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Japanese emperor stresses his peaceful reign ahead of abdication (DW)

More than 75,000 well-wishers have visited Tokyo’s Imperial Palace to celebrate Emperor Akihito’s 85th birthday. In an emotional address, he remembered those killed in World War II. Japan’s Emperor Akihito told his compatriots in a recorded address on Sunday he…

Peter Schmeichel wants to join Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in Manchester United return (Metro)

Peter Schmeichel is considering entering an application to become Manchester United’s first director of football as he wants to restore the club’s ‘culture and identity’. The Great Dane’s former team-mate Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has just been appointed interim manager until…

Lille name their price to Arsenal for Nicolas Pepe (Metro)

Arsenal will have to break their transfer record to sign Nicolas Pepe after Lille slapped an €80million (£72m) price tag on the prolific winger. The Gunners have long been linked with a move for the Ivory Coast international, who has…

Amnesty International report, drawing the wrong conclusions – Garba Shehu

The first thing to say about Amnesty International’s Report: Setting the Record Straight is to thank the organisation for confirming a fact stated time and again by President Muhammadu Buhari that the conflict between herders and farmers in Nigeria is…

Boxer Stevenson out of coma girlfriend says (Guardian)

Former light-heavyweight world champion Adonis Stevenson has come out of a coma three weeks after a knockout loss to Oleksandr Gvozdyk, the fighter’s girlfriend said Saturday. Simone “Sisi” God, issued a statement via social media saying the fighter was awake.…

Suspected rebel attack in DR Congo kills five (Guardian)

At least five people, including four civilians, were killed in an attack by suspected Ugandan rebels in DR Congo, an AFP correspondent and witnesses said on Sunday. The attack by Uganda-based Allied Democratic Forces targeted the locality of Masiani in…

FG inherits 116 abandoned irrigation, water projects, says minister (Guardian)

The Minister of Water Resources, Alhaji Suleiman Adamu, on Sunday said the Federal Government inherited 116 ongoing and abandoned irrigation and water projects from the immediate past government in 2015. Adamu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in…

The Future Awards Africa celebrates 20 outstanding young Nigerians

The Future Awards Africa last week celebrated 20 young and driven Nigerians making impact in diverse sectors of human endeavour including advocacy, media, music, technology, art, film, photography and more. The event which held at the Balmoral Convention Centre, Federal…

Lekki Toll Gate will be removed if I’m elected governor – Agbaje

Jimi Agbaje, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Lagos State has again reaffirmed his commitment to dismantling the Lekki Toll Gate if voted into office next year. He also decried the on-going extortion which he described as brazen,…

*FAAN guard dies in Lagos airport (Punch) * God will not allow any other party in Lagos except APC – Oba Akiolu (Nation)

FAAN guard dies in Lagos airport (Punch) A security man, identified as Usman Mohammed, of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, died on Friday while on duty at the General Aviation Terminal at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. According to…

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