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http://ift.tt/2qAvAL6 Arsenal's French manager Arsene Wenger celebrates at the final whistle in the English FA Cup final football match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley stadium in London. 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 May 30, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Ian KINGTON /  Long-serving Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has signed a new two-year contract, the club announced on Wednesday, ending months of speculation about his future. Wenger has presided over a gruelling season, which saw his team fail to qualify for the Champions League, but masterminded a stunning FA Cup final win over Chelsea last weekend. The 67-year-old Frenchman’s new deal, which will take his tenure up to 23 years, is believed to have been rubber-stamped during a board meeting on Tuesday. “I love this club and I am looking forward to the future with optimism and excitement. We are looking...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Nigeria Police on Friday promoted and decorated seven senior officers with their new ranks at the Zone 2 Police Command in Lagos. Mr Ibrahim Adamu, the Assistant Inspector General (AIG) in charge of Zone 2, urged the officers to live up to expectation and discharged their duties according to the ethics of the Nigeria police. According to the AIG, promotion of senior officer is based on recommendation on officers’ capabilities and competence presented before the Inspector General Police (IGP) for approval. “I am happy about the promotion of senior officers; it is indeed something worthy of being proud of. “You are all aware that the promotion normally comes when the IG feels comfortable that officers who are fit, capable and competent are recommended for his approval. “It is a rating that everybody in the force is satisfied with their performance. “Therefore, it is a challenge that you maintain the standard and improve on what you have been doing,’’ AIG A...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, the President of Women Arise Initiative, on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to intensify its efforts at rescuing the rest of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls. Okei-Odumakin made the call in an interview with newsmen in Lagos. Newsmen report that 82 of the over 200 girls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno by Boko Haram in April 2014 were released by the sect on Saturday following negotiations with the federal government. The sect had earlier released 21 of the abducted girls in October 2016. “The latest release of another 82 set of our missing Chibok girls is major feat achieved since the call for their rescue from Boko Haram began three years ago. “We are appealing to the Federal government to sustain the approach that has been adopted to rescue the girls so far rescued from the Boko Haram. “We must also, as a country, explore the possibility of securing the release of other women and young children still...

http://ift.tt/2pMGvzc Illegal migrants, who were rescued by the Libyan coastguard in the Mediterranean Sea off the Libyan coast, arrive at the naval base in the capital Tripoli on May 6, 2017. MAHMUD TURKIA / AFP Gunmen mugged 129 migrants on a rubber dinghy headed for Europe and also stole the craft’s engine, abandoning them off the Libyan coast, Libya’s navy said on Saturday. Navy spokesman General Ayoub Qassem said the gunmen in a speedboat chased the dinghy on Friday, boarded it around five nautical miles off the town of Zuwara and stole the migrants’ possessions. The migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, including 27 women and two children, were stranded at sea for several hours before being rescued by Libyan coastguard alerted by a local fisherman, Qassem told AFP. The International Organization for Migration said a total of 371 migrants were rescued on Friday thanks to the intervention of fishermen in three separate incidents off Zuwara. The Libyan coastguard said on Sa...

http://ift.tt/2pI8yj1 In the famous words of the former Manchester United boss, Sir Alex Ferguson, ‘It’s squeaky bum time’. That was how the legendary Scot referred to the final weeks of an EPL season and it will be apt to describe this weekend as one of those moments in the league where the title could be won or lost and also teams could get relegated. Chelsea and Tottenham are in a battle for the title, the blues have the upper hand and for the Spurs, nine wins on the bounce have shown that they are willing to chase Chelsea all the way, but do they have the stamina to go the distance and win all their remaining matches? That question will be answered this weekend and the remaining match-weeks of this season. The Marquee matchup this weekend will see Arsenal host Manchester United at the Emirates. I’m going to preview all ten games that will be played this weekend as usual, with tips to help you win some cool cash on www.nairabet.com while you enjoy the matches. WEST HAM vs....