New Saudi Mega-City Is Prince’s Desert Dream

NOT LIVING UP TO EXPECTATION: The entrance to Saudi Arabia's city King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) Richard Duebel

Saudi Arabia's planned US$500 billion mega-city is an oasis of stunning cliffs, sandy beaches and high-tech projects powered by wind and solar energy where robots outnumber humans and a cosmopolitan lifestyle offers sports, concerts and fine dining.

How Nigerian Military Operations Are Named

Image source/credit: Daily Trust

Military historians say code names for military operations started during World War I between 1914 and 1918 but became widely used during World War II from 1939 to 1945.

Israeli Athlete Defiantly Sings His National Anthem After Winning Gold In Abu Dhabi After 'Racist' Organizers Of Judo Competition Refused To Play It

Israeli athlete Tal Flicker (pictured), who won gold at a Judo Grand Slam event in Abu Dhabi, sung the national anthem himself, after organizers in Abu Dhabi, UAE, refused to play it during his ceremony (pictured on the podium in Abu Dhabi, UAE)

An Israeli athlete who won gold at a Judo Grand Slam event in Abu Dhabi sang the national anthem himself, after organizers refused to play it during his ceremony. 

Meanwhile, when female Israeli athlete Gili Cohen (left) won bronze in her under-52 kilograms (114 pounds) class, the Israeli flag was not flown on her behalf either (pictured in Abu Dhabi)

Indian Doctors Separate Twins Joined At The Head

The two-year-old conjoined twins suffered a rare condition occurring once in about 2.5 million births

Doctors in India have successfully separated conjoined twin boys who were attached at the skull in a marathon surgical procedure that lasted more than 36 hours and involved 40 doctors.

The twins were born in a village in the eastern state of Orissa with shared blood vessels and some shared brain tissue

Experts Hinge Nigeria’s Survival On Digital Skills, Sidmach Backs SCCI Computer ‘Hands-On’ Experience For Pupils

Digital and ICT skills bequeath economic advantage

Nigeria, and indeed, Africa’s ability to develop the youths’ digital skills will definitely bequeath some economic powers, according to some information and communications technology (ICT) experts.

Two Months After, Buhari Still Works From Home

President Muhammadu Buhari

●No law is breached, presidency insists ●‘Cabal has captured Aso Rock’ ●Nigeria needs a younger leader in 2019, says speaker at Chatham House

Two months after he returned from his medical sojourn in London, United Kingdom (UK) for an undisclosed ailment, President Muhammadu Buhari still operates from his official residence located in the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Usain Bolt Gets Borussia Dortmund’s Offer For Trial

The 31-year-old has eight Olympic gold medals to his name, owns both the 100m and 200m world records and is a well-known passionate Manchester United fan and has spent time training with the Premier League side in the past. AFP PHOTO / Olivier Morin

Former Olympic sprinter, Usain Bolt has confirmed that Borussia Dortmund have offered him an open invitation to come for a trial in the future.

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt plays soccer with Dario Benedetto (R) of Mexico's America during an event arranged by their sponsors in Mexico City, October 7, 2015. Reuters/Edgard Garrido

Rohr: Eagles’ Semi-Final Mandate At Russia 2018 ‘Excessive’, Searches For Top-Class Keeper For Mundial

Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr

Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, has revealed that the Nigeria Football Federation ha​s​ handed his team a semi-final target at the 2018 ​​FIFA World Cup in Russia, but he describes it as ‘excessive’, ‎Completesportsnigeria.com reports.

Cambridge University Is Forced To 'Decolonize' Its English Literature Course And Put Less Emphasis On White Authors After Student Demands

Lola Olufemi makes her case for Women's Officer Image credit: Lucas Chebib

●Professors will need to 'ensure the presence' of BME writers on their courses ●Move follows open letter from students' union women's officer Lola Olufemi ●She said lack of minority authors on syllabus 'perpetuated institutional racism' ●Some students voiced concern there are too many white writers on syllabus

Cambridge University English academics will be forced to replace white authors with black writers after agreeing to 'decolonize' the curriculum for students.

English Literature professors at Cambridge will be required to 'ensure the presence' of Black and Minority Ethnic writers (BME) in their courses. Pictured: King's College

Buhari Rejects Same Currency For West Africa

L-R: President Muhammadu Buhari, President of Togo, Faure Gnassingbe; President of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou; Ivory Coast President, Alassane Ouattara; and President of Ghana, Nana Akufo Ado, at the Economic Community of West African States summit on the creation of ECOWAS single currency in Niamey, Niger Republic... on Tuesday. Photo: State House

President Muhamadu Buhari on Tuesday in Niamey, Republic of Niger, urged member countries of the Economic Community of West African States to tread carefully in pushing for a single currency for the sub-region by 2020.

FIFA BEST: Togo Star Francis Kone Honoured For Life-Saving Move

During a Czech First League game, Slovacko's Togolese player Francis Kone saved the life of Bohemians goalkeeper Martin Berkovec. Kone gave the opposing player first aid treatment after Berkovec was knocked unconscious in a collision with a team-mate. “I can’t stand there, watching someone suffocate, without doing something. I just can’t,” Kone told FIFA.com. “I didn’t even think about it.” The forward says this is the fourth time he has administered life-saving first aid on the football pitch - twice in Africa and once in Thailand. © Getty Images

Togolese striker Francis Kone has been honoured by FIFA for his life-saving actions in a Czech league match.

Kone (left) was labelled a hero after his actions

Forest Fires Contributed To Record Global Tree Cover Loss

A firefighter observes the flames while trying to extinguish a fire in Cabanoes near Louzan as wildfires rage in Portugal in October 2017

A sharp increase in forest fires stoked record losses in global forest cover equivalent to the area of New Zealand in 2016, a Global Forest Watch report said Monday.

Bolt Says He’s Serious About A Soccer Career

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - London Stadium, London, Britain – August 13, 2017. Usain Bolt of Jamaica applauds fans during a lap of honour. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

Usain Bolt says he is serious about starting up a soccer career now he has retired from sprinting -- and believes he could even be good enough to play for Jamaica.

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt plays soccer with Dario Benedetto (R) of Mexico's America during an event arranged by their sponsors in Mexico City, October 7, 2015. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

FOR THE RECORD: New Security Fears After 14 Killed In Nigeria Bombing; UN Counters Nigerian Govt, Says Three Borno LGAs Cut Off By Boko Haram

Muna camp houses thousands of people who have fled their homes AFP

Fourteen people have died in the latest suicide bomb attack in northeast Nigeria, an official said Monday in an updated toll, calling for greater protection for those made homeless by Boko Haram.

Three bombers, all of them women, detonated their explosives near the sprawling Muna Garage camp on the outskirts of the Borno state capital, Maiduguri, in Nigeria, killing 14

Conflicting Deficit Figures May Worsen Housing Crisis Beyond 2050

The report predicted that the world population will hit a staggering 9.8 billion by 2050, and that over half of the expected growth between 2017 and 2050 is likely to occur in Africa. Photo: Architecture Lab

• Experts seek clear road-map for sector

With Nigerian cities becoming new homes to rural migrants every day, many of who are without a roof over their heads, experts have questioned the 17 million estimated housing deficit in the country.

How 7 States Blew Billions On White Elephant Projects

Some mega projects worth billions of naira, which were initiated by previous governments in seven states, have been abandoned by the current state governments.

World Health Organization Revokes Appointment Of Zimbabwe's Mugabe

In this photo dated Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe during his meeting with South African President Jacob Zuma, at the Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria, South Africa. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

The head of the World Health Organization revoked his appointment of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe as a "goodwill ambassador" on Sunday after the choice drew widespread outrage and criticism. Zimbabwe's government said it respected the turnabout and that the U.N. health agency "benefited tremendously" from the attention.

FOR THE RECORD: BudgIT: Only Four States — Kano, Katsina, Rivers And Lagos — Can Pay Salaries Without Borrowing

Only four states in Nigeria can pay salaries without resorting to lending, a new report by BudgIT, a civil society organization, has shown.

The report, State of State 2017, was launched on Thursday and released to the public on Friday.

Gabon Students Angry At Sex-For-Grades Pressure

Sexual coercion at universities and high schools in Gabon has for decades fed the "kongossa", as the rumour mill is known in this central African state

In Gabon, they're called "sexually transmitted grades" -- when university teachers use the threat of giving low marks in order to coerce female students into providing sexual favours.