Oyin Adekunle
Yaya Toure joins Chinese club Qingdao Huanghai
Oyin AdekunleJul 03, 2019
Former Barcelona and Manchester City midfielder, Yaya Toure, has joined China’s second-tier football club, Qingdao Huanghai The former Ivory Coast international made...
David Sassoli elected as new European Parliament president
Oyin AdekunleJul 03, 2019
Italian socialist lawmaker David Sassoli has been elected speaker of the European Parliament for the next two and a half years. In the second round of voting for the...
44 killed in airstrike on migrant detention centre in Libya
Oyin AdekunleJul 03, 2019
No fewer than 44 migrants have died with over 100 others wounded following an airstrike which hit a detention centre near the Libyan capital Tripoli on Wednesday...
Missing Swiss footballer Florijana Ismaili found dead
Oyin AdekunleJul 03, 2019
The Swiss women’s national team player and captain of Young Boys’ women’s team, Florijana Ismaili, has passed away at the age of 24. She had been...
Sudan protesters announce new protests in mid-July
Oyin AdekunleJul 02, 2019
Sudanese protest leaders have announced plans to intensify protests this month, calling for a one-day nationwide “civil disobedience” campaign on July 14....
Algeria parliament president Bouchareb resigns – Ennahar TV
Oyin AdekunleJul 02, 2019
Algerian parliament president Moad Bouchareb has stepped down following prolonged demands for his removal by protesters. The news was reported by Ennahar TV and also...
Gunmen attack Niger military camp, kill 16
Oyin AdekunleJul 02, 2019
Unidentified gunmen have killed 16 soldiers in an attack on a military camp in western Niger. According to local residents and security sources, the raid occurred on...
Turkey orders arrest of 122 over foiled coup
Oyin AdekunleJul 02, 2019
Turkish prosecutors have ordered the detention of 122 people over suspected links to the network blamed by Ankara for orchestrating a 2016 coup attempt against the...
China calls for probe of Hong Kong Violence
Oyin AdekunleJul 02, 2019
The Chinese government has condemned and demanded a criminal investigation into the recent violent actions by protesters in Hong Kong, describing it an as an “extreme...
Australia police nab three over alleged Sydney terror plot
Oyin AdekunleJul 02, 2019
Counter-terrorism police in Australia have arrested three western Sydney men believed to be supporters of the Islamic State who allegedly planned to carry out terrorist...
