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President Donald Trump has said a hasty US withdrawal from Afghanistan would leave a vacuum for terrorists to fill. He said his original instinct was to pull US forces out, but had instead decided to stay and “fight to win” to avoid the mistakes made in Iraq. He said he wanted to shift from a time-based approach in Afghanistan to one based on conditions on the ground, adding he would not set deadlines. However, the US president warned it was not a “blank cheque” for Afghanistan. “America will work with the Afghan government, so long as we see commitment and…

Raheem Sterling’s late strike earned a 1-1 draw for Man City against Everton in a bad-tempered Premier League game at the Etihad. Wayne Rooney’s 200th Premier League goal gave the visitors the lead (35) on Monday Night Football before Kyle Walker was controversially sent off for two yellow cards before half-time. Sterling equalized for City with eight minutes to play and there was still time for Morgan Schneiderlin to receive his marching orders for a second booking after a challenge on Sergio Aguero. The hosts squandered two good chances to go ahead as first Aguero uncharacteristically hesitated in front of…

The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State capital, Prof. Temitope Alonge, has said about 35 per cent of people in the city are hypertensive. Alonge spoke on an Ibadan radio, Fresh FM, at the weekend. The CMD said UCH discovered this in a project it initiated during which its workers tested residents in their homes and offices. According to him, the tests showed about 35 per cent of residents live with hypertension, with most of them unaware. Alonge stressed the need for Nigerians to take their health serious by embracing preventive measures to reduce…

Spanish authorities said Younes Abouyaaqoub, the suspected driver of the vehicle that killed 13 people in Barcelona, has been shot and killed. He was wearing what looked like an explosive belt at the time, police said. Earlier this morning, police formally named Abouyaaqoub as the driver of a van that ploughed down Barcelona’s crowded Las Ramblas promenade Thursday, killing 13 and injuring many more. Read Also Marseille: One dead after car crashes into two bus stops Some Spanish media, citing investigative sources, said police had shot dead 22-year-old Younes Abouyaaqoub, on the run since Thursday when he drove at high…

Paris Saint-Germain’s world record signing Neymar launched a scathing attack on his former club’s directors, saying “Barca deserve much better”. The people in charge at the Catalan giants “are not the people who should be there, for the direction of Barca,” Neymar told reporters after scoring twice on his home debut as PSG thumped Toulouse 6-2 in Ligue 1 on Sunday. “I want to speak the truth, I’m very sad with them,” said the Brazilian star who cost the Paris club a world record 222 million euros ($261 million) to prise from Barcelona. Read Also Samir Nasri joins Turkish side…

Imagine a language without an alphabet, held together without grammar or spelling, which changes every day but is nonetheless spoken and understood by more than 75 million Nigerians. So how would a global mega-broadcaster like the BBC go about reaching this vast, young and un-tapped audience? On Monday the British media giant will launch an online portal that will be entirely in Pidgin and feature text news, features and podcasts. “It’s a challenging, exciting experiment,” said Bilkisu Labaran, the corporation’s editor-in-chief in Lagos, the commercial capital of the west African powerhouse. Labaran and her 15-strong team, which includes web designers,…

The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has acknowledged receipt of President Muhammadu Buhari’s resumption letter to the National Assembly. Saraki made this known via his twitter handle on Monday. He said,“I have received a letter from President Muhammadu Buhari informing the Senate that he has returned to the country. “I have also acknowledged the letter.” The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the letter will be read in plenary when the National Assembly resumes from its recess on Sept. 19. Read Also Buhari writes NASS, says he’s in town President Muhammadu Buhari had written to the National Assembly…

Police hunting the chief suspect in last Thursday’s Barcelona van attack have shot dead a man to the west of the city who appeared to be wearing an explosive belt, Spanish media say. The shooting is said to have happened on a road in the Subirats area. Earlier, police confirmed they were hunting for Younes Abouyaaqoub, 22, suspected of driving a van into dozens of people on Las Ramblas. Some Spanish media are reporting Abouyaaqoub is the man killed. But Spanish police have yet to officially confirm this. Media reports quoting police sources said the man targeted in Subirats shouted…

The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) will induct 1034 new members in Lagos on Aug. 26. The institute said the new members would consist of 234 newly qualified associates. Others are: “42 Chartered Bankers in Masters Business Administration (CBMBA), 689 Microfinance Certified of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (MCIBs) and 69 Banking Certificate graduates.’’ CIBN said in a statement in Lagos on Monday that the graduants would be inducted at its 2017 Graduates Induction and Prize Awards Day. Read Also Cattle breeders happy over Buhari’s pledge The institute said that a lecture to prepare the minds…

Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari’s pledge to end the clashes between farmers and herdsmen. MACBAN’s National Secretary, Baba Ngelzarma, was reacting to President Muhammadu Buhari’s nationwide broadcast on Monday during which he pledged that government would tackle kidnapping, farmers and herdsmen clashes as well as ethnic violence fuelled by political mischief makers. Ngelzarma told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday that President Buhari’s declaration was a welcome development. He emphasised that ending the clashes between farmers and herdsmen would help grow the livestock sector. #According to him, the…