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http://ift.tt/2i8MaOE Tyson Fury poses for a portrait during a training session at Team Fury Gym ahead of his fight with Dereck Chisora on November 6, 2014 in Bolton, England. Photo: Alex Livesey/Getty Images Britain’s troubled former heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury said Thursday he will return to the ring in April and is looking forward to “three big fights” in 2018. The 29-year-old has not fought since his shock defeat of Wladimir Klitschko to win the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles in November 2015. Fury had his licence suspended last October when he admitted he was using cocaine and struggling with depression, and last week said he would not apply for a new one. But he wrote on Twitter on Thursday that he would “be ready to fight in April 2018 in a great fight”. He added he would then take part “in the summer in a mega fight” and return again at the “back end” of the year. Fury, who twice postponed rematches with Klitschko, had hoped to return to the ring earlier

http://ift.tt/2wSXrVW South Korea’s ousted leader Park Geun-hye arrives at a prosecutor’s office in Seoul on March 21, 2017. Ousted South Korean president Park Geun-Hye reported to prosecutors on March 21 for questioning over the corruption and abuse of power scandal that brought her down, after using executive privilege to avoid them for months while in office. / AFP PHOTO / KIM HONG-JI Ousted South Korean president Park Geun-Hye will be kept in detention for a further six months, a Seoul court ruled Friday, as she stands trial in a corruption case that toppled her from power. The sprawling scandal involving the former leader and her powerful secret confidante, Choi Soon-Sil, unleashed massive nationwide protests last year and has exposed networks of privilege among the country’s business and political elite. Park, 65, was impeached in March and has been detained since then, while standing trial on multiple charges including abuse of power, coercion and bribery that also involve

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J DJ Cuppy and Tekno have collaborated on a new track titled “Green Light”. The international disk jockey Cuppy and MMMG singer Tekno released the video which was directed by Sesan. You can watch the video below: Vía The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News http://ift.tt/2yinS8S via Blogger http://ift.tt/2kMnrAr

http://ift.tt/2ggcrtS (FILES) This file photo taken on April 12, 2017 shows South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma attending celebrations for his 75th birthday in Kliptown, Soweto. South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal ruled on Friday that President Jacob Zuma can face prosecution over almost 800 charges of corruption relating to a 1990s arms deal. / AFP PHOTO / John WESSELS South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal ruled on Friday that President Jacob Zuma can face prosecution on almost 800 charges of corruption relating to a 1990s arms deal. Zuma had lodged a challenge at the court in Bloemfontein after a lower court decided in 2016 to reinstate charges that were previously dropped by prosecutors. The National Prosecuting Authority must now decide whether to pursue a prosecution. “The reasons for discontinuing the prosecution given… do not bear scrutiny,” said Supreme Court judge Eric Leach, who read the ruling which Zuma could now contest on appeal to the Constitutional Court, Sout

http://ift.tt/2yllS1u (2nd row from L) Manchester United’s goalkeeper from Spain David De Gea, Manchester United’s forward from Belgium Romelu Lukaku, Manchester United’s defender from England Chris Smalling, Manchester United’s midfielder from Serbia Nemanja Matic, Manchester United’s defender from Ivory Coast Eric Bailly, Manchester United’s forward from France Anthony Martial, (front row from L) Manchester United’s midfielder from Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Manchester United’s midfielder from Spain Ander Herrera, Manchester United’s midfielder from England Ashley Young, Manchester United’s defender from Netherlands Daley Blind and Manchester United’s defender from Sweden Victor Nilsson-Lindelof pose for a team picture prior to the UEFA Champions League Group A football match between PFC CSKA Moscow and Manchester United FC in Moscow on September 27, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Yuri KADOBNOV Jose Mourinho takes high-flying Manchester United to Liverpool for a searching test of their tit

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J A Pakistani court on Friday delayed the extradition hearing of a Pakistani-American man accused of plotting attacks in New York City for Islamic State without fixing a new date, the man’s lawyer said. Talha Haroon, 19, was arrested in Pakistan in 2016 after U.S. authorities identified him as one of three men, along with a Canadian citizen and a man from the Philippines, planning attacks on Manhattan’s Times Square and the city’s subway. His lawyer and family deny the charges. Haroon’s lawyer termed the investigation a sting operation carried out by an investigating officer motivated by career advancement. “The FBI projected this as a high-level story, but these people don’t have the qualifications to kill a monkey,” said the lawyer, Idrees Ashraf. Ashraf said his client was only in contact with the investigating officer but never directly spoke with the co-accused, raising serious doubts about the nature of the investigation. “According to the criminal compl

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The United Nations’ cultural agency will elect a new chief on Friday, seeking someone who can revive UNESCO’s fortunes after the United States and Israel pulled out. Whoever gets the job will need to restore relevance to the agency whose mission to protect the world’s cultural and natural heritage has been hobbled by regional rivalries and a lack of money. After four days of secret balloting at UNESCO’s Paris HQ, Qatar’s former culture minister Hamad bin Abdulaziz al-Kawari qualified for the final vote, scheduled for Friday evening. He will face off against either Moushira Khattab, an Egyptian diplomat and politician, or Audrey Azoulay, a former French culture minister, whichever woman wins a ballot on Friday afternoon. “More than ever UNESCO needs a project that rallies the member states, re-establishes trust and cuts through the political divisions for the sake of UNESCO,” French foreign ministry spokeswoman Agnes Romatet-Espagne said ahead of the vote to rep

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Bauchi State Office, is to partner with the Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) to train staff and inmates in the state on vocational skills. The State Controller of the Ministry, Mr Taddy Yusuf, made this known in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the NPS, Bauchi Command, Mr Abubakar Algwallari, on Friday. Yusuf was on a courtesy visit to the Controller of Prisons, Bauchi State Command, Mr Sulaiman Sulaiman. He said that the ministry offered various skill acquisition programmes which  include: building, carpentry, computer operations, electrical installation, motor vehicle mechanic and welding. He said that others include: satellite dish installation, pipe fitting and plumbing, tailoring and dressmaking as well as catering and hotel management. Yusuf said that inmates stood a better chance of gaining a lot after undergoing courses of their choice. He said that the ministry’s certificate of comple

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Thirteen children were hospitalised on Friday after hydrochloric acid was spilled during a science experiment in a class in an elementary school in Fukuoka, south-western Japan, local media reported on Friday. According to the reports, the local board of education said that 13 pupils in the sixth grade felt ill following the accident, with some of them complaining of sore eyes and headaches. At around 11:20 a.m. local time, one of the students at Nagazumi Elementary School in Minami Ward, Fukuoka Prefecture, accidentally spilled around three milliliters of hydrochloric acid from a test tube onto a table. The post 13 elementary school children in Japan hospitalised after acid spill appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2ygTjAu

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has appointed Mr Abari Aboki as the new Head of Service (HoS) of the state, replacing Mr Thomas Ogiri who retired recently. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Mohammed Abdullahi, announced this in statement made available to newsmen in Lafia on Friday. Before his appointment Abari served as the Permanent Secretary (PS) in various ministries, including the Ministry of Commerce, Industries and Cooperatives and the Ministry of Youth and Sports. Abdullahi stated that the new head of service would also double as the Special Adviser to the Governor on Establishment and Industrial Matters. “The new Head of Service and the Special Adviser would be sworn in by His Excellency, the Governor, on Tuesday 17th October, 2017 at 11am at the Government House, Lafia,” he said. The SSG said also that Mr Musa Aloko had been appointed as the Executive Secretary of the Nasarawa State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board to take o

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Mr Godson Okoye, National Chairman, United Democratic Party (UDP), has advocated the adoption of Pidgin English as Nigeria’s national language to promote unity in the country. Okoye, who made the call in an interview with the Newsmen on Friday in Abuja, stated that 60 per cent of Nigerians understand Pidgin English. He said that a common language will bring about national cohesion harmony and unity in the country as well as ensure sustainable development. “We need to have a common language and pidgin can be picked and polished for that purpose. “If we have a national language then you can be sure there will be national interest and corruption, nepotism and favoritism will be eradicated from our society. “If there is a national interest that people are attached to, it will water down regional and personal interests. “Most of these African countries do better than us because they have a common language, national language followed by national interest which hel

http://ift.tt/2wSXrVW South Korea's ousted leader Park Geun-hye arrives at a prosecutor's office in Seoul on March 21, 2017. Ousted South Korean president Park Geun-Hye reported to prosecutors on March 21 for questioning over the corruption and abuse of power scandal that brought her down, after using executive privilege to avoid them for months while in office. / AFP PHOTO / KIM HONG-JI Ousted South Korean president Park Geun-Hye will be kept in detention for a further six months, a Seoul court ruled Friday, as she stands trial in a corruption case that toppled her from power. The sprawling scandal involving the former leader and her powerful secret confidante, Choi Soon-Sil, unleashed massive nationwide protests last year and has exposed networks of privilege among the country’s business and political elite. Park, 65, was impeached in March and has been detained since then, while standing trial on multiple charges including abuse of power, coercion and bribery that also

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J DJ Cuppy and Tekno have collaborated on a new track titled “Green Light”. The international disk jockey Cuppy and MMMG singer Tekno released the video which was directed by Sesan. You can watch the video below: Vía The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News http://ift.tt/2yinS8S

http://ift.tt/2ggcrtS (FILES) This file photo taken on April 12, 2017 shows South Africa's President Jacob Zuma attending celebrations for his 75th birthday in Kliptown, Soweto. South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal ruled on Friday that President Jacob Zuma can face prosecution over almost 800 charges of corruption relating to a 1990s arms deal. / AFP PHOTO / John WESSELS South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal ruled on Friday that President Jacob Zuma can face prosecution on almost 800 charges of corruption relating to a 1990s arms deal. Zuma had lodged a challenge at the court in Bloemfontein after a lower court decided in 2016 to reinstate charges that were previously dropped by prosecutors. The National Prosecuting Authority must now decide whether to pursue a prosecution. “The reasons for discontinuing the prosecution given… do not bear scrutiny,” said Supreme Court judge Eric Leach, who read the ruling which Zuma could now contest on appeal to the Constitutional Cou

http://ift.tt/2yllS1u (2nd row from L) Manchester United's goalkeeper from Spain David De Gea, Manchester United's forward from Belgium Romelu Lukaku, Manchester United's defender from England Chris Smalling, Manchester United's midfielder from Serbia Nemanja Matic, Manchester United's defender from Ivory Coast Eric Bailly, Manchester United's forward from France Anthony Martial, (front row from L) Manchester United's midfielder from Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Manchester United's midfielder from Spain Ander Herrera, Manchester United's midfielder from England Ashley Young, Manchester United's defender from Netherlands Daley Blind and Manchester United's defender from Sweden Victor Nilsson-Lindelof pose for a team picture prior to the UEFA Champions League Group A football match between PFC CSKA Moscow and Manchester United FC in Moscow on September 27, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Yuri KADOBNOV Jose Mourinho takes high-flying Manchester United to