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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Presidential tribunal dismisses PDP, Atiku’s petition

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The petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, challenging the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari at the February 23, 2019 poll has been dismissed by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja on Wednesday. The Justice Mohammed Garba-led tribunal unanimously dismissed the case for lacking in merit after resolving all the five issues raised in the case against the petitioners. Justice Garba, who read the lead judgment held that none of the grounds upon which the petition was anchored was proved. The tribunal…

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Donald Duke settles N537m AMCON debt, recovers house

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The Federal High Court in Lagos has discharged its August 8, 2019 order, which empowered the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria to take over an Ikoyi property of a former governor of Cross River State, Mr Donald Duke, over an alleged debt of N537,334,360.77. Justice Nicholas Oweibo discharged the takeover order on Wednesday after the parties presented him with their terms of settlement of the case. The parties had on September 2 told the judge that they were exploring an out-of-court settlement and pleaded for an adjournment to enable them…

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Arda Turan Sentenced to Prison in Turkey

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Barcelona midfielder Arda Turan has been handed a suspended two years and eight months prison sentence for firing a gun to incite fear and panic, illegal possession of weapons and causing intentional injury. The Turkish ace, currently on loan at Istanbul Basaksehir, was involved in a brawl with a Turkish singer called Berkay Sahin on October 10, 2018. Sahin was left with a broken nose after the altercation and Arda arrived in hospital later that night with a gun, which he fired at the ground to cause a panic. Arda…

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One person commits suicide every 40 seconds worldwide -WHO

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A new statistics on suicide rates worldwide released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) reveals that at least one person dies every 40 seconds from suicide. Each year, about 800,000 people die of suicide, WHO reports, with suicide being the second-leading cause of death among young people aged 15-29, after road injury. The frightening statistics were released yesterday as the world marked the World Suicide Prevention Day, held globally on September 10, organised by the International Association for Suicide Prevention. The main aim is to highlight the most essential ingredient…

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