North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho on Saturday accused the United States of hindering peace efforts on the Korean peninsula with its insistence on enforcing tough economic sanctions against his country. Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, Ri said “the recent deadlock is because the US relies on coercive measures which are lethal to […]
Gbenga Adeniji Ahead of tomorrow’s governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos, 36 of the 40 members of the state House of Assembly have resolved to support the governorship ambition of Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Sanwo-Olu is contesting the governorship ticket of the party with the incumbent governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode. A statement by […]
A decision on whether Cameroon can go ahead with hosting next year’s Africa Cup of Nations has been postponed until the end of November, the Confederation of African Football said on Saturday. Cameroon’s hosting of African football’s showpiece event has been in jeopardy for months since the decision to increase the tournament from 16 to […]
Six people, including two soldiers, died in an overnight Boko Haram attacks near Lake Chad, security and army sources said on Saturday, saying Chadian troops had killed 17 assailants in a counter-offensive. Three forestry officials and a customs officer and two soldiers were killed in attacks on Moussarom and Ngueleya located in the Lake Chad […]
Manchester United’s dire week ended in a damaging 3-1 defeat at the hands of West Ham on Saturday as Jose Mourinho failed to arrest a growing sense of crisis surrounding the club. United, who kicked off eight points behind leaders Liverpool, already look out of the Premier League title race and a rift between the […]
A dominant Aryna Sabalenka thrashed Anett Kontaveit 6-3, 6-3 to win the Wuhan Open title in China on Saturday. The Belarusian was in commanding form as she cruised to the second WTA title of her career, facing little trouble from Estonia’s Kontaveit who had also turned in impressive performances to reach the final. The 20th-ranked […]
Nigeria’s women’s affairs minister on Saturday handed in her resignation to President Muhammadu Buhari in the latest setback for his party before presidential polls in February. Aisha Alhassan is the second minister to quit this month. Kemi Adeosun stepped down as finance minister over the alleged forgery of a document exempting her from compulsory national […]
Cristiano Ronaldo believes the overhead bicycle kick he scored for Real Madrid against his current club Juventus last season was better than Mohamed Salah’s which won the FIFA goal of the year award. “Salah deserved to win the Puskas award, it was a good goal. But let’s be honest, let’s not lie to ourselves, my […]
The former governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko, has dumped the Labour Party for the Zenith Labour Party. The spokesman for the former governor, Eni Akinsola, who confirmed this during an interview with TheCable, said Mimko has joined the ZLP According to Akinsola, Mimiko said he is bothered by the “subtle hijack” of LP by […]
Facebook is at the centre of controversy yet again after admitting that up to 50 million accounts were breached by hackers. Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said engineers discovered the breach on Tuesday, and patched it on Thursday night. “We don’t know if any accounts were actually misused,” Zuckerberg said. “We face constant attacks from […]
Olaide Oyelude, Katsina President Muhammadu Buhari was on Friday night declared the winner of the All Progressives Congress presidential direct primary election that held in Katsina state. The election took place in the 361 wards of the state. Governor Aminu Masari, who was the returning officer announced the result close to midnight at the state headquarters […]
Gbenga Adeniji A governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos, Dr. Femi Hamzat, has withdrawn from the race. Hamzat, who spoke during a press conference in Lagos on Saturday, said he took the decision to support the ambition of another aspirant, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. READ ALSO: Idiagbon’s son clashes with aspirant […]
Gbenga Adeniji A governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos, Dr. Femi Hamzat, has withdrawn from the race. Hamzat, who spoke during a press conference in Lagos on Saturday, said he took the decision to support the ambition of another aspirant, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. READ ALSO: Idiagbon’s son clashes with aspirant […]
Iraq’s foreign ministry voiced “regret” on Saturday over a US decision to shut its consulate in the southern city of Basra which has been rocked by weeks of deadly protests. “The ministry regrets the American decision to pull its staff out of Basra,” a statement said. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ordered all but emergency staff […]
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, has explained the agreement of the party with the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the Osun State governorship election, Senator Iyiola Omisore. Oshiomhole, who gave the explanation at a press conference in Abuja on Friday, said that there would not be automatic […]
Nearly 400 people were killed when a powerful quake sent a tsunami barrelling into the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, officials said Saturday, as hospitals struggled to cope with hundreds of injured and rescuers scrambled to reach the stricken region. The national disaster agency put the official death toll so far at 384, all of them […]
Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan A Ghanaian, Bonga Augustus, on Thursday in Baba Ijebu Village, Akanran, Ona Ara council area of Ibadan, Oyo State, killed his wife and himself with an axe. It was gathered that Augustus, said to be in his 60s, also used the axe to inflict serious injuries on his stepdaughter. READ ALSO: Any woman […]
Former world number one Andy Murray has brought his season to a premature end, pulling out of the China Open in Beijing after reaching the quarter-finals at the Shenzhen Open. The 31-year-old Briton is battling to regain top form and fitness following hip surgery in January but British media including the BBC said that he […]
Mudiaga Affe, Calabar The Secretary to Cross River State Government, Tina Agbor, has said that nearly 1,000 children die each day all over the world due to preventable water and sanitation-related diseases. Agbor stated this on Friday at the celebration of Bekwarra Local Government Area Open Defecation Free Status held at the council headquarters in […]
The United States of America has warned Iran that it would respond promptly and appropriately to any attacks against any of its citizens, entities or allies. US Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, stated this in response to threats of attacks on the US Consulate in Baghdad. READ ALSO: We wish to return but no future at […]
Marty Balin, co-founder of the 1960s California psychedelic rock group Jefferson Airplane, is dead. Balin died at the age of 76, US media reported on Friday. READ ALSO: Nine things to note before engaging in office romance Born Martyn Jerel Buchwald, Balin was a folk guitarist in San Francisco when he founded Jefferson Airplane with guitarist […]
Mudiaga Affe, Calabar Chairman of the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, has said Nigeria needs another kind of National Assembly that will lift the country up. Ndoma-Egba, who himself was the Leader of the Seventh Senate, said this on Friday in Calabar, Cross River State, when he visited the state […]
A powerful quake and tsunami left scores dead on the central Indonesian island of Sulawesi, officials said Saturday, as hospitals struggled to cope with hundreds of injured and rescuers scrambled to reach the stricken region. The national disaster agency put the official death toll –- based on reports from medical facilities in the tsunami-struck city […]
Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja The National Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party on Friday resolved the lingering crisis over the choice of venue for its national convention. The NEC meeting, which was held at the national headquarters of the party, agreed to hold the convention at Port Harcourt, Rivers State. READ ALSO: People who say I’m […]
Jose Mourinho has warned Paul Pogba that no player is bigger than Manchester United, Skysports reports. His comments follow a turbulent week in the pair’s relationship which saw Mourinho inform Pogba he will never captain the side again under him after the French midfielder criticised his tactics in last weekend’s 1-1 draw with Wolves. The […]