Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Monday paid a solidarity visit to Senator Ike Ekweremadu, who was assaulted by members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra in Nuremberg, Germany on Saturday. Lawan visited the former Deputy Senate President, at his…
Military police say they have “neutralised” a man who took a number of passengers hostage on a commuter bus in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. In a tweet, police said all hostages had been freed after a sharp…
Billie Eilish has criticised the way she is praised for wearing baggy clothes. The 17-year-old says people think she’s “saying no to being sexualized” but for her, that’s not true. Billie spoke about her fashion choices to Pharrell Williams in…
The US has tested a medium-range cruise missile weeks after pulling out of a key treaty with Russia that banned such nuclear-capable weapons. The Pentagon said it successfully launched the missile off the coast of California on Sunday. Moscow accused…
Arsenal director Josh Kroenke has revealed conceding four goals in the second half of the Europa League final transformed the Gunners’ approach to recruitment this summer and praised club staff for “working their magic” in the transfer market. The Gunners…
A 21-year-old woman in El Salvador whose baby was found dead in the toilet where she gave birth has been cleared of murder during a retrial. Evelyn Hernández had always maintained she was innocent, saying that she did not know…
Boris Johnson has told the EU the Irish border backstop must be scrapped as it is “unviable” and “anti-democratic”. In a letter to European Council President Donald Tusk, the PM also said the backstop risked undermining the Northern Irish peace process.…
A leader of Cameroon’s separatist movement, Sisiku Ayuk Tabe, and nine of his followers have been given life sentences by a military court in the capital, Yaoundé. They were convicted of rebellion, among other charges. Their lawyers accused the judge…
Senegal goalkeeper Alfred Gomis has left Italy for France to join Djion from Serie A club SPAL. The 25-year old has signed four-year contract with the Ligue 1 club for his first stint outside Italy. Gomis says he wants to…
A junior doctor faces being struck off after she illegally used her disabled sister’s travel pass. Sharifa Scerif, 27, used the card on 80 occasions to get free public travel around London. She used the taxpayer funded Freedom Pass system…
