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Super Eagles, others assured tight security amid Mohammed Morsi’s death

Ihesiulo Grace 19 June 2019

Organisers of the Africa Cup of Nations which kicks off on Friday in Egypt have assured all the participating teams including the Super Eagles of maximum security in the wake of the death of former President, Mohammed Morsi. The organisers have promised to beef up all the six venues that will

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Egypt Hangs Five for Murder and Theft      

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2015 0

Authorities in Egypt have hanged five people convicted of murder and theft, the interior ministry said on Sunday. They were executed in a prison in the southern province of Assyut after the appeals process had been exhausted, a ministry statement said. No more details were supplied about the individual cases. Dozens of Islamists have been […]

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Morsi Gets 20 Years Jail Sentence

Ihesiulo Grace 21 April 2015 0

Former Egyptian President, Mohammed Morsi, was on Tuesday sentenced to 20 years in prison by an Egyptian court in connection with the deaths of protesters during demonstrations against his rule in 2012. The former president also faces charges in two other trials. Morsi supporters attacked opposition protesters outside the presidential palace in December 2012, sparking […]

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Ex-Egyptian President Faces Death Penalty in First Verdict over Protesters' Death

Ihesiulo Grace 20 April 2015 0

Egypt’s ex-president Mohammed Morsi faces being sentenced to death on Tuesday on charges of inciting the killing of protestors in the first verdict against him nearly two years after his fall from power. He also faces the death penalty in two other trials, including one in which he is accused of spying for foreign powers, and […]