2024 Olympics: Paris mayor calls for Russian athletes to be banned from Games

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo changed her stance on Russian competitors at the 2024 Olympics on Tuesday saying they should be banned “while the war continues” in Ukraine, her office said.

Last month Hidalgo said she believed Russians could take part “under a neutral flag” to avoid “depriving athletes of competition”.

On Tuesday she told French media her earlier position was “indecent” because a neutral flag, “does not really exist” although she said there should be a place for “dissident Russians who want to parade under the refugee flag”. Her office said this was a “clarification” of her position.

They would, she said, be athletes who do not “support Vladimir Putin in his aggression”.

The Refugee Olympic Team competed for the first time in the Rio Games in 2016, where it was made up of 10 athletes originally from Syria, Ethiopia,

South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Hidalgo did not address the issue of the participation of Belarusian athletes.

While French President Emmanuel Macron and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) did not immediately respond to Hidalgo’s remarks, the French ministry of sports and the Olympics told AFP the question of a “possible participation” under a neutral flag in Paris is being “discussed” by the IOC but “has not been the subject of any decision”.

The ministry reaffirmed French “support” for “maintaining all economic, political, diplomatic, sports and cultural sanctions” against Russia.

Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022, Russians and Belarusians have been banned from most world sporting events.

WHEREAS the person whose name is set out in the first column hereunder died intestate on the date place stated in the said in the column.

AND WHEREAS the person(s) whose name (s) and address(s) and relation(s) to the deceased are set out in the second column hereto has/have applied to the High Court of Justice, Nasarawa State for the grant of Letters of Administration of the Real and personal properties/estate of the said deceased.

NOTICE: IS HEREBY GIVEN that Letter of Administration (without will) will be granted to such applicant/applicants unless a “NOTICE TO PROHIBIT” the grant is file in this Registry within Twenty- One (21) days from the date hereof.

NAME OF DECEASED PERSON

In The High Court Of Justice Of Nasarawa State Of Nigeria In The Probate Division Schedule

Dogara Yahaya Musa late of Nasarawa, Died on the 5th day of July, 2022 at Nasarawa

Halima Yahaya Usman late of Nasarawa, Died on the 27th day of May, 2022 at Nasarawa

Warai Justina Ezekiel Auta late of Lafia, Died on the 17th day of July, 2022 at Lafia

Warai Nabuth Ezekiel Auta late of Lafia, Died on the 9th day of May, 2005 at Lafia

Ernestina Esther Ogbuodi late of Lafia, Died on the 28th day of October, 2022 at Lafia

Haruna Maiwada late of Garaku, Died on the 11th day of July, 2022 at Garaku.

Sidi Vincent late of Lafia, Died on the 18th day of September, 2022 at Lafia

Eche Desmond Ihopo late of Akwanga, Died on the 25th day of December, 2022 at Kadarko

Okuba Ameha Mary late of Karu, Died on the 12th day of June, 2022 at Jos

Ogila Florence late of Lafia, Died on the 19th day of April, 2022 at Lafia

Victoria Nongove late of Awe, Died on the 3rd day of November, 2020 at Awe

Usman Mohammed Agahu late of Akwanga, Died on the 30th day of September, 2021 at Jos

Michael Mohammed late of Nasarawa, Died on the 24th day of July, 2019 at Garaku

Abdullahi Adamu late of Doma, Died on the 3rd day of November, 2022 at Kaduna

Adamu Otokpa Ismaila late of Gitata, Died on the 30th day of July, 2020 at Keffi

Osein Oduh late of Agaza, Died on the 24th day of February, 2017 at Agaza

Solomon Akala Auway late of Lafia, Died on the 1st day of April, 2018 at Lafia

Lawrence Nicholas late of Duduguru, Died on the 6th day of November, 2022 at Jos

NAME(S) AND ADDRESS (ES) OF APPLICANT(S)

Isah Yahaya of Nasarawa the lawful Son of the said deceased

Isah Yahaya of Nasarawa the lawful Son of the said deceased

Auta Warai Ezekiel of Lafia the lawful Widower of the said deceased.

Auta Warai Ezekiel of Lafia the lawful Father of the said deceased

Ernest Sunday Ogbu-odi of Lafia the lawful Widower of the said deceased.

Maiwada Fatima of Garaku the lawful Widow of the said deceased

Vincent Christopher of Lafia the lawful Son of the said deceased

Adeji Adoka Desmond & Adaji Adams Desmond both of Akwanga the lawful Sons of the said deceased

Abama Amos Joshua of Karu the lawful Widower of the said deceased.

John Johnson of Lafia the lawful Son of the said deceased

Ugber Iorfa of Tunga the lawful Son of the said deceased

Usman Safiya Agahu & Usman Fatima both of Akwanga the lawful Widows of the said deceased.

Michael Lucky Danjuma & Michael Mohammed Rosemary both of Nasarawa the lawful Son & Daughter of the said deceased respectively.

Bala Doma Safiya of Doma the lawful Widow of the said deceased.

Otokpa Mathew Unogwu of Gitata the lawful Son of the said deceased.

Samuel Kande Ngopol of Lafia, the lawful Daughter of the said deceased.

Solomon Mercy of Lafia the lawful Widow of the said deceased

Luka Ezekiel of Duduguru the lawful Son of the said deceased.

Ameh Bartholomew late of Lafia, Died on the 31st day of December, 2022 at Benue

Agbo Cecilia late of Doma, Died on the 21st day of July, 2022 at Lafia

Gambo Akose Yakubu late of Odobu Died on the 6th day of July, 2022 at Obi

Ahmed Olotu late of Lafia, Died on the 1st day of June, 2022 at Lafia

Dauda Elang Adeck late of Gitata, Died on the 23rd day of February, 2020 at Pauda

Allu Monday late of Panda, Died on the 12th day of December, 2020 at Keffi

Aya Esther Anjugu late of Lafia, Died on the 7th day of January, 2022 at Lafia

Yusuf Abdullahi late of Lafia Died on the 1st day of January, 2023 at Lafia

Koto Adamu Barde late of Akwanga, Died on the 10th day of November, 2022 at Akwanga

Allananan Yohana Yohana late of Keffin - Wambai, Died on the 15th day of March, 2020 at Yola

Gyang Emmanuel late of Lafia, Died on the 4th day of February, 2020 at Jos

Belo Tanimu Nkone late of Akwanga, Died on the 3rd day of June, 2019 at Jos

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Mr. Fatunase Gabriel Abiodun late of Lafia, Died on the 7th day of August, 2015 at Owo

Samuel Haruna late of Zherugba, Died on the 9th day of May, 2016 at Okogbega

Yusuf Patu Shittu late of Wamba, Died on the 22nd day of December, 2022 at Wamba

Robert Arome late of Akwanga, Died on the 5th day of July, 2013 at Akwanga

Hassan T. Haruna late of Lafia, Died on the 23rd day of August, 2008 at Lafia

(Esther M. Ejeh. Esq.) PROBATE REGISTRAR NASARAWA STATE OF NIGERIA, LAFIA

Ameh Sunday of Lafia the lawful Son of the said deceased.

Boniface Ngwuta of Doma the lawful Widower of the said deceased

Salamatu Gambo Akose of Odobu the lawful Widow of the said deceased

Ahmed Rilwanu, Olotu Maryam Ahmed & Ahmed Hadizatu both of Lafia the lawful Son, Daughter & Widow of the said deceased respectively.

Dauda Joshua & Dauda A. John both of Gitata the lawful Sons of the said deceased

Allu John Attah & Faith Monday both of Laminga the lawful Widow of the said deceased.

Aya Ovye of Abuja the lawful Brother of the said deceased.

Halima Yusuf of Lafia the lawful Widow of the said deceased.

Paulina K. Barde of Akwanga the lawful Widow of the said deceased.

Yohanna Ovey of Keffin - Wambai the lawful Son of the said deceased.

Anji Esther Shekwobagu of Lafia the lawful Widow of the said deceased.

Chuga Justina of Akwanga the lawful Widow of the said deceased

Republication

Fatunase Samuel Segun & Samuel Juliana both of Lafia the lawful Son & Widow of the said deceased respectively.

Haruna Nasir Agidi of Doma the lawful Widow of the said deceased.

Hamza Shittu Yusuf of Wamba the lawful Son of the said deceased.

Robert Ege & Rober Ibrahim Abubakar both of Akwanga the lawful Widow & Son of the said deceased respectively.

Haruna Huraira Mustapha of Keffi the lawful Daugther of the said deceased.