Henrikh Mkhitaryan agrees to join Arsenal in Alexis Sanchez swap

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Manchester United midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan has agreed to join Arsenal, with Alexis Sanchez going in the opposite direction in a straight swap. Armenia international Mkhitaryan, 28, will have a medical on Sunday and Monday after the paperwork for his transfer was completed on Saturday. The length of his contract at Arsenal, and his salary, is undisclosed. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger had said earlier that Sanchez would only join United if Mkhitaryan moved to Arsenal. Sanchez missed Arsenal’s 4-1 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday because he was travelling to Manchester.…

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Uganda police arrest Briton in car smuggling ring

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After a seven-year hunt, police have arrested a Briton accused of stealing and smuggling cars from Britain into Uganda. The Flying Squad Unit (FSU) arrested the suspect after he was tricked by Mr Eric Alema, a victim of his car deals, and Mr Alema’s friend who posed as a car buyer. Mr Richardson Jack Arthur, who also possesses a Ugandan passport, shot into the limelight in 2011 when he stole and sold a UK-made car to Mr Alema at Ush120 million. But it was later discovered that the car’s inbuilt…

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Ughwanogho now Ejoyovwi of Effurun-Otor Kingdom

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By Igbunu Miracle    For his philanthropic and human development to Urhobo Nation, Delta State and the nation at large, the Orovworere of Effurun-Otor kingdom, HRM, King Duku II,  has conferred a traditional chieftaincy title on Dr. Ovie Ughwanogho as the ejoyovwi 1 of Effurun-Otor. Dr. Ughwanogho, a United States of America based medical doctor was honored for his continuous contribution growth of the Urhobo youths, through the his support for their self reliance. It would be recalled, Ughwanogho in collaboration with Urhobo Progressive Youth Association, UPYA sponsored Urhobo language…

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Scientists: Puberty age now begins from 10-24

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A group of scientists is suggesting  a reset for the puberty age or the age of adolescence, from  9-14 for girls and 12-16 for boys to 10-24 for all the genders. The scientists made the suggestion after studying adolescent health for many years. Writing in the Lancet Child and Adolescent Health journal, doctors from the Royal Victoria Hospital in Melbourne suggested broader adolescent years due to biological and societal changes in youths. According to the research, earlier puberty has accelerated the onset of adolescence in nearly all populations. For example,…

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U.S. Govt. Shutdown an anniversary gift – Trump

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U.S. President Donald Trump said in a string of early Saturday tweets that the Federal Government shutdown was a “gift” from Democrats to mark his first anniversary in the office. Trump also laid the entire blame of the stalemate at the doorstep of Democrats whom he accused of obstructing measures to keep the government running and pushed for more Republicans to be elected into congress in 2018. The 45th president of the U.S. was inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2017, after defeating arch-rival Democratic Hillary Clinton by Electoral College in the Nov. 8, 2016 poll,…

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NITDA restructures certification of original equipment manufacturers

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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) says it has restructured the process of registering and certification of indigenous Information Technology (IT) Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) for effective service delivery. Dr Isa Pantami, the Director-General of the agency said this in a statement on Friday made available newsmen in Abuja. According to Pantami, the restructuring became necessary due to unsatisfactory complaints from consumers of indigenous IT products. “NITDA will like to bring to the attention of all IT OEMs, Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs), government establishments, organised private sector and general…

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Donald Trump’s govt shuts down

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The United States government shut down at the stroke of midnight Friday, halting all but the most essential operations and marring the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration. According to Associated Press, last-minute negotiations crumbled as Senate Democrats blocked a four-week stopgap extension in a late-night vote, causing the fourth government shutdown in a quarter century. Trump’s office issued a statement blaming opposition Democrats for the crisis. AFP reported that spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said the Democrats’ insistence that the interim measure include protection for undocumented immigrants who arrived as…

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Nigeria and the challenges of 2019

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The mouths of babes speak truths that the hoary and the wise dare not utter. This may be an unusual way to begin an address on the political challenges that lie before us. But I have good reason for this unique entrance. Before I provide that reason, permit me to commend the Daily Trust for having the foresight to inaugurate this important event 15 years ago. This dialogue has enriched our democratic discourse. As such, it has served us all well no matter one’s partisan stripe or political affiliations. More…

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Pope Francis weds Couple Mid-Flight

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Pope Francis conducted a wedding ceremony during a flight from Santiago, Chile between Paula Podest, 39, and Carlos Ciufardi, 41. He offered to marry the couple, who work as flight attendants, after hearing that they never got to have a Catholic Church wedding. Podest and Ciufardi have been civilly married since 2010, but when the February 27 earthquake of same year damaged the church in which they were due to marry, they didn’t go through with the ceremony. According to Catholic News Service, the couple, who are both flight attendants…

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2019: We will sack Okowa, install APC gov in Delta — Oshiomhole

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…Says Buhari’s performance will ensure victory for APC …Next election will be PDP’s last burial — Obaseki Immediate past governor of Edo state and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, yesterday at a mega rally of the party in Benin City, declared that President Muhammadu Buhari achievement will give the party victory over the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), adding that the party would extend its coast in the South South by installing an APC governor in Delta State. This comes as governor Godwin…

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