A TWENTY three year old man, Okon Aniedi Okon, from Nsit Ubium Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State has  stabbed his friend Daniel Obot with a broken bottle to death for allegedly stealing and selling his three mobile phones.

A 24-year-old businessman, Edafe Daniel, was on Monday arraigned in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly stealing shipping documents and clearing goods valued at N50 million. Daniel, whose address is unknown, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and theft.

Andrea Pirlo’s status as one of Italy’s ‘untouchables’ has been shaken after the Azzurri legend was sidelined by coach Antonio Conte in the wake of criticism following a mediocre performance in a Euro 2016 qualifier.

Buhari in Ghana

Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick has withdrawn from England’s Euro 2016 qualifier against Switzerland at Wembley on Tuesday because of a calf injury, manager Roy Hodgson announced on Monday. “It’s a calf injury. We don’t believe it’s that serious,” Hodgson told his pre-match press conference at England’s team hotel in Watford, north of London.

IN seizing power from General Gowon(80),the then Military ruler, General Murtala Ramat Muhammed (1938-76) told the nation on July 30 1975 that: “this Government will not tolerate indiscipline. The Government will not condone abuse of office”. He kept his word.

The Senegalese National Civil Aviation Agency on Monday, in Dakar, confirmed that a small medical evacuation plane carrying seven people, which crashed off Senegal, collided with a Boeing 737 over the Atlantic Ocean.

Habre stands accused of crimes against humanity, war crimes and torture, and will face the Extraordinary African Chambers, a special criminal court set up by the African Union within the Senegalese court system. So far, about 2,500 of the dictator’s victims had submitted their testimonies, including those of Rights groups who accused the 72-year-old of being responsible for the deaths of 40,000 people during his time in power.

Pope Francis has appealed to every European parish and religious community to take in one migrant family each, in a gesture of solidarity. “I appeal to the parishes, the religious communities, the monasteries and sanctuaries of all Europe to take in one family of refugees. “The Vatican’s two parishes would take in a family of refugees each in the coming days.

“I’ll make a small port or marina for the boats to land there. I’ll employ the people to build their own homes, schools, a hospital, a university, a hotel,’’ he said.