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Usain Bolt has no regrets as he prepares to hang up his spikes in August and says he is looking forward to watching the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as a spectator. "For me it will just be a joy," the world's fastest man told AFP on Thursday. "It will be a joy to sit back and watch it and remember, and get that feeling about all those athletes competing at the Olympics. ‎"I look forward to just being an outsider and helping anyway I possibly can." The reigning Olympic and World champion in the 100m and 200m will run his last race on Jamaican soil at the second annual Racers Grand Prix on Saturday at the National Stadium in Kingston. Bolt has four events left before retirement — this weekend's Kingston meet, Ostrava on June 28, Monaco on July 21 and the August 4-13 World Championships in London. Bolt, 30, drew the curtain down on his Olympic career in August by sweeping the 100m and 200m sprint titles

Kane believes he is ready to succeed Wayne Rooney as England’s long-term captain. He has established himself as the most lethal finisher in the Premier League and now Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane has set his sights on winning the Ballon d’Or. Kane, 23, has won the Premier League Golden Boot for the past two seasons and is the first Spurs player since Jimmy Greaves to have scored 20+ top-flight goals in three successive campaigns. He knows that he is a long way from surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as the world’s stand-out player, but says success with Spurs and England can set him on their tails. “Who wouldn’t want to win that big gold trophy? It’s definitely something I aspire to do,” Kane told reporters at England’s St George’s Park training base this week. “You have to win the big tournaments, for club and country. Ronaldo won the Euro and the Champions League and that’s part o

Gernot Rohr Super Eagles Coach Gernot Rohr has dismissed insinuations that he was under pressure in the selection of players for tomorrow’s 2019 AFCON qualifier saying: “the independence I have enjoyed so far has assisted me in building the team. However, he said that his team has adequately prepared for tomorrow match, predicting a win over the Bafana Bafana. He called for fans support to ginger the players to glory. Rohr, who spoke at a pre-match press conference at the Le Meridien Ibom Hotel and Golf Resort in Uyo yesterday, said that the qualifying match would not be an easy task given the opponent’s existing record so far. He said, he would continue to blend the team with new players as an attempt to build a formidable and reliable national team. Rohr noted: “It is not going to be an easy game, we need the support of the fans as they have been supporting us each time we play here. We have young players who should be encouraged and supported.” Mean

A defiant Prime Minister Theresa May vowed Friday to form a new government to lead Britain out of the EU despite losing her majority in a snap general election and facing calls to resign. "What the country needs more than ever is certainty," May said after the shock outcome of Thursday's vote. The Conservative leader had called the election in a bid to extend her majority and strengthen her hand in the looming Brexit negotiations, but her gamble backfired spectacularly. Although winning the most seats, her centre-right party lost its majority in parliament, meaning it will now rely on support from Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). Sterling plunged against the dollar and the euro on Friday as the election result created even more uncertainty over the whole Brexit process. But May vowed to "fulfil the promise of Brexit", in a statement outside her Downing Street office after s

Argentina’s Lionel Messi (L) fights for the ball with Brazil’s Jose Paulo Maciel Junior during their friendly international football match between Brazil and Argentina at the MCG in Melbourne on June 9, 2017.  Brazil's Gabriel Jesus attacks Argentina goalpost during their friendly international football match between Brazil and Argentina at the MCG in Melbourne on June 9, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SAEED KHAN / IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE Argentina's gaollkeeper Sergio German Romero (L) makes a save against Brazil's Renato Augusto during their friendly international football match between Brazil and Argentina at the MCG in Melbourne on June 9, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SAEED KHAN / IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE Brazil’s Gabriel Jesus is carried off the field during the friendly game of football between Brazil and Argentina at the MCG in Melbourne on June 9, 2

Briefing newsmen on the development Friday in Yola, the state Commandant of NSCDC, Mr Aliyu Ndanusa, said that Mumina was rescued with her eight-month-old baby on Thursday. The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Adamawa says it has rescued Mumina Hamidu, a 19-year-old lady who escaped from Boko Haram insurgents in Sambisa Forest. Briefing newsmen on the development Friday in Yola, the state Commandant of NSCDC, Mr Aliyu Ndanusa, said that Mumina was rescued with her eight-month-old baby on Thursday. Ndanusa said that the lady was abducted in Mubi town when it was occupied by the insurgents in 2014. According to him, she succeeded in escaping from Sambisa to Cameroon, where she was picked up by men of the corps while returning to Mubi. He said that the lady and her baby would be handed over to the relevant authorities for proper rehabilitation. The commandant also said that the corps had between January and now, rescued two such women from

According to Saraki, the 8th Senate has led with courage and taken up more hot-button- national and legislative issues and successfully dealt with them. President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, said the 8th Senate passed 96 Bills and 72 petitions from its inauguration in 2015 to June, 2017.He made this known at a special session to mark the second anniversary of the 8th Senate in Abuja on Friday. Saraki said that the passage of the bills and petitions by the chamber during the period eclipsed the highest ever in the history of the National Assembly.He said that the closest record to it was by the 5th Senate which passed 65 bills and six petitions within the same period. “When we started, I knew that the 8th Senate was going to be significantly different and effective.“I saw across the aisle, a passionate, energetic, and a set of leaders made of sterner stuff with a desire to make the difference. “Though we inherited a legacy that created in some minds, cy

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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State The Court of Appeal, sitting in Benin on Friday upheld the election of Gov. Godwin Obaseki of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the duly elected governor of Edo. The court dismissed the petition filed by Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as lacking in merit.Ize-Iyamu, through his counsel Yusuf Ali (SAN), appealed against the judgment of the Justice Ahmed Badamasi-led Edo Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, that affirmed Obaseki as winner of the Sept.28,2016 governorship election. Justice M.B. Dongban-Mensem, who delivered the judgment, said the tribunal was right to uphold Obaseki’s election.The judge said that the tribunal did a painstaking job, adding that the tribunal was right to dismiss Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu’ petition. The Justice Ahmed Badamasi-led three member Edo Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, dismissed Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu’s petition for lacking

DJ Khaled took to Snapchat to show off his son, Asahd Khaled office. Asahd the 'executive producer' of his soon to be released album, Grateful is already a legend at 7month. Well, like they say: Like Father like son.

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British Prime Minister Theresa May faced pressure to resign on Friday after losing her parliamentary majority, plunging the country into uncertainty as Brexit talks loom. The pound fell sharply amid fears the Conservative leader will be unable to form a government and could even be forced out of office after a troubled campaign overshadowed by two terror attacks. After being re-elected with an increased majority in the London commuter seat of Maidenhead, May said Britain "needs a period of stability" as it prepares for the complicated process of withdrawing from the European Union. She said that while the full results had yet to emerge, her party seemed to have won the most seats and "it would be incumbent on us to ensure we have that period of stability". But Leftist opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn, whose Labour party surged from 20 points behind, urged May to quit, saying she had "lost votes,

‘North is ready to end unity in Nigeria’ The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), the umbrella group of the Niger Delta people, have described the quit notice by 16 Arewa youth groups in Kaduna to the Igbo as grave. It considered the statement by the Arewa youths as tragic and more treasonable than the offence allegedly committed by Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), for which he was held in detention for about a year. A statement yesterday by PANDEF signed by Dr. Alfred Mulade, a member of the central working committee, stated that not only is the statement by the Arewa youths a potent threat to the corporate unity of the country, but the most dangerous statement ever made by any group to the unity and existence of Nigeria since the end of the civil war. The statement read: “This statement by the Arewa youths, which strikes at the very roots of the Nigeria we b

• Seek referendum • IG orders arrest of groups’ leaders • S’ East govs, senators, Dambazau want peaceful coexistence The northern youth groups that gave an ultimatum to Igbo to leave their region latest on October 1, 2017 reaffirmed their stand yesterday. They urged the Federal Government to hold a referendum for the actualisation of Biafra Republic. The groups’ restatement of their position shows that the government at the state and federal levels has not been able to rein them in despite their obvious security risk to the nation’s unity and promises by top quarters to call the youth to order. In a joint statement yesterday, the coalition condemned the reactions by the Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai and his Borno State counterpart, Alhaji Kashim Shettima over the declaration against the Igbo resident in the north. Among the groups that made the reaffirmation are the Arewa Citizens Action for Change, Arewa Youth Consult

“In all, seven of them were affected; two died on the spot, four are on admission while one sustained minor injury and has been treated.” The Chairman of Hong Local Government in Adamawa, Alhaji Haliru Lala, has confirmed the death of two children in a blast in Fadaman-Rake Village. Lala told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Yola that five others were also injured in the incident which occurred late on Thursday evening. He said that some children playing by the road side were given a polythene bag containing explosives, which was later exploded by an unknown person passing by in a car. “In all, seven of them were affected; two died on the spot, four are on admission while one sustained minor injury and has been treated.” The chairman expressed the concern of the council over the incident suspected to be the work of insurgents. He said that the council had therefore

This undated picture released from North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on June 9, 2017 shows a test-fire of a new-type ground-to-sea cruise rocket developed by the Academy of National Defence Science at an undisclosed location in North Korea. North Korea’s latest missile launch was a successful test of a new type of “ground-to-sea cruise rocket”, Pyongyang’s state media said Friday. The official KCNA news agency said the rocket was a “powerful attack means capable of striking any enemy group of battleships attempting at military attack on the DPRK (North Korea) from the ground at will”. KCNA added the missiles “accurately detected and hit the floating targets on the East Sea of Korea”. Pyongyang’s fifth test in less than a month was launched in defiance of global pressure to rein in its weapons program. The reclusive state has ordered three ballistic missile launches, a surface-

Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, APC National Publicity Secretary The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended governors and political leaders in the northern part of Nigeria for condemning the ultimatum to Igbos by Arewa youths to leave the region. The party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, on Friday in Abuja, described the action of the governors and leaders as “proactive and decisive’’. “We are delighted to see that the pressures mounted by the various leaders have forced the group to reverse its misguided ultimatum and threats. “However, our party remains disturbed by the increasing spate of separatist agitations by individuals and groups in the country. “While we affirm the inalienable rights of citizens and groups to agitate for legitimate causes as a key ingredient of participatory democracy, we believe such agitations should be guided by extant laws,’’ it said. It added that agitators must be peaceful and

Royal Dutch Shell has resumed crude exports from its Forcados terminal in Nigeria after production was disrupted following repeated attacks by militants in the restive oil-producing region, a company spokesman said Thursday. The resumption will see Nigeria’s oil production rebound to around 2 million barrels per day (bpd), adding more barrels to the market at a time when the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is working to curb output in order boost global crude prices. “We resumed production at Forcados on June 6, 2017 after lifting the force majeure we declared on crude exports from the facility last year,” Shell spokesman Precious Okolobo told AFP. Okolobo said Shell had completed “necessary repairs of the line”. Force majeure is a legal term that frees a company from any contractual obligation due to circumstances beyond its control. Shell declared the force majeure on Forcados shipments in February 2016 after rebel group Niger Delta Avengers