Bodies Of Ukrainian Victims Of Iran Crash Repatriated
The bodies of the 11 Ukrainian citizens who died when a passenger plane was accidentally shot down by Iran this month have returned to Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy looked on on Sunday as coffins draped in the country’s flag were carried from a Ukrainian military plane to a waiting hearse at Boryspil International Airport, east of the capital, Kyiv. Relatives […]
Facebook Apologises For Rude Mistranslation Of Xi Jinping
Facebook has apologised for a distasteful mistranslation of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s name from Burmese language posts during a visit to Myanmar, blaming a technical glitch. The error, which caused Xi’s name to appear as “Mr S***hole” when translated from Burmese into English, came to light on the second day of the much-touted trip where Xi and Myanmar’s […]
Dozens Of Yemeni Soldiers Killed In Marib Military Attack
An attack on a military training camp in Yemen’s Marib province has killed at least 38 government soldiers and wounded dozens of others, according to security sources. The assault late on Saturday “involved three missiles”, said Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Alattab, reporting from the capital, Sanaa, adding that the targets included a gathering of government forces […]
Libya Rivals, World Powers Set For High-Stakes Summit
Leaders of Libya’s warring sides and several foreign powers are arriving in Berlin for an international summit to discuss ways to end the long-running conflict in the North African country. The head of Tripoli’s internationally-recognised government, Fayez al-Sarraj, and his rival, renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar, are expected to attend Sunday’s UN-backed gathering in the German capital, the […]
Kogi: DPR Seals Five Petrol, Gas Stations
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Kogi office, has sealed three petrol filling stations for adjusting their pumps to dispense fuel below approved quantity. Mr Idris Mohammad, Controller Operations, Kogi Field Office of DPR, who led a team of operatives and men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) during a raid, said […]
Ayade Slams Minister Says Nobody Celebrated His Tenure
The Cross River State Governor, Prof Ben Ayade has condemned the tenure of the former Minister of Niger Delta, Pastor Usani Uguru Usani, saying nobody in the state celebrated him while he was in the office as Minister. Speaking while receiving the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio in the State Executive Council […]
Abiodun Appoints NANS PRO Special Assistant
The Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has appointed the National Public Relations Officer of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Azeez Adeyemi, into his cabinet. Adeyemi, THISDAY reports, was appointed as the Special Assistant to Governor Dapo Abiodun on Students Affairs. His appointment was announced over the weekend, with immediate effect. Read […]
Celebrity Lawyer Dershowitz Join Trump Defense Team
Ken Starr, who was at the center of Bill Clinton’s impeachment in the 1990s, and America’s biggest celebrity lawyer Alan Dershowitz were announced Friday to be joining President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment defense. The administration has yet to unveil the full team but confirmed that White House counsel Pat Cipollone will be lead lawyer, backed […]
Liberia Souring On George Weah At Two-Year Mark
Dominic Kpadeh heaves a hammer over his head to crack a half-tonne rock in a northern suburb of Liberia’s capital Monrovia, knowing his hard labour earns him far less than a year ago. Kpadeh and his colleagues used to go home with $1,000 (900 euros) a month between them crushing rocks for the construction industry. […]
Ron Johnson Made Apple Stores The Envy Of Retail
In a world where consumers desire both the convenience of online shopping and the in-person interaction offered by brick-and-mortar retail stores, Ron Johnson, former Apple retail stores chief and former J.C. Penney CEO, had an idea to marry the two: a mobile retail store that delivers goods to you in the comfort of your home. […]
Conor McGregor Beats Donald Cerrone In 40 Seconds
Conor McGregor returned to the octagon in style at UFC 246 as he beat American fan favourite Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in just 40 seconds in Las Vegas. Irishman McGregor, 31, came out on top after one of the most spectacular performances of his career. Two of UFC’s most popular fighters went toe to toe in […]
PFL Completes $50M Investment And Adds Tyson MMA Show
New Year’s Eve revelers packed Times Square last month, jockeying for position to see the ball drop and music acts take the stage. Ten blocks south at the Hulu Theater in Madison Square Garden, a different kind of clash was simultaneously taking place: It was championship fight night for an upstart mixed martial arts entity, […]