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A controversial Bill passed in Iran, it allows men to marry daughters, draws flak from other nations?

Iran Parliamentarians have moved a bill in order toprotect the rights of children which includes aclause that lets a man marry his own adopteddaughter considering the fact that she is 13 yearsold. However, activists of the country have expressedalarm that the bill sanctioned by parliament, givesan opportunity for the caretaker of a family tomarry his […]

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Throwback Photo of “Naira Marley” during his ‘ Walimoh ’

Controversial Nigerian singer, Abdul-AzeezFashola aka Naira Marley has sparked diversereactions on Friday with a throwback photo ofhim when he was quite responsible, as somepeople will term his appearance. Check out the photo below: Naira Marley recently talked about his insatiable love for ‘weed’ which he has showcased on a number of occasions. He took to […]

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Court grants Sowore N100 million bail

granted bail to OmoyeleSowore with a bond of N100million and two sureties inlike sum. The court also granted thesecond defendant, OlawaleBakare, bail with a bond ofN50 million. Mr Sowore is facing trial foralleged fraud, treasonablefelony and cyberstalkingamong other offences. His lawyer, Femi Falana, hadon Friday, urged the court inAbuja to grant bail to MrSowore, and […]

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Premier League Preview and Predictions(Game-Week 8)

Brighton vs. Tottenham Date: 5/10/19Venue: Amex StadiumTime: 12:30pm Brighton’s already troubled season can’t get anyworse when they welcome Tottenham Hotspur atthe Amex in the opening game of the weekend.The Seagulls have failed to score in successiveroad matches, a run stretching 180 minutes’ barrenspell in front of goal.However, against a Spurs team, who suffered ahumiliating UEFA […]

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Just in: ALAGBA, 324-YEARS-OLD TORTOISE IN SOUN OF OGBOMOSO’S PALACE IS DEAD

A 324-year-old tortoise popularly known as Alagba,in the palace of the Soun of Ogbomoso, is dead.The scared tortoise which was the oldest in Africa,was sick for a few days before her demise onThursday.The tortoise became a popular breed uponascension of the throne of the current Soun ofOgbomosoland, Oba Oladunni Oyewumi with themonarch providing good shelter […]

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Ansu Fati still doesn’t have FIFA clearance to play forSpain

Ansu Fati does not have the necessary paperworkto debut with the Spain’s national team. RobertMoreno and Luis de la Fuente will name theirrespective squads for the upcoming games inOctober on Friday but the paperwork has not beencleared yet for the young attacker to feature.Spain pushed to get Fati’s passport after his electricdisplays for Barcelona with […]

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Dinamo Zagreb may face stadium closure after Man City fan incidents

Dinamo Zagreb face the prospect of playing aChampions League group game behind closeddoors after being hit with UEFA charges for theirfans’ behaviour.Supporters of the Croatian champions – known asthe Bad Blue Boys – ripped out seats and usedthem, and other objects, as missiles during theirteam’s 2-0 defeat at the Etihad Stadium onTuesday.Both clubs have been […]

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PRESS RELEASE DSS ARRESTS ABDULRASHEED MAINA

This is to confirm that the Department of State Services (DSS), in a combined operation, on 30th September, 2019, arrested Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT). The arrest which was effected at the Pennsylvania Avenue Hotel, Utako, Abuja followed a request by the EFCC to the Service to assist in […]

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Liverpool to remain in Carabao Cup after Pedro Chirivella incident as club handed fine

Liverpool have accepted a £200,000 fine for fielding an ineligible player in their 2-0 win over MK Dons in the Carabao Cup last week. Pedro Chirivella replaced Naby Keita just after the hour mark at Stadium MK, but the Spaniard’s necessary paperwork to play a part in the competition was not processed and international clearance […]

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Man City midfielder Bernardo Silva could be hit with six match ban

Bernardo Silva could be facing up to a six-game ban dished out by the Football Association. It comes after the Manchester City midfielder was charged by the authority over “insulting and/or improper” activity relating to a tweet he sent in reference to team-mate Benjamin Mendy. Silva compared Mendy to the character on a packet of […]

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Arsenal suffer disappointing injury blow

Arsenal fans are going to have to wait a little bit longer for Kieran Tierney’s Premier League debut. Tierney has been struggling with a hip injury since joining in a £25m deal from Celtic in the summer and the left-back has so far been restricted to just a 77-minute appearance in the Carabao Cup. There […]

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Sukarno heir elected as Indonesia’s first female House speaker

Indonesia’s new parliament elected its first female speaker, Puan Maharani Nakshatra Kusyala, granddaughter of the country’s first president, after members of the House of Representatives were sworn in onTuesday, amid continuing protests against several new or proposed laws. Puan Maharani, Sukarno’s granddaughter and the daughter of former President Megawati Sukarnoputri, was unanimously elected as House […]

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Moroccan journalist gets year in jail over alleged abortion

A court in Morocco has sentenced journalist Hajar Raissouni to a year in jail for having had an “illegal” abortion and sexual relations outside of marriage. The 28-year-old’s Sudanese fiance and gynaecologist on Monday were also handed one and two-year jail sentences, respectively, while an anaesthetist and medical assistance were given suspended sentences of a […]

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Abdulrasheed Maina ‘arrested’ in Abuja

The Department of State Security DSS have arrested Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT). The Nation reports that Maina was arrested at a hotel in Abuja after he allegedly sneaked into the country from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. A source was quoted as saying the DSS might hand him over […]

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Ndola Woman Convicted For Indecently Assaulting Three Boys

A NDOLA Court has convicted a 21 year old woman who subjected three boys aged 7, 6 and 4 to touch and insert their fingers into her private parts. Ndola Magistrate Mary Goma found Precious Tembo guilty of three counts of indecent assault on children and convicted her accordingly. The court committed the matter to […]

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Saudi Arabia Executions Reach 134 This Year – With Some Crucified And Beheaded, Including Six Who Were Kids When Arrested

Saudi Arabia has executed 134 people this year, including six who were kids when they were arrested. The prisoners were killed by brutal methods that have been frowned upon, including crucifixion and beheading, according to a human rights organisation. At least 58 of those killed were foreign nationals and most were accused of spreading Shia […]

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Uganda bans red beret worn by Bobi Wine and his supporters

Bobi Wine has called his signature red beret a ‘symbol of resistance’ [File: James Akena/ Reuters] The Uganda government has designated the red beret as official military clothing that could land members of the public who wear them in jail, a move that essentially bans the uniform of leading opposition leader Bobi Wine and his […]

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“Blacker” Zebra Spotted In Kenya

A photographer at a camp in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve was in for a surprise when he came across an incredibly rare, “blacker” newly born Zebra. Mr Antony Tira – A renowned tour guide-cum photographer – at Matira bush camp, spotted and photographed the black dotted foul and posted it on the camp’s Facebook […]

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Pregnant women freed from Nigerian ‘baby factories’

Police in Nigeria’s largest city, Lagos, have rescued 19 pregnant women during raids at what they call “baby factories”. The women, aged between 15 and 28 years, were found in four different locations in the city, according to police spokesperson Bala Elkana, who said four children were also rescued. Most of the women had been […]

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Mugabe Funeral: Zimbabwe Ex-President Laid to Rest in Kutama

Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe has been laid to rest in the rural village where he was born, three weeks after his death at the age of 95. He was buried in the courtyard of his home in Kutama, about 90km (55 miles) west of the capital Harare. Mugabe died in a Singapore hospital on […]

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