Tottenham have agreed a £55m fee with West Ham to sign midfielder Mohammed Kudus. The Ghana international is now set to have a medical before signing a long-term contract. BBC Sport reported that the Hammers had rejected an initial £50m but a deal has now been clinched. Kudus, who has an £85m release clause, joined…
The Israeli military has released video footage showing a tunnel in the Gaza Strip, where it says the bodies of six hostages shot dead by Hamas were found. Israel Defense Forces Spokesman, Daniel Hagari, presented the video at a news conference after touring the tunnel. He said a shaft hidden in a residential home in…
Lagos authorities have defended the demolition of buildings in Oworonshoki that sparked protests and traffic disruption on the Third Mainland Bridge earlier this week. Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Oluyinka Olumide, said the demolished properties were unapproved structures on coastal land and therefore “illegal and a threat to life.” He noted that…
Distinguished Senator Mohammed Sani Musa, CON, has formally revalidated his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at Paiko Central Ward, Paikoro Local Government Area, in a ceremony that reinforced his commitment to party unity and grassroots development. The exercise, conducted under the supervision of the APC Chairman of Paikoro Local Government, was witnessed by…
By Abubakar Ojima-ojo Yunusa A former aide to the late Lagos State governor, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, Comrade Salihu Dantata Mahmud, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to forgive and pardon officers allegedly involved in a recent coup attempt. In an open letter addressed to the President, Mahmud described Tinubu as “the Jagaban and omo…
At least six people have been killed and a “great many” more injured in a Russian attack on the city of Sumy in north-eastern Ukraine, the acting mayor said on Sunday evening. Artem Kobzar shared a video on Telegram in which he stood in front of a multi-storey residential building destroyed by the missile attack….
Gov Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa on Wednesday presented staff of office to Dr Ali Danburam, “Ptil Madagali”, the paramount ruler of Madagali Chiefdom. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Madagali, the home of the governor, is among the seven new chiefdoms recently created by the governor. Other chiefdoms created by Fintiri include Fufore,…
In a harrowing incident, a minimum of 23 farmers and fishermen were killed by Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants in the village of Malam Karanti, situated close to Baga in Borno State’s Kukawa Local Government Area. According to reports, the attack transpired on Thursday morning in the village, located just five kilometres…
Classes have been suspended and roads waterlogged in some cities and counties in south China’s island province of Hainan due to heavy rainfall which started on Monday. Local authorities said the rain was induced by a combination of the remnants of Typhoon Trami and cold air. In the city of Sanya, many roads in the…
United Airlines said that it will be the first U.S. carrier to resume flights to Israel, the Israel Airports Authority said on Wednesday in a statement. The carrier on Tuesday had earlier announced that it will resume service from Newark’s Liberty International Airport to Israel’s Tel Aviv on March 15 and add a second daily…
