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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has applauded President Akufo-Addo for the creation of the Office of Special Prosecutor to fight corruption. Speaking as the guest of honour at Ghana’s 61st Independence Anniversary celebration in Accra on Tuesday, President Buhari noted that move will help in Africa’s quest to fight corruption which is widespread in many countries. “I commend government and parliament ...

An extremist group affiliated to al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the two coordinated attacks on Burkina Faso last Friday. At least eight people were killed and more than 80 got injured when armed men bombarded the army headquarters and French embassy in the capital, Ouagadougou. Niagalé Bagayoko is a security expert who tells us, the northern part of the country ...

Most towns across the Oromia regional state in Ethiopia are observing a three-day social shutdown called by online activists and youth in the state popularly referred to a Qeerroo. Videos posted online show closed shops and offices in towns whiles there is no signs of transport activities. The move is to protest a state of emergency decree imposed by government ...

A STRING of Manchester United revelations have been made by MUTV pundit Gary Pallister. Pallister, who won four Premier League titles with United and is now employed by the club as a pundit, has revealed all on the supposed rows at Old Trafford, who could be leaving and the major problems with the club’s current players. At the heart of ...

LIONEL MESSI has reportedly been left gobsmacked after Gerard Pique told him Samuel Umtiti is considering leaving Barcelona for Manchester United. Umtiti has established a reputation as one of Europe’s top centre-backs since moving to the Nou Camp from Lyon in 2016. And his form has attracted plenty of admiring glances from across the continent, with Jose Mourinho eyeing him ...

REAL MADRID need to make big changes to their squad this summer but selling Toni Kroos must not be one of them. Those are the thoughts of legendary Liverpool defender turned pundit Steve Nicol. Real Madrid have struggled under Zinedine Zidane this season in La Liga. They are 15 points behind leaders Barcelona having surprisingly lost 1-0 to Espanyol on ...

Antonio Conte slams Chelsea board for lack of ambition as war of words rumbles on Chelsea visit Premier League leaders Manchester City on Sunday struggling to capture a top four place less than a year after winning the title in Conte’s first season in English football. Conte pointed to Man City’s runaway success, with Pep Guardiola’s team going into the ...

Two Burundi officials have been arrested after their town’s football team allegedly “roughed up” President Pierre Nkurunziza who was playing during a match with his personal team, legal sources and witnesses said Friday. A legal source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that the administrator of the northern town of Kiremba as well as his deputy, who is in charge ...

A startup that licenses the Nokia phone brand has unveiled a new version of the 8110, a curved mobile phone that was first released in 1996 and featured in “The Matrix.” The phone, which is offered in banana yellow and black, will sell for €79 ($97). It comes loaded with a new version of the game Snake, Finnish startup HMD ...

CRISTIANO RONALDO would rather see Real Madrid sign Robert Lewandowski than Harry Kane this summer, according to reports. The Spanish giants are set for a squad overhaul this summer following a dismal campaign that’s left them 14 points adrift of Barcelona in La Liga. And that means there will be host of high profile departures, with the likes of Gareth ...