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Wenger in the dark as Arsenal verdict looms

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http://ift.tt/2qvE159 Arsenal's French manager Arsene Wenger smiles on the pitch 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. Ian KINGTON / AFP Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said he remained in the dark about his future after steering his side to a magnificent 2-1 victory over Chelsea in the FA Cup final. Chelsea were chasing a Premier League and FA Cup Double, but instead the double was Arsenal’s: a record 13th FA Cup success and an unprecedented seventh triumph in the competition for Wenger. Wenger’s future, which has been up in the air for months, will be settled at a board meeting on Tuesday, but the 67-year-old said he could not say for certain whether or not the club’s decision-makers will...

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University as domain of Sadducees and Philistines

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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Owei Lakemfa THE Covenant University, Sango Ota, is like most of the private universities established by religious missions, one of the costliest in the country. A former student, Mr. Vmamh Lonngji Felix who sued the university for wrongful expulsion, told the court that in less than four years, his parents spent over N10 million as  fees and basic upkeep. Yet, the seeds of these universities were  sowed, nurtured and harvested  with the tithes and offerings of the poor, working and lower middle classes who due to the high fees, have little or no chance of sending their children to such universities. Some of the rich who can afford the high fees of Covenant University are complaining about the  administration turning the  school  into a military garrison where little or no initiative  can be taken by staff and students, and the latter deprived of their basic freedom. The latest is last Wednesday’s suspension  of some 200...