‘General’ Isreal Akpodoro, a former militant leader in the Niger Delta. In this interview with NICHOLAS UWERUNONYE, he spoke on the renewed militant activities in the Niger Delta. He also condemned the activities of the Niger Delta Avengers while calling on the President to probe those around him. Excerpts:

Nigeria's tale of woe at U20 level continues, in spite of continued dominance at U17s. Now in charge, the Super Eagles legend must succeed where his predecessor failed.

It was functional, it was unspectacular, and it was settled by a second-half strike from defensive midfielder Chukwudi Agor. In many ways, the Flying Eagles' 1-0 win away in Burundi was an apt way to kick off qualification for next year's Caf U20 Nations Cup.

Johannesburg - There are an estimated 248 700 modern slaves in South Africa, according to the Global Slavery Index report released on Tuesday.
South Africa ranks in the top 50 in the index, in the 27th spot with Trinidad and Tobago.
The foundation examined practices such as forced labour, human trafficking, debt bondage, child exploitation and forced marriage.

The APC issued a statement in reaction to Fayose’s comment that he could not pay salaries because the former Governor of the Ekiti state, Kayode Fayemi plunged the state in debt.

The Ekiti state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has accused Governor Ayo Fayose of leaving a lavish lifestyle, while workers in the state are suffering.

Through their spokesperson, Brig.Gen Mudoch Agbinibo, the Niger Delta Avengers wrote an open letter which was shared on their website, to former Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo and the International community, asking whether they are witnessing the onslaught the Nigerian Army have unleashed on innocent citizens in their communities. What they wrote after the cut...

Former Chief Security Officer to late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, yesterday May 30th, said he would soon reveal how his former boss and the acclaimed winner of June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola, died.

The director of the Cincinnati Zoo where a rare gorilla was shot and killed on Saturday after a 4-year-old boy slipped into its enclosure has said if put in the same situation again, he will kill the animal to protect the life of the child despite outcries from Animal rights activists, lawyers & wildlife conservationists over how the animal was shot.

Cincinnati Zoo Director Thane Maynard said he stands by the decision to kill 17-year-old silverback Harambe to save the child.

Nigerian brothers Bala and Mohamadou never imagined they have to step over dead bodies or hide beneath them to save their lives. (Bala, left, and Mahamadou, right, at Sayam Forage refugee camp in Niger).

Thousands of Kurdish Peshmerga troops are involved in an offensive to regain formerly Kurdish villages near the ISIS-held town of Mosul, Kurdish officials say.

The Peshmerga-led ground offensive, backed by international coalition air support, was launched early Sunday to retake several villages near Khazir, east of Mosul.

The operation includes approximately 5,500 Peshmerga fighters.

Ex Miss Universe Leila Lopez and wife of NFL star, Osi Umenyiora, who is currently vacationing in Thailand with her sister in-law, Fifi and friends shared the photos on Instagram...more when you continue...

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The pop diva was in her element as she posed for the cameras in a strapless, maxi dress in a New York photoshoot. She accesorized with large earrings, a baseball cap and a lovely silver handbag.

The controversy surrounding Justice Mary Ukaego Odili's alleged misconduct of sitting as a judge in her own case in a criminal appeal has become messier. The case was brought before the Supreme Court in 2013 by radical lawyer and human rights activist, Timipa Jenkins Okponipere. ‎It was reported in the Nigerian Weekly Law Report (NWLR) as Timipa Okponipere VS. The State (2013) 10 NWLR (1362).

In the suit‎ (NO:FHC/ABJ/CS/273/13 ) , filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, Okponipere is demanding among others, an order compelling the National Judicial Council (NJC) to recommend to President Muhammadu Buhari the immediate and compulsory retirement of Justice Odili‎ on account of judicial misconduct.

Current New Orleans Pelican player Bryce Dejean -Jones (pictured above) was killed early yesterday morning May 28th in a home in Dallas. Police say he was shot dead while burglarizing the home. People are finding the burglary story strange because this season Bryce made $169,883. Below is the report from Dallas Police:

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Cristiano Ronaldo fired home the winning penalty as Real Madrid won Europe's biggest prize for the 11th time in its history.

Ronaldo held his nerve to beat Jan Oblak from the spot after Real had been held to a 1-1 draw by Atletico Madrid in the Champions League final.

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Next year's Champions League final is in Cardiff's Principality Stadium, which you might know as the Millennium Stadium.

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The Last Man Standing! Lol. Bankole Wellington shared this photo of his married friends - Tunde Demuren, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu and Olamide Adedeji all sporting their wedding bands and wrote, 'Last Man Standing? #TSquared2016 #GodWillProvide'

Eleven officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission who supervised the 2015 general elections in Gombe State have admitted to receiving N120m out of the N23bn ($115m) allegedly disbursed by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, according to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
The revelation comes about a month after the EFCC arrested a former Resident Electoral Commissioner in Rivers State, Mrs. Gesila Khan, and other top INEC officials in the South-South for allegedly receiving N675.1m from Diezani.

An 18-year-old teenage gymnast, Ruslan Gutu, committed suicide by hanging himself, after crashing a brand new car bought for him by his parents. According to his girlfriend Athena, Ruslan confided in her on how worried he was about telling his parents about the crash of the new car.

Chelsea will request a financial settlement of several million pounds from Manchester United to pass on the trademark for Jose Mourinho, which the club have owned since 2006.

Chelsea first filed to have Mourinho’s trademark for 20 years in March 2005, Chelsea retailed ownership of it throughout his subsequent spells at Inter Milan and Real Madrid.