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Carles Puigdemont mulls whether to return to Catalonia after win
Ousted Catalan president Carles Puigdemont was weighing up whether to return to the region, where he faces arrest, close aides said Saturday, after pro-independence parties defeated Spain’s central government in pivotal elections.
Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont summoned to Spain court
Spain’s top criminal court summoned Catalonia’s axed separatist leader for questioning, hours after he appeared in Brussels insisting he remained the “legitimate president” of a region now under direct rule from Madrid.
Spain braces for more protests in Catalonia crisis
Spain braced for more protests Saturday despite tentative signs that the sides may be seeking to defuse the crisis after Madrid offered a first apology to Catalans injured by police during their outlawed independence vote.
Barcelona meeting not about PSG’s Di Maria – Mendes
Agent Jorge Mendes has denied a meeting with Barcelona on Monday was over a possible transfer for Paris Saint-Germain attacker Angel Di Maria.
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Police arrest cattle rustlers, recover 32 cows, 26 sheep in Niger
Two suspected cattle rustlers terrorising Eregi Fulani Camp in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger state, have been arrested by the state Police Command.
Brighton sign Nigeria’s Leon Balogun on free transfer
Brighton have completed the signing of Nigeria international defender Leon Balogun on a free transfer.
Sony buys EMI Music Publishing in $1.9 billion deal
Japanese entertainment giant Sony on Tuesday unveiled a $1.9-billion deal to buy industry titan EMI Music Publishing, which has the rights to songs by the likes of Queen and Pharrell Williams.
N400 million fraud: EFCC wants Olisa Metuh tried in absentia
The EFCC on Tuesday asked the Federal High Court Abuja to proceed with the ongoing trial of a former PDP Spokesman, Olisa Metuh, in his absence.
Prophet: 2019 polls will be tougher than 2015
The General Overseer of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry (CMDM), Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin, on Tuesday in Kano prophesied that the 2019 presidential election will be tougher than what was experienced in 2015, calling on Nigerians to earnestly pray for peace and unity in the country.
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Arsenal fined over Leicester ref rage
Arsenal were fined £20,000 ($26,000) by the Football Association on Tuesday for their players’ protests during a 3-1 defeat at Leicester.
Abortion clinics to lose funding under new Donald Trump rule
Anti-abortion activists won a major victory Friday when President Donald Trump's administration announced plans for a rule that would cut federal funding to hundreds of US clinics providing the service.
Daniel Amokachi: Nigeria need more than Odion Ighalo in Russia
Former Nigeria forward Daniel Amokachi has pointed at Nigeria's weak area which needs to be worked on going to the 2018 Fifa World Cup in Russia.
Congress: Commissioner emerges APC chairman in Sokoto
Alhaji Isa Sadiq-Achida, Sokoto State Commissioner for Information, has emerged as the new state Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hails ‘breakthrough’ in Nile dam talks
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday that a "breakthrough" had been reached in talks with Sudan and Ethiopia over a controversial dam the latter is building on the Nile.