ARSENE WENGER AGREES TO ANEW TWO-YEARS CONTRACT WITH ARSENAL

This is clearly not the kind of news alot of fans want to hear but Arsenal boss, Arsene Wenger has agreed to a new two-year contract, extending his 21-year reign at the club.   Wenger and club owner Stan Kroenke met on Monday to determine the Frenchman's future, with the decision relayed to directors at a board meeting today.
Arsenal are planning to make an official announcement today.

The Gunners were fifth in the Premier League this season, the first time they have finished outside the top four since the Frenchman joined in 1996. 

AHAED OF GORDON OBUA'S BURIAL, EX-PRESIDENT JONATHAN DESCRIBES HIS LATE CSO AS AMAN DEEPLY COMMITED TO SERVICE

As the family of Gordon Obua, late chief security officer to Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, gets set to bury him this weekend, the former President has described Obua as a man that showed deep commitment to service.
In a tribute to the late CSO to the former President who died last month, Jonathan noted that Obua’s death was very painful, given that he still had so much to offer to his people and nation.

Dr. Jonathan said further in a statement signed by his spokesman, Ikechukwu Eze, that Obua was a man with whom he struck good relationship.

The former President said: “Gordon’s case is even more painful because his end came too soon. He was a man who still had so much to give to his family, community and country.

“My staff for eight years, Gordon was one man with whom I established close kinship, not because he was from my own part of the nation, but because he showed deep commitment to service.”

While comforting the family members, Jonathan further noted that “Gordon left undying legacies of honesty, forthrightness, godly devotion and care for the less privileged.”

Below is the text of the statement:

“On behalf of my family, I extend our deepest sympathy over the passage of Gordon Obua, my former Chief Security Officer, to eternal glory.

 “Death is an inevitable end from which no human being is exempted. Yet as mortals we can never prepare enough for its coming, as the exit of every family member visits us with so much pain and sadness.

“Gordon’s case is even more painful because his end came too soon. He was a man who still had so much to give to his family, community and country.

“My staff for eight years, Gordon was one man with whom I established close kinship, not because he was from my own part of the nation, but because he showed deep commitment to service.

“In these trying times, I urge the family members to be comforted by the fact that Gordon left undying legacies of honesty, forthrightness, godly devotion and care for the less privileged.

“May God Almighty grant his soul eternal rest and bless the family with the fortitude to bear the loss.

 “Accept our sincere condolences and prayers.”

CAITLYN JENNER PLANS TO ADOPT CHILDREN

Caitlyn Jenner is reportedly planning to adopt a child in a bid to fill the void left by her strained relationship with her daughters, Kendall and Kylie. Radar earlier reported that the parent-of-six has grappled with becoming a mum before but has now made up her mind. She is now putting the adoption process into motion.

 “Caitlyn’s timing in doing this sure is interesting since she’s on such rotten terms with her girls,” an insider explained.

“She’s insisting she doesn’t need a partner to raise a family and in fairness Cait’s a good experienced parent who’s got a lot of love to give.”

 The source added:

"The trouble is that Caitlyn’s so self-consumed and preoccupied with her passion projects, so, bringing a new child into her world is the last thing she needs to be doing with her life.”

LEWIS HAMILTON'S RUMOURED BEAU WINNIE HARLOW SHOWS OFF HER BEACH BOD IN A BIKINI

The rumour mill has been awash with talk of romance between Lewis Hamilton and model, Winnie Harlow. Things went into overdrive when she was spotted trackside at the Monaco Grand Prix and just an hour after the Formula One race, Winnie was on hand to console her rumoured flame, following his loss to Sebastian Vettel.

The pair were then spotted partying it up on a super yacht in Monte Carlo in the company of a bevy of models and she gave Lewis an a eyeful in a bikini, which did little to cover up her model looks.
Winnie suffers from vitiligo, a rare long term skin condition which affects only 1% of the human population and is characterized by patches of the skin losing their pigment.

She hasn't let it knock her confidence and she goes about her life and business like every other model. 

THREE POLICE OFFICERS CONFIRMED DEAD AS NAVY, POLICE OFFICERS CLASH IN CROSS RIVERS

A clash between police officers and Naval officers in Calabar, Cross Rivers state Tuesday night, has resulted in the death of three police officers and a police station set ablaze by rampaging Naval officers‎. According to reports, trouble started when a police traffic warden stopped a group of Naval officers that reportedly tried to beat the traffic light at a check point opposite the Navy barracks in the Akim area of the town in the afternoon of that particular day.
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The Naval officers took offence at the police warden stopping them from breaking the law. This led to a faceoff which resulted in both parties calling for reinforcement. The Naval officers took their grievance to the Akim police station where they shot sporadically and set the station ablaze. They reportedly stopped fire fighters from stopping the fire at the station.

Three police officers reportedly died in the wake of the clash.

Meanwhile the Naval authorities are yet to comment on the unfortunate incident.

VIDEO: CATTOLIC PRIEST & 200 OTHERS HELD HOSTAGE BY ISIS IN PHILIPPINES

A Kidnapped Catholic priest who is been held hostage alongside 200 captives, including children, by militants linked to ISIS in the southern Philippine city in Marawa, has appeared in a video pleading for help. Fr. Teresito 'Chito' Suganob, a Catholic priest in Marawi, Philippines, was kidnapped last Tuesday night along with at least a dozen worshippers and church workers.

In a video released Tuesday, which was allegedly taken under duress, Father  'Chito' said his captors wanted the military to withdraw its forces from Marawi, where Islamic militants have dominated following the ongoing gun battles with the army.

Mr. President, please consider us,' Fr Chito said while standing in front of debris and partially burned buildings. He continues:

"'They don’t ask for anything… they just ask that you leave this place peacefully. We are in the midst of this war we are asking your help to please give what they are asking for.”

'We want to live few years and in your generosity, Mr. President, in your heart, we know you can make something. 'Along with us are about 200 carpenters, household helpers, children and youth, and ordinary Christian settlers," he said

CBCP News, the official news service of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, said it was unclear when the video was taken, but it does show Fr Chito amongst destroyed houses.

 In a telephone interview, Marawi Bishop Edwin de la Pena confirmed that it was Suganob in the video.

"I was glad to see that he is alive but we were also saddened because the fact that the terrorists are ready to negotiate means they are pressed against the wall and they are also desirous to get away from the situation and their bargaining chip are the hostages," he said.

Watch the video after the cut....

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HAUSA ACTRESS RABI ISMAIL, WHO WAS SENTENCED TO DEATH, RECAPTURED 6 YEARS AFTER SHE ESCAPED FROM PRISON

Intelligence Unit of the Nigerian Prisons Service, with the support of men of the State Security Service, SSS has recaptured condemned Hausa film  actress, Rabi Ismail, who escaped from Hadejia Prison on December 16, 2011. See LIB report on her escape here: Rabi Ismail was sentenced to death by hanging, for culpable homicide by a High Court in Kano on the 5th of January, 2005.
She was subsequently held in Kaduna Central prison from where she was transferred to Hadejia prison before she escaped about 6 years ago. 

In July 2011, the Supreme Court upheld the sentence of the lower courts that sentenced her to death by hanging for killing a male friend, Auwalu Ibrahim, to acquire his property. The court found her guilty for drugging and drowning Mr Ibrahim in 2002 in Kano. 

The Controller General of Prisons expressed appreciation to the assistance rendered by security agencies particularly the SSS and the police in arresting the fugitive.

He appealed to members of the public to continue to provide useful information on escapees and indeed any criminal element in their midst to security agents, noting that such outlaws pose security threats to the society. 

He assures that security measures have been strengthened to prevent persons in prison custody from escaping. Source: Daily Nigerian