Philippe Coutinho and Neymar broke down dogged Costa Rica in injury time on Friday, sealing a 2-0 win for Brazil that propels the five-time champions towards the World Cup last 16. The Central Americans looked likely to hold on for a hard-earned draw, particularly after Neymar had a penalty award chalked off by referee Bjorn […]
OPEC members have agreed on a combined increase in crude oil output of one million barrels per day, the oil minister of the cartel’s kingpin Saudi Arabia said Friday. “I am pleased that at the end of the day we reconciled around the one million figure that we have been talking about,” said Khaled al-Faleh […]
Doctors fear for a woman with rare blood cancer after the Home Office refused her brother a visa so he could donate bone marrow. Shirley Kordie, 33, has hypoplastic MDS and doctors say she will die unless she gets a life-saving transplant from Joseph, a nurse in Ghana. But the Home Office says Joseph doesn’t […]
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The National Assembly has explained that projects and votes in the 2018 budget were rejigged by the legislature to correct the alleged imbalance in the Appropriation Bill presented by President Muhammadu Buhari. According to the legislature, projects as proposed in the bill were lopsided. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and […]
A man who allegedly infected two women with HIV has been told that he must get written permission from police if he wants to have sex. Aaron Sutcliffe, 29, from Fleetwood, Lancashire, was told that he is a sexual risk to the public and so must get authorisation, both in the UK and abroad, before […]
Godwin Isenyo, Kaduna. The Kaduna State Police Command said it had so far arrested forty-two members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, otherwise known as ‘Shiites’ in the state capital. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mukhtar Aliyu, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, said the arrest was in connection with the bloody protest which led to […]
Olusola Fabiyi, The Department of State Services has arrested the Senator representing Abia South in the Senate, Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe. He was arrested in Abuja on Friday at a popular hotel located at Maitama District. Details later…
Olusola Fabiyi, The Department of State Services has arrested the Senator representing Abia South in the Senate, Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe. He was arrested in Abuja on Friday at a popular hotel located at Maitama District. Details later…
Vietnam has arrested four senior oil executives on allegations of abuse of power, in the latest arrests to target the country’s corruption-plagued energy sector. The communist leadership of Vietnam has zeroed-in on the country’s largest oil firm, state-run PetroVietnam (PVN), and its subsidiaries in a massive anti-graft sweep that has already seen dozens jailed. READ […]
The European Union’s decision to impose tariffs on some American goods is measured and proportionate, Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman, James Slack, said on Friday. He added that tariffs would be discussed with President Donald Trump when he visits in July. SEE ALSO: Alleged billionaire kidnapper, Evans, hires new lawyer Earlier in the week, the European Commission said […]
Oladimeji Ramon Alleged billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, has hired a new lawyer, following the withdrawal of his original counsel, Olukoya Ogungbeje. The new lawyer, Noel Brown, announced appearance for Evans and one of his co-defendants, Ogechi Uchechukwu, at their resumed trial before Justice Hakeem Oshodi at the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja […]
Saudi Arabia’s first batch of women car accident inspectors are training to respond to incidents involving female drivers, local media reported on Friday. Report says Saudi females will be allowed to drive in the conservative Muslim kingdom starting on Sunday when the decades-old ban ends. Forty women hired by private insurance company, Najm, attended a […]
England forward Raheem Sterling says he ignores the criticism of him in the British tabloid press, insisting he prefers to enjoy how he has risen from humble beginnings to play at the World Cup. The 23-year-old Manchester City star — who is expected to be left out of the starting line-up for England’s second group […]
A Russian football fan apologised Friday for groping and kissing a German TV correspondent during a live telecast from the World Cup. “I offer you most profound apologies,” he told Colombian journalist Julieth Gonzalez Theran in a video call that was shown by broadcaster Deutsche Welle. READ ALSO: VIDEO: Man sexually assaults reporter during live World […]
Neymar started Brazil’s crunch World Cup clash with Costa Rica on Friday as coach Tite kept faith in the side that started a disappointing 1-1 draw to open their campaign against Switzerland. Corinthians right-back Fagner replaced the injured Danilo in Brazil’s only change. There had been concerns over Neymar’s fitness after he limped out of […]
Fight erupted in a refugee camp in Uganda during a World Cup soccer match and four people were killed, Police said on Friday. Police added that they arrested 15 refugees from South Sudan in connection with the bloodshed. Uganda is host to an estimated 1.4 million refugees, including more than a million from South Sudan […]
Neymar’s fitness will be under the microscope on Friday as Brazil try to kickstart their World Cup campaign, anxious to avoid the kind of pitfall that has left Argentina and Lionel Messi facing an early exit. Paris Saint-Germain striker Neymar was subjected to rough treatment in a 1-1 draw against Switzerland, his first competitive appearance […]
The 2018 World Cup FIFA Fan Fest, which created new World Cup stadiums to cater for non-ticket-holding fans, have already welcomed 2.5 million visitors. World football governing body FIFA, the Russia 2018 Local Organising Committee and the Russia 2018 Host Cities who announced this on Friday said they were thrilled about this development. The News […]
World Cup holders Germany face enormous pressure ahead of their second group match against Sweden, dubbed an “early final”, with Joachim Loew’s team knowing defeat on Saturday would effectively end their campaign. The pre-tournament talk in Germany focused on the bid to become the first team for 56 years to retain the World Cup. But […]
Five activists putting on a play about the horror of human trafficking were allegedly abducted and gang-raped at gunpoint in India’s eastern state of Jharkhand this week, police said on Friday. The women, who work with a non-governmental organisation supported by local Christian missionaries, were staging street plays against human trafficking in Khunti, a predominantly […]
As South Korea moves closer to banning dog meat, diners tuck into bowls of stewed canine in southern China, where activists are rethinking their tactics to counter a notorious festival that butchers thousands of dogs. The annual Yulin dog meat celebration opened without a hitch on Thursday, a day after a South Korean court announced […]
The Oyo State Government has concluded arrangements to dredge 64 streams and blocked drainage across the state as part of efforts to prevent flooding. A statement signed by the State’s Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Chief Isaac Ishola in Ibadan on Thursday confirmed the government’s decision. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the […]
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria said it had commenced training of the personnel of the Nigerian Army in order to improve its processes in line with international best practices. Mr Bola Fashina, Head, Public Relations of SON said on Thursday in Abuja that the training would enable the army adopt the world acclaimed ISO 9001:2015 […]
Alhaji Sule Gaya, Sarkin Fadar Kano has died. He died on Thursday evening in Kano after a protracted illness, according to a family member, Hajiya Amina Abdullahi. According to Amina, Alhaji Gaya would be buried at 10 am Friday at the Palace. READ ALSO: VIDEO: Melania Trump’s jacket on visit to migrants stirs controversy Aged 107, the deceased […]
Melania Trump surprised the world by visiting child migrants on the US-Mexico border on Thursday, but it was her choice of clothing for the trip that stunned the internet: a jacket emblazoned with the words “I really don’t care, do you?” A tone-deaf sartorial decision — or a hidden message from the first lady? And if so, […]