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Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr coach has claimed the forward will 'go back to Europe' before retiring from football.    The superstar player only secured a move to the Saudi Arabian side last month in a big money deal.    Now his own coach Rudi Garcia has suggested that the five-time Ballon d'or winner will have one final stint in Europe before hanging up his boots.   According to SPORT, Al-Nassr head coach Garcia said: 'Cristiano Ronaldo is a positive addition as he helps disperse defenders.    The 58-year-old manager added: 'He's [Ronaldo] one of the best players in the world. He won't finish his career at Al-Nassr, he'll go back to Europe.'   Garcia disclosed this after the side's 3-1 defeat to Al Ittihad in the semi-finals of the Arabian Super Cup, where Ronaldo failed to get on the scoresheet.   The former Manchester United and Real Madrid star is yet to score for the club in th...

A Court in Kanungu District, Uganda has ordered a woman to pay her former fiancé more than Shs10 million (about $2,500) as compensation for breach of the promise to marry him.    Court records show that Richard Tumwine and Fortunate Kyarikunda, both teachers started their love relationship in 2015 and that the duo later entered a promise to marry agreement in 2018.   The court also heard that Tumwine, a teacher at Kiringa Primary School, financially supported Kyarikunda- including sponsoring her for a diploma in law at the Law Development Center (LDC) where he spent more than Shs9.4 million.    Kanungu Grade One Magistrate Asanasio Mukobi held that since the promise to marry was not fulfilled by Kyarikunda to the detriment of Tumwine, then he is entitled to re-imbursement of his Shs9.4 million spent on her.   Mr Mukobi also ordered Kyarikunda to pay Shs1milllion to Tumwine as general damages for inconveniences and psychological anguish suffered....

Roma manager, Jose Mourinho believes Victor Osimhen is on the same level with former Chelsea striker, Didier Drogba.   Osimhen scored a superb goal as Napoli defeated Roma 2-1 on Sunday night January 29, to extend their lead at the top of the table to 13 points.   Speaking at a press conference after the game on Sunday night, Mourinho was asked about the comparison between Osimhen and Drogba.   “He is of the same level as Drogba, but Didier didn’t dive,” replied Mourinho.   “If Victor changes, then okay. I’d buy him if I was at a club with a lot of money. However, if he does go to England one day, he needs to change, because in Italy they put up with this sort of behaviour, whereas in the Premier League, they’d come down hard on him.”   Osimhen is currently the leading scorer in Serie A with 14 goals from 16 matches.   His compatriot, Ademola Lookman is second with 12 goals.

A 60-year-old man has been left fighting for his life at Longisa County Referral Hospital after spending three days inside a 20 feet well his son threw him into.    Samuel Tanui from Emitiot sub-location, Chepalungu Sub-County, Bomet County, Kenya, was thrown into the well by his son following a land dispute.    According to area Assistant Chief Lenny Ngeno, Tanui had earlier refused to grant his 22-year-old son Charles Kiplangat Rotich permission to sell the family land and it is speculated this pushed his son into hatching a plan to kill him.    After throwing him into the well, Rotich went about his daily business thinking that his father was dead.    The elderly man managed to wail hard enough for some of the passersby to hear him and that was when he was rescued. He was then rushed to a hospital.

Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have neutralized two suspected armed robbers/ kidnappers during a gun duel in Udu Local Government Area of the state.    Spokesperson of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday. January 30, 2023, said operatives recovered two AK47 rifles and 27 rounds of 7.62 ammunition.    "On 26/01/2023, the DPO Ovwian Aladja received an information that two members of a dreaded armed robbery/kidnapping gang were sighted at a club in Udu LGA, the DPO CSP Aliyu Shaba swiftly mobilized and led police operatives, stormed the club where one of the suspect was arrested," the statement read.    "Suspect immediately confessed to be a member of an armed robbery/kidnapping gang, he then led the operatives to their hideout in Udu where the police operatives were engaged in a serious gun duel by his gang members.   "During the gun duel, one of the suspects was neutralized by th...

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has said that the suspended Abuja-Kaduna train service will resume operation from Tuesday, January 31.    Recall that train service on that route was suspended on Friday, January 27, after a train derailed at the Kubwa station in Abuja.   Director of Operations, Niyi Alli also said that contrary to its initial trip schedule where two trains depart Abuja and Kaduna daily, the corporation has adjusted the number of trips for Wednesdays to one from each end.   The statement read;    “The Board and Management of The Nigerian Railway Corporation is pleased to announce the recommencement of the Abuja Kaduna “Train Service was suspended on Friday 27th January 2023 due to the derailment that occurred at Kubwa Station on the same date. “Subsequently, the Service will resume on Tuesday 31st January 2023 with the following daily schedule; KA2 departs Rigasa at 0700, Ak1 departs Idu at 10.00, KA4 de...

The  Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)  has announced a 10-day extension of the deadline for the use of old naira notes across Nigeria. The CBN governor, who spoke to journalists Sunday morning, said he had the approval of President Muhammadu Buhari for the extension. The new deadline is now 10 February instead of the former 31 January deadline, he said. Mr Emefiele spoke in Daura, Katsina State, after a meeting with the president who is in his home state for official duties. Mr Emefiele said Nigerians, who are yet to change their naira notes from the old to new ones, now have an opportunity to do so. He said people must utilize the opportunity because the deadline will not be extended again. PREMIUM TIMES reported how the CBN last October introduced redesigned 200, 500 and 1000 naira notes and gave a deadline of 31st January for the use of the old notes. However, the new notes have been scarce, thus leading to calls for an extension. Mr Emefiele did not elaborate on w...

The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) will carry out a mock accreditation exercise on the 4th of February.   The exercise will be carried out to test the efficacy of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) ahead of the Presidential and National Assembly elections on February 25.   Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who disclosed during a meeting with all the 37 Resident Electoral Commissioners in the country on Friday, January 27, said the machines used for the mock exercise will be reconfigured in preparation for the main elections.   Mahmood noted that the ongoing distribution of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) is one issue INEC officials must look into, adding that the Commission will not hesitate to take other measures to ensure that all who registered get their PVCs.

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested two ex-convicts and two others for vandalizing eleven electricity transformers in Azare Katagum Local Government Area of the state.   Spokesperson of the command, in a statement on Friday, January 27, 2023, said the suspects were arrested at Kari-Sade Road while suspiciously approaching a nearby electricity transformer.   "On the 17th January 2023 at about 0130hrs, a joint team of mobile police operatives in collaboration with local hunters based in Azare town, while on visibility patrol along Kari-Sade Road, arrested the following suspects; Adamu Ahmed, 30, Usman Mohammed, 28, Sulaiman Muhammed,35, and Umar Abdullahi,35, all of Matsango ward of Katagum LGA Bauchi state," the statement read.    "The suspects were apprehended alongside a white-colored Opel Vectra vehicle with registration number BWR 55PZ parked by the roadside, loaded with twelve (12) empty Jerry Cans and assorted spanners.  ...

Former Barcelona and Brazil defender, Dani Alves has reportedly been signing autographs for fellow inmates in prison.    Alves, 39, is in prison in Spain after being detained by local police and jailed without bail pending trial over an alleged sexual assault of a woman in a Barcelona nightclub.    The alleged victim filed a complaint earlier this month and the case remains open, Catalonia's court system said in a statement last week.     Spanish outlet Telecinco reported that Alves - who was denied bail by a Barcelona judge due to the perceived high risk of him leaving the country, has been signing autographs in prison.   The report said how one former inmate showed a shirt signed by the 126-time Brazil international upon leaving jail.   The unnamed inmate didn't share a cell with Alves but got his shirt signed through another prisoner.   He also revealed how the right-back was accepted in priso...

Former Barcelona and Brazil defender, Dani Alves has reportedly been signing autographs for fellow inmates in prison.    Alves, 39, is in prison in Spain after being detained by local police and jailed without bail pending trial over an alleged sexual assault of a woman in a Barcelona nightclub.    The alleged victim filed a complaint earlier this month and the case remains open, Catalonia's court system said in a statement last week.     Spanish outlet Telecinco reported that Alves - who was denied bail by a Barcelona judge due to the perceived high risk of him leaving the country, has been signing autographs in prison.   The report said how one former inmate showed a shirt signed by the 126-time Brazil international upon leaving jail.   The unnamed inmate didn't share a cell with Alves but got his shirt signed through another prisoner.   He also revealed how the right-back was accepted in priso...

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested six men for raping a 12-year-old girl in Katagum Local Government Area of the state.   Spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, January 27, 2023, said the suspects, aged between 40 and 50, confessed to have had carnal knowledge of the minor after luring her with monetary gifts ranging from N100 to N200.    "The case was referred from the Lower sharia court, Yayu town Chinade district Katagum LGA on the 18th of January 2023 for discreet investigation regarding a 12-year-old girl who was raped on different occasions," the statement read.    "A discreet investigation was conducted by the Gender Unit attached to SCID Bauchi state Police Command.   "However, the investigation pointed to the following suspects, namely; Mustapha kawu,40,Abubakar Bello, 50, Idriss Yakubu, 40, Nasiru Dalhatu, 40, Idris Sarkin Ruwa,50, Abubakar Jallaba, an...

A man who became trapped underneath a urinal in central London this afternoon, has died.   The workman had been operating on a "telescopic urinal" at Cambridge Circus, outside the Palace Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue this afternoon, Jan. 27, when he suffered "crush injuries", police said.   Efforts to rescue him from the structure went on for more than an hour-and-a-half. Sadly, he didn't survive.   This model of hydraulic urinal, designed to stop public urination, is stored beneath the pavement during the day and lifted up to street level for people visiting at night.

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has raised an alarm of the commission's database being attacked by foreign hackers.    Yakubu revealed this during his speech on Thursday, January 26, at the 2022 National Conference of the National Association of Judiciary Correspondents (NAJUC) in Abuja with the theme, ‘2023 General Elections; Judiciary and Sustainability of Nigeria’s Democracy.”   According to the INEC chairman who was represented by the deputy director of ICT, Dr Lawrence Bayode, the attacks are from different parts of the world and not just Nigeria.   He said;     “We were looking at the system yesterday and we were seeing that people were trying to come into the system from France but we also are putting some things in place. “You can’t build a house and you will not put a door, window or burglary; we have done our best to ensure that our system is secured.”   The INEC off...

Manchester city manager, Pep Guardiola has come out to defend his friend and protege, Mikel Arteta claiming people who criticize Mikel Arteta's touchline manner derives from jealousy.   Arteta spent time learning management under Guardiola at Manchester City before he went to take over Arsenal.. The pair meet for the first time this season when Arsenal go to the Etihad Stadium in the FA Cup fourth round on Friday night, January 27. Arteta has been condemned by several pundits in recent weeks for his behaviour, noticeably picking up a yellow card during Sunday's last-gasp victory over Manchester United.   But Guardiola also known for being emotional on the touchline has backed the Arsenal boss.   'Absolutely,' Guardiola said when asked if jealousy was a factor in criticism.  'When you are top of the league they have to undermine you for another reason. And they are doing that right now. I know this situation quite well. 'He wants to beat me and I want...

A Nigerian woman, Rahama Asma'u, has died barely one month after her wedding.    Asmau and her husband, Umar Maigari Dingyadi, got married on Saturday, December 31, 2022.    She died on Thursday morning, January 26, 2023, in Sokoto State.    Her husband is said to be the son of Mohammed Maigari Dingyadi, the current Minister of Police Affairs.    She was laid to rest today according to Islamic rites.   

A disabled 14-year-old who was raped by her own uncle has been refused an abortion in Poland, sparking outrage in the conservative country.   Two separate hospitals in her region of Podlasie have reportedly refused to treat her or even tell her where she could receive a legal abortion, a violation of their law.   The Catholic nation has some of the strictest laws on abortion in Europe, and doctors can even refuse to provide them on ethical grounds. Termination is only legal when the pregnancy is the result of a criminal act such as rape or incest, or when the woman's health is at risk.   The girl, who did not understand she was pregnant, was taken by her aunt to doctors who treated them 'brutally and inhumanely', she claimed.   The aunt had even provided documents from a prosecutor saying an alleged rape had occurred and an abortion would be lawful, but doctors still turned them away.    They were allegedly told: 'Not here, go away. We don'...

Pope Francis has declared homosexuality a 'sin' but not a 'crime' while condemning the 'unjust' laws which criminalize gay people.   In an interview on Tuesday, the 86-year-old said God loves his children just as they are and called on bishops to support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church.   He told the Associated Press: 'Being homosexual isn't a crime.'   He acknowledged Catholic bishops in some parts of the world support laws criminalising homosexuality or discriminate against the LGBTQ community and referred to the issue in terms of 'sin'. But he attributed such attitudes to cultural backgrounds and said bishops in particular need to undergo a process of change to recognise the dignity of everyone.   'These bishops have to have a process of conversion,' he said, adding that they should apply 'tenderness, please, as God has for each one of us'.   The United Nations (UN) has repeatedly called for an ...

Singer Adekunle Gold has taken to Instagram to show off a new car he copped.    The singer who shared a photo of him with his new car at a Land Rover dealer shop, attached lyrics from his hit song "Pick Up" as its caption. Adekunke Gold wrote "#babaGodeminafewarange". 

The Enugu Police Command has reunited a lost-and-found 23-year-old student, Comfort Ifunanya Chukwugbo, with her mother.   The student of the Abia State University Uturu (ABSU) was rescued by a Good Samaritan who found her wandering at Obe in Nkanu West LGA and taken to Ozalla Police Division on Friday, January 20, 2023.    She was reunited with her mother on Tuesday February 24, just hours after police appealed to the public to help locate her family members.   Spokesperson of the command, DSP Daniel Ndukwe said the mother, Mrs. Benedicta Chukwugbo revealed that Comfort left a prayer house in the Inyi community in the Oji River Local Government Area of the state, where she had been since December 31, 2022, following her state of mental imbalance.   According to Mrs Chukwugbo, her daughter started suffering from mental inbalance in 2020 after she attended and came back from a wedding ceremony in Abuja.    "The Enugu State Police C...