslim […]

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Truck kills Italy’s African labourers

Daily Dispatch August 13, 2018

Italy’s African Labourers slammed into an oncoming truck and somersaulted across the tarmac killing 12 of the men packed inside. Just 48 hours earlier, a near identical crash on a neighbouring road killed four other African workers, as they too returned home from a gruelling day harvesting tomatoes in the sun-roasted corner of southern Italy. […]

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U.S. newspapers begin media war on Trump

Daily Dispatch August 12, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump is facing a serious criticism following his recent attacks on the media and associating them with “fake news”. A Boston newspaper is now calling for publications nationwide to take a coordinated editorial stand against his administration. “We are not the enemy of the people,” The Associated Press quoted Marjorie Pritchard, deputy […]