Home / Obiaks
Obiaks
2,945 articles
Tennis: Stephens, Bertens reach semis at WTA Finals
Sloane Stephens and Kiki Bertens have made it through to the semifinals of the season-ending WTA Finals on Friday.Stephens, the 2017 US Open champion, beat Angelique Kerber 6-3, 6-3 to grab the…
Indian police raid Amnesty office over 'foreign fund violations'
Amnesty International on Friday accused the Indian government of seeking to "instill fear" among rights groups after police raided one of its offices over alleged violations of foreign funding rules.…
BREAKING: Kaduna State Government reimposes curfew
The Kaduna State Government on Friday reinstated the 24-hour curfew on Kaduna metropolis and environs, as well as Kasuwan Magani, Kajuru, Kateri and Kachia.Mr Samuel Aruwan, Senior Special Assistant …
Flash floods kills at least 18, mostly schoolchildren, in Jordan
Jordanian authorities say at least 18 people -mostly children- have killed killed by flash floods caused by heavy rainfall in the hot springs near the Dead Sea.While 34 were reported injured, the cou…
Air Peace averts mishap on Lagos-Owerri flight
A major air disaster was averted on Thursday after Nigerian carrier, Air Peace Lagos-Owerri Flight 7252 returned to base shortly after take-off at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos due to a change …
UEFA and FIFA reach brief Club World Cup proposal compromise
UEFA delegates will not walk out of Friday's FIFA council meeting in a row over a proposed new Club World Cup, according to Sky sources.Aleksander Ceferin, the head of UEFA, is firmly opposed to FIFA…
Google sacks 48 people for sexual harassment
Google has sacked 48 people for sexual harassment in the past two years, the company's boss has said. Chief Executive Sundar Pichai wrote a letter to staff and said the company had taken ?an increasi…
Irish singer Sinead O'Connor converts to Islam
Outspoken Irish singer Sinead O'Connor has announced she has converted to Islam and changed her name to Shuhada.Having adopted the name Magda Davitt last year, the 51-year-old is now called Shuhada D…
China kindergarten stabbing: Woman slashes at least 14 children
At least 14 kindergarten children have been attacked by a knife wielding woman in China on Friday. According to local police, the incident which took place in Chongqing in central China. They said th…
Greece hit by powerful quakes, no major injuries
A powerful earthquake shook western Greece early on Friday, damaging a port and a 15th century monastery, but causing no major injuries, officials and local media said.The quake sent out tremors felt…
Tennis: Caroline Wozniacki reveals arthritis diagnosis
Caroline Wozniacki revealed on Thursday at the WTA Finals that she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis before the US Open."It turns out that I have an autoimmune disease, rheumatoid arthritis, wh…
Hawaiian island erased by powerful hurricane
A piece of the United States has been dramatically wiped off the map after an island in Hawaii was washed away by a powerful hurricane.East Island, a remote spit of gravel and sand that sat atop a co…
Kenya athlete Eliud Kipchoge named United Nations Person of the Year
Eliud Kipchoge has been named United Nations in Kenya Person of the Year in a ceremony at UN headquarters in Gigiri, Nairobi.The world marathon record holder, having clocked 2:01.39 in Berlin last mo…
Bombs sent to Barack Obama's office and the Clinton's home
Suspected explosive devices were sent to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former US President Barack Obama, the US Secret Service has said.It comes two days after a bomb was found at the…
Pope sacks bishop of Memphis over management issues
Pope Francis has removed from office Bishop Martin Holley of Memphis, Tennessee, the Vatican said on Wednesday.A Vatican spokesman said the decision had been taken over "an issue of management and ha…
BREAKING: Court Grants Fayose N50m Bail
The Federal High Court in Lagos has granted the former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, bail in the sum of N50 million.The presiding judge, Morenikeji Olatoregun, granted the bail on Wednesda…
Taliban bomb maker, family killed by own bomb
A Taliban bomb maker, his wife and two children were killed as his device exploded prematurely in his home in Afghanistan's northern Faryab province on Monday, Provincial Police spokesman, Abdul-Kari…
Russian football fans hurt in Rome metro escalator accident
An escalator in a Rome metro station packed with CSKA Moscow soccer fans broke on Tuesday, injuring at least 20 people as they were flung down the stairs, Italian police said.Seven people was serious…
Turkey shares evidence with CIA chief over Khashoggi murder
Turkish intelligence has shared "all the evidence" over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi with the CIA chief during a visit, pro-government media reported on Wednesday.CIA Director Gina …
FG to limit number of children per mother
A policy to limit the number of children per mother in Nigeria is currently in the works, according to Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed.Speaking during a session at the 24th Nigerian Economic Summit in…