Day: June 21, 2018

Statement of OAU on disgraced sex-for-mark Professor Akindele

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Here for the records is the Obafemi Awolowo University’s council decision on the audio conversation between disgraced and sacked Professor Richard Akindele and Ms. Monica Osagie. The University also announced a programme to stop the menace of sexual harassment. Around the 7th of April, 2018 or thereabout, there was an audio conversation between a man and a lady which was sensationally trending on social media because of its explicit sexual tone. After thorough investigation, it was discovered that the said audio conversation was between a lecturer and a student of…

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Ronaldo now Europe’s leading scorer

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Cristiano Ronaldo became Europe’s all-time leading international scorer with 85 goals when he headed in Portugal’s opening strike in their World Cup Group B match against Morocco on Wednesday. Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in Portugal’s dramatic 3-3 draw against Spain on Friday to match Hungarian great Ferenc Puskas as Europe’s record top scorer with 84 goals. The 33-year-old Real Madrid forward scored in the fourth minute against Morocco to give Portugal the early lead. Portugal went on to win the match to put them at the Zenith of Group B…

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EU leaders to hold crisis talks on migration

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The leaders of ten European Union countries including Germany and France will hold crisis talks on migration in Brussels on Sunday to try to find answers ahead of a major summit next week. European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker called the meeting at the last minute as the issue causes fresh divisions in Europe, three years after the bloc faced its biggest migration crisis since World War II. German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government coalition is under threat from the issue and there has also been a row over a boatload of…

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Reports: Donald Trump to meet the Queen on UK visit

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Donald Trump will meet the Queen when he visits the UK next month, according to reports. Originally the US president was invited for a full state visit but after an outcry, it was downgraded to a working visit. However, the US ambassador to the UK has told Sky News that a meeting with the Queen has been scheduled in. Trump will be visiting Britain for the first time since becoming president on Friday 13 July. Ambassador Robert Wood Johnson was asked whether Trump’s itinerary would include seeing the Queen. He…

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Ex-VP Atiku Abubakar: Former Presdent Jonathan hero of democracy in Nigeria

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A former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has described former President Goodluck Jonathan as a hero of democracy in Nigeria. The former vice president made the disclosure yesterday, during a courtesy call on President Jonathan at his country home in Otuoke, Bayelsa State. Abubakar, who recalled Jonathan’s exemplary decision to hand over the reins of power without qualms, observed that that singular historic decision set him apart as a democrat of unimpeachable credentials. Abubakar, while reflecting on Jonathan’s action that doused tension in the country at that time, noted…

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Court: Killing dogs for meat illegal

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A South Korean court has outlawed the killing of dogs for meat, in a landmark ruling that animal rights activists said Thursday could pave the way to making eating canines illegal. The meat has long been a part of South Korean cuisine, with about one million dogs believed to be eaten annually. But consumption has declined as South Koreans increasingly embrace the idea of dogs as man’s best friend rather than livestock, with the practice now something of a taboo among younger generations and pressure from activists mounting. Even so…

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Buhari: How the budget was mutilated by National Assembly

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President Muhammadu Buhari told a shocked nation today how the National Assembly mutilated and rewrote the budget proposals for 2018 as proposed by the Executive last November. In a brazen usurpation of executive powers, the National Assembly slashed 347 billion Naira in the allocations to 4,700 projects submitted to it  for consideration and introduced 6,403 projects of its own amounting to 578 billion Naira, President Buhari said. He spoke at the signing of the budget in Abuja, seven months after it was presented to the National Assembly. President Buhari said the various…

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Agbakoba’s NIM joins ANN

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The Nigerian Intervention Movement (NIM),led by Olisa Agbakobo, on Wednesday adopted Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN) as the political party to contest the 2019 general elections. The political movement announced its adoption of ANN, a relatively new party, at a gathering on Lagos. Agbakoba, chair of NIM was the former National President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). NIM’s co-chair is Dr Abdul Jelil-Tafawa Balewa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that prominent members of NIM and executive members of the ANN were present at the gathering. They included…

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FIFA fines Mexico over homophobic chants at World Cup

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Mexico have been fined 10,000 Swiss francs (£7,600) after their supporters were found guilty of making “discriminatory and insulting chants” during the first half of their 1-0 win over Germany on Sunday. Some Mexican supporters chanted the slur when Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer prepared to take a goal kick in the 24th minute. Fans in Mexico use the chant to insult opposing goalkeepers as they take a goal kick. Widely considered a slur, some argue there is no discriminatory intent. FIFA said it would continue to closely monitor the behaviour…

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Why women are at higher risk of STIs – Physician

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A Physician, Dr David Bawa, says women are more prone to Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) due to their anatomy. Bawa told our correspondent on Wednesday in Abuja that women were more susceptible to infections due to the open structure of their genitals. “A woman’s anatomy alone makes her more vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections than a man. “Unlike the relatively thick skin of the male organ, a woman’s cervical is covered by a thin, more delicate mucous membrane that more easily allows viruses and bacteria to pass through and cause…

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