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Lionel Messi weds childhood sweetheart

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Footballers and celebrities gathered for the “wedding of the century” in star’s hometown Rosasio, Argentina: Lionel Messi said “I do” to childhood sweetheart Antonella Roccuzzo Friday in his Argentine hometown Rosario, where footballers and celebrities including pop singer Shakira had gathered for the “wedding of the century”. Following the private ceremony the couple appeared happy and relaxed as they walked a red carpet before hundreds of media at a hotel and casino complex, Roccuzzo donning a tight, mermaid-style gown by the Spanish designer Rosa Clara. Barcelona’s football player Jordi Alba…

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Kogi flags-off free healthcare to 50,000 patients

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The Kogi Government on Friday flagged-off a special healthcare package which health commissioner Saka Audu says will offer free medical treatment and surgery to 50,000 indigent patients. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the medical outreach is funded by Kogi Government in collaboration with the World Christian Medical Mission (WCMM), who provided the medical officers. Audu, in a brief speech to flag off the exercise in Lokoja, said that the recent economic downturn had made it difficult for poor people to access quality health care services. He said…

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US patience with North Korea is over – Trump

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President Donald Trump declared that the US had run out of patience with North Korea over its nuclear drive Friday as he welcomed South Korea’s new leader Moon Jae-In to talks at the White House. While Moon has been arguing for greater engagement with Pyongyang as the best way to put the brakes on its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, Trump made clear that he was in no mood to pursue diplomacy with a regime he accused of having no respect for human life. And while Moon announced that Trump…

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Actor James Cromwell sentenced to jail for NY plant protest

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Oscar-nominated actor James Cromwell has been sentenced to jail for refusing to pay fines related to his arrest at a protest at a New York power plant. The Times Herald-Record of Middletown reports ( http://bit.ly/2uqXq9K ) a town judge in Wawayanda on Thursday sentenced the 77-year-old Cromwell to seven days in jail. Cromwell was among a group found guilty of obstructing traffic at a December 2015 sit-in at the site of a natural gas-fired power plant being built in Wawayanda. The protesters say the plant threatens the environment. Cromwell says he hopes…

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Markarfi disagrees with El-Rufai over national confab report

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Factional National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmed Markafi, says he supports the idea of restructuring Nigeria adding that it is wrong for anyone or leader to dismiss the clamour for a restructuring. The PDP leader believes that the best thing that government can do now is to gather all the ideas, talk to every group and then arrive at a decision on the issue of restructuring. “If the consensus is that it is good enough, then we set the agenda for its implementation. “Instead of calling for…

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Aviation workers threaten strike, issue ultimatum over promotion letters

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The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) has issued a one-week ultimatum to the Director-General of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to cause the release of promotion letters of all members of staff who passed the last promotion examination or face industrial action. In the letter signed by the union’s Secretary General, Olayinka Abioye, NUATE also petitioned the Ministry of Transportation, Murtala Muhammed Airport Command, and other unions, saying it had placed other branches on alert on its plan to shut the agency should the agency not accede to…

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Ogbonna commits to new 5-year deal with West Ham

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Angelo Ogbonna has signed a new five-year contract with West Ham. The Italy defender missed almost the entire second half of last season having undergone knee surgery in January, returning only for the Hammers’ final Premier League game of the campaign in a 2-1 win at Burnley. However, the 29-year-old has now penned a fresh contract to keep him at the London Stadium until 2022, having originally signed for Slaven Bilic’s side from Juventus in 2015. “I’m really grateful for this new deal,” Ogbonna told West Ham’s website. “Our position…

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Barcelona to buy back Gerard Deulofeu from Everton

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Barcelona will re-sign winger Gerard Deulofeu from Everton after exercising a buy-back clause believed to be worth 12m euros (£10.6m). Deulofeu originally went on loan to Everton in the 2013-14 season and returned in a £4.3m deal in 2015. The 23-year-old made 13 appearances for Everton last season before joining AC Milan on loan in January. The Catalan club said they expect “terms will be agreed” on a two-year deal. After a good first season on Merseyside, Deulofeu fell out of favour and spent the final half of last season…

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Advantage Evans! The billionaire kidnapper is not going down without a fight

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Evans, the billionaire kidnapper, has asked the Inspector General of Police to release him. This became public knowledge on Wednesday, 28th June, with reports that Evans has filed a suit against the IGP for unlawful detention. Arrested on the 10th of June by officers of a special unit of the Nigerian Police, Evans has been the subject of much press coverage over the past two weeks. Cameras have followed the notorious kidnapper around town, from the place of his arrest in his house in Magodo, to other spots of importance…

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U.S. Targets Chinese Bank, Company, Two Individuals Over North Korea

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The United States imposed sanctions on two Chinese citizens and a shipping company on Thursday for helping North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs and accused a Chinese bank of laundering money for Pyongyang. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said the actions were designed to cut off funds that North Korea uses to build its weapons program. “We will follow the money and cut off the money,” he told a news conference. A Treasury statement identified the bank as the Bank of Dandong and the firm as Dalian Global Unity Shipping…

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