We did not seal-up convention venue but providing security – Rivers CP

Food vendors lament loss from abortion of convention BY JIMITOTA ONOYUME PORT HARCOURT : As early as 230 am am armed to the teeth Policemen, men of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps , NSCDC and plain cloth security men took over Sharks stadium, Port Harcourt, venue of the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party. The state Police Commissioner, Mr Francis Odesanya told newsmen that...

Houthi shelling kills civilians in Saudi border city

Houthi shelling kills civilians in Saudi border city Projectiles land in industrial area of Najran city, killing four Saudi citizens and three expatriate workers. Four Saudi citizens and three expatriate workers were among the dead [File: Hasan Jamali/AP] Projectiles fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels have...

Syria's civil war: Russian jets bomb rebels from Iran

Syria's civil war: Russian jets bomb rebels from Iran The fighter jets took off from western Iran and conducted air strikes in Aleppo, Idlib and Deir el-Zor provinces. Russian jets based in Iran on Tuesday struck targets inside Syria, the Russian defence ministry said, after Moscow deployed aircraft to an Iranian air force base to widen its campaign in Syria. The ministry said the strikes, by Tupolev-22M3...

Man in US killed in suspected 'anti-Muslim hate crime'

Man in US killed in suspected 'anti-Muslim hate crime' Neighbour shoots dead Lebanese-American man after years of alleged violence and racial slurs against Arab family. Jillian Kestler-D'Amours & Zena Tahhan Anti-Muslim hate crimes have risen alongside anti-Muslim rhetoric [Courtesy of...

wounded as at least half a million protest against alleged government corruption.

wounded as at least half a million protest against alleged government corruption. Opposition says 700,000 people joined the rally, 200,000 more than the number given by security forces [AFP] A man has been shot dead by police at an anti-government rally in Guinea's capital, according to officials, as...

Malaysia says oil tanker 'not hijacked

Malaysia says oil tanker 'not hijacked' Malaysian authorities say ship carrying 900,000 litres of diesel has not been hijacked as earlier reported. A Malaysian oil tanker which was earlier reported to have been hijacked as it sailed into Indonesian waters has been 'taken' due to a commercial dispute,...

Libyan forces retake central Sirte district from ISIL

NEWSLIBYA4 HOURS AGO Libyan forces retake central Sirte district from ISIL Soldiers advance on "District One", the city's last area held by ISIL, after capturing key neighbourhood, military says. Libyan forces say they are closing in on 'District One', ISIL's last remaining stronghold in Sirte [Reuters] Forces...

Australia to close Manus Island refugee prison camp While Australia has agreed to shut the Manus centre, it is unknown where the 800 refugees in it will ultimately end. Austalia's offshore prison camps for asylum seekers are rife with allegations of abuse and neglect [Reuters] Australia and Papua...

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Deaths in Kashmir clashes on Indian Independence Day

Deaths in Kashmir clashes on Indian Independence Day Several people killed and wounded in separate clashes between protesters and security forces in disputed region. More than 50 civilians have been killed in clashes, the region's worst violence since 2010 [EPA] Several people, including a teenage...

Eid al-Adha 2016 date is expected to be on September 11 This year, the holiest Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha is expected to begin on Sunday, September 11. Muslim pilgrims as they circumvent around the Kaaba in the 2015 Hajj pilgrimage [EPA] FAST FACTS Eid al-Adha literally means "feast of the sacrifice" Expected either on September 11 or 12 To be confirmed on...

Washington transfers 15 Guantanamo prisoners to UAE The move marks the largest single transfer of Guantanamo prisoners under Obama's government. There are now 61 prisoners left at the US-run jail [JOHN RILEY/EPA]There are now 61 prisoners left at the US-run jail [JOHN RILEY/EPA] Fifteen...

US election 2016: What's next for Donald Trump? The former property mogul and present Republican nominee has had a rough month, but the race for the White House is far from over. Three major challenges still lie ahead. Three major challenges lie ahead for Trump in the race for the White House [EPA] by Patty Culhane White House Correspondent To say the 2016 race for President of the United States...

Man charged with shooting dead US Imam and  friend Police charge Oscar Morel with double murder as Muslim community demands killings be treated as a hate crime. A New York man has been charged with the double murder of a Imam and his friend, in a brutal daylight slaying that has shocked Muslim communities across the US. Police said late on Monday that Oscar Morel, 35, was charged with...

Trump to form committee 'on radical Islam' if president      Republican candidate for US president vows to institute "extreme vetting" of immigrants. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said he will introduce "extreme vetting" of immigrants and set up a new "commission on radical Islam" if he wins the US election in November. In a foreign policy speech on Monday,...

Rio 2016: A marriage proposal at the Olympics medal ceremony

There are dramatic marriage proposals - and then there's proposing during the biggest sporting competition in the world. Chinese diver He Zi had just received a silver medal for the women's three-metre springboard at the Rio Olympics on Sunday. But she ended up with another prize when her boyfriend...

France Corsica brawl: Mayor bans burkinis amid tensions

France Corsica brawl: Mayor bans burkinis amid tensions   Image copyrightAFPImage captionThe fight broke out on the beach near Sisco apparently after Muslim families objected to photos taken by a tourist A village mayor in Corsica has banned full-body swimsuits known as "burkinis" after a beach...

Easy access to online porn is 'damaging' men's health, says NHS therapist

 therapist is warning about a surge in the number of young men suffering sexual health problems because of online pornography. Angela Gregory says more and more men in their late teens and early 20s are suffering from erectile dysfunction. She puts the blame on people becoming addicted to watching...

Samia Shahid death: Ex-husband admits Pakistan 'honour killing'

The former husband of a woman allegedly murdered in Pakistan has confessed to killing her, a police source has told the BBC.Samia Shahid, 28, a beautician from Bradford, died last month in northern Punjab in what is believed to have been a so-called honour killing.Ex-husband Choudhry Shakeel has been...

JFK airport evacuated after false gunfire reports

Part of New York's JFK airport was closed on Sunday night after reports of gunfire, which turned out to be false. Cheering and banging while people watched the Olympics may have been mistaken for the sound of shots, one official said. Two of the airport's six terminals were shut and a road approaching...

US election: Trump team 'must disclose pro-Russia ties'

Donald Trump's campaign team must disclose all pro-Russia links, Hillary Clinton's manager has said, following new allegations in the New York Times. The paper said ledgers earmarked $12.7m (£9.8m) in undisclosed cash payments from a pro-Russia political party in Ukraine to Mr Trump's campaign...

Zephany Nurse baby-snatcher jailed in South Africa

A South African court has jailed a woman for 10 years for kidnapping a baby from her hospital bed 19 years ago and raising her as her own. The 51-year-old woman was arrested in 2015 after people noticed an uncanny resemblance between the girl, Zephany Nurse, and another girl at school. DNA tests carried...

Wenger says Arsenal “Physically we are not ready”

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said his team were not physically ready for the Premier League season after opening the campaign with a chaotic 4-3 defeat at home to Liverpool. With Per Mertesacker and Gabriel injured and Laurent Koscielny short of match fitness, Wenger deployed Calum Chambers, 21, and...

Jamaicans blow whistles, horns & bang metal pot covers for Bolt

dominated streets as people poured out to watch the Rio Olympics 100m on giant screens. It was cool and there was a slight drizzle, but nothing could put a damper on the island’s festivities. As Bolt struck his familiar lightning pose, Jamaicans blew whistles and horns and banged metal pot covers. They gathered in towns centres like Half Way Tree in Kingston, Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay and Falmouth,...

CRIME WAVE: Kogi Gov donates 200 patrol vehicles to Police

LOKOJA—Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, yesterday said his administration would continue to partner with the police and other security agencies to combat crimes in the  state.   Governor Bello gave the assurance when the new Assistant Inspector-General of Police for Zone 8, (comprising...

Japan man arrested over unpaid taxi fare for 850km trip

A Japanese man was arrested for allegedly stiffing a taxi driver after having promised to pay when embarking on an 850-kilometre (528-mile) journey, police said Monday. Takafumi Arima, 26 and jobless, climbed into the cab in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, late Saturday and told the driver to go to Matsuyama on the island of Shikoku in southwestern Japan, a Matsuyama police officer told AFP. Arima had allegedly...

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Kevin Hart & Eniko Parrish are Married! See their First Wedding Photo Comedian and actor Kevin Hart is married to model Eniko Parrish! The pair posted the same photo and caption an hour ago, standing with Kevin’s two kidsHeaven and Hendrix (who served as his...

PDP Convention: Northern leaders set up screening committee    Northern Leaders Forum of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has constituted a 16-member committee to organise a selection process for aspirants from the northern states vying for national offices in the party. Convener of the forum, Prof. Jerry Gana, made this known to newsmen at the end of a meeting of the group on Saturday...

Florence Ita-Giwa: The Mama Bakassi   Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, also known as Mama Bakassi, is one-time Presidential Adviser on National Assembly Matters. She is also the political leader of the Bakassi people. In this interview, Ita-Giwa says the ceding of Bakassi in Cross River State...