Members of the public lined the streets in Phoenix today to pay their respects to the late John McCain. McCain, who represented Arizona for six terms in the Senate, died on Saturday after a year-long fight with brain cancer. On…
Manuel Pellegrini turned down chance to sign Yaya Toure after telling him he wasn’t needed at West Ham (EveningStandard)
Manuel Pellegrini has revealed he turned down the change to bring former Manchester City man Yaya Toure to West Ham as a free agent this summer. The former Ivory Coast international, who made 133 appearances under the West Ham boss…
Arsenal coach Unai Emery bans fruit juice for players, per reports (Usatoday)
Arsenal FC coach Unai Emery banned fruit juice from the team’s training ground menu in an effort to closely monitor the team’s fitness regimen, according to ESPN and the Mirror. Emery, who replaced Arsene Wenger as the team’s head coach in…
Nigeria, UK yearly trade hits £4.2b (Nation)
Nigeria’s bilateral trade relationship with the United Kingdom (UK) is said to be worth £4.2 billion per annum. Britain’s Minister for Africa, Harriet Baldwin, who made this known yesterday in Abuja on the sideline of the visit of the British…
Nigeria saves $200m yearly from fertiliser plants’ revival, says Osinbajo (Nation)
The Federal Government is determined to achieve food security. It plans to revive 20 fertiliser blending plants this year. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the revival of 11 of the plants is saving the country $200 million yearly. The Federal…
2019: Don’t jeopardise national security, Defence Chief warns politicians (DailyTrust)
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olanisakin, has warned politicians to shun actions capable of jeopardizing national security in the 2019 general elections. Olanisakin gave the warning in Sokoto yesterday during the assessment of the Disaster Response Unit of…
Lagos monarch decries attack on Prince (Vanguard) *Buhari departs for China today (Dailytrust)
Lagos monarch decries attack on Prince (Vanguard) The family of Oba Sadiku Olarinde of Oguntedo in Satellite Town Community, Oriade Local Council Development Authority, in Lagos State has called on the Police to investigate the gunshot attack on the son…
Aretha Franklin’s family being ‘guided by God’ to honor her (CNN)
Sabrina Owens started to consider how to bid her beloved aunt Aretha Franklin farewell before the world even knew the legendary singer was ill. “I tend to be a very organized person,” Owens said. “I started thinking about this back…
Cat-astrophe as New Zealand village plans feline ban (CNN)
Cat owners in a small New Zealand village have been given paws for thought after a local council pledged to carry out a ban on the animals. According to a “pest plan” put forward by Environment Southland, cat owners in…
Petroleum tanker drivers ground Calabar port operations, EPZ (Vanguard)
Petroleum tanker drivers have grounded operations at the Calabar port bringing port and businesses to a halt at the Calabar Export Processing Zone, EPZ, following indiscriminate parking while waiting to load petroleum products from over 10 numerous tank farms around…