David de Gea in limbo after missed deadline threatens Real Madrid move

Manchester United’s late attempt to finalise David de Gea’s transfer to Real Madrid ended in chaos and finger-pointing on Monday night when the paperwork was not signed off in time at the end of a hectic and sometimes baffling day of transfer movement that also

Migrant trains reach Germany as EU asylum system creaks

Trainloads of migrants arrived in Austria and Germany from Hungary on Monday as European Union asylum rules collapsed under the strain of a wave of migration unprecedented in the EU.
As thousands of men, women and children - many

Hugo Dixon: Greek election may reopen can of worms

The upcoming Greek election may reopen the can of worms that the country’s recent 86 billion euro bailout deal with its creditors was supposed to close. Given that no party is likely to emerge from the Sept. 20 vote with a majority, it may be

My six children are from three different women – Segun Arinze

Veteran Nollywood act, Segun Arinze, has disclosed he has six children from different women, including one from his ex-wife, Ann Njemanze.
The movie star recently made this known in a chat with Thisday.
“I’m married to a lovely woman called

BREAKING:West Bank gun battle in IDF arrest operation

A gun battle erupted Monday night in

Nazi gold train’ draws treasure hunters to south-west Poland

Polish authorities block off wooded area as gold fever lures scores of people with metal detectors and ground-penetrating equipment

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Polish authorities have blocked off a wooded area near a

BREAKING: Rear Hurricane hits Cape Verde islands

A hurricane, with winds of up to

New batch of Hillary Clinton emails to be released at 9 p.m.: State Department

A new tranche of

Breaking news: Akpabio escapes death in Abuja auto crash

Immediate past Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Godswill Akpabio, has been

Violence outside Ukrainian parliament after vote

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Kiev, Ukraine: Clashes between protesters and police left dozens injured Monday in Ukraine after its

South Sudan troops break ceasefire - Riek Machar

South Sudan's rebel leader has accused the government of violating a ceasefire hours after it came into effect.

Riek Machar said the army attacked

Definitive answers are scarce in MH370 probe

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Investigators may have hit a dead end in

Taliban admit covering up death of leader Mullah Omar for two years

Admission, which comes in biography of new chief, reveals that Taliban wanted to keep death quiet until foreign forces had ended military operations

Mullah Omar was

South Sudan troops break ceasefire - Riek Machar

South Sudan's rebel leader has accused the government of violating a ceasefire hours after it

Unprecedented migrant crisis forces EU to seek answers

European Union ministers were summoned on Sunday to meet in two weeks' time to seek urgent solutions to a migration crisis unprecedented in the bloc's history, as

No regrets, no remorse: Isis mastermind who sent out 15 suicide bombers

In prison interview, Baghdad commander is defiant as he details his deadly campaign that left more than 100 people dead, including children

Abu Abdullah, the Isis suicide-bombing commander known as ‘the planner’, in his Baghdad prison cell. Photograph: Sam Tarling for the Guardian

For almost a year Abu Abdullah was the most wanted man in

Italy's Eni discovers huge gas field off Egyptian coast

Italian energy group Eni says it has found one of the world's largest natural gas fields off

Corruption: Ex-ministers defend ex-president

Some former ministers in the immediate past administration yesterday protested against

Boom to bust? Factory town feels pinch from China's slowdown

After decades of explosive growth fueled by cheap

Nigeria's Boko Haram 'spreads to Lagos'

Boko Haram is trying to expand its activities beyond Nigeria's mainly Muslim north, to include the commercial capital Lagos, as well as other parts of the country, officials say.

Twelve members of the Islamist militant group have been arrested in

BREAKING: Buhari raises 13-member panel to probe weapon procurement since 2007

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the National Security Adviser to convene an investigative committee on the procurement of hardware and munitions in the Armed Forces from 2007 till now, a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has said.
According to the statement, the investigative committee’s mandate is to identify irregularities and make recommendations for streamlining the procurement process in the Armed Forces.
Accordingly, the National Security Adviser has constituted the Investigative Committee as follows:

US markets join global selloff after China panic - live updates

Hundreds of billions wiped off world’s financial markets today, as Chinese rout sends shares tumbling in Europe, Asia and

China rehearses V-Day parade

The guard of honor of the Chinese People's Liberation Army's Three Services takes part in a rehearsal for a military parade in Beijing, capital of China, Aug.

Three Americans, Briton get highest French honor for stopping train attack

They grew up together, fought off an attacker together and accepted a nation's honor together.

Two days after they pounced and subdued a gunman aboard a

Stock market rout wipes £50bn off FTSE 100 in China panic - live

Wall Street expected to tumble, following losses in Europe and Asia, as

Boko Haram crisis: Nigerian army chief ambushed

Suspected Boko Haram militants ambushed a convoy carrying the new head of the Nigerian army, the military says.

The ambush, which took place on Saturday in north-eastern Borno state, led to a clash

Kim Jong-un puts troops on 'war footing' after two Koreas exchange artillery fire

North Korean leader tells soldiers to be ‘fully battle-ready to launch surprise operations’ as already elevated cross-border tensions reach dangerous heights

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Greek crisis: Syriza rebels break away to form Popular Unity party

MPs angry at what they consider a betrayal of anti-austerity principles announce decision in letter to parliament, the day after Alexis Tsipras’ resignation

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The Greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, announced his resignation in a televised address.

Rebels within Greece’s ruling party, the leftwing Syriza movement led by the prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, have announced they are breaking away to form a separate entity called Popular Unity.
Angry at what they see as a betrayal of Syriza’s anti-austerity principles, the 25 MPs announced their intention to form a new party in a letter to parliament the day after Tsipras resigned to pave the way for snap elections next month.
Led by the former energy minister, Panagiotis Lafazanis, the new

Mikel snubbed me in London – Oliseh

Super Eagles Chief Coach, Sunday Oliseh yesterday explained why he left out Chelsea of England midfielder, John Mikel Obi from his list of players invited for the forthcoming 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Tanzania. Oliseh who revealed this at a media parley in Abuja said he made several phone calls  including text messages to

Korean crisis: What's behind the North-South divide?

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• North, South Korea at odds again after landmine incident on DMZ, South Korean military exercises
• Pyongyang threatened to blow up South Korean propaganda loudspeakers at the border
• But tensions between the two neighbors -- who are technically still at war -- ebb and flow

(CNN)Here we go again.

After another war of words, and an exchange of fire

Court Dismisses Amaechi’s Suit to Stop Probe of His Administration

Wike had on June 19 inaugurated a judicial commission of inquiry to investigate the sale of Omoku 150 MW Gas Turbine, Afam 360 MW Gas Turbine, Trans-Amadi 136 MW Gas Turbine and Eleme 75 MW Gas Turbine.
The commission of inquiry was

North Korea orders front-line troops into 'wartime state' after exchange of fire

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered front-line military units to enter "a wartime state" after an exchange of fire with South Korea, his country's state-run Korean Central News Agency reported Friday.

The announcement, employing bellicose language typical of North Korea, adds to the edgy situation in the region.

The two sides traded

China leaders urge professional Tianjin response

Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top Communist party leaders have issued a call for hard work and professionalism in response to the Tianjin explosions. The call came after

Jimmy Carter discusses cancer diagnoses Thursday

 Former President Jimmy Carter said his future "is in the hands of the god who I worship," describing his diagnosis Thursday morning, which includes found four spots of melanoma on his brain.

"It is in the hands of the god who I worship," Carter said at a

South Korea says it exchanged fire with North Korea at border

In an escalation of the tense situation in the region, North and South Korea exchanged fire over their heavily fortified border Thursday, the South Korean Defense Ministry said.

South Korea detected a projectile, assumed to be

James Ng'ang'a: Kenya televangelist charged over car crash

Controversial Kenyan televangelist James Ng'ang'a has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

He denied the charges, and those of giving false information to the police, conspiring to defeat justice and failing to

South Sudan leader Salva Kiir 'to sign peace deal'

South Sudan's president has promised to sign a peace deal he had earlier snubbed, the US State Department says.

Salva Kiir told US Secretary of State John Kerry he had decided to sign after "a

Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza being sworn in

Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza is being sworn in for a controversial third term in office.

The BBC's Prime Ndikumagenge in Burundi says

Military Obliterates Fleeing Boko Haram Terrorists

Troops of the 26 Task Force Brigade of 7Division, Nigerian Army in Gwoza, Borno State yesterday evening engaged Boko Haram terrorists fleeing Sambisa forest following the aerial bombardment by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF).
This was disclosed yesterday in

CBN Finalises Guidelines for Diaspora BVN Enrolment

As part of efforts towards the full implementation of the bank verification number (BVN), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in collaboration with key stakeholders in the banking industry has unveiled the guidelines for the enrolment of Nigerian bank customers in

Calais crisis: British police to be deployed to target people-smuggling

British police will be deployed to Calais to target people-smuggling gangs as part of a new agreement aimed at alleviating the ongoing migrant crisis at the French port.
In the first visit to Calais by a UK government minister since the crisis escalated at the start of the summer, home

Top Three Arms Deals Expected At Upcoming MAKS Air Show

Russia next week will host the biennial Moscow Aviation and Space Salon (MAKS, by its Russian acronym), one of the world's largest air shows and a hub of business activity for

Buhari orders probe on how ISIS leader got Nigerian visa

The Nigerian government has ordered a full investigation into how a wanted terrorist was granted Nigerian Visa in Lebanon to visit the country.

An official of the Nigerian Ministry of

EU Slams Russian "Abduction" of Estonian Officer

An Estonian police officer, allegedly abducted by Russia in a cross-border raid, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday, further stoking tensions between Moscow and the former Soviet republic.

Russia arrested Eston Kohver on espionage charges in

Rise of New Banks Helps Kremlin Keep Russia's Economy Afloat

Four private banks with friendly ties with the Kremlin are emerging as big winners from Russia's economic crisis, helping out dollar-starved companies at a time when

South Sudan: Salva Kiir's peace snub 'mind-boggling'

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir's refusal to sign a deal to end an 18-month civil war was "mind-boggling", the chief mediator has said.

Regional body Igad would say "enough is enough" if he failed to

The Boko Haram Mystery: Just Who is Leading Nigeria’s Jihadists?

Boko Haram  leader Abubakar Shekau

Claims that Nigeria's Boko Haram has been "decapitated" have been spectacularly rebuffed by the jihadists’ leader, yet his first broadcast in months may not see off an impending

Chelsea set to sign Pedro after triggering £21.2m Barcelona buy-out clause

Chelsea expect to complete the signing of Pedro from Barcelona within the next 24 hours after the Premier League champions triggered the £21.2m buy-out clause in

Total Suspends Crude Oil Delivery on Onshore Export Pipeline

Nigeria’s oil export has suffered setback as Total

Boko Haram crisis: 'Dozens drown' fleeing Nigeria attack

Reports in Nigeria say as many as 60 people may have been killed after a raid on a village in the north-east by suspected Boko Haram militants.

The attack on Kukuwa in Yobe state happened last Thursday but details have only just emerged from

Pity, but little patience for newly-arrived migrants on Kos

Kos, Greece. As dawn breaks on the Greek holiday island of Kos, new visitors arrive in their hundreds; but they aren't stepping down onto the tarmac from a freshly-landed plane, instead they're tumbling out of tiny inflatable dinghies, directly onto the beach.

These are not tourists, but refugees. And instead

Ghana to recruit Cuban doctors

Ghana plans to bring in 177 doctors from Cuba to work at state hospitals hit by a strike by doctors, Health Minister Alex Segbefia has

Sultan to Buhari: corrupt officials should go to jail

The Sultan yesterday backed President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption battle, recommending jail for treasury looters.
To Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III,  treasury plunderers  do not deserve mercy. They should be tried and jailed, the Sokoto monarch said.
The monarch said: “It is our belief that all those found guilty should not only have their entire assets seized and forfeited to government but also face

Gabon's President Bongo 'to give away father's inheritance'

Gabon's President Ali Bongo has pledged to give away all the money he inherits from his father, to set up a foundation for the country's youth.

"In my eyes we are all heirs of Omar Bongo," he said in a national

The Donald Trump show: 24 hours with the Republican frontrunner

Donald Trump sits behind his desk on the 26th floor of Trump Tower in Manhattan. It is 2pm, and he has just got off the phone with America’s most famous football player, Tom Brady.
Into the office walks Ernie Boch Jr, a billionaire car salesman with shoulder-length hair and black leather pants. “Holy shit,” Boch says. “It’s Donald Trump!”

Could Donald Trump really run as an independent?

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So begins one 24-hour episode of the Donald Trump Show, a political satire about

If Igbos are butchered again, Nigeria will break; Fani- Kayode warns

ABUJA- FORMER Director of Publicity, Peoples Democratic Presidential Campaign Organisation, PDPPCO, Chief Femi Fani- Kayode Monday lampooned the Convener of the Coalition of Northern Politicians, Academics, Professionals and Businessmen, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, describing his comments that President Muhammadu Buhari owes Igbos nothing as most
most insensitive, cruel and Puerile.

Fani- Kayode
 

Responding to comments credited to

Global economy on course for muted growth this year and next, says Moody's

Slowdown in China a major factor but ratings agency says UK growth is ‘robust and broad-based’ despite forecasting pace of expansion slowing to 2.4%

Following sharp falls on its stock markets last month, China’s surprise currency devaluation last week only heighten fears about the state of its economy and the potential impact on the rest of the world. Photograph: Corbis

The global economy is on course for muted growth this year and next as it faces risks from a slowdown in China, the prospect of higher interest rates in the US and the lingering threat

UK inflation rises to 0.1% but may turn negative soon - live updates

 The cost of living picked up in July, despite another drop in British food prices and transport costs

The cost of living picked up in July, despite

New China stock market plunge prompts global jitters

Devaluation of yuan and Beijing’s moves to halt shares sell-off fails to prevent biggest one-day fall in three weeks for Shanghai Composite Index

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China’s Shanghai Composite Index plunged more than 6% in its biggest drop in three weeks, amid

Thailand hunts shrine attack suspect as device 'thrown from Bangkok bridge'

A small explosive device has been thrown from a bridge in Bangkok the day after a bomb blast at a popular shrine in the Thai capital killed 22 people and injured 123.
Police said a device appeared to have been thrown towards a pier from the Taksin bridge. Security

NIGERIA: FG to Recruit 10,000 Policemen

L –R , Sultan of Sokoto , Sa’ad  Abubakar III ; President Muhammadu Buhari  and the Inspector  General of Police , Mr. Solomon Arase at the National Security Summit  held at the  International Conference Center, Abuja …monday. Photo: GODWIN OMOIGUI

• To set up Anti-Terrorism agency 
• To install CCTV in most cities

Yemi Akinsuyi in Abuja    

Determined to wrest the nation from the hands of insurgents and other kinds of criminals, President Muhammadu Buhari has said the federal government will recruit 10,000 policemen and thereafter establish a properly trained and

Buhari: No Amount of Pressure Will Stop me from Prosecuting Looters

Muhammadu Buhari 

•   Directs CBN, concerned ministries to develop new policies on domestic production

Tobi Soniyi in Abuja
In an avowed commitment to the fight against corruption, President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that no amount of pressure will deter him from prosecuting those who have looted the

South Africa taxi collides with train near Ballito

A minibus taxi has collided with a train near Ballito in South Africa, killing at least

Pastor Adeboye: “The Richest Man in the World

“I have houses in at least 188 countries in the world, so I am richer than Bill Gates.” (Adeboye).

Recently, a friend took me to the jewel-in-the-crown of the Redeemed Christian Church of God; a glitzy parish called “City of David” in

Bulls kill seven at Spain summer festivals

Bulls have gored seven people to death during festivals across Spain since the beginning of July - four of them over the past weekend.

The deaths occurred during bull-running in the streets, not in

Sierra Leone records zero new Ebola infections

For the first time since the Ebola outbreak was declared in Sierra Leone, the country has recorded zero new infections.

There were no new Ebola cases reported last week according to the WHO.
At the height of the outbreak Sierra Leone was

South Sudan leader Salva Kiir snubs peace deal

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has failed to sign a peace deal in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, aimed at ending the civil war in his country.

The government has initialled a draft agreement, but requested a further 15 days before

Tianjin blasts: Communist party insists there will be no cover-up as anger grows

Anger and confusion is mounting in China over last week’s warehouse blast that killed 114 people in the northern city of Tianjin, with the Communist party’s official mouthpiece vowing there will be no cover-up.
“The central government’s attitude is

Rush for dual-nationality passports as EU migrants fear Brexit

From work permits to healthcare, pensions to tax, EU citizens in UK and Britons in Europe worry they could be in a precarious position after 2016’s referendum




Thousands of people – continental Europeans in Britain as well as UK citizens abroad – are so alarmed at the potential impact of a British exit from the European Union on their lives that they are applying for a

Bangkok bomb: at least 12 reportedly killed outside Erawan shrine

A bomb has exploded outside a Hindu shrine in central Bangkok, killing at least 12 people and wounding many more, according to a police officer and rescue worker at the scene.
Body parts and mangled scooters were scattered across the street

South Sudan's Salva Kiir and Riek Machar in peace deal deadline

The two sides from the conflict in South Sudan are meeting in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, on the day a deadline expires for them to sign a peace deal, or