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http://ift.tt/2rAVrSW Arsenal's French manager Arsene Wenger lifts the FA Cup trophy after their win over Chelsea in the English FA Cup final football match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley stadium in London on May 27, 2017. Aaron Ramsey scored a 79th-minute header to earn Arsenal a stunning 2-1 win over Double-chasing Chelsea on Saturday and deliver embattled manager Arsene Wenger a record seventh FA Cup. / AFP PHOTO / Ian KINGTON /  Arsene Wenger has told Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke he will accept the Premier League club’s offer of a new two-year contract, according to reports on Tuesday. Wenger met Gunners majority shareholder Kroenke and chief executive Ivan Gazidis on Monday to discuss his future before his contract expires next month. The 67-year-old has been heavily criticised this season, with Arsenal fans calling for his resignation after their team failed to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in 20 years. Suggestions that Arsenal may insi...

http://ift.tt/2s3IFJB Germany's Angelique Kerber reacts during her qualification round match against Russia's Ekaterina Makarova at the Roland Garros 2017 French Tennis Open on May 28, 2017 in Paris.Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP Germany’s Angelique Kerber became the first top seed in French Open history to lose in the opening round when she was knocked out by Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday. Before this year, the earliest exits suffered by a top seed were in the second round — Justine Henin in 2004 and Serena Williams in 2014. Makarova goes on to face either Lesia Tsurenko or Kateryna Kozlova, both of the Ukraine. “It’s unbelievable to win and to do it on my first appearance on Philippe Chatrier court as a singles player after nine years of coming to Paris,” said Makarova, a former semi-finalist at the Australian and US Opens. “At the end of the match, it was really tough as I knew she wouldn’t give it to me — I had to win it.” It was the second successi...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Forever Big Brother Naija Housemate, Tboss has said she won’t be partaking in the Reality Show ever again. TBoss, during an interview with Urban96Fm said, she won’t be partaking in the Reality Show again even if she was offered N50 million to take part. //storify.com/Adekunle2/i-won-t-do-big-brother-naija-again-even-for-n50m/embed?border=false //storify.com/Adekunle2/i-won-t-do-big-brother-naija-again-even-for-n50m.js?border=false [ View the story “I Won’t do Big Brother Naija again, even for N50m ” on Storify ] The post I Won’t do Big Brother Naija again, even for N50m – Tboss appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2rGIJlr

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The police on Friday arraigned a 22-year old woman, Praise Ifepariola in a Karmo Grade 1 Area Court over alleged cheating. Ifepariola, who resides at Barnawa Zambia Cresent, Kaduna state, is facing one-count charge of cheating. The Prosecutor, Mrs Florence Auhioboh told the court that the matter was lodged at Life Camp Police Station, by one Inalegwu Lexy Manager attached to Limoh Suite, Kado Estate Abuja, on May 24. She said the defendant lodged into room 213 at Limoh Suite on May 10 and accumulated bill totalling N47, 000. She said that the defendant intentionally refused to pay her bills and attempted to escape from the hotel. The prosecutor said the defendant was caught in the process of escaping from the hotel. She said the offence contravened Section 322 of the penal code. The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the offence. The judge, Mr Abubakar Sadiq, granted the defendant N20, 000 bail with a surety in like sum. Sadiq said the surety must ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J A divorce-seeking housewife, Mojisola Ajiboye, on Thursday told an Agege Customary Court that her husband is not the biological father of her son. She gave the testimony in the divorce suit she filed against her estranged husband at the court. The petitioner, a 30-year-old nurse, who resides at No. 46, Shiaba St., Agege , a Lagos suburb, said she regretted her seven-year marriage to Samson Nkanang, 33. She claims that the husband usually abandons her at home and travels on official trips without any form of care. “My husband is irresponsible and has turned me into a punching bag, I am no longer interested in the union; I want the loveless marriage dissolved,’’ she pleaded with the court. The petitioner told the court that the petitioner whom she has been married to for over seven years is not the biological father of her son. “I was impregnated by another man during the period my husband travelled on an official trip,’ she said. The estranged wife urged the...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J A statement by the Osun government has alleged plots by hoodlums to cause mayhem and breach the peace enjoyed in the state. The statement issued to newsmen on Thursday however warned parents and children to be wary of the plots and avoid being used as tools for the breach of peace. “This is to alert members of the public, parents and guardians especially of the students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Science and Technology Ogbomoso that intelligence reports have indicated a dastardly plot by some criminally minded elements to unleash mayhem on the Osun State capital Osogbo on Thursday May 25, 2017. “The intelligence reports indicate that after the protests embarked upon by a few students of the institution in Osogbo on Wednesday, the criminally minded persons have concluded arrangements to capitalize on that in order to create some confusion with a view to unleashing mayhem on the people. “Therefore, the government has resolved to ensure that no one ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday visited several children injured in the terrorist attack at Manchester Arena, meeting patients and staff at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. The royal family published photographs of the queen meeting teenagers Millie Robson and Evie Mills, aged 15 and 14, and 12-year-old Amy Barlow at the hospital. Several children were among the 22 people who died in Monday’s attack at the end of a concert by U.S. singer Ariana Grande, including an eight-year-old girl. The queen earlier said she was “shocked by the death and injury in Manchester of so many people, adults and children, who had just been enjoying a concert.” She paid tribute to the emergency staff and expressed “admiration for the way the people of Manchester have responded, with humanity and compassion, to this act of barbarity.” In another development, the police said the arrests of eight suspects still in custody are “significant” in the investigation of the network ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is to partner with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in having a functional and reliable harmonised migration data for the sub-region. The IOM Chief of Mission in Nigeria, Ms Enira krdzalic‎, disclosed this at the end of a workshop/training on Migration Data Management in ECOWAS on Thursday in Abuja. The IOM officer stressed the need for effective migration management and adequate data on migrants in the ECOWAS sub-region for proper planning and policy implementation. She said “migration is a fact of life and it serves an important purpose as it allows civilisation to flourish and help in cross-cultural exchanges. “Effective migration management requires solid data management foundation; it is, therefore, essential that ECOWAS and its member states establish a harmonised system of data collection and management.” krdzalic‎ said the workshop was meant to train key stakeholders, including E...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Lagos State Ministry of Waterfront Infrastructure Development is monitoring dredging as well as stockpiling activities in the state to ensure compliance with stipulated dredging laws and environmental guidelines. The Director, of the ministry’s Public Affairs and Research, Mr Tunde Awobiyi, made this disclosure in a statement in Lagos on Wednesday. According to Awobiyi, the ministry has sanctioned operators of indiscriminate dredging practices in the course of the monitoring. ”The ministry has a Dredging and Monitoring Unit, which monitors dredging and stockpiling activities in the Ikorodu, Badagry, and Epe axis to ensure compliance with stipulated dredging law. ”The unit also ensures that the people, who carry out the activities comply with health, safety and environmental guidelines. ”However, the ministry is facing a serious challenge, as it cannot generate revenue from the sanctions because it cannot issue permit”. He said that the ministry had met w...

http://ift.tt/2qVAssZ Champions Chelsea cancelled Sunday’s Premier League victory parade saying it was “inappropriate” after the Manchester suicide bombing that left 22 dead and over 60 wounded. “Everyone associated with Chelsea Football Club offers our heartfelt condolences to those affected by Monday’s terror attack in Manchester,” said a statement. “Our thoughts go out to all the victims and their families and friends. “In light of these tragic events we feel it is inappropriate to go ahead with the victory parade in London on Sunday.” Chelsea, who have a chance of achieving a domestic double when they take on Arsenal in the FA Cup final on Saturday, will also donate money to a fund for the victims and their families. “As a mark of respect our players will wear black armbands at the FA Cup final against Arsenal on Saturday,” read the statement. The London club said that they had also taken into account other factors including the raising of the security threat by the British...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J A Nigerian woman, Euphemia Chinyeaka Okeke, based in Louisville, Kentucky in United States, faces a 10 year jail term after admitting she unlawfully obtained citizenship by entering into a sham marriage with a Houston man. Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez said Euphemia Okeke, 41, admitted to marrying a Houston resident and U.S. citizen while in Nigeria. She then applied for an immigrant visa and alien registration based on that marriage, claiming her permanent residence would be Houston. However, shortly after she arrived in the United States, Okeke conceived a child and lived in Louisville with Kenneth Okeke, a Nigerian citizen with no legal status to reside in the United States. Mr. and Mrs. Okeke have since lived in Louisville and have two children together there. In her application for naturalization, however, she testified under oath and penalty of perjury that since arriving in this country, she continuously lived in Houston with her purported husband a...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J BEN AGANDE, ABUJA Since he assumed office on May 29, 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari has elevated the fight against corruption to a level that has never before been witnessed in the country. From top military officers to heads of government agencies and heavy weight politicians, this government through its anti graft agencies, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has relentlessly pursued those it felt used their positions to corner unnecessary favours or corruptly enriched themselves. At the last count, the former Chief of Defence Staff, the former Chief of Air Staff, the former National Security Adviser and several other politicians who had allegedly lived fat on the proceeds of corruption are either in detention or on bail from various courts being prosecuted for corrupt practices. Even the judiciary has not been spared. But while Nigerians and indeed the world over celebrate this unprecedented clamp down on corruption, many analysts believe that the...