Barcelona completes €105M Dembele signing from Borussia Dortmund
The 20-year-old sealed his dream move to the Catalan side after the clubs reached an agreement, making him the second most expensive player in history Read more
Month: August 2017
Samsung leader Jay Y. Lee jailed for corruption
The billionaire head of South Korea’s Samsung Group, Jay Y. Lee, was sentenced to five years in jail for bribery on Friday in a watershed Read more
British foreign secretary visits Libyan commander, backs ceasefire
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson met Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar during a visit to Benghazi on Thursday and urged him to stick to a ceasefire Read more
Deadly Suicide Attack Hits Kabul Mosque
Afghan officials say a suicide attack on a Shi’ite mosque in Kabul killed at least 20 people, including two police officers, and wounded more than Read more
Taylor Swift Releases New Song ‘Look What You Made Me Do’
The 27-year-old singer dropped the upbeat song “Look What You Made Me Do” – which uses an interpolation from Right Said Fred’s 1991 hit “I’m Read more
Biafra : IPOB Rejects Arewa Youths’ Quit Notice Withdrawal, Asks All Igbos To Return
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has rejected the withdrawal of the quit notice earlier issued to all easterners living in the northern region by Read more
Angolan Ruling Party Wins National Election
Angola’s MPLA party has won the country’s general election, extending its hold on power and ensuring that Defense Minister Joao Lourenco will be the country’s Read more
12 Killed in Protest After Indian Court Convicts Rape Guru
Police in northern India say at least 12 people have been killed in violent protests that broke out after a court convicted a controversial guru Read more
Pakistan’s population rise to 208 million after first census in 19 years
Pakistan’s population has risen to 208 million people, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics said on Friday, after the South Asian nation conducted its first census Read more
Court jails 2 men for public disturbance
A Minna Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced two men to 10 days imprisonment each for public disturbance. The Police arraigned the accused, Bala Haruna and Read more
BREAKING: Buhari meets with Makarfi, PDP, APC leaders in Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in a closed door meeting with leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC. The Read more
71 killed in Myanmar as Muslim militants stage major attack
Muslim insurgents in Myanmar staged a coordinated attack on 30 police posts and an army base in Rakhine state on Friday, and at least 59 Read more
Ritual killing: Police dismiss, arraign sergeant for suspect’s escape
The Rivers State Police Command has dismissed a police sergeant, Johnbosco Okoroeze, for allegedly aiding the escape of a suspected ritual killer, Ifeanyi Dike, from Read more
Hate Speech: APC backs creation of special courts
The National Youth Caucus of All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday in Abuja expressed support for the establishment of special court for hate speech in Read more
Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu reveals why he won’t stop demand for Igbo nation
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) insisted that he was born to restore Biafra and could not afford to fail God Read more
16 persons die as bus plunges into Black Sea
A bus drove off a pier near the town of Taman in Southern Russia on Friday after its brakes failed, killing 16 people, Russian State Read more
Five men arraigned for stealing valuables worth N2.9 million
Five men were on Friday arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrate Court for allegedly breaking into an apartment and stealing five laptops, four cameras and other Read more
Buhari meets APC, PDP leaders
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met behind closed doors with the leaderships of the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party at the Banquet Read more
Court jails teens who filmed animal torture
Russian court on Friday sentenced to jail two “sadistic” teenage girls who filmed themselves torturing and killing animals, investigators said. The two women took animals Read more
Abducted ex-labour minister regains freedom
A former Minister of Labour and Productivity, Mr Hussaini Akwanga, who was abducted by gunmen from his farm in Akwanga, Nasarawa State on Aug. 22, Read more
“You Have Nothing To Show For 2 Years” – Kaduna Catholic Bishops Blast Buhari, APC
You have nothing to show for two years – Kaduna Catholic bishops attack Buhari Catholic Bishops in the Kaduna Ecclesiastical Province have attacked the President Read more
Biafra : Arewa Youths Call For Nnamdi Kanu’s Arrest, Suspension Of Senators Who Stood For Him
ABUJA – The Coalition of Northern Groups CNG has withdrawn the “quit notice” it issued Igbos resident in the region, but asked the Federal Government Read more
Arewa Youths Rescind Quit Notice, Nnamdi Kanu Agrees to End Agitation If Nation Is Restructured, Reveals why!
Nigeria was pulled from the brink of conflagration Thursday, when the Coalition of Arewa Youths, which ordered Nigerians of Igbo extraction to vacate the North Read more
Breaking: Arewa youths suspend Oct. 1 quit notice on Igbo
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, has suspended the October 1 ultimatum it gave South East people to leave the north. The youths had issued the Read more
Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu, Uwazuruike can’t realise Biafra Republic, says Prophet Nwoko
Renowned Prophet and fiery spiritual crusader, Prophet Anthony Nwoko has declared that the current agitators for the actualisation of the Biafran project will not succeed Read more
No fixed date for negotiation with FG – ASUU
Hopes of early resolution of the issues that led to the declaration of indefinite strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) were Read more
Rodents Invasion: FG Budgeted N4.9bn For Environmental Services In Aso Rock
On Monday, a presidential source told TheCable that President Muhammadu Buhari — who just returned after a three-month medical vacation in London — will be Read more
Olamide’s “Wo” Video Reaches 1 Million Views In Just 1 Week On YouTube
Olamide’s new sentation song wo which was recently trailed with NBC ban rumors has hit a million views after just a week of being uploaded Read more
Buhari is God sent & all must support him — APGA Chairman Victor Oye
The National Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Victor Oye, said yesterday that President Muhammadu Buhari is God sent and should be supported Read more
”Buhari Is Still Sick, I Can’t Visit Him”- Governor Fayose
Known for opposing Buhari and his administration, Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose says he can’t visit the President. He stated that his actions while Buhari Read more