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Twenty-four women have been charged with indecency after being caught wearing trousers at a party near the Sudanese capital Khartoum. The gathering was raided by morality police on Wednesday. The women could face punishment of 40 lashes and a fine for wearing what is described as an obscene outfit. Rights activists say tens of thousands of women are arrested and flogged for indecency every year, and laws can be applied arbitrarily. Read Also PDP best option for Nigeria – Atiku Abubakar They say the law in Muslim-majority Sudan against wearing trousers and short or tight skirts discriminates against Christians. Traditionally,…

Fans billed to attend GOtv Boxing Night 13, holding on 26 December at the Landmark Events Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, are thrilled by decision of the organizers to provide free bus rides for those who buy tickets. The buses, which will be at the National Stadium, Surulere, will move ticket holding fans to the venue of the event and bring them back after the show. The event will feature musical performances by Small Doctor, Falz The Bahd Guy, Reekado Banks and Simi. Tickets for the event are available online at ariiyatickets.com, SLOT and Ebeano Supermarket outlets, Freedom Park and National…

Harry Kane scored twice as Tottenham netted four second-half goals against Stoke City at Wembley to climb above Arsenal into fifth in the Premier League table. Spurs went ahead when Potters skipper Ryan Shawcross inadvertently diverted the ball past his own keeper – before three goals in the space of 12 minutes put the game out of sight. Son Heung-min doubled the lead after Dele Alli’s pass had unlocked the Stoke defence and Kane’s header made it 3-0. Kane drilled home the fourth, while Son set up Christian Eriksen for the fifth goal before Shawcross headed a late consolation. READ:…

Former Nigeria vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, says the main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is the best option for citizens of the west African country. Atiku said it is critical for Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members to be united and secure the trust of Nigerians ahead of 2019 elections. He said this on Saturday in Abuja while addressing delegates and members of the party at its national convention. Atiku returned to the PDP on November 24, few days after announcing his resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing lack of good relationship with the party’s leadership, among…

Chief Gbenga Daniel, a former Governor of Ogun and an aspirant to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national chairmanship position has stepped down from the race. Daniel at the convention ground on Saturday in Abuja, said he was withdrawing from the race to ensure peace and unity in the party. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Jimi Agbaje and Dr Aderemi Olusegun had also withdrew from the race. It is expected that some others may also withdraw from the race. Agbaje said he withdrew from the race to reduce the number of aspirants from the South-West in order…

Chief Bode George has demanded that governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike must apologise to the Yoruba’s for his unguarded utterances on national television. George who withdrew from the national chairmanship race warned that the main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was nosediving. In a statement signed by him on Friday 8 December, he said, “The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike must as a matter of priority and ethical importance tender unreserved apology to the people of Yoruba land for his unguarded utterances on national television this morning. “It was a show of shame,” he added. George…

Arizona Republican Trent Franks has resigned amid an ethics investigation into claims he repeatedly asked female staff to be surrogate mothers. The announcement came after a congressional panel said it was opening an inquiry into sexual harassment allegations against Mr Franks. The lawmaker acknowledged discussing surrogacy with two female aides when he and his wife were facing infertility. He is the third member of Congress to resign in three days. The Associated Press reports one of Mr Franks’ former aides accuses him of offering her $5m (£3.7m) to act as a surrogate mother, repeatedly pressing her to carry his child.…

West Ham won for the first time under David Moyes as Marko Arnautovic’s first goal for the club proved enough to beat a disjointed Chelsea at London Stadium. The Hammers scored the only goal after just six minutes when Arnautovic curled a deft strike into the bottom corner after exchanging passes with Manuel Lanzini on the edge of the area. Chelsea responded well before the break but were repelled by an organised West Ham defence and two solid saves from Adrian, retaining his spot in place of the dropped Joe Hart. READ: Simi promises blockbuster performance at GOtv Boxing…

A special court has sentenced an Indian businessman and his domestic help to death for the brutal rape and murder of a 25-year-old housemaid, Anjali, in their home in Noida city on the outskirts of the national capital in 2006. The court of India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) pronounced the quantum of punishment, a day after holding businessman Maninder Pandher and his aide Surinder Koli guilty in the crime they had committed in their house in Nithari village in Noida. This was the ninth of a total of 16 cases in the macabre serial killings that took place in…

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert enjoyed a passionate private life that saw them share nine children. Victoria, portrayed by Jenna Coleman in the ITV drama of the same name, famously refused to obey the conservative standards of the time, even going as far as calling her many pregnancies the ‘shadow side’ of marriage. But what is little known is the fact the queen and her husband also had a tenth child after adopting a Nigerian princess following the brutal murder of her royal parents. Sarah Forbes Bonetta was just five when she was captured by the merciless King of Dahomey…