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 The controversy that has continued to trail President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointments, which are seen as lopsided to favour a particular section of the country

Severe drought the likely cause of massive 'dieback' in just a month Thousands of hectares of mangroves in Australia's remote north have died, scientists said yesterday, with climate change the likely cause.

Geophysicists have discovered a subduction zone underneath the region They believe pressure may have been building for more than 400 years Beyond the initial quake a large seismic shift could move land below sea level and change the course of rivers in the region Pressure building up underneath Bangladesh could unleash a massive earthquake affecting 140 million people in one of the world's most highly populated areas, experts have revealed.

Mohammad Nayeem allegedly shot his sister Shabnam in the throat He reportedly fired the gun after she rejected an arranged marriage But she was saved after the bullet struck a metal locket she was wearing A Muslim woman allegedly shot in the throat by her brother survived after the bullet struck a metal locket that she was wearing round her neck.

Draymond Green was arrested early Sunday morning in East Lansing, Michigan after reportedly getting into a fight with another man The 26-year-old Golden State Warriors player posted bail and is due to be arraigned by July 20 An employee at the Dublin Square pub says Green was at the bar from 12:45am to 1:20am, but didn't get into any fights there He was arrested around 2:28am about three blocks away

Dallas police chief David Brown called on black protesters to become part of the solution and become a cop in the wake of the mass shooting Brown said he was 'running on fumes' after five officers were shot dead 'We are all worried for our safety' he said at a Monday press conference He also warned police were being asked to deal with 'every societal failure'

"The View" will look at least partly the same next season. Whoopi Goldberg officially signed on to return for the morning show's 20th season this fall. The 60-year-old Oscar winner confirmed the move on Twitter: "Ok NOW it's official, I have re-upped for 1 year returning to @TheView 4 the 2016/2017 season. Will continue 2 annoy some, delight others," tweeted Goldberg, who's been with the show since 2007.

Hip-hop star Lil Wayne was hospitalized again last week after suffering another seizure. The "Lollipop" rapper spent time in the ICU after experiencing the medical issue moments before he was supposed to take the stage for a performance in Las Vegas, TMZ reports. The seizure was reportedly "severe," but he has since been released and is currently resting in Miami. Doctors concluded that Wayne, who has epilepsy, suffered the seizure due to an issue with his medication, according to TMZ. The rapper's physicians have reportedly struggled to determine the correct balance for his prescription.

Serena Williams wasn't the only one who made history at Wimbledon. Twitter can't stop making fun of Beyoncé's delayed reaction to the tennis player's big win on Saturday. While everyone jumped to their feet after Williams scored her last match point, it took Bey a few seconds to rise to the occasion. Bey and hubby Jay Z watched the match from William's VIP Box.

Kim Kardashian has graced many magazines, but there’s something about her new Forbes cover that just seems extra special. The 35-year-old reality star announced her cover for the magazine’s “The New Mobile Moguls” issue via her social media accounts Monday morning. Kardashian looks every inch the businesswoman she is in a black ensemble, staring down the camera with her arms crossed. “Such a tremendous honor to be on the cover of @forbes,” Kardashian wrote on Twitter. “I never dreamed this would happen & know my Dad would be proud.”

There’s no “Blank Space” in Taylor Swift’s bank account. The singer-songwriter tops Forbes’ annual list of the 100 highest-paid celebrities with $170 million. Swift is ahead of fellow chart-topping pop stars Adele at No. 9 with $80.5 million, Madonna at No. 12 with $76.5 million, Rihanna at No. 13 with $75 million and Katy Perry at No. 63 with $41 million. The “Shake It Off” crooner’s star-studded “1989 World Tour” earned more than $200 million last year.

  Chelsea players underwent initial tests at their Cobham base on Monday The tests were followed by an afternoon session on the practice pitches Antonio Conte was expected to attend on his first official day with the club Chelsea returned to their Cobham training base for the first day of pre-season training on Monday. Club captain John Terry posted a photo of himself and a number of Chelsea stars to his Instagram account to celebrate the start of the new Antonio Conte era at the Stamford Bridge club.

The Debt Management Office (DMO) on Monday said it would raise N120 billion worth of bonds on July 13. The office said in its July “Bond Circular” posted on its website that the bonds had maturity dates of five, 10 and 20 years. The office said that N40 billion worth of bond each would be sold in the three categories. It stated that each of the categories would mature in July, 2021, January 2026 and March 2036.

Lisbon - After a night of rowdy celebrations Portugal's European champions led by Cristiano Ronaldo returned home to a heroes' welcome on Monday and a country overjoyed by their upset win over France.

Roseline Chinyere Chukuma, widow of the late broadcaster, Chaz B, has denied claims that she is romantically involved with Daniel Kanayo Daniel, a Nollywood actor better known as DKD. A statement signed by Festus Afeiyodion for Festus Keyamo Chambers claimed that the claims which has since gone viral on the internet made readers pass negative and derogatory remarks about the Chukuma. Describing the stories as malicious, false and unethical of media practice, Keyamo said Chukuma would be taking legal action.

Diamond Bank shares are plunging at the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE), falling for the third consecutive day. Traders say this is as a result of capital concerns, following the dissolution of Skye Bank’s board over the same reasons. On July 4, the top management of Skye Bank resigned in line with the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to dissolve the management boards of the bank.

Photo: Thibault Camus, AP France's President Francois Hollande, left, shakes hands with South African President Jacob Zuma during a state visit, at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, Monday, July 11, 2016. Zuma is on two days official state ... more  French President Francois Hollande has assured his visiting South African counterpart Jacob Zuma that the British vote to leave the European Union won't affect economic relations between the EU and his country.

Time for Beijing to feel the consequences of its bad behavior. In recent weeks, China has announced—many times—that it will ignore the ruling of a panel convened by the Permanent Court of Arbitration inPhilippines v. China. The panel, Beijing says, is a “law-abusing tribunal,” the case is a “farce,” the award “amounts to nothing more than a piece of paper.” Said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang on the ruling, “We will not accept it or recognize it.” The decision from The Hague is expected in a few hours.

Mr. Jude Ndukwe, the Media Adviser to erstwhile Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, on Monday, said Fani-Kayode has met all the bail conditions granted him by a Federal High Court in Lagos, last Tuesday. Ex-Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode arriving the EFCC Abuja office on Monday, May 9, 2016 for questioning Recall that last Tuesday, Fani-Kayode, former Finance Minister, Nenadi Usman and three others charged with money laundering, were granted bail by a Federal High Court in Lagos,

Khloe Kardashian is reportedly putting her money where her mouth is, and after filing divorce papers, she is kicking Lamar Odom out of his $25k-per-month rental after a crack pipe was found on the property. Reportedly, part of the agreement between Lamar and Khloe after his brothel overdose was that he stay off of drugs, and Lamar Odom has not kept his end of the bargain. Khloe and Lamar have once again filed for divorce, and as it is uncontested, and there is a prenup in place, the divorce should be final within six months, but for now, Lamar needs to find a place to live.

British Prime Minister David Cameron is to resign Wednesday, paving the way for Home Secretary Theresa May to take the reins. May was officially named Conservative Party leader and successor to Cameron "with immediate effect" Monday, said Graham Brady, chair of the 1922 Committee, a collection of Conservative members of Parliament key to electing the party leader. She will replace Cameron on Wednesday evening.

Gianni Infantino, FIFA president, and Fatma Samoura, FIFA Secretary General, will arrive Nigeria on July 24, on a two-day working visit. Infantino, who was elected at an extraordinary general assembly in Zurich on February 26, 2016, confirmed the trip after a meeting with Amaju Pinnick,

Energy minister’s withdrawal apparently leaves way clear for Theresa May to enter No 10, but Labour and Liberal Democrats criticise ‘Tory stitch-up’ Andrea Leadsom has pulled out of the race to become the next Conservative leader, saying it is in the “best interests of the country”, paving the way for Theresa May to become prime minister. Warning that a nine-week leadership contest would destabilise the country at a critical time following the Brexit vote, Leadsom said: “Business needs certainty; a strong and unified government must move quickly to set out what an independent UK’s framework for business looks like.”

Riek Machar (right) joined a unity government in April led by President Salva Kiir (left) "I am OK, but my area in Juba is not OK. "I can hear shooting and it appears to be getting closer to where I live. "I have been staying at home since the fighting broke out on Friday. "There are soldiers on the roads and I can't be sure which side they're on or what they would do to me if they stopped me. "I trust the soldiers in my area but beyond that I cannot be sure.

Youth Supporters of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe cheer during the Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front One Million Youth March in Harare. Picture: AFP/JEKESAI NJIKIZANA ‘Prophet’ Emmanuel Makandiwa told his flock a section of Mugabe’s inner circle is plotting his downfall and that he is paying people who are working against him  MORE clerics in Zimbabwe have joined the ranks of those taking a stand against President Robert Mugabe’s administration over the deteriorating situation in the country.

An eyewitness at Wonderboom Airport in Pretoria said that a large number of the police's Special Task Force vehicles surrounded an Airlink plane that was reported as hijacked on Monday. SA Airlink spokesperson Karin Murray confirmed that the hijack alert for flight SA8678 from Cape Town to Wonderboom appeared to be an anomaly. "Seventy two passengers and four crew members are safe. Operations are back to normal," she said. A statement on the website said the aircraft "emitted an anomalous hijack alert through its transponder".

Protestors blockade a road in Mamelodi, Pretoria on June 21, 2016 after residents took to the streets in protest against the announcement that mayor Kgosientso Ramokgopa would be replaced by Thoko Didiza in the upcoming elections. The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has ruled that the SABC has to rescind its ban on showing protest footage and communicate that it has done so within the next seven days. Icasa found that the decision to ban violent protests was in breach of the SABC’s licensing conditions and the Broadcasting Act.

  © George Castellanos, AFP | Venezuelans carrying groceries cross the Simon Bolivar bridge from Cucuta in Colombia back to San Antonio de Tachira in Venezuela, on July 10, 2016  Thousands of Venezuelans poured across the border into Colombia on Sunday to buy essential goods during a brief opening of the border that's been closed for nearly a year. After ordering the border closed last August for security reasons,Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduroauthorized a maximum 12-hour opening of the pedestrian bridge that connects Tachira, Venezuela and Cucuta, Colombia.

Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has appealed to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) to call off its strike in the interest of the nation. A statement issued Sunday night by the ministry’s Deputy Director (Press), Samuel Olowooekere, quoted the minister as saying that the strikes neither solve industrial disputes nor contribute to industrial growth, especially when the nation’s economy was already suffering from mismanagement caused by previous governments. “The federal government therefore urges PENGASSAN to urgently call off the strike so that all sides will freely negotiate,” it said.

  The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) yesterday denied raising air fares for local airlines, contrary to reports that new flight charges had been approved. The aviation regulatory body said though airfares, add-on charges, tariffs and terms and condition of service are fully liberalised, but they are all subject to NCAA's approval before coming into effect. Spokesman for the NCAA, Mr. Sam Adurogboye, yesterday noted that airfares and sundry charges had been statutorily deregulated and subjected to market forces.

Here's the full story on why Iyanya is working on splitting from Ubi Franklin, and setting up his record label Ubi Franklin and Iyanya (Instagram) Iyanya has announced that he will be launching a new record label and album soon. The Made Men Music Group (MMMG) singer and co-owner has had difficulty getting a hit song out in the past year, with his “Applaudise” album flopping. But he is set to have a revamp this year, with new moves to spark his career. “I'll be launching my new label and new album soon”, the singer wrote on Instagram.

 After plaguing the Stade de France and landing on Cristiano Ronaldo's poor face, the creatures are now travelling north The moment a Silver Y moth landed on Cristiano Ronaldo's face ITV A giant swarm of Silver Y moths became the star of last night’s Euro 2016 clash between France and Portugal, and could arrive in Britain within the next day. The moths filled the Stade de France on Sunday night's final. They covered the goals and billboards, flew into people’s mouths, and fluttered all over of camera lenses. To the delight of many spectators, one even landed on Cristiano Ronaldo’stear-strewn face just before he was stretchered off the pitch. But why were they all there?

“I have two children, but one is dead. A month after I gave birth to him, he started having diarrhea, and then he had a fever. I took him to Gwagwa and he died there. He was sick for one month,” Habibatu Abubakar says. Habibatu lives in Bassan Jiwa community in Abuja. And in that community, there is hardly water to drink. Women in the community are responsible for this chore, they and the children bear the brunt of a lack of access to water. Stories like this abound, MIND, an NGO that focuses on urban poor women, says.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, has arrived Nigeria on a three-day official visit on the invitation of the federal government. A statement signed by the Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, noted that the purpose of the visit is, “to strengthen the collaboration between the World Health Organization and Nigeria.”

  Femi Falana, Mike Ozekhome, and the publicity secretary of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin have called for the sacking of the Chief Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai over allegations of financial embezzlement – Falana says the resignation or removal of Buratai is necessary in the interest of national morality – Ozekhome specifically demands that Buratai should be tried before he be allowed to resign Lt Gen Tukur Yusufu Buratai is alleged to have bought two houses in Dubai worth $1.5m with fund diverted from the purchase of arms.

Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house of representatives, says he will not be a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) “forever”. According to Dogara, a former member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), “politics in Nigeria is not a straitjacket approach”. He also spoke of the anti-graft war of the current administration, saying the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government is not targeting members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Chaka Khan is expected to be back on tour on 1 August Singer Chaka Khan has said she is entering rehab for "a dependence on prescription pain medications" and will have to miss some upcoming concerts. She told the Associated Press she had been "battling an addiction to the same medication that led to Prince's death". The Grammy-winning singer, 63, whose hits include Ain't Nobody, said she has "voluntarily entered the programme to get healthy and stay that way".

Theresa May has long held an ambition for the top job in British politics. Credit: PA Theresa May began her political career in the middle of Margaret Thatcher's premiership and has long been touted as the woman most likely to become Britain's second female prime minister. The long-time darling of the Tory grass-roots has earned a reputation as a tough and experienced political operator with a thick skin and traditional conservative views, with only her trademark bold choice of footwear hinting at a wilder side.

  Theresa May said there would be no second EU referendum Theresa May is set to become the UK's next prime minister after Andrea Leadsom pulled out of the contest to become Conservative Party leader. The timing of the handover of power from David Cameron is currently being discussed, but could be within days. Mrs May, 59, who backed staying in the EU, has been home secretary since 2010. Mrs Leadsom, who campaigned to leave the EU, said the UK needed "strong and stable government" and that Mrs May was "ideally placed" to implement Brexit.

The UK has voted to leave the European Union in an historic referendum. Now the aftermath of that vote is reflected in the global financial reaction, statements from world leaders and analysis of what should happen next. LIVE 21 minutes ago UK lawmaker Eagle launches challenge to Corbyn to lead Labour Party Reuters UKOpposition Labour MP Angela Eagle launched her bid to take over the leadership of the party on Monday, saying its current leader Jeremy Corbyn was unable to defeat the ruling Conservative Party.

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has explained that the recent increase in airfares by domestic airlines was in response to high cost of operation. The regulatory body also said it never issued directive to the airlines to increase the prices of their tickets. The Authority said due to the low value of the Naira in exchange to international currencies, the cost of aviation fuel, cost of maintenance and training, the cost of airline operation in Nigeria have almost doubled.

AHEAD of the Federal Government’s forgery suit against Senate President, Bukola Saraki, his Deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, outgoing clerk to the National Assembly, Alhaji Salisu Maikasuwa, and his deputy, Mr. Ben Efeturi, slated for today at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, over 14 witnesses have been lined up to give evidence on the alleged forgery of the 2015 Senate Order. Senate President Bukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu, the Deputy President of the Senate Senate President Bukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu, the Deputy President of the Senate A statement by the Principal State Counsel, Federal Ministry of Justice, D. E. Kaswe, alleged that Senators Saraki, Ekweremadu,

I don't need to justify my support for #blacklivesmatter and it's sad that some people should even question my support because I'm sure these same people were happy when the rest of the world supported us with our #bringbackourgirls movement Tiwa Savage sharing her support for the #BlackLivesMatter campaign With the recent increase in killings of African Americans in the United States, Nigerian pop star, Tiwa Savage who is currently in South Africa shared the photo below to show lend her voice to the #BlackLivesMatter campaign.

Should the ongoing strike embarked upon by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria be allowed to linger beyond Wednesday, most depots in Apapa, Lagos, will run out of fuel stock, our correspondent has learnt.

Photo: The New Times RwandAir plane.By Rodrigue Rwirahira and James Karuhanga National carrier RwandAir has suspended flights to and from South Sudan capital Juba.

Around 40 people were arrested in Paris Sunday after police used tear gas and water cannon against football fans hurling glass bottles at officers at the Eiffel Tower during the Euro 2016 final.

A strong earthquake has shaken the northwestern coastal area of Ecuador. Authorities say there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

 Zakir Naik is a preacher with Peace TV, a 24 hour TV channel, which is broadcast from Dubai in English, Urdu and Bangla Bangladesh has said it intends to ban the Islamic television channel, Peace TV, in the wake of the deadly attack on a cafe in the capital, Dhaka.

You can love Donald Trump. You can hate him. But what you cannot dispute is that the way he has run his campaign since sealing the Republican nomination two months ago has been absolutely disastrous.

Even at the peak of their powers Nigeria’s Super Eagles would have had to be very much apprehensive of their chances of topping a World Cup ‘Group of Death’ that has Algeria, Cameroon and Zambia.