Emirate Airlines has been added to the list of airlines banned from operating in Nigeria by the federal government.
Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika who made the announcement said the ban will be effective from Monday, September 21, 2020.
He tweeted;
“The PTF sub-committee met today with EU Ambassadors to discuss Lufthansa, Air France/KLM ban. The meeting progressed well. Emirates Airlines’ situation was reviewed and they are consequently included in the list of those not approved, with effect from Monday, September 21, 2020.”
Recall that before the resumption of international flights in the country, the Federal Government announced that Air France, KLM, Etihad, RwandAir, Air Namibia, Royal Air Maroc, Lufthansa, TAAG Angola Airlines were not granted approval to commence flight operations.
Greek-Based Nigerian NBA star, Giannis Antetokounmpo who plays for Milwaukee Bucks basketball team in the US, has been named the Most Valuable Player Award for second straight season.
The 25-year-old star becomes the third player in league history to win MVP and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season, joining only Hall of Famers Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon. He is also the 12th player in history to win the NBA’s MVP award twice in a row.
Antetokounmpo beat out James Harden of the Houston Rockets and LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers to win the award.
Antetokounmpo earned 962 total points from a global panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters as well as the Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award fan vote. Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James finished in second place with 753 points, while Houston Rockets guard James Harden finished in third place with 367 points.
Giannis Antetokounmpo was born in Greece to Nigerian parents, Charles and Veronica Antetokounmpo.
A schoolgirl has died after allegedly being beaten by her teacher for failing to answer two maths questions correctly.
The 10-year-old girl, identified by her surname Zhang, was a student at a primary school in the city of Guangyuan, central China.
According to the Xinhua News Agency, the teacher, identified by the surname Wang, beat the girl on September 10.
Zhang was beaten on her palms four times and ordered to kneel for four minutes, state-owned newspaper China Daily reports.
Feeling dizzy, she was sent to hospital by her grandmother and the teacher and was pronounced dead later that day at 3.30pm.
She also had her ears pulled and her head beaten, according to the Oriental Daily.
Medical experts found no wounds and an investigation into her death is under way.
The Cangxi county government has set up a task force and the teacher has been suspended from work, along with the school’s principal.
The victim’s grandmother told local media that she had a twin sister who was in the same class. She said Zhang looked close to fainting during the beating.
The grandmother also mentioned that Zhang was scared of her maths teacher, who she claimed often gave corporal punishment to students.
Cardi B has explained why she filed for divorce from her husband of three years and Migos rapper, Offset.
The rap queen who addressed her fans via an Instagram Live video on Friday September 18, had filed for divorce from Offset on Tuesday (September 15) according to documents obtained from Fulton County Magistrate in Georgia.
Cardi in the Instalive session, disclosed that the reason for their split wasn’t because of Offset’s infidelity. She further affirmed that she did not file for divorce as a publicity stunt for her upcoming album.
The rapper said;
“I’ve seen all the love and prayers that you guys have been sending me, however, I don’t really need it. I’m okay. I wanted to let y’all know I have not shed not one tear.
“Every single time that this guy has been so crazy, so fucked up and it hits the media, I’m always crying, always sad because I don’t like that type of shit.
“This time, I wasn’t crying. You want to know why? The reason for my divorce is not because of none of that shit that ever happened before. It’s not because of cheating. I’m seeing people be like, ‘Oh, he has a baby on the way.’ That’s a whole fucking complete lie. That’s the second time people are trying to pin babies over here. No, that’s bullshit.
Cardi B went on to explain that her reason for filing for divorce is because sometimes people really do grow apart.
She added;
“I just got tired of f—ing arguing. I got tired of not seeing things eye to eye. When you feel like it’s just not the same anymore, before you actually get cheated on, I’d rather just leave.
“Nothing crazy out of this world happened, sometimes people really do grow apart. I been with this man for four years. I have a kid with this man, I have a household with this man…sometimes you’re just tired of the arguments and the build up. You get tired sometimes and before something happens, you leave.”
Premier League champions, Liverpool have completed the £41million signing of Wolves forward Diogo Jota.
The 23-year-old signed a five-year contract with the Merseyside club to complete a double swoop for the Reds after the £25m signing of Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich on Friday.
Upon sealing the transfer on Saturday, Jota told Liverpoolfc.com: It’s just a really exciting moment for me and my family.’
All of my path since I was a kid and now, to join a club like Liverpool – the world champions – is just unbelievable. I just want to get started.
‘It is one of the best teams in the world – the best at the moment because they are world champions. When you look at the Premier League, you always see Liverpool as one of the biggest teams in the country, so it’s impossible to say no.
‘So we just want to come [here], to give our best and hopefully I can become a good option for Liverpool in the future.’
He will wear the vacant No.20 shirt for the Reds, taking over from Adam Lallana who signed for Brighton this summer.
Diogo who spent three seasons with Wolves after his move from Atlético Madrid, made 67 appearances and scored 16 goals for the premier league club.
A six-year-old girl has reportedly died of COVID-19 just seven days after resuming school.
Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Mohamed Saka, shared the sad story on his Twitter handle. He stated that the little girl contracted the virus when she resumed school and later died from the disease. However did not state where the unfortunate incident happened.
”Heartbreaking. 6 year daughter started school last week. Got Covid-19 in school and just passed away. Killed her in 7 days.
To those who are so afraid that kids are going to miss a year of school. Missing a year of school is better than losing a future. How about using this time to teach them how to plant, cook, basic first aid, creative and critical thinking… Not all learning is done in a classroom” he tweeted
President Donald Trump has approved a deal between TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, and Oracle (ORCL), after threatening to ban the Chinese-owned app which he claims poses a national security threat because of its Chinese ties.
The department of Commerce confirmed in a statement on Saturday evening, September 19, that it would delay an order to remove TikTok from Apple and Google’s US app stores to September 27, giving the companies more time to finalise the details of the deal.
ByteDance will continue to be majority owner of TikTok under the agreement Trump said he approved, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Speaking with reporters at the White House on Saturday, Trump said he had given his “blessing” to a partnership between TikTok and US firms Oracle and Walmart.
“I have given the deal my blessing,” Trump said. “If they get it done, that’s great. If they don’t, that’s okay, too.”
The deal will also include Wal-Mart (WMT), Trump said, adding that “the security will be 100 percent. They’ll be using separate clouds and very, very powerful security.”
Reuters reported that the new company, named TikTok Global, will have a majority of US directors, a US chief executive, and a security expert on the board.
Trump said the deal will also include a $5 billion fund for US education, and that TikTok would be incorporated in Texas as a new company.
“They’re going to be setting up a very large fund,” Trump said. “That’s their contribution that I’ve been asking for.”
TikTok confirmed in a statement that Oracle and Walmart will together hold up to a 20% share.
“As part of this proposal, Oracle will become our trusted technology provider, responsible for hosting all US user data and securing associated computer systems to ensure US national security requirements are fully satisfied,” TikTok said. “We are currently working with Wal-Mart on a commercial partnership as well. Both companies will take part in a TikTok Global pre-IPO financing round in which they can take up to a 20% cumulative stake in the company. We will also maintain and expand TikTok Global’s headquarters in the US, while bringing 25,000 jobs across the country.”
Oracle CEO Safra Catz said in a statement: “As a part of this agreement, TikTok will run on the Oracle Cloud and Oracle will become a minority investor in TikTok Global,” said Oracle CEO Safra Catz. “Oracle will quickly deploy, rapidly scale, and operate TikTok systems in the Oracle Cloud. We are a hundred percent confident in our ability to deliver a highly secure environment to TikTok and ensure data privacy to TikTok’s American users, and users throughout the world. This greatly improved security and guaranteed privacy will enable the continued rapid growth of the TikTok user community to benefit all stakeholders.”
Walmart also confirmed the deal in a statement and revealed that Wal-Mart CEO Doug McMillon would serve on its five-member board.
“We are excited about our potential investment in and commercial agreements with TikTok Global,” Wal-Mart said in a statement, adding it will also “enter into commercial agreements to provide our ecommerce, fulfillment, payments and other omnichannel services to TikTok Global.”
A package containing ricin poison that was addressed to US President Donald Trump was reportedly intercepted by law enforcement this week.
The letter was discovered at a screening facility for White House mail earlier this week, a U.S. official familiar with the matter said on Saturday, September 19.
The official said a substance found inside the envelope was identified as ricin, a poison found naturally in castor beans before it was to be delivered to the White House.
According to CNN, investigators are looking into the possibility the ricin package sent to Trump came from Canada.
Mary-Liz Power, chief spokeswoman for Canada’s Minister of Public Safety Bill Blair, said in a statement, “We are aware of the concerning reports of packages containing ricin directed toward US federal government sites. Canadian law enforcement is working closely with their US counterparts. As this is an active investigation we cannot comment further.”
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Secret Service are investigating to find out who sent the package and whether others have been sent through the US postal system.
“The FBI and our U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Postal Inspection Service partners are investigating a suspicious letter received at a U.S. government mail facility. At this time, there is no known threat to public safety,” the FBI’s Washington field office said in a statement to CNN.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said they are working with the FBI to investigate the “suspicious letter sent to the White House”.
Ricin is a lethal substance that, if swallowed, inhaled or injected, can cause nausea, vomiting, internal bleeding, and ultimately organ failure.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), if a person is exposed to ricin, death can take place within 36 to 72 hours, depending on the dose received.
Governor Godwin Obaseki has won the Edo Governorship election which was held yesterday September 19.
Obaseki of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) won the election after polling 307, 955 votes to defeat his nearest contender in the All Progressives Congress, Pastor Ize-Iyamu who polled 223, 619 votes.
US President, Donald Trump, has called mail-in voting a “scam” during a press conference on Friday September 17, blasting the voting system in which states send mail-in ballots directly to voters due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
More than half of all Americans are expected to vote through the mail this presidential election, though over 40 percent of Americans voted by mail in the 2016 and 2012 general elections, according to the Election Assistance Commission.
Several states, including Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Utah, and Washington, automatically send out mail-in ballots to all state residents for the general election.
But due to the Coronavirus pandemic, California, Nevada, New Jersey, Vermont, and Washington D.C. will automatically mail out ballots to all residents for the 2020 election.
“They’re sending out tens of millions of ballots to everybody, people that didn’t expect them. People are getting inundated with ballots, they’ll be showered with ballots,” Trump said Friday.
“Everybody in this room knows it’s a scam,” the president continued, gesturing to the White House press pool. “They are never going to be able to count them.”
It’s a disaster, everyone knows it,” Trump told reporters before adding that the U.S. Postal Service was not to blame for the 2020 primary election mishaps, when hundreds of thousands of ballots went uncounted .
“Where are these ballots going? Who’s sending them? Who’s signing them?” Trump asked, attempting to show why he thinks voting through the mail is insecure.
“I think it’s going to be a terrible time for this country and we are counting on federal judges to do a great constitutional job.”
Recently, Trump cynically stated that 80 million Americans would receive mail-in ballots as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, a figure he alleges will invalidate the 2020 election results.
Hip Hop mogul and producer, Dr Dre’s estranged wife, Nicole has stated that Dre secretly transferred valuable assets like his stage name and “The Chronic” to himself recently after they split in order to avoid losing them to her when their divorce battle started.
But Dre and his management have debunked her story calling them “ridiculous” and an attempt to embarrass him into submission.
Dre and Nicole have been in the middle of a messy divorce battle where she is asking for almost $2 million a month in spousal support after finding out she can’t get half of his properties and wealth because she signed a prenup agreement.
Nicole says she signed the prenup under duress and that Dre ripped it up several years into the marriage, actions Dre strongly denies .
Nicole Young, in new legal documents claims Dre created a solely-owned, brand new holding company and transferred into it what she claims is joint property — trademarks for “Dr. Dre” and “The Chronic.” Nicole says it’s a blatant attempt to hide assets that are community property.”
According to Nicole’s legal docs, she says Dre transferred the trademarks after he allegedly kicked her out of their home and before he threatened on June 27, 2020 to divorce her.
Nicole, then took advantage of the heads up and filed for divorce just 2 days later.
Nicole calls Dre’s move an “epic failure and reveals the true nature of his character, or lack thereof.” Nicole says the Dre trademark was first filed in 1997 — when they were already married.
Nicole also claims she was the victim of physical, emotional and financial abuse during their marriage. She does not outline specific instances of abuse. Our Dre sources say to that
But a Dre source has denied her claims, telling TMZ: “They were married in 1996. Chronic came out in ’92 and Dr. Dre used his name since the 80’s, so it’s all his and his alone.”
“It’s the act of a desperate woman who finally realized that the iron-clad prenup she signed doesn’t win her the lottery.”
“In their 26 years together, there has never been any hint or claim of threatened or actual physical violence and the insinuation is an insult to actual victims of domestic abuse.”
“There was one incident of violence 30 years ago not involving Nicole — and Dre paid the price for it.”
A three-story building belonging to a private school in the Ejigbo area in Lagos state collapsed on Saturday, September 19.
The affected school, Excel College, which is located at 15, Ansarudeen Street, Ile-Epo Bus-Stop, collapsed at about 8.15 am. So far, there are no reports of casualties recorded.
According to eyewitnesses, the privately-owned building belonging to Excel College had previously shown signs of distress and the school was planning to renovate the structure before the collapse.
Nigerian-British rapper, Skepta turns 38 today and Naomi Campbell, who has been romantically linked to him, shared raunchy photos of them together to celebrate him.
The supermodel and the rapper were topless in the photos. Naomi, who was also braless, leaned into Skepta’s naked chest as they posed, flesh to flesh.
Naomi captioned the photos:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUNIOR @skeptagram on this special day we celebrate you , You have never waited for things to come to you , you have always created and independently got it out there to the world .. changing the way things were done ! you have the most magical mind that never stops creating .. and you are that loyal and supportive friend that is there when it matters .. Love for you always !
The mum of one took to her Instagram page to reflect on her life and count her blessings.
”This is what 40 looks like. Sexy. Successful. Happy. Almost fulfilled and super grateful for a beautiful life filled with amazing family and friends. God has been incredibly good to me and I don’t take my blessings for granted.
Happy 40th birthday to me. I actually can’t believe I’m 40! What? Lol. Thank you so much in advance for all the beautiful birthday wishes. God bless you and yours!” she wrote
Showing off her 80 pairs of amazing designer shoes, she wrote
”OK, let’s do this! Hehe. Surrounded by my birthday present from myself to myself. I was going to buy 40 designer shoes to celebrate turning 40 and then I started shopping and couldn’t stop! . Too many beautiful shoes to select from so I ended up buying 85 pairs… (80 in the pic, 5 on da way). And yes, I bought all of them at the same gaddam time!. Who does that?, ME, that’s who!. . I’m so grateful, so thankful, so happy! Happy birthday to me!. P.S, These photos don’t do the shoes justice”
Linda also showed off her amazing 32 bag collection
”Ok, here we go again..lol. Surrounded by my birthday present from myself to myself. I was going to buy 40 new designer bags to celebrate turning 40. And then I started buying…and well, these bags are bladdy expensive so I stopped at 35. (32 in the photo and 3 on da way). And yes, I bought them all at the same gaddem time! . Dear God, forgive me!. But money is meant to be spent, right?. I know I’m one of the lucky ones and I dont take my blessings for granted. Happy birthday to me!” she wrote
The proud mum also showed off her adorable son, Jayce, who she described as her greatest blessing.
”With my greatest blessing. My whole entire life! I wouldn’t feel so so blessed today if I didn’t have him. God is so good! Happy birthday to me!”
Linda capped it all by splurging on a 2020 Range Rover Autobiography.
”Oh dear, here we go again!. And last but definitely not the least of my birthday presents to myself is the 2020 Range Rover Autobiography. Ordered and on da way! Can’t wait to meet my new baby!. I love my life, I swear! I definitely know I’m one of the lucky ones and I don’t take it for granted. . One of the great things about being financially independent is that you can do whatever the heck you like!. It’s your money, nobody can stop you! But don’t be reckless like me except you truly can afford to. . . Remember ladies, there’s nothing sexier than a woman with her own money. May God continue to bless the works of your hands. . Happy birthday to me!”Linda wrote
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state has granted approval for churches and mosques in the state as well as gyms and cinermas to resume full services.
He announced the approval at a press briefing on Saturday September 19. He said mosques can hold their prayers five times daily while churches can also commence weekly services.
Worship centers were restricted to one gathering weekly after they were allowed to reopen following lockdown to check coronavirus in the nation.
Governor Sanwo-Olu also announced that public and private schools can resume fully on Monday, September 21, 2020.
The governor also announced that cinemas, gyms, spas and recreational centres in the state can now reopen for business at 33 percent capacity which is one-third of their capacity.
For cinemas and gyms, Governor Sanwo-Olu said
“If they have gotten safety protocol clearance, from tomorrow, Sunday, they can resume.
Their resumption is only at 33 per cent of their capacity, meaning its only one-third capacity that you have at the various cinemas” the governor said
The first picture of a murder victim whose body was found on fire on a south London street has been released by police.
Officers were called to Commonside East in Mitcham at 6.12am on Thursday, September 17, to reports of a “man on fire”, the Metropolitan Police said. When police arrived at the scene, they found the body of a man who they declared dead at the scene.
Murder detectives have now identified the man as 23-year-old Loeike Guei, who lived in Thornton Heath.
His death is being treated as “suspicious”, police said, as homicide detectives continue to investigate how the 23-year-old died, a post-mortem examination gave the preliminary cause of death as a head injury.
Metropolitan Police said no arrests have been made and a crime scene remains in place as the Specialist Crime Command investigates.
Detective Chief Inspector Wayne Jolley, who is leading the investigation, said: “Loeike’s family have been intensely shocked by the loss of their loved one and are at the very beginning of coming to terms with their grief.”
He added: “We are in the initial stages of our investigation and are keeping an open mind with regards any motive. We are making good progress, following a number of leads and have spoken to a number of people already.
“What I need now is for anyone who has not spoken to us yet but have seen any suspicious activity or vehicles in the vicinity to make contact with us immediately.
“You may have information that may seem insignificant but could prove crucial to our investigation.”
“I urge you to contact us immediately, or tell us what you know via Crimestoppers if you wish. What matters most is that you make the call. Loeike’s family are traumatised and we need the support of the public in bringing them justice.”
Tania Marszalek, 39, who lives on the road where the body was found, told the Sun: ‘My dogs woke me up at around 6am.
‘I was annoyed they had woken me up before my alarm and I checked outside to see what was going on – I saw a police officer tying a red tape cordon to the wing mirror of my car.
‘I immediately wanted to know what was going on and I asked the officers who didn’t tell me much at all.
‘There are people on the street who are saying a guy was found at the end of the road on fire after being mutilated, he was still alive when he was found.’
Brad Pitt and his ex-wife Jennifer Aniston are trending after they reunited Thursday night, September 17, for a virtual table read of the film “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”.
Things got pretty steamy during the reading as the former couple were cast as teenagers Linda Barnett and Brad Hamilton, roles originated by Phoebe Cates and Judge Reinhold in Amy Heckerling’s 1982 teen comedy.
The event was presented Thursday by Dane Cook’s “Feelin’ A-Live,” a fundraising campaign for COVID-19 relief and criminal justice reform. It featured a star-studded cast participating through video-conferencing.
Aniston and Pitt, who divorced in 2005, were assigned the daydream sequence in which Pitt’s character is masturbating in a bathroom while imagining being seduced by sex queen Linda (Jennifer Aniston’s character) as she emerges from his swimming pool.
The actors, and their fellow celebrity participants, struggled not to laugh during the suggestive read, even with screen directions narrated by Morgan Freeman who said “Lord have Mercy!” while reading the sexy narration.
“Hi, Brad,” Aniston said as Linda in the dream sequence. “You know how cute I always thought you were. I think you’re so sexy. Will you come to me?”
Brad gave a killer smile in reaction and the moment is what most people are taking about from the reading.
Twitter users couldn’t get past the Jennifer Aniston-Brad Pitt moment and they’ve been tweeting about.
Kanye West has raised concern over his life after he shared a disturbing tweet about geting murdered and having his eldest daughter, North West, taken away from him.
The 43-year-old rapper posted and then deleted the disturbing message which he addressed to his 7-year-old daughter on Friday.
Sharing a photo of his daughter, Kanye wrote: ‘NORTHY I AM GOING TO WAR AND PUTTING MY LIFE ON THE LINE AND IF I AM MURDERED DON’T EVER LET WHITE MEDIA TELL YOU I WASNT A GOOD MAN… WHEN PEOPLE THREATEN TO TAKE YOU OUT OF MY LIFE JUST KNOW I LOVE YOU.’
Kanye’s post came after his latest Twitter rant got him suspended for 24 hours by the microblogging site.
Two days ago, the rapper shared a video of himself urinating on one of his Grammy Awards after posting a string of messages about his battle with record labels Universal and Sony.
Arch-rivals, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have failed to make the final shortlist for UEFA’s positional awards next month.
The awards will recognise the top performers in each at the 2019-20 Champions League campaign, and both Messi and Ronaldo missed out on the final shortlist due to their devastating Champions League campaign.
It is the first time the Barcelona and Juventus superstars failed to make the final shortlist for their position.
Champions League champions, Bayern Munich dominated the 12-man list with seven players nominated across the four categories.
Bayern’s star, Manuel Neuer is up for the best goalkeeper award, against PSG’s Keylor Navas and Atletico Madrid’s Jan Oblak.
David Alaba, Alphonso Davies, and Joshua Kimmich dominated the defender list while Thomas Muller and Liverpool-bound Thiago Alcantara are up against Manchester City star, Kevin De Bruyne for best midfielder.
Robert Lewandowski is the favourite to win the UEFA’s best forward award will battle it out with PSG duo Kylian Mbappe and Neymar.
Big Brother Naija Lockdown housemate, Nengi has accused fellow Housemate, Ozo, of masturbating after claiming that she saw semen stains on his duvet.
Speaking Thursday afternoon, September 17, Nengi, who is the Head of house for this week, made the comments as both housemates were discussing about masturbation.
“Ozo there are semen stains on your bed,” Nengi said.
Ozo replied : “Anything you see here is from the laundry. This place is too small for such a thing.”
Nengi interjected: “It’s a lie. Who was talking about it the other day, was it Praise or who? That you can just be doing your thing… tell me, have you tried it before?
“Those stains I saw under your bed, I’m suspecting you. You have tried it in this House. You have tried it. Don’t tell me lies, you’ve tried it. If you haven’t you would’ve told me.”
Nengi then admitted she had tried masturbating but couldn’t do it.
Ozo then asked Nengi, “is it that day I saw you staying like this? (lifts one leg up on the bed)”
Watch the video below.
Ozo and Nengi talk about how they both tried to masturbate in the house.
Ozo asks Nengi, "is it that day I saw you staying like this? (lifts one leg up on the bed)"
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have moved up from the 31st to 29th position in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings.
In the latest rankings released by the football governing body on Thursday, Nigeria got 1493 points and are now third in Africa, with Senegal (20th) and Tunisia (26th) in first and second respectively.
Algeria (35), Morocco (43), Ghana (46), Egypt (51), Cameroon (53), Mali (57) and DR Congo (57) make up the top 10 rankings of African teams.
Nigeria’s last international game was a 4-2 away win against Lesotho in the 2021 African Cup of Nations Qualifiers, played in November 2019.
Belgium is still number one in the world FIFA ranking, followed by France, Brazil, and England respectively.
Portugal, Uruguay, Spain, Croatia, Argentina, and Colombia make up to the top 10.
Georgian police have arrested the vice-president of the country’s rugby union, Merab Beselia, over the shooting of player Ramaz Kharazishvili.
Kharazishvili, 32, the former captain of the Georgian national Sevens team, was shot in the leg at the offices of the sport’s governing body in the capital Tbilisi on Wednesday, September 16.
The athlete was taken to a hospital, where he underwent surgery after sustaining a bullet wound to his shin.
‘Kharazishvili received injuries to his leg. His life is not in danger. All employees of the Rugby Union are cooperating with the police’, Tornike Gogebashvili, acting president of the Rugby Union told 1TV.ge.
Local media said the shooting occurred after a dispute between Beselia and Kharazishvili, who is said to be a vocal critic of the Georgian Rugby Union (GRU).
Georgian police are investigating the illegal purchase, possession, and carrying of a firearm and damage to health in the shooting.
The incident comes as Georgia prepare to compete at the Autumn Nations Cup 2020.
It was reported that 32 Georgian rugby clubs recently accused Interim of sabotaging efforts to create a taskforce to deal with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sport.
They also have criticised the GRU over how it spent state funding and the organisation’s inabilty to hold an election for a new president, having failed to hire one since January due to internal disputes.
Authorities in Uganda have launched a manhunt to recapture more than 200 prisoners who escaped from jail after stealing weapons and fled to the north-eastern part of the country.
The jailbreak occurred on Wednesday afternoon, September 16, near the army barracks in the district of Moroto in northeast Uganda.
The country’s prison commissioner, Johnson Byabashaija told AFP on Thursday September 16, that the inmates overpowered their guards and escaped with weapons in after a shootout.
“The prisoners seized guns from the armoury at a government prison in Moroto, about 460km from Kampala, before dashing for the cover of nearby mountains,” said the commissioner.
“About 215 inmates are still on the run. Uganda’s prison service, working with the police and the army with support from ground and air assets, have been deployed to rearrest the inmates,” he said.
“There is concern that some guns are in the wrong hands, but these will be recaptured. We have enough forces on the ground and helicopters to track them. The public is advised to stay calm,” said Byabashaija.
“One inmate was shot during the escape, three others were recaptured, but the rest are at large, having escaped towards Mount Moroto where our operation is focusing at the moment.”
Some of the inmates had shed their bright yellow jumpsuits to avoid aerial detection and were on foot half-naked, prison spokesman Frank Baine added
Mr.Baine described the jailbreak as “one of the rarest cases of its kind in the history of Uganda’s Prison Service”.
A Kenyan woman, Jackline Njoki Mwangi has revealed that she knowingly infected men with HIV to punish them for not using protection.
Mwangi, also known as Kiki wa Ng’endo, was first diagnosed with HIV as a teenager after sleeping with men for money to take care of herself and her nephew. This was after her mother left her and her sister in the care of their aunt to go and work in the United States.
The 36-year-old, who made the startling revelation on Thursday September 17, in an interview with Kenya’s online news portal, TUKO, justified her action saying she picked the disease from an infected person who also did not care to warn her.
Mwangi said it was her sexual partners’ responsibilities to protect themselves and not hers.
“At the end of the day, I can not be your keeper. You know you do not know me. I am not related to you yet you want to have sex with me, why don’t you wear a condom or take a test with me if I am comfortable and if I am not, ask me to wear a condon?” she posed.
Kiki further revealed she decided to go public with her status because she wanted men to stop approaching her for sex after she developed complications in her private parts.
According to her, the condition has made her lose interest in sex after 18 years of selling her body to sexually hungry men for money.
She also wanted to warn men against sleeping with every woman they come across, create awareness and ask her family to stop insulting her every other time.
She blamed her woes on her mother who she claimed despised and mistreated her after she left the country to work in the US.
According to Kiki, her mother would send money to their aunt but she never took care of them and when their mother learned of her new escapades, she mistreated her till date.
She had to drop out of high school and when her uncle tried talking her into going back to school, that was when she tested positive for HIV.
“It was heartbreaking, I stayed without taking medication but was just pushing on with life. At some point I went upcountry and came back to Nairobi and that was when I attempted suicide,” she said.
Kiki now decries being abandoned by both her family and friends who know about her status. The stigmatisation she faced has left her depressed and emotionally drained.
Buratai says troops have been dealing decisively with the criminals.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai, says the Nigerian Army and other security agencies are doing everything to ensure terrorists and bandits are never allowed to cross over to the southern parts of the country.
Boko Haram terrorists have largely operated in the northern region for the past 11 years, killing tens of thousands and displacing millions of residents.
The activities of bandits have also increased over the years with armed gunmen killing over 1000 people in rural villages in the north between January and July 2020 alone, according to Amnesty International.
While speaking at an Osun State Government House banquet on Monday, September 14, 2020, Buratai said troops have been dealing decisively with the criminals to restore peace in troubled regions.
In response to a concern earlier raised by a former COAS and Chief of Defence Staff, Lt-Gen Alani Akinrinade (rtd), at the banquet, Buratai said the activities of the bandits, which have affected farmers, won’t cause a famine in the country as speculated.
“I just left the North West where Exercise Sahel Sanity is ongoing and many farmers have so far returned to their farms.
“Our troops are providing security to farmers and the bandits are being dealt with decisively.
“From all indications we are expecting a bumper havest this year,” he was quoted to have said by Army spokesperson, Colonel Sagir Musa, in a statement on Friday, September 18.
Akinrinade had earlier directed Buratai to speak to President Muhammadu Buhari about the pervasive public perception he’s an ‘ethnic bigot’ and ‘irredeemable religious fundamentalist’ promoting the possibility of his ethnic Fulani taking over the country.
He said the public perception also persists that the president has performed woefully in the fight against the Boko Haram terrorists, and called on him to read the riot act against the perpetrators of mischief.
In response, Buratai blamed social media for ‘spreading falsehood and fake news’ about the achievements of troops and Buhari’s administration, noting that enemies of the country were projecting false perceptions.
He said statesmen of Akinrinade’s caliber must always verify information before making conclusions on them.
A 31-year-old shopkeeper Tashume “Happy” Bambore was on Thursday, September 17, sentenced to life in prison for raping a 5-year-old girl who went to his store to buy ice lollies and biscuits in Phakamisa, outside King William’s Town. Eastern Cape.
Police spokesperson Captain Khaya Tonjeni, said Bambore lured the girl into a bedroom where he raped her on 11 March last year.
“A 36-year-old customer entered the shop and saw Bambore appearing from the bedroom while pulling up his pants. The 5-year-old also appeared from the bedroom with him,” said Tonjeni.
“The customer then immediately called a 29-year-old fellow Phakamisa resident and they took the child to her mother. The child then disclosed to her mother what had occurred,” National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Anelisa Ngcakani said.
State advocate Linda Jekwa asked the Eastern Cape High Court in Bhisho to not deviate from the prescribed minimum sentence of life imprisonment for the rape.
“I’m requesting for the court to send out a strong message that such offences will not be tolerated and that the accused should be sentenced to life imprisonment.”
Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, advocate Chanzelle de Kock, said: “I am pleased with the sentence as this will confirm the strong message from the courts that violence against women, and especially our children, will not be tolerated.”
Eastern Cape police commissioner Lieutenant General Liziwe Ntshinga added: “As a province we are concerned about regular reports of adult men forcing themselves on young children. We are grateful for the outcome of the good working relationship between our detectives, the courts and the prosecuting authority.”
Former President Barack Obama’s long-awaited presidential memoir is coming this November.
The former US President made the book announcement on Instagram on Thursday morning. He said the book will be released on November 17.
The book is titled “A Promised Land – The Presidential Memoirs, Vol. 1.”
Sharing a photo of the book, he wrote: “There’s no feeling like finishing a book, and I’m proud of this one.
“I’ve spent the last few years reflecting on my presidency, and in A Promised Land I’ve tried to provide an honest accounting of my presidential campaign and my time in office: the key events and people who shaped it, my take on what I got right and the mistakes I made, and the political, economic, and cultural forces that my team and I had to confront then—and that as a nation we are grappling with still.
“In the book, I’ve also tried to give readers a sense of the personal journey that Michelle and I went through during those years, with all the incredible highs and lows. And finally, at a time when America is going through such enormous upheaval, the book offers some of my broader thoughts on how we can heal the divisions in our country going forward and make our democracy work for everybody—a task that won’t depend on any single president, but on all of us as engaged citizens.
“Along with being a fun and informative read, I hope more than anything that the book inspires young people across the country—and around the globe—to take up the baton, lift up their voices, and play their part in remaking the world for the better.”
The 768-page book will be issued simultaneously in 25 languages in markets around the world. The US hardback edition will cost $45, while the digital edition will cost $17.99. The audio version will cost $40.00 for a download and $65.00 for a CD. It is being published by Crown, a imprint of Penguin Random House.
The book covers the period starting with his early political career up through his first election and early years in the Oval Office. It concludes with the successful operation to kill Osama bin Laden.
Michelle Obama’s memoir, “Becoming,” was published in 2018 and was a huge best seller. The Obamas together were reportedly paid a $65 million advance for their memoirs by Penguin Random House.
The Kogi state government has written the United States Government over the electoral fraud allegation levelled against it and visa ban to politicians accused of masterminding electoral violence in the state.
The Yahaya Bello-led administration justified its win in the governorship election by pointing out that opposition parties failed to prove they won the election in all courts the case went through.
The Kogi state government who noted that it is not challenging the visa ban in any way, however protested against US’ “collateral and unwarranted interference in its political and social processes.”
The letter written by the Secretary to Kogi Goverment, Mrs Folashade Arike and addressed to the US Ambassador to Nigeria read;
KGS/GO/ADM/25/II/XXX 16 September 2020
The Ambassador Of The United States of America Embassy of The United States of America 1075 Diplomatic Drive Central Business District Abuja, NIGERIA
Your Excellency,
RE: VISA RESTRICTIONS ON INDIVIDUALS AND INCLUSION OF THE 2019 KOGI STATE GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS IN US STATE DEPARTMENT LIST OF ALLEGEDLY COMPROMISED ELECTIONS – A LETTER OF PROTEST
1. I have been so directed by His Excellency, Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State and I hereby make and forward this Letter of Protest to you in respect of the matters contained in it.
2. The Kogi State Government became aware of a United States Government list of individuals who received US visa restrictions for alleged electoral malpractices via a Press Statement to that effect posted on your Embassy website at https://bit.ly/32vD96M. In your own words, the still unnamed individuals are cited as guilty of ‘acts of violence, intimidation, or corruption that harmed Nigerians and undermined the democratic process.’ They are also alleged to ‘have operated with impunity at the expense of the Nigerian people and undermined democratic principles and human rights.’
3. You also noted in the Statement that the sanctions are derived from unspecified misconducts by the said individuals which extend from the February/March 2019 General Elections in Nigeria through the off-cycle November 2019 gubernatorial elections in Kogi and Bayelsa to the as yet unheld governorship contests in Edo and Ondo States. Please note that for the purposes of this protest letter we are only interested in the citations to the extent that they are referable to Kogi State and her citizens.
4. For the most part, we concede that elections in Nigeria are complex affairs which will continue to require improvements for the foreseeable future. The 2019 Kogi State Gubernatorial Election was also not without its challenges. However, it is also crystal clear from critical and composite analyses of the records (official, media, observers, etc) of the November 16, 2020 polls that regrettable incidents were limited to a few polling units, while the overwhelmingly larger portions of the ballot were free, fair and credible.
5. Further, and in line with Nigerian law, the few political parties and individuals who alleged widespread electoral malpractices had free rein to contest the outcome in court. They vigorously litigated their claims over a grueling 9-month period, through a 3-step hierarchy of courts, to the inescapable conclusion at the Supreme Court of Nigeria that the said elections satisfactorily complied with the Nigerian Constitution and the Electoral Act.
6. Our concern right now is not the prerogative of the United States of America to impose entry restrictions on anyone, for any or no reason at all, which prerogative remains unfettered, but the room for atrocious misinformation which the timing of your Press Statement and the mention of the Kogi elections therein has created in our state.
7. For the February and March 2019 General elections, your advisory came out in July 2019, long before the Supreme Court delivered her judgments in the petitions against those elections, including challenges to President Muhammadu Buhari’s reelection. The presumption is that in spite of your intervention, the Supreme Court still discovered no merit in the petitions and dismissed them accordingly.
8. In our case, ie, Kogi State, you made the tactical decision to release the update shortly after the Supreme Court delivered judgments in the 4 petitions which made it before her. Amongst a plethora of well-reasoned pronouncements the Apex Court dismissed the said petitions for failing to prove their allegations and for having no ‘scintilla of merit’. The inference from your timing is that the judgment is somehow tainted and did not meet the justice of the case, thereby casting aspersions, not only on the Nigerian Judiciary, but on the second term mandate freely bestowed on His Excellency, Governor Yahaya Bello by the good people of Kogi State.
9. We find this unacceptable, and we protest your presumption. The least you could have done, if indeed this is about democracy and human rights as claimed, is create room, no matter how slim, for fair hearing. As it is now, partisan speculation as to who is indicted, who is not and for what, has become cudgels, furiously swung in the media space by all comers. Your action has therefore added abundant grist to the rumour mills and electrified the merchants of fake news.
10. For instance, a United States based blog, saharareporters.com, has made inflammatory publications in which they named His Excellency, Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, among others, as a definite recipient of your visa restriction. Though you have named no names, accuracy is of no moment to them, just base political expediency, and they quote unnamed US State Department sources to give credibility to what is otherwise unproven.
11. Also, other players in the Kogi political space, including candidates and officials of opposition political parties which lost the elections and could not prove their allegations in court as aforesaid have now latched onto this action, holding media conferences and making press releases, claiming that the United States has justified their wild allegations and conspiracy theories where the courts and the administrative quarters failed. This is utterly regrettable.
12. Let it be noted that we are not challenging your visa bans in any way, whoever they may affect and for how long, but we do register the strongest protest possible as a State to the collateral and unwarranted interference in our political and social processes which it represents. You have reignited already dying embers of discord around the February/March General Elections and the November 16 Kogi State Gubernatorial Elections of 2019. This has invariably made our usual post-election duty of reconciliation with fair-minded political opponents all the more harder. We are hurt and disappointed.
13. Digressing a little beyond Kogi State to our contiguous states of Edo and Ondo, we wish to advice generally that by so preemptively interfering in their elections, both of which are yet to hold, events on ground since your publication indicate that the United States has foisted on our political process, not the expected caution or good behaviour by politicians which may have been your intent, but further calcification of hardened attitudes, more violent polemics, and increased sabre-rattling.
14. Even now every camp is trying to spin your action as evidence of US support for themselves and hostility to their opponents. Everyone involved in those elections is now stoked with an aura of invincibility and hellbent on displaying all manners of outrageousness on election day to prove their opponents the aggressors. After all, with sanctions looming over everyone like the Sword of Damocles, every stakeholder, including the security agencies are on tenterhooks and less likely to be lively. We fear you may have done our democracy more harm than good with this action, and we consider it most unfortunate indeed.
15. In conclusion, we believe that if the United States of America, despite her commanding heights and much longer experience as the acclaimed Bastion of Democracy in the world, is still locked in a fight to defend the integrity of her own electoral processes to this very day, then she ought to accord greater empathy, more civility and much less disruption, to nascent democracies.
16. Please be assured of our high regards always.
MRS FOLASHADE ARIKE AYOADE, Ph.D Secretary to the Government of Kogi State
North Korea dictator, Kim Jong-un, is set to unveil new weapons including a submarine-launched ballistic nuclear missile in the coming weeks, according to military and weapons analysts.
There have been fears within the US and ally South Korea that North Korean troops have been practising for a military parade to celebrate the anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party next month as images taken through Satellite early this month showed people assembled in formation ahead of the 75th anniversary of North Korea’s main party, the Workers’ Party.
North Korea military analysts believe the 75th anniversary may be used to showcase the country’s new missiles.
Also there has been increased activity at the Sinpo South Shipyard weapons base where submarines are built, according to satellite photos.
The activity was also seen at a secure basin where a barge used in previous underwater missile launches is docked.
The Centre for Strategic and International Studies in the US has now revealed that the satellite imagery is “suggestive, but not conclusive, of preparations for an upcoming test of a Pukguksong-3 submarine launched ballistic missile from the submersible test stand barge.”
Won In-choul, the nominee for chairman of South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, reacting to the developments, said : “We’re monitoring developments, as there is a possibility that a submarine-launched ballistic missile test will be conducted there using ejection equipment shortly after the repair is done.”
Daily NK, a Seoul-based website that reports on North Korea, also wrote a report saying an unnamed source that stays near the shipyard said the site “is bustling with activity to prepare for the ballistic missile launch.”
A US-based think tank also reported that imagery showed “heavy activity” at the shipyard, but that “no other indicators of launch preparations were observed.”
Senior researchers at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, believe the work being done around the site could just be repairs after North Korea’s recent tests but they believe the North could carry out a submarine-launched ballistic missile test once repairs are complete.
Last October, North Korea said it had successfully test-fired a Pukguksong-3.Experts say old North Korean underwater-launched missile tests were conducted from a submersible barge with a launch tube, not a fully-fledged submarine.
Seoul’s unification minister Lee In-young said this week: “I hope that communication channels, including the inter-Korean liaison office, can be restored and we can resume open-minded dialogue at an early date.”
Premier League champions, Liverpool, have completed the signing of midfielder Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich for £25million.
The Spain international midfielder, 29, has put pen to paper on a four-year deal and will wear the vacant No 6 shirt for Jurgen Klopp’s side.
After sealing the move, Thiago told Liverpoolfc.com: “I think it’s an amazing feeling. I was waiting for this moment for a long time and I am very, very happy to be here.
“When the years are passing, you are trying to win as much as you can – and when you win, you want to win more. I think this club describes what I am as well; I want to achieve all of the goals, win as many trophies as possible.
“It also [has] this kind of family [feeling] that I need because we [like to] have a very close relationship with the club and I think I will feel this, I will have this feeling, with this club as well.”
He added: “I must adapt to the team as fast as I can in the situation and the context that we are living right now.
“Everything is more compact and we started a little bit later, but still it is football and I think we have to mix all the big things up, all the good things we have. I will help the team in a defensive and offensive [way] and also in a mental aspect.
“[The fans] are not more excited than I am, for sure not! It is not about saying words, it is about doing the things. I will give my heart on the field to my teammates, the club and also to the fans.”
He becomes the club’s second signing of the transfer window after the arrival of defender Kostas Tsimikas in August.
Thiago moves to Anfield after helping Bayern clinch a prestigious treble as they won the Bundesliga, German Cup, and Champions League in 2019-20, during which he featured 40 times.
The 29-year-old, who also has 39 caps for Spain, spent seven seasons at the Allianz Arena having joined from FC Barcelona, where he began his career.
A video shared online has shown moment a businessman was kidnapped by some gunmen in Fordsburg, Johannesburg.
In the video shared by South African journalist Yusuf Abramjee, a man wearing a dark jacket was seen being taken out his vehicle by two assailants clad in white. They moved him towards another vehicle and made sure they all got in.
The kidnapped man has been identified as Hamza Khan. He is said to be the son of Riaz Khan, owner of Khan’s Meat in Mayfair.
A 19-year-old woman has died after being gang-raped by at least 11 men and thrown from the sixth floor of a building.
Hamdi Mohamed Farah was lured to meet a male friend on Friday last week, September 11, but was attacked by a group of men in Mogadishu, Somalia.
11 arrests have been made so far and police say they are still trying to identify other suspects.
Student Hamdi had been set to enrol in college and her death has sparked huge protests around the country.
In a statement, police said: “We have arrested 11 people over the recent rape case in Wabari neighbourhood in Mogadishu and efforts to track and identify other suspects are ongoing.”
According to local media, Hamdi left her home at midday after arranging to meet a friend.
Her family later received a heartbreaking phone call informing them that her body was in a morgue.
MP Mustaf Sheikh Ali Duhulow told reporters: “The rape and killing of Hamdi sent shockwaves across Somalia, and no stone will be left unturned to ensure justice is served.”
Fellow MP Hassan Moalim added: “I want to tell the Somali people and my constituents that I will not rest until the late Hamdi gets the justice she deserves.”
Demonstrators say not enough is being done to tackle violence against women in Somalia.
Abdirahman Abdisahur, leader of the Wadajir Party, tweeted: “We have to collectively confront this kind of crime and reject it with one voice.”
Bilan Bile, of the Somali National Women’s Organisation (SNWO) told the Nation that a new campaign will be launched in the aftermath of the killing.
She said: “Our campaign will be designed like the universal “Me Too movement.
“We will encourage Somali women to shed the negative attitude of seeing rape as an unmentionable occurrence.”
A Kentucky man has been charged in connection with the gruesome murder of his girlfriend who was dismembered before her body parts were hauled in suitcases all the way to south suburban Markham.
Police said Melvin Martin Jr., 30, who was initially charged as a fugitive took his girlfriend’s remains on a Greyhound bus to visit family in Markham, traveling more than five hours with the body parts to the Chicago Greyhound station at 630 W. Harrison St.
Markham spokesman, Michael Taylor said in a statement that Martin was arrested on Monday at the Markham Public Library after curious family members made the discovery.
The spokesman said some parts of the woman’s body were found in Illinois, while the other half was found in Kentucky.
‘A severed head and other body parts were found in the bags, while police in Kentucky found the woman’s torso,’ he said.
‘Martin had been staying with family for about a week, and family members became curious after he asked them on at least two occasions to purchase clothing for him despite arriving on a Greyhound bus in Chicago toting the bags’.
‘Martin eventually moved the two bags to the home’s garage, and the family made the discovery after Martin had left for the library,’ Taylor added.
Detectives believe the girlfriend was killed at least 30 days ago with Markham Police Chief Terry White saying the woman’s death could be the result of a domestic dispute that occurred about a month ago.
When asked by police why he brought his girlfriend’s remains to Illinois, Martin Jr. delivered a shocking reply.
“He indicated that, as grotesque as it might sound, that he still wanted to be with at least part of her,” said Markham police Chief.
Governor Babagana Zulum has raised an alarm of children being recruited into the Boko Haram terrorist group.
The Governor said this while receiving a committee of members of the House Of Representatives at his office in Maiduguri, Borno State capital.
Zulum who linked the recruitment of kids into the terrorist group to the high rate of unemployment in the state, also revealed that there are more than 700,000 Internally Displaced Persons in Monguno and another 400,000 in Gamboru Ngala without access to their farmlands.
He said;
“The only solution we have now is to ensure the safe return of our people to their homes in a dignified manner. If nothing is done believe me sincerely we shall face a very serious challenge even more than what we are facing now.
“This is because right now the insurgents are recruiting many of our children into the sect because of the increasing unemployment rate.”
The Borno state government suggested that the solution to this problem is to shift from short term Humanitarian support to longer-term development and sustainable solution with the safe return of internally displaced persons to their communities.
The Department of Commerce has announced that TikTok and WeChat will be banned from app stores in the U.S. from Sunday, September 20, amid national security concerns.
In a press release on Friday September 18, the department stated: ‘In response to President Trump’s Executive Orders signed August 6, 2020, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) today announced prohibitions on transactions relating to mobile applications (apps) WeChat and TikTok to safeguard the national security of the United States. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has demonstrated the means and motives to use these apps to threaten the national security, foreign policy, and the economy of the U.S. Today’s announced prohibitions, when combined, protect users in the U.S. by eliminating access to these applications and significantly reducing their functionality.
The following transactions will be prohibited:
Any provision of service to distribute or maintain the WeChat or TikTok mobile applications, constituent code, or application updates through an online mobile application store in the U.S.
Any provision of services through the WeChat mobile application for the purpose of transferring funds or processing payments within the U.S.
The statement further says that as of September 20 for WeChat and November 12 for TikTok, the following transactions will be prohibited:
Any provision of internet hosting services enabling the functioning or optimization of the mobile application in the U.S.;
Any provision of content delivery network services enabling the functioning or optimization of the mobile application in the U.S.;
Any provision directly contracted or arranged internet transit or peering services enabling the function or optimization of the mobile application within the U.S.;
Any utilization of the mobile application’s constituent code, functions, or services in the functioning of software or services developed and/or accessible within the U.S.
These measures ensure TikTok and WeChat will be removed from iOS and Google Play starting Sunday, preventing users from downloading the apps or updating them in the future.
It was also stated that TikTok has until November 12 to resolve the national security concerns it poses. If this is done, the ban may be lifted.
President Trump has repeatedly said that TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese internet company ByteDance, poses a national security threat because of its Chinese ties. He advised that TikTok’s US operations be sold to an American company.
The new development comes days after American computer technology giant, Oracle Corporation reportedly won the bidding for TikTok’s US operations after the Chinese app rejected Microsoft.
The Queen of England has stripped Harvey Weinstein of his 2004 Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire honor (CBE), for contribution to the British film industry, after he was convicted of rape in New York.
The disgraced film producer, 68, was sentenced to 23 years in prison by a US court in February.
A notice in The Gazette, the UK’s official public record, today announced the Queen had directed the honour to be ‘cancelled and annulled and that his name shall be erased from the Register of the said Order.’
It read: ‘The Queen has directed that the appointment of Harvey Weinstein to be an Honorary Commander of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, dated January 19 2004, shall be cancelled and annulled and that his name shall be erased from the Register of the said Order.’
Before now, Senior Labour MP Chi Onwurah called for the CBE to be removed from Weinstein, when several women came forward to allege serious sexual misconduct.
More than 80 women including actresses, Ashley Judd, Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Léa Seydoux made harassment claims against Weinstein before he was convicted.
A soldier allegedly shot a 27-year-old man in South Africa during an argument over why he was not wearing a face mask in line with Covid-19 regulations.
Police spokesperson Brig Motlafela Mojapelo, who confirmed the report on Friday, said the incident happened at a shopping complex in Mogwadi, Limpopo, on Thursday, September 17.
“Members of the national defence force were reportedly on duty monitoring Covid-19 compliance in the area when they approached a group of people who were not wearing face masks,” Mojapelo said on Friday.
“When asked why they were not wearing masks, an argument allegedly ensued and one of the soldiers shot the victim. The injured 27-year-old man was rushed to hospital.
“The soldier, aged 29, was arrested and charged with attempted murder,” said Mojapelo.
The soldier is due to appear in the Morebeng magistrate’s court on Friday.
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna has signed into law the new State Penal Code (Amendment) Law 2020, which stipulates surgical castration and removal of Fallopian tubes for any male or female found guilty of raping a child in the state.
Recall that the state House of Assembly recently amended Section 258 of the Penal Code Law No. 5 of Kaduna State 2017, with the following provisions
“Whoever commits rape of a child below the age of fourteen (14) years shall on conviction, be punished with Surgical Castration and death.
“Whoever has sexual intercourse with a male child below the age of fourteen years shall be punished with surgical castration and death.
“Where a female adult is convicted for the offence of rape of a child, the Court shall punish the accused with Bilateral Salpingectomy and death.
“Where the victim is above fourteen years, the Court shall on conviction sentence the accused with a punishment of surgical castration and life imprisonment.
“Where the convict is a child, the Court shall order as appropriate under the Children and Young Person Law Cap 26 Laws of Kaduna State 1991.
“Where the victim is a child, the Court shall in addition to the conviction, order that the convict be listed in the Sex Offenders Register to be published by the Attorney General.
“Where the Court is trying the offence of rape involving a child below the age of fourteen years, corroboration of a medical report shall be necessary.”
The governor received the amended penal code and signed it into law on Wednesday, September 16.
Following the alarming rate of rape cases in the state, the governor called for stiffer penalties for convicts, saying that they may assault more persons if they are sent to prison and released after completing their jail terms.
“In addition to life imprisonment or 21 years’ imprisonment, anyone convicted of rape will have his organ surgically removed so that even after he finishes his term, he will not be able to rape anyone again.
So long as the tool exists, there is the likelihood that he may go back to do it again. Most of the perpetrators are young people, so even after 21 years, they can come back and continue.”he said
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reacted to sentencing of 13-year-old Umar Farouq to 10 years in prison for blasphemy.
Umar was handed the jail sentence by Aliyu Kanu, the same judge who passed a death sentence on Kano musician Yahaya Sharif-Aminu for blasphemy, after being found guilty of using “disparaging language on Allah” during a disagreement with his friend.
Peter Hawkins, UNICEF representative in Nigeria who released a statement condemning the court sentence, insisted that it contradicts the United Nations convention on the rights of the child which Nigeria ratified in 1991. He also called on the Kano state government to urgently reverse the sentencing.
The statement read;
“The sentencing of this child –13-year-old Omar Farouk to 10 years in prison with menial labour is wrong.
“It also negates all core underlying principles of child rights and child justice that Nigeria and by implication, Kano State – has signed on to.
“The sentence is in contravention of the United Nations convention on the rights of the child, which Nigeria ratified in 1991. It is also a violation of the African charter on the rights and welfare of the child – which Nigeria ratified in 2001, and Nigeria’s Child Rights Act 2003, which domesticates Nigeria’s international obligations to protect children’s right to life, survival and development.”
The LFP Disciplinary Committee in France has revealed punishment for the players involved in the mass brawl that overshadowed Paris Saint-Germain’s clash with Marseille last weekend.
Neymar was one of five players sent off after a fight broke out between Argentine pair Dario Benedetto and Leandro Paredes and then extended to other players at the end of PSG’s shock 1-0 defeat to Marseille last Sunday.
On Wednesday, September, 16, the French football governing announced PSG full-back, Layvin Kurzawa, has been slapped with a six-game ban for his role after he kicked Jordan Amavi.
Amavi was slapped with a three-match ban with Marseille team-mate Dario Benedetto receiving a one-match ban.
Brazilian striker, Neymar, who was caught by VAR hitting Marseille defender Alvaro Gonzalez during the clash, received a two-match ban with a suspended sentence with Leandro Paredes handed the same punishment.
Neymar accused Gonzalez of racially abusing him during the clash. He claimed Alvaro called him a ‘monkey son of a b****’, but Gonzalez has since denied the claims.
The LFP will investigate those allegations against the Spanish defender, and also look into claims filed by Marseille that PSG star Angel Di Maria spat at Gonzalez.
Proscribed group, Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), has bashed Pete Edochie after the veteran Nollywood actor raised alarm early this week alleging his life was being threatened after photos and video clips circulated, showing him playing a role that seemed like that of Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leader of the IMN, who has been held in detention by the Nigerian Army since December 2015.
In the yet to be released movie produced by Anosike Kingsley Orji, the Islamic Movement in Nigeria was reportedly depicted as a terrorist organisation.
According to IMN, the movie titled “Fatal Arrogance” was sponsored by the “Nigerian Army to cover up the alleged December 2015 massacre of Shiites by soldiers where 348 people were allegedly killed.”
Early this week, following backlash of the movie by IMN members, Pete Edochie claimed his life was being threatened.
“I don’t understand what the IMN is driving at. The film we shot is not even out, it has not been edited, the production is not complete” Edochie said in the interview released by Sahara Reporters.
“If they have complained to the Inspector-General of Police, and the IGP says give me a copy of the film, what are we going to do because the film is not in existence yet, it is not in circulation.
“I am supposed to have played a role that ridiculed their boss, chief, whoever is in charge of their group.
“I am suggesting that you wait, keep your gunpowder dry, when the film is released, you can now make your grumbles known to the Inspector-General of Police.
“Whatever is being done now is premature, it is not proper.
“Fatal Arrogance, whatever it is, whatever it deals with, I think the best thing to do is to wait until the production comes out.”
“I did not write it, the film was produced by Kingsley Orji Anosike. If you want to express resentment over the production, which you have not watched, direct your grievances to the producer of the film not to Pete Edochie who is a mere actor, it does not concern me.
“I thank all those people who out of concern informed me of the campaign of deliberation of my person, the organised threat of my person by IMN, I thank you all. I’m a free born of Nigeria, I was born and raised in Nigeria. I’m not going to run away from Nigeria because a few individuals think they want things done in their own way.”
The IMN have now responded, saying Pete Edochie allowed himself ‘to be used’ and should stop wailing as he wasn’t threatened. The group blasted the actor for his portrayal of shiites in the soon to be released movie.
The IMN also claimed the movie was similar to a book written by Kuanum Terrence, a ‘military apologist’.
Reacting in a statement by Ibrahim Musa, its spokesperson, the IMN said the ace actor attempted to give IMN a bad name by attracting “cheap sympathy” from Nigerians with his narrative.
The sect also said that Edochie’s explanation was “inexplicable, his reasons flawed and his excuses unimpressive, irrational, and at best absurd”.
“The petition written by the IMN to the Inspector General of Police and the Film’s Censors Board doesn’t threaten anyone’s life. Issuing of threats has never been in our character,” the statement read.
“Pete Edochie should be honourable enough to accept that he allowed himself to be used to further vilify victims of one of the worst state-sponsored massacres of its citizens. He could still redeem his name as other actors in the ill-fated film are doing.
“If Edochie has any character as he claims, he would not have accepted to act any role in a film that seems to change the narrative and distort history based on a book distorting facts! If he had any integrity, he would not have accepted to appear in a movie tarnishing the image of an oppressed personality like Sheikh Zakzaky and still think he did nothing wrong because the Sheikh was not mentioned by name.
“Any serious artist worth the name must, first of all, undertake some kind of serious research to get the facts of any script brought to him right.
“Had he been bold enough to cross-check, he would have realized that genocide took place in Zaria in 2015 where over a thousand Nigerian lives were wasted by the sponsors of the film.
“He would have come across the very many attempts by the perpetrators to hide these heinous crimes, firstly by the burial of their victims in mass graves, an internationally recognized crime…
“He would have realized the matter is currently a subject of investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC). The script before him is a continuation of that desperate attempt to distort facts.”
The IMF has petitioned the Films and Censorship Board as well as the Inspector-General of police over the movie.
An incestuous mother who was jailed for 155 years for sexually abusing a five-year-old girl in a bath has admitted further child sex charges.
Elizabeth Haway, 43, was convicted of seven sexual assault charges and incest at a court in Bluefield, West Virginia, in December 2019 and was sentenced to 155 years in prison.
During a court hearing earlier this month, she admitted sharing images of the abuse with another pervert. She pleaded guilty to sending clips of the abuse to Facebook pedophile Randall Peggs, from nearby Wheeling.
The pervert mother will be sentenced for her latest offences in December, and faces a further 20 years behind bars.
Haway and Peggs first began chatting on the social media site in November 2018, with Haway sharing her desire to sexually abuse the girl, and record herself doing so, so she could share the abuse material with Peggs.
Haway then sent Peggs a video of her sexually abusing the child in February 2019 via Facebook Messenger.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children flagged up the abuse material to Mercer County Sheriff’s Office in West Virginia in April 2019.
Detective Sergeant Steve Sommers watched one clip of an unidentified man sexually abusing a pre-pubescent girl. He then obtained a search warrant for Haway’s Facebook account, where he found two clips of Haway sexually abusing the little girl.
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph reported that a third video featuring the same girl and a man was also uncovered, although it is unclear if Peggs was the abuser in that clip.
Peggs admitted a child pornography charge last month and will be sentenced for his crimes on November 9.
Ramon Abbas a.k.a Hushpuppi has got more trouble coming his way as a new evidence has been submitted against him in California.
In the new evidence submittted against Hushpuppi who was arrested months ago in Dubai and extradited to the United States for allegedly being part of a network that made “hundreds of millions of dollars” from business email compromise frauds and other scams, he was accused of using his personal email to register on a website “whizzlog” which is a market place for buying US bank logs and money laundering.
It was alleged that his email address contained registration confirmation from Whizzlog and numerous confirmation and receipts of bank logs he purchased.
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A 33-year-old man has been charged with the murder of his own brother in the UK.
Joseph Garmson, 31, died after being stabbed in the leg during a row at his sibling’s bungalow in Birmingham on Monday night, September 14.
Neighbours in Lutley Grove, in the Bartley Green suburb of the city, said they heard screaming shortly after 8pm on Monday. A few minutes later, Mr. Joseph, a father-of-four children, was found critically injured by paramedics and rushed to a hospital where he later died.
One resident said: ‘It was only the one scream I could hear. It sounded like a woman. It was a strange sort of scream, every few seconds.
‘I could see the shadow of somebody trying to get somebody up. It looked like they were trying to do CPR.’
On Wednesday, police charged Roy Garmson with his younger brother’s murder and he is due to appear before magistrates today.
West Midlands Police confirmed officers have charged Mr. Garmson’s brother with murder.
The force said in a statement: ‘We’ve charged a man with murder after his brother was fatally stabbed in Birmingham.
‘Joseph Garmson was found seriously injured at a property in Lutley Grove, Bartley Green, on Monday evening.
‘The 31-year-old was taken to hospital but sadly passed away. A post mortem revealed he died from a stab wound to his leg.
‘Roy Garmson, 33, of Lutley Grove, has been charged with murder and remanded in custody to appear before Birmingham Magistrates Court.’
Premier League champions, Liverpool have finally agreed to sign midfielder Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich for £20m, plus £5m in adds-on.
Before now, Liverpool had been reluctant to pay an initial £27.3m for the 29-year-old Spaniard who has been linked with a move to the club since July.
It was confirmed this morning that Liverpool will now pay just £20m upfront for Thiago after they agreed on a bargain fee – with £5m in bonuses for the talented Bayern Munich midfielder, who will now sign a four-year deal and wear the No 6 shirt for the club.
Thiago would be the Premier League champions’ second summer signing, after the arrival of Greece left-back Kostas Tsimikas from Olympiacos.
Thiago, who started his career at Barcelona, joined Bayern Munich in 2013 and has made 233 appearances for the Bundesliga champions. He won seven Bundesliga titles in a row and played in last season’s Champions League final victory over Paris St-Germain.
Footballer, Gareth Bale’s super agent, Jonathan Barnett has revealed that Real Madrid are in negotiations with Tottenham over a move for his client.
Bale originally left Tottenham for La Liga in 2013, and has won four Champions League titles during his time in Spain, scored 105 goals in 251 matches at Real Madrid and won two La Liga titles.
In the 2012-13 season, Bale broke out as a Superstar after he scored 26 goals, including 21 in the Premier League landing the PFA Players’ Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year that season and the FWA Footballer of the Year Awards to join Cristiano Ronaldo as the only other player to win all three awards in the same season.
However, the 31-year-old has fallen out of favour with Madrid Head coach, Zinedine Zidane and has been heavily linked with a departure this summer.
Manchester United and Tottenham have been said to be interested but Bale’s agent confirmed that a return to Spurs is Bale’s preferred destination.
“Gareth still loves Spurs,” Barnett told BBC Sport Wales.
“We are talking [Spurs, Real and Bale’s camp]. It’s where he wants to be.”
China has announced that a Coronavirus vaccine may be ready for use by the general public as early as November, 2020.
Vaccine makers all over the world are racing to develop an effective vaccine against the virus which has already killed more than 925,000 people.
China already has four COVID-19 vaccines in the final stage of clinical trials and have given three of those drugs to essential workers under an emergency use programme inaugurated in July.
Guizhen Wu, a top official of the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, said the coronavirus vaccines being developed in China may be ready for use by the general public as the phase three clinical trials were going as planned.
Wu, in an interview with state TV, revealed she also contracted Coronavirus but she has experienced no abnormal symptoms in recent months after taking an experimental vaccine herself in April.
A unit of state pharmaceutical giant, China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) and U.S.-listed Sinovac Biotech are developing the three vaccines under the state’s emergency use programme.
There are currently nine vaccine candidates in late-stage human trials, although some have hit recent obstacles, AstraZeneca and Oxford University momentarily paused clinical trials last week after a volunteer developed an unexplained illness.
Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick could be expanding their family.
In the latest Keeping Up With The Kardashians trailer for the season 19, it was teased that the pair, who share children Mason, 10, Penelope, 8, and Reign, 5, could be having baby number four.
“Scott’s like, ‘We’re going for baby No. 4.’ Was that serious? I want to know,” Kim Kardashian asks her eldest sister during a family lunch on a patio of a mansion.
While Kourtney refused to give an answer to the question, Momager Kris Jenner then asks her, “Are you pregnant?”
It is likely that the two may be back together as they have been spending time together.
Kourtney was linked to ex Younes Bendjima in 2019, while Scott dated Sofia Richie before they called it quits again after briefly reuniting this summer following a break earlier this year.
Diana Faith, the 24-year-old wife of popular nightlife king, Temidayo Lucky Kafaru, aka Lascatter, has accused him of sexually molesting their 5-month-old daughter.
The couple’s wedding on August 31, 2019, was the talk of town and attracted numerous celebrities.
Only one year after, Diana Faith has called on the Lagos State Government, Inspector General of Police (IGP), and other relevant authorities to investigate her husband for a number of offences, including sexual molestation of their infant.
According to Guardian, Faith alleged that her estranged husband, raped their maid who is a minor and also molested their baby by putting his manhood in the baby’s mouth.
She added: “Since then, there have been constant threats to my life and that of my mother. I am calling on the Inspector General of Police to intervene in my case and not allow my life and that of my family to be wasted. He has refused to make himself available for investigation on allegations against him.”
Reports indicate that the legal counsel to the wife, Bamidele Ogundele, reported the case to the Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT) at Alausa, Ikeja and Temidayo was invited, but he didn’t honour the invitation.
According to DSVRT Coordinator, Tolulope Rodes-Vivour Adeniyi, he promised to come on the appointed date, July 27, 2020, but didn’t show up.
Mrs Tolulope Rodes-Vivour Adeniyi, said: “He initially promised to come on the appointed date, July 27, 2020. He didn’t come. When a call was put through to him, he responded that he wanted his lawyer to be there with him, but he did not show up.”
The publication adds that when a call was put through to the estranged husband for his reaction on the allegations of assault and battery, Kafaru refused to pick his calls. A message was sent to him via Whatsapp on the same contact, he responded that the case was pending before the Inspector General of Police’s table, adding that he would get justice on the matter.
Temidayo, through his counsel, Ebinmi Beredugo, filed a fundamental rights suit dated July 3, 2020 before the Lagos High Court, asking that the court stops the police from arresting him
Aston Villa have announced the signing of goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez from Arsenal for £16million.
The Argentine stopper, 28, has signed a four-year deal to join his new club after spending ten years with Arsenal, where he signed his first professional contract in 2012.
Upon his departure from Arsenal, Martinez told arsenal.com: ‘Thank you, thank you for all of the years (of support).’
‘I thank God for having the opportunity over the past few months to show the Arsenal fanbase what I am made of, and why I went on loan so many times.
‘It was always to come back and win them trophies and give them silverware. I did it, I feel prouder than ever.
‘They made me as a goalkeeper; not just the club, not just my goalkeeping coaches but the fans as well because they supported me, gave me the confidence to perform as well and I wish them all the best and hope they win many, many trophies. Thank you. That’s all I can say.’
Aston Villa manager, Dean Smith told the club website: ‘We are really pleased with the signing of our new goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.
‘We know how highly Arsenal rated him and we watched his outstanding performances last season in a trophy-winning top side.
‘We moved for Emi when we saw the opportunity, as it is rare to be able to buy a top class goalkeeper who hasn’t yet reached their peak age and who can therefore be a key player for our Club for the long term.’
Terry Waya, the billionaire father of big brother Naija star, Kiddwaya, has said that he was the one who discovered Banana Island estate in Lagos.
In a chat with BBC News Pidgin, the flamboyant businessman from Benue state made more revelations about his life and how he worked so hard to become a billionaire.
Speaking during the chat, Mr. Waya who was not born into wealth, said he moved to Kaduna where got married and had his kids before sending them off to a boarding school in London.
He also said he later relocated to Abuja and that it was during the military regime of Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, he made a breakthrough in life.
The billonaire businessman went on to state that he discovered the popular Banana Island estate in Ikoyi Lagos. He said he was given the job to develop the area, but brought Gilbert Chagoury to work on the project.
Lastly, Mr. Terry Waya denied he was charged for money laundering in the UK as widely reported in 2005, but claimed that it was only mortgage deception he committed.
Nigerian billionaire Businessman, Femi Otedola has splashed millions of dollars on his three daughters, DJ Cuppy, Temi Otedola and Tolani.
Femi Otedola took them on a car shopping spree and bought each of them a customized ferarri. The Ferraris came in different colours that seemed to suit the personalities of each daughter.
Popular disk jockey, DJ Cuppy’s ride came in her signature pink colour and the family’s fashionista daughter,
Temi’s ride came in a nice brown colour while Tolani’s Ferrari came in a cool blue colour.
Chelsea board have reached a stand-off over a transfer move for West Ham United star Declan Rice, despite manager Frank Lampard’s appreciation of the midfielder.
Rice had drawn the interest of Chelsea in the past few days.
Chelsea has already signed the likes of Timo Werner, Kai Havertz, Hakim Ziyech, Thiago Silva and Ben Chilwell, while they are also close to sealing a deal for Rennes goalkeeper Edouard Mendy.
But Lampard still wants to bring in one more player before the transfer window closes next month and has identified Rice as his target.
The England gaffer believes Rice can be reverted into a centre-back and help bolster his backline this season.
However, according to The Athletic’s David Ornstein, not everyone shares Lampard’s view, and there are significant reservations over the deal from a number of people in Chelsea’s board.
The biggest issue is the price West Ham will demand for Rice, which will be in excess of £70million – a fee Chelsea is unlikely to be able to match without including players in a swap deal.
Rice began his career at Chelsea, but the latter joined West Ham after he was let go by the Premier League giants as a teenager.
Popular Marriage Counselor Frank Adofoli has said that women don’t need sex what they need is affection.
According to her, Affection is what puts smiles on the woman’s face, it is what makes the woman function properly.
He wrote: “It is amazing to hear some women being particular about the size of the manhood of their supposed spouse, and whether they are good in bed or not. This curiosity has led most into premarital sex whilst some think the success of a marriage depends on a great sex. But truth be told, women don’t need sex. She likes sex, she enjoys it but it is never her need. What a woman needs is affection.
“Men on the other hand are the ones who need sex; so let the size of the manhood, how good he is in bed be his concern, not yours. Your concern as a woman is how a man can show you affection. Lack of affection in relationships and marriages makes some women believe sex is what they need.”
“If sex is what a woman needs, why do most women get angry when their husbands climax? Why are they not ever ready for sex anytime, any day and any hour their husbands need it?”
“Affection is what puts smiles on the woman’s face, it is what makes the woman function properly. Affection is not sex. Women only open up for sex when they get affection. A woman will enjoy sex with a man when she is given the affection she needs.”
“Sex feels like rape or punishment to some women when they are not shown affection. Due to a woman’s swing moods and monthly cycle, it isn’t always that they want sex. Most at times, all they want is affection. In times like this all she needs is for you to hug her, kiss her, hold and cuddle her.”
“Affection to a woman is when you kiss her in front of your ex-girlfriends, when you decide to prepare breakfast for her in bed, to let her know you appreciate how much she tries to cook for you every day but for today, you just want to pamper her and do that for her.”
“Affection is when you write her love letters to tell her how much she means to you, how blessed you are to have her in your life. Affection to her is when you take her for a walk or for a ride, it is when you hold her hand as you walk through the street.”
“Affection to her is when you buy her a card or a flower. You don’t wait till her birthday, valentine, Christmas or a special occasion. You do that because you believe she is special and needs to be celebrated anytime.”
“Affection is when you tell her every day you love her, that she is the most beautiful woman in the world. Affection is when you take her out for lunch just to buy coke or ice cream for no reason. Affection is not expensive but just thoughtfulness.”
“Affection is calling her in the middle of the day just to tell her “I miss you” “I am thinking about you and can’t wait to see you”. Affection is buying her a chocolate on your way back home. Showing affection is not an occasional thing, it’s an everyday thing. It starts from the morning when you wake up; looking in her eyes in bed and telling her there are millions of women in the world but none caught your attention, none comes close to her.”
“Affection is dressing her in the morning, helping her with combing of her hair, taking her to the bathroom, bathing her without having sex with her. Affection is massaging her without having sex with her. It just takes thoughts to be affectionate. The problem is, most men do this to their woman during dating but suddenly stop when they get married. This is what a woman needs and not sex.”
“In conclusion “Do not withhold good from those who deserve it when it’s in your power to help them” – Proverbs 3:27 (NLT).”
Study find that Men should think twice before reaching for their smartphone at night, according to scientists.
They found greater exposure to light-emitting devices in the evening and after bedtime is linked with poor sperm quality.
Sperm concentration and their ability to ‘swim’ were all lower in men who used their phones and tablets at night.
Study leader Dr Amit Green, of the Sleep and Fatigue Institute at the Assuta Medical Centre in Tel Aviv, Israel, said: ‘Smartphone and tablet use in the evening and after bedtime was correlated with decline in sperm quality.
‘Furthermore, smartphone use in the evening, tablet use after bedtime and television use in the evening were all correlated with the decline of sperm concentration.
‘This is the first study to report these types of correlations between sperm quality and exposure time to short-wavelength light emitted from digital media, especially smartphones and tablets, in the evening and after bedtime.’
The researchers obtained semen samples from 116 men between the ages of 21 and 59 who were undergoing fertility evaluation.
Participants completed questionnaires about their sleep habits and use of electronic devices.
The study also found a link between longer sleep duration and higher sperm total and greater progressive motility.
In contrast, greater sleepiness was associated with poorer sperm quality.
