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Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo said the decision to suspend him for five games is “persecution”. The 32-year-old failed in his appeal against the ban for the red card he received in Real Madrid’s 3-1 win against Barcelona in the Super Cup. He was given a one-match ban for two yellows and a further four for pushing the referee after he had been sent off. The bookings at the Nou Camp were for taking off his shirt to celebrate his goal to make it 2-1 and for a dive. Ronaldo will miss Wednesday’s second leg and will not return to…

Cristiano Ronaldo will serve a five-match ban after Real Madrid failed in a bid to overturn the red card he received in the 3-1 Spanish Super Cup first-leg win over Barcelona. The Portugal forward was given his marching orders at the Nou Camp on Sunday after picking up two yellow cards – one for taking his shirt off after scoring and the other for diving. After receiving his second yellow card, Ronaldo appeared to push referee Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea and was subsequently hit with a five-match suspension by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) – one for the double booking…

Legendary sprinter, Usain Bolt, has signed for Manchester United football club and would play a charity match against Barcelona. Bolt, a lifelong fan of the club, was to make his first appearance since retiring from athletics to line up alongside legends Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes at Old Trafford on September 2. But after suffering a hamstring in his final race at the World Championships in London on Saturday, the 30-year-old athlete might not be fit. Bolt, who will also train with Borussia Dortmund, told reporters, “I’ve always said I wanted to play football. It’s something I’ll be good at.”…

The Nigeria Customs have intercepted a bus belonging to the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeaokuta, FUNAAB, for reportedly conveying Indian hemp (cannabis sativa) through the border. The operatives of the Nigeria Customs seized 211 packs of Bible sized Cannabis, concealed and conveyed under 46 bags of Rice and also arrested the driver. Sani Madugu, the Comptroller of the Service, Ogun State Command, made this known on Tuesday at a press conference held at command’s headquarters in Abeokuta. He said the patrol team of Customs intercepted the vehicle and apprehended the driver of the coaster bus with registration number FUNAAB 50…

Sierra Leone’s President, Ernest Bai Koroma has declared seven days of mourning across the country with immediate effect. The president made the announcement on Tuesday over the recent mudslide in the country that caused huge loss of lives and massive devastation on the outskirts of the capital city – Freetown. According to a statement from the Office of the President, the national mourning will start from August 16 to Aug 22, during which period all flags would be flown at half mast. The general public is also requested to observe a minute of silence at 12 midday on Wednesday, the…

Some unknown gunmen, on Wednesday, attacked the head office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja. The spokesman of the commission, Wilson Uwajaren, who disclosed this in a statement hours after the incident, said the gunmen left a death note for one of the anti-graft agency’s detectives. Uwajaren disclosed that the intruders could not make their way into the complex because security guards on duty repelled them. He said, “A major security breach was recorded at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in the early hours of Wednesday, August 16, 2017, as unknown…

A mild drama ensued Wednesday morning in Wuse, Zone 4, around Febson Hotel in Abuja, after a cab driver and a gay passenger were spotted in a heated argument. In a video already gone viral on social media, posted by OakTV, the cab driver accused the gay man of attempting to seduce him. When the cab driver refused and pulled over, things took a sad turn as the two began exchanging words The gay man who couldn’t control himself began saying “I dey f*ck for y*nsh, then they f*ck me for y*nsh, Na man I be, Na my business, I…

At least 120 people have been killed and tens of thousands affected by floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains across Nepal, the government said on Wednesday, in the worst such calamity in nearly a decade. Some 35 people were still missing and 39 injured as emergency workers scrambled to supply relief to areas devastated by the floods. Torrential rains battered the low-lying region bordering India for three days early August. On Wednesday, the government sent helicopters to a dozen districts where people were desperate for food and clean drinking water, Ram Subedi, a home ministry spokesman, said. “We have…

Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was released from prison Wednesday and the treason charges against him were dropped shortly before his trial was to begin in Lusaka. Hichilema has been in custody since April over an incident in which he allegedly failed to give way to President Edgar Lungu’s motorcade. His trial, which was due to begin during the morning, had threatened to rock a country known for its relative stability. “Hakainde Hichilema and his 5 co-accused have been released from prison with the treason charge dropped,” the United Party for National Development (UPND) said in a statement. Lillian Kayuni,…

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has assigned portfolios to two ministers inaugurated into the federal executive council three weeks ago. ‎The ministers — Professor Stephen Ocheni and Suleiman Hassan — were nominated by President Buhari in March and were confirmed by the Nigerian Senate on 3rd May. Ocheni hails from Kogi State which has not had representation in the Federal Executive Council (FEC) as constitutionally required, since the death of James Ocholi who was a former minister of state for Labour in a road accident in 2016. Hassan, from Gombe State, is to replace Amina Mohammed who left Nigeria’s public service…