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Kano – At least two civilians were killed when dozens of Boko Haram fighters tried to storm a town in a remote area of northeast Nigeria but were repelled by troops, locals said on Tuesday. The attempted raid on Gulak, in the Madagali area of the far north of Adamawa state, happened at about 07:30(1830 GMT) on Monday and involved ...

Jackson – A US federal judge on Monday dismissed a civil lawsuit that sought $35m in damages from a Mississippi city and a white police officer in the disputed 2016 shooting death of a black man, leaving his relatives “dumbfounded”. US District Judge Sharion Aycock ruled that the relatives of the man, Antwun “Ronnie” Shumpert, hadn’t presented enough proof against ...

Seoul – US President Donald Trump says tougher gun laws would not have prevented a mass shooting at a south Texas church, arguing that more restrictions might have led to more casualties. Trump spoke at a news conference in South Korea on November 7 where he was asked about “extreme vetting” for gun purchases. Trump said: “If you did what ...

Nigeria on Sunday won the men’s FIBA Africa 3×3 Championship in Lome, Togo after beating Ivory Coast 21-9 in the final. The women finished second after they lost 12-11 to Mali in their final. The competition, which began on Friday, featured 13 countries. The men’s team has Azuoma Dike, Godwin David, Lucky Subel and Yahaya Abdul while the women’s team ...

Moscow – Russian police said they detained more than 260 activists in central Moscow on November 5, for holding an unauthorised protest against Russian President Vladimir Putin. The demonstration took place after radical opposition politician Vyacheslav Maltsev appealed on his website for supporters to hold protests across the country, calling for a “people’s revolution” to end Putin’s rule. “For breaches ...

Seoul – South Korea announced new unilateral sanctions against Pyongyang – the first under President Moon Jae-In – on Monday, a day before US President Donald Trump arrives in Seoul on an Asian tour dominated by the North’s nuclear programme. A total of 18 North Korean bankers stationed in China, Russia and Libya with suspected links to the regime’s weapons ...

African Champions League final: Wydad beat Ahly to lift trophy Wydad Casablanca became the top team on the African continent for the first time in 25 years after a 1-0 home victory over Al Ahly in the second leg of their Champions League final. Walid El-Karti’s second-half strike proved the decisive moment and secured a 2-1 aggregate win in Casablanca ...

NORTH Korea has been issued a dire warning from NATO, who told them in no uncertain terms an attack would be met with a ferocious response. NATO said they had the “capability and resolve” to respond to any attack from North Korea. Secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said at a press conference in South Korea today NATO was ready for an ...

DEFIANT former US presidential advisor Steve Bannon has warned Donald Trump of China’s true motives – worldwide domination without the US – ahead of his trip to Asia. Bannon speaking exclusively said that while Trump says he has established friendship and mutual understanding with the Chinese leader Xi Xingping, the former chief has his doubts and fears the President could ...

Kim Jong Un would immediately launch a strike against South Korea in the event of a military action against his country from the United States, a high-ranking North Korean defector told the U.S. Congress on Wednesday. “North Korean officers are trained to press the button without any further instructions from the general command if something happens on their side,” said ...