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22 October, 2013 Football Cristiano Ronaldo has urged fans and the media not to pressurise Gareth Bale as he looks to adjust to life at Real Madrid after been hit with an injury, just at the beginning of his time with the club. The 24-year-old has been struggling with physical problems ever since he joined Madrid, but Ronaldo is confident that Bale will do well at the Santiago Bernabeu side if given the time and space to find his feet at the club. "Gareth has been doing well since he arrived. He didn't put in a pre-season so that made things a bit more difficult for him," the Portuguese attacker said at a press conference. "We can't pressurise him, we must allow him to develop here. He always wants to learn, he's a fantastic guy. "I don't think talking about his price tag helps him and we must leave him alone in that aspect. He will do great things for the team. " Ronaldo, 28, also had his say on the situation of Ka...

22 October, 2013 Arts and Entertainment Pop singer,‘Davido’ Adeleke has come under harsh criticisms for his new music video entitled ‘Skelewu’. The Skelewu Video crisis has been the hot topic for the past couple of weeks now after Davido criticized Sesan's work on the first leaked video. And now as the Original video directed by Moe Musa has been released and come under severe criticism it seems even the director (Moe Musa) has come out in defence of his effort. Reacting to all the negative comments, Music director Moe Musa tweeted thus: Become a fan on Facebook

23 October, 2013 Education As the ultimatum given but the the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) to the Federal Government and the striking public university lecturers has expired, NUT will hold a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Thursday, October 24, to decide their next steps. The NUT President, Michael Alogba-Olukoya, made this known in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos today. It will be recalled, that NUT had September 26 given a two-week ultimatum to the FG and ASUU to resolve their differences and end the strike, or face nationwide strike by NUT members. NUT then extended the ultimatum following appeals from "well-meaning Nigerians", Alogba-Olukoya said. He, however, reminded that the extension would end on Tuesday. “In order not to cry more than the bereaved, we gave them till October. 22. The NEC members will meet on Thursday to decide our next line of action, “he said. It w...

23 October, 2013 Football Former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has lifted the lid on how he promised Cristiano Ronaldo his dream move to Real Madrid. In Alex Ferguson: My Autobiography, which goes on general sale on Thursday, the Scot tells of how then Madrid president Ramon Calderon's public overtures riled him to the extent that he refused to sanction a sale despite Ronaldo's desire to move to Spain. Ronaldo would eventually join Madrid for £80 million (€94m) in 2009, which Ferguson believes was a statement of intent from re-instated president Florentino Perez. The Scot writes: "Madrid paid £80 million in cash for him, and do you know why? It was a way for Florentino Perez, their president, to say to the world, ‘We are Real Madrid, we are the biggest of the lot'. "When the possibility of him leaving edged towards being a probability, I reached a gentleman’s agreement with him. "I went to Carlos’s house in Portugal...

22 October, 2013 Politics The Alliance for Democracy (AD) has stated that as long as Professor Attahiru Jega remains the head of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nigeria will not see  a free and fair  governorship election in Anambra State,  let alone the 2015 general elections. The position of the party was expressed in a press statement signed by its national chairman,  Rev. Okechukwu Obioha, that was made available to journalists at the end of AD's National Executive Council (NEC) meeting. AD explained that they took their current stand after a review of alleged illegalities that INEC has been making under Jega’s leadership. In its statement, AD accused the INEC chairman of disregarding court judgements with impunity, stressing that under such situation, he lacked the credibility to preside over election in the country. It further specified that the INEC under Jega was choosing which court order to obey, noting ...

22 October, 2013 Education The Federal Government on Tuesday reiterated its call on striking university lecturers to return to work in the interest of students and prevent further damage to the education system. The Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, made the call during the Ministry’s monthly press briefing in Abuja. He claimed that government had conceded to most of the demands made by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and wondered why the union would not budge in the interest of the nation. He said government’s commitment to resolve the crisis was further demonstrated by its representation by Vice President Namadi Sambo in the dialogue. Mr. Maku explained that the strike was not for salaries but for allowances, as salaries had been increased. According to the minister, “salaries have been increased by 54.3% which is half of our monthly income but they still insist on their 100 billon allowance. “Government offered N30 billion but ...

22 October, 2013 Foreign Taiwanese Special Forces recently received updated bulletproof armor to protect operators from lethal headshots and to reduce fighting effectiveness of opposing forces. Scroll down for photos Check out one of the scariest-looking armies ever after the jump. The United States has also used the ballistic mask for small teams in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as during the drug war of the 1980s. A handful of these guys approaching is likely enough to disconcert even the most hardened cartel enforcer, but an entire platoon marching in lockstep is so terrifying we assume the weapons they’re carrying are just for show. After all, it’s hard to hit a target that’s fleeing full-sprint in the other direction. Each ballistic mask is apparently rated to block close-range shots from a 44 magnum – which is a hell of a weapon. It should be noted, however, that the mask distributes the impact of a bullet over a relatively small surface area, m...

23 October, 2013 Local Two hundred and sixteen Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora have signed an online petition asking the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities to end the industrial dispute which has kept public universities shut for four months. The petition launched on change.org, a go-to site for web protests, is asking President Goodluck Jonathan and the National President of ASUU, Dr. Nassir Faggae, to reach an “amicable consensus.” In the petition entitled, “Mr. President and the Academic Staff Union of Universities: Please End the ASUU Strike now,” the petitioners said the Presidency should stop playing politics with education of the Nigerian youth.  The petition read in part, “Since the ASUU strike began, it has been over half a semester, a lot in the life of students waiting at home, not knowing when the strike will be over. The future of Nigeria is at stake. Stop playing politics with education. “It is u...

22 October, 2013 Football Nigeria, who won their first game in UAE 6-1 over Mexico, showed some defensive frailties in their 3-3 draw with Sweden at the Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain. The Scandinavians, playing in their first FIFA U-17 World Cup, stuck to their game-plan and were thoroughly deserving of their share of the spoils against the Group F favourites as both sides now look good bets to reach the knockout rounds. The Swedes only needed 11 minutes to shock the much-feared Golden Eaglets, and the goal came from a hopeful ball lofted into the penalty area from deep in midfield. Nigerian keeper Dele Alampsu thought he had a chance at intercepting and raced out of his net, but Erdal Rakip got to the ball first and nodded across the face of goal. Valmir Berisha was on the spot to guide the ball home on the volley. It was 2-0 to the Scandinavians eight minutes later when Anton Saletros bamboozled his man on the left flank and crossed deep into ...

22 October, 2013 Local At least 37 members of Boko Haram were killed when security forces raided a secret camp of the insurgents at Alagarno Village, near Maiduguri, Borno State. It was revealed on Tuesday by Aliyu Danja, the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations of the 7 Division. According to him, the Nigeria Air Force and soldiers of the 7 Division were involved in the operation, which commenced on Monday. Mr. Danja confirmed that 37 terrorists had been killed and several others had run away with gunshot wounds. He also added that several Boko Haram members had died during Sunday’s attack on Logomari Village. According to his words, during the attack, which occurred in the early hours of the morning, the terrorists killed four civilians, destroyed two fuel tankers and snatched an Isuzu pickup vehicle loaded with provisions. “The terrorists fled the scene on the arrival of troops of 7 Division,” he said. He also disclosed that Boko Haram ha...

22 October, 2013 Foreign Cat arrested for drug smuggling on its collar at Moldova jail. Guards at a prison in the Moldovan village of Pruncul have pounced on a cat being used to traffick bags of cannabis, tied around its neck. Suspicions were raised after the small grey and white creature was spotted regularly nipping in and out of the jail through a hole in a fence. Its oversize decorative collar turned out to contain drugs and investigations are under way to sniff out its trainer. Video of the cat being searched was posted by the Justice Ministry. A cat was recently used to smuggle mobile phones into a Russian jail. Guards caught it climbing a fence at the jail in Syktyvkar in June, the Moscow Times reported at the time, adding a photo of the creature being held by the scruff of its neck, the phones and chargers taped to its body. It was just one of several attempts discovered in recent years, with cats at other jails being used to deliver heroin,...

23 October, 2013 Football According to Tuesday’s Daily Telegraph, Jamaican athletes, including sprint star Usain Bolt, could be banned from major events like the Olympics due to the country’s handling of recent drug scandals. World Anti-Doping Agency President John Fahey, in an interview with the paper, accused Jamaica of “farcical” behaviour in its attempts to defer an extraordinary audit of its anti-doping programme until next year. This followed an invitation to WADA by  the Jamaican  Prime Minister to investigate revelations from the former Executive Director of the Jamaican Anti-Doping Commission  that it conducted no drug tests in the five months leading up to last year’s London Olympics. But JADCO’s suggestion that it  would talk to WADA next year infuriated anti-doping chiefs. If Jamaica are  deemed to be non-compliant with the WADA code, their athletes could be banned from major competitions until the situation is res...

23 October, 2013 Local Lagos State Police have arrested a 72-year-old man John Udin for killing his 14-year-old daughter Ejiro over a disagreement on what church she attends. The girls mother said her husband was mad to know that their daughter wanted to attend a church different from the one he usually goes to. Angry man hit the girl in the head with a log containing nails. Reportedly it all started last week Tuesday, when the deceased and others told their father that they were going to some other church. The argument over this issue led to hostility between the man on one hand and his wife and children on the other hand. The father was said to have been whipping the daughter at any occasion due to feeling slighted over the matter. According to the information, the man allegedly locked the bleeding daughter and her mother in the kitchen. Only five days later a 14-year-old was taken to the hospital. The suspect, denied killing his daughter, claiming t...