A man accused of trying to kill Mali’s military strongman Assimi Goita, the figure behind two coups in less than a year, has died in custody. The suspect, whose identity has not been revealed, was taken into custody following the assassination attempt at Bamako’s Grand Mosque on Tuesday. “During investigations… his health deteriorated” and he…
Japanese Momiji Nishiya, 13, has clinched the Olympic title in the women’s street skateboarding competition, shedding tears of happiness after nailing her final trick and becoming the country’s youngest gold medal winner. On the Olympic podium with her on Monday, two other female athletes – aged 13 and 16 – stood wearing silver and bronze…
Comedienne, Adekola Adekanya, also known as Princess, on Monday, narrated how she met embattled Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, aka Baba Ijesha, before the Lagos State Special Offences Court in the Ikeja area. According to Princess, she met Baba Ijesha in 2008 at an event and the two decided to start making comedy skits together. The…
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI lashed out at Germany’s Catholic Church in published comments on Monday, perhaps signaling a new fight between the church’s conservative and liberal wings. Pope Benedict, who stepped down in 2013 and adheres closely to traditional Church philosophies, has been critical at times of the Church in his native Germany, which tends…
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has won a majority of seats in elections for the legislative assembly of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, preliminary results say. According to unofficial results released by the election commission, Khan’s PTI won 25 out of 45 seats in the polls held on Sunday. Polling was held across…
The trial of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, resumed at the Federal High Court Abuja on Monday without Kanu’s presence in court. When the matter was called up, the prosecution counsel, M. B. Abubakar, informed the court that the matter was slated for hearing and that they were ready…
IMMEDIATE past Director-General of the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr Dakuku Peterside and the Rivers State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Amb. Desmond Akawor, have disagreed over the performance of Governor Nyesom Wike in the state. Peterside, an ally of the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and Akawor, a former Nigerian Ambassador…
Sahara Reporters Publisher, Omoyele Sowore, and others who were arrested during a protest at the Federal High Court, Abuja have been released. The activists had staged a protest in solidarity with the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, who is undergoing trial. A few hours after their arrest, the ‘Buhari-Must-Go’ activist announced that…
Ropo, the Germany-based wife of 48-year-old Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, on Monday, arrived at the Cour De’appal De Cotonou, Benin Republic as the court resumes sitting in the case against the activist. also gathered that at the court in solidarity with the activist include Yoruba monarchs based in Benin Republic as…
