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http://ift.tt/2slPcjd Chelsea's English defender Gary Cahill (centre left) and Chelsea's English defender John Terry hold up the Premier League trophy, as players celebrate their league title win at the end of the Premier League football match between Chelsea and Sunderland at Stamford Bridge in London on May 21, 2017. Chelsea's extended victory parade reached a climax with the trophy presentation on May 21, 2017 after being crowned Premier League champions with two games to go. Ian KINGTON / AFP English champions Chelsea received a record Premier League pay-out of more than £150 million ($190 million, 172 million euros) this season, nearly £60 million more than their predecessors Leicester, after new TV deals came into force. The broadcast deals, including a bumper domestic contract, ensured generous end-of-season payments for all 20 Premier League clubs who shared a total of £2.4 billion. Figures on the league’s website showed Leicester, who earned £93 million after...

http://ift.tt/2pKztJ6 The UEFA Champion's league trophy is displayed ahead of the draw for the football competition's semi-finals, on April 21, 2017 in Nyon. / AFP PHOTO / Richard Juilliart Saturday’s Champions League final between Cristiano Ronaldo’s Real Madrid and Gianluigi Buffon’s Juventus will take place amid taut security following last week’s fatal terror attack in Manchester. The suicide attack at Manchester Arena, which left 22 dead and scores injured, means vigilance will be heightened, but unprecedented security measures were already in place for the game. “The security operation for the four-day period covering June 1-4 will be the biggest ever seen for a sporting event in the UK,” says the Football Association of Wales (FAW). Most noticeably, the retractable roof of the Principality Stadium will be closed, making it the first Champions League final to be played in indoor conditions. The FAW said security was the “primary factor” in the decision to clo...

http://ift.tt/2s9ZfIb This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 30, 2017 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un inspecting a test-fire of a ballistic missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea. / AFP PHOTO / KCNA via KNS / STR / South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT —EDITORS NOTE— RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" –  North Korea said Tuesday its test-firing of a precision-guided ballistic missile was a success, a day after the projectile landed in waters provocatively close to Japan. The North’s leader Kim Jong-Un had supervised the launch of the “new-type precision-guided ballistic rocket”, the official KCNA news agency reported. It was the third missile test by the nuclear-armed regime in less than three weeks, defying UN sanctions warnings and US threats of possible military action. “The ballistic rocket flew toward the east sky where the day broke and correct...

http://ift.tt/2nQyJox The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has said that over 210 million people are unemployed globally and that by 2030 the world would need 600 million jobs extra. Mr Luc Cortebeeck, Vice-President of Governing Body of ILO said this at the just concluded Training Course for Media Professionals on “Communicating Labour Rights” in the International Training Centre of the ILO. The training course, which was the first phase, was tagged face-to face that commenced on May 22 and ended May 27. “At the moment we are suffering an official unemployment rate of 210 million people and this means that by 2030 we need 600 million jobs extra for the future. “Because if you want to give dignity to people then, they need to have work, if you want to give protection and fight against poverty then we need work. “Work is a very important issue and governments need to provide more quality employment for its citizenry,” he said. Cortebeeck said that there are a lot of ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Mr Gabriel Lima, the Minister of Mines, Industry and Energy of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, has lauded Nigeria’s role in its recent admittance into the Organisation of Petroleum Countries (OPEC). Lima said this in a statement released in Abuja on Friday by the Director, Press, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Mr Idang Alibi. The country had applied to be a member of the oil cartel in January and was accepted at the 172nd Ordinary Meeting of OPEC which was held in Vienna on May 25. “In one of the most critical moments of our oil history, Nigeria through its Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, stood by our side and proved to be a true friend and partner. “Equatorial Guinea will always remember with gratitude and affection how Nigeria offered us support on our OPEC application and extraordinary assistance along with our African brothers. “Equatorial Guinea thanks Nigeria for supporting Equatorial Guinea to give Africa a stronger voi...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J A Customary Court in Ikole-Ekiti on Friday struck out a suit instituted by one Ilesanmi Ogunsakin against his wife, Opeyemi Elijah , over the custody of their only child. Mrs Yemisi Ojo, the President of the three-man panel, ruling on the matter, said the case could not continue to be in the court’s cause list since the petitioner had refused to show up in court. Newsmen report that Ojo consequently struck-out the matter for lack of seriousness on the part of the petitioner. “This matter was adjourned for the last time for today over the petitioner’s non appearance in court. “Though the defendant is in court, the petitioner absents himself from the court again. “The case with Suit Number CCL/13/2017 is hereby struck-out for lack of diligent prosecution on the part of the petitioner,” the court president ruled. NAN reports that the claims in the suit were never read to the defendant for her response. The husband was seeking the custody of the only son produc...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Nile University, Abuja, came first among ten participating institutions in the 5th edition of the Nigeria Private Universities Debate (NIPUD), sponsored by Mrs Toyin Saraki, Wife of the President of the Senate. The Caleb University, Lagos, came second in the week-long event, which ended on Friday, while Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa, and Covenant University, Ogun came 2nd, 3rd and 4th, respectively. Newsmen report that Nile University got a cash award of N500, 000, Caleb University, N350, 000, Bingham University, N150, 000 and Covenant University, N80, 000. The theme of the 2017 edition of the debate was: “The United Nations and Global Economy: Implications for Regression, Recession and Regeneration for the Nigeria youth.’’ Saraki noted that the debate had created a platform for Nigerian youths to contribute their quota to the Federal Government policy making processes was aimed at providing future for Nigerians. She emphasised the need for students to b...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The World Bank on Thursday called on countries to increase funding to prevent and contain infectious diseases. The bank said in a report that the appeal became necessary despite progress made since the Zika and Ebola crises, noting that most countries are still not adequately prepared to contain infectious outbreaks. The report prepared by the International Working Group on Financing Preparedness (IWG) established by the World Bank, showed that most of the world were doing too little to finance recommended actions to strengthen pandemic preparedness. According to the report, Nigeria stands to lose about 10 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) annually, if hit by an infectious outbreak like Ebola. The report, titled “From Panic and Neglect to Investing in Health Security: Financing Pandemic Preparedness at a National Level’’, laid out 12 recommendations to ensure adequate financing and containment of infectious outbreaks. “Many countries chronically un...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Officials say two Afghan Members of Parliament who (MPs) missed a flight forced the plane to turn back to pick them up by asking their associates at the flight’s destination to obstruct the runway to prevent it from landing. Relatives of MPs Abdul Shaheedani and Ghulam Naseri, including a police official and Shaheedani’s son, placed rocks on the runway and told airport authorities the plane would not be able to land unless the MPs were on board. The MPs missed their flight from Kabul to Bamiyan, arriving at the airport after the doors on the 30-seater plane had been closed closed, Kam Air spokesman Najibullah Paiman told dpa. The plane returned to Kabul, refuelled and flew back to Bamiyan with the two MPs, Paiman said, adding that flights to the central province were now suspended due to safety concerns. “We are waiting for a guarantee from authorities because neither the plane, nor the passengers are safe in this condition,” Paiman said. “[The] civil aviatio...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Officials say two Afghan Members of Parliament who (MPs) missed a flight forced the plane to turn back to pick them up by asking their associates at the flight’s destination to obstruct the runway to prevent it from landing. Relatives of MPs Abdul Shaheedani and Ghulam Naseri, including a police official and Shaheedani’s son, placed rocks on the runway and told airport authorities the plane would not be able to land unless the MPs were on board. The MPs missed their flight from Kabul to Bamiyan, arriving at the airport after the doors on the 30-seater plane had been closed, Kam Air spokesman Najibullah Paiman told dpa. The plane returned to Kabul, refuelled and flew back to Bamiyan with the two MPs, Paiman said, adding that flights to the central province were now suspended due to safety concerns. “We are waiting for a guarantee from authorities because neither the plane, nor the passengers are safe in this condition,” Paiman said. “The civil aviation authori...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J A 31-year-old businessman, Damilare Ketiku, who allegedly stole a Sim card and used it to transfer N714,000 was on Wednesday brought before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. The accused was docked before a Magistrate, Mrs Y.O Ekogbule, on a charge of stealing. Ketiku, a resident of Ikosi, Ketu, Lagos, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge and was admitted to bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum. According to the prosecutor, Insp. Clement Okuoimose, the accused committed the offences between the months of April and May at Oshodi, Lagos. He said that the accused entered the shop of Mrs Rekiyat Yaya and secretly stole her sim card to withdraw N714,000 from her bank account. “The accused stole the complainant’s Airtel sim card, copied out her Bank Verification Number(BVN). “He used it to transfer N714,000 from her Access bank account to another Access Bank account and withdrew it, without the complainant’s knowledge. “When the compl...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J An unemployed man, Rapheal Dave, 26, was arraigned in a Gudu Upper Area Court in Abuja on Wednesday for alleged criminal trespass.‎ Dave was docked on a two-count charge of criminal trespass and attempt to commit an offence of theft. The Prosecutor, Mr Donatus Abbah, told court that one Ezekiel Daniel of Garki 2, Abuja reported the matter at the Garki Police Station on May 18. He explained that Daniel had parked his vehicle to rest but suddenly slept off in the vehicle. Abbah said that while Daniel slept, Dave attempted to steal Daniel’s cell phone through the window of the vehicle. ‎He said that Dave took to his heels when Daniel realised that the accused was trying to steal his phone. The prosecutor said, however, that Daniel was later caught by the plaintiff. He said Daniel’s offences contravened Sections 347 and 95 of the Penal Code. The accused, however, denied committing the offences. The Judge Alhaji Umar Kagarko, granted Daniel bail in the sum of ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J An Edo High Court on Wednesday denied bail to a rights activist, Mr Curtis Ugbo, charged with treason. Justice J. Acha held that the prosecution provided overwhelming evidence against the bail of the activist. “Evidence provided by the respondent is overwhelming, and I hereby refuse the bail,” the judge ruled. Acha ordered an accelerated trial of the case, and gave the prosecutor a week to file processes to enable commencement of the trial. Newsmen report that Ugbo, the President of the Benin Solidarity Movement, was charged following a protest he led, demanding a better deal for Benin youths from the Nigeria Petroleum Development Company. Edo Government considered the protest capable of undermining the peace of the state, and consequently arrested and arraigned the rights campaigner before a magistrates’ court. The court remanded Ugbo in prison custody on March 24 and adjourned the case pending the advice of the state’s director of public prosecutions. It ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Police on Wednesday arraigned Istifanus Gabriel of Wuye, in a Wuse Zone 2 Senior Magistrates’ Court Abuja, for alleged cheating. Gabriel is standing trial on a three-count charge of criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust and cheating. The prosecutor, David Musa, told the court that one Kabiru Tsoho of Wuse Zone 6 reported the matter at the Wuse Police Station on May 10. He said the complainant entrusted a N750, 000 to the defendant and one Jude, who is now at large for a plot of land located at Mpape, Abuja in Sept. 2016. Musa said some men came to the plot on March 9 with sticks and threatened the complainant when he started to develop the plot. The prosecutor said the men threatened to deal with the complainant if he did not leave the said plot of land, that it belonged to an army officer. He said that when the complainant called the defendant and told him, the defendant asked for some time to solve it and since then the defendant had been avoid...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Officials say Palestinian prisoners on an ongoing hunger strike were brought to hospital on Wednesday due to deteriorating health conditions. Iaraeli and Palestinian officials said 60 prisoners were transferred to the hospital. The Palestinian prisoners’ committee said, while dozens have been transferred over the past few days, though the group declined to give a specific number. The health situation for some of the 1,000 prisoners who have been on hunger strike against the conditions in Israeli jails for more than a month has become dire, the committee said, quoting their lawyers. An Israel Prison Service spokeswoman said that around 140 prisoners were brought to hospital for examination on Wednesday due to their deteriorating condition, of whom nine had to remain in hospital. Hundreds of Palestinian security prisoners declared an indefinite hunger strike on April 17 to protest grievances including medical negligence, administrative detention and limited fam...