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An Australian court has found a Catholic archbishop Philip Wilson guilty of concealing child sexual abuse in the 1970s and could jail him for up to two years. Wilson, the archbishop of Adelaide, becomes the most senior Catholic in the world to be charged and convicted of the offence. He was found to have covered up the abuse of altar boys by a paedophile priest colleague in New South Wales. During his trial he denied being told about the abuse by some of the victims. In a statement issued by the church on Wednesday, Wilson said he was “obviously disappointed”…

The Centre for Satellite Technology Development, one of the centres under the National Space Research and Development Agency (NARSDA) has directed members of staff to personally fund the production of identity cards (ID Cards). In a circular issued on Monday and pasted on the notice board of the Centre, members of staff were directed to henceforth sponsor their identity card production owing to “paucity of funds”. The letter with ref number: CSTD/ADM/41, dated 21st May 2018, signed by Mr Shuaibu A.O, Deputy Director Admin and Finance, on behalf of the Director of the centre Dr. Spencer Onuh reads as follows:…

Paris St-Germain forward Neymar, 26, has made it clear he wants to leave for Real Madrid this summer, a year after the Brazilian joined the French champions. (Goal) Chelsea have made Bayern Munich and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski, 29, their top summer transfer target. (Telegraph) Manchester United are interested in Chelsea’s Brazilian midfielder Willian, 29, this summer. (Sky Sports) But United are ready to pull out of a £53m move for Shakhtar Donetsk and Brazil midfielder Fred, 25. (Metro) Manchester United’s France international forward Anthony Martial, 22, is a target for Premier League rivals Tottenham. (London Evening Standard) United midfielder…

Brighton & Hove Albion are close to signing Nigerian international defender Leon Balogun from Mainz, sources have told ESPN FC. Balogun is out of contract at Mainz this summer and Brighton look set to bring him to the Amex Stadium on a free transfer. The 29-year-old, who can play at centre-back and full-back, made 15 appearances in all competitions for Mainz this season as they managed to avoid relegation from the Bundesliga. Balogun, who has won 16 caps for Nigeria, helped the Super Eagles qualify for this summer’s World Cup and he is set to feature for his country in…

Arsenal are set to appoint Unai Emery as their new manager despite having Manchester City assistant manager and former Gunners captain Mikel Arteta as favourite for the job. Emery emerged as the unanimous choice following a recruitment process in which all candidates were spoken to. The 46-year-old Spaniard is available after leaving Paris St-Germain where he won one Ligue 1 title and four domestic cups in two seasons in charge. He will succeed Arsene Wenger at the Emirates with a lot of work on his shoulders. Previously he guided Sevilla to three consecutive Europa League triumphs between 2014 and 2016.…

Alhaji Kawu Baraje, Leader of the new Peoples’ Democratic Party (nPDP) which fused with the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that the group will remain in the ruling party. He stated this on Monday in Abuja while speaking with newsmen after a closed-door meeting with the members of APC’s National Working Committee (NWC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Baraje and the group recently submitted a four-page letter of grievances to the APC leadership and gave it seven days to address the issues. The group alleged that its members had been badly treated, sidelined and persecuted in…

Serie A joint top-scorer Mauro Icardi has been dropped from the Argentina’s World Cup squad on Monday. Icardi, also the Inter Milan captain, was the most notable absentee from coach Jorge Sampaoli’s 23-man list. Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero, who has not played since March and is recovering from a knee operation, was picked. Sampaoli said in a news conference his choices were based on “players that can do many functions to give us different characteristics.” “Those players in the final list are closer to the idea we are implementing. They are closer to the opposition’s goal line than to their…

Spanish LaLiga giants Atletico de Madrid have confirmed the array of stars, including Fernando Torres in what will be his last game ever for the club, to play the Super Eagles in the maiden edition of the GOtv MAX Cup billed for tomorrow at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo. Torres, who scored both Atletico goals on Sunday in the 2-2 draw with Eibar in their last LaLiga match of the season, is a club legend, having been named captain of the LaLiga giants at the age of 17, the youngest ever. The team finished runners-up to Barcelona to cap an impressive season,…

…Says N50bn Revenue Target By 2019 Still On Course …Receives N327m From 13% Oil Derivation The Lagos State Government on Monday said that it has so far achieved an average monthly Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of N34 billion in 2018 compared to monthly averages of the last three years. Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Akinyemi Ashade who disclosed this at the ongoing annual Ministerial Press Briefing to mark the third anniversary of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration held at Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa, attributed the gradual improvement to the impact of the ongoing reforms and growth in the State’s economy.…

Alhaji Tajudeen Olusi a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos on Monday said the party would overcome its present challenges and become more stronger. Olusi, a member of the APC Elders Forum in the state, made the remarks in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. He said the holding of parallel congresses in some states on Saturday, though an issue did not mean differences among members were not reconcilable. According to him, the development is not unusual as such differences are normal in a growing democracy like Nigeria’s. Olusi said the issue…