Sudan’s pro-democracy movement and the army announced a joint ruling body on Tuesday, formally disbanding the military council that took power after the ouster of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir in April. The new, 11-member body — called the Sovereign Council — is to rule Sudan for a little over three {Read More..}
Cristiano Ronaldo’s lawyers have said for the first time that the footballer did pay a woman who accused him of rape €375,000 to settle the allegations made in 2009. Kathryn Mayorga filed a lawsuit in a state court last year in an effort to have the settlement invalidated on condition {Read More..}
Traders are counting losses after the property of unknown value was destroyed in an early morning fire that started at a furniture shop at Githurai 44 area on Monday morning. According to area residents, the fire whose cause is yet to be established began at around 4 am and spread {Read More..}
Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has expressed optimism that Nigeria is capable of attaining poverty-free status by 2030 in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) target. The governor hinted this in Ado-Ekiti while honoring 27 SDGs impact advocates who had distinguished themselves in the area of scholarships and other {Read More..}
A former Zimbabwean vice-president has been declared a fugitive by authorities in the country over issues of corruption. The state-run Herald newspaper said Phelekezela Mphoko had escaped from Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) officials who were set to arrest him on Monday, August 19. The report said the Mugabe-era veep was {Read More..}
The Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has decried the incessant attack on farmers by Fulani herdsmen in the state and country at large and called on the Federal Government to take strident measures to curb the protracted clashes between herdsmen and farmers. Okowa, who made the call on Saturday at the {Read More..}
An 18-carat gold toilet has been plumbed into Blenheim Palace for visitors to use, but they’ll have to respect a strict time-limit. The lavatory, created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, will go on display at the Oxfordshire stately home in September. The fully-functioning throne will be open for public use, {Read More..}
Troops of the Operation Whirl-Stroke (OPWS) of the Nigerian Army on Wednesday, August 14, revealed that they have uncovered an illegal arms manufacturing factory in Buruku local government area of Benue state. Force Commander of the OPWS, Troops of the Operation Whirl-Stroke (OPWS) of the Nigerian Army on Wednesday, August {Read More..}
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, August 13, vowed to fight insecurity in the country within the next four years. Speaking in Katsina state, President Buhari said those behind kidnapping and banditry in the country are not true faithful, adding that it is either such persons do not know God or {Read More..}
Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber (née Baldwin) are considering having their second wedding this fall and keeping the ceremony intimate, a source tells Get247News. “Justin and Hailey still don’t have a wedding date but they are starting to look at fall dates. … It will be very small,” the source {Read More..}
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has accused the national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Ahmed Tinubu of political double-speak on matters concerning the unity of Nigeria. We report that the group which was reacting to an article by Tinubu on Monday, August 11, 2019, with {Read More..}
A Canada-based organization, 1Million Teachers Inc, has appointed the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, as the Chairman of its Advisory Board in Nigeria. The monarch is also to be a board member of the organization’s parent body, 1 Million Teachers Canada. According to a statement on Tuesday, 1Million Teachers {Read More..}
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