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Witnesses to an attack outside a Coptic Christian church in Egypt that left nine people dead said it was residents and worshippers, not police, who kept the death toll from soaring even higher. One man in particular — a 53-year-old resident who pounced on the gunman as he was reloading his automatic rifle — likely saved dozens of lives. Police initially were praised for their quick response to the attack Friday on the church and a nearby Coptic Christian-owned store, but witnesses told The Associated Press that the deadly assault lasted 20 minutes and it took another 10 minutes before…

A police officer has been killed and four others have been injured while responding to an early morning domestic dispute in the US state of Colorado. Authorities confirmed two civilians were also shot by a suspect, who they say is now believed to be dead. The shooting happened at an apartment complex at Highlands Ranch, south of Denver. Residents in the area were put on “code red” alert and told to stay inside, away from windows during the incident. The Douglas County Sherriff’s office advised people to avoid the area and a number of roads were closed while Swat officers…

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday, January 1, make a national broadcast on the occasion of the 2018 year. According to Garba Shehu, Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), the broadcast would be made at 7 a.m. “Television and radio stations are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Radio Nigeria for the broadcast,” he said in a statement released on Sunday. In his 2017 New Year message, the President preached unity and peace. The full 2017 New Year Message: PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI’S NEW YEAR MESSAGE TO NIGERIANS,…

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes referee Mike Dean “did not see” the incident that led him to award a late penalty to West Brom in the Gunners’ 1-1 draw at The Hawthorns. The visitors were on course for three points after Alexis Sanchez’s 83rd-minute free-kick beat Baggies goalkeeper Ben Foster via a big deflection off James McClean in the wall. But, with a minute of normal time remaining, Calum Chambers was judged to have handled as Kieran Gibbs tried to nudge the ball past him the area. Jay Rodriguez fired the resulting spot-kick past Petr Cech to earn the struggling…

A Louisiana man was arrested for helping scam thousands of dollars out of people using a ‘Nigerian prince’ scheme. Michael Neu, 67, was charged with 269 counts of wire fraud and money laundering after the Slidell Police Department’s Financial Crime Division following an 18-month investigation. On Thursday, police said that Neu is suspected of being the ‘middle man’ in hundreds of scams. The scam consist of an email from a representative of a Nigerian prince claiming the recipient is a beneficiary of millions of dollars. They just have to share their bank account number and other personal financial information. ‘Most…

As the year 2017 gradually winds down, Nigerians have been advised to embrace the New Year with optimism in their outlook and approach for a better and prosperous 2018. National telecommunications company, Globacom, in a statement in Lagos said that 2018 offers Nigerians a unique opportunity to restart their personal, social, economic and other spheres of lives with renewed vigour and passion. The company which congratulated Nigerians on the successful completion of 2017 and cross over to 2018 stated that the outgoing year was full of challenges, adding that it was a test of Nigerians’ resilience to weather all the…

Manchester City’s 18-game Premier League winning run was ended by a goalless draw at Crystal Palace, who missed out on the chance to become the first team to beat them in the league this season when they had an injury-time penalty saved. It was a disappointing display from Pep Guardiola’s side, but they still extended their lead at the top of the table to 14 points – the biggest gap between the leaders and the chasing pack at this stage of the season in top-flight history. It could have been worse for City had goalkeeper Ederson not saved Luka Milivojevic’s…

Barcelona kit manufacturers Nike advertised the club’s shirts with Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho’s name on the back. Coutinho was the subject of failed bids by Barcelona in the summer and has been linked with joining them in January. A listing, which has since been deleted, on the Nike website read: “Philippe Coutinho is ready to light up Camp Nou.” The Brazilian, 25, is sponsored by Nike and wears their boots. Coutinho, who signed a five-year deal at the start of 2017, started the 2-1 win over Leicester City on Saturday and has six goals in his past seven games for…

The Adamawa State chapter of Nigeria’s Muslim Council says at least 5,247 Muslims have been killed in the past four years in the northern state because of Boko Haram. A report presented Sunday adds that more than 5,100 Muslims in the state have been injured since 2013. The report was presented to the Adamawa governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Bindow, calling for more support for victims and reconstruction of places of worship and schools. It also recommends increasing security and financial support to local defense groups assisting the military in the fight against Boko Haram. The report says more than 12,700 properties,…

President-elect of Liberia, Goerge Weah, promised that he, would in the next few days, assemble those that would serve the people. He said those chosen to serve will and must be dedicated to the ideas of grassroots, social transformation. In his victory speech on Sunday, he said, “Person looking to cheat the Liberian people thorough the menace of corruption will have no place in my administration. “We will build on the institutional gains under Madam Sirleeaf to improve the lives of our people. We will build a new institution where necessary to protect rights and engender inclusion among all our…