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Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia at a campaign event with Hillary Clinton in Annandale, Va., last week. He will be Mrs. Clinton’s running mate. CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times In selecting Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia as her running mate, Hillary Clinton is sending the clearest signal yet that she is confident she will win the presidential election. If she were worried, she would have chosen Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio, who could have helped her win that critical Midwestern state — where she is now tied with Donald J. Trump. And Mr. Brown could have energized progressives nationally, who were far more enthusiastic about Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont than they have been about Mrs. Clinton. Other picks could have helped her more on Election Day. Former Gov. Tom Vilsack of Iowa, for instance, would have turned out Democrats and independents in his swing state. Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey would have galvanized fellow African-Americans in key cities like Philadelphia and Detr...

ADAM CAIRNS, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCHBalloons fall at the conclusion of theRepublican National Convention inside Quicken Loans Arena on Thursday night. Adam Cairns/Dispatch When Richard Nixon unveiled his “law and order” theme at the 1968 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach, the nation that year had witnessed the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, several race riots that destroyed portions of major cities and growing rancorous protests over the Vietnam War. Donald Trump said in his acceptance speech Thursday in Cleveland that America is sorely in need of another “law and order” president in 2016. “I have a message to every last person threatening the peace on our streets and the safety of our police: When I take the oath of office next year, I will restore law and order in our country,” Trump said to loud applause in Quicken Loans Arena. But critics were quick to point out that despite the recent high-profile shootings involving police officers, cri...

Afghans help an injured man at a hospital after an explosion struck a protest march, in Kabul, Afghanistan. KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing on a peaceful protest in the Afghan capital on Saturday that killed at least 80 people and wounded more than 200, marking the first time the extremists have struck Kabul and raising fears of their growing strength and capability in Afghanistan. The attack was the deadliest to hit Kabul in 15 years of civil war. It struck a demonstration by Afghanistan's Hazara ethnic community, who were marching for a major regional power line to be routed through their home province. The Hazaras are Shiite Muslims, most Afghans are Sunnis. Footage on Afghan television and photographs posted on social media showed a scene of horror and carnage, with numerous bodies and body parts spread across the square. Bloodied survivors were seen being dragged clear for help, others walked around dazed or s...

The newly minted GOP nominee fired off consecutive tweets on Saturday, attacking Democratic party officials for mocking Bernie Sanders “heritage” within minutes of calling Elizabeth Warren “Pocahontas,” in reference to her Native American background. Trump took to social media to chime in about the recent WikiLeaks release of nearly 20,000 emails belonging to Democratic National Committee officials. The hacked emails revealed that DNC leadership considered using Bernie Sanders’ Judaism and atheism to do harm to his presidential primary campaign. “Leaked e-mails (sic) of DNC show plans to destroy Bernie Sanders. Mock his heritage and much more. On-line (sic, again) from Wikileakes (sic, yet again), reall vicious. RIGGED,” Trump tweeted. The real estate magnated had attacked Elizabeth Warren just minutes before, with a racist tweet referencing her Native American background. “Pocahontas wanted V.P. slot so badly but wasn’t chosen because she has done nothing in the Senate. Also, Crooke...

But one contest with a difference in China shows that older ladies can be just as fabulous, as they posed in their bikinis and elaborate costumes. The show featured over 500 women, with some as old as 80. They stood together and posed for photographs at the pageant in northern China's Tianjin Municipality. Some of the women brandished parasols and wore angel wings as they struck poses for waiting photographers. According to Chinese state media, the pageant was held to encourage positive attitudes about ageing. It is the second year that the pageant, which is run by a local charity, has taken place.

Burnley's pre-season preparations took a turn for the better on Saturday afternoon as they thumped League One opposition Bradford City. Three goals in five first-half minutes put the Clarets firmly in control at the Northern Commercials Stadium - in a display that would have pleased manager Sean Dyche. Star striker Andre Gray opened the scoring on 15 minutes - and in truth the Premier League outfit never looked back after that. MATCH FACTS Bradford City (4-4-2): Doyle, McMahon, N Clarke, Knight-Percival, Devine, Marshall, Dieng, Law, Anderson, Morais, B Clarke. Subs: Sattelmaier, Boateng, Agnew, Hiwula, Webb-Foster, Payne. Goal: Morais Burnley: Heaton (Pope 46), Darikwa (Lowton 73), Keane (K Long 73), Mee (Tarkowski 73), Ward (Lafferty 66), Arfield (Ginnelly 81), Marney (Ulvestad 66), Jones (O’Neill 81), Boyd (Kightly 73), Gray (Agyei 66), Barnes (Jutkiewicz 44) (Hennings 46). Subs not used: Aghayere, Agyei Goals: Gray 15 and 17, Mee 21, Kightly 79 The 25-year-old netted his thir...

The 31-year-old is recovering from the knee injury he suffered in the Euro 2016 final but will not return to his club until the day after the fixture in Trondheim on August 9 Cristiano Ronaldo insists he will not feature in Real Madrid’s Super Cup clash with Sevilla in August. The 31-year-old suffered a knee injury in a challenge with Dimitri Payet in the Euro 2016 final and was forced off in the first half in tears. And the forward, who played a major role in guiding Portugal to glory in the tournament earlier this summer, says he will not be returning until the day after the final in Trondheim on August 9. "I'm completely ruled out of the Super Cup on the 9th because I return to work on the 10th,” said Ronaldo. The forward also believes he’s put himself in a strong position to win the Ballon d’Or ahead of Lionel Messi. "It's out of my hands,” he said. "But I'll admit that I'm in a good position given that I won the Champions Leag...

  An apparent intervention attempt by Lamar Odom's family seems to have been blocked by the former NBA big-man. Sources close to the ex-Laker told "Extra" that several family members surprised Odom Friday night in New York with their concerns after he was kicked off a July 11 flight while reportedly drunk and vomiting. The family's plan was reportedly to convince Odom to board a plane to the Darryl Strawberry Recover Center in St. Cloud, Florida. The former Met, himself a recovered addict, even joined the intercession by Skype, to no avail. Among those in attendance at the unsuccessful intervention, according to the "Extra" report, were Odom's kids and ex-wife Liza Morales. It's unclear if estranged wife Khloe Kardashian was involved in the attempt at helping the troubled 36-year-old. Odom reportedly visited in his hometown for his son, Lamar Jr.'s, birthday - a trip that was delayed after Odom was removed from a Delta flight ou...

David Moyes gave three thousand Sunderland fans a big thumbs-up and a round of applause as he watched his new team make a winning start at Rotherham United on Saturday only five hours after officially becoming Sunderland's 10th full-time manager in 10 years. Moyes took a watching brief high in the stands at the New York Stadium and left the dug-out duties to Paul Bracewell as Fabio Borini stuck first after 28 minutes. Championship club Rotherham, managed by former Moyes player Alan Stubbs, levelled at the start of the second half through Jerry Yates before Sunderland triallist Charles N'Zogbia hit a late winner from the edge of the box Moyes had started his Saturday by being announced as the club's new manager on their official website shortly before 10am and immediately sped to south Yorkshire to meet up with his new charges for their pre-match meal at a nearby hotel. He then travelled separately to the New York Stadium while the players went on the team coach. But the W...

African music stars have set New York ablaze with beautiful performances at the first US edition of the One Africa Music Festival hosted by Africa’s R&B King Banky W. The music festival which took place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on 23 July, 2016 featured an unforgettable night of Afrobeat and Afropop music performances from Africa’s biggest music stars such as Banky W, Wizkid, Davido, Tiwa Savage, Flavour, Stonebwoy, Wale, DiamondPlatnumz, Seun Kuti, Machel Montano, Jidenna, Don Jazzy,Timaya, Praiz, and Ayo Jay among others. Music fans at the event were enmeshed in the African music world with fun-filled displays by the performers that made them wished the event should never end.

A management deal between Mavin and Roc Nation for Tiwa Savage has been confirmed by Don Jazzy. After initially keeping lips sealed, the management deal between Mavin Records and Roc Nation for singer Tiwa Savage has been confirmed by Don Jazzy. In June, reports emerged of the possible collaborative venture between the label and Roc Nation when Tiwa and Don Jazzy visited the Jay Z-owned company’s New York office. A deal. which terms are yet unknown, has now been confirmed as Don Jazzy who is currently in the United States with Tiwa for the One Africa Music Concert shared: ‘Ok show was a Success. Now we party. Meet us at the 40/40 club to celebrate Tiwa’s #RocNation Management deal. Party has started already o. You’re late already #Mavin.’ donjazzy   Verified     14 hours ago Following Ok show was a Success. Now we party. Meet us at the 40/40 club to celebrate Tiwa's #RocNation  Management deal. 👯💃🏾👯💃🏾. Party has started already o. You re late alrea...

ntel, Nigeria’s most advanced 4G/LTE network provider, has launched its internet router across its outlets in Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. The ZTE Router supports up to 64 concurrent Wi-Fi connections and 4 LAN ports connections Subscribers who purchase the router alongside one of ntel’s unlimited data plans of N10,000/monthly; N3,000/weekly and N1,000/two days, will be treated to a whole new internet experience. Kamar Abass, CEO As part of activities to mark the sale of its superfast routers, ntel is offering visitors to its stores an opportunity to experience its superfast internet speed at three of its outlets in the two major cities where they have coverage. The outlets are 134, Aminu Kano Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja; main lobby, Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja and Alfred Rewane Road (Formerly Kingsway Road) opposite Ikoyi registry, Lagos. Speaking on the router, Kamar Abass, CEO of ntel said “This is the ideal router for households as well as small and medium scale business...

 Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has on Friday warned Muslims against fighting even when they are provoked. The Sultan of Sokoto Abubakar who made the statement while speaking at a conference organised by Da’wah Co-ordination Council of Nigeria also warned Muslim clerics against preaching about hate and also urged them to “not force anybody to join Islam”. He said, “when somebody or a group or some other nations decide to stop us from performing our religious obligations”. “We must never take laws into our hands. We must not be law officers. We do not do that in Islam,” he said. “We do not force anybody to join Islam. There is no compulsion in Islam. Our good deeds, good actions and good interactions as Muslims will give that very bright light to everybody what Islam is and that is what brings people to join us. “Those who do not want to come as Muslims are free to stay with us and continue working wi...

He denies the charge and has condemned the coup. It is the first presidential decree since President Erdogan announced a three-month state of emergency. This allows the government to pass laws without having to win parliamentary support and also allows them to curb or suspend rights and freedoms as they deem necessary. A shake-up of security forces is also planned after a scheduled August meeting between the president and high-ranking officials has been brought forward to Thursday. President Erdogan has vowed to bring to justice supporters of Mr Gulen's "terrorist" movement.

Nigeria’s Deputy Senate President, Chief Ike Ekweremadu, Saturday, carpeted the endless ill feelings of the All Progressives Congress, APC, leadership over his position. The APC hierarchy had continued to wail over the emergence of Ekweremadu as the Deputy Senate President, despite the fact that he belonged to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party. The on-going trial of Ekweremadu and the Senate President, Bukola Saraki is also widely believed to have been influenced by the ruling party. However, speaking on Saturday, Senator Ekweremadu declared that “I want to assure our people that nobody will remove me.”

Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have rescued a nine-year old boy, Taiwo Korede, who had been chained and detained for weeks in a church premises. The officers, who invaded the Celestial Church of Chris Key of Joy Paris Ajiwo at Ajibawo in Ado Odo/Ota on Friday, immediately took the emaciated boy to a health centre where the chains were removed after gruelling hours to avoid hurting the victim. The case has since been transferred to the appropriate authority for further investigation and prompt actions against the perpetrators of the atrocity.

Cristiano Ronaldo is to have an airport in Madeira named after him following his success at Euro 2016  Cristiano Ronaldo is to have an airport in Madeira named after him following his and Portugal's success at Euro 2016. Miguel Albuquerque, the president of Madeira, has confirmed that the island's main airport will be renamed the Madeira Cristiano Ronaldo airport. The 31-year-old already has a bronze statue, a museum and a hotel named after him in Funchal - his birthplace and the capital of Madeira.

The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Leo Ogor, says the budget padding allegation against him and other principal officials including Speaker Yakubu Dogara, are outright lies. Mr. Ogor said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday. A former chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, had on Thursday asked Speaker Yakubu Dogara, his deputy, Yusuf Lasun, minority leader, Leo Ogor and Chief Whip, Ado Doguwa, to resign for alleged budget padding. Mr. Jibrin in a statement issued to journalists, accused Mr. Dogara and the other principal officers of illegally inserting and allocating projects worth over N20 billion to their constituencies in the 2016 budget.

Police have arrested three suspects in the assassination on July 13 of Hafsa Mossi, a Burundian lawmaker at the East African Legislative Assembly and former Burundian minister, police said Friday in a statement. “On Thursday, security agents arrested three suspects involved in the killing of Hafsa Mossi assassinated in the Burundian capital Bujumbura on July 13. Those persons were arrested while they were preparing to kill an adviser at the Burundian president’s office,” said Burundian Police Spokesman Pierre Nkurikiye. According to Nkurikiye, more information about the killing of Hafsa Mossi was received after a police search operation which was conducted Thursday afternoon at a suspicious house near the place where Hafsa Mossi was killed in Gihosha residential area.

Kristin Chenoweth has joined the cast of Starz’s “American Gods,” it was announced at the San Diego Comic-Con Friday. Chenworth will play the character of the goddess Easter opposite Ricky Whittle‘s Shadow moon. The announcement was made as the actress was introduced onstage during the show’s first Comic-Con panel.

Junaid Mohammed In this interview with JOHN ALECHENU, former Joint House Leader of the defunct Peoples Redemption Party and Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, as well as a member of the Defence Committee in the Second Republic, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, speaks about the Buhari administration’s anti-corruption war, the arms probe and other national issues. Excerpts: Critics of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration have latched on to the recent arrest of former Army Chief, Azubuike Ihejerika, to accuse it of partiality. What is your take? If Nigerians can remember, I said recently week; when one of the four service chiefs, who are being investigated, namely: General Azubuike Ihejirika was arrested by the DSS. I said while the arrest of Ihejirika was a very positive development, it was none the less, inadequate. It was partial and certainly sends a very wrong message. One, Ihejirika took over power from somebody called Lt. General (Abdulrahman) Dambazau. If Ihejirika w...

THE Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) caretaker committee under the leader­ship of former Kaduna State governor, Senator Ahmed Makarfi has revealed that it was under pressure to sanc­tion former chairman of its dissolved national work­ing committee, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff. Saturday Sun gathered that the former Borno State governor has rebuffed ef­forts made by the national caucus of the party to make him renounce his claim to the position of national chairman of the main oppo­sition party. Addressing newsmen on Monday in Abuja, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff said he would only renounce his claim to the office of nation­al chairman once the Sena­tor Ahmed Makarfi commit­tee, a creation of the national convention of the party was dissolved.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Bu­hari has been advised to listen to the advice of those calling for re­structuring of the country or risk the nation being set on fire. While describing the calls for restructuring as patriotic, Evah said: “It is better Buhari listens to these voices of reason. He should heed the calls for restructuring. Without restructuring, there will be no peace in Nigeria. Without restructuring, Nigeria is doomed. Those urging him to snub the calls of patriots calling for re­structuring are not only Buhari’s enemies, they are enemies of Ni­geria.” Evah who spoke with SATUR­DAY SUN’s TUNDE THOM­AS in Lagos also talked at length on other national issues including agitations for the state of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu’s detention, recent meeting between South East and South South states Houses of Assembly lawmakers, develop­ments in the Niger-Delta, Federal Government’s negotiation with Niger Delta Avengers and a host of others.

Nyesom Wike The All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, has urged security agencies to hold Governor Nyesom Wike responsible for Friday’s arson on Independent National Electoral Commission’s office in Bori. This is contained in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Saturday by the Chairman of APC in the state, Chief Davies Ikanya. INEC office in Bori, Khana Local Government Area of the state was gutted by fire on Friday. The party alleged that the election umpire’s office was burnt down by hoodlums suspected to be the Peoples Democratic Party members.

The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has said it did not direct foreign-based athletes going to the Olympic Games in Rio to buy their own air tickets. The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, made the clarification on Saturday in Lagos in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Nneka Anibeze. The statement said the clarification became necessary following a purported mail asking athletes to buy their tickets to the Olympics and which was said to have originated from the ministry. The statement said that Dalung had made it clear that the Director, High Performance, Angie Taylor, had the responsibility of arranging for the flights and movement of the foreign-based athletes to and from Rio.