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Former Vice President and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in 2019 election, Alh. Atiku Abubakar, on Monday night, announced the death of his mother-in-law, Hajiya Khadija Aliyu Musdafa. Hajiya Musdafa, who was wife of the late Lamido Aliyu Musdafa, died on Monday. The deceased will be buried tomorrow in Yola, the Adamawa State capital. Atiku in a tweet also sent his condolences to the Lamido of Adamawa HRH Muhammadu Barkindo Aliyu Musdafa and the Musdafa royal family. “Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing  away of my beloved mother-in-law and wife of the late Lamido Aliyu Musdafa, Hajiya Khadija Aliyu Musdafa. Hajiya Musdafa was kind and compassionate,”  he tweeted. — Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) August 31, 2020 Atiku continued,  “On behalf of my family, I express my deepest condolences to the Lamido of Adamawa HRH Muhammadu Barkindo Aliyu Musdafa and the Musdafa royal family. — Atiku

Ghana will reopen air borders to international travel as of September 1 after closing them in March to limit the spread of the coronavirus, President Nana Akufo-Addo said in a speech to the nation on Sunday. Land and sea borders will remain closed, he said. - Reuters

Brazil registered 566 additional coronavirus deaths over the past 24 hours and 16,158 new cases, the Health Ministry said on Sunday evening. The nation has now registered 120,828 deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus and 3,862,311 confirmed cases. Sundays tend to have relatively low coronavirus numbers in Brazil because of delays in testing by the nation's state governments. - Reuters

Nigeria recorded 138 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the NCDC announced. Nigeria has now recorded 53,865 cases of the virus, 41,513 recoveries and 1,013 fatalities. State by State breakdown of the new cases are as follows; Plateau-55 Lagos-15 Ebonyi-11 Oyo-11 Abia-8 Anambra-7 FCT-7 Rivers-7 Kaduna-6 Ondo-5 Kwara-3 Bauchi-1 Benue-1 Edo-1

Spokesperson to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has thrown shades at former Minister of Aviation Femi Fani-Kayode. Shehu wrote on Twitter an indirect ridicule of the former minister over his verbal attack on a Journalist. Shehu wrote; "In journalism 101, you learn that there is no stupid question, only stupid answers. A former Nigerian minister just brought home this lesson."

A government official in the Philippines is to be removed from his post after being caught having sex with his secretary during a Zoom call. Captain Jesus Estil, of the Fatima Dos village council in the province of Cavite, appeared not to know his camera was on at the time of the incident, witnessed by numerous members of the council’s staff. Footage shows Estil and a woman stood a distance back from the camera in one window of a conference call. The call was reportedly part of a regular council meeting that took place on August 26. The woman appears to begin to drop her trousers before Estil approaches the camera and seemingly attempts to turn it off. He is then seen walking away from the computer and back towards the woman. As others continue the conference call, the pair can be seen having sex on the far side of the room. After a number of minutes, Estil is seen walking back across the room while pulling up his trousers to rejoin the call. The woman in the clip reportedl

Twenty-nine people were killed and seven seriously injured when a restaurant collapsed in northern China's Shanxi province, the country's emergencies ministry media said on Sunday. The building collapsed at 9:40 a.m. (0140 GMT) on Saturday in Xiangfen county in the southwest of Shanxi, the Ministry of Emergency Management said in a statement. The accident in the two-storey structure occurred as villagers and relatives gathered for a birthday party, and the rescue operation ended early on Sunday, state media said. Fifty-seven people were pulled from the debris, with 29 confirmed dead, while 21 suffered minor injuries. The Shanxi provincial government has set up a high-level team to investigate the accident in the county, which is under the jurisdiction of the city of Linfen, the emergency management ministry said. - Reuters

Dr. Chris Ngige has called on Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, to banish the 12 Monarchs who went to visit President Buhari without the authorization of the state. The Minister of Labour also called on the Governor to punish Billionaire Oil magnate Prince Arthur Eze, who lead the monarch on the trip, describing his actions as an act of sabotage. Following the trip, the 12 Monarchs were suspended for one year by the state government, who described their actions as affront and a breach of the rules and protocols guiding traditional rulers in the state, a punishment which Ngige said is not enough. He said, "When somebody is suspended from performing the functions of his office, it’s natural that he should be banned from being in that vicinity. Allowing him to stay around is risky because he is a threat to peace. In order to avert such a threat, he should be sent out to another place to prevent possible conduct likely to cause the breach of  law and order  in the vic

Twitter has declared the final tweet posted on the account of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman, as the most liked tweet in history. Twitter made the announcement on Saturday afternoon following the death of the star due to colon cancer. The tweet amassed over 6.3 million likes at the time of this publication. Fans are coming together on Twitter to celebrate the life of Chadwick Boseman, and the tweet sent from his account last night is now the most liked tweet of all time on Twitter," the company said in a statement. — Twitter (@Twitter) August 29, 2020

Nigeria on Saturday August 29, reported 250 new cases of the novel coronavirus, according to data released by the NCDC. Nigeria has now recorded 53,727 cases of the virus, 41,314 recoveries, and 1,011 fatalities. State by State breakdown of the new cases are as follows; Plateau-69 FCT-41 Lagos-21 Delta-14 Kaduna-14 Bayelsa-13 Enugu-13  Ekiti-11 Bauchi-9 Ogun-8 Edo-7 Oyo-7 Rivers-6 Adamawa-4 Osun-4 Nasarawa-3 Ebonyi-2 Kwara-2 Gombe-1 Imo-1

Chadwick Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown with searing intensity before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe, died Friday of cancer, his representative said. He was 43. Boseman died at his home in the Los Angeles area with his wife and family by his side, his publicist Nicki Fioravante told The Associated Press. Boseman was diagnosed with colon cancer four years ago, his family said in a statement. “A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all, and brought you many of the films you have come to love so much,” his family said. “From Marshall to Da 5 Bloods, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and several more - all were filmed during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy. It was the honor of his career to bring King T’Challa to life in Black Panther.” Boseman had not spoken publicly about his diagnosis. He is survived by his wife and a parent and had no children, Fioravante said.

Nigeria recorded 296 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the NCDC has announced. Nigeria has now recorded a total of 53,317 cases, 40,726 recoveries, and 1,011 fatalities. State by State breakdown of the new cases are as follows; Plateau-85 Enugu-46 Oyo-31 Lagos-21 Rivers-20 FCT-15 Kaduna-13 Bauchi-12 Delta-11 Ekiti-11 Akwa Ibom-7 Ebonyi-6 Kwara-5 Ogun-4 Osun-4 Gombe-3 Niger-2

A certain man identified as Biola has been allegedly killed by police officers in Oyo State over a bribe of 50 Naira. The incident occurred on Wednesday at Born Photo area of Ibadan, Oyo State capital. The deceased was said to be on his way to pick up his wife who was at the hospital before meeting his untimely death. A witness, who identified himself simply as Segun, said he was on his way to work when he witnessed the scene. He alleged that policemen in the area daily engaged in the extortion of commercial bus drivers and motorcyclists popularly called Okada. “The officers stopped the deceased and were trying to extort money from him but he did not give them because he was rushing to the hospital to pick his wife.  “The officers insisted that he must give them money and weren’t listening to anything he was saying. Next thing we knew, one of them went to his side, hit him with his gun. Not satisfied, others joined and he was beaten mercilessly until he died,” the witness s

UEFA Champions League Goal of the Tournament has been awarded to Cristiano Ronaldo for his strike against Lyon in the second leg of the round of 16 clash between the two clubs. Ronaldo struck in the 60th minute of the encounter with his left foot from 25 metres. More than 400 000 votes were cast for the award, with the Juventus superstar's strike beating off competition from RB Leipzig star Marcel Sabitzer and Bianconeri teammate Juan Cuadrado, who ranked second and third respectively. 

Paul Pogba has tested positive for Coronavirus according to France manager Didier Deschamps. The 27-year-old Manchester United Midfielder will be unavailable for France's Nations League fixtures. Tottenham midfielder Tanguy Ndombele - Pogba's teammate in the national side - has also tested positive for COVID-19 and will spend 14 days self-isolating. France travel to Sweden for their opening Nations League match on Saturday, 5 September (19:45 BST).

The white supremacist who slaughtered 51 worshippers at two New Zealand mosques was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The judge imposed the maximum available sentence on 29-year-old Australian gunman Brenton Harrison Tarrant, the first time the sentence has been imposed in New Zealand. Judge Cameron Mander said Tarrant's crimes were so wicked that a life time in jail could not begin to atone for them. He said they had caused enormous loss and hurt and stemmed from a warped and malignant ideology. "Your actions were inhuman," Mander said. "You deliberately killed a 3-year-old infant as he clung to the leg of his father." The March 2019 attacks targeting people praying at the Al Noor and Linwood mosques shocked New Zealand and prompted new laws banning the deadliest types of semi-automatic weapons. They also prompted global changes to social media protocols after the gunman livestreamed his attack on Facebook. Tarr

Tennis Star Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from playing in the semi-finals of Western and Southern Open in New York. The former World number one took to social media on Wednesday to announce her decision. "I don't expect anything drastic to happen with me not playing, but if I can get a conversation started in a majority white sport, I consider that a step in the right direction," Osaka wrote in a statement. The withdrawal is a show of protest over the reckless shooting of Jacob Blake, who was shot seven times by cops in Wisconsin on Sunday and is now paralyzed from the waist down. Milwaukee Bucks had earlier boycotted it's games, in protests of the radical shooting of Jacob Blake.

Mark David Chapman, the man responsible for the shooting and killing of John Lennon outside his Manhattan apartment in 1980, has been denied Parole for an 11th time, the state corrections officials said on Wednesday. Mark David Chapman was denied after being interviewed by a parole board Aug. 19, according to corrections officials. Chapman, 65, is serving a 20-years-to-life sentence at Wende Correctional Facility, east of Buffalo. Chapman shot and killed the former Beatle on the night of Dec. 8, 1980, hours after Lennon autographed an album for him. He has said previously that he feels “more and more shame” every year for the crime. “I was too far in,” Chapman told a parole board in 2018. “I do remember having the thought of, ‘Hey, you have got the album now. Look at this, he signed it, just go home.’ But there was no way I was just going to go home.” Chapman’s next parole hearing is scheduled for August 2022.

The French health ministry said it had registered 5,429 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, a new post-lockdown high and a level of new infections not seen since the height of the epidemic in early April. The total number of people infected with the virus in France now stands at 253,587. The health ministry said figures for the cumulative death toll and for COVID-19 hospitalisations for Wednesday were not available yet due to a technical glitch. On Tuesday, the ministry reported the cumulative number of deaths had risen by 16 to 30,544 and it said 4,600 people were in hospital with COVID-19, including 410 in intensive care. -Reuters

Kaycee Madu, a Nigerian-born Canadian has been appointed the minister of Justice and solicitor-General of Alberta Canada. The 47-year-old was born and raised in South-east Nigeria. He graduated from the University of Lagos with a law degree in 2001. He has practised law in both Nigeria and Alberta. According to CBC News, he and his wife relocated to Canada in 2005. With the new appointment, he replaces Doug Schweitzer, the new minister of jobs, economy and innovation. Prior to his appointment, Mr Madu was a member of the legislative assembly of the province representing the district of Edmonton-South West after winning the 2019 Alberta general election. On April 30, 2019, he was appointed to the Executive Council of Alberta as the Minister of Municipal Affairs. Mr Madu, a member of the United Conservative Party, is the first Nigerian-born cabinet member in Alberta. Based on the current state of affairs in the province, Mr Madu is expected to see to the changes in the Police

Nigeria recorded 221 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the NCDC has announced. Nigeria has now recorded 53,021 cases of the virus, 40,281 recoveries, and 1,010 deaths. State by State breakdown of the new cases are as follows; Plateau-60 FCT-33 Kaduna-26 Rivers-18 Lagos-17 Enugu-9 Kwara-9 Ondo-9 Nasarawa-6 Gombe-5 Anambra-5 Delta-4 Abia-4 Imo-3 Edo-2 Ogun-2 Oyo-2 Osun-2 Bauchi-1 Kano-1

A Jamaican business woman who survived a fatal car crash that killed her friend now has a British accent plus she is also left-handed. Deana-Rae Clayton who has never visited the UK, woke up from a two-day coma only to find herself speaking not in patois ( Jamaican accent) but in British accent. The 33-year-old vlogger, from Montego Bay, said not only is she unable to speak patois, the Jamaican accent, but she is unable to understand it at times when it is spoken to her. Speaking to Mail Online, Deana-Rae said, "In my head I'm speaking patois but when it comes out of my mouth I sound British. "It took me a while to get used to it but now I like it and everyone says my new accent suits me. "I'm also left-handed too. I used to use just my right hand to write but now I can use both." Doctors say Deana-Rae is suffering from foreign accent syndrome - a condition where a person speaks with a different accent after suffering a stroke or a tr

Big Brother Naija 2019 first runner-up Mike Edwards and wife Perri Shakes-Drayton have reportedly welcomed their first baby. The couple have now welcomed their first child together, a bouncing baby boy going by their baby gender unveiling party held a couple of months ago. Mike and Perri had revealed that they are expecting a baby boy. Mike took to his Instagram page and shared a celebratory picture via his insta story but no official post is available on his page yet. His wife too is yet to share photos of the newborn baby boy.

Riley Gale , the lead singer of the thrash metal band  Power Trip , has passed away at the age of 34. The talented artist's family confirmed his death in a statement posted to the band's  Twitter  page on Tuesday, Aug. 25. "It is with the greatest of sadness we must announce that our lead singer and brother Riley Gale passed away last night," the statement began. "Riley was a friend, a brother, a son. Riley was both a larger than life rock star and a humble and giving friend.  He touched so many lives through his lyrics and through his huge heart. He treated everyone he met as a friend and he always took care of his friends." In their statement, Gale's family noted that they will continue to celebrate his life and will "never forget the great works of music, charity, and love" that he left behind. "You, the fans, meant so much to him," the statement continued, "please know how special you are." Gale's family

A Tech company has filed a lawsuit against Kanye West over claims that he took advantage of them to advance his Yeezy brand and launch his popular Sunday service then left them high and dry, according to TMZ. MyChannel, Inc. says it's a black-owned business specializing in video and e-commerce technology. The company claims it linked up with Kanye in Spring 2018 to help Ye maximize revenues for his Yeezy merchandise. MYC -- repped by attorneys  Ben Meiselas  and  Michael Popok  -- alleges Kanye got the company to work around the clock for him for 6 months based on a series of business promises -- including a future $10 MILLION investment -- and estimates it put in 10,000 man-hours and invested $7 mil of its own into the Yeezy project. According to the suit ... MYC even moved its headquarters -- once to Calabasas and once to Chicago -- all to please Kanye and make the partnership work. However, after the 6 months, MYC claims it became clear Kanye had no intention of foll

The father of filmmaker Steven Spielberg  died  of natural causes on Tuesday. Arnold Spielberg was 103. Steven was with his father on the night of his death, according to a statement, telling him, “You are our hearth. You are our home.” He also said of his father, who was an engineer at General Electric, “When I see a PlayStation, when I look at a cell phone — from the smallest calculator to an iPad — I look at my dad and I say, ‘My dad and a team of geniuses started that.’” In addition to Steven, he had three daughters, Anne, Nancy and Sue. In a joint statement, Spielberg’s children said their father taught them to “love to research, expand their mind, keep their feet on the ground, but reach for the stars [and] look up.” “Thank you for my life. I love you, Dad, Daddy, Daddelah. And then so then, and then so then, what happens next…” they told him at his bedside. Variety

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has withdrawn the word 'stupid' which he used in a verbal attack against a Daily Trust reporter in a press conference in Calabar. Fani-Kayode in a tweet stated that he is truly sorry for his choice is of words and expressed his uttermost regret. He also stated that no threat of physical harm was ever made to the Journalist in question and challenged anyone who says otherwise to bring forth the proof. Read his full statement below 👇👇👇 "I met with my advisors & I wish to say the following. I hereby withdraw the word "stupid" which I used in my encounter with a journalist in Calabar. I have many friends in the media who I offended by losing my cool & using such words. I hereby express my regrets for doing so.1/4 ..I do however wish to state categorically that no threat of physical harm was ever made to the journalist in question and neither did I send anyone to threaten him. Anyone that says otherw

Nigeria on Tuesday reported 252 new cases of coronavirus. The West African country has now recorded a total of 52,800 cases of the virus, 39,964 recoveries, and 1,007 deaths. State by State breakdown of the new cases are as follows; 252 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Plateau-50 Enugu-35 Rivers-27 Lagos-26 FCT-18 Kaduna-18 Ekiti-10 Kano-10 Taraba-9 Anambra-8 Edo-8 Oyo-8 Delta-7 Ogun-6 Abia-5 Bayelsa-5 Ebonyi-1 Osun-1

Milwaukee Bucks Giannis Antetokounmpo has joined the likes of Hakeem Olajuwon, Kevin Garnett, David Robinson, and Michael Jordan, as the only five players to have secured the MVP and DYOP in the history of the NBA. Giannis Antetokounmpo beat out Rudy Gobert and Anthony Davis to clinch the 2019-20 Defensive Player of the Year. While Giannis has been impressive on the offensive side of the court, averaging 29.5 points and 5.6 assists, his defensive numbers have been equally as stellar. Giannis is averaging 13.6 rebounds, 1.0 blocks and 1.0 steals per game. His dominant play on both sides has led the Milwaukee Bucks to a 56-17 record and the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference playoff bracket. 

The Nigerian Union of Journalist has condemned Femi Fani-Kayode's verbal attack on Charles Ejor, a Journalist with Daily Trust newspaper. The former Aviation minister was seen in a video question the sanity of the Journalist after he asked Fani-Kayode if his recent trips were sponsored. Excerpts from the video reads; “What type of insulting question is that? Which bankroll? To do what? Who can give me money for anything? Who do you think you are talking to? Bankroll what? Go and report yourself to your publisher,” Mr Fani-Kayode said to the reporter. “I could see from your face before you got here, how stupid you are. Don’t ever talk to me like that,” Mr Fani-Kayode kept yelling at the reporter who was still standing and apologising — “I am sorry, sir.” “Don’t judge me by your own standards,” the former minister kept saying. “I have been in politics since 1990. I am not one of those politicians that you think will just come…. I was taken, I have been locked up how many

Lionel Messi has reportedly submitted a request to the Barcelona board, indicating his intention to leave the club. Messi  sent a burofax to Barcelona asking the club to allow him to depart, using a clause agreed in his last contract by which he can leave the Nou Camp for free. The club is adamant, insisting that the Argentine has a 700 million euros release clause. He has reportedly told the club that he wants to activate the clause so that he will leave immediately.

A date night ended tragically in Mt Hampden, Zimbabwe as a 49-year-old man identified as Christopher Muchenga died after his lover pulled his private parts during a scuffle.    The man's lover has been identified as Mbuya Ropafadzo and it was gathered the incident occurred last week.    Muchenga died after his private part was pulled while being pinned on the ground by Ropafadzo's other lover. His family's spokesperson, Margaret Kamwaza said he decided to have a quality time with Mbuya Ropafadzo after receiving his salary payment before the sad incident occurred.    She said;    “We have lost a loving brother and circumstances to his death is painful considering that he was merry making with his lover after receiving money meant to support the family.  “He was reported to have received money from a piece job and went to a shebeen where he hooked up with his lover. “They spent the whole night and upon arriving at the lover’s house they were reported to have made

Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has bagged a prison sentence of 21 months and 10 days,  according to Martha Kelner who is present at the court hearing. The Manchester United skipper has earlier being found guilty for aggravated assault, resisting arrest and attempted bribery. According to Martha Kelner, the sentence will be suspended because it is a first offence and charges were misdemeanours.

Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has been found guilty of aggravated assault, resisting arrest and repeated attempts of bribery. The Manchester United captain was arrested in Mykonos Greece, while holidaying on the Greek island. Maguire, 27, flew back to the UK after being released on bail. A judge restricted the number of people in court to just ten due to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to  Sky's  Martha Kelner , who was among those present  reported this afternoon that Maguire has been found guilty of aggravated assault, resisting arrest and bribery. The court had been asked to postpone proceedings, with Maguire's lawyer Mr Alexis Anagnostaki arguing he had only been given the full details of the charges hours earlier - but a judge refused the request. During the trial, Maguire's lawyer claimed he was kicked in the leg by police officers who told him "your career is over". The trial also heard how Maguire allegedly told officers: "Do y

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of president Jair Bolsonaro, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to a statement by Flavio's spokesman. Flavio has no symptoms of COVID-19 and is at home, it said, adding he has started taking chloroquine and azithromycin as part of a treatment against the virus. President Bolsonaro is a big supporter of chloroquine, a drug used to treat malaria, despite the lack of solid evidence it works against the disease. Bolsonaro himself caught the virus earlier, as well as his wife Michelle Bolsonaro and his youngest son, Jair Renan.

Following her Investigation on the Femi Fani-Kayode's blasting of Journalist Ejor Charles from Daily Trust, Dr. Kemi Olunloyo , has described the actions of the aforementioned Journalist as sponsored. Fani-Kayode let all hell loose when the Journalist asked if his recent trips were sponsored, a question FFK termed as 'very stupid'. Watch the video below 👇👇👇 — TheCable (@thecableng) August 25, 2020 She made this known via a video posted on her Twitter page. According to her, Ejor Charles was allegedly paid by the opposition to ridicule and disgrace FFK. She also said that the Journalist confessed after apologizing at the press conference. — Dr Kemi Olunloyo🎙️#Kemitalks (@KemiOlunloyo) August 25, 2020

Yulia Tymoshenko, the former Ukrainian prime minister who helped lead the 2004 Orange Revolution, has been moved to intensive care after contracting the coronavirus. News that the 59-year-old had fallen ill came on Sunday, with Tymoshenko’s health worsening on Monday evening and prompting the transfer, according to her spokeswoman, Maryna Soroka. “Unfortunately we don’t have good news at the moment,” Soroka said Tuesday on Facebook. Tymoshenko remains in “serious condition.” Tymoshenko’s career faded as the Orange Revolution team collapsed and Viktor Yanukovych, who the uprising blocked from power, went on to secure the presidency in 2010. Yanukovych then imprisoned Tymoshenko over a gas contract she signed with Russia, before another street revolt toppled him in 2014, prompting her release. - Bloomberg

Ahead of the opening of international flights, the Federal Government has warned that airlines would pay upto $3,500 per passenger for airlifting passengers without negative COVID-19 test results. The Coordinator, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr Sanni Aliyu, said this at the daily briefing of the PTF on in Abuja. Speaking on the new protocols that would start from Aug. 29, the coordinator said it was expected that passengers coming into the country must present a PCR COVID-19 test result that was within seven days. Aliyu also said that when a passenger arrived Nigeria and present a PCR negative result, the passenger was expected to self-isolate for seven days and submit his or her COVID-19 test before reuniting with the community. On the concerns over cases of passengers coming into the country with a negative COVID-19 test result and testing positive in Nigeria, he said that PTF was studying the situation and would make a decision when the need arose. Aliyu said th

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has warned Nigerian parents against sending their children to universities in Northern Cyprus over the incessant and mysterious killing of Nigerians. Chairman/CEO of the commission, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, who gave the warning on Monday, said it was too risky to send children to the schools in Northern Cyprus as hundreds of Nigerian students had been killed there mysteriously without any conclusive investigations carried out. Dabiri-Erewa said this when she received in her office, a delegation led by Justice Amina Bello, mother of a Nigerian student, Ibrahim Khaleel, who was allegedly killed in inexplicable circumstances in that country. She stressed that the death of Khaleel, a third-year engineering student, had brought to a tipping point the incessant killing of Nigerian students in Northern Cyprus under baffling circumstances. The NIDCOM boss, who read out 15 names of Nigerians from a list of more than 100 who were killed

Usain Bolt has tested positive for Coronavirus. The record holding Jamaican sprinter announced via a video, that he is awaiting his  test results and he is currently in self-quarantine at his home in Jamaica a week after celebrating his 34th birthday. Bolt said he took the test on Saturday after partying with friends on his birthday. He showed no symptoms. Jamaica's health ministry confirmed late on Monday that Bolt, who holds world records in the 100-metre and 200-metre sprints, had tested positive after he posted a video on social media around midday saying he had been tested and was awaiting the results. "Just to be safe, I quarantined myself and just taking it easy," Bolt said in the message that he appeared to have taped himself while lying in bed. It was posted with the caption "Stay safe my ppl". — Usain St. Leo Bolt (@usainbolt) August 24, 2020 Among those who attended the party was Manchester City star and England natio

A lady whose mother was killed as a result of Brenton Tarrant shootings at Christchurch mosque, has advised the killer, to consider the beauty of the diversity and freedom he sought to destroy while in prison. Tarrant is faced with life imprisonment, after he pleaded guilty to 51 murders, 40 attempted murders and one charge of committing a terrorist act during the 2019 shooting rampage in the city of Christchurch which he livestreamed on Facebook. The daughter of Linda Armstrong sobbed as she addressed the court in Christchurch on Tuesday, the second day of the sentencing hearing. "You robbed me of my mother, of her love and strength. Likely you will also never again feel the love and warmth of your mother's hug either. While I have pity for your mum, I have no emotion for you. You are nothing," said Angela Armstrong. "While he will remain trapped in a cage my mum is free. I therefore challenge Tarrant to use his remaining lifetime to consider the beauty

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara on Monday submitted his application to run for a third term after more protests by opponents who say the constitution forbids him to contest the October election. Over the weekend several shops and a timber truck were torched during ethnic violence between Ouattara supporters and opposition in the southern city of Divo, a cocoa-growing hub, according to images shared on social media. It is not yet clear what casualties the latest unrest may have caused. Five people have been killed and more than 100 wounded in clashes between protesters and police since Ouattara, who has been in office since 2011, announced his re-election bid earlier this month. "I have a vision for our country. A vision of stability, a vision of security, a vision of peace for all Ivorians," Ouattara said outside the Independent Election Commission (CEI) in Abidjan where he filed his application. The West African state's constitutional court will make