The Joint Investigative Panel set up by the Defence Headquarters, Abuja, to probe the killing of three police in Ibi, Taraba State, has opened an investigation into the video showing arrested kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Wadume, indicting soldiers over his escape.…
Cristiano Ronaldo admitted on Wednesday his long-time rivalry with Lionel Messi has made him “a better player” and that he enjoys a “healthy” rivalry with the Argentine great. However, Portuguese star Ronaldo, whose influence at Real Madrid mirrored that of…
President Muhammadu Buhari came under criticisms on Wednesday for directing his ministers to channel all their meeting requests to him through his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari. The President had on Tuesday, at the close of the two-day retreat organised…
American athletes have been warned by Team USA chiefs they will face “consequences” if they stage political protests at next year’s Olympic Games. It comes after two athletes were reprimanded for protesting against social injustice at the Pan-American Games in…
A Belarus para-rower died after capsizing during a training session at the World Championships on Wednesday. World Rowing said a rescue boat with a lifeguard reacted immediately in Austria but 33-year-old Dzmitry Ryshkevich, who competed in the PR1 single sculls,…
Sudan has appointed a new prime minister as the country embarks on a three-year transition to civilian rule. Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said achieving peace and solving the economic crisis were priorities. His appointment comes as Lt-Gen Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman…
Texas has executed a man convicted of the murder of a 19-year-old student, which he maintained he did not commit. Larry Swearingen, 48, was executed by lethal injection for the 1998 murder of Melissa Trotter. He said authorities ignored evidence…
Former Indian finance minister Palaniappan Chidambaram has been arrested on charges of corruption and money laundering. He is being investigated over allegations that he cleared foreign investments in exchange for bribes while he was finance minister. Mr Chidambaram, 73, has…
An Australian couple who put their baby daughter on a strict vegan diet that left her severely malnourished have avoided serving a jail sentence. The couple in their 30s, who cannot be named, were sentenced to an 18-month jail term…
Boris Johnson is to meet Emmanuel Macron later, hours after the French president insisted reopening negotiations is “not an option”. Mr Macron said: “We have to help the British deal with this internal democratic crisis but we mustn’t be hostage…
