July 2019

Serena ‘saw therapist’ after US Open meltdown

Serena ‘saw therapist’ after US Open meltdown

July 10, 2019 12:21 am
  •  Apologises to Osaka

Serena Williams revealed Tuesday that she consulted a therapist after her infamous 2018 US Open final meltdown in which her bitter war of words with the umpire overshadowed Naomi Osaka’s maiden Grand Slam victory.

The American superstar was widely vilified for her New York outburst in which she branded the chair umpire a “liar” and “thief”.

She was handed a code violation for coaching,docked a point for smashing her racquet and penalised a game for verbal abuse.

“I couldn’t find peace. I started seeing a therapist,” Williams wrote in a first-person account published in US glossy magazine …

British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt on Tuesday said US President Donald Trump was “disrespectful and wrong” in making disparaging

Trump comments ‘disrespectful and wrong,’ says UK’s Hunt

July 10, 2019 12:19 am
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt on Tuesday said US President Donald Trump was “disrespectful and wrong” in making disparaging remarks about outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May and her ambassador to Washington.Hunt, who is vying with his predecessor Boris Johnson to replace May in Downing Street later this month, added that he would keep US ambassador Kim Darroch in place if he took office.

“@realDonaldTrump friends speak frankly so I will: these comments are disrespectful and wrong to our prime minister and my country,” he tweeted.

“Your diplomats give their private opinions to @SecPompeo and so do ours! You said the

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Court orders forfeiture of another Diezani's property

Court orders forfeiture of another Diezani’s property

July 10, 2019 12:16 am

The Federal High Court, Lagos yesterday ordered that a plot of land in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, allegedly belonging to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, be forfeited to the Federal Government.

Justice Chuka Obiozor made the forfeiture order following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The anti-graft agency had told the judge that the land, measuring 7,903.71 to 8,029.585 square metres and designated as Plot 9, Azikiwe Road, Old GRA (UAC Property on Forces Avenue), Port Harcourt, was reasonably suspected to part of proceeds of unlawful activities.

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Unfathomable Mercy: A full length TV drama series 28

Unfathomable Mercy: A full length TV drama series 28

July 10, 2019 12:05 am

By Nze Ujunwa MarkAnthony

(All Rights Reserved)

82. INT. BAR. NIGHT

After the DAY’S WORK in the OFFICE the TRIO OF KEN, RAY and DAN sitting at the HIGH BROW BAR, drinking happily and cheerfully sharing JOKES.

 KEN

Filling his glass almost to the brim with HENNESSY

I went to see my woman, earlier today.

 RAY

Sips his glass of B & G wine as he speaks.

Which of them? We know you have over a dozen of them.

 KEN

See who’s talking. Don’t you have more than I do?

 DAN

Ken, I don’t seem to agree with you, you’re …

How researchers totally removed HIV from mice, by Study

How researchers totally removed HIV from mice, by Study

July 10, 2019 12:03 am
Could a cure for Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) be in sight? New research has revealed how a sequence of two treatments could completely remove the virus in mice.Scientists have edited mice’s genomes and removed HIV completely. The first treatment is a long-acting slow-effective release (LASER) form of antiretroviral therapy.

The second treatment involves the removal of viral Deoxy ribonucleic Acid (DNA)/genetic material using a gene-editing tool called CRISPR-Cas9.

In a recent Nature Communications paper, the researchers describe how they tested the two-step approach in a mouse model of human HIV. Of the mice that received LASER antiretroviral therapy followed by

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Is Governor Willie Obiano, now the Mayor of Orange?

Governor Obiano’s U.S. trip, a colossal waste of resources

July 9, 2019 11:53 am

By Odumodu Gbulagu

“Ladies and gentlemen, it is no exaggeration to say that Anambra State is the best place to locate an industry in Nigeria at the moment. We have one of the highest literacy rates in the country, we offer access to the largest retail market in West Africa and we have the largest crop of experienced middlemen and suppliers with enough expertise to move goods across Africa. We also have easy access to industrial land which we have mapped out in our Land-Bank and a speedy company registration and issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy in record time.”…

COZA pastor rape allegation: Why Busola kept silent earlier

COZA pastor rape allegation: Why Busola kept silent earlier

July 9, 2019 11:08 am

Sexual assault or rape has dependably been an issue, as of late, the conduits have created an avenue for more ladies to recount to their ordeals. This got to show you that every teenager has a story to tell.

This group of people(young ones) are really defenceless at that age which makes them more vulnerable to their predators.
On certain occasions, these supposed rape incidences happened years and even decades ago, just like the viral stories of Mrs Busola Dakolo versus Abiodun Fatoyinbo – the COZA Pastor accused of assault by the former.The incident brought up a lot of reactions
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Trump calls Theresa May ‘foolish’ on Brexit

Trump calls Theresa May ‘foolish’ on Brexit

July 9, 2019 10:14 am

President Trump on Tuesday said Prime Minister Theresa May was “foolish” in her handling of Brexit, as he doubled down on the feud with Britain’s ambassador to the U.S. Kim Darroch — whom he called “wacky,” “stupid” and a “pompous fool.”

“The wacky Ambassador that the U.K. foisted upon the United States is not someone we are thrilled with, a very stupid guy. He should speak to his country, and Prime Minister May, about their failed Brexit negotiation, and not be upset with my criticism of how badly it was handled,” he tweeted.

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China wants US to ‘immediately cancel’ arms sale to Taiwan

China wants US to ‘immediately cancel’ arms sale to Taiwan

July 9, 2019 9:50 am

China urged Washington Tuesday to “immediately cancel” the potential sale of $2.2 billion in weapons to Taiwan, including battle tanks and anti-aircraft missiles.

The US State Department’s decision to greenlight the first big-ticket US military sale to the self-ruled democratic island in decades comes amid already strained ties between Washington and Beijing.

“The sale of weapons by the United States to Taiwan… seriously violates the one-China principle… grossly interferes in China’s internal affairs and undermines China’s sovereignty and security interests,” said foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang.

Geng said that China has already lodged formal complaints through diplomatic channels expressing “strong …

UNN unveils first five-seater electric car

UNN unveils first five-seater electric car

July 9, 2019 1:42 am

It was excitement galore at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) yesterday as the institution’s Engineering Faculty successfully unveiled its first five-seater electric car.Christened Lion Ozumba 551, the car, made with 80 per cent locally-sourced materials, could undertake a 30-kilometer distance when fully charged.

Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Charles Igwe, said the car was part of the drive to accord innovation and technology the highest attention to reposition the institution for greater heights.He commended the immediate past Vice Chancellor, Professor Benjamin Ozumba, who he said laid the foundation for innovation and technology upon which the car dream …

Chief Medical Director of Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) Dr. Edmond Banwat has alerted the public over the presence of 39 unidentified bodies at the hospital’s mortuary.

39 bodies abandoned in JUTH’s mortuary

July 9, 2019 1:27 am

Chief Medical Director of Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) Dr. Edmond Banwat has alerted the public over the presence of 39 unidentified bodies at the hospital’s mortuary.

Banwat said some of the bodies have been deposited at the morgue located at the hospital’s temporary site on Murtala Muhammed Way, Jos, since January 2018.

According to information provided by the JUTH Public Relations Officer, Mrs. Bridget Omini, the hospital waited for more than one year and six months for families of the deceased to come and identify as well as claim them to no avail.

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IPOB, bishop cleric trade words over RUGA in South East

IPOB, bishop trade words over RUGA in South East

July 9, 2019 12:48 am

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Anglican Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Rt. Rev. Emmanuel Chukwuma, yesterday disagreed over Ruga Settlement in the South-East Zone.

IPOB, in a statement, had alleged that some governors of the South-East Zone have secretly allocated lands to herders for RUGA settlement.

It specifically pointed at Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and his Abia State counterpart, Okezie Ikpeazu, to have concluded arrangement to hand over land “in three senatorial zones of Enugu State and Olokoro in Umuahia to Fulani herdsmen as part of their Ruga programme in the East.”

But Chukwuma, who spoke yesterday during …

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