Southampton sign Boufal for club-record fee of 21 Million Pounds
(Reuters) – Southampton have signed attacking midfielder Sofiane Boufal from Ligue 1 side Lille on a five-year contract for a club-record fee, the Premier League Read more
Month: August 2016
Truck crashes into traffic, men pull woman from burning car
Two strangers have saved a US woman’s life, dramatically pulling her from a burning car amid a horrific 10-car pile-up. The massive crash happened on Read more
Violence erupted in Western Australia court after man charged over death of boy
Violent scenes have erupted in Kalgoorlie as a man was due to face court over the death of a 14-year-old boy. The boy’s body was Read more
Troops Establish School For IDPs In Borno
In a bid to assist the internally displaced persons and enhance civilmilitary relations, troops of 21 Brigade, 7 Division, Nigerian Army, have established a temporary Read more
PDP crisis: BoT set for stormy meeting today
Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja The Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party has called an emergency meeting where the crisis rocking the party will be Read more
Falae agrees to link Jonathan to N100m election funds scam, tenders email evidence to EFCC
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae, has submitted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission an Read more
Buhari: I’ll Treat N’Delta Militants Like Boko Haram
…says FG ready to swap terrorists for Chibok schoolgirls President Muhammadu Buhari has, once again, vowed to deal with Niger Delta militants the Read more
Lagos issues ultimatum to owners of illegal structures, in Ikoyi, V/I, Lekki
The Lagos State Government on Sunday issued a 14-day ultimatum to owners of illegal structures, shanties and street hawkers in Ikoyi, Victoria Island and Lekki Read more
Inflation Raises $3.2bn Mambilla Power Contract To $6bn
The contract for expansion of largest single hydropower station in Nigeria, the $3.2 billion Mambilla Hydropower project, signed in 2007, has risen to $6 billion Read more
Oil prices fall on rising Iraq output, doubt over producer talk prospects
By Henning Gloystein | SINGAPORE Oil prices fell early on Monday as output from Iraq rose and as Iran said it would only cooperate in Read more
Breaking News: Shooting reported at Los Angeles Airport, movements restricted
(CNN) Police are searching Los Angeles International Airport following unconfirmed reports of a shooting at the facility. “All precautions being taken to ensure safety of public. Read more
VIDEO: Philippines War on Drug: Investigative Report, Facts and Figures
By Euan McKirdy, CNN Manila, the Philippines (CNN)Lifeless bodies lying on the streets of the Philippines are a visceral sign of new President Rodrigo Duterte’s Read more
Trump to give speech on illegal immigration on Wednesday
U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump tweeted on Sunday night that he would make a major speech on illegal immigration in Arizona on Wednesday. The Read more
Nigeria’s economic woes, self inflicted, says Soludo
A former Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Prof. Charles Soludo, said, yesterday, that the economic recession Nigeria is experiencing was self inflicted, insisting that oil, Read more
Nigeria recorded 2,241 robbery, rape cases in 2015 — Police
The 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, recorded 2,241 robbery cases in 2015, according to an official record obtained exclusively by Read more
Niger Delta Avengers denies picking Soyinka, Kalu for talks
Ovie Okpare, Warri The Niger Delta Avengers has refuted the claim that it nominated Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka; a former Abia State governor, Mr. Read more
Nigeria will be among top business-friendly countries in 2019 – Buhari
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday assured the international community that Nigeria will be one of the first 100 countries on the World Read more
Gender Inequality Hampers African Human Development, Economic Growth
GENEVA — A new report finds economic and social discrimination against women is costing Africa more than $100 billion a year. The U.N. Development Program’s Read more
Turkish Airstrikes Kill 35 Civilians in Syria
Monitors from the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights say Turkish air strikes Sunday have killed at least 35 civilians in northern Syria. The watchdog Read more
North Korea Threatens to Fire Missile at US, S. Korea Troops’ Lights
North Korea on Saturday threatened to aim fire at the lighting equipment used by “provocative” American and South Korean troops at a truce village inside Read more
US policeman pepper spray 84-year-old African-American Woman in her home
The 84-year-old woman had to go to the hospital after being pepper sprayed in the face. Oklahoma police released a body cam video of an officer pepper Read more
Why Trump can’t shut down the internet – AP
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is repeating calls for the U.S. and its allies to cut off internet access to the Islamic State group Read more
Would-be bomber’s explosives fail in Indonesia church
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A would-be suicide bomber’s explosives failed to detonate in a packed church in western Indonesia during Sunday Mass, and he injured Read more
Photos: Usain Bolt is having a ‘Girls Girls’ wild ride after dominating the Olympics
Usain Bolt lives as fast as he runs. The Jamaican sprinter did some record-breaking partying last week, hitting clubs in central London for a stamina-testing Read more
Usain Bolt Brought Up to 10 Women Back to His London Hotel Room
It’s been an eventful month for Usain Bolt, who not only turned 30 and solidified his title as the fastest man in the world, but Read more
Supporters of Brazil’s Rousseff insist she broke no laws
The final witnesses in the defense of suspended Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff have testified in her senate impeachment trial, days before a vote that could Read more
Malaysian students rally to demand prime minister Najib’s arrest
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian student activists led a rally Saturday to demand the arrest of Prime Minister Najib Razak, who has been implicated Read more
Trump vows to begin deportations immediately if sworn in
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump linked illegal immigration and employment Saturday, pledging to start deporting offenders as soon as he is sworn in should he Read more
Russia to Take Paralympics Ban to Higher Court
MOSCOW — Russia on Monday will appeal the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s decision to uphold a blanket ban on its athletes from competing in next Read more
UNHCR Worries EU-Turkey Refugee Deal Could Unravel
GENEVA — The U.N. refugee agency has expressed concern that the agreement between the European Union and Turkey to curb the flow of Syrian and Read more