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Pope Francis has called for the world to pray for Ethiopia as fighting between federal forces and rebels in Tigray region intensifies. In a message on Twitter, the Pope invited “everyone to pray for Ethiopia where armed clashes have intensified and are causing a serious humanitarian situation.” He added that “I appeal to the parties in conflict so that the violence might ceases, life may be safeguarded and the populations can regain.” On Saturday Ethiopian military forces reportedly started their planned offensive on rebels in the Tigray region. Reuters reported that the leader of rebellious forces said on Saturday that…

Iran has vowed to “strike like thunder” after blaming Israel for assassinating its nuclear weapons mastermind. Scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed in a bomb and gun attack today in Damavand, near the capital Tehran, which the regime slammed as an “act of state terror.” The scientist’s car was reportedly struck by an explosion set by a “suicide” assassin before being sprayed with bullets in a brutal killing that is expected to spark harsh retaliation. According to Iran state media, several other people have also died in the explosion. Chilling pictures from the scene show the blood-soaked pavement and a black…

A sensational late Mohamed Magdy goal gave Al Ahly victory over Cairo rivals Zamalek in the first ever one-legged African Champions League final. Magdy’s 88th-minute winner settled an entertaining match in which his side had gone ahead early through Amr El Soleya, only for Shikabala to cancel that out before half-time with a world-class effort of his own. Ahly should already have been leading after Elshahat somehow hit the post when faced with a completely empty net early in the second half. The win gave them a record-extending ninth African Champions League crown, and also means their boss, South African…

Two men are cooling their feet in the Oyo State Police Command for the killing, dismemberment and selling of decapitated heads of two policemen for N1,000. The suspects- Aliu Mubarak and Adewale Abiodun – were arrested after one Oladipupo Ifakorede confessed to buying the heads from the duo for money ritual purpose. The two policemen identified as Ajibola Adegoke and Rotimi Oladele, were among the police officers killed in the aftermath of the EndSARS protests hijacked by suspected hoodlums. While the policemen were set ablaze after they were killed on Thursday October 22, a third member of the team Inspector Ojo was rescued by…

Reopening of the doors of Federal Government universities in Nigeria is not sight following by Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU and the government to shift intransigent stance. However, ASUU has denied plans to call off its nine months-old strike owing to some irreconcilable issues with the government. Friday night, social media was agog with reports that the academic union had concluded plans to call off the strike after meeting with the Government negotiation team led by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige on Friday, November 27. The Federal Government had a meeting with the union…

Manhunt for the abducted wife of the Chief of Staff to Ondo State Governor and her friend has yielded result as they have regained freedom. Olugbenga Ale and her friend, a co-occupant of the vehicle were hijacked on Thursday night. Mrs Ale and her friend were released this afternoon after a successful and extensive joint operation mounted by security agencies. Reports say security agencies initiated a manhunt for the criminals, following detailed intelligence  gathering spearheaded by the Amotekun Corps which indicated the location and track of the hoodlums. After sessions of hot exchanges of gunfire, the combined operations of joint security…

Nigeria has recorded two deaths owing COVID-19 infections, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed. In addition, the country recorded new 246 COVID-19 cases from nine states including Federal Capital Territory. In its Twitter handle, (NCDC) stated “On the 27th of November 2020, 246 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. “The 246 new cases are reported from 10 states- Lagos (81), FCT (73), Plateau (39), Kaduna (25), Ogun (13), Bauchi (5), Rivers (4) Ekiti (2), Taraba (2) and Kano (2). On the caseloads of the pandemic, the health agency tweeted “Till date, 67,220 cases have been…

The National sports festival tagged Edo 2020, initially slated for March was shifted due to COVID-19 outbreak. The National Sports Festival (NSF) earlier slated for Benin from December 3 to 13, has been rescheduled to hold at the same venue from January 3 to 17, 2021, an official has said. The festival tagged Edo 2020, was initially slated for March, but had to be postponed to December due to the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. John Joshua-Akanji, Special Adviser on Media to Minister of Youth and Development, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja that the decision was…

The UK government, Friday, says it plans to create a Digital Markets Unit (DMU) to enforce “a new code to govern the behavior of platforms that currently dominate the market, such as Google and Facebook.” The aim is to protect smaller competitors and give consumers more control over personal data. Under the new code, some of the world’s biggest tech companies may have to be more transparent about the services they provide and how they use consumers’ data. They may also be forced to give consumers a choice over whether to receive personalized advertising, and they won’t be able to…

After spending four days in the Correctional Centre, Kuje in Abuja, a Federal High Court has granted bail to the senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume. Ndume has been in detention since Monday over his suretyship for former Pension Reforms Task Team Chairman, Abdulrasheed Maina, who had jumped bail. But Justice Okon Abang who granted the bail on Friday said the decision was based on the senator’s record of good behavior in court. The bail was granted to the senator pending the hearing and determination of his appeal filed at the Court of Appeal challenging his remand. He ordered the…