Egypt ex-president Mohamed Morsi dies at 67

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Mohamed Morsi, former Egyptian president is dead. He died on Monday in a Cairo hospital after fainting during a session in court, judicial and security sources said. “He was speaking before the judge for 20 minutes then became very animated and fainted. He was quickly rushed to the hospital where he later died,” a judicial source said. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a strong ally of the Islamist president during his brief tenure as Egypt’s leader, paid tribute to Morsi and called him a “martyr”. Morsi, 67, was Egypt’s first…

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19-year-old arrested for swallowing woman’s gold wedding ring

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Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Command have arrested a traffic robber who allegedly swallowed her victim’s wedding ring after threatening to kill her alongside three other suspected traffic robbers in Oshodi and CMS part of the metropolis. The ring swallowing suspect, Taofeek Adebayo, aged 19, along with an accomplice, Toheeb Tijani, 20, were arrested in Oshodi-Oke shortly after dispossessing two ladies in a grey Sienna bus of a gold earring and a set of wedding rings. The two other suspects, Samson Oluwa, 20 and…

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Juventus Confirm Appointment of Sarri

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Chelsea’s Sarri-ball revolution is now well and truly over, and probably before it even got a chance to properly start. Maurizio Sarri has today been released from duty at Chelsea to join Juventus and will look to continue their domination of Italian football while maintaining their European ambitions as well. The two clubs have reached an agreement for the early termination of Sarri’s contract with Chelsea FC which had two years left to run and is ending at his request. Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia said: ‘In talks we had following…

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Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s Wife Convicted Of Misusing Public Funds

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An Israeli court Sunday convicted the wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of fraudulently using state funds for meals, under a plea bargain which dropped more severe charges. While the ruling cut short a high-profile trial, the Netanyahu family’s legal woes are far from over: the veteran premier himself faces possible indictment for bribery, fraud and breach of trust in the coming months. In a deal approved by judge Avital Chen at Jerusalem magistrates’ court, Sara Netanyahu was found guilty of using the errors of government accounting staff to bypass…

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Nigeria’s general elections not transparent, marred with violence– EU observers

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The European Union observer mission has said that Nigeria’s 2019 general elections were not transparent and were marred by violence and harassment of voters. “Overall, the EU EOM concluded the 2019 elections were marked by severe operational and transparency shortcomings, electoral security problems and low turnout,” said EU Chief Observer, Maria Arena, at a press conference in Abuja on Saturday. The EU, which submitted its final report on the poll on Friday, said the elections were “marred by violence and intimidation, with the role of the security agencies becoming more…

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Woman Accuses Actor, Cuba Gooding Jr. Of ‘Forcible Touching’

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Cuba Gooding Jr., Hollywood actor, has been arrested and charged with a misdemeanour after a 29-year old woman filed a police report claiming the Oscar winner grabbed her breast at Magic Hour Rooftop Bar & Lounge in Manhattan on Sunday. Gooding Jr. voluntarily surrendered to the NYPD for questioning on Thursday. His attorney Mark Heller, in a press conference, said his client has been cooperative with police, adding that he’s analysed more than 2 hours of video from the night and nothing shows Gooding Jr. commit a crime. Gooding Jr. has also…

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Lagos governor, Sanwo-Olu doubles LASTMA officers’ allowances

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Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State, on Friday, announced 100 per cent increase in the allowances of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority officials. He said this was to encourage and motivate the workers in the performance of their duties, adding that it was in fulfilment of his vision to make traffic management and transportation number one priority in his administration. The governor made the announcement during an interactive session with the staff of the agency when he paid an official visit to the operation’s headquarters. In a statement by…

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Ekiti Varsity lecturer caught pants down with student

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A lecturer at Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, has been caught pants down while allegedly attempting to have sex with one of his students. In a 29-second video clip which has gone viral on social media, the lecturer who is in the Accounting Department, was seen nude. Some female students of the varsity who were believed to have laid siege to the residence of the female student were seen dragging the embattled lecturer out of a room. Investigations revealed that the lady’s boy friend and his friends were said to have…

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Gorilla allegedly swallows N6.8m in Kano zoo

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A big Gorilla has allegedly swallowed N6.8 million in the Kano Zoological Gardens during Sallah celebration. According to reports, the Chief Revenue Officer for the zoo, said on Wednesday, that the said money, approximately six million, eight hundred and twenty thousand naira, was money realised as gate fee from fun-seekers who had visited the zoo during Sallah celebration  to watch the animals. A local radio station had reported on Thursday that one of the finance officers it spoke with had said that one huge Gorilla sneaked into their office and…

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Man arrested for raping mother, blames alcohol

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A 45-year-old man, Paul Ihuaku, has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Imo State Command, for allegedly raping his mother. It was gathered that 45-year-old Ihuaku hails from Umueke Ezagbogu in the Ezinihitte Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State. The state Commandant of the NSCDC, Mr Raji Ibrahim, said the suspect was arrested by the operatives of the corps following a tip-off. It was gathered that after the incident, the mother reported the suspect to the youth in the area, who apprehended him and alerted men…

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