Iran’s only female Olympic medalist has said on social media she had left her homeland. Taekwondo champion Kimia Alizadeh said this was because she had had enough of being used by Iranian authorities as a propaganda tool. She won a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Alizadeh implied in an Instagram post that she […]

Iran signalled Sunday it favours a de-escalation after 10 days of heightened tensions with the United States during which both sides fired missiles and Tehran accidentally shot down a passenger aircraft. Security was stepped up in Iran’s capital after a vigil the previous night for those killed in the air disaster turned into an angry […]

The Gambia on Sunday warned its ousted leader, Yahya Jammeh, not to try to return home from his exile in Equatorial Guinea. Jammeh’s safety couldn’t be guaranteed if he did return without permission, a government spokesman said. A spokesman for the ex-president’s party said he could arrive back at any time. The Gambia’s neighbours forced […]

United States President, Donald Trump warned Iran Sunday against killing protesters who have risen up over the regime’s downing of a civilian airliner as his defence secretary left the door open to talks with Tehran without preconditions. Trump’s salvo came as Iran’s Islamic regime faced a challenge from angry street protests, having come to the […]

The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said on Sunday that at least 88 illicit drug offenders were arrested in Sokoto State last year. The NDLEA Commandant in the state, Mr. Yakubu Kibo, disclosed this to journalists in Sokoto. He said only three persons were convicted for the crime. He said: “Sokoto State Command of […]