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Barcelona sporting director Deco refuses to make random signings during summer transfer windows. He wants the club to focus on current players rather than chase expensive new faces. The Spanish newspaper AS reported his comments about transfer strategy. Deco believes smart planning works better...

Paris Saint-Germain fans celebrated their Champions League victory across France but violence broke out everywhere. People fought with police and damaged property during the wild parties. Cities like Paris, Grenoble and Nantes saw the worst problems. The celebrations quickly turned dangerous for...

Luis Diaz shut down talk about leaving Liverpool FC. The Colombian winger plays for the English club and has heard rumors linking him to Barcelona and Al Nassr. He has two years left on his current deal with Liverpool. Reports suggest Saudi Arabian team Al Nassr wants to sign him for their...

Iraq's soccer team faces another setback as Montazer Majed hurt his foot during practice with his Swedish club Hammarby. The injury happened when his team prepared for their match against IF Elfsborg. Majed missed that game because of the pain. Doctors will examine him on Sunday to see how bad...

Swapo secretary general Sophia Shaningwa stopped all new section and branch formation ahead of November regional voting. She sent letters to regional and district coordinators on May 21 announcing the temporary halt. Party officials must receive written permission from her office before creating...

Landless People Movement chief Bernadus Swartbooi believes his party will keep control of two southern Namibian regions during November voting. The political group switched attention toward regional and local elections instead of participating at June contests. Swartbooi promised to back other...

Henok Negodhi received 23 years behind bars for killing his girlfriend with a knife during Christmas Day 2021. Judge Herman January handed down 28 years but suspended five years during Tuesday court proceedings. The 46-year-old man stabbed Ndapandula Imene 16 times at their Windhoek home during...

Fabupharm fought back against social media attacks claiming their children's fever medicine contains dangerous problems. Job Amupanda leads Affirmative Repositioning and serves as a parliament member who accused the company of making defective syrup. The drug maker operates as Namibia's only...

Felix Santos spent more than four hours lying on the ground outside Ekwafo Pharmacy during Tuesday. The 28-year-old man had received positive malaria test results from Rundu Intermediate State Hospital earlier that day. Santos comes from Angola and works at Uvhungu-Vhungu green-scheme near the...

Several opposition parties skipped the official Genocide Remembrance Day ceremony held on Wednesday across Namibia. The Independent Patriots for Change and Landless People Movement stayed away from the government event. United Democratic Front leaders also failed to show up at the memorial...

The Presidency pushed back against claims that foreign oil companies are leaving Nigeria permanently. Olu Verheijen advises President Bola Tinubu on energy matters and spoke with the News Agency during Sunday interviews across Abuja. She explained that international firms are shifting their...

Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka praised former Rivers State leader Chibuike Amaechi for standing firm during the 2022 presidential race. Amaechi refused to quit when other candidates backed Bola Tinubu for the ruling party ticket. The literary giant spoke at Amaechi's 60th birthday party held...

The National Examinations Council warned people about criminals using a fake Facebook page to steal money from citizens. Someone created the false account using Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi's name and job title as registrar. Azeez Sani works as acting director for information and public...

Etung Local Government spends millions of naira each year housing youth corps members who serve at their offices. John Ogar works as the finance chief for the Cross River State council and defended their decision to build a corpers lodge. Anthony Bissong Attah leads the Young Progressives Party...

Drug enforcement agents broke up a criminal group that paid pilgrims to smuggle cocaine during religious trips to Saudi Arabia. Officers arrested three gang leaders after catching two travelers at Kano airport with drugs hidden inside their bodies. Ibrahim Umar Mustapha and Muhammad Siraj...

Seven people died and dozens suffered injuries when bridges fell across two areas of western Russia near Ukraine. The disasters happened during Saturday night and early Sunday morning across the Bryansk and Kursk regions. Emergency crews rushed to help survivors trapped under twisted metal and...

Police arrested nearly 300 people after Paris Saint-Germain crushed Inter Milan 5-0 to win their first Champions League title. Trouble started near Champs-Elysees and Parc des Princes stadium where 50,000 fans watched the match on massive screens. Supporters threw fireworks at officers and...

South Korean presidential hopefuls held their final major campaign events on Sunday before voters head to polling stations. The snap election takes place on June 3 after months of political chaos across the country. Former President Yoon Suk Yeol got removed from office following his martial law...

Nasarawa State leader Abdullahi Sule picked 47 new helpers to work across different government departments. The governor chose three senior special assistants and 44 other staff members during his latest round of appointments. Barrister Labaran Shuaibu Magaji serves as the state government...

Former Senator Shehu Sani wants President Bola Tinubu to travel to Mokwa and meet flood victims face to face. The politician believes the country leader should walk through the muddy disaster areas and comfort grieving families. Heavy rains killed 150 people and forced thousands from their homes...