England’s 1966 World Cup-winning goalkeeper Gordon Banks has died aged 81
ADETOLA, M.A Regarded as one of the game’s greatest in his position, Banks was named Fifa goalkeeper of the year six times and earned 73 caps for England. He…
African Union calls for peace conference on Libya in July
ADETOLA, M.A The African Union (AU) has proposed a global conference in July to try to resolve the conflict in Libya with the aim of holding elections in October. The goal of the…
Nigeria Re-Elected Into AU Peace, Security Council
Nigeria has been re-elected into the African Union Peace and Security Council (AU-PSC) for a new three-year term, 2019-2021. Alongside Nigeria, four other countries – Burundi, Algeria, Kenya and…
US Longest Serving Congress Member Dies At 92
John Dingell, a gruff Michigan Democrat who entered the US House of Representatives in 1955 to finish his late father’s term and became a legislative heavyweight and longest-serving member of…
Pope Francis first ever Papal mass in Arabian Peninsula
ADETOLA, M.A Pope Francis became the first pontiff to deliver Mass in the Arabian Peninsula, the birthplace of Islam, on Tuesday, speaking in front of tens of thousands of…
Egyptian legislators propose presidential term extension
Egypt will consider extending the presidential term to six years from four, a senior legislator said, which could allow President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to stay in power beyond 2022 when his…
‘One occupant visible’ in Emiliano Sala plane wreckage – investigators
The plane’s registration number can be seen on the wreckage which is largely in one piece, shipwreck hunter David Mearns said. A body can be seen in the wreckage of…
Car bomb attack in Somalia’s Mogadishu kills at least 11 people
Blast occurred close to Mogadishu mall, killing at least 11 people and wounding several others, says police A powerful car bomb has exploded at a shopping mall in the Somali capital…
UK formally recognises Juan Guaido as new Venezuelan president
UK formally recognises Juan Guaido as new Venezuelan president Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt says the UK and other European countries have taken the step to end a “humanitarian crisis”. Mr…
Facebook Doesn’t Care About You
New Facebook controversies sprouted up so fast this week it was hard to keep track of them. The social media giant managed to hit the digital scandal trifecta: allegedly exploiting…
