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A housewife, Taye Akinbolade, 28, has been charged before an Okitipupa Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State for allegedly slashing the breast of her husband’s lover with a razor blade. Akinbolade committed the offence after allegedly finding her husband having sex with his lover on their matrimonial bed. Akinbolade, a trader, residing at No. 5, Beke St., Ikoya in Okitipupa, is standing trial on a charge of assault. She has, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecutor, Insp. Zedekiah Orogbemi, told court that the accused on November 25 at about 8:30 p.m. at No. 5 Beke St., Ikoya, Okitipupa,…

Tanzania’s Meshack “Smart Boy” Mwankemwa, opponent to Nigeria’s Stanley “Edo Boy” Eribo in the African Boxing Union welterweight title bout billed to hold at GOtv Boxing Night 10 on 26 December, has threatened to make the Nigerian see hell. Smart Boy also boasted that the crowd at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Lagos, will chant his name when he begins to punish Edo Boy. Speaking from his country, the Tanzanian Professional Boxing Commission welterweight champion, said he is fully prepared for the fight and Edo Boy will feel the full impact of his training schedule. “I am…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has petitioned the UN Working Group on the issues of discrimination against women in law and in practice requesting the body to “use your mandates and position to urgently request the Nigerian government and the Nigerian Football Federation to end the discriminatory and unfair treatment of the players of the Super Falcons of Nigeria who recently won the African Women Cup of Nations.” The organization urged the Working Group to “request the authorities to immediately pay each player of the Super Falcons of Nigeria the sum of $30,000 USD for winning the African Women…

MTN Group has announced the appointments of three permanent senior management team as part of plans to shakes up the company ahead of 2017. In a statement from the telco Wednesday said Jens Schulte-Bockum will assume the position of Group Chief Operating Officer, effective January 16, 2017. Jens will succeed Jyoti Desai, who is retiring. Jens has extensive operational experience in the mobile telecoms sector, with his last senior role being as CEO of Vodafone Germany between 2012 and 2015. The statement also said Oliver Fortuin will assume the position of Executive Head of Business Enterprise, effective March 1, 2017.…

It has been less than a year and a half since Apple Music officially launched, but the short time frame hasn’t stopped it from reaching impressive highs or accruing sizable numbers. Today, in an interview with Billboard, Eddy Cue, Apple’s SVP of Internet Software and Products, and one of the main men behind the highly successful Apple Music streaming product, revealed that the relatively new platform has hit the 20 million subscriber milestone. iMusic announced that it had collected hit 10 million subscribers at the beginning of 2016, less than a year into its life. The rate at which Apple…

Commercial farming and agriculture stole the show as the 11th African Economic Conference came to a close in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. With calls for implementation of the continent’s good policies on agriculture and industrialization, the three-day conference organised by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the UNDP and the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) provided very little hope. The conference noted that Africa had good agricultural and industrial polices. According to NAN, the UN Development (UNDP), therefore tasked African leaders to implement policies on agro-allied industrialisation to achieve sustainable growth and development. UNDP’s Chief Economist, Dr Ayodele Odusola, said: “There…

A dramatic drop in giraffe populations over the past 30 years has seen the world’s tallest land mammal classified as vulnerable to extinction. Numbers have gone from around 155,000 in 1985 to 97,000 in 2015 according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The iconic animal has declined because of habitat loss, poaching and civil unrest in many parts of Africa. Some populations are growing, mainly in southern parts of the continent. Until now, the conservation status of giraffes was considered of “least concern” by the IUCN. However in their latest global Red List of threatened species,…

On Monday at around 11:00 GMT, Real Madrid will hope that their draw against Borussia Dortmund at the Bernebeu will not have a huge bearing on them when the last 16 draws are concluded. The Spanish giant would relish the clash against Leicester, Monaco and Napoli but not much against Italian giants Juventus or English side, Arsenal. Madrid’s hopes of finishing top was dashed when Marco Reus scored an 88th minute equaliser to give Borussia Dortmund a draw, ensuring they topped Champions League Group F. France striker Karim Benzema scored a brace either side of half-time to put Madrid in…

The first Somali-American lawmaker in the US has said she was subjected to “hateful” anti-Muslim threats from a taxi driver in Washington DC. Minnesota Representative-elect Ilhan Omar said the cabbie threatened to remove her hijab during a confrontation on Tuesday. The 34-year-old said the incident occurred just after she attended policy training at the White House. Ms Omar came to the US from a refugee camp in Kenya as a child. She made history and national headlines last month when she defeated a Republican to gain a seat in Minnesota’s state house of representatives. “The cabdriver called me ISIS and…

Chelsea are prepared to move for Alexis Sanchez if the 27-year-old striker does not resolve a contract stand-off with the Gunners. The Blues want to pair the Chilean with Diego Costa, 28. (Daily Mirror) Former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has played down reports the Spanish club could make a move for Sanchez. (Talksport) Arsenal will reluctantly listen to offers for midfielder Mesut Ozil next summer if the 28-year-old does not lower wage demands of £384,000 a week. (Daily Telegraph) Chelsea’s reported target Marcelo Brozovic has extended his Inter Milan contract until 2021. The 24-year-old midfielder turned down the chance…