ISIL Claims Responsibility Barcelona Attack
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) has claimed responsibility for a deadly van-ramming attack in one of Barcelona’s busiest tourist areas. At least 13 people … Read More
Category: International
FIFA Nominates Omagbemi For Best Women’s Coach Award
Former Super Falcons of Nigeria head coach Florence Omagbemi has been shortlisted for The Best FIFA Women’s Coach 2017 award. Omagbemi’s inclusion in a 10-man shortlist was announced on FIFA’s … Read More
Real Madrid beat Barcelona 5-1 in Spanish Super Cup
Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-0 at the Bernabeu to win the Spanish Super Cup 5-1 on aggregate. The Spanish and European champions were dominant, even without the suspended Cristiano Ronaldo. … Read More
Trump Fires Nigerian Born Adviser
Nigerian born international CEO, Adebayo Ogunlesi has now ceased to be an adviser to embattled US President Donald Trump. Trump sacked him today along with other distinguished CEOs counselling him … Read More
Egypt Discovers 2000 Year-old Tombs
Egypt’s antiquities ministry says that archaeologists have discovered three tombs dating back more than 2,000 years, from the Ptolemaic Period. The discovery was made in the Nile Valley province of … Read More
Kurds’ Independence Referendum Might Lead To Civil War- Turkish FM
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has warned that a plan by Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to hold an independence referendum late next month will lead to “civil war” in the conflict-stricken Arab … Read More
English FA Denies Onazi Work Permit
Nigeria international Ogenyi Onazi has been denied a work permit to play for English Championship side Birmingham City. Birmingham had agreed terms with the 24-year-old to sign him from Turkish … Read More
Mudslide Kills Over 300 in Sierra Leone
The AFP news agency is reporting that the total death toll from flooding in the capital has risen to 312, citing another Red Cross spokesperson. Hundreds of people are likely … Read More
Super Cup Drama: Cristiano Ronaldo Gets Five-match Ban
Cristiano Ronaldo has been given a five-match ban following his red card in Real Madrid’s Spanish Super Cup first leg 3-1 win over Barcelona. The Portugal international was ordered … Read More
Explosin Kills 15 in Pakistan
A blast in the Pakistani city of Quetta in Balochistan province has killed at least 15 people and injured 32 others, reports say, in an incident blamed by the military … Read More