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http://ift.tt/2rhuVJV England’s striker Harry Kane celebrates with teammates after scoring their late equalizer during the group F World Cup qualifying football match between Scotland and England at Hampden Park in Glasgow on June 10, 2017. The game ended 2-2.ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP Harry Kane marked his first game as captain with a stoppage-time equaliser as England denied Scotland a famous victory in Saturday’s 2-2 World Cup qualifying draw in Glasgow. England were heading for a first qualifying defeat since October 2009 after Leigh Griffiths struck two fine late free-kicks to wipe out substitute Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s 70th-minute opener. But in a breathless denouement, Tottenham Hotspur striker Kane dispatched a deep cross at the back post to preserve England’s unbeaten record in Group F and deny Scotland a first win since 1999 over their oldest rivals. Gareth Southgate’s England remain top of their qualifying pool, but Slovenia have trimmed their advantage to three point...

http://ift.tt/2rhuVJV England's striker Harry Kane celebrates with teammates after scoring their late equalizer during the group F World Cup qualifying football match between Scotland and England at Hampden Park in Glasgow on June 10, 2017. The game ended 2-2.ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP Harry Kane marked his first game as captain with a stoppage-time equaliser as England denied Scotland a famous victory in Saturday’s 2-2 World Cup qualifying draw in Glasgow. England were heading for a first qualifying defeat since October 2009 after Leigh Griffiths struck two fine late free-kicks to wipe out substitute Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s 70th-minute opener. But in a breathless denouement, Tottenham Hotspur striker Kane dispatched a deep cross at the back post to preserve England’s unbeaten record in Group F and deny Scotland a first win since 1999 over their oldest rivals. Gareth Southgate’s England remain top of their qualifying pool, but Slovenia have trimmed their advantage to three p...

http://ift.tt/2qcWRzf Senate President Bukola Saraki The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has called for concerted efforts by the international community to tackle terrorism, poverty and illegal migration. Saraki in a statement issued by Chuks Okocha, his Special Assistant on Print Media and made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja, described the menace as global challenge. The statement said Saraki made the remark when a delegation of students from the Royal College of Defence Studies, United Kingdom, led by Maj.-Gen. Lawrence Craig paid him a courtesy visit on Tuesday. He said the rising incidence of the menace constituted threat to the peace, stability and wellbeing of humanity irrespective of their countries of residence. He called for international support to enable Nigeria overcome its present economic challenges, adding that Nigeria was very critical to the growth of the African continent. “Terrorism, poverty and migration, are issues of great impo...

http://ift.tt/2pciSAQ The Spokesman of the Police Command in the state, Mr Asinim Butswat, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Police in Bayelsa said suspected assassins on Wednesday killed a former acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ‎in Bayelsa, Mr Pamo Hobobo. The Spokesman of the Police Command in the state, Mr Asinim Butswat, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) “‎One Pamo Christopher Hobobo of PDP Road, Yenagoa, was found dead in his house at about 7 a.m. today (Wednesday). “Preliminary investigation revealed that he was stabbed on the chest with a sharp object. “His corpse has been deposited at FMC Yenagoa for autopsy. Investigation is ongoing,” Butswat said. Residents said Hobobo, who hailed from Agbere in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state, was attacked in his house at Yenizue-Gene in Yenagoa Local Government Area. They said the assassins forcibly broke into the deceased’s home and stabbed hi...

http://ift.tt/2qOiUzW Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has declared May 19, work free day in the state in honour of the late retired Maj.Gen. Adeyinka Adebayo, a former Military Governor of the old Western region. Fayose announced the date in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday during a meeting with members and executives of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS). The governor said that nothing would be too big to honour the late Adebayo, having paid his dues and contributed immensely to the growth and development of Yorubaland. “In this respect, the new Government House was named after him as well as the General Hospital, Iyin-Ekiti. “We need to celebrate our heroes, irrespective of political leanings. “We are quick to chastise those who do badly and we must not shy away from recognising people who have done well. “I also want you to come out in large number to be part of the programmes to be held for him in the s...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The United States Government on Thursday announced that it had in the last two years spent $500million (about N152billion) on humanitarian assistance to communities in North-eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger and Chad. Mr Natan Holt, the U.S. Deputy Director at the Office of West African Affairs, Bureau of African Affairs, in Washington, D.C. made the announcement in a teleconference with Journalists from across Africa. Holt, who expressed his government’s joy at the release of 82 more Chibok girls at the weekend, said that the girls were among thousands of victims of  Boko Haram . “Many of you will have also followed the news of the release of the Chibok girls over the weekend. That was a heart-warming and positive development for these young women and their families. “We provide a range of assistance to Nigerian authorities in their efforts to combat  Boko Haram  and  ISIS  in West Africa. “That includes intelligence sharing...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J LOOKING to fulfill a lifelong dream to tour one of the most iconic ships in history? Travellers interested in exploring the wreckage of the Titanic will have to pay a high price for the experience. Luxury travel company Blue Marble Private is offering voyages to the ship for $105,129 per person – almost double what travelers paid for Deep Ocean Expeditions’ 2012 journey to the wreckage, according to CNN. The eight-day trip will kick off in Canada in May 2018 and transport participants in a submersible to the wreck site, where travelers will have as many as three days of diving, up to three hours a day, to examine the ship, which rests 12,000 feet below the surface of the North Atlantic Ocean. The chance to “explore Titanic’s massive debris field, home to numerous artifacts strewn across the ocean floor, nearly undisturbed for over a century,” will also be available to voyagers, Blue Marble Private founder Elizabeth Ellis told CNN. She also revealed one of the pe...

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