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The acting head of the Drug Enforcement Administration is resigning, he said in an email Tuesday, a few weeks after he complained that President Donald Trump appeared to have "condoned police misconduct." In the email to DEA staffers, Chuck Rosenberg, who became acting administrator in 2015, gave no reason for his departure, which takes effect on...

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has attributed the crisis on the review of the Ibadan Chieftaincy Law to the alleged ambition of former Governor Rashidi Ladoja. The party said the former governor was allegedly taking advantage of the situation to broaden his personal interest and fight a needless war with his perceived political...

In candid remarks Wednesday, former first lady Michelle Obama said women who voted for Republican nominee Donald Trump over Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton went against their "authentic voice" in the 2016 presidential election. "Any woman who voted against Hillary Clinton voted against their own voice," she said at the Inbound 2017 conference in...

President Trump's highest approval ratings are for his response to the recent torrent of hurricanes, as well as for his effect on the economy, as per a Fox News poll released Wednesday. But Trump gets negative performance ratings on most other issues, including his handling of North Korea, Iran, immigration, taxes, Russia, and health care. The majority...

Nicki Minaj is squashing a crazy rumor that she stabbed a Britney Spears fan with a fork at a childhood sleepover. The superstar rapper quote tweeted a fan's tweet with several articles reporting the story as if it was real. “Can’t believe credible news outlets reported this. People will really believe the dumbest sh*t. [stabbed a Britney fan in leg...

Multiple reports out of Argentina claim that Sergio Aguero has been injured in an automobile accident.     The Manchester City striker attended a concert in Amsterdam featuring Colombian singer Maluma and was hurt on his return to the airport when the taxi he was in was involved in an accident.     Aguero was reportedly...

The parliament of Uganda has taken a first step towards scrapping the presidential age limit, which would allow long-time leader Yoweri Museveni to stay in power, in a heated session that saw politicians brawling for a second consecutive day. Tempers frayed in parliament for the second day over the plan, backed by members of Museveni's National Resistance...

The Federal Government described as “unfortunate” and “unacceptable,” the position of the U.S. Government over the declaration of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist group. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the government position Wednesday night in London when he featured on BBC Television programme,...

JAY-Z, Jennifer Lopez, DJ Khaled and more artists will step up for those in need and headline the TIDAL X: Brooklyn charity concert in Brooklyn to raise money. Other performers include J47, Kaskade, Chris Brown, Cardi B, Fat Joe, Remy Ma, Daddy Yankee, Yo Gotti, A$AP Ferg, Vic Mensa, Fifth Harmony, Joey Bada$$, Willow Smith, Belly, Iggy Azalea, Jessie...

Air passengers are suffering major disruption at airports around the world after computer check-in systems crashed. Problems were reported at airports including London's Heathrow and Gatwick, Charles de Gaulle in Paris, Zurich, Melbourne, Johannesburg, Changi in Singapore and Washington DC's Reagan Airport. Travellers endured delays at check-in desks...

The fastest growing ivory market in the world is now Laos, according to an investigation by Kenya-based group Save the Elephants. China is banning all ivory trade by the end of 2017, but business is booming in neighbouring countries. Investigators visited a Chinese casino resort on the Mekong River. They described a hub of gambling and prostitution,...

Help finally arrived to a desperate town in Puerto Rico after a single photograph signaled just how badly supplies were needed. "Necesitamos Agua/Comida," which translates to "we need water and food," were written on the pavement of the small town of Humacao. Angelina Ruiz-Lambides, an associate director of the Cayo Santiago Field Station, captured...

Beyonce is joining J. Balvin and Willy William for a new version of the song “Mi Gente” and you can listen to it right here! The 36-year-old entertainer will be doing good with the money she makes from the song. “I am donating my proceeds from this song to hurricane and earthquake relief charities for Puerto Rico, Mexico and other affected Caribbean...

China on Thursday said North Korean firms or joint ventures in the country will be shut within the 120 days of the latest United Nations Security Council sanctions passed on September 12. In a statement, the commerce ministry said that Overseas Chinese joint ventures with North Korean entities or individuals will also be closed. On September 12,...

Joshua Greene, whose father shot about 3,900 pictures of the actress between 1953 and '57, has turned restoring and preserving those images into a career, with a new book set to hit shelves Oct. 16 that he says will be the "last hurrah." Cataloging, restoring and preserving his father's entire archive - and touting the photos in books and exhibitions...

There's a bug in the latest version of Internet Explorer that leaks the addresses, search terms, or any other text typed into the address bar. The bug allows any currently visited website to view any text entered into the address bar as soon as the user hits enter. The technique can expose sensitive information a user didn't intend to be viewed by...

Inter president Erik Thohir confirmed that the Serie A side are interested in Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil. The Germany international has seen his future called into question for some time now, with no extension agreed to a contract set to expire in 2018. Arsenal face a similar situation with Alexis Sanchez, and blocked him from leaving Emirates Stadium...

Britain's opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to pursue a foreign policy that will not fuel conflicts but solve them if elected while criticising Saudi Arabia for its "cruel" war in Yemen and urging Myanmar to end the violence against the Rohingya. Corbyn made the comments in an energetic speech at the Labour Party conference in Brighton on...

Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna state endorsed Governor Nasiru El-Rufai and President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term in office come 2019. At a stakeholders meeting held in the state capital, the APC members drawn from the 23 local government areas, say their endorsement of President Buhari and Governor El-Rufai for a second...

An erupting volcano in Vanuatu has sparked an unprecedented evacuation of an entire island. All 11,000 residents of Ambae have been told to leave and will be moved to other islands in the Pacific state. The Manaro Voui volcano, which has been rumbling for days, began spewing ash in a "moderate eruption" over the weekend. Officials had moved 6,000...

China has hit out at Facebook Inc.’s WhatsApp, saying the messaging service should act to stop the spread of “illegal information” as the country seeks greater scrutiny over the internet in the run-up to its once-in-five years Communist Party Congress. WhatsApp should take proactive measures to intercept information to do with violence and terror,...

A human rights group accused Russia and the Syrian government of mounting the "worst string of attacks" on hospitals in Syria since April despite an agreement on "de-escalation" zones. New York-based Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) said on Wednesday it believes either Russian or Syrian government jets were behind at least five air strikes on three...

In an effort to simulate what life will be like living on Mars, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will build a £100m city in the middle of the desert. The "Mars Science City" project was unveiled at a meeting of the UAE government this week and will consist of gigantic domes covering a 1.9 million-square-foot area. It will house a team of researchers...

Wednesday has been a very important day for Trump passing the GOP Tax Bill and marketing it rather effectively and also, finally, responding like a president should to the Puerto Rico crisis after coming under fire the last few days‼️ 🐦 Just arrived in Indianapolis, Indiana to make an announcement on TaxReform! Together, we are going to MAKE AMERICA...

A new study finds nearly half of all 55.7 million estimated abortions around the world each year between 2010 and 2014 were performed in an unsafe manner, putting women at risk for serious complications. The study, published Wednesday in the journal The Lancet, suggests that unsafe abortions are still a major health problem globally, especially in...

Thousands of striking high school and university students have marched in Barcelona in support of Catalonia's independence referendum which the Spanish central government in Madrid has vowed to stop. The Catalan government has insisted it will press ahead with Sunday's disputed plebiscite in the wealthy northeastern region which is home to 7.5 million...

The Independent National Electoral Commission withdrew its motion seeking an order of the Federal High Court in Abuja allowing it to serve the recall petition on Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, through substituted means rather than personal service. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba struck out the motion after INEC’s lawyer, Mr. Yunus Ustaz (SAN), announced its...

The future looks bleak for Nigeria’s oil exports as its biggest crude oil buyer and three major European customers are poised to do away with petrol and diesel-powered vehicles from 2025. India, China, France, Netherlands and the United Kingdom bought a total of 24.4 million barrels of crude oil from Nigeria in May this year, almost half of the nation’s...

The US Senate Intelligence Committee criticised Twitter for offering an "inadequate" appearance in briefings on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Democratic Senator Mark Warner said the briefings were "deeply disappointing". The social network earlier said it had shut down about 200 accounts linked to a Russian misinformation...

A librarian at a primary school in the US state of Massachusetts has rejected a donation of books from First Lady Melania Trump. Liz Phipps Soeiro, of Cambridgeport Elementary School, also criticised the Trump administration's policies. Mrs Trump said in a letter to the children who will receive the books: "Getting an education is perhaps the most...

Thousands of striking high school and university students have marched in Barcelona in support of Catalonia's independence referendum which the Spanish central government in Madrid has vowed to stop. The Catalan government has insisted it will press ahead with Sunday's disputed plebiscite in the wealthy northeastern region which is home to 7.5 million...

Qatar rebut a human rights group's report that expressed concern about the safety of workers building stadiums for the 2022 FIFA World Cup amid the scorching summer heat. The Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC), which is overseeing the organisation of the football tournament in the Gulf state, issued a statement on Wednesday responding...

Football Kenya Federation (FKF) will bid to host the U-20 or U-17 Fifa World Cup in 2019.    FKF boss, Nick Mwendwa says that the country has the goodwill of both the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) and     FIFA to table bids for either of the two age group tournaments.    The statement comes after Kenya...

A Sunni Muslim cleric was sentenced to death in Lebanon for his role in the death of dozens of people during clashes in the city of Sidon four years ago, according to officials. Ahmed al-Assir, who was arrested in 2015, was tried in a military tribunal along with 38 others accused of killing Lebanese soldiers in the southern city in June 2013. The...

Theo Walcott scored twice and Olivier Giroud reached a personal milestone as Arsenal beat BATE 4-2 in the Europa League. The Gunners boss stuck to his promise to hand his squad players the chance to impress, with Jack Wilshere involved, Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Reiss Nelson starting at wing-back and midfielder Joe Willock given a place in the senior...

Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness revealed Carlo Ancelotti's position at the club became untenable after a group of players turned against the Italian. "There were five players against Ancelotti," Hoeness said. "It was impossible to get out of that."    Star trio Robert Lewandowski, Thomas Muller and Arjen Robben have all voiced their...

The first photos of prototypes for President Donald Trump's promised U.S.-Mexico border wall — actually two walls — that are being constructed near San Diego are now accessible. Four prototypes are being made of concrete for the wall the will face the U.S. And four others for the wall that faces Mexico will be made of other materials that allow that...

235 – Having been exiled to labor in the mines of Sardinia by Roman emperor Maximinus Thrax, Pope Pontian resigned to make the election of a new pope possible. 1821 – The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire from Spain was drafted in the National Palace in Mexico City. 1912 – Over 470,000 people from Ulster, Ireland, signed the Ulster...

Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State expressed confidence that he would defeat President Muhammadu Buhari in a free and fair presidential election, citing his record of having defeated two incumbent governors in separate governorship elections in Ekiti State. Mr. Fayose made his assertions Thursday in Abuja at his official declaration to contest the...

Marco Asensio has signed a new contract with Real Madrid which will keep him at the club until 2023. The 21-year-old signed for the La Liga giants in 2014 for €3.9 million from Mallorca, and has agreed a new six-year-deal at Santiago Bernabeu. He broke into the Blancos first team in 2016-17, starting in the UEFA Super Cup win over Sevilla and then...

Lagos State has been named the third worst city for drivers in the world, with 60 per cent congestion and 10.70mph average speed. Lagos was ranked third next to Karachi, Pakistan: 59 per cent congestion, 11.20mph average speed and Kolkata, with India topping the list. The website states that the list was arrived at after considering the following:...

Authoritative sources from the Nigerian Army have said the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, is not in military custody. The sources, from the army headquarters, Abuja, and the 82 Division headquarters, Enugu State, which coordinates _Operation Python Dance II,_ told one of our correspondents on Thursday that Kanu was not arrested...

The first photos of prototypes for President Donald Trump's promised U.S.-Mexico border wall — actually two walls — that are being constructed near San Diego are now accessible. Four prototypes are being made of concrete for the wall the will face the U.S. And four others for the wall that faces Mexico will be made of other materials that allow that...

Femi Falana called on the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, to “Christianize” Nigeria. Mr. Falana spoke at the strategic dialogue roundtable organized by the Social Economic Rights and Accountability, SERAP, held in Lagos. The lawyer was reacting to the controversy surrounding the N100 billion Sukuk bond offered by the Nigerian government. CAN...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Saturday, February 16, 2019 for the presidential and National Assembly elections. The electoral body made the announcement via its official Twitter handle on Thursday, stating that the election is exactly 505 days away from today. It added that the gubernatorial and state assembly elections...

CNN analyst Ana Navarro tweeted and then deleted a fake image of NBA star LeBron James wearing a shirt with the middle finger on it that referred to President Trump as a “son of a b---h” on Wednesday. “Freedom of expression Makes America Great. Whether u approve or not, we're free to wear this. Could get u jailed or killed in some place,” Navarro...

Nigeria moved two steps upward among the competitive economies in the world, according to the latest ranking by the World Economic Forum, WEF. Nigeria is now 125th out of the 137 economies that the ranking covers; it occupied the 127th position in last year’s ranking. This is the first time the country’s ranking has gone up since 2012, according to...

The federal government declared Monday, October 2nd, a public holiday to commemorate Nigeria’s 57th Independence Anniversary. Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (Rtd), who made the declaration on behalf of the federal government, congratulated Nigerians on the anniversary and urged them to sustain the collective efforts towards maintaining...

Interpol has approved the Palestinian Authority's membership bid, a new victory in its drive for international representation despite strong Israeli opposition. Israel lobbies hard against Palestinian efforts to join global organisations to advance their goal of statehood. It claimed victory last year when the Palestinian bid to join the global police...

Tuesday seemed like a day spent making amends in President Trump's own way. The candidate he backed in Alabama lost the election, he seemed all the more empathetic about Puerto Rico's situation and ordered more aid to reach the island and also has been sheepishly standing by his national anthem comment, pulling the likes of Usain Bolt into the controversy....

Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott are expecting, but they're reportedly saving the wedding for when after Kylie gives birth, just as Kim Kardashian did before her. "They're still trying to figure out their relationship," the insider tells the site, adding that "Kylie has no issues about being an unwed mother." Her plan is to marry Travis as soon as she...

Cameroon forcibly returned 100,000 Nigerian refugees in breach of international agreements, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said. The rights group accused soldiers of deporting refugees escaping Islamist violence, as well as attacking and sexually exploiting them. Cameroon is "punishing" refugees for Boko Haram attacks, HRW said. Cameroon has rejected...

In private, President Trump took to physically mocking M&M: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (slumped shoulders; lethargic body language) and Sen. John McCain (imitating the thumbs-down of his historic health-care vote). Trump is venting about his frustration with what he considers failed leadership by Senate Republicans as he takes his...

There was trouble in Bengaluru, India as some Nigerians took the Biafra battle to the streets of India. One person was reportedly killed while the city police are now looking for the concerned persons so as to deport them, a source told Times of India. According to the report, there were early attacks and counter-attacks but in the altercation that...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a Republican framework for tax reform that calls for sweeping tax cuts and a simplification of the tax code, framing the effort in a speech as a historic opportunity. "This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity, and I guess it's probably something I could say that I'm very good at," Trump said during remarks...

China warned self-ruled Taiwan on Wednesday that it would “reap the consequences” of promoting formal independence, a red line for Beijing which claims the island as its own. Taiwan’s government hit back, saying it was a reality that the Republic of China, the island’s formal name, was a sovereign country and that no matter what China said it could...

Arjen Robben poked fun at big-spending Paris Saint-Germain on the eve of Bayern Munich's key Champions League away match in the French capital. With Anderlecht and Celtic also in the pool, the PSG-Bayern clash at Paris' Parc de Princes on Wednesday could well decide the winner of Group B. 'Paris have certainly given out a few more euros than us, but...

US Republicans fell short yet again in their seven-year drive to repeal Obamacare, in a bitter defeat that raises more questions about their ability to enact President Donald Trump's agenda. The party was unable to win enough support from its own senators for a bill to repeal the 2010 Affordable Care Act and decided not to put it to a vote, several...

Gary Neville said that Manchester United "can get a lot better" and believes that Barcelona striker Luis Suarez or Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann would be ideal to help them reach their potential. Jose Mourinho's men have set a terrific pace at the beginning of the season, behind neighbours City in the Premier League only on goal difference...

Real Madrid have announced that Raphael Varane has agreed a new five-year contract. The France international centre-back will stay with the Spanish and European champions until the end of the 2021-22 season. Varane follows Marcelo, Isco, Dani Carvajal, Karim Benzema and Marcos Llorente in committing his future to the club. The 24-year-old, who signed...

A visually impaired female Ethiopian lawyer was named a joint winner of the 2017 Right Livelihood Award, also known as Sweden’s alternative Nobel Prize. The 35-year-old human rights lawyer Yetnebersh Nigussie was on Tuesday awarded 3 million Swedish crowns ($374,000) which will be shared among the three joint winners. “I really want to see a world...

Hugh Hefner, the iconic founder of Playboy magazine, died at his home, the Playboy Mansion, of natural causes at age 91, Playboy Enterprises said in a statement. Playboy magazine was founded more than 60 years ago to create a niche upscale men's magazine, combining images of nude women with in-depth articles, interviews and fiction by a variety of...

The Taliban targeted US defence secretary James Mattis with a rocket attack on Kabul airport after he arrived in Afghanistan on an unannounced visit, officials said. Mattis landed in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, alongside NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, and was met with several rockets landing in and around the airport, local police reported. There...

An acquittal in a high-profile rape case in India has reignited debate over the meaning of consent after a judge set aside the conviction of a Bollywood filmmaker, saying "a feeble 'no'" could still signal willingness on the part of an alleged victim. Mahmood Farooqui, the co-director of the hit Bollywood film "Peepli Live," was sentenced to seven...

In another breakthrough for women in Saudi Arabia that coincided with allowing women to drive, the foreign minister has appointed Fatimah Baeshen as its first spokeswoman for the Saudi embassy in Washington. “Proud to serve the Saudi Embassy USA as the spokeswoman. I’m grateful for the opportunity, the support, and well wishes #KSA,” Fatimah posted...

People forced to avoid gluten could soon have their bread (and cake) and eat it. Now there are strains of wheat that do not produce the forms of gluten that trigger a dangerous immune reaction in as many as 1 in 100 people. Because the new strains still contain some kinds of gluten, though, the wheat can still be used to bake bread. “It’s regarded...

Tehran vowed on Tuesday to stand alongside Baghdad and Ankara against the outcome of an independence referendum staged by Kurdish authorities in northern Iraq, a day after thousands of Iranian Kurds marched in support of the vote. State media also quoted an army commander as saying that new missile systems were installed on Tuesday, a day after the...

After a week of misery, millions of Puerto Ricans are still suffering in primitive conditions without power, water or enough fuel. About 97% of the island's 3.4 million residents are still in the dark one week after Hurricane Maria slammed into the Puerto Rico. And there's nowhere enough food to go around. Some help is on the way. On Wednesday, a...

Researchers at the British Museum in London used drones to find the remains of Qalatga Darband, a fortified settlement in northern Iraq with a thriving wine trade, that went unrecorded in history. It was established for the first time that there was a city dating back to the first and second centuries BC. The archaeologists stumbled across the lost...

America's top military officer, Gen. Joseph Dunford, told Congress Tuesday China is likely to be the "greatest threat" of any foe to the US within a decade. "I think China probably poses the greatest threat to our nation by about 2025," Dunford told the Senate Armed Services Committee during a hearing on his re-appointment as Chairman of the Joint...

Tourism industry leaders from around the world are in Qatar to celebrate World Tourism Day. The number of tourists worldwide is expected to rise to around two billion by 2030, and sustainable tourism is a major concern for delegates. Qatar wants to attract five-and-a-half million visitors within the next five years, despite a blockade by neighbouring...

A new species of rat that is nearly half a metre long and can reputedly crack open coconuts with its teeth has been discovered on the Solomon Islands. However the animal, unique to the remote Pacific islands, may soon become extinct as forestry companies are cutting down the rainforest where it lives. For years, local people had told scientists about...

World Tourism Day Meskel in Eritrea and Ethiopia 1422 – The Treaty of Melno was signed, establishing the Prussian–Lithuanian border, which afterwards remained unchanged for about 500 years. 1875 – The Ellen Southard wrecked in a storm at Liverpool, England; the United States Congress subsequently awarded 27 gold Lifesaving Medals to the lifeboat men...

Twitter today is moving away from its traditional 140 character tweet limit. The company has announced that it is testing a new 280 character limit for some users. Product manager Aliza Rosen made the likely controversial reveal in a blog post this afternoon. The company says it came to this decision after realizing how character and word count varied...

Israel's military chief of staff has reduced the sentence of a soldier convicted of manslaughter for shooting dead a severely wounded Palestinian, a decision denounced by Palestinian leaders as a "license to kill without any accountability". The move to cut Elor Azaria's sentence from 18 to 14 months was announced on Wednesday, about 18 months after...

A victory away in Champions League is almost always a result to be proud of. It's even more impressive when it comes against a top side. Chelsea managed to check all those boxes and more on Wednesday as they did something never before accomplished by an English club — win away against Atletico Madrid. After Antoine Griezmann put the hosts in front...

Paris Saint-Germain CEO Nasser Al-Khelaifi dubbed Neymar the best player on the planet after he starred in a dominant Champions League victory over Bayern Munich. PSG claimed an emphatic 3-0 win in Paris on Wednesday as former boss Carlo Ancelotti's return to the French capital ended miserably thanks to Edinson Cavani and the world's most expensive...

The European Commission unveiled a new plan that would allow for 50,000 refugees - mostly from a host of African countries - to be resettled to Europe over the next two years. The proposal on Wednesday by the European Union's executive branch involves admitting asylum seekers under the bloc's resettlement programme, which was introduced at the height...

Wolfgang Schaeuble, the eurozone's staunchest advocate of austerity policies, is set to leave his post as Germany's finance minister, according to officials in Europe's biggest economy. The news on Wednesday came three day after Chancellor Angela Merkel won a fourth term in a federal election, but her conservative CDU/CSU alliance plunged from 42...