Row over EKSU/AOCOED affiliated programmes

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Row over EKSU/AOCOED affiliated programmes

FORMER students of Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti on affiliated education degree programmes with the Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Otto-Ijanikin, Lagos (2016/2017 set), are currently at loggerheads with the college’s management over delay in the release of their final results and the demand for N25,000 from each student to collect the results.

They claim that while delay has denied many of them employment opportunities, promotion at work places as well as impeded further studies, asking them again to pay N25,000 just to collect notification of results (not certificates) is exploitative and unacceptable.

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The ex-students, under the aegis of Concerned Students, wondered why their mates in other EKSU-affiliated colleges, including Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, Noforija-Epe, Lagos; Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo and Kwara State College of Education, Oro, have since collected their own results after the payment of just N15,000.

Mr. Hassan Raheem, the leader of the group of over 200 affected persons, told Tribune Education in an exclusive chat that AOCOED and not EKSU is responsible for their ordeals.

He alleged that it is AOCOED that did not remit, as and when due, all the fees paid by the students to the university, which is why the university has not processed the results.

According to him, each student paid N100,000 as tuition per session for the four-year degree programme, apart from various other small levies.

“So, we paid heavily without owing the school a kobo. We paid N400,000 each and those among us who had an extra year paid an additional N100,000 to make half a million in all. And you have to pay your tuition in full to be allowed to sit for each semester exam in the college.

“So, why did AOCOED not remit the amount meant for EKSU from the money as agreed between the two institutions,” he asked, describing the action as fraudulent and a breach of trust.

Raheem, however, said the group had formerly taken some steps, including petitioning the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) for intervention in the matter.

Raheem said: “We sent a petition to ICPC when we realised that AOCOED management had not been doing anything positive since May 2018 when we started the struggle to ensure our results are released after our several appeals to the college yielded no desirable result.

“We have sent two petitions so far to the anti-graft agency. The initial letter was addressed it to the director in charge of Lagos office of the agency, but to our utmost surprise, nothing was done for whole two months after submission.

“We then wrote directly to the head office in Abuja and addressed to the chairman of the commission. And within that same week, we received a telephone call from the Lagos office, telling us that they had been directed by the headquarters to wade into the matter without delay.

“They invited me to their office as the leader of the group, but I went with some other mates.  It was then they opened a file and documented our complaints and then invited the leadership of the college; but we’re yet to hear from them again.

“And now, whether ICPC intervenes or not, we can’t pay N25,000 for notification of results. The amount is outrageous and we cannot afford it. Majority of us, including my humble self, paid through the nose to be able to complete our programmes in the college. Some even obtained loans and are yet to pay back.

“So, AOCOED should not turn us to ATM (automated teller machine). Is it not even disheartening to hear that students will have to pay as much as N25,000 to collect ordinary notification of results when they will still have to pay N50,000 to collect certificate? Notification of result is supposed to be free since it won’t be useful again once the certificates are available.”

But when contacted, AOCOED’s Information and Public Relations Officer, Mrs A. O. Osinaiwo, confirmed the delay of the results but said the director in charge of the affiliated degree programmes in the college, Dr Joseph Owoso, should be able to give details on the matter.

When contacted, the director, who also confirmed the delay, claimed that the results were now ready and had been approved by the EKSU senate for collection by students.

“It is now left for students to come forward for their statement of results,” he added.

When asked about the N25,000 mandatory collection fee to be paid by each student, Owoso confirmed it, saying “N25, 000 is what the school charges for the collection of statement of results, and that the collection of the amount did not start with the 2016 set.

“Aside that,” he explained further, “every affiliated college with EKSU running degree programmes has the power to charge independently for notification of results. This is N25,000 in AOCOED, and the students who need the results have since been coming to collect theirs. Even today (Monday), some students came to collect their results; and likewise last Friday.

“So, if there is now a group of students who are saying they don’t want to pay the N25,000, that is their own cup of tea and not mine. After all, they are not paying to my private purse but to the college.

“They should go to the University of Lagos (UNILAG) to do the same programme. They will know how much they will pay for admission fee alone. They may also go to Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, Noforija-Epe, Lagos; or Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo as well as Kwara State College of Education, Oro and find out how much they pay there.

“So, are those students going to tell us that it costs each school the same amount of money to run the programmes? The distance of each of these colleges to EKSU is not the same and likewise the resources expended.

“It’s like they don’t want to know how much it will cost the school to process the results, how much they will need to pay as alumni fee, and how much the college paid lecturers that taught them and all that.”

While confirming that the group had taken the matter to ICPC, Dr Owoso said the group believes in confrontation to resolve issues.

Meanwhile, Tribune Education contacted the director of the satellite programme at EKSU, Professor Michael Omirin on the matter after the university’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Bode Olofinmuagun, had denied knowing about the affiliated programmes.

The professor of Tests, Measurement and Evaluation, however, blamed AOCOED for the delay in releasing the results and also refuted the claim by AOCOED’s director that the students have started collecting their results.

According to him, though both EKSU and AOCOED have resolved the issue that caused the delay and the university is through with the results, the senate is yet to approve them.

“The senate is expected to do that on Wednesday (yesterday) and by Friday stamp them; and the director of the programme at AOCOED can then come to collect them on that same day and hopefully start giving them out to students by next week.

While declining to mention specific amount each affiliated college is supposed to charge for notification of results on the premise that he is not a school bursar, Professor Omirin noted that the certificates could be issued for collection only after convocation ceremony, and that he does not know the date yet.

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Govt should play less politics with education —Professor Osofisan

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At the 9th valedictory service of Lord’s Secondary School and the 19th graduation and prize giving ceremonies of Lord’s Kiddies College, Ilora, Oyo State, Professor Adenike Osofisan of the Department of Computer Science, University of Ibadan, who was the chairperson at the event, speaks wto Hassan Olatunji on how to engender improvement in Nigeria’s education sector.

 

WHAT is unique about the Lord’s Schools?

There are many things that make Lord’s Schools unique. They give the students holistic education and teach them the fear of the Lord. The children are trained to be good citizens of Nigeria. They also have a cattle ranch, poultry, farm, among others.

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How would you compare the standard of education in your days and now?

A lot of people get it wrong. The facilities available today are more than what was available in our days. During our time, General Science was only introduced in our final year. However, today, even from primary school, children are exposed to computing, science and the like. For me, I think the problem we have today comes from the parents. Parents over-pamper their children; we want to do everything for them, such that we make them become weaklings. During JAMB Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, we have more parents/wards than students at some centres. Sometimes, we see that results are bought for the children. During our time, we attended lessons and you were on your own when it was time to sit for the examinations. Today, parents almost want to sit the examinations on behalf of the children. That’s part of the problem.

 

How would you rate the effect of social media on the upbringing of children?

There is no invention that doesn’t bring good and bad. However, it depends on which aspect you want to adopt. To take an example, when a woman gives birth, there is the baby and the placenta; you throw away the placenta, and you take the baby home. I tell people that ‘Teach these children how to use social media well; don’t let them discover it on their own’. You can get a lot of education from social media, both good and bad. Let us train our children to adopt only the good part of social media.

 

What’s your advice for government on improving education?

While at the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife), there were scholarships, whether state government, local government or even community scholarships. I don’t believe in saying ‘don’t pay school fees’, because that is the crux of the matter. Government cannot do it all. That’s why a lot of state governments, local governments and even communities have abandoned the responsibility of giving scholarships. My father was a community leader; I know a lot of people whom he sent to school who were not his children. That was part of the community service in those days. To train a student in the university is a lot of money. We play too much politics with education, and as long as you play politics with education, things will not go well. That is the truth.

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1,300 Nigerian mathematics, science teachers for training

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NO fewer than 1,300 mathematics and science teachers in private secondary schools in Lagos and Rivers states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja will be trained on the 21st century requirements for those subjects.

The School Kits Limited, a distributor of CASIO calculators in Nigeria, and Casio Middle East, an electronics manufacturer, will be responsible for the training and have signed the memorandum of understanding to that effect in Lagos.

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Speaking at the event, the managing director/chief executive officer, School Kits Limited, Mrs. Temilola Adepetun, said the essence of the training was to enhance teachers’ skills in mathematics and other science subjects such as physics and chemistry, with a view to broadening students’ knowledge and understanding of the subjects and encouraging many more of them to take science and technology-related fields as careers.

According to her, Casio’s scientific calculator has become an indispensable tool for every student across the world and the School Kits Limited deemed it fit to contribute its own quota as part of its corporate social responsibility initiatives to the development of science subjects in the country.

‘‘As the world gets smaller and more complex, Casio Middle East has designed scientific calculators capable of solving any problem and, therefore, it is our hope that the training would add significant value to the development of mathematics and science education,” she explained.

She noted that the training would be extended to teachers in other states in the future.

In his remarks at the event, the vice president, Mathematics Association of Nigeria, Mr. Mamman Musa, said in a statement made available to newsmen that the partnership would greatly improve skills of teachers in science subjects and those of students in applying particularly mathematics in solving real-life challenges.

He promised that the beneficiaries would apply the knowledge to be gained during the training to their teaching and other roles.

Also speaking, the managing director of Casio Middle East, Mr. Koji Naka, said his company decided to buy into the training to promote technology in the field of mathematics and science in Nigeria by training teachers in line with the latest trends in the basic education system.

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UAE Participates In 9th International Conference On Mars In California

The UAE has participated in the ninth International Conference on Mars and the 37th Meeting of the Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group, MEPAG, held recently at the California Institute of Technology, Caltech, in Pasadena, California, According to Wam.ae.

Sarah bint Yousif Al Amiri, Minister of State for Advanced Sciences, Chair of the UAE Council of Scientists, and Deputy Project Manager of the Emirates Mars Mission headed the UAE delegation.

Held once every four years, the conference marks a perfect opportunity to examine the latest major scientific discoveriesmade by countries worldwide, and focuses on bringing togetherglobal researches in space exploration. It serves as a platform to review means of developing and leveraging scientific projects aiming to explore the red planet, and introduces technologies that will lead to space exploration and achieving scientific objectives in the coming years.

Speaking during a session at the conference, Al Amiri shed light on the Emirates Mars Mission, EMM, and stressed that the UAE is investing heavily in human capital, knowledge and the future. She added that the country’s space exploration programmes are a key pillar to establish a scientific and technological renaissance in the UAE and the wider region.

“The Emirates Mars Mission marks a significant milestone in the journey of knowledge transfer about space science and technology. This critically important sector has great potentials and holds valuable opportunities to promote the development of scientific capabilities and knowledge creation, all of which sum up the UAE’s long-term vision of building a diverse knowledge-based economy for the future,” she noted.

“The Emirates Mars Mission embodies the UAE’s aspirations to explore the Red Planet. The ‘Hope Probe’, led by a highly qualified team of talented and skilled young Emiratis, has become the largest of its kind homegrown project in the region to explore other planets. The mission reflects the vision of our leadership to achieve a paradigm shift through the difficult and complex space field to set an example and to achieve a leading stature that would serve the global scientific community,” she added.

The UAE Minister of State for Advanced Sciences presented an overview of the latest developments pertaining to the UAE Emirates Mars Mission project, its objectives and the current studies conducted by the team. She indicated that the UAE has set forth a clear methodology to achieve its goals, and is keen to join the space exploration race while working onachieve sustainable growth in the space economy. Notably, attendees commended the Emirates Mars Mission project and its importance in filling important gaps in current human knowledge about the Red Planet and its atmosphere.

Al Amiri affirmed, “The UAE leadership gives top priority to promoting the space sector as the largest and the most ambitious of its kind in the region. The UAE strategy includes a wide array of ambitious projects and spaces missions, as well as scientific research projects, development of national research centers and space services.”

The conference tackled several topics pertaining to space exploration, as well as the latest developments in research, technology and Mars missions, with extensive participation from leading scientists and space exploration experts, engineers and researchers. A group of researchers and scientists from the Emirates Mars Mission’s as well as students from the Research Experience for Undergraduates, REU, took part for the first time in the conference and presented their scientific research on Mars.

At the 37th Meeting of the Mars Exploration Programme Analysis Group, MEPAG, the UAE Minister introduced scientists, engineers and high-ranked officers from space agencies around the world to the UAE’s objectives and vision that culminated in the launch of the Emirates Mars Mission. She shared with the prestigious audience the latest developments related to the project, its launch date and the experiments the team will execute upon arriving to Mars.

MEPAG is responsible for providing scientific input needed to plan and prioritise Mars exploration activities. It also provides analysis and establishes the targets of the Red Planet’s exploration projects for several institutions such as NASA and the National Academy of Sciences. MEPAG defines most Mars exploration missions under four main categories: explore the possibility of life on Mars, the history of Mars’ climate and its changes over the past centuries; the origins and evolution of Mars as a geological system; as well as those mission that will help in preparing for human exploration.

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Contraception Women At High Risk Of HIV: Solutions Under Spotlight

Over the past three days, the World Health Organisation guideline development group has been meeting to discuss its recommendations for the use of contraceptive methods by women at high risk of contracting HIV, According to Dailymaverick.co.za.

In particular, the group will review the status of the three monthly injectable contraceptive Depo-Provera, using new evidence from a randomised clinical trial, the Evidence for Contraceptive Options and HIV Outcomes (Echo) trial, published in the Lancet in June.

The Echo trial was carried out in South Africa, Kenya, Swaziland, and Zambia, and was designed to settle ongoing uncertainty and debate over whether the three monthly injectable contraceptive Depo-Provera, a copper IUD (non hormonal inter-uterine device) and an LNG implant (a progestin-based implant containing the hormone levonorgestrel) increased the possibility of HIV transmission in women who used it.

The study found no substantial difference in the risk of getting HIV among 7,829 women randomly assigned to use one of three reversible, highly effective contraceptives: DMPA-IM, copper IUD and LNG implant.

But the global leaders in an open letter to WHO argue that the way that the study was designed showed a “lack of concern for high rates of HIV infection and lack of access to safe contraception”.

“It is clear to us that for African women and girls, it has been decided that a pregnancy is worse than an HIV infection. This must end today,” Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng said in a statement.

“The Echo consortium designed a study that could only measure a 50% increase in HIV risk from using the contraception Depo-Provera. Rather than measuring an individual’s risk and then claims the study findings show no increased risk of HIV. To us, this shows African’s well-being was not considered. The WHO GDG must ensure our need for truthful information, and policy which protects us from hazard is taken seriously,” Rev Phumzile Mabizela, Executive Director of The International Network of Religious Leaders Living with or Personally Affected by HIV, INERELA+ which operates in 18 countries, and three continents said.

“WHO is undermining the vulnerability of women,” Mabizela told Daily Maverick, “they need to report on the findings accurately and not downplay it.”

Announcing the results of the Echo trial in June, WITS RHI Executive Director, Professor Helen Rees said the results were reassuring but added: “our findings are also sobering because they confirm unacceptably high HIV incidence among young African women irrespective of which contraception method they were assigned to”.

Dr Nelly Mugo, Head of the Sexual, Reproductive, Adolescent and Child Health Research Programme at the Kenya Medical Research Institute in Nairobi, Southern and East African, said women face the double jeopardy of high HIV prevalence and high maternal-infant mortality from unintended pregnancies.

“Tens and millions of women in the region rely on DMPA-IM, which is often the only modern method of contraception available in local family planning clinics,” Mugo said in a statement released by the Echo Consortium.

The open letter, signed by medical doctors, religious leaders, HIV activists, public health educators, and members of the Echo Trial outlines three key requests:

1. That the WHO provide more time to the GDG, African Health authorities, civil society and scholars to consider the relevance of new epidemiological, and biological evidence, including the
recently announced findings from the Echo randomised clinical trial for policy.

2. That the GDG demand transparency from Echo researchers on their trial. In particular on how a 50% increased risk was determined as an appropriate margin – and by whom. And further that the GDG determine if this margin is still ‘clinically relevant’, and if it ever was?

3. That extensive discussion take place at the GDG on what is meant by “high-risk” women to determine how, and if the Echo Trial’s “calculated effect size of potential increased risk of 30%” is valuable enough to inform global guidelines.

Daily Maverick attempted to get comment from WHO’s regional office but was unsuccessful. This story will be updated when comment is received.

Meanwhile, a previously released statement by WHO stated that its updated recommendations will be issued by the end of August 2019. DM

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China to halt individual tourism permits for Taiwan amid rising tension

China will stop issuing individual travel permits for Taiwan to people in 47 mainland cities from Aug 1, its culture and tourism ministry said on Wednesday, citing the state of ties with the self-ruled island, but gave no details.
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Mother’s ‘Nightmare’ After U.S. Teen Admits Killing Italian Cop

The mother of a U.S. teen detained in Rome over the killing of an Italian police officer spoke Wednesday of her shock at the arrest of her “thoughtful boy,” as the suspect’s father arrived in Italy, According to Japantimes.co.jp.

Finnegan Elder, 19, has been charged with aggravated homicide along with friend Gabriel Natale Hjorth, 18, following the death of officer Mario Cerciello Rega, who suffered multiple knife wounds in Friday’s attack.

Elder has confessed to stabbing Cerciello, 35, with a U.S. Marine partially-serrated, close-quarters combat knife, according to police. But says he mistook the plain-clothed officer for a dangerous drug dealer and used the weapon in self-defence

His father Ethan Elder said on arrival in Rome that “the first thing I need to know is how to get into prison to see my son,” before heading directly with his lawyer to the city’s Regina Coeli jail, according to Italian media reports.

“We feel like our world has come crashing down,” Elder’s mother Leah said in an interview with Italy’s La Stampa daily.

“I don’t know how to describe it. It’s like a nightmare we’ll wake up from.”

Their son was high on a mix of spirits, beer and prescription medicines when the attack took place, police said Tuesday. Cerciello had tackled him to the ground during a nighttime drugs raid in a genteel Rome neighborhood.

“Finn is a thoughtful boy. The only explanation I can give, if he really is involved directly in this tragedy, is that he was terrified and therefore reacted rashly,” the suspect’s mother said.

She added that he had in the past taken powerful painkillers for an injury to his hand suffered while working part-time in a car parts shop.

He had to have part of a finger amputated after a nasty fall off a ladder which left his left hand partially paralized, she said.

The teenager took “strong painkillers and opioids” to manage the pain, as well as marijuana, she added.

Cerciello and his plainclothes partner Varriale had been tasked with intercepting the Californian teens after an intermediary on a drug deal reported them to the police for stealing his bag after they were sold aspirin in the place of cocaine.

“I didn’t know he did any other drugs,” Leah Elder said.

Asked about a violent incident when her son was younger, in which he punched a fellow teenager who fell and hit his head, she said it was part of a boxing ritual called “fight night” and not a sign Finnegan was violent.

“Finn had agreed to take part in a match with a friend, the other kids were gathered around watching. He hit him and the boy fell and hit his head and was hurt badly, but recovered in a few days and is very well now,” she said.

He was ordered to perform community service and after that his criminal record was wiped clean, she added.

The weapon used in the attack on Cerciello, which has an 18-centimeter (seven-inch) blade, was brought over from the US.

“Having a knife is not unusual for a kid of his age in our neighborhood,” Elder said.

The family, which has Irish, Lithuanian and Spanish roots, had sentimental ties to Italy.

The Elders had been on their honeymoon in Tuscany and “we fell in love with the country.”

“When Finn said he was going to Italy too, where I used to go as a girl, we were happy,” Leah Elder said.

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Instagram Influencer found Stabbed to Death in Suitcase at her Apartment

A 24 year old Russian Instagram model Ekaterina Karaglanova, has been found stabbed to death and put in a suitcase at her apartment in Russia.

Russian newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets reports that she was found throat-slit by her parents who went to check on her at her apartment after becoming concerned when the deceased did not contact them for several days.

The reported stated that jealousy is being investigated as a possible motive for the killing as Karaglanova started a new relationship and the police said CCTV footage showed her former boyfriend had visited her apartment in the days around her disappearance.

The former boyfriend’s whereabouts is currently unknown.

Karaglanova who had more than 85,000 followers had recently graduated
as a doctor.

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Shiites suspend Protests, sue FG over Proscription

The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, also known as Shiites, has announced the temporary suspension of its daily protests.

The protests, which the group started to press for the release of their detained leader Ibrahim El-Zakzaky who has been in custody since 2015, had turned violent on several occasions, resulting in the death of an NYSC member and a Deputy Commissioner of Police.

According to Sahara Reporters, a statement signed by The President of the Media Forum of the IMN, Ibrahim Musa, said the protests have been suspended so that the case instituted by their lawyers on the proscription order made by the federal government could take its full course.

He said: “We sincerely hope an amicable way could be found to solve the crises surrounding the illegal detention of our leader for almost four years now

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Former Physics Teacher Who Got Teenage Student Pregnant Found Guilty Of Sex With Minor

A former secondary school teacher, who developed a romantic relationship with his 15-year-old student and impregnated her, was found guilty of sexual penetration of a minor on Wednesday (July 31), According to Straitstimes.com.

The 41-year-old man, who cannot be named to protect the girl’s identity, was convicted of 19 counts of sexual penetration which occurred on 10 occasions in August and September 2015 at his house.

The man had taught the teenage girl science and physics for all four years of her secondary school education from 2012 to 2015.

She is now 19 years old and has a two-year-old child fathered by the man.

In December 2013, towards the end of the year, he offered to give the girl private tuition in physics. However, as she felt the fees were too expensive, he suggested that they looked for another student to lower the cost.

After discussions with her family, the girl agreed to the arrangement and the teacher began giving her and another student weekly private tuition at his house on Saturday mornings. This continued until the victim completed her O-level examinations in November 2015.

During the June school holidays that year, the teacher invited her to his house outside of the tuition sessions. They would talk and he would play her songs he had composed .

Some time in July that year, he told her that he liked her and she subsequently agreed to be in a relationship with him.

They would hide their relationship by making sure his mother was not at home when the girl came to the house, and that she was not seen by the neighbours.

He soon became physically intimate with her by kissing and hugging her, and rubbing his private parts on hers while they were both clothed.

Eventually, on Aug 10, he had penetrative sex with her for the first time.

This intimate relationship continued until the girl ended it in September or October the following year, when she entered polytechnic.

In November 2016, she discovered that she was 16 weeks’ pregnant, and told the man about this through a text message.

The next month, after telling her family about the pregnancy, the girl lodged a police report. She later testified that when she made the report, she was afraid it would get the man in trouble.

While he admitted he had initiated the relationship, he denied engaging in any penetrative sexual activity with her before her 16th birthday.

He claimed that their physical intimacy had developed slowly and was restricted to kissing, touching each other, and rubbing with only their underwear on.

He added that he started engaging in sexual intercourse with the girl only in December 2015 after she turned 16.

However, in WhatsApp messages between the two after Aug 10 of that year, he had described their physical acts as “deeper penetration”.

He had also wrote that “there is a sense of when to get it out” in one text message, when the girl told him that she was worried about getting pregnant.

During the trial, he gave three reasons for not having sex with the girl before her 16th birthday: that it was illegal to have sex with a minor, that she was unwilling to have premarital sex and he respected her view on this, and that they were both afraid of her getting pregnant.

District Judge Chay Yuen Fatt said he accepted the testimony of the victim as it was consistent and supported by the text messages she exchanged with the man.

The man is expected to return to court on Aug 29 for mitigation and sentencing.

For each count of sexual penetration of a minor, he could be jailed for up to 10 years, fined, or both.

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21-Year-Old Found Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting Girls He Met Online

An Orthodox Jewish man from Stamford Hill has been found guilty of sexually assaulting young girls he met on social media, According to Jewishnews.timesofisrael.com.

Abraham Yousef, 21, of Woodmill Road, is known throughout the Orthodox area as Avi Karni, a Yemenite Jew brought to the UK as a child by London’s Satmar leaders.

He was arrested in September last year after the parents of a 14-year old girl found indecent images on her phone, and at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Monday he was found guilty of a string of sexual offences.

These included causing a child to engage in sexual activity, sexual communication with a child, meeting a child following sexual grooming, two counts of sexual activity with a child, three counts of possessing an indecent image of a child and attempting to sexually communicate with a child.

His brother Yousef, 29, was also found guilty of perverting the course of justice, after he contacted one of the victims after Abraham’s arrest and put pressure on her to change her story. Both men will be sentenced on 27 September.

“Abraham Ibrahim was a lone, opportunist offender who targeted his young victims on social media platforms knowing they were vulnerable, pursuing them for his own sexual gratification,” said Det Insp Mark Rogers, who led the investigation.

“Yousef Abraham has tried to influence the course of the investigation. His actions were utterly reckless, misguided, and resulted in his conviction. I like would to praise the children and their families who have shown great courage in supporting the investigation and giving evidence in a difficult and traumatic court case.”

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Asia set to trade lower after Fed dampens hopes of more rate cuts

Asia stocks were set to trade lower on Thursday after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell dampened hopes of further rate cuts later this year.
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Our women have been caged in ‘the other room’ again!

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Our women have been caged in ‘the other room’ again!

There is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women —Kofi Annan (1938-2018) former United Nations Secretary-General.

 

NIGERIA is not taking durable lessons from events around it from countries whose equal-gender institutions are propelling them to achievements. We (or is it our leaders?) appear to be running with others in this global village in the race against time, yet we are rooted to the same spot when other nations in the competition have moved on—moved on to destinations where we can’t even sight their tail lights, after squinting into the distance. One of the big factors that have winged their traction for meteoric move is the preponderant or balanced presence of their women in government at the top, not on the periphery of political office, government and bureaucracy. They invest enormously in the fair sex to enlist them for work for the state and its people, the same way they press the male into national assignment, gender no stumbling block. Their women can conquer the peak to become the head of government and the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. But in Nigeria, we say we aren’t ready for a female president. Why spend on them when at the end of the day the place of the woman is the kitchen? Our president has put our women where he believes they belong: ‘the other room’. They are baby factories. They are to be given in marriage at an early age, at the pleasure of the parents. Not for school.

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They are to be housewives, protected from the wear and tear of the toil of the streets. Why? Because we misunderstand the Scriptures’ portrayal of women as the ‘weaker vessel’. So why would you waste precious resources on what we have decided would be chattels in the long run? Are they not weaklings, incapable of lateral thinking? Weaker vessels who wouldn’t know the nuances of governance? Who wouldn’t in numerous cases outdo the menfolk if offered the opportunity to perform, with a level playing field? Weaker vessels who would not be able to go to the moon as did the man who landed on that planet 50 years ago? Elsewhere, people are not as backward, besotted,bewitched and befuddled as to be circumscribed in their relationship with women.

In 2015, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau formed the first gender-balanced cabinet in the country’s history. There were 15 women in the cabinet of 30. This historic feat set two scholars to work. What would be the effect of such ‘large-scale’ invasion of the masculine no-go areas by these weaker vessels? Professor Carles Muntaner of University of Toronto and his colleague, Assistant Professor Edwin Ng of the University of Waterloo, wrote as part of their findings: ‘’Canada’s gender-equal cabinet vaulted the country from 20th to fifth in terms of percentage of women in ministerial positions… Also, research has shown that women in government tend to work in more collaborative and bipartisan ways and employ more democratic leadership style compared to men’s autocratic style. Women are also more effective at building coalitions and reaching consensus…When we tested government spending as a mediating factor, we found that women in government in Canada have reduced mortality rates by triggering…specific types of health-producing expenditures… Women spend more on health and education.’’

Here in Africa, two of the continent’s fastest growing nations, Ethiopia and Rwanda, are also drawing from the inexhaustible well the womenfolk dig when they are drawn into power in their great numbers. In Ethiopia, 50 per cent of the cabinet are women, with strategic portfolios including Defence falling into their laps in a severely patriarchal culture. In Rwanda, the 26-seat cabinet also has half of them. Its parliament is 68 per cent so-termed weaker vessels. In both countries, the drafting of women to the front line of political theatre has helped to push their societies to dizzying masculine heights unexplored when it was a male-centric show in the past. For instance, a World Economic Forum has published a survey by the International Monetary Fund putting Ethiopia as the ‘’fastest growing economy in sub-Saharan Africa.’’ This, it attributed to new policies worked out by a ‘’government no longer dominated by a few to the exclusion of a productive sector’’. It is the same fairy-tale picture in Rwanda. Paul Kagame’s government has tapped into vast resources of a critical wing of the country, women, to build a society now the envy of most of Africa after the 1994 genocidal war against the Tutsi ethnic group pulverised Rwanda.

Socialist Cuba remains an abiding example of a country whose women have been empowered to assert their place in every area of the society, side by side with men: government, military, education, medicine, administration etc.In the 70s and 80s many Africans were alarmed to see young Cuban women soldiers and doctors storm our continent to join us in the liberation struggle in Southern Africa. These countries would have lost the battle for survival without the full participation of their women, as Nigeria has repeatedly lost it with its misogynist policy which has bared its fangs again in the proposed cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari.  Why are there only seven women in a list of 43 at a time the world is realizing that society needs the full utilization of all its human capital to survive? An inhibiting and miserly 16.3 per cent! It implies that we are still in the prehistoric age, unworthy of today and unprepared for the future where all others, including smaller nations like Rwanda and Ethiopia, are heading.

Buhari needs to revise the list and bring in more women. The states are not faring better. For instance, in Oyo only one female has been mentioned in a 14-member team sent to the lawmakers. We need far more of them to reflect our multi-gender strength and corral them for development. They will give the nation the thinking of the age that is moving those accommodating them to the real next level. The distortion in governance that denies our women, apolitical technocrats, youths and those with disabilities their say in the affairs of the nation is responsible for our poor showing and inability to run Nigeria at the elemental speed necessary to liberate our people from the deprivation we have been sentenced to. Building the nation shouldn’t be in the hands of male politicians alone.

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‘Why Nigerians Must Consume Locally Produced Sugar’

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The executive secretary of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Dr. Latif Busari, in this interview with Juliana Agbo, reviewed the challenges and the progress made so far in the sugar industry. The NSMP which is the roadmap for the sugar industry is in its 7th year of implementation, how has the journey been so […]

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Huawei H1 Revenue Rises By 23% Despite US Trade Restriction

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Huawei Technologies has announced a 23.2 per cent revenue increase in its first half 2019 financial results to $58.3 billion (CNY401.3 billion) over the same period last year despite trade restrictions from the United States (US) government. Huawei chairman, Liang Hua, who announced the results yesterday, said that the company’s net profit margin for H1 […]

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Democratic debate highlights: Moderates assail 'impossible' liberal agenda

The Democratic Party’s two leading progressives came under fire on Tuesday from a debate stage stuffed with moderates who said their “impossible” proposals and “wish-list economics” risked keeping Republican President Donald Trump in the White House for four more years.

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China, US officials meet for trade talks in Shanghai

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin shook hands with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He before beginning trade talks in Shanghai.
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Indian coffee tycoon's body found, police say

Authorities on Wednesday confirmed they have located the body of Cafe Coffee Day founder VG Siddhartha from near the Netravathi River.
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Katy Perry Facing Multi-Million Dollar Payout

Pop star Katy Perry is facing a multi-million dollar payout after a jury found her 2013 hit Dark Horse had been copied from a Christian rap song.

The singer-songwriter, 34, denied lifting beats and notes from the 2009 gospel hit Joyful Noise, arguing the claim by rappers Flame and Da’ Truth and beats creator Chike Ojukwu was an attempt to “own basic building blocks of music”.

But a Los Angeles court today found Perry and co-creators of the song, as well as four corporations including Capitol Records, all liable for copyright infringement.

The jury will now consider how much money Perry and her co-defendants must pay to the creators of Joyful Noise.

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Today’s ruling follows on from last year’s high-profile court defeat for singers Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams, who were ordered to pay almost $5 million (£4 million) to the family of Marvin Gaye.

The pair were accused of copying their smash-hit Blurred Lines from Gaye’s 1977 track Got To Give It Up, and lost a long-running copyright infringement battle.

Perry, pictured arriving at court, defended the way Dark Horse was created during the trial.

She drew laughter after suggesting she could “perform it for you live” when technical difficulties prevented playback of the song and told the jury it had been written in four hours in a music studio in her Santa Barbara hometown.

She denied co-writers on Dark Horse, Dr Luke and producer Cirkut, had lifted the origins of the track from the internet and said she was drawn to the beat because of “the kind of dark feeling” it inspired.

It was a “moody metaphor like the Trojan horse and the power of a woman and not to cross a woman because that karma is not good for you”, she added. The case focused on the notes and beats of the song rather than the lyrics, leading some watching the trial to believe Perry would not be found liable.

But in a surprise ruling, the jury decided all the creators, including rapper Juicy J who only wrote the rap for the song, should be involved in the payout.

Perry’s lawyer, Christine Lepera, had argued that a ruling against her would leave many singers and songwriters liable to copyright claims in the future.

“They’re trying to own basic building blocks of music, the alphabet of music that should be available to everyone,” she said. Perry was not present when the verdict was delivered.

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ASAP Rocky Pleads Not Guilty To Assault In Sweden

ASAP Rocky has pleaded not guilty to assault in Stockholm.

The US rapper, real name Rakim Mayers, is on trial accused of assaulting a 19-year-old Afghan refugee in the Swedish capital a month ago.

Two members of the 30-year-old’s entourage are also on trial and have pleaded not guilty.

ASAP Rocky and the two other suspects, who’ve been held in prison after a fight that took place on 30 June, claim they were acting in self-defence.

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The trial – which is in its first day – was delayed starting due to the massive media and fan interest in the case.

There were issues getting in and out of the court and some fans had to be turned away from the public gallery as it quickly filled up.

The prosecution are going through a detailed 522-page preliminary report, which contains extensive photographs of injuries the alleged victim suffered.

The alleged victim, who is not being named by media, has claimed damages of roughly £12,000 (139,700 Swedish Krona).

They allege that ASAP Rocky used a weapon – claiming the injuries are consistent with the use of a bottle or a similar blunt object.

Injuries on the alleged victim’s body – which prosecutors claim are consistent with use of a bottle
A lawyer for one of the rapper’s co-defendants claims he has completely new evidence that he believes will ensure the trio are found not guilty of assault – but would not yet reveal what type of evidence it is.

It’s expected that evidence will be shown to the court on Thursday.

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Sat in the front row, ASAP Rocky has appeared really engaged throughout the hearing.

He’s wearing a green T-shirt – a standard-issue uniform given to suspects detained in Sweden before a trial – and his braids are tied back off his face, so you can see the earpiece he’s using to listen to a translation of the proceedings.

The document that’s being presented to the court includes text messages from some of ASAP Rocky’s friends, graphic photos of the alleged victim’s injuries, and transcripts of conversations witnesses had with the police.

Photographs of the bottle allegedly used during the fight have also been shown.

ASAP Rocky’s mum is in the front row in the gallery, where his supporters and media are sitting.

It’s separated from the main courtroom via a glass screen. She’s being mobbed by journalists as she enters and leaves the courthouse and looks unsettled by the attention.

Just before the court broke for lunch she shared a long hug with one of ASAP Rocky’s other supporters in the gallery.

The trial is scheduled for Tuesday, Thursday and Friday – although it could finish before then.

Assault causing actual bodily harm carries a maximum prison sentence of two years in Sweden.

ASAP Rocky has been held in custody since 3 July following an alleged assault which took place on 30 June.

His imprisonment has attracted the attention of US President Donald Trump, who said he’d spoken to the Swedish Prime Minister after requests to intervene from Kanye West and his wife Kim Kardashian West.

The prosecutor in charge, Daniel Suneson, previously told Radio 1 Newsbeat he hadn’t spoken to any White House representatives, or any representatives of the Swedish government, while investigating.

President Trump later demanded that Sweden “Give A$AP Rocky his FREEDOM

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Progressives Sanders and Warren come under attack in Democratic debate

Progressive candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren came under fire from more moderate rivals as the second round of Democratic debates began on Tuesday, spotlighting the ideological divide in the party’s crowded presidential field.

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NIMC set to commence enrolment in Saudi Arabia, Germany, others

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THE National Identification Management Commission (NIMC) has concluded plans to extend the National Identification Number (NIN) registration to foreign countries, including Saudi Arabia, Canada, Germany, Ghana, Senegal, Benin Republic, Mali and India.

This, according to the commission, follows the successful deployment of enrolment centres in South Africa, United States of America, United Kingdom, among others.

The enrolment exercise, the commission said, would be conducted in major cities  in the stated countries.

General Manager, Corporate Communications of NIMC, Mr. Abdulhamid Umar, who made this known in Abuja said this was strategic, so as to reach places where Nigerians are highly populated.

He said: “The rollout of additional enrolment centres in these cities is in collaboration with NIMC licensed partners— Dantata Universal Services Nigeria Limited/VFS Global, National e-Authentication/Defcon Systems and Slogani Consults Limited.

“In the Middle East, the commission has concluded plans to start the registration in Saudi Arabia’s two major cities— Jeddah and Riyadh and in Ghana, the exercise will take place in Accra, the country’s capital; Dakar in Senegal, Cotonou and Porto Novo in Benin Republic,” he said.

The commission also stated that the NIN enrolment centre in Germany, will be deployed in Berlin and Frankfurt, Vancouver in Canada, Leicester and London in the United Kingdom and Houston in the United States of America.

He quoted the Director-General of NIMC,  Aliyu Aziz,  as saying that the enrolment of Nigerians in the diaspora was in fulfillment of the NIMC mandate to enrol all Nigerians, legal residents and Nigerians in Diaspora into the National Identity Database (NIDB) and issue them the unique identification number, NIN.

“All licensees are companies that have complied with the requirements for data capture and processing as enshrined in the laws of the respective countries they operate.

“The licensed partners include Biosec Solutions Limited; Slogani Consults Limited; CHAMS Consortium Limited; Defcon Systems Limited/ OIS Services; National eAuthentication Limited/ OIS Services; Thebez Global Resources/ Cox & Kings; Dantata Universal Services/VFS Global; Venn Technology Limited; Kevonne Consults Limited/Iris ID Systems INC.; UGS Technologies Limited/ OrangeHook African Continental/ Carvus; File Solution Limited/ EYE-ID LLC and IRIS Smart Technologies Limited,” he said.

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Biosafety agency, police reinforce collaboration on GMOs

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THE National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) and the Nigeria Police Force have agreed to strengthen their collaboration to safeguard the use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in the country.

This was made known when the director-general and chief executive officer of NBMA, Dr. Rufus Ebegba, paid a courtesy visit to the new commissioner of police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) command, Bala Ciroma, in Abuja.

Ebegba said he was at the command to acquaint himself with the new commissioner of police and to ensure that “our pre-existing collaboration with the police continues seamlessly to guarantee that our mandate to safeguard the use, handling and transportation of GMOs is carried out effectively.”

He added that the collaboration between NBMA and the Nigeria Police Force comprised joint activities that ensured that illegal GMOs was appropriately confiscated and defaulters legally brought to book as required by the National Biosafety Management Act 2015.

Giving his remarks during the meeting, the commissioner of police gave the assurance that the collaboration between NBMA and the police would be sustained.

He added that it was part of the duty of police to collaborate with regulatory agencies towards ensuring that their mandates were carried out effectively.

“We understand the significance of your agency to Nigeria’s economy and how important your work is to achieving Nigeria’s food security, so we will do as much as possible to assist your responsibilities.

“We will have a better Nigeria when people can go to sleep without hunger,” he said.

NBMA was established in 2015 by an Act of Parliament to ensure adequate level of protection of the  transfer, handling and use of genetically modified organisms resulting from modern biotechnology, that might have adverse effects on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity taking into account risks to human health, animals, plants and the environment.

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Interior ministry partners agencies on expatriate quota processing

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THE Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior,  Georgina Ehuriah, has said that the ministry is partnering key institutions and agencies of the Federal Government to improve on the expatriate quota processing in the country.

She listed some of the agencies to include the Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board and the Federal Inland Revenue Service.

Ehuriah disclosed this at a one-day stakeholders meeting on expatriate quota administration in Abuja.

According to her, “arrangements have been concluded to electronically link the ministry’s portal with the Federal Inland Revenue Service, the Nigeria Immigration Service and the Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Bank with a view to reducing, if not totally eliminating, the incidence of fake quota positions.”

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She added that the process would also eliminate the use of forged documents to process Business Permit and Expatriate Quota.

The permanent secretary said further that the ministry was also collaborating with the Corporate Affairs Commission, the Central Bank of Nigeria, among others, to improve the integrity of the entire expatriate quota process.

She pointed out that the quota played a key role in the economy and is granted to companies to enable them to employ foreigners with specialised skills that are not readily available in the country or are in short supply.

“It fills gaps and overtime, facilitates the transfer of technology to Nigerians and the eventual indigenisation of the positions occupied by the expatriates,” she said.

As part of ongoing reforms in the administration of expatriate quota, Ehuriah said, “approval was recently granted by the appropriate authorities for the re-validation of Expatriate Quota on Permanent Until Reviewed (PUR) status.

“This will enable the ministry to update its records, ascertain proper utilisation by companies and continued eligibility of beneficiaries,” she said.

The permanent secretary said that she had directed that machinery be put in place for the review of the handbook on expatriate quota administration which was last revised in 2004.

She explained that the stakeholders meeting was in furtherance of the ministry’s mandate as it related to the administration and enforcement of the Nigeria Immigration Act, 2015 and Immigration Regulations, 2017.

Speaking earlier, the Associate Director, People Advisory Service, Mr Kayode Faboyede, said that the meeting was the right step in the right direction.

According to him, the automation of the expatriate quota process has made life easier and seamless for stakeholders.

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Shi’ites protest: FCT residents assured of maximum protection

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THE Permanent Secretary, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Sir Christian Ohaa, has assured Nigerians, especially  residents of the FCT that the unfortunate incident (Shi’ites protest) that claimed the lives of the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Usman Umar and Precious Owolabi of Channels TV would not repeat itself.

According to him, “this incident will not repeat itself.  As I speak, all hands are on deck  to prevent a recurrence.

“Security agencies and other relevant agencies will work together to ensure the safety of law-abiding citizens, and those who break the law will face the full weight of the law,” he said.

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Ohaa spoke when he paid condolence visits to the family of DCP Umar, Channels TV and the FCT police command.

“Day-in-day out, our people will make sure that this does not repeat itself because the FCT is housing Mr. President, the Senate, the Chief Justice of the Federation and all diplomats.”

At the FCT police command, he said: “We are saddened by this because  DCP Usman Umar was one of the finest officers the police have produced in this country. We believe that he is in paradise because of his good works .

“You and your men should keep the flag flying, because without the police, Nigeria is in danger. Your officers and the  rank and file should not be discouraged that one of their strongest patriots is gone.”

Responding, the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, Mr. Adamu Ciroma, appreciated the visit, and promised to take the words of encouragement to the officers and men so that they would continue in the discharge of their duties.

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‘I will ensure Speedy take off of Kwale Industrial Park’

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Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has assured prospective investors in Kwale Industrial  Park of quick return on investments.

Okowa spoke in Asaba when the management of Temple Energy and GasInvest, consultants to the industrial park project, briefed him on the level of progress made on the project.

According to him, “I am glad that you have made appreciable level of progress in the development of the industrial park; from the analysis given, all is set for investors to come in and I am confident that from the materials available and the conducive environment for industries to thrive, potential investors will get  quick return on their investments.”

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“As a government, I want to reassure you (the consultants) of our commitment to the quick take-off of the industrial park; I want to guarantee that we will be with you every step of the way for the best results to be achieved for our people and our country, Nigeria.”

The governor continued, “based on the numerous benefits derivable from the industrial park which is in line with my administration’s desire for a prosperous and stronger Delta State as our people will be employed and a lot of socio-economic activities will go on across the state, we will continue to do our best for the desired results to be achieved.”

Earlier, Dr David Ige had on behalf of the consultants, informed the governor and members of the state executive council that the Kwale Industrial Park has unique attributes that would attract investors, disclosing that more than 75, 000 jobs would be created when it becomes operational.

Dr Ige, who commended Governor Okowa’s administration for its commitment tothe effective operation of the park, added that there are four gas fields around the park while the biggest gas pipeline in the country, OB 3 passe through the centre of the park.

“The park is meant to exploit the gas resources in Delta State to give it industrial edge. It is a few hours drive to the Warri Port and products can easily be moved to major markets in Onitsha, Lagos and other parts of West Africa; we are already working to have free trade zone status for the park and we are targeting manufacturers of different line of products,” he said.

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Pakistan Cricketer Hasan Ali To Marry Shamia Arzoo

Pakistan cricketer Hasan Ali is set to marry an Indian woman, IANS reported Geo News as saying. According to the report, the Pakistani pacer will marry Shamia Arzoo. The report stated the nikkah ceremony will be held on August 20 in Dubai. The report further said Shamia, who works for a private airline, is from Haryana. She studied engineering from England and lives with her parents in Dubai, with some of the family members in New Delhi, said the report. Quoting family sources, Geo News further said that Hasan first met Shamia through a close friend in Dubai.

Hasan, who has played nine Tests and 53 ODIs, played an instrumental role in Pakistan’s 2017 Champions Trophy triumph.

However, his form and stock has plummeted in the past few years. The 25-year-old struggled at the World Cup in England and Wales and was dropped from the playing XI midway in the tournament.

Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik had married Indian tennis star Sania Mirza on April 12, 2010. The couple also have a son named Izhaan Mirza-Malik who was born on October 30, 2018.

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Chinese factory activity contracted again in July, official data indicates

China's official manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for July came in at 49.7, according to data from the Chinese statistics bureau.
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Wycombe Sign David Wheeler From QPR

Wycombe Wanderers have signed former Exeter winger David Wheeler on a three-year deal from QPR.

The 28-year-old has signed a three-year deal and goes straight into the squad to face Bolton Wanderers on the opening day of the League 1 season at Adams Park on Saturday (k.o. 3pm).

Chairboys manager Gareth Ainsworth said: “David was an outstanding player in an excellent Exeter City side a couple of years ago, and always caught the eye when he played against us, so we know exactly what he’s all about and I’m delighted to be able to bring him into the fold.

“He’s a goalscoring midfielder who can play in a number of positions, and also a fantastic character to have around the place which is so important to our success.”

Wheeler started out in non-league with Lewes and Staines Town before earning a move into the EFL with Exeter, winning their Player of the Year award in 2016/17 and catching the eye of QPR, who took him into the Championship the following season.

He spent the first half of last season with Portsmouth and the second with MK Dons, scoring the winning goal on the final day of the campaign to clinch promotion to League 1.

Wheeler will wear the number 7 shirt.

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Barcelona-Zenit Nearing Agreement For Malcom

After one season in Spain, Brazilian winger Malcom could soon leave Barcelona to go to Russia. The former Bourdeaux player, who was also close to joining Inter and Roma in the past, is in fact set to sign for Zenit St. Petersburg.

Talks between clubs are ongoing and the parties are nearing an agreement on the transfer of Malcom. The Russian side’s sporting director Javier Ribalta, formerly of Juventus, is in Catalonia to close the deal for the Brazilian, who will soon start a new chapter of his career in the Russian league.

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Apple put an iPhone in everybody's pocket — now its growth depends on devices all over our bodies

The main product category picking up the slack for declining iPhone sales is what Apple calls "wearables" — the category including Apple Watch, AirPods wireless earbuds, and Beats headphones.
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