Monday, 1 August 2016
Chairman of APC Elders Committee of Gwale LGA, Kano State dies in a road accident
APC wins all seats, positions in Adamawa LG election
Adamawa
State Independent Electoral Commission (ADSIEC), has announced the
results of Local Government Election held in the state on Saturday.The Chairman of the commission, Alhaji Isa Shettima, said on Monday in Yola that the All Progressives Congress (APC) won the chairmanship seats of 18 local governments where results were announced.
Shettima said that the commission had cancelled the elections in Michika, Lamurde and Numan Local Government Areas, and fixed Aug. 6, for fresh polls.
“There will also be election in two wards in Guyuk Local government on the same date,” the ADSIEC chairman said.
He said that results of councillors for the 226 wards in the state would be announced at the headquarters of the three senatorial zones.
Shortly after the announcement of the results, the winners were presented with Certificate of Return by the chairman.
Speaking to NAN after receiving her certificate, the only female candidate, who was elected Chairman of Demsa Local Government, Mrs Wale Fwa, said that she was prepared for the job and would not disappoint the people.
“I am used to that; I was once the only female member in the state House of Assembly, my people have confidence in my ability to deliver and I will do just that,” Wale said.
Protect yourself: seven STDs you can get from having unprotected sex
We all agree sex is a pleasurable activity. But you need to be careful and aware that you can contract certain sexually transmitted diseases too.
Gonorrhea: Gonorrhea is another STD that you should be aware of. It often goes undiagnosed as the symptoms are not really apparent. Men may notice pain while passing urine, as well as whitish or greenish discharge from the penis. Women may experience pain while urinating, vaginal bleeding between periods and increased amounts of vaginal discharge.
Syphilis: The damage caused by syphilis can extend far beyond the genitals and affect a person’s skin, mucous membranes and even organs like the brain and the heart. The disease can be treated with antibiotics if diagnosed early, but may require surgical intervention if brought to notice late.
Chlamydia: Chlamydia infects the penis as well as the vagina and is caused by the bacteria chlamydia trachomatis. The consequences of this disease affect women far more seriously than men and can cause permanent damage to their reproductive system.
Genital herpes: Genital herpes is a horrific STD that can cause the appearance of blisters on genital areas. If left untreated, these blisters can grow in size and break open, causing much pain. The fluid in the blisters carries the virus.
Genital warts: Caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), this STD can cause the appearance of horrific looking small growths around the genital area. Usually, these warts don’t cause severe pain but may cause itching and bleeding.
Hepatitis: Hepatitis is a disease that can cause liver inflammation. There are five types of the disease: Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis D and Hepatitis E. Vaccination can prevent some types of Hepatitis. Some of the common symptoms that can be seen in severe cases of hepatitis are: jaundice (yellow skin and eyes), dark coloured urine, nausea and extreme fatigue.
HIV/AIDS: Surely, the most commonly known STD, HIV/AIDS is a fatal disease where the immune system is affected. After a point, the immune system becomes so weak that it is unable to guard against any disease or infection. Some of the symptoms include persistent fever, severe malnutrition and extreme fatigue.
Reasons you have problems getting an erection
Unable to perform sexually and not achieving an erection can be quite embarrassing and can also take a toll on one's psychological health. Read the possible causes of not having erection:
Stress & anxiety: A stressful event sets off the natural alarm system, and the body produces excess stress hormones. These hormones increase the heart rate and elevate blood pressure, which are high-risk factors for erectile dysfunction (ED).
Obesity: Obesity hampers the functioning of hormones like testosterone and puts pressure on the heart, making you tired easily. The psychological aspects of obesity can lead to ED.
Blood pressure medicines: Diuretics, beta blockers, alpha blockers are meant to lower blood pressure and dilate blood vessels, making it difficult to sustain an erection.
Antidepressants: Prescribed for depression, anxiety disorders, smoking cessation, chronic pain, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and eating disorders, they can also interfere with erections.
Metabolic syndrome: Your metabolic rate is not maintained in this condition, which leads to weight gain, thereby, affecting your erection.
High cholesterol levels: These make it difficult to maintain an erection by interfering with the blood flow. Additionally, high levels of cholesterol also put immense pressure on your heart.
Hyperthyroidism: Elevated thyroid affects blood flow and temperature in the body. An excess of this hormone is also known to affect one’s libido, making ED a common occurrence.
Chronic kidney disease: This disease affects nerves, blood hormone levels causing erectile dysfunction.
Nigerian scammer arrested over $US60million
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40-year-old Nigerian has been arrested for defrauding thousands of
people worldwide through online scams worth more than $US60 million
($A79.02 million) dollars.
The man, identified by
Interpol only as "Mike", is believed to be the leader of an
international email scam targeting small to medium-sized businesses in
countries including Australia, Canada, India, Malaysia, Romania, South
Africa, Thailand and the United States.In one instance, a victim was conned into paying out $US15.4 million, according to Interpol.
The suspect was arrested in southern Nigeria. He is thought to head a network of at least 40 fraudsters across Nigeria, Malaysia and South Africa, who provided malware and carried out the frauds, the agencies said.
He is also accused of laundering money in China, Europe and the US.
The 40-year-old faces charges including hacking, conspiracy and obtaining money under false pretences.
Five Dead After Russian Helicopter Shot Down
The Mi-8 transport helicopter was apparently targeted from the ground as it returned from a humanitarian mission near Aleppo.
Three crew and two officers have been killed after a Russian military helicopter was shot down in Syria.
The Mi-8 transport helicopter was returning to
Hmeimim base in Idlib province after delivering humanitarian aid to
Aleppo when it came under attack from the ground on Monday, the Russian
ministry said.
All five people in the aircraft were killed, according to the Kremlin.
Images shared on social media apparently showed a dead body stripped of clothes and Russian identity documents taken from the helicopter, Reuters reported.
The aircraft appeared to have broken up as it crashed to the ground.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the helicopter had tried to veer away from populated areas to avoid civilian casualties and said the service personnel died a "heroic death".
He added that Moscow would continue to fight international terrorism "on all fronts", despite threats from Islamic State.
Rebel groups are staging an offensive to break a government siege on rebel-held parts of Aleppo around 25 miles from the reported crash site.
Pro-Syrian government forces on the ground are being supported by heavy air strikes in the same area.
On Sunday, IS posted a nine-minute video to YouTube calling on its members to carry out jihad in Russia.
In July, two Russian airmen were killed in Homs province when their Mi-25 helicopter was shot down. The Russian defence ministry said IS was behind that attack.
An Mi-28N helicopter gunship crashed near Homs in April, killing both crew members. The Russian military said there was no evidence it had come under fire.
Some 18 Russian service personnel have been killed since Moscow began airstrikes in Syria in September last year.
Source: Sky News
All five people in the aircraft were killed, according to the Kremlin.
Images shared on social media apparently showed a dead body stripped of clothes and Russian identity documents taken from the helicopter, Reuters reported.
All five people on the helicopter died
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the helicopter had tried to veer away from populated areas to avoid civilian casualties and said the service personnel died a "heroic death".
He added that Moscow would continue to fight international terrorism "on all fronts", despite threats from Islamic State.
Rebel groups are staging an offensive to break a government siege on rebel-held parts of Aleppo around 25 miles from the reported crash site.
Pro-Syrian government forces on the ground are being supported by heavy air strikes in the same area.
On Sunday, IS posted a nine-minute video to YouTube calling on its members to carry out jihad in Russia.
In July, two Russian airmen were killed in Homs province when their Mi-25 helicopter was shot down. The Russian defence ministry said IS was behind that attack.
An Mi-28N helicopter gunship crashed near Homs in April, killing both crew members. The Russian military said there was no evidence it had come under fire.
Some 18 Russian service personnel have been killed since Moscow began airstrikes in Syria in September last year.
Source: Sky News
JAMB makes a U-turn, withdraws candidates’ lists sent to varsities
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation
Board has withdrawn the list of recommended candidates for admission it
earlier sent to universities and other tertiary institutions.
The announcement was contained in a statement by the spokesperson for JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, on Sunday in Abuja.
According to him, the decision was to
ensure that universities perform their statutory responsibility of
selecting candidates and referring them to JAMB for confirmation.
This, JAMB stated, should be done in
consonance with the admission criteria of merit, catchment area and
educationally disadvantaged states as directed by the Minister of
Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, during the policy committee meeting.
Benjamin said the earlier list was sent
to help fast-track the process of admission so as to allow other tiers
of tertiary institutions conduct their admission for the 2016/2017
academic session.
“Candidates should not panic because
this is part of the process of the 2016 admission exercise. JAMB regrets
any inconvenience this decision would have caused the tertiary
institutions,” he stated.
The Registrar/Chief Executive of JAMB,
Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, had while given admission conditions for the
2016/2017 academic session, said it would only give approval “after
appropriate screening of the candidates by the institutions had been
done.”
He added, “JAMB wishes to state that the
latest list of candidates sent to all the tertiary institutions
contains candidates who qualified for screening based on the individual
institutions’ capacity. It’s not in any way an admission list.
“However, if this list is not sufficient
for the need of any institution, such institution can source from the
omnibus printout earlier sent to them by the board.
“The public and all tertiary
institutions should note that admission will only be approved by the
board after appropriate screening of the candidates by the institutions.
“The list which is made up of candidates
who met the national cut-off point within the set criteria are sent to
the institutions. Again, for purposes of clarity, all institutions that
have need for more can source from their omnibus printout as stated
above. The candid intention of the board is to ensure that available
spaces are adequately utilised.”
Our correspondent reports that the
Federal Government had clarified its ban on Post-Unified Tertiary
Matriculation Examination and the general admission procedures, saying
it “does not in any way affect the statutory role of the senate of any
university or the academic board of any tertiary institution conducting
its admissions.”
Adamu had made the clarification in a
statement by the Deputy Director (Press and Public Relations) in the
Federal Ministry of Education, Mr. Ben. Bem-Goong.
He said the clarification became
necessary “following conflicting reports in the media over the roles of
universities and JAMB in admission under the new dispensation.”
According to him, the role of JAMB is to
conduct the UTME, compile the list of candidates whose scores meet the
cut-off marks (180 and above) and send same to the universities.
Klopp: This is my squad now; we will be a challenger
This season will be Klopp’s first full campaign in charge having replaced Brendan Rodgers on October 2015 and the former Borussia Dortmund his happy with the stamp he has put on his Anfield squad.
He has brought in several new faces and claims he now has a “special quality” that was missing last season.
After finishing 21 points behind the champions Leicester in eighth, Klopp says there will be no excuses this time around as he looks to “fight” on all fronts.
“This is my squad now,” Klopp told the Daily Mirror. “After all the transfers, this time it is my team.
“There are probably no players here any more I don’t want. There are no signings I didn’t want, we have not sold anyone I didn’t want to.
“And if you have seen them in training, there is a special quality that we did not have last year.
“Above all, you can see we have created a special atmosphere, not only in our team but with our fans.
“I am happy with my team now, and all I can say is we will be a challenger, we will fight for everything, for every cup and what’ll happen in the end we will see.
“Certainly at the moment we should not look for excuses and say things like ‘I need another year’ or things like that.”
Naira to weaken further on dollar shortage
The naira is expected to continue to
weaken this week on limited dollar supply as foreign portfolio investors
stay on the sidelines until the Nigeria economy shows signs of
recovering from the impact of currency controls, foreign exchange
traders have said.
The naira had hit an all-time low of
334.50 per dollar on Wednesday, a day after the Central Bank of Nigeria
hiked interest rates to try to lure foreign investors back into local
assets, Reuters reported.
Forex traders said investors were
pushing the naira lower to test the limit of how far it could fall,
given a spread of almost 12 per cent between the official and black
market dollar-naira exchange rates.
On Friday, the naira closed at 321.16 to the dollar at the interbank market, compared to 292.40 the previous Friday.
At the parallel market, the local currency closed at 380 against the greenback on Friday, compared to 378 a week earlier.
According to financial analysts and
experts, the naira may weaken further, especially at the interbank
market, if the CBN fails to intervene at the market this week.
“We are in a very challenging situation
as a country and the CBN needs to do something urgently to stabilise the
exchange rate at the interbank market,” analyst and Chief Executive
Officer, Cowry Asset Management Limited, Mr. Johnson Chukwu, said.
He added, “If the CBN fails to
intervene, the naira may fall further against the dollar at the
interbank market. If it does, the naira may appreciate to say about
310/dollar. But the point is that the market needs sustained
intervention until there is a calm that will assure the foreign
investors that things are now normal.”
Chukwu believes the CBN may need to access close to $10bn facility from the World Bank to stabilise the forex market.
Meanwhile, Ghana’s cedi is expected to
be firm, underpinned by inflows from offshore investors who bought
government debt two weeks ago, Reuters reported.
The cedi is expected to trade steady
against the dollar this week on residual forex inflows from investors
who took part in a five-year domestic bond sale a fortnight ago.
The local unit has been fairly stable
last week after settlement of the bond on Monday. It closed at 3.9620 to
the dollar on Friday, stronger than 3.9650 a week earlier.
“The pair (cedi/dollar) is expected to
remain fairly stable around 3.9650 levels on the market, even in the
face of a steadily growing demand from importers,” an analyst at Dortis
Research, Joseph Amponsah, said.
The Kenyan shilling is expected to post
gains, boosted by expected inflows from foreign investors taking up
government debt, wooed by a surge in rates.
Commercial banks quoted the shilling at 101.35/45 to the dollar, stronger than the previous week’s close of 101.45/65.
The Tanzanian shilling is seen buoyed by
sagging dollar demand and increased inflows from large companies in
tourism and agriculture sectors.
Flood kills three, destroys crops in Kano
The Chairman of the Local Government, Alhaji Mudansiru Bebeji, told newsmen in Kano on Monday that the flood also washed away several farms in area.
Bebeji said a number of houses had also been destroyed during the disaster.
He said he had since paid a sympathy visit to the victims of the disaster and called on the federal and state governments to come to the aid of the victims to alleviate their sufferings.
“We are calling on the Federal and Kano State governments to assist the victims to reduce their sufferings,” he said.
The Director, Operations, Kano State Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation Agency, Alhaji Abdullahi Dambatta, said the agency had not received any official report on the incident from the local government council.
Dambatta, however, said as soon as the agency got the report it would forward same to the state government for necessary assistance to the victims.
Woman slaughters co-wife’s twins in Katsina [PHOTO]
Luck, however ran out on her as she was arrested and handcuffed before succeeding in her escape moves.
The police spokesperson in the state could not be reached for comments, as at press time.
Source: Daily Post
Romelu Lukaku will cost Chelsea £75million
Chelsea boss has his say over £75million Lukaku rumours
Romelu Lukaku: Conte refuses to discuss possible interest
Conte, who admitted his uncertainty if Diego Costa would remain at Chelsea this season, was asked about the Blues’ striker hunt and whether a deal for Lukaku was in the offing.
It was claimed last week that the Belgium striker had made a return to Stamford Bridge his No 1 priority this summer, but Conte, when asked directly about the player, refused to comment on suggestions a deal was imminent.
“I do not want to speak about the players of other teams,” said Conte.
“This is not respectful to the club or to their players. I prefer not to speak.
“The transfer market is not the most important thing. The important thing is to build a team – a team that plays in good and bad situations and concentrates and works together.”
Lukaku was sold by Chelsea in 2014 for £28million and it was claimed that the Toffees would only consider selling their star man if a side matched their £75million valuation.
Wenger discusses Lacazette & Mahrez and admits he’s ready to spend
Alexandre Lacazette: Arsenal to make new bid
Arsenal fans who want more additions this summer may be in luck as Arsene Wenger has admitted he is still looking for players to strengthen the Gunners’ squad ahead of the new season.
The North Londonders have signed three players so far this summer in Granit Xhaka, Takuma Asano and Rob Holding, but have been linked with far more big names.
“I buy players that I feel can strengthen our team,” Wenger told the club’s official website. “Today you have to be very strong inside the club when you are responsible, not just to buy [for the sake of buying].
“There’s always a wave of opinions. I must say people are better informed today – they know all the players. They tell you always that you should buy but when you ask them who to buy, they become much shorter.
“If you look at the market in Europe, there’s a lot of money available but not many players who really strengthen the teams. If you look at the teams that spend the most money in Europe, they’re not necessarily the teams that won the championships. The global investment of the clubs around us didn’t stop Leicester winning the championship.
“We are still on the market for players. [Be it] at the front or at the back – we are on the market. Unfortunately we are not alone.”
Arsenal have had a bid rejected for Lyon striker Lacazette this summer, while their interest in Leicester winger Mahrez has been documented.
On the links to both players, Wenger added: “The best way to conclude transfers is not to talk about them, which is very difficult in the press conference!
“We are on the market but I don’t want to talk specifically about any player because that makes it more difficult for me – and it’s difficult enough.”
The Gunners are understood to have had a £30m bid for Lacazette rejected during last week, and although Lyon president Jean-Michael Aulas was not expecting Arsenal to return, Sky Sports are reporting a new offer is inbound.
Wenger blasts imminent Pogba transfer as ‘complete madness’
Arsene Wenger: Thinks Pogba fee is ridiculous
France midfielder Pogba is reportedly set to join United for a nine-figure sum and Arsenal manager Wenger, who is currently in Los Angeles with the Gunners ahead of a pre-season friendly meeting with Chivas, suggested he would not pay over the odds for any player.
Quoted in Tuttosport, he said: “It’s complete madness when measured against real life, but we live in a world in which everything that happens is geared towards moving money around.
“It’s complete madness – but it seems that if you can afford to do it, you can justify it. Football has become a global competition and that is why clubs are chucking these kinds of sums around.
“Does it make sense because the player can deliver a return on that investment? I don’t think anyone can make that call.
“Since I’ve been in the game I’ve always thought there would be a limit to how much clubs could spend on a player but it looks like I’ve been proved wrong.
“Maybe in a few years’ time we’ll be talking about fees of 200 or 300million…”
Imminent arrival of ‘top-class’ Pogba gets Rooney excited
Paul Pogba: Could return after leaving United in 2012
Pogba left Old Trafford in 2012 as a free agent, but enjoyed three years at the club prior to his acrimonious departure.
The Frenchman has realised his potential at Juventus, and is now on the verge of rejoining the club he left as a teenager for a world-record £100m.
Discussing the possible return of his former team-mate, Rooney said that he was looking forward to playing with him again. And he kind of compares him to Marouane ‘sharp elbows’ Fellaini, which is great.
“The bruises,” Rooney told the Daily Mail, when asked of what he remembers about Pogba. “He was one of those players who, when you trained against him, somehow he would just hurt you. A knee in your side, bump into you, I don’t think he meant to do it, but it just happened.
“You didn’t even need to get into a tackle. Just go next to him and you’d find an elbow or some other sharp bit. So, if he comes, I’m looking forward to that again! But he had great ability, some of the things he could do, and he’s gone up a level since he left us.
“I hope he is going to want to return to United and prove he’s a top-class player. If he is excited to play for us, we’ll be excited to have him back. I’m sure he’ll feel there is unfinished business, and it would be a very big statement by the club if they can make it happen.”
Paul Pogba "flying to England" to seal Man Utd move
Paul Pogba is “preparing to fly to England” to complete his world record €120m move to Manchester United, according to Sky Sports.
Pogba’s
protracted move to back to the club he left for nothing in 2012 has
been the story of this transfer window, with Sky reporting Juventus have
now agreed a deal to sell the 23-year-old Frenchman to United.
Suggestions that the dispute of the fee agent Mino Raiola will collect for his slice of the mega-deal are rumbling on continue, but Indepdenent.ie understands that issue will not delay the transfer from being completed.
Sky are suggesting Pogba will return to from his holiday in America
this week to finalise his move to United, after another weekend of
rumour and counter rumour over when the transfer will be confirmed.Suggestions that the dispute of the fee agent Mino Raiola will collect for his slice of the mega-deal are rumbling on continue, but Indepdenent.ie understands that issue will not delay the transfer from being completed.
United captain Wayne Rooney and their new star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic have gone public in talking up the prospect of Pogba returning to Manchester, with the midfielder telling Sky Sports to “wait and see” whether his transfer would be finalised this week.
"I hope he is going to want to return to United and prove he's a top-class player,” said Rooney in an interview with the Daily Mail. “If he is excited to play for us, we'll be excited to have him back.”Pogba has been teasing fans over his next move on Instagram in recent weeks and has even been photographed signing merchandise for fans in America, with his move to put his signature on a Man Utd No.6 shirt with his name emblazoned on the back attracting big social media interest on Saturday.
Now he has been photographed signing red United footballs, in moves that would not be welcomed by Juventus if they were expecting to hang on to their star midfielder.
Pogba has turned his holiday into a social media event, with the latest leg of his tour seeing him take in a party at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas alongside his soon to be former Juventus team-mate Patrice Evra, yet the fun will soon be over for the player, his agent and their publicity hungry sponsors.
The transfer saga of the summer is finally coming to an end, with the hype soon to be replaced by the confirmation that Pogba is a Manchester United player once again.
Sunday, 31 July 2016
The girl I met in church
However recluse a man is, it is always
different when a woman is involved. It’s a man’s world, but it’d be nothing
without a woman.
It
was Sunday morning, and when I woke up, I was tired. The alarm clock beside my
bed had done the job.
I
stopped the ringing before it was finished. It was exactly 6 a.m. I stretched
tiredly, waited for another five minutes or so, and then sat up. For a moment I
seemed to have forgotten there was someone else sleeping, or pretending to be
asleep, half naked beside me. It was when I turned on the fluorescent light
that I became fully aware of her presence. I ignored to look at her and reached
for the big-sized King James Bible on a pile of books on my reading table. I am
as religious as I am impious. I read a few verses in a chapter from the epistle
and said a five-word prayer: ‘Thank you Lord for today.’
It
was what I usually did. I’d wake up at 4am and read a few pages of book until
it was 6:30. But I had adjusted the alarm on my clock to 6 o’clock the day
before because it became that I’d spend the night with the company of a woman
and I knew a lot of act would happen during the night.
After
the five-word prayer, I began a sit-up exercise. Then the girl lying on my bed
turned so that her bare chest was exposed. She pulled up the piece of bedspread
over her waist to cover her breasts but I could still see a little skin of them.
I stopped my exercise and leaned over to her. With both of my knees on the
tiled floor and my right hand brushing, gently, her scattered weaved hair, I
said, ‘Good morning, beautiful.’
She
smiled. She was beautiful but not irresistible, her skin honey, and her hair
ebony. I reached with my left hand and tucked some hair behind her ear. I
kissed her forehead.
‘Did
you sleep well?’ I asked.
‘Yes.
But still tired.’
It was my turn to smile. ‘Don’t worry.’ I said,
‘Rest. I’ll make tea. They say Milo gives strength.’ She giggled a smile. What
I felt for her was not love. I wasn’t in love with her. I’m a bit of what
Robert Greene describes as a Rake. In any moment I’m with a woman, however
brief it is, I make her feel she’s the only woman in the world.
As
I tried to move my left fingers from her hair, my arm brushed aside the
bedspread on her chest to reveal her large, strong breasts. I did it on
purpose. She moved her hand to pull it up, but I held it. She relaxed without a
struggle. I squeezed the protruded body gently, causing her to moan a chuckle.
‘Today
is Sunday and I intend to go to church. If not, I’d love to be here with you
and we can have as much fun as we can until you’re ready to go home.’ She was
already used to the blunt way in which I say things.
It was exactly three weeks ago that we met. On
a Sunday. I had gone to church and it was my first day at the church – a
Winners Baptist Church. It was not one with crowded members. We met at the entrance;
she was about 5ft8 in a high-heeled shoe, and curvaceous. I called her
attention, and then I told her it was my first day and asked if I was late. She
said no and welcomed me. The idea of asking was only to get an acquaintance.
After
service had ended and I had not identified myself as a first timer, we talked
and she asked why I didn’t come up as a first timer. I told her I didn’t want
everybody looking at me, and more particularly I wanted her to be the one to invite
me another day.
I
told her my name was Michael and she said she was Bola. We exchanged phone
numbers and that was it. The rest was on call and chat.
I
had been unbelievable and blunt as hell when I decided to invite her over to my
apartment. She had asked if I had anything for her.
‘I have
enough for you.’ I had answered. I was bored with women playing around when
they know exactly why you want them to come over to your house. And then I had
learnt to be absolutely blunt with them. A lot of time could be wasted trying
to woo a woman so nicely. Unless you are such a lover guy who thinks he has all
the time in the world. Most often, after wasting time, you end up getting
nothing and disappointed. So the preferred idea for me is to drop the buzz as
it is and watch her reaction.
And
then I had dropped it.
‘When
you come, we’ll talk and talk, and when we are both tired of talking and have
nothing more to say, we will have sex.’ Her response was sharp. ‘God! Michael!’
She asked what I said and I said it again.
It was about 6 o’clock in the
evening on Saturday that she came. We talked as I told her and I offered her a Nitrain
wine I had in my room. I warned her it had some alcoholic content, but she took
it anyway. We talked more, and then I began to play a DJ Darclay’s blues mix from
my Home Theatre and in the next hour she was sleeping on my bed. It was either an
inducement from the wine or she was faking dizziness.
And
that was how we woke up in the morning after screwing severally at night.
While
I was boiling water on a gas cylinder for tea, I got a ping on my phone. I
checked. A girl I had always invited over to my place had promised to come
after church service.
It
was in this situation that the unthinkable happened.
4,000 fight for 2,400 empowerment places in Ebonyi
Dave Umahi
The state Commissioner for Economic Empowerment and job creation, Chief Sabinus Nwankwegu, disclosed this to reporters in Abakaliki Sunday.
He noted that the government decided to group the exercise which is cost free into zones to avoid stampede and assured that the selection would be done with a high level of transparency.
He debunked allegations that the names of people to be empowered had already been compiled despite asking the general public to apply and urged the public to disregard the rumour, describing it as baseless and untrue.
Nwankwegu disclosed that Governor Umahi had strictly ordered him to give all applicants equal playing field.
Muslims pray with Catholics over priest’s murder
Muslims
attended Catholic mass in churches around France on Sunday in
solidarity and sorrow following the brutal jihadist murder of a priest,
the latest in a string of attacks.
More than 100 Muslims were among the
2,000 faithful who packed the 11th-century Gothic cathedral of Rouen
near the Normandy town where two jihadi teenagers slit the throat of
85-year-old Father Jacques Hamel.
“I thank you in the name of all
Christians,” Rouen Archbishop Dominique Lebrun told them. “In this way
you are affirming that you reject death and violence in the name of
God.”
Nice’s top imam Otaman Aissaoui led a
delegation to a Catholic mass in the southern city where a jihadist
carried out a rampage in a truck on Bastille Day, claiming 84 lives and
injuring 435 including many Muslims.
“Being united is a response to the act of horror and barbarism,” he said.
The Notre Dame church in southwestern Bordeaux also welcomed a Muslim delegation, led by the city’s top imam Tareq Oubrou.
“It’s an occasion to show (Muslims) that we do not confuse Islam with Islamism, Muslim with jihadist,” said Reverend Jean Rouet.
The Muslims were responding to a call by
the French Muslim council CFCM to show their “solidarity and
compassion” over the priest’s murder on Tuesday.
Said a woman wearing a beige headscarf
who sat in a back pew at a church in central Paris: “I’m a practising
Muslim and I came to share my sorrow and tell you that we are brothers
and sisters.”
Giving her name only as Sadia, she added softly: “What happened is beyond comprehension.”
The most poignant moment of Sunday’s
mass in Rouen was the sign of peace, a regular part of the liturgy when
the faithful turn to greet each other in the pews, either shaking hands
or kissing.
Archbishop Lebrun used the moment to
step into the congregation and greet Muslim leaders attending, as well
as three nuns who were at the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray when
Hamel was murdered.
Outside the Rouen cathedral a few
policemen and soldiers stood guard but did not conduct searches, seeking
to reassure a jittery population after the second jihadist attack in
less than a fortnight.
In addition to prompting fears of
fanning religious tensions in the officially secular country, Father
Hamel’s murder sparked renewed recriminations over perceived security
lapses.
Both of the 19-year-olds attackers ,
Adel Kermiche and Abdel Malik Petitjean, had been on intelligence
services’ radar and had tried to go to Syria.
English champions Leicester beaten 4-0 by French champions PSG
French
title winners Paris Saint-Germain brought English champions Leicester
City down to earth with a comfortable 4-0 win in the exhibition
International Champions Cup in Los Angeles on Saturday.
A sell-out 25,667 crowd at the StubHub
Center was treated to passages of sumptuous midfield interplay as PSG
gave the naive Foxes a taste of what to expect at Europe’s top table as
they head into their first Champions League campaign.
PSG attacked relentlessly, playing neat
triangles in midfield and looking to play mercurial Uruguayan striker
Edinson Cavani in through the channels while Javier Pastore whipped in
dangerous crosses from the left.
The threat was largely cancelled out
early on by captain Wes Morgan and his center back partner Robert Huth,
with goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel having little to do.
But PSG got the breakthrough in the 26th
minute when Daniel Amartey clumsily brought down Jonathan Ikone in the
area and Cavani sent Schmeichel the wrong way from the spot.
Leicester clawed their way back into the
play with several promising attacks, including a stinging free kick
from Algerian star midfielder Riyad Mahrez which PSG keeper Alphonse
Areola just kept out.
But “les Rouge et Bleu” doubled their
lead seconds before half-time when Thomas Meunier, who scored twice in
the last ICC fixture against Real Madrid in Ohio, surged into
Leicester’s box on the counter.
The 24-year-old Belgian international,
who moved in the close season from FC Bruges, played a neat assist to
Ikone, who slotted the ball in off the bar and beyond Schmeichel.
Foxes boss Claudio Ranieri and his
opposite number Unai Emery made 17 substitutions between them, largely
taking the tempo and purpose out of the second half.
It was over as a contest just after the
hour when Maxwell sent in a cross from the left, which Lucas Moura was
able to nod in after peeling away at the far post.
Ranieri said that although the result
didn’t go Leicester’s way, the team had gained valuable experience ahead
of its first European campaign, although the priority was the Premier
League.
“The focus is to be safe and then, if
it’s possible, to get experience. It’s the first time in Leicester City
Football Club’s life that it is in the Champions League,” he said.
“It’s amazing. With a lot of respect, we will try to do our best.”
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