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The Adamawa Police Command has confirmed the killing of four people at Kamale village in Michika Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Spokesman, SP Othman Abubakar, told the newsmen that the member representing Michika/Madagali Federal Constituency, Rep. Adamu Kamale, narrowly escaped the attack. Abubakar, who did not give details of the incident, however said that the attack was carried out by unknown gunmen who came with a list, going from house to house calling the names of their victims. Abubakar said no arrest was made and that investigation is ongoing. READ: Police arrest soldier for hijacking petrol tanker…

The Police Command in Oyo State has arrested a soldier serving at 81 Battalion, Makola, Ibadan, for allegedly hijacking a fuel-laden truck along Akobo, Iwo road. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Abiodun Odunde, made the disclosure in Ibadan while presenting the suspects to newsmen at the command’s headquarters in Ibadan on Friday. Odunde said that the soldier and three others were arrested on November 11 along Akobo, Iwo road, Ibadan. The commissioner said that investigation revealed that the gang was responsible for waylaying and subsequently hijacking trucks along the expressway. “The gang led by the soldier hijacked…

Juventus have rejected Manchester United’s £70m bid for Argentina forward Paulo Dybala, 24. United also offered Armenia midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan, 28, as part of the deal. (Sun) Southampton want to bring Liverpool and England striker Daniel Sturridge, 28, to the club on a loan deal until the end of the season. (Telegraph) Saints also want to use their money from Netherlands defender Virgil van Dijk’s £75m transfer to the Reds to re-sign Arsenal’s 28-year-old England forward Theo Walcott. (Mirror) Real Madrid are interested in Fulham’s England Under-19s left-back Ryan Sessegnon. Manchester United and Tottenham are also keen on the 17-year-old.…

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says he is not worried about losing Alexis Sanchez in January despite the forward scoring twice as the Gunners won at Crystal Palace. After Andros Townsend cancelled out Shkodran Mustafi’s first-half opener, Sanchez struck twice in four minutes. The Chile forward squeezed a clinical strike in at the near post to make it 2-1 before bringing Jack Wilshere’s superb ball from his own half under control and flicking into the net. James Tomkins headed in late on but Sanchez’s double was enough to secure a win that keeps sixth-placed Arsenal level on points with Tottenham, who…

The Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association (DAPPMA) has assured Nigerians of regular supply of petrol, in spite of the N600 billion owed it by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Its Executive Secretary, Mr Olufemi Adewole, gave the assurance in a statement issued in Lagos on Thursday. Adewole said that apart from the N600 billion the NNPC owed DAPPMA members, it also owe the marketers over N800 billion. “Marketers have continued to sacrifice to keep the country wet with fuel, despite over N600 billion debts owed our members and over N800 billion owed marketers as a whole,” Adewole said.…

Migrant arrivals by sea to Spain tripled in 2017 on the previous year, fuelled by a surge in the numbers of Algerians and Moroccans, while over 200 died trying to make the crossing. “At the end of the year, the tally is devastating,” the Spanish Commission for Refugees (CEAR), which defends the right to asylum, said in a statement. Almost 21,500 people arrived by sea on Spain’s southern shores — popular with northern European tourists — between January 1 and December 20, up from 6,046 during the same period last year, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The…

Apple has apologised after facing criticism for admitting it deliberately slows down some ageing iPhone models. The company now says it will replace batteries for less and will issue software in 2018 so customers can monitor their phone’s battery health. Some customers had long suspected the company slowed older iPhones to encourage customers to upgrade. Apple admitted slowing some phones with ageing batteries but said it was to “prolong the life” of the devices. In a statement posted on its website, the firm said it would reduce the price of an out-of-warranty battery replacement from $79 (£58) to $29 (£21)…

A baby is among at least 12 people who have been killed in a fire at an apartment building in New York City. Other residents are in a critical condition after a blaze New York fire commissioner Daniel Nigro described as “historic in its magnitude” broke out at around 7pm on Thursday local time. More than 160 firefighters were called to the five-storey building near Bronx Zoo and worked to extinguish the fire in freezing conditions, with water sprayed from hoses turning to ice on the street. Mayor Bill De Blasio said the blaze would “rank as one of the…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC is owing the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association (DAPPMA) N600 billion and other marketers N200bn, the Association has claimed. Executive Secretary of the association, Olufemi Adewole, revealed in a statement on Thursday, but the assurance of members readiness to help the NNPC give Nigerians regular supply of petrol. Adewole said that apart from the N600 billion the NNPC owed DAPPMA members, it also owes the marketers another N200billion, making its indebtedness N800 billion. “Marketers have continued to sacrifice to keep the country wet with fuel, despite over N600 billion debts owed our members…

Former footballer George Weah is set to become Liberia’s president at the second attempt. With most ballots from Tuesday’s run-off vote counted, Mr Weah is well ahead of opponent Joseph Boakai. He will succeed Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa’s first elected female president, in Liberia’s first democratic handover in decades. Mrs Sirleaf defeated Mr Weah in the presidential election run-off in 2005, after the end of a brutal civil war. As news of Mr Weah’s victory emerged on Thursday, his supporters began celebrating in the capital Monrovia. The former football star’s campaign – under the Coalition for Democratic Change banner -…