Saraki defects

The President of the Nigerian Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has officially announced his defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party.

In a tweet via hos official twitter account on Monday, 31st July, 2018, Dr. Saraki hoped that the APC would respect his decision. He said he had a duty to his followers and he believed that he was moving over to a better PDP than he left in 2014.

See the tweet below;

Imo State Deputy Governor, Eze Madumere has been impeached

The Deputy Governor of Imo state, Eze Madumere has been impeached.

According to Channels TV, Madumere was impeached on Monday, July 30, 2018.

The Deputy Governor, who recently signified his interest to become Imo state Governor, had been at loggerheads with Governor Rochas Okorocha.

Speaking on Madumere’s impeachment, the Imo House of Assembly Speaker, Acho Ihim said the decision was taken after careful consideration of report from a panel constituted by the state’s Chief Judge.

The Deputy Governor was accused of abandoning his duty for three months and failure to carry out his constitutional duties among others.

According to Premium Times, Madumere was impeached by 19 of the 37 members of the state House of Assembly.

~ The Pulse

Arsenal star linked with £30m move to Chelsea

Chelsea have moved to sign Arsenal midfielder, Aaron Ramsey.

They have prepared £30 million for the Welsh midfielder who will be out of contract next summer and has refused to sign an extension.

Ronaldo given two-year jail sentence

According to Spanish publication Marca, Ronaldo has been found guilty of committing four years of tax fraud which reached a total of €14,768,897.

While the representatives of the five-time Ballon d'Or winner reiterated his innocence of the allegations, they have now accepted the hefty fine and the two-year prison sentence.

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg loses $16b in minutes, asked to resign

Facebook is in deep financial difficulty after its Chief Executive Officer, Mark Zuckerberg, lost more than $16 billion in less than 24 hours.

Nigeria Senate: Ex APC Spokenman, Timi Frank reports Buhari to UN

The former spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank has written an open letter to the United Nations.

According to Frank, he made the move based on the reported siege on the homes of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu.

On Tuesday, July 24, 2018, policemen reportedly blocked the convoy of the Senate President from leaving his home.

UEFA introduces new rule ahead of next season's champions league

UEFA have announced that teams will be allowed to use an extra substitution in next season’s Champions League knockout games if the matches go to extra time.

Breaking: Benue youths prevent Governor Ortom from seeing Buhari and APC leaders

The convoy of Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, was on Wednesday forced to make U-Turn, after some angry youths in Makurdi barricaded the main road.

Ortom was on his way to Abuja, for the follow-up talk with the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the peace deal offered by its National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.

Saraki makes public, reason for police attempt to barricade his route to national assembly

President of the Nigerian Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki has stated that the Police IG tried to prevent his appearance at the National assembly to prevent the defections that rocked the APC on Tuesday.

In a tweet via his official Twitter handle, Senator Saraki stated that the IGP's plan was to detain him for 2 days, which was perceived as the only way to thwart the defection plan in the national assembly.

Saraki berated APC led Federal government for trying to blackmail him and his supporters to remain in a party that criminalizes its members.

See his post below:

Breaking: 36 APC Legislators in the Federal House of Representatives defect

In a series of defections that have rocked the 'ruling' All Progressive congress (APC) in the national assembly, both upper and lower chambers have seen the APC lose a good number of its members to the opposition PDP.

36 legislators in the green chamber (House of Representatives) have dumped the APC. 32 defected to the PDP while 4 crossed over to the ADC.

Earlier, we informed you that the PDP is now majority in the Senate.

PDP becomes Majority in the Senate as 15 senators defect from APC to PDP

Rabiu Kwankwaso, senator representing Kano central, and Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, were among 15 senators that have announced their defection to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday.

NFF Crisis: DSS ejects Chris Giwa from office

The Department of State Service, DSS, has ejected embattled President of the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, Chris Giwa from the Glass House.

Giwa and the staff who were told by the Nigerian Government to occupy the NFF secretariat on July 2 have been asked to vacate the premises immediately, according to TheCable.

FIFA, football governing body, had threatened to ban Nigeria if the situation was not resolved and Amaju Pinnick not reinstated as NFF president.

The online newspaper quoted the DSS operatives who carried out the ejection exercise on Monday, as saying that they are working on instructions from above.

~ Daily Post

Ozil quits German national team over racism

Arsenal midfielder, Mesut Ozil has quit the German national team over racism from German media regarding his dual citizenship.

Ozil, in a 3 page tweet, stated that he was open to criticism, albeit constructive; but it is directed at his Turkish decent, it becomes racist.

Ozil said it was unfair to blame the performance of the German national team on his relationship with Turkey.

See his posts below:

Player rejects Russia 2018 FIFA world cup medal

Croatia striker, Nikola Kalinic refused to accept his silver medal after they finished second at the 2018 World Cup.

Kalinic turned down the medal after he was sent packing from the tournament with only one match played.

Kenyan Beauty Queen sentenced to death

A 24-year-old Kenyan beauty queen, Ruth Kamande has been sentenced to death for murdering her boyfriend by stabbing him 25 times.

I haven't spoken to Mikel in 5 years: Pa Michael Obi says

Chief Michael Obi, the father of professional footballer and Super Eagles Captain, John Mikel Obi, has opened up on the kind of relationship he shares with his celebrity son.

Pa Obi, 74, said that were it not for an opportunity created by the just concluded World Cup in Russia, it would have been five years since he last spoke to Mikel on phone.

Health worker speaks about village in Abuja where newborn twins are hung because 'they are evil'

A Nigerian maternal health advocate and humanitarian worker, Nkasi Obim Nebo, who led a team of PeachAid Medical Initiative medical doctors to the Kaida Village, Gwagwalada, on the outskirts of Abuja has revealed how an unexpected stroke of luck, saved a set of twins who would have been hanged to death by the resident.

Mother charged with murder of her son after he came out as Gay

A 10-year-old boy who was allegedly murdered by his mother and her boyfriend had come out as gay in the weeks before his death.  Anthony Avalos was found unresponsive when paramedics were called to reports the boy had fallen down the stairs at his home in Lancaster, north of Los Angeles, on June 20, and he died in hospital the next day.

He had severe head wounds and cigarette burns on his body, The Los Angeles Times reported.

Homicide detectives deemed Anthony’s death ‘suspicious’ and the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services said there were signs of ‘physical abuse, including signs of being severely beaten, as well as malnourishment’.  

~ Ngtrends

Drop kick tackle during UCL qualifiers (Video)

In what has been described as kung fu kick tackle, and with the stakes raised even at this early stage of the campaign, a Champions League qualifier in Hungary on Tuesday night saw one of the dirtiest tackles you will ever see.

Bryan Melisse was shown a red card in the final minute of the Champions League qualifying match between F91 Dudelange and Videoton.

Melisse seems to take out all his frustration at the 2-1 defeat, flying into a kung-fu style tackle against Videoton's Mate Patkai.

The defeat confirmed Dudelange's exit from the tournament, heading out 3-2 on aggragate.

The long ball from the Videoton goalkeeper was challenged by both Melisse and Patkai, but Melisse followed through with a cruching double footed kick to Patkai's stomach.

Unsuprisingly, the referee showed the player a straight red.

His teammates still protested the decision, but Melisse made his way off, not before shoving another of the opposition players and arguing with some more.

Rats attack ATM

Police in India have blamed rats for nibbling on currency notes worth more than $18,173 stored in an ATM of the State Bank of India in Tinsukia district.

Staying at Arsenal for 22 years was the biggest mistake of my career - Arsene Wenger

Arsene Wenger concedes that spending 22 years in charge of Arsenal was a mistake, with the Frenchman feeling as though he became “a prisoner of my own challenges”.

Having worked so hard to rebuild the Gunners in his image, the long-serving coach found it difficult to sever ties with the club. There were plenty of opportunities for him to walk away, with Real Madrid and England having made several attempts to secure the services of a proven performer.

Wenger also faced fan protests towards the end of his reign, but he eventually departed on his own terms at the end of the 2017-18 season.

The 68-year-old admits that he should have probably made a fresh start some time ago, rather than clinging on in north London, but his passion for a high-profile job kept him coming back for more.

Wenger told RTL when asked to pick out the biggest mistake of his career: “Perhaps staying at the same club for 22 years.

“I’m someone who likes to move around a lot, but I also like a challenge. I've been a prisoner of my own challenge at times.”

Wenger guided Arsenal to three Premier League titles, with his iconic ‘Invincibles’ side of 2003-04 negotiating an entire English top-flight campaign unbeaten.

He also reached the 2006 Champions League final, but saw European dreams crumble as a succession of last-16 exits were followed by two finishes outside of the top four in England.

FA Cup success helped to paper over the cracks at times, with Wenger leaving north London with seven winners’ medals from that competition.

He is yet to take on a new role ahead of the 2018-19 campaign, with the latest reports suggesting that a man who left Nagoya Grampus Eight to take the reins at Arsenal in 1996 could soon be heading back to Japan.

~ Tori

Photos of the stadiums to expect in Qatar 2022 FIFA World cup

The 2022 FIFA World Cup which is scheduled to hold in Qatar is the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup.

It is tagged Qatar 2022. The event will be the first time it will be taking place in the Arab world and the first in a Muslim-majority country.

This will be the first World Cup held entirely in Asia since the 2002 tournament in South Korea and Japan (the 2018 competition in Russia featured one Asian venue, Yekaterinburg).

Below are blueprints of the stadiums to expect at the tournament:

Qatar 2022 will be the last World Cup tournament to involve 32 teams, with an increase to 48 teams scheduled for the 2026 tournament.

This will also mark the first World Cup not to be held in May, June, or July; the tournament is instead scheduled for late November until mid-December.

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