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Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka believes “this is the year” that the Gunners will end their 21-year wait for a Premier League title. Mikel Arteta’s side has finished second to Manchester City for the past two seasons and has not won the title since Arsene Wenger’s ‘invincibles’ side in 2003-04. They are currently third in the table, tied with second-placed City and one point behind leaders Liverpool after six games. “I don’t want to put too much pressure on us but I do think that this is the year [Arsenal win the title],” Saka told CBS Sports at the time. “I…

A US lawyer has announced that more than 100 people will sue rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs for sexual assault, rape, and sexual exploitation. According to Texas attorney Tony Buzbee, some of the alleged victims are minors who were abused as young as nine years old. “This is an important matter that we intend to aggressively pursue,” Mr. Buzbee told reporters. Erica Wolff, Mr Combs’ lawyer, stated that the rapper “emphatically and categorically” denies the allegations, calling them “false and defamatory”. Mr. Buzbee stated that he and his team “will leave no stone unturned to find potentially liable parties” in the…

Iran has fired hundreds of missiles into Israel, at least some of which have touched down on Israeli territory. This is Iran’s second attack of the year, following hundreds of missiles and drone strikes against Israel in April. Although it is still unknown how much damage was done, Israeli military officials stated that the attacks seemed to be over and that Iran was no longer a threat “for now”. Following the attack, Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, issued a warning about “consequences”. Read Also: Flash Flood In Iran Kills 15 Afghan Nationals This is what we currently know;…

The Federal Executive Council is proposing an amendment to the National Identity Management Commission Act No. 23, 2007, to allow foreigners living in the country to obtain a National Identification Number. On Wednesday, the FEC also proposed the Economy Stabilisation Bill, which would allow for the taxation of foreigners who live and work in Nigeria. The two proposed laws seek to “expand the scope of registrable persons to include foreign individuals with the taxable presence or taxable source of income in Nigeria, and make provisions for the mandatory use of National Identification Number for transactions which are relevant for tax…

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has voted to raise the monetary policy rate, which serves as the benchmark interest rate, to 27.25%. The monetary policy rate is the economy’s baseline interest rate. Every other interest rate used in the economy is based on the MPR. Addressing journalists at an ongoing press briefing following the committee’s fifth meeting of the year at the CBN headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, the apex bank’s governor, Olayemi Cardoso, said the committee members unanimously decided to tighten monetary policy. This new rate is an increase of 50 basis points from…

The death toll from the recent cholera outbreak in Adamawa State has reached 12, with 304 people currently hospitalized. The state’s Commissioner for Health, chief Felix Tangwmi provided the update at a media briefing in Yola, the state’s capital. Last week, the state confirmed the cholera outbreak, reporting ten deaths and 76 hospitalizations. Girei, Furore, Yola-South, and Yola-North are the affected local government areas. “Six of the 12 deaths occurred in the hospital, while the other six occurred outside. “So far, 304 people have been confirmed infected and are receiving treatment at our facility,” he said. Read Also: NCDC records…

The Department of State Services (DSS) has released six of the #Hunger or #EndBadGovernance protesters who were arrested during demonstrations in Kaduna State. The protests, held between August 1 and 10, were in response to the economic hardships being experienced by citizens across the country. According to human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), a total of 2,111 protesters were arrested by security agents during the demonstrations. Sources within the DSS told correspondents on Sunday that the six protesters were released following the completion of investigations, while three others would be arraigned. Read Also: DSS bows to pressure, releases NLC president…

The Peoples Democratic Party objected to the outcome of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State, which elected All Progressives Congress candidate Senator Monday Okpebholo as the state’s new governor. Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, Chairman of the Edo State Governorship Election National Campaign Council, stated on Sunday that the Independent National Electoral Commission should be held accountable for violating the Electoral Act. Okpebholo received 291,667 votes, defeating PDP’s Asue Ighodalo (247,274 votes) and Labour Party’s Olumide Akpata (22,763 votes). Of the 18 Local Government Areas in the state, the APC won 10 while the PDP settled for eight, but the…

Record rainfall has caused floods and landslides in parts of Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture, killing six people and leaving ten missing. The cities of Wajima and Suzu, which are still recovering from a deadly earthquake that devastated the area on January 1, have been among the hardest hit by the deluge, which began on Saturday and lasted until noon local time (03:00 GMT) on Monday. According to local media, both cities received twice as much rain on Sunday as they do on average in September. According to reports, dozens of rivers overflowed, cutting off roads and isolating more than 100 communities…

During a “unauthorised” early-morning flight in Australia, an helicopter crashed into the roof of a hotel in Australia, killing the pilot. Hundreds of guests were forced to evacuate after the aircraft struck the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in the northern Queensland city of Cairns at approximately 01:50 local time on Monday (16:50 BST Sunday). The impact caused a fire. Two hotel visitors, an 80-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman, were taken to the hospital in stable condition, while the lone occupant of the aircraft perished at the scene, according to the authorities. The helicopter may have been stolen, according to…