COURT FINES INDIAN CREW, VESSEL $6M OVER 31.5KG COCAINE SHIPMENT INTO NIGERIA
BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR The federal high court in Lagos has found 11 Indian sailors and their ship, the MV Aruna Hulya, guilty and ordered them...
TRUMP SAYS IRAN WILL PAY THE PRICE FOR DELAYING NEGOTIATIONS
Agency Report US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that Iran has taken too long to negotiate a deal over the conflict in the Middle...
DEADLY MASS SHOOTING IN SOUTH AFRICA CLAIMS 12 LIVES
Agency Report Gunmen stormed an informal settlement near Johannesburg and shot dead 12 people overnight, South African police said Wednesday. It was the latest mass...
NIGERIAN-BRITISH SINGER DIES IN LONDON STABBING AS STORMZY, CRAIG DAVID OTHERS MOURN
By:Tajudeen Aminat A British-Nigerian singer and songwriter, Talay Riley, has died following a stabbing incident in East London, prompting a murder investigation by police. The...
FBI OFFERS N250M REWARD FOR INFORMATION ON WANTED FRAUDSTER BEHIND $1.2B SCAM
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a reward of up to $150,000 (about N250 million) for information leading to the arrest...
IRAN TEAM DEPARTS FOR MEXICO AMID GROWING US VISA TENSIONS AHEAD OF WORLD CUP
By: Muftau Fatimo Iran’s World Cup squad departed Turkey for Mexico on Saturday amid a diplomatic standoff between Tehran and Washington following the United States’...
GERMAN HOSPITAL DISCHARGES US CITIZEN CURED OF EBOLA
Agency Report A US man who caught Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo was discharged from a German hospital on Saturday after recovering from...
DAVID SULLIVAN RESIGNS AS WEST HAM CO-CHAIRMAN
Agency Report David Sullivan announced Saturday he had stepped down from his role as joint-chair of West Ham with immediate effect. The 77-year-old is leaving...
FLYING EAGLES STAR OGBELU JOINS LIBYAN CLUB AL-ITTIHAD
By: Balogun Ibrahim Nigerian midfielder Onuche Ogbelu has completed a permanent move to Libyan club Al-Ittihad SC. The 23-year-old signed a three-year contract with the...
FIFA PERMITS DISPOSABLE WATER BOTTLES AT WORLD CUP FOLLOWING FAN OUTCRY
Agency Report FIFA said Friday it will allow fans to bring one “soft, plastic” disposable water bottle into World Cup venues after its ban on...