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France denounces rail line sabotage ahead Olympics opening ceremony

5 months ago1111 min

A “massive attack” against France’s high-speed TGV rail network was an “outrageous criminal act”, Transport Minister Patrice Vergriete said Friday, hours ahead of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. There would be “very serious consequences” for rail traffic throughout the weekend with connections towards northern, eastern and northwestern France halved, Vergriete said, while rail operator SNCF chief executive Jean-Pierre Farandou said 800,000 passengers were affected. Details later AFP All rights reserved. This material, and other digital...

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Sowore Slams Nigerian Police Chief Over Planned ‘Police Award Ceremony’ Amid Poor Salaries For Personnel, N1.5Million Gratuity

9 months ago907 min

Human rights activist and convener of #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore, has decried the poor salaries and the N1.5 million gratuity being given to police officers and retired police personnel respectively by the Nigerian government. Sowore, the former candidate the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2019 and 2023 presidential elections, said it is disheartening that men and officers of the Nigeria Police Force put their lives on the line for 35 years only to get...