Day: February 2, 2018

Pep warns City against Mou’s mind games

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Pep Guardiola rubbished Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho’s concession of the Premier League title to his Manchester City side as too soon and warned against complacency ahead of Saturday’s trip to Burnley. Mourinho, whose rivalry with Guardiola stretches back to a stormy relationship as bosses of Real Madrid and Barcelona respectively, told a news conference on Friday that United are now playing for second place after falling 15 points behind City with defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday. But Guardiola is not ready to crown his side champions, despite his…

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Olympics: Samsung, Nike deny N/Korea’s athletes phones, uniforms

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(Reuters/NAN)  Twenty-two North Korean athletes competing at the upcoming Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea are to be denied Samsung phones and Nike uniforms as a punishment for the country’s series of nuclear tests. About 3,000 athletes competing in the Winter Olympics are set to get the gifts which include the latest $930 Samsung smartphones, top of the range new equipment to take home and sleek Nike uniforms as the Games get underway on Feb. 9. But the North Koreans would however, not benefit. Tough international sanctions, including travel restrictions…

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Bayelsa saves N300m from LG restructuring

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The Bayelsa Government has said that the ongoing reforms at the local government areas saved the state about N300 million after the monthly wage bill of the eight council areas were reduced. Dr Agatha Goma, the Commissioner for Local Government Administration, stated this on Friday at the ongoing inter-ministerial briefing to mark the sixth anniversary of the Seriake Dickson administration. She noted that the current administration had introduced fiscal discipline and set up procedures on prudent management of public funds at the local government level in the state. The commissioner said the reforms…

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22 political parties strategise for restructuring, 2019 polls

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Twenty-two political parties under the umbrella of Committee of Concerned Political Parties (CCPP) have constituted six committees on security, restructuring and 2019 general elections. Interim Chairman of CCPP, Dr Onwubuya Breakforth, made this known to newsmen on Friday in Abuja. Breakforth, who is the National Chairman of Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), said that the group was concerned about boiling national issues, including killings by herdsmen and restructuring. He said that the group was committed to contributing its quota towards addressing them. The sub-committees, according to Breakforth, are on restructuring…

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Falana to Obasanjo: Stop insulting Nigerians

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Human rights activist and senior advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Femi Falana, has urged former President Olusegun Obasanjo to stop insulting the collective intelligence and memories of Nigerians having instituted the culture of impunity in the country. Falana spoke in Benin on Friday, while reacting to Obasanjo’s special statement last week, which asked President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election next year. The human rights activist said Obasanjo had the opportunity to be great by providing good leadership and ridding the country of corruption. But he chose instead to instal a…

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Scientists record breakthrough in cancer war

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Scientists at Stanford University in the United States have raised hopes that the war against all forms of cancer may soon be won, following the result of an amazing experiment using mice. The scientists found that by  injecting directly a combination of two immune boosters into solid mouse tumours, all traces of the specifically targeted cancer vanished, according to the research paper published in the journal Science Translational Medicine. “When we use these two agents together, we see the elimination of tumours all over the body,” Ronald Levy, senior author of the…

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Arsene Wenger will resign as Arsenal manager after this season – Gary Neville

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Former Manchester United captain, Gary Neville, has said he sees Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger resigning at the end of the season. The Sky Sports’ pundit also believes the signing of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang last week, shows Wenger is losing control at the club. Aubameyang’s move to Arsenal was fairly simple in comparison to other deals, with no rival clubs trying to swoop for their man. According to Neville, that doesn’t happen without good reason. “No-one gets a free run at a player like that anymore for that price,’ he said. “When…

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High court judge calls for castration of rapists

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A Zimbabwean High Court judge has renewed calls for the enactment of a law that approves castration as punishment for paedophiles. Justice Francis Bere made the remarks as he dismissed an appeal by 57-year-old Sikunda Dube, who is serving 20 years in jail for raping and impregnating his neighbour’s 16-year-old daughter. Justice Bere, sitting with Justice Martin Makonese during the appeal case, condemned men who abuse young girls, saying perpetrators deserve to be castrated. The judge’s castration call comes two years after he said wealthy rapists should be forced to…

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Fidel Castro’s eldest son commits suicide

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The eldest son of the late Cuban president Fidel Castro committed suicide on Thursday, state media reported. He was 68 years old. “Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, who had been treated by a group of doctors for several months due to deep depression, took his life this morning,” Cuba’s official newspaper Granma reported. “Fidelito” — as he was known on island nation — had initially been hospitalized for his condition and then continued with outpatient follow-ups. Born on September 1, 1949, he was the son of the revolutionary Castro’s first marriage to…

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UAE bags Guinness record for ‘World’s Longest Zipline’

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) emirate of Ras al-Khaimah said its latest zipline was confirmed by Guinness as the “World’s Longest Zipline” on Thursday. The zipline, locally known as “Jebel Jais Flight,” enables visitors to travel at speed of up to 120 kph to 150 kph at a height of 1,680 meters above the sea level. The official certification was handed over to Sheikh Ahmad bin Saud Bin Saqr Al-Qasimi, ruler of Ras al-Khaimah, by Hoda Khachab, the official adjudicator from Guinness World Records, the local tourism authority said in…

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