CONDOM DISTRIBUTION IN NIGERIA FALLS BY 55 PERCENT- UNAIDS
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has estimated that the distribution of condoms for HIV/AIDS prevention in Nigeria has fallen by 55 per...
SUSPECTED KILLER OF FRSC OFFICER, DAUGHTER ARRESTED IN GHANA HIDEOUT
By Leke Yusuf The Ghanaian police have arrested Victor Benjamin Fajemirokun, a 36-year-old Nigerian wanted for the murder of Lasisi Funmilayo, a Federal Road...
SOUTH KOREA TO ‘MOVE FORWARD’ ON NUCLEAR SUBMARINES WITH US
South Korea will "proceed" alongside the United States in the construction of nuclear-powered submarines, President Lee Jae Myung stated on Friday, following the completion of...
TRUMP CLAIMS LEGAL ‘OBLIGATION’ TO TAKE BBC TO COURT
US President Donald Trump stated he felt an "obligation" to pursue legal action against the BBC concerning a misleading edit of a speech, stopping short...
GABON’S OUSTED FIRST FAMILY FALLS: EX-FIRST LADY, SON BAG 20-YEAR JAIL TERMS FOR MASSIVE CORRUPTION
A special criminal court in Libreville, Gabon, has sentenced the country’s former First Lady, Sylvia Bongo Ondimba, and her son, Noureddin Bongo Valentin, to 20...
AFRICA NEARS POLIO-FREE STATUS, SAYS WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has hailed Africa’s significant progress toward eradicating polio, declaring the continent “very close” to achieving polio-free status. In a message...
NOBEL SHOCKER: VENEZUELA’S MACHADO CLINCHES PEACE PRIZE, TRUMP SNUBBED
The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to Venezuela’s opposition leader and democracy activist Maria Corina Machado, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said. Machado was...
TRUMP SETS SUNDAY NIGHT DEADLINE FOR HAMAS TO ACCEPT GAZA PEACE PLAN
US President Donald Trump has given Hamas until 2200 GMT on Sunday to accept his 20-point plan for peace in Gaza, warning the Palestinian militant...
MAN CITY’LL NOT SEE ‘BEST’ RODRI UNTIL NEXT SEASON – GUARDIOLA
Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City will have to wait until next season to see the best of Rodri again as the Spanish midfielder slowly finds...
SPAIN COACH DISMISSES SPAT WITH FLICK OVER YAMAL INJURY
Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said Friday there was “no conflict” with Hansi Flick after the Barcelona boss last month criticised the national team’s...