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Ten people have been killed and 10 others injured after a student opened fire at a Santa Fe high school in Texas, the state governor said. The attacker, who was arrested and charged with murder, was identified as Dimitrios Pagourtzis, a 17-year-old pupil at Santa Fe High School. He allegedly used a shotgun and a revolver taken from his father, who legally owned the weapons. Most of the dead are students, police said. Texas Governor Greg Abbott said “various kinds of explosive devices” had been found at the school, 40 miles (65km) south of Houston, and off-campus. We grieve for…

The Royal Wedding is upon us and all eyes will be on Windsor Castle but importantly on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as their fairytale romance turns marriage. With millions of people tuning in to watch the happy couple get married, here’s what the loved-up pair will say to each other as they exchange vows at St George’s Chapel. What will Harry and Meghan say to each other? The full order of service has been revealed – while the Dean of Windsor will lead the ceremony, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby oversees the vows. He says: HARRY and MEGHAN,…

Ex-Arsenal midfielder Mikel Arteta, 36, has agreed to become the club’s new manager. (Goal.com) Barcelona stalwart Andres Iniesta, 34, is Pep Guardiola’s preferred choice as player-coach at Manchester City should current assistant coach Arteta leave to return to the Gunners. (Yahoo) Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart, left out of England’s World Cup squad, will have offers from Southampton and Wolves for next season after West Ham opted not to pursue a permanent move for the 31-year-old, who had been on loan with the club. (Daily Mirror) Leicester want to sign Northern Ireland international Jonny Evans, 30, from West Brom, but…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Bayelsa state government of doing everything to frustrate its effort to hold State Congress including denying it the use of multipurpose hall within the stadium. Mr Preye Aganaba, a member of APC National Convention Committee, has said in a statement on Friday in Abuja that the Bayelsa Government was doing everything possible to frustrate the conduct of APC State Congress slated for Saturday. He said the party executive in Bayelsa applied for the use of the facility officially and added that the state government had no reasons to deny APC the use…

The United States has accused the Cameroonian government of “targeted killings”, arson and looting in its fight against an Anglophone separatist movement. In a statement following a meeting with President Paul Biya on Thursday, the US ambassador to Cameroon called for dialogue to end an 18-month-old conflict. English-speaking rebels have killed over 20 gendarmes and tens of thousands of people, mostly English-speakers, have fled to Nigeria to escape army reprisals. The unrest has destabilised the mostly French-speaking Central African oil producer, months before an election in which Biya will seek to extend his 35-year-old rule. Reuters reported in February that…

The crisis that erupted after the ecclesial election of the Lagos Diocese of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has snowballed into legal hostility as ten aggrieved prominent financial members and elders of the church have dragged the trustee of the church and five others before a Federal high court in Lagos. They are not only alleging that the election conducted by the church was manipulated but one of the trustees of the church and the current Bishop of Lagos Diocese Reverend Dr Adebola Ademowo should be ordered to refund N260 million he allegedly collected from the Diocese and used…

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has assured Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari of a mutual prosperity between both countries during a telephone call. Spokesperson for the Department, Ms Heather Nauert, said Pompeo, during the call, also underscored Buhari’s visit to the US on April 30, and recognised Nigeria’s leadership in Africa. Nauert said: “On May 17, Secretary Pompeo called Nigerian President Buhari. “The Secretary noted the longstanding relationship between the Nigerian and American people and underscored the themes of the April 30 official working visit of President Buhari to the White House. READ: Nigeria: Police arrest headteacher who ties students…

A headteacher, an administrator and a teacher have been arrested in Ogun state, Southwest Nigeria for tying students to a cross and flogging them. The three tied schoolchildren to crosses and whipped them for arriving late until a policeman saw the punishment and intervened. Distressing pictures show a male and female student tied to makeshift crosses with green string – something akin to Jesus tied to the cross. The incident happened on Wednesday as a policeman, named by Punch Nigeria as Livinus, was driving past the school. Seeing the students tied up and being beaten, he went to the principal…

Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette and Manchester United forward Anthony Martial have been left out of the France squad for this year’s World Cup in Russia. Lacazette, 26, won the last of his 16 caps in a 2-2 friendly draw with Germany in November while Martial, 22, has won 18 caps and started France’s 3-1 friendly victory over Russia in March. The former West Ham player, 31, went off injured during the Europa League final defeat by Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, although he was also not included in manager Didier Deschamps’ previous squad. Manchester City full-back Benjamin Mendy is one of…

Szymon Kuczynski, the Polish Skipper of ‘Atlantic Puffin’ a 6,36m long (20ft 10,4in) yacht, secured a new world record for the smallest yacht to circumnavigate the globe single-handed and unaided when he returned to Mayflower Marina in Plymouth, UK on Thursday 17th May. Szymon, who originally set sail from Britain’s Ocean City of Plymouth on 19 August 2017, spent over 270 days, 10 hours and 29 minutes, alone at sea on board his yacht ‘Atlantic Puffin’ whilst undertaking his adventurous sailing expedition of nearly 29,000 nautical miles. In an incredible feat of skill and determination the award winning, solo sailor…