LONDON. The three-year deal with the English Premier League club will be its first ever sleeve sponsorship, the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) said in a statement. The “Visit Rwanda” logo will be emblazoned on the left sleeve on all first team, Under-23 and Arsenal Women’s shirts from the beginning of the new season this summer. “We’re thrilled to be partnering with Arsenal
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LONDON. A South African man has been found guilty of murdering three members of his immediate family on Monday 21 May, more than three years after the gruesome attack in an upscale housing estate that shocked the nation. Henri van Breda, 23, was also found guilty of obstruction of justice and attempting to murder his sister on January 27, 2015. His
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LONDON. Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich has faced delays in renewing his UK visa. The Russian billionaire did not attend Saturday’s FA Cup final at Wembley when they beat Manchester United 1-0. A source close to the 51-year-old suggested he was in the process of renewing his visa, and said it was taking a little longer than usual. “There’s
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LONDON. This morning, Meghan Markle made her own personal statement through the Kensington Palace on the drama surrounding whether or not her father Thomas Markle will be at her wedding. “Sadly, my father will not be attending our wedding,” she said. “I have always cared for my father and hope he can be given the space he needs to focus
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LONDON. The Registrar, National Examinations Council, NECO, Professor Charles Uwakwe, has been sacked. Uwakwe, formerly of the University of Ibadan, was appointed Registrar of the examination body, less than two years ago. As at Press time, no official reason has been given for his sudden disengagement. Prof Uwakwe: Meanwhile, Alhaji Abubakar Gana, said to be the most Senior Director at
Read moreNIGERIA. The Members of the Kano State House of Assembly, have set out to impeach the Speaker of the House, Abdullahi Yusuf Ata. A reliable source in the House, revealed that as at Sunday night, 21 Lawmakers had duly signed in support of the Speaker’s impeachment. The source confirmed that already all the Principal Officers of the House had been
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NIGERIA. The Ekiti State Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Kayode Fayemi, has revealed that he would immediately resign his appointment as Minister of Mines and Steel Development, in two weeks time. Fayemi was on Saturday, declared the winner of the APC primary election, having polled a total 941 votes. Speaking on Channels Television about his victory, Kayode
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WASHINGTON DC. President Donald Trump spent roughly 10 minutes of an hourlong speech Thursday night in Indiana telling the story of how he saved nearly $999,800,000 on controversial plans to move the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem — a claim he has made before in the months leading up to the facility’s opening on Monday.
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NIGERIA. Tension has engulfed Yala and Ogoja Local Government Areas of Cross River State, following the arrival of two trucks loaded with Fulani herdsmen. The Youths Leader of Okuku, in Yala Local Government Area of the State, Joseph Odey Owonah, said that the Fulanis came into the communities in two trucks loaded to the brim. He explained that the migrants,
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UNITED KINGDOM. British Schools are removing analogue clocks from examination halls because teenagers are unable to tell the time, according to a head teachers’ union. After pupils sitting their GCSE and A-level exams complained that they could not read the time correctly on analogue clocks, teachers decided to install digital devices instead. The Telegraph reports: Malcolm Trobe, deputy general secretary at
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