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President Donald Trump has lashed out at both the FBI and his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen as he bids to save face in Playboy model recording. Trump’s former lawyer Cohen secretly recorded his client discussing payments to a former Playboy model, Karen McDougal. The tapes were reportedly discovered during an FBI raid on Mr Cohen’s property earlier this year in New York. The New York Times reports that on the recording Mr Trump and Mr Cohen discuss paying Karen McDougal, who says she had an affair with Mr Trump. The tape was reportedly made two months before the election.…

The 17 victims who died when a tour boat sank in a Missouri lake on Thursday included nine members of one family, officials in the US state say. A surviving relative told US media that the boat’s captain had told the 31 passengers not to put on life jackets. The amphibious “duck boat” capsized during a rapidly deteriorating thunderstorm on Table Rock Lake, a popular tourist attraction. Missouri Highway Patrol said the ages of the deceased range from one to 70. The woman who says she lost nine members of her family has been named as Tia Coleman. She is…

Chelsea have shortlisted Manchester City’s exiled Joe Hart as replacement for want away Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. The London club could get the former England number one goalkeeper for a bargain fee of £5 million. Courtois is wanted by Real Madrid and has yet to agree new terms despite now entering the final year of his Stamford Bridge deal. The Chelsea hierarchy are admirers of Hart, 31, even though he was left out of England’s World Cup squad and was brutally axed by City boss Pep Guardiola. Hart is seen by Chelsea and new boss Maurizio Sarri as a good…

The Nigerian Mission in South Africa has confirmed that six police officers are to be arraigned over the killing of 25-year-old Nigerian, Mr. Ibrahim Olalekan-Badmus, in 2017. The Nigerian Mission in South Africa said on Friday told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the officers were implicated in the killing. The Nigeria’s Consul General in South Africa, Mr. Godwin Adama, said through a telephone from Johannesburg that the South African authority had confirmed that investigation into the murder case was almost concluded. “Badmus, a native of Lagos was brutally murdered by the South African Police on October 10, 2017…

The police have confirmed the arrest of 117 persons suspected to be connected with the recent killings in parts of Zamfara state. The Zamfara State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Mohammed Shehu, said in a statement that the killings are in Gusau, Shinkafi Local Government Areas and other parts of the state. According to him, the suspects were arrested during a raid carried out by the Special Tactical Squad of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) in conjunction with the Command Tactical team on Thursday, which lasted for several hours. He also noted that the Command Tactical team arrested 72…

Barcelona have launched a third bid to sign Chelsea’s Brazilian winger Willian, 29, with an offer in excess of £55m. (Sky Sports) Real Madrid are preparing to make an opening £112m offer for Chelsea and Belgium forward Eden Hazard, 27. (Evening Standard) Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas, 31, says he is “speaking to Eden Hazard often” to try to keep his 27-year-old team-mate out of Real Madrid’s clutches. (Telegraph) Crystal Palace have applied a £70m price tag to Ivory Coast winger Wilfried Zaha, 25, who wants to leave the club and is being chased by Everton and Borussia Dortmund. (Sun) Paris…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has ordered the commencement of a 72-hour joint operation to restore order around Apapa and environs after activities of truck drivers had caused traffic gridlock and made vehicular movement around the axis near impossible over the past few days. Prof. Osinbajo who made an unscheduled stop at Apapa Port area on Friday for an on-the-spot assessment of the traffic gridlock, directed authorities concerned to restore sanity on the express way, and for the Ministry, Department and Agencies (MDAs) to speed up the decongestion of the port. According to the Vice President’s directive, the operation will be…

Alhaji Isiaka Gboyega Oyetola has been declared winner of the Osun All Progressives Congress governorship primary, ahead of the 22 September election in the state. In the direct primary which held today, he polled 127,017 votes as against House of Representatives deputy speaker Yusuf Lasun who scored 21,000. Speaker of the Osun House of Assembly Nojeem Salaam placed third. Oyetola, a participant in the June 12 struggle, has been Governor Aregbesola’s chief of staff since 2010. Announcing the results at about 10:45 pm on Friday at the party’s secretariat in Osogbo, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege said Oyetola scored 127,017 votes. Omo-Agege,…

US President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen secretly recorded his client discussing payments to a former Playboy model, US media report. The tapes were reportedly discovered during an FBI raid on Mr Cohen’s property earlier this year in New York. The New York Times reports that on the recording Mr Trump and Mr Cohen discuss paying Karen McDougal, who says she had an affair with Mr Trump. The tape was reportedly made two months before the election. The Department of Justice is looking into alleged hush money paid to women who claim they had a relationship with Mr Trump.…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, will deliver a keynote address at the Christ Redeemers Friends International (CRFI), Middle East-UAE Chapter Professional Business Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday, July 21, 2018. At the event, Prof Osinbajo would be addressing top corporate executives and international business organizations in the Middle East and Africa. The event, organised by the CRFI, Middle East-UAE Chapter, is aimed at exploring investment opportunities for corporate professionals and business organisations in the UAE and Nigeria. According to the organizers, “The event is also aimed at creating an environment for mutual interaction and opportunity to…