SEVEN people have been shot dead at a synagogue in East Jerusalem, the most killed in an attack of this kind for years. At least three more people were injured. The incident happened in the city’s Neve Yaakov neighbourhood at about 20:15 local time (18:15 GMT). Police described the attacker as a “terrorist” and said he had been “neutralised”. Local media identified him as a Palestinian man from East Jerusalem. Speaking at the scene, Israeli police commissioner Kobi Shabtai called it “one of the worst attacks we have encountered in recent years”. Israeli worshippers had gathered for prayers at the…
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NEWCASTLE United are close to signing Everton’s Anthony Gordon after the clubs agreed a deal that could eventually be worth £45m. Gordon was back at Everton’s Finch Farm training headquarters on Friday after being absent this week. It now seems certain the formalities of the 21-year-old forward’s move to Tyneside will be completed well before Tuesday’s transfer deadline. The initial fee is understood to be £40m, rising to £45m with add-ons. Midfielder Gordon was a target for Chelsea in the summer, with Everton reportedly demanding £60m, but the Merseyside club have now decided to cash in. The are expected to…
MANGER Pep Guardiola called Nathan Ake an “exceptional guy” after he sent Manchester City into the FA Cup fifth round with the winning goal in a narrow victory over Premier League title rivals Arsenal. The Gunners have established an impressive lead in the league but it was City who shaded a tight contest thanks to Ake’s precise 64th-minute finish after good work from Jack Grealish. Arsenal had chances of their own, especially in the first half when City goalkeeper Stefan Ortega, deputising for Ederson, saved well from Takehiro Tomiyasu and new signing Leandro Trossard. There was little to choose between…
LIVERPOOL forward Mohamed Salah is “suffering” from being part of an unsettled front three this season, says manager Jurgen Klopp. The Egypt striker has seven goals in 19 Premier League games this season having scored 23 in 2021-22. He has played in three different front lines in his past three matches. “Of course he is suffering,” said Klopp. “It is specific, offensive play that requires a lot of work and a lot of information.” The front three of Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane had become synonymous with Liverpool’s aggressive style of play and brought a Champions League and a…
GOMBE State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has performed the official symbolic presentation of appointment letters to one thousand secondary school teachers, recently recruited by his administration to bolster the manpower needs in the education sector. Recall that in a move to rescue the government-owned schools and provide employment opportunities, Governor Inuwa Yahaya recently granted approval to the Teachers’ Service Commission (TSC) for the recruitment of 1,000 new teachers. Governor Inuwa, while performing the ceremony at the Banquet Hall of the Government House, described education as the bedrock on which all progress and development rest, observing that any society or nation…
THE Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo has sacked Governor Ademola Adeleke as the duly elected governor of the state. The tribunal in a split document of two to one declared that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, should withdraw the Certificate of Return issued to Adeleke and issue the same to former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola. The majority judgement which was read by the Chairman, Justice Tertse Kume said Oyetola scored the majority lawful votes of 314,931 against Adeleke’s 219,666. The minority judgement is ongoing. Details later…
MARCELO Bielsa has arrived in London for further talks with Everton’s hierarchy as they search for a successor to Frank Lampard. The 67-year-old former Leeds United manager is a favoured choice of Everton owner Farhad Moshiri. Sean Dyche, who has been out of work since being dismissed by Burnley in April, is the other main contender to take over at Goodison Park. The Toffees hope to have someone in place by the weekend. Bielsa is believed to have reservations about the composition of Everton’s squad and its ability to play his trademark high-tempo style of football, as well as taking…
REAL Madrid beat city rivals Atletico Madrid after extra time to advance to the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey. Atletico took the lead with Alvaro Morata scoring from close range following Nahuel Molina’s low cross. Real were 11 minutes from going out but equalised when Rodrygo beat three players and scored a wonderful goal. Atletico’s Stefan Savic was sent off for two bookable offences, before Karim Benzema put Real ahead in the 104th minute with Vinicius Jr adding a third. Benzema steered a low shot past Jan Oblak after the visitors had failed to deal with Marco Asensio’s low…
PRESIDENT Joe Biden is urging protests in Tennessee to remain peaceful as officials plan to release video of an arrest that led to a motorist’s death. Five Memphis police officers have been fired and are facing murder charges after Tyre Nichols, 29, died three days after a traffic stop on 7 January. Bodycam footage of the encounter is expected to be released on Friday evening local time. Lawyers for the Nichols family said it will show him being severely beaten. “I’m sickened by what I saw,” Tennessee Bureau of Investigation director David Rausch said on Thursday after reviewing the footage.…
REBEL police officers rioted in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince on Thursday in protest at the killing of more than a dozen colleagues by criminal gangs. The rioting officers blame the government for not taking action. More than 100 demonstrators blocked streets, burned tyres, broke security cameras and damaged vehicles. Local media said several officers broke through the gates of the prime minister’s residence and attempted to enter Haiti’s international airport. The National Union of Haitian Police Officers says 14 men have been killed since the start of the year in various gang attacks on police stations. Seven officers were killed in…
THE governor of Kebbi State, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu has been summoned by the Kebbi State House of Assembly to appear tomorrow Friday, January 27th, to defend himself over an alleged misuse of a loan of N18.7bn from the federal government. This was revealed in a letter sent to the governor, dated January 26th, 2023, with reference: KBHA/LEG/01/VOL. XI, titled; ‘RE: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OFFER OF BRIDGING LOAN FACILITY’, signed by the Acting Clerk of the House, Suleiman Shamaki and exclusively obtained by News Point Nigeria, Thursday. The letter, which was attached with a signed attendance of 20 out of…
LA LIGA says it “strongly condemns acts of hatred and intimidation against Vinicius Jr” after an effigy of the Real Madrid winger was hung from a bridge near the club’s training ground. A banner reading “Madrid hates Real” was attached to the bridge’s railings. Atletico Madrid and Real meet in the Copa del Rey on Thursday and Atletico said the incident was “repugnant”. Brazil international Vinicius Jr, 22, said last month the Spanish league had to act on racists attending games. Before the Madrid derby in September, a minority of Atletico fans sang racist songs aimed at the player as…
ARSENAL boss Mikel Arteta says he would “prefer” not to be competing with Pep Guardiola for the Premier League title. The two Spaniards worked together at Manchester City, where Arteta left his role as Guardiola’s assistant to become Arsenal manager in 2019. The Gunners currently top the table, five points above defending champions City with a game in hand as they pursue a first title since 2004 when they went through the league season unbeaten. “It’s a strange feeling,” said Arteta. As part of City’s coaching staff, Arteta won two Premier League titles, an FA Cup and two EFL Cups.…
A COMPANY owned by Asia’s richest man has hit back at a report which accused the firm of “brazen” stock manipulation and accounting fraud. The Adani Group, founded by Gautam Adani, called the report by a US investment firm “malicious” and “selective misinformation”. The group lost almost $11bn (£8.7bn) of its market value after the research was made public on Wednesday. It is now considering legal action against New York’s Hindenburg Research. Adani Group is one of India’s biggest companies, and has operations in a wide range of industries including commodities trading, airports, utilities and renewable energy. It is led…
NINE Palestinians have been killed during an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank – the deadliest in years – Palestinian officials say. A woman aged 60 was reported among the dead, in the flashpoint town of Jenin. The Israeli military said its troops went in to arrest Islamic Jihad militants planning “major attacks”. The Palestinian presidency accused Israel of a “massacre” in Jenin, which has been the scene of repeated raids in recent months. The incursions are part of what the Israeli military describes as an anti-terrorism offensive that began last April. Heavy gunfire and explosions could be…
DR CONGO has declared Rwanda’s shooting of one of its fighter jets an “act of war”, amid mounting tensions. Rwanda’s government said it took “defensive measures” against a plane that had violated its airspace – a claim denied by DR Congo. Although the plane landed safely, this is a major escalation following months of conflict in DR Congo, which has forced 400,000 people from their homes. DR Congo, the US and UN experts accuse Rwanda of backing the M23 rebel group. Rwanda has denied this and blames the Congolese government for the unrest in mineral-rich eastern DR Congo. In the…
THE eight Arsenal fans who were arrested in the Ugandan city of Jinja after celebrating the club’s win against Manchester United in the English Premier League have been released. They were wearing the club’s red jersey and carrying a symbolic trophy during their arrest on Monday. Police said they didn’t have a permit to hold the procession which is a public order offence. But on Tuesday a joint security team agreed to free them with a caution, said James Mubi, the regional police spokesman. One of the fans told journalists that they would “seek for permission [to celebrate] if Arsenal…
FRANCE has agreed to a request from Burkina Faso’s military leaders to withdraw all its troops from the country. Burkina Faso, which is currently battling a jihadist insurgency, says it wants to defend itself. There are currently 400 French special forces in Burkina Faso, who have just one month to leave. Last year France also left neighbouring Mali, where its troops had spent eight years fighting Islamist militants. France has kept close military ties with many of its former colonies in West Africa and has been helping several of them fight jihadists who are active across the region under the…
IRANIAN and Russian hackers are targeting British politicians and journalists with espionage attacks, officials have warned. The National Cyber Security Centre has issued a fresh alert about increasing attempts to steal information from specific groups and individuals. NCSC said the hackers usually target those doing research and work about Iran and Russia. It described the hacking groups as “ruthless” in pursuing their targets. The NCSC – which is part of UK cyber and intelligence agency GCHQ and gives cyber-security advice – explained the attacks were not targeting the public, but specific individuals and groups, including politicians, officials, journalists, activists and…
DONALD Trump will be allowed back on to Facebook and Instagram, after Meta announced it would be ending its two-year suspension of his accounts. The suspension will end “in the coming weeks”, the social media giant said. In a statement, Nick Clegg, Meta’s president of global affairs, said the public “should be able to hear what their politicians are saying”. The then-US president was indefinitely suspended from Facebook and Instagram after the Capitol riot in 2021. The firm had taken action following Mr Trump’s “praise for people engaged in violence at the Capitol”, Mr Clegg said. “The suspension was an…