‘Nightmare is over’ – Pogba says after 4-year doping ban is reduced to 18 months
BBC Sports Paul Pogba says his “nightmare is over” after a four-year ban for a doping offence was reduced to 18 months following a successful appeal to the Court of…
Nigeria police arrest man, 25, for allegedly stabbing father to death in Lagos
Bella Ifasola Lagos – A man in his mid 20s has been in Nigeria’s commercial hub Lagos for allegedly stabbing his father to death, police said. The incident happened at…
Israeli air strike on northern Lebanon kills Hamas commander and his family
Israel also launches more attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs and says it targeted Hezbollah’s intelligence HQ. Agency Report A Hamas leader, his wife and their two daughters have been killed…
Trudeau repeats ceasefire call but doesn’t condemn Israel invading Lebanon
Morakinyo Akinosun PARIS – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pleaded for peace in the Middle East on Saturday, as he decried a civilian death toll he blamed on Hamas, Hezbollah…
Nigeria police arrest suspected serial kidnapper, killer in Ogun State
Matthew Onocheta ABEOKUTA, Nigeria – A man has been arrested on suspicion of killing at least three young girls, including an 18-year-old, in separate incidents in Nigeria’s southwestern state of…
Russia arrests Dutch citizen for ‘violence against police’
AFP Moscow – A Russian court on Friday placed a Dutch national under arrest for “violence towards police personnel,” a charge that carries up to 10 years in prison. Moscow…
Explosion rocks an opposition political party secretariat in Nigeria’s Rivers State — hours to Local Government election
Olayomi Koiki PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria – Some suspected arsonists in the early hours of Saturday, detonated explosives at the state secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC), a main opposition…
Six migrants die after Mexican soldiers fire on pick-up truck
Reuters MEXICO CITY – Six migrants died after Mexican soldiers fired on a group of 33 migrants traveling in a pick-up truck that had tried to evade a military patrol,…
Biden warns Israel against Iran oil strikes as war fears mount
AFP Washington – US President Joe Biden on Friday advised Israel against striking Iran’s oil facilities, saying he was trying to rally the world to avoid the escalating prospect of…
Court in Belarus sentences activists for attempted sabotage of Russian military plane
Reuters MINSK, Belarus – A court in Minsk sentenced a dozen individuals to prison terms of between two and 25 years on Friday for helping commit what Belarus has called…