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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J A minute’s silence will be held prior to France’s home friendly with England on Tuesday as a tribute to the victims of recent terror attacks in England, the French Football Federation (FFF) confirmed on Monday. French president Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Theresa May are both expected to attend the match at the Stade de France, according to Macron’s own diary. May is due in the French capital earlier in the day on business ahead of the start of Brexit negotiations next week. In addition to the minute’s silence, the English national anthem will be played after that of France, in a reversal of the usual protocol. The English Football Association had paid a similar tribute prior to the team’s last meeting, a friendly at Wembley in November 2015 that was played just days after a wave of terror attacks in Paris that left 130 dead. Eight people were killed in an attack in London earlier this month, including three French nationals, while a suicide bo...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J A minute’s silence will be held prior to France’s home friendly with England on Tuesday as a tribute to the victims of recent terror attacks in England, the French Football Federation (FFF) confirmed on Monday. French president Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Theresa May are both expected to attend the match at the Stade de France, according to Macron’s own diary. May is due in the French capital earlier in the day on business ahead of the start of Brexit negotiations next week. In addition to the minute’s silence, the English national anthem will be played after that of France, in a reversal of the usual protocol. The English Football Association had paid a similar tribute prior to the team’s last meeting, a friendly at Wembley in November 2015 that was played just days after a wave of terror attacks in Paris that left 130 dead. Eight people were killed in an attack in London earlier this month, including three French nationals, while a suicide bo...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Managing Director of Lagos Water Corporation (LWC), Mr Minimum Badmus, on Thursday refuted a report that water supplied to Lagos households contained harmful germs. Badmus spoke with newsmen in Lagos. He was reacting to a report by a national daily that there were harmful germs in public water samples taken from Abuja, Lagos, Plateau, Kano, Katsina and Enugu. According to Badmus, water produced in Lagos state and supplied to residents met the World Health Organisation (WHO) standards. The newspaper had claimed to have conducted an independent analysis of water samples from the five states and Abuja using American Public Health Association guidelines. The daily claimed that many of the samples did not meet WHO standards and the Nigerian Standard for Drinking Water Quality. However, Badmus said: “A comprehensive laboratory test and analysis have been carried out in all our facilities. ”It is clear that LWC water is safe and good for consumption as it is pr...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J ….seeks dissolution of panel By Rotimi Ojomoyela Ado-Ekiti- Immediate past Governor of Ekiti State and Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has approached an Ado-Ekiti High Court for an injunction to restrain the state government and the the Judicial commission of enquiry from probing his administration. The Minister, in the suit number HAD/57/2017, is asking the court to restrain the state governor, the state’s attorney-general and members of the judicial commission of enquiry from taking any step, following the pendency of two cases on the planned probe in courts of competent jurisdiction. Also joined in the suit filed by the Counsel to the Minister, Chief Rafiu O. Balogun, are the Ekiti State House of Assembly and Speaker of the House of Assembly. Dr Fayemi is also seeking a declaration that the motion and subsequent resolution of Ekiti State House of Assembly directing the governor (first defendant) to set up a judicial commission of...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Benin on Wednesday announced a 10-year plan to rehabilitate Pendjari National Park, one of the last viable wildlife reserves in west Africa. Like other west African countries, Benin is struggling to preserve its natural ecosystems in the face of rapid population growth, poaching and resource extraction, including mining and logging. Pendjari — in Benin’s far northwest on the border with Burkina Faso — is one of only a handful of parks in the region that still boasts elephants, lions, buffalo, cheetah and antelope. The goal is to double the park’s wildlife populations within a decade, Benin’s government said in a statement. “The action plan for the park aims to develop responsible tourism and to ensure the economic and social development of the region,” it said. One of the first priorities of the plan, a $26-million (23-million-euro) partnership between Benin and conservation non-governmental organisation African Parks, is to secure Pendjari’s borders and prot...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Oyinyen Chuks, 34, was on Tuesday charged at Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State with  locking up her 14-year old housemaid in a toilet for 20 days. Chuks, a trader, who resides at 19, Ojo St., Shasha, a suburb of Lagos, is facing a four-count charge bordering on assault The prosecutor, Sgt. Raphael Donny, told the court that the offences were committed between May 2 and May 22 at the residence of the accused. Donny said that the accused alleged that the housemaid stole her money and beat her mercilessly. “The accused locked the girl inside her toilet, fed her once and didn’t allow her to take a bath or change her clothes for those weeks in bondage. “It was one of the neighbours who could not bear the torment anymore that informed the police”, he said. The prosecutor said that following the report, the police visited the house and found the girl in the condition. “Hence, the accused was arrested while the girl was taken to the hospital for tre...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Nigeria Army says no fewer than 1,400 suspected Boko Haram members arrested by the military are undergoing investigation at its detention facility. Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor, the outgoing Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, said this during a handover at the army command headquarters in Maiduguri on Tuesday. Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru took over from Irabor who was posted to serve as the Force Commander Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF). Irabor said a sizable number of the terrorists were intercepted, some were arrested while some willingly surrendered to troops of Operation Lafiya Dole. “Investigation is still ongoing and I can assure you that many of the terrorists have owned up that “they actually took part in the activities of Boko Haram. “They are still undergoing process of de-radicalisation as part of the efforts to fully reintegrate them into becoming meaningful citizens. “On how many we have taken to court, I can only tell you that we are...

http://ift.tt/2q2yWWM Participants at the workshop On Saturday 29th of April, The Dolapo Sijuwade Foundation held its first workshop for the year at the Olusola Lanre Coaching Academy, Lekki. The workshop themed Confidence; Finding it and Living it, was an educative and fun-filled interactive session as Dolapo gave insightful tips about developing and building self-confidence. Moriam Ajaga, co-founder of the DS Foundation set the workshop in motion with an introduction of the purpose of the foundation and its work. Participants at the workshop were fully engaged as they shared their experiences about their biggest achievements and participated in practical exercises demonstrating how to display confidence in everyday situations. Dolapo Sijuwade Foundation is focused on providing social and educational programs as well as individual support for youth in secondary schools and universities. The foundation also seeks to help youths identify their goals and aspirations, encourag...

http://ift.tt/2rFZx8p Ivanka Trump is seen at a ceremony where her father US President Donald Trump received the Order of Abdulaziz al-Saud medal from Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud at the Saudi Royal Court in Riyadh on May 20, 2017. MANDEL NGAN / AFP US President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka said Sunday that ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia has made “encouraging” progress in empowering women but more freedom is needed. “Saudi Arabia’s progress, especially in recent years, is very encouraging,” Trump’s eldest daughter told a group of Saudi women she met in Riyadh while accompanying her father on a visit to the Muslim kingdom. “But there’s still a lot of work to be done and freedoms and opportunities to continue to fight for,” added Ivanka, who serves as an advisor to her father. “Around the world women continue to achieve unprecedented levels of rights and freedoms. Today you all stand on the frontlines of the fight for gender equality,” she told a ro...