Ferguson to leave Man Utd ambassador role as club cuts costs
AFP MANCHESTER – Alex Ferguson is leaving his reported £2 million-a-year ($2.6m) ambassador role with Manchester United at the end of the season as part of a cost-cutting exercise. The…
Blackout in Nigeria as power grid collapses for the second time in less than 24 hours
Olayomi Koiki Nigeria’s electricity grid suffered a second collapse on Tuesday morning, more than 12 hours after Monday’s collapse. On Monday, the grid collapsed at about 6:18 p.m., plunging many…
Canada expels top India diplomats, links them to murder of Sikh leader
Reuters NEW DELHI/OTTAWA – Canada expelled six Indian diplomats including the high commissioner on Monday, linking them to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader and alleging a broader effort…
Nigeria police dismiss 3 officers over killing of polytechnic student in Kwara State
Bella Ifasola KWARA, Nigeria – Three cops have been dismissed over their alleged roles in the death of a student at Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, South-West Nigeria, police said. The…
North Korea blows up roads connecting it to the South
AFP North Korea blew up sections of the deeply symbolic roads connecting it to the South on Tuesday, Seoul’s military said, adding it had conducted a “counter-fire” operation in response.…
Israel steps up pressure in north Gaza amid fears of siege and displacement
Reuters Israeli forces tightened their squeeze around Jabalia in northern Gaza on Monday, killing at least 10 people queuing for food, according to Palestinians medics, and instructing people to evacuate…
Stranded Nigeria team boycott Libya qualifier in Africa Cup of Nations
Reuters Nigeria have pulled out of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Libya and were heading home on Monday, their captain said, in protest at being diverted and abandoned…
UN refugee chief urges states to cut reliance on border controls even as displacement worsens
Reuters GENEVA – The head of the U.N. refugee agency warned on Monday that displacement crises in Lebanon and Sudan could worsen, but said tighter border measures could not be…
Six killed, 5 others injured in road accident involving trailer, lorry and two tricycles in Ibadan
Matthew Onocheta IBADAN – Six persons were reportedly killed while five others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident that happened in Ibadan, Oyo State Nigeria, on Monday morning.…
Two storey building collapses in Nigeria’s Lagos; official says no casualties
Opeyemi Olamilekan Lagos – A two-storey building has collapsed on Amusu Street, in Orile Iganmu area of Lagos State, south-western Nigeria, local news outlets reported on Monday, with an official…