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Cuba Completes Release Of 553 Prisoners Despite US U-turn On Deal

Havana has freed 553 inmates under Vatican-mediated deal, despite Trump’s reversal on US sanctions relief. Cuba has released 553 prisoners under a Vatican-mediated agreement, despite the collapse of a United States pledge to ease sanctions in return. The island nation’s highest judicial authority announced late on Monday that the last of the prisoners had been freed, Cuba’s state-run media reported. Havana said in January that with the mediation of the Catholic Church, it had agreed with the Biden administration to release “political prisoners” in return for being removed from the US terrorism blacklist. However, on taking office, President Donald Trump reversed the decision, reinstating sanctions and temporarily halting the process. “Authorities of the Supreme People’s Court of Cuba affirm that these 553 people are already free and that the process has concluded,” the media report said. The Biden administration had initially framed the agreement around the release of “political prisoners”, but Cuban officials described the freed individuals as “553 people sanctioned for diverse crimes”. Rights groups had noted a gradual release of detainees over the past week, though noted that some appeared to be common criminals. The release comes amid longstanding international pressure from the US, the European Union, the Catholic Church, and human rights organisations for Cuba to free hundreds of protesters arrested during antigovernment demonstrations on July 11, 2021. The protests were the largest since Fidel Castro’s 1959 revolution, prompted by widespread discontent over economic hardship, food shortages, and the government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The crowds called for political change and greater freedoms. Cuban authorities maintain that those jailed were involved in crimes such as arson, vandalism, and sedition. Watchdog groups estimate that about 200 protest-related detainees were released last week, although limited information has made verification difficult. The state media report did not clarify how many of the 553 prisoners freed under the Vatican-brokered deal were linked to the 2021 protests. Follow Al Jazeera English:...

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Shallipopi Laho Lyrics

Shallipopi – Laho Laho Lyrics by Shallipopi Shoutout everywhere, who be lover boy for Benin wey dey scatter area? Ayy D?mwan no make é noise wee evbana Gunuvb?, shh Eri ma ghya wvbe w? ?do Shalli-fucking-Popi (Wahala) The President (Say) of Pluto Fayaman Say Desperado, many many My amigo, Balotelli Ladies taking me photo (Confirm) Paparazzi, ah Don Julio, don dey high me Ah, ah Ghe gunmwen de o, lah? Ni paste aza, laho Aza mwe dry o, laho Ye, ye-oh Gh? gunmwen de ?, laho Ni paste aza, laho Aza mw? dry o, laho Ye, ye-oh, laho Ye, laho Ye, ye-oh, laho Ye, laho Ye, ye-oh, laho Ye It’s not the way you’re seeing me here And because of the way you’re talking to me here You think if you see me in the street of You see me in the street of Sapele road Or you see me in Or you see me in third junction You can talk to me like this? Minister of enjoyment Intercontinental (No go dey), monumental (Ehn?), ah We go live forever (Ever, ever), ah Drop another banger, oh (Wahala) I dey mad they must be mental (Problem) Smoking zaza, na hin make I forget your matter Ghe gunmwen de o, lah? Ni paste aza, laho Aza mwe dry o, laho Ye, ye-oh Gh? gunmwen de ?, laho Ni paste aza, laho Aza mw? dry o, laho Ye, ye-oh, laho Ye, laho Ye, ye-oh, laho Ye, laho Ye, ye-oh, laho Desperado, many many (Confirm) My amigo, Balotelli Ladies taking me photo Paparazzi, ah Don Julio, don dey high me (No go dey) Say, say, say, say Tags: LyricsShallipopi

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Abandoned No More: Monday Okpebholo Promises Roads And Development To Neglected Communities

Igbos in Benin City Endorse Monday Okpebholo, Vow Never to Support PDP Again

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United, Juve Table 20m-per-year Osimhen Offers

English Premier League side Manchester United and Italian Serie A giants Juventus are pushing hard to sign Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen ahead of the summer transfer window, as both clubs are said to have tabled a € 20m-per-year deal for the player, Saturday PUNCH reports. According to Turkish journalist Ali Naci Küçük, Manchester United have offered Osimhen a contract worth £660,000-a-week to join the club this summer. Both Juventus and United have tabled an offer worth £17.1m per year net, which works out at around £330,000-a-week after tax. That would be £660,000-a-week before tax in the UK, making him their highest-paid player. The Red Devils are in the market for a new striker ahead of the new season after struggling to score goals, with Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee both failing to have the desired impact at Old Trafford following their big-money moves in recent campaigns. Osimhen has emerged as one of the top targets for the transfer window, with the Nigerian international expected to leave Napoli, and it has now been revealed that INEOS chiefs have made their offer already. According to reports from Turkey, Galatasaray are desperate to keep hold of Osimhen following his loan spell this season, but financially, it looks like a difficult deal for them. “There is a high possibility that Osimhen will say goodbye (to Galatasaray), but there is no decision made at the moment,” Küçük said. “Juventus and Manchester United clearly want Osimhen. Fenerbahçe tested the waters at the beginning of the season and in the mid-season transfer window, but there is no way. “Osimhen asked for €15m from Galatasaray. Juventus and Manchester’s offer is a net €20m [£660,000-a-week.” After joining Galatasaray on loan at the start of the season, Osimhen has had a phenomenal season in Turkey this year with 29 goals and six assists in 33 appearances for the Istanbul club. The 26-year-old currently receives a net salary of around €10m per season, although some outlets in Italy report the figure to be closer to €11m. Galatasaray are covering €6m of that amount for the duration of his season-long loan, meaning that Napoli are presumably still picking up the remainder of his contract.