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US court sentences man for plotting with ISIS to bomb Nigerian church in Pittsburgh

Daily Dispatch November 10, 2022

A federal court in the United States sentenced Mustafa Mousab Alowemer of Pennsylvania to 208 months in prison (17 years and 3 months) for conspiring with an international terrorist organisation, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), to bomb a Nigerian church in Pittsburgh, US.

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Eight Nigerian-Americans elected in U.S. midterm elections

Daily Dispatch November 9, 2022

No fewer than eight Nigerian-Americans have emerged victorious in Tuesday’s midterm elections in the United States. Five of the Nigerian descent winners were elected as the Georgia State House of Representatives, one emerged as a state representative in Pennsylvania, while another was declared winner in Minnesota. The eight Nigerian-Americans winners include Adeoye

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Trump to launch 2024 presidential campaign after midterm election

Daily Dispatch November 8, 2022

Former President Donald Trump has said he will announce the launch his 2024 presidential campaign after the ongoing US mid term elections. Trump made this known at a Save America rally in Vandalia, Ohio on the eve of the midterm elections. The former US president said he will make a “big announcement” on Nov. 15 […]

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Passenger Plane Plunges Into Lake Victoria In Tanzania

Daily Dispatch November 6, 2022

By AFP A domestic passenger plane plunged into Lake Victoria in Tanzania early on Sunday due to bad weather shortly before landing in the northwestern city of Bukoba, police said, adding that rescue efforts were under way. “There was an accident involving a Precision Air plane which… crashed into water about 100 metres from the airport,” […]

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Former Pakistan Prime Minister, Imran Khan shot

Daily Dispatch November 3, 2022

The former Pakistan Prime Minister, Imran Khan, was shot in the country’s east on Thursday, wounding him in the process, his aide said. The attack took place in Wazirabad, about 200 km (120 miles) from the capital, Islamabad. According to a member of Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, many of Khan’s colleagues were also wounded. […]

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US House Speaker Pelosi’s husband ‘violently assaulted’

Daily Dispatch October 28, 2022

Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was “violently assaulted” after a break-in at the couple’s San Francisco home early on Friday, her office said in a statement. “The assailant is in custody and the motivation for the attack is under investigation,” the statement said. “Mr. Pelosi was taken to the hospital, where […]