Month: July 2017

Cristiano Ronaldo confirms Real Madrid stay

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Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has spoken about his future with the European champions, saying he wants to win more trophies with the club. The four-time Ballon d’Or winner was linked with a shock exit from the Santiago Bernabeu earlier in the close-season, with Paris Saint-Germain and former employers Manchester United believed to be among those interested. Ronaldo led Madrid to four trophies last season, including the Champions League and a first La Liga crown since 2012. The 32-year-old – who is contracted until 2021 – wants more of the…

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Chinese jets intercept U.S. surveillance plane – U.S. officials

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Two Chinese fighter jets intercepted a U.S. Navy surveillance plane over the East China Sea at the weekend, with one jet coming within about 300 feet (91 meters) of the American aircraft, U.S. officials said on Monday. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said initial reports showed one of the Chinese J-10 aircraft came close enough to the U.S. EP-3 plane on Sunday to cause the American aircraft to change direction. One of the officials said the Chinese jet was armed and the interception happened 80 nautical miles (148…

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25 countries for Nigeria’s art, craft expo

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National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) says it is expecting at least 25 countries and 150 exhibitors at the 10th African Arts and Crafts (AFAC) Expo scheduled for Abuja. The Director-General, NCAC, Otunba Segun Runsewe, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. Runsewe said that participants from these countries and the exhibitors were expected to showcase their unique cultural identities at the expo which is holding from Aug. 27 to Sept. 17. He expressed commitment to justifying his appointment…

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I don’t know what my future holds – James

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Bayern Munich midfielder, James Rodriguez, who is on loan from Real Madrid, has admitted that he doesn’t know what the future holds for him. The 26-year-old joined the Bundesliga champions on a two-year loan deal this summer, after struggling for game time under Zinedine Zidane last season. James, who is with the Bayern Munich squad currently in Singapore as part of the International Champions Cup (ICC) pre-season tour, feels that all he wants to do his play more and win trophies and is not worried about his future. “I don’t…

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IG dismisses three policemen for illegal arrest, extortion

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Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris has dismissed three policemen for their involvement in illegal arrest, detention and extortion of money from some people. The dismissed personnel – AP. No 136005 Inspector Okelue Nkemeonye, F/No. 355897 Sgt. Braimoh Sunday and F/No. 359928 Sgt. Yusuf Olukoga – were attached to Area Command, Ijede-Ikorodu under the Lagos State Command. The policemen, who were armed and pretended to be members of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), harassed their victims and collected N200,000 from them before they were released. In a statement issued…

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India arrests 5 Nigerians, Indian lady for drugs

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The Times of India has reported the arrest of five Nigerians and an Indian lady by the Indian police,  the latest in the serial busting of  Nigerian gangs  either for drug related crimes or  fraud. According to the newspaper, the Nigerians and their Indian accomplice were found in  possession of a wide variety of drugs, including cocaine, brown sugar and amphetamine. They were also accused of human trafficking by way of offering Nigerian girls into prostitution. Arrested were by  the Rachakonda Police in Hyderabad  were Palaparthi Sangeetha, 35, a resident of Sun City, her…

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The Buhari we met- Okorocha

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Governor Rochas Okorocha said President Muhammadu Buhari was very cheerful and has not lost any bit of his sense of humour when he and other leaders of the All Progressives Congress met him in London today. Okorocha gave this report in a telephone conversation Reported by President Buhari’s special adviser on media and publicity, Femi Adesina. According to Adesina, the Imo state governor said the party delegation spent more than an hour with President Buhari over lunch, and it was very clear from the discussions that he followed developments at…

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Rights group asks Osinbajo to rescue kidnapped Lagos students

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The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has asked the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, to personally direct all the heads of security agencies to rescue six students kidnapped at Lagos State Model College, Igbonla, Epe, precisely on May 25. HURIWA, a human rights group, accused the acting president of gross insensitivity and nonchalance to the plight of the students, who had been in the captivity of their abductors for over 50 days. The group expressed the concern in a statement by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, and National…

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Manchester United edges Real Madrid on penalty

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Jose Mourinho has challenged Anthony Martial to produce the goods on a more consistent basis after the Manchester United frontman caught the eye against Real Madrid. Martial produced a scintillating weaving run to set up Jesse Lingard’s opening goal in United’s 1-1 draw against Real in the International Champions Cup at Santa Clara, California, on Sunday, albeit the French international blazed over from the spot in the penalty shootout that followed the draw. The 21-year-old shone during his impressive debut campaign at Old Trafford under Louis van Gaal two years…

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Neymar staying at Barcelona – Pique

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Brazilian superstar striker Neymar will stay with Barcelona, according to teammate Gerard Pique, who posted a Twitter message on the striker’s status on Sunday. Spanish international defender Pique indicated the South American maestro would continue at Camp Nou by tweeting a photo of Neymar with the caption “He’s staying.” The message came hours after Neymar gave Barcelona fans a dazzling reminder of what he brings, the talisman scoring twice as the Spanish giants defeated Juventus 2-1 in a pre-season friendly Saturday in New Jersey. The 25-year-old Brazilian superstar is at…

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