National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, yesterday, challenged those who lost out in the recent party primaries to emulate the comportment of President Muhammadu Buhari who lost three presidential polls before the 2015 success. His…
Khashoggi killing: Demand for justice at Istanbul memorial (Aljazeera)
About 200 people gathered in Istanbul to honour the memory of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, demanding justice over the killing. Supporters met on Sunday to talk and watch videos of eulogies for the Washington Post contributor, who was killed…
How Nigerians reacted to Atiku’s airport search (Premium Times)
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other Nigerians have reacted to the search on Atiku Abubakar, the PDP presidential candidate, by security agents at Abuja airport on Sunday. Mr. Abubakar who arrived Nigeria on Sunday mentioned on Twitter that…
Eight killed in covert Israeli action in Gaza (BBC)
Seven Palestinians, including a local militant commander, have been killed during a covert Israeli operation in Gaza, Palestinian officials say. An Israeli soldier was also killed and another wounded, the Israeli military said, after a firefight erupted. Palestinians said an…
Federal govt reacts to alleged harassment of Atiku at airport (DailyPost)
The Presidency on Sunday reacted to the alleged harassment of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, by security agents. Daily Post had reported that Atiku, who returned to Nigeria after his stay in Dubai, on Sunday hinted…
Alibaba Singles Day sales top $30 billion (CNN)
Alibaba smashed its record for the online retail blitz known as Singles Day. China’s biggest e-commerce company said sales topped $30 billion over a 24-hour period Sunday, soaring past last year’s record of about $24 billion. The shopping extravanganza regularly…
Lagos-Ibadan road willl be completed in 2021 – Julius Berger (Punch)
The Sagamu-Lagos end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway project will be completed by 2021, the contractor, Julius Berger has said. The Operations Manager, Julius Berger, Thamm Olaf, told the Senate Committee on Works, led by its Chairman, Kabiru Gaya, on Sunday, …
ASUU insists strike must continue (ThisDay)
The Federal University of Technology, Minna chapter of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has insisted that the strike declared by the union must continue. This is in spite of appeals made to the union by prominent Nigerians for the…
California wildfires: Death toll rises to 31 with 200 missing (BBC)
The death toll in wildfires sweeping California has risen to 31, with more than 200 people still unaccounted for, officials have said. Six more people were confirmed killed in the Camp Fire in the north of the state, taking the…
We’re not robots, Higuain begs for missing penalty in Milan vs Juventus (Vanguard)
Milan vs Juventus : On-loan AC Milan striker Gonzalo Higuain apologised for his meltdown in the 2-0 defeat to his parent club Juventus on Sunday which saw him sent off for screaming at the referee after earlier missing a penalty.…