Jamal Khashoggi's Body Dissolved With Acid

Ankara (AFP) - The killers of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi poured his remains down the drain after dissolving him in acid, a Turkish newspaper reported Saturday.

Samples taken from the drains at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul showed traces of acid, pro-government daily Sabah said, without quoting sources.

Arsenal's 11-game winning run ends at Crystal Palace

LONDON (AP) — Arsenal's 11-game winning run in all competitions ended with a 2-2 draw at Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Sunday.

Luka Milivojevic converted a penalty — his second of the afternoon — in the 83rd minute to earn Palace a point at Selhurst Park as Arsenal failed to win a game for the first time since mid-August.

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Africa's richest man targets 2020 Arsenal takeover

Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man, has put a 2020 timeline on his goal of buying Arsenal, following a report that Alisher Usmanov is exploring a sale of his 30 percent stake.

 The Russian billionaire, that Usmanov has grown frustrated that the club's majority owner, Stan Kroenke, is unwilling to engage in takeover talks and has given up all hope of acquiring the club outright.

Trump-Kim summit as both leaders sign historic document

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a "comprehensive" document on Tuesday following a historic summit in Singapore aimed at the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.

There were no immediate details on the contents of the document but Trump said he expected the denuclearization process to start "very, very quickly".

Although the breakthrough made at the summit marks just the start of a diplomatic process, it could bring lasting change to the security landscape of Northeast Asia, just as former U.S. President Richard Nixon visit to Beijing in 1972 led to the transformation of China.

IGP Idris gets Buhari’s nod to arrest Saraki over murders in Kwara

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he had no objections to any plan by the police to arrest Senate President Bukola Saraki over a string of murder cases in Kwara State, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt.

The controversial US Jerusalem embassy opening, explained

On Monday, the US officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel as a new US Embassy opened there.

It’s a controversial move that breaks with decades of official US policy — and it comes at a particularly tumultuous time for Israel and the region.

President Donald Trump announced his decision to move the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem back in December, calling it “a long-overdue step to advance the peace process and to work towards a lasting agreement.”

On May 14, which coincided with the 70th anniversary of Israel’s founding, Trump’s daughter Ivanka, her husband Jared Kushner, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, and a number of members of Congress attended the opening ceremony in the former consulate building in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Arnona.

Deontay Wilder Offers Anthony Joshua $50 Million For Heavyweight Showdown

Anthony Joshua was recorded on video recently saying if Deontay Wilder offered him $50 million to fight for the heavyweight championship, he’d take it. Now, Wilder has intimated that his team has offered him exactly that.

Joshua eager to face Wilder in heavyweight unification bout

Anthony Joshua has told Yahoo Sport that he will allow Deontay Wilder to win the pre-fight trash talk ahead of their world heavyweight unification clash – and then knock out his big rival when he gets him in the ring.

In Africa, Trump's firing of Tillerson a new sign of neglect

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ask some Africans what they think of President Donald Trump and they just shake their heads. That sense of indifference appears to have deepened after Trump fired his secretary of state at the end of Rex Tillerson's first Africa tour last week.

Theresa May expels 23 Russian diplomats from the UK over spy allegations

LONDON — Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain expelled 23 Russian diplomats on Wednesday over the poisoning of a former Russian spy on British soil, raising tensions between the two countries to a level not seen since the heights of the Cold War. She vowed to crack down on Russian spies, corrupt elites and ill-gotten wealth in Britain.

Vladimir Putin says he will destroy the world with nuclear weapons if Russia is threatened

With nuclear tensions at a high between Russia and the West, Vladimir Putin has said that he is willing to destroy the world – but only if Russia is threatened.

In a two-hour video documentary released in his native Russia, Putin said that he would give the order to launch if Russia was threatened with nuclear missiles.

George Weah explains how Nigeria can win Russia 2018 World Cup

“But I think the seriousness to go to World Cup is not to pay players to go, I want every African government to know, if you win World Cup is a pride to Africa, it is not just to Nigeria, so we must do everything to ensure that the players are not stressed, make sure they concentrate, make sure their incentives are given to them to motivate them.

World-famous evangelist Billy Graham's body in 130-mile procession to his hometown

The body of the Rev. Billy Graham, one of the world's most famous Christian evangelists, was brought back to his North Carolina hometown Saturday in a 130-mile procession that drew scores of mourners and well-wishers.

Nigeria Made Winter Olympics History

Bobsledders from Nigeria made history at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Tuesday.

Cristiano Ronaldo first to reach 100 UCL goals with one team

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 100th Champions League goal for Real Madrid with the first of his two goals in Wednesday's 3-1 victory over Paris Saint-Germain, making him the first player to score a century of UCL goals with one team.

Florida High School Shooting, 17 killed.

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — A former student opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle at a Florida high school Wednesday, killing at least 17 people and sending hundreds of students fleeing into the streets in the nation's deadliest school shooting since a gunman attacked an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut.

Morgan Tsvangirai, longtime Mugabe foe, dies at 65

(CNN)Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe's longtime opposition leader and former prime minister, has died in a South African hospital at the age of 65, according to MDC party spokesman Nelson Chamisa.

Catholic bishops rate Buhari low, president disagrees

Catholic bishops yesterday visited President Muhammadu Buhari at Aso Rock where they lamented what they described as a glaring failure of his administration to tackle poverty, hunger, insecurity, violence, fear and unemployment.

The clerics, under the aegis of Catholic ‎Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), were led to the Presidential Villa by their president and Archbishop of Jos, Most Rev. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama and the secretary and Bishop of Gboko, Most Rev. William Avenya.

Herdsmen attack Governor Smanuel Ortom;s fish farm

Suspected herdsmen engaged men of the 707 Special Forces Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Makurdi, Benue State in a gun battle  last Tuesday.

The  SFB spokesman, Major Olabisi Ayeni, disclosed this in a statement, yesterday.

He said the suspects were plotting to attack a fish farm, which  belongs  to  Governor, Samuel Ortom.

Ayeni said two of the attackers had been arrested.

Ayeni said: “Troops of 707 Special Forces Brigade, Nigerian Army, on a routine patrol along Gbajimba – Iyiodeh road in Guma LGA of Benue State on Tuesday 6 February,  2018 arrested two Fulani militia who were suspected to be planning a dangerous mission,”

Osinbajo calls for creation of state police

The Federal Government said it cannot realistically provide security for Nigerian from the centre, explaining that Nigeria has been unable to meet the United Nations’ recommendation of one policeman to 400 persons.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo who gave the explanation called for the creation of state police in face of rising security challenges in the country.

Osinbajo spoke at the opening of a two-day summit on national security organized by the National Assembly Ad-HOC Committee to review the  current infrastructure in Nigeria, in Abuja.

Those in attendance included lawmakers from the National Assembly, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, ministers, service chiefs, Inspector General of Police, royal fathers, members of the civil society, diplomats, and other stakeholders.

Iwobi unveils Super Eagles World Cup kit in London

The Super Eagles kit for this summer’s World Cup tournament, Russia 2018, was yesterday’s afternoon unveiled at the premises of PrintWorks, Canada Water, by Arsenal’s Alex Iwobi, who wore no 18.

Youths, police clash over killing of bus driver in Edo State

There was pandemonium at Third junction in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State as angry youths staged a protest over the alleged killing of a bus driver by a policeman.

Nigeria's Buhari attacked by predecessors

brahim Babangida has become the latest former leader in Nigeria to criticise President Muhammadu Buhari, as elections approach and the incumbent is yet to confirm he will stand again.

The man who once described himself as Nigeria's "evil genius" said in a statement issued on Sunday that "analogue" Buhari should make way for "digital" leaders.

"There comes a time in life when personal ambition should not override national interest," he added.

Babangida, who ousted Buhari as military ruler in a bloodless coup in 1985, later distanced himself from the statement, which he attributed to his spokesman.

Nigeria’s first ever Winter Olympians gear up for games

Three Nigerian-American women are making history and their Olympic dreams have come true by being the first ever African bobsled team to qualify for the Olympics. The team will also be the first Nigerian athletes to compete at a Winter Olympics, when they appear at the PyeongChang games, which begin February 9.