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http://ift.tt/2rutX0I Member of the European Parliament and former leader of the UKIP, Briton Nigel Farage  / AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA British politician Nigel Farage on Thursday dismissed a report that he was a person of interest in the US probe of possible Russian interference in the 2016 election as “fake news.” His denial came after The Guardian reported the former UKIP leader — a driving force behind Brexit — is on the FBI’s radar over possible ties to people connected to Donald Trump’s campaign and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. “In response to the Guardian article, it has taken me a long time to finish reading because I am laughing so much,” Farage said in a statement. “This is fake news,” he said. “This hysterical attempt to associate me with the (Russian President Vladimir) Putin regime is a result of the liberal elite being unable to accept Brexit and the election of President Trump,” he added. Losing Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton blame...

http://ift.tt/2s6Y3oQ Barcelona's coach Luis Enrique holds up the cup after the team won the Spanish Copa del Rey (King's Cup) final football match FC Barcelona vs Deportivo Alaves at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid on May 27, 2017.<br />Barcelona won 3-1. / AFP PHOTO / Josep LAGO Lionel Messi paid homage to outgoing Barcelona boss Luis Enrique on Monday as the Catalans prepare to unveil Ernesto Valverde as their new coach. “Wishing you the best of luck in the next stage of your life Luis Enrique,” Messi posted on his official Facebook page along side a picture of the two hugging after Saturday’s Copa del Rey final. “Thank you for everything in the last few years.” A brilliant performance from Messi inspired Barca to lift a ninth trophy of Enrique’s three-year reign with a 3-1 win over Alaves on Saturday. However, the two didn’t always see eye-to-eye as Messi missed an open training session in January 2015 in protest at being left on the bench by Enriq...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J ……Tell the world your $43m Ikoyi tale is a Wicked lie. By Anthony Ogbonna The Minister of Transport and Former Governor of Rivers state, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi has rejected an alleged award of honour claimed to be coming from the current Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, saying any award from Wike is a poisoned chalice. In a statement issued to newsmen on Friday by the Minister’s media office, Mr. Amaechi also said that  the claimed award coming from a man who has made it clear from the onset of his administration that he is his (Amaechi’s) arch enemy does not relate well with the broken relationship between them. The Transport Minister however urged Governor Wike to publicly apologise to him for accusing of of being the owner of the recently discovered $43m found in an Ikoyi apartment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC or face the wrath of the law. The statement read thus: “In the past couple of days, Minister of Transportation and immedia...

http://ift.tt/2qTbCHP People on a boat carrying 267 migrants, including men, women and children, off the coast of Libya in the southern Mediterranean Sea. PHOTO:AFP Eleven migrants have died and nearly 200 are missing after two boats sank off the coast of Libya, UN agencies said Monday citing survivors, in the latest such tragedy. The first involved an inflatable craft which left Libya early Friday with 132 people on board, only to start deflating a few hours later, before overturning. Some 50 survivors were picked up by a Danish container ship, the Alexander Maersk, which was alerted to divert by Italian coastguards and dropped them off on Sunday in Pozzallo, southern Sicily. Representatives of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) were able to meet them on Monday to hear their accounts. Survivors told them that women and children were among those missing. At the same time, the bodies of 10 women and one chil...

http://ift.tt/2p57iIb NSCDC The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC),Edo Command, says it has secured 24 years’ jail term for four oil thieves in Edo. The Commandant of the Corps, Mr Makinde Ayinla, disclosed this on Friday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin. Ayinla said that: Jonathan Perekeme, Obi Tuku, Okus Moni and Perede Felix were convicted on a three-count charge each and sentenced to two years on each count. He added the convicts who were arrested in January 2016 at Urohi, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo, were convicted by a Federal High Court sitting in Benin on Wednesday. The commandant said that the convicts were jailed for illegal dealing in petroleum products, an offence punishable under Section 1 (17) of the Miscellaneous Offence Act. He said others were unlawful aid, counsel and collaboration with oil thieves, an offence punishable under Section 2 of Petroleum Production and Distribution (Anti-Sabotage) Act, C...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday maintained an upward trend with the All-Share Index crossing the 26,000 mark. The market capitalisation crossed the N9 trillion mark. The index appreciated by 151.61 points or 0.58 per cent to close at 26,116.79, against 25,965.18 achieved on Tuesday. Also, the market capitalisation inched N53 billion or 0.59 per cent to close at N9.027 trillion against N8.974 trillion posted on Tuesday. A breakdown of the price movement table indicated that Unilever led the gainers” table, growing by N1.69 to close at N33.50 per share. Forte Oil followed with a gain of N1 to close at N44 and Guinness gained 99k to close at N61 per share. UACN appreciated by 65k to close at N14.40, while Ashaka Cement increased by 52k to close at N10.90 per share. On the other hand, Total topped the losers’ chart, dropping by N10 to close at N255 per share. 7UP trailed with a loss of N4.75 to close at N90.25 and NASCON dropped by...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Police Command in Borno said on Sunday that it had arrested a driver, Malam Modu Mustapha, suspected to be purchasing fuel and food items for Boko Haram insurgents. Mr Damian Chukwu, the Commissioner of Police in the state, said this in Maiduguri that the suspect was arrested after a tip-off by members of the public. “The Police have received information that one Modu Mustapha of Jumptilo village was a terrorists’ collaborator, who buys fuel and food for them, at Alagarno and other hideout. “The Police descended on the suspect, who has confessed to the crime,’’ he said. Chukwu alleged that the driver usually fetched firewood in the bush, from where he was suspected to have met the terrorists. “He said that he had been buying things for the insurgent group. “We recovered N10, 000 from the suspect, which the terrorists gave him to buy bicycle spare parts for them,” said the commissioner. The commissioner said the suspect also named 15 other firewood vehic...