Month: February 2018

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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Beware of sex dolls—Expert warns

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A Family Planning Consultant, Mr Appolonia Eke, has warned against the use of sex dolls as alternative family planning method, saying it is sodomy. Eke, who is also the Financial Secretary, Public Health Sustainable Advocacy Initiative (PHSAI), made this known on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. According to Wikipaedia, Sodomy is generally anal or oral sex between people or sexual activity between a person and a non-human animal (bestiality), but it may also mean any non-procreative sexual activity. “Originally, the term sodomy,…

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Court validates Ibrahim Magu’s rejection by Senate

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An Abuja Federal High Court has validated the rejection of the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, by the Senate. The Senate had rejected the confirmation of Magu as chairman of Anti-graft agency due to security reports from the Department of State Services. The Senate spokesman, Senator Abdulahi Sabi, revealed the judgement of the Court while addressing journalists after the plenary session on Thursday. The judgment made available to journalists by the Senate’s spokesman, was delivered by Justice J.T. Osgood. It stated that there is…

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Ex-President Obasanjo releases statement on Coalition for Nigeria

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STATEMENT BY H.E OLUSEGUN OBASANJO ON THE OCCASION OF HIS REGISTRATION FOR COALITION FOR NIGERIAN MOVEMENT Ladies and Gentlemen and members of the Fourth Estate of the Realm, I welcome you to this simple but important ceremony of my registering as a member of the Coalition for Nigeria Movement and I thank you for being here. Last week, I issued a statement which I did not do lightly or frivolously but out of deep concern for the situation of our country. I gave an expose on some aspects of our…

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I will withdraw if CNM joins partisan politics – Obasanjo

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday said he would cease from being a member anytime the Coalition for Nigeria Movement (CNM) decides to join partisan politics. Obasanjo disclosed this when he officially registered as a member of the CNM at the NUJ secretariat, Abeokuta. “I am happy to be a member of the Coalition for Nigeria Movement which is a movement for good governance. “This is the commencement for our popular and grassroots association. “The membership will be free to collectively decide on whether it will become a political party…

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Google books $3b loss in Q4

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Google parent company Alphabet on Thursday reported a quarterly loss of $3 billion as it set aside $11 billion for taxes on its overseas profits being brought back to the United States. The California tech giant said revenues in the last three months of 2017 rose 24 percent from a year ago to $32.3 billion and cited “great growth” for the company. Shares in Alphabet slid 2.4 percent to $1,139.05 in after-hours trade, amid concerns over profits below expectations. Google remained the key driver of revenue and profit for the…

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5 dead, 39 injured in Maiduguri multiple explosions – SEMA

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The Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) said that five people were killed in the suicide bomb attack at Dalori Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp, Maiduguri on Wednesday. SEMA also confirmed that 39 others sustained various degrees of injuries in the suicide bomb attack at Dalori IDP camp, Maiduguri. SEMA’s Chairman Satomi Ahmad, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Maiduguri. Satomi said that a female suicide bomber infiltrated the IDPs camp and detonated explosive killing herself and five other people, while 39 others were wounded. He said the second suicide…

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