Day: September 12, 2019

Messi Not Friends With CR7 But Would Accept Dinner Date

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Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi admits to not being a close friend of Cristiano Ronaldo, but says he would happily accept a dinner invitation from the Juventus forward. Ronaldo, who left Messi behind in La Liga when leaving Real Madrid for Juve in 2018, again aired his admiration and respect for his fellow five-time Ballon d’Or winner. Those feelings are mutual, with there never any bad blood between two all-time greats. With that in mind, and with Ronaldo having suggested that he and Messi should meet up for lunch at some…

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Kevin Hart Discharged From Hospital 10 days after Car Crash

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Kevin Hart, American comedian, has been discharged from a Californian hospital 10 days after he was involved in a car crash. Hart is now undergoing intensive physical therapy at an undisclosed live-in rehab facility, where he will likely remain for about one week. The “Night School” actor was hospitalized on September 1 after his 1970 Plymouth Barracuda veered off Mulholland Highway, crashed through wooden fencing on the side of the road, rolled over and landed in a ditch in the Los Angeles area. After the accident, Hart underwent back surgery for three…

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187 out of 313 Nigerians arrive Lagos airport from South Africa

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187 out of the 313 scheduled to return on Wednesday, arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos following the plan by the Federal Government in partnership with Air Peace Airline to evacuate Nigerians willing to return home due to the xenophobic attack in South Africa. The returnees reportedly left OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg around 4:00 pm and arrived Nigeria around 9:34 pm. A foreign affairs ministry official, Mr Kimiebi Ebenfa, who was on board the flight, confirmed their arrival. He said, “We just landed safely despite the delays…

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Presidential tribunal verdict, a travesty of justice – PDP

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The judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, PEPT on Wednesday upholding the victory of President Mohammadu Buhari, has been rejected by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, describing it as provocative, barefaced subversion of justice and direct assault on the integrity of the nation’s justice system. This is as the party expressed shock that the tribunal failed to point to justice despite “the flawless evidence laid before it, showing that President Buhari was not only unqualified to contest the election but also did not score the majority of valid votes…

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Kidnap suspects confession: “We buy ‘Okrika’ military uniform for N15,000”

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Members of a kidnap ring arrested in connection with the abduction of three Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, students have said they bought the military uniform used during the operation for N15,000 from Second-hand clothes traders, popularly known as Okrika sellers. The men, who were among the 58 suspects paraded by the police in Abuja on Wednesday, said they were also responsible for the abduction of a House of Representatives member from Sokoto State. They also admitted that they were paid N5.5m for the release of the students who were abducted while travelling…

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Dutch Doctor Acquitted in Landmark Euthanasia Case

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A doctor who slipped a sedative in her patient’s coffee before administering a lethal drug to her has been acquitted of breaking Dutch euthanasia laws in a landmark case. Prosecutors had accused the unnamed doctor of failing to consult the 74-year-old, who had Alzheimer’s, but a judge ruled that a declaration written by the patient four years earlier had sufficed. Applause broke out in the courtroom after the court heard that the doctor had been right to abide by the woman’s stated wishes and that there was no legal duty…

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