Somalia Releases 3 Al-Jazeera Journalists

Somalia's government has released three Al-Jazeera journalists Thursday, two days after they were arrested along with their driver by security forces, the network confirmed.

Hamza Mohamed, a Somali-British journalist for Al-Jazeera's English service, and members of his crew were arrested upon their return from areas held by the Islamic extremists of al-Shabab. Mohamed had been in Somalia for a week on a reporting assignment, Al-Jazeera said in a statement.

The National Union of Somali Journalists welcomed the release of the journalists who were arrested near Somalia's capital Tuesday.

Despite Turning Himself In, Obanikoro Still Held By EFCC Four Days After

Musiliu Obanikoro, a former Minister of State for Defence, who submitted himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday morning, has yet to be released, Premium Times learnt late Thursday.

Sources close to him said no deal had been reached as of Thursday evening, a pointer he could spend the weekend in custody.

Mr. Obanikoro flew into Nigeria on Monday morning and reported at the EFCC office in Abuja a few hours later.

The politician faces allegations that he defrauded Nigeria up to N4.7 billion in a racket he allegedly perpetrated with his sons, Jide and Gbolahan.

Sources close to the former minister told Premium Times he had “given useful information to his interrogators”.

Trump Cracks A Joke About Michelle Obama Plagiarism Row At His Wife's Expense

No fewer than 24 hours after they traded blows at the final presidential debate, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump faced one another again on Thursday as they attended a white tie charity dinner.

But while Trump's wife Melania stood by the Republican candidate as he cracked jokes about his rival, Bill Clinton was nowhere to be seen.

And she could have done with the backup.

Not only could the candidates barely stand to look one another in the eye as they arrived for the Al Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York, but Melania also had a death stare for Hillary Clinton.

Clinton, colorful in a fuchsia Ralph Lauren collection gown, had also grimaced as she passed her opponent's wife.

It Will Be Selfish For Me To Marry One Wife- Singer 9ice

Oh dear! After having four children from three women (the first one from Toni Payne, a set of twins from an Abuja based lady, and a little girl now from his current fiancee who lives with him) 9ice says he still needs more babies and has a matter of fact they have to be 20. The singer disclosed this in an interview with Ebonylife TV saying he intends to marry more women in other to be able to complete his desire of having many children. He further said it will be selfish of him to marry just one knowing many women might end up not finding a man. 

Another Judge Says Amaechi Asked Him To Influence Judgments

Another Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, has accused the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, and his Science and Technology counterpart, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, of asking him to help to influence the apex court’s decisions in some election cases.

Ngwuta, who is one of the seven judges arrested recently by the operatives of the Department of State Services, said his current ordeal was connected to his refusal to accede to the requests made by the ministers.

He made the allegation in his letter dated October 18, 2016, and addressed to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed.

Karena Virginia Becomes 10th Woman To Accuse Trump Of Sexual Misconduct

A yoga instructor and lifestyle coach came forward Thursday with claims that Donald Trump had inappropriate sexual contact with her, becoming at least the 10th woman to make such allegations against the GOP nominee.

Flanked by women's rights attorney Gloria Allred, a Hillary Clinton supporter who has represented other women with sexual misconduct claims against Trump, Karena Virginia shared her story, tears streaming down her cheeks.

She said she first encountered Donald Trump in 1998, as she was waiting for a car service to pick her up after the U.S. Open tennis tournament in Queens, New York.

Super Eagles midfielder threatens to take Lazio to FIFA over unpaid wages

Super Eagles midfielder, Ogenyi Onazi is on the verge of taking his former club, SS Lazio to FIFA, over unpaid wages.

Speaking with BBC sport, Onazi who spent five seasons with the Seria A team before moving to Turkish top division side, Trabzonspor, didn’t reveal the amount involved but says that no feedback has been given after 2 months a notification was sent to them regards the unpaid wages.

'We have no option but to go to FIFA to ask the disciplinary committee to act on Lazio’s refusal to pay me, My agent and lawyer have written to Lazio, but after two months we have heard nothing from the club, We all conclude that the only ideal thing to do is to approach FIFA to enable me to get what I worked for.'