Nigerian Army searches Kanu’s home for arms

Nigeria - Prince Emmanuel Kanu, the younger brother of the Leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra ( IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has alleged that soldiers have again invaded their Afaraukwu Umuahia family home and carted away some household items.

Prince Kanu said that the invasion by the soldiers took place on Sunday afternoon.

Nigerian Army kills two Boko Haram insurgents in Borno

The Nigerian Army on Saturday said its troops had killed two Boko Haram insurgents at Mayanti village of Bama Local Government Council of Borno State.

Lt. Col. Kingsley Samuel, the Deputy Director Army Public Rations, 7 Division, said in Maiguri the troops had ambushed a group of insurgents while trying to cross into the Sambisa Forest.

Tragedy as at least 11 dead in Syria market air strike

At least 11 civilians including two children were killed on Sunday in air strikes on a market in northwestern Syria, a monitor said.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strikes on the market in Idlib province’s Maaret al-Numan were probably carried out by regime forces.

KABOOM!!! Arewa Youths declare: Buhari has disappointed Nigerians

The Arewa Youth Forum, AYF, has lamented that President Muhammadu Buhari and his team has performed below Nigerians’ expectations.

AYF National president, Gambo Ibrahim Gujungu in a statement in Kaduna on Sunday said, “The youths also called for cabinet reshuffle as they posited that those that were expected to assist the President in his change agenda has failed in the discharge of their duties.”

Thousands take to Barcelona streets to protest against Catalan independence

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Catalonia’s capital Barcelona on Sunday to express their opposition to any declaration of independence from Spain, showing how divided the region is on the issue.

The protesters rallied in central Barcelona, waving Spanish and Catalan flags and banners saying “Catalonia is Spain” and “Together we are stronger”, as politicians on both sides hardened their positions in the country’s worst political crisis for decades.

Federal Poly Ado Ekiti shut indefinitely. Read why>

Nigeria - The Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti was on Sunday shut indefinitely following violent protest by students over the death of two of them.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that trouble began on the institution’s campus late Friday, when two of the students reportedly complained of malaria.

PM Abe vows to tackle North Korea threat ahead of Japan election

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed Sunday to impose “all possible pressure” on North Korea over its nuclear and missile programmes, promising to secure national security in a televised debate before a snap election.

Official campaigning begins Tuesday for the October 22 election in the world’s third largest economy.

Awww... ‘All winners’ at inaugural Miss Wheelchair World pageant

In her elegant evening dress and perfectly styled hair and make-up, Maria Diaz looks like any beauty pageant contestant — except for the wheelchair she has been confined to since being shot by a stranger ten years ago.

Maria is one of 24 young women who gathered in Warsaw on Saturday to compete for the first-ever title of Miss Wheelchair World.

Lauretta Onochie blasts Goodluck Jonathan and Diezani

Nigeria - Lauretta Onochie, the Special Assistant on Social Media to President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, fired shots at former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan and ex-Petroleum Affairs Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke for what she called their weird demands.

According to her, Mrs Jonathan needed to be honest to Nigerians and come clean regarding her wealth allegedly acquired through corruption.

Scare as Monkeypox reportedly spreads to Akwa Ibom State

Nigeria - One case of Monkeypox has been recorded in Akwa Ibom State, an official has confirmed. At least 13 people suspected to be affected by the viral disease are on admittance in hospitals in neighbouring Bayelsa and Rivers states.

The Commissioner for Information in the Akwa Ibom, Charles Udoh, in a statement issued in Uyo, confirmed the single case. He also said that the state government was investigating two more cases suspected to be monkeypox.

Five feared dead in Uyo Stadium during Nigeria, Zambia tie

Five people were feared dead while scores sustained serious injuries on Saturday following a stampede at the entrance of Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital.

The incident occurred while football enthusiasts tried to enter the stadium.The fans, who were at the stadium to watch a match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Chipolopo of Zambia were allegedly beaten by soldiers at the gates of the stadium with heavy sticks.

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Alas! TStv Africa debunks recruitment rumours making rounds

Nigeria - TStv Africa, the newest satellite TV provider in Nigeria, has debunked the news making rounds that it is recruiting.

The Cable TV stated this in a terse statement posted on the social media.

KABOOM!!! Patience Jonathan is arrogant and flamboyant, Ex-US Ambassador blasts her

A former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell has noted that the immediate past First Lady of Nigeria, Patience Jonathan, was being “arrogant” and “flamboyant.”

In a piece he wrote at the weekend, entitled, “Nigerian President Buhari’s Sisyphean Efforts,” and posted on Council on Foreign Relations’ website, Campbell also questioned Patience’s wealth having spent most of her life as a civil servant.

Supporters of opposition leader Navalny rally across Russia

In a challenge to President Vladimir Putin on his 65th birthday, protesters rallied across Russia on Saturday, heeding opposition leader Alexei Navalny's call to pressure authorities into letting him enter the presidential race.

Police allowed demonstrators in Moscow to rally near the Kremlin in an apparent desire to avoid marring Putin's birthday with a crackdown. A bigger rally in St. Petersburg, Putin's hometown, was disbanded by police after protesters blocked traffic and attempted to break through police cordons.

Scare as deadly Hurricane Nate heads toward US

Hurricane Nate gathered strength Saturday as it swept towards the US Gulf Coast after dumping heavy rain that killed at least 28 people in Central America.

New Orleans, which was ravaged by deadly Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and other US Gulf coast cities were under a hurricane warning.

Oh dear me! Gunman kills two guards at Saudi royal palace

A gunman shot dead two Saudi guards and wounded three others at the gate of the royal palace in the Red Sea city of Jeddah on Saturday, the interior ministry said.

Royal guards killed the gunman, identified by the ministry as a 28-year-old Saudi national armed with a Kalashnikov and three grenades.

Nigerian technician 35, allegedly shot dead in South Africa

A Nigerian, Jelili Omoyele, 35-year-old cellular phone technician, was allegedly shot dead in Johannesburg on Saturday, the Nigeria Union, South Africa, has said.

Its President, Mr Adetola Olubajo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on telephone from Johannesburg that Omoyele, a.k.a Ja Rule and native of Ibadan, Oyo State, was killed at a parking lot at Doornfontein,  Gauteng Province.

Revealed! How monkeypox disease started in Bayelsa community, Nigeria

Residents of Agbura community in Ogbia Local Government Area where the suspected Monkey Pox epidemic started were not bothered about the disease, investigations showed yesterday.

It was also gathered contrary to insinuations the index case of the epidemic came down with the disease after consuming monkey, the teenager only had constant contact with a monkey, which he played with it as a pet.