Zverev overpowers Thiem for Madrid Open title
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ranked third in the world zverev is yet to transfer his talent and success in masters events to grand slams however where his best result remains reaching the fourth round at wimbledon last year3 dominic thiem lost to alexander zverev in the madrid masters final on sunday and then said the german is now the best player in the world beneath roger federer and rafael nadal3 thiem had ousted nadal in the quarter-finals on friday and he too will be among the small group capable of preventing the spaniard from claiming an 11th roland garros crown3 but the austrian was outplayed and over-powered by zverev who collects his third atp world tour masters 1000 title the most prestigious tier of knock-out tournament beneath the four grand slams3 zverev is now one of five active players to have won three the others being federer nadal novak djokovic and andy murray3 those four are all aged 30 or older while zverev is 21 with djokovic and murray both attempting recovery missions after injury3 i would say probably now besides roger and rafa hes the best thiem said. you just need to look at his results3 zverev has long been marked out as a future star of the mens game and his 6-4 6-4 victory over thiem suggests the german can be a major threat at the french open later this month3 on this evidence that breakthrough is surely close with the crowd on manolo santana court treated to an impressive display of aggressive baseline hitting. thiems 21 errors to zverevs 12 were also key3 rafa is the favourite no matter where he plays on a clay court zverev said. hes going to be the favourite in rome hes going to be the favourite in paris. hes still the guy to beat3 the players in madrid this week have remarked on the quickness of the courts and that has suited zverev whose demon serve was almost untouchable in the opening set3 after conceding an early break for 2-0 thiems only sniff came at 5-4 when he opened up 0-30 on the zverev serve. but his opponent did not waver letting out a roar of relief after clinching the frame3 another break in the first game of the second meant thiem was again playing catch-up and zverev could have moved 3-0 clear had thiem not saved two more break points3 instead thiem stayed in touch to make zverev serve out. a sumptuous half-volley opened up two match points and zverev took the first when a final thiem forehand floated long3 its a great feeling zverev said. hopefully this will not be my last hopefully i can continue to improve and win a few more3

Fayose to Fayemi: Dont rejoice yet
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to those who may not know fayemis victory has made the condition of apc worse in ekiti. the party leaders and members know that fayemi has no use for any of them beyond the july 14 election fayose said2 ekiti state governor ayo fayose on sunday told his predecessor and current minister of mines and steel development dr.kayode fayemi not to celebrate yet describing fayemis victory at the rescheduled governorship primary of the all progressives congress held on saturday pyrrhic2 in a statement by his chief press secretary mr. idowu adelusi fayose said the former ekiti state governors victory has only positioned him to suffer a worse and more debilitating defeat than the one he dealt him in 20142 in 2014 when he was the sitting governor and i was not in power i trounced him mercilessly. i gave him 16 0 defeating him in all the 16 local governments including in his home town isan ekiti he did not win a single local government2 now i have been in power for more than three years and have served the people of ekiti well. my legacy projects are there to speak for me and for my party the pdp as well as for our candidate in the july 14 governorship election prof. kolapo olusola-eleka2 i promise that fayemi will suffer the worst defeat of his political career. after the july 14 election he will not only suffer embarrassing defeat he will go into political oblivion afterwards2 he has nothing to celebrate because of the electoral disaster awaiting him. the manner of his so-called victory also leaves much to be desired as it has turned many of their party leaders and followers against him2 fayose thanked the apc delegates that picked fayemi for doing him great favour saying they had made his task and pain of defeating an apc candidate much easier with the choice of fayemi as their candidate for the july 14 gubernatorial poll2 he appealed to those he claimed were trampled by fayemi especially those of them who were members of pdp to return home2 pdp is your natural habitat. this is the time for you to escape from the apcs sinking boat and return home to a rousing welcome. we also invite other politicians not satisfied with the parlous state of affairs of our nation to join hands with pdp to rescue our nation2 apc is falling apart everywhere the party which was dead before in ekiti has now been buried with fayemis victory2 fayemi is the final nail on apcs coffin in ekiti. he may deceive them in abuja but he is a paper weight at home. his arrogance alienates ekiti people and any serious politician from him. he will meet his political waterloo on july 14 fayose boasted2 as if second guessing the reaction of fayose to his candidacy fayemi too last night issued a quit notice to fayose and his candidate prof. kolapo olusola saying that apc is about to purge the state of the bad reputation it has earned under fayoses stewardship2 we have seen a cynical approach to politics that exploits the penury of the poor and the vulnerability of the marginalised. we have seen the entrenchment of the disdain for elders traditional institutions and all forms of constituted authorities2 instead of continuing the quest for freedom from ignorance disease and want what we have seen is a paradigm that deepens captivity to these ills. in short the last four years has called into question all that we stand for as a people. the timeless values of honour dignity nobility and civility encapsulated in the omoluabi ethos have been eroded2

El-Rufai delivers Kaduna North with a landslide victory
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the results in other councils are still being awaited4 makarfi is the council of former pdp chairman and governor ahmad makarfi4 in zaria apc polled 42859 votes while pdp got 16033. in soba apc got 40903 while pdp scored 138354 the council elections were conducted using electronic voting machines in the area4 so far the peoples democratic party pdp has won only the chairmanship and councillorship election in zangon kataf local government area with its chairmanship candidate elias maza getting 55643 votes against the apc candidate john hassan who got 31.514 votes2 the all progressives congress however has won soba zaria lere ikara makarfi birnin gwari giwa kagarko kudan igabi and kajuru local councils2 mr saleh shuaibu apc chairmanship candidate is the beneficiary of the resounding vote of confidence the voters passed in the governor2 kudan is the local council of senator sule hunkuyi who is at loggerheads with governor nasir el-rufai2 the all progressives congress apc has won kaduna north local government governor nasir el-rufais council with a landslide2 governor el-rufais candidates also won handily in senator shehu sanis constituency of kajuru lg2 announcing the results of the polls the local government election returning officer umar hayatu said the apc has won with total of 168572 votes more than 10 times the votes won by his closest opponent2 shuaibu beat muhammad sabo babayaro of the peoples democratic party who got 12467 votes while the prp 4956 votes2 this is the first time a state has adopted the use of electronic machines to conduct elections in nigeria2

APC leads PDP in Kaduna LG polls
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the results in other councils are still being awaited4 apc 761312 the apc also won in sabon gari.the returning officer of the local government dr micah victor announced mohammed ibrahim usman of the apc as winner with 20 576 votes against pdps suleiman ibrahim gambo who got 9580 votes2 similarly prof. ahmed babajo kofa returning officer for igabi local government announced that jabir khamis of the apc was returned as elected chairman of the local government with 47630 against abubakar abubakar of the pdp who got 2449 votes2 final results for some of the local councils in the election held in kaduna state yesterday showed the ruling all progressives congress cruising to victory2 kudan is the local council of senator suleiman hunkuyi who is at loggerheads with governor nasir el-rufai2 makarfi is the council of former pdp chairman and governor ahmad makarfi. governor el-rufais candidates also won handily in senator shehu sanis constituency of kajuru lg2 zaria lg chairmanship2 apc 428592 pdp160332 soba lg chairmanship2 apc-409032 pdp-138352 kudan lg chairmanship2 according to results announced by returning officers the apc won in soba zaria lere ikara makarfibirnin gwari giwa kagarko kudan igabi and kajuru2 pdp 33942 giwa lg kaduna central2 apc 570052 pdp 26362 kagarko lg chairmanship2 apc 632622 pdp 146582 in el-rufais polling unit the pdp gave the apc some scares. but the apc still won the unguwar sarki ward with overwhelming majority2 councillor 68 apc 45 pdp2 unguwar sarki ward result2 apc 148632 pdp 7062 updated with the result of sabon gari lga2

Kaduna council polls: PDP upsets APC in Zangon Kataf
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makarfi is the council of former pdp chairman and governor ahmad makarfi4 in zaria apc polled 42859 votes while pdp got 16033. in soba apc got 40903 while pdp scored 138354 the council elections were conducted using electronic voting machines in the area4 kudan is the local council of senator sule hunkuyi who is at loggerheads with governor nasir el-rufai2 the results in other councils are still being awaited. also read2 the returning officer for the election mr danjuma baye-luka announced the results on sunday morning in zonkwa2 the peoples democratic party pdp has won the chairmanship and councillorship election in zangon kataf local government area of kaduna state2 governor el-rufais candidates also won handily in senator shehu sanis constituency of kajuru lg2 he said that mr elias maza of the pdp scored 55643 votes to defeat apcs john hassan who polled 31514 votes2 the all progressives congress however won soba zaria lere ikara makarfibirnin gwari giwa kagarko kudan igabi and kajuru local councils2 this is the first time a state has adopted the use of electronic machines to conduct elections in nigeria. nan2

Woman arrested over death of Nigerian attach in Sudan
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it pointed out that it was closely following up all the legal procedures in the incident with the concerned authorities2 sudan security operatives are reported to have arrested a woman suspected of killing a nigerian immigration attach at the nigerian embassy in khartoum2 in a very short statement the official news agency suna said the sudanese police arrested the offender a foreign woman who committed the crime2 it further said she confessed to the murder of the diplomat and that she also stole his possessions2 the sudanese authorities didnt disclose the circumstances of the crime or the nationality of the killer2 the sudanese ministry of foreign affairs had in a statement explained that a team of policemen moved to the residence of the late passport officer and arrested a number of suspected persons as part of investigations into the murder2 mr. habibu almu assistant comptroller of immigration was found stabbed to death at his home in the sudanese capital city of khartoum on thursday last week2 the nigerian minister of foreign affairs geoffrey onyeama confirmed on sunday that the sudanese government had communicated the arrest of the principal suspect to his ministry2 the federal government had condemned the murder of the diplomat and pledged to would work with khartoum to arrest the culprit2 spokesperson of the ministry of foreign affairs mr. tope adeleye elias-fatile had confirmed the report of the assassination in a whatsapp message on thursday in abuja2 the ministry has received the sad news of the untimely death of the immigration attache in our mission in khartoum sudan2 nigeria looks to bring to book those behind the murder of immigration attach habibu almu2 the guardian nigeria @guardiannigeria2

PDP rejects Kaduna council polls results, threatens court action
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hyet further claimed that most of the results announced so far were through radio stations rather than the returning officers whom he alleged disappeared after the conclusion of the election3 the peoples democratic party pdp in kaduna state on sunday rejected the results of local government council elections saying it would go to court to challenge the outcome of the polls3 mr nuhu garba siecoms returning officer for the council said mr peter agite of the pdp won the chairmanship seat with 42242 votes beating his apc counterpart peter dan-baki who got 33 817 votes in the polls3 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that the state independent electoral commission siecom had through its local government returning officers released some of the results with the ruling apc winning in most of the local government areas released so far3 so far the apc has won 17 local councils while pdp has won two. the election in two local councils jaba and kauru was postponed while tallying has not been concluded for chikun local council3 there are 23 local councils in kaduna state3 the chairman of pdp mr felix hassan hyet who addressed a news conference in his office on sunday however alleged that his party had been shortchanged going by the results released in 13 local government areas of the state3 he said the party would soon release its field results of the just concluded local polls3 according to him the pdp agents have submitted their reports which he claimed were at variance with the results announced by the local government returning officers3 the party announced its plans just as its chairmanship candidate in kachia local council was declared the winner3 the chairman however appealed to the party supporters to remain calm assuring that the party would follow legal means to address the injustice3 he said the commission should have requested some of the manufacturers of the electronic voting machines stay behind to monitor the machines to avoid malfunction experienced in some polling units3 hyet alleged that some machines were snatched to unknown destinations and results were later released by the returning officers3 we call you to brief you on the update of the local election results of 13 local government so far released3 some local government results were not announced by the returning officers but by radio stations. at the moment we have some local government areas like kaduna southchikunkajurujemaakagarkosanga still awaiting to be announced3 the returning officers have disappeared completely. even some of the wards returning officers also disappeared3 we are waiting for the returning officers to come out and announce the results in local government areas yet to be announced3 our agents have submitted the results to us and we will take necessary legal steps to address the injustices hyet said3

Levante end Barcelonas unbeaten run in nine goal thriller
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for levante this is their eighth win in 10 matches under new coach paco lopez who took charge with the club in danger of relegation but has overseen a remarkable transformation. they move up to 15th2 levante stunned barcelona on sunday with a 5-4 defeat ending the catalans unbeaten run in the season despite philippe coutinhos hat trick2 the la liga and copa del rey champions trailed 5-1 after an hour and still came within a whisker of a sensational comeback as coutinhos second and third goals and a luis suarez penalty set up a grandstand finish2 but levante held on for a thrilling victory which ended their opponents hopes of becoming the first ever club to finish a 38-game la liga season as invincibles2 after drawing at home to real madrid last weekend despite playing the second half with 10 men and thrashing villarreal barcelona sat just two games away from the historical feat2 it was 1932 when the last side real madrid went unbeaten in the top-flight but even that was across only 18 matches in a 10-team division2 this was barcelonas first league loss since slipping up against malaga on april 8 last year and while it has minimal impact on the table valverde will have questions to answer not least with regards to leaving out messi2 this defensive collapse was reminiscent of their champions league meltdown against roma which has soured an otherwise successful campaign. the unbeaten record was supposed to help atone for the european failure2 ernesto valverde rested lionel messi for his teams penultimate match of the campaign but it was a defensive horror-show that allowed emmanuel boateng to score a hat trick of his own and enis bardhi a brace at the city of valencia stadium2 pacos players exploded out of the blocks and pulled ahead in the ninth minute when boateng nipped in at the near post after jose luis morales weaving run down the left2 bardhi hit the woodwork with a lifted finish over marc-andre ter stegen but barca failed to heed the warnings and boateng made it two after half an hour latching on to sasa lukics threaded ball through2 coutinho pulled one back with a rasping shot before half-time but three levante goals in 10 minutes after the interval sent the home fans into delirium2 bardhis blistering shot restored the two-goal advantage before boateng completed his hat-trick as barcas defence was ripped apart again on the break2 another counter just before the hour ended with another crisp bardhi finish as barca were now staring at a four-goal deficit2 the game looked dead but coutinho scored twice in six minutes the first a close-range finish after ousmane dembeles shot spilled loose the second an instinctive shot from the edge of the area2 when boateng brought down sergio busquets in the area and suarez drove the penalty down the middle with 20 minutes left it felt inevitable barca would find a fifth2 but without messi even to bring on levante withstood the late onslaught and should even have scored a sixth only for ruben rochina to shoot wide after a dreadful backpass by busquets. it was the final mistake of an error-strewn display2

Zverev overpowers Thiem for Madrid Open title
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ranked third in the world zverev is yet to transfer his talent and success in masters events to grand slams however where his best result remains reaching the fourth round at wimbledon last year3 dominic thiem lost to alexander zverev in the madrid masters final on sunday and then said the german is now the best player in the world beneath roger federer and rafael nadal3 thiem had ousted nadal in the quarter-finals on friday and he too will be among the small group capable of preventing the spaniard from claiming an 11th roland garros crown3 but the austrian was outplayed and over-powered by zverev who collects his third atp world tour masters 1000 title the most prestigious tier of knock-out tournament beneath the four grand slams3 zverev is now one of five active players to have won three the others being federer nadal novak djokovic and andy murray3 those four are all aged 30 or older while zverev is 21 with djokovic and murray both attempting recovery missions after injury3 i would say probably now besides roger and rafa hes the best thiem said. you just need to look at his results3 zverev has long been marked out as a future star of the mens game and his 6-4 6-4 victory over thiem suggests the german can be a major threat at the french open later this month3 on this evidence that breakthrough is surely close with the crowd on manolo santana court treated to an impressive display of aggressive baseline hitting. thiems 21 errors to zverevs 12 were also key3 rafa is the favourite no matter where he plays on a clay court zverev said. hes going to be the favourite in rome hes going to be the favourite in paris. hes still the guy to beat3 the players in madrid this week have remarked on the quickness of the courts and that has suited zverev whose demon serve was almost untouchable in the opening set3 after conceding an early break for 2-0 thiems only sniff came at 5-4 when he opened up 0-30 on the zverev serve. but his opponent did not waver letting out a roar of relief after clinching the frame3 another break in the first game of the second meant thiem was again playing catch-up and zverev could have moved 3-0 clear had thiem not saved two more break points3 instead thiem stayed in touch to make zverev serve out. a sumptuous half-volley opened up two match points and zverev took the first when a final thiem forehand floated long3 its a great feeling zverev said. hopefully this will not be my last hopefully i can continue to improve and win a few more3

Juventus win 34th Serie A title
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with one game left to play juventus cannot be caught by second-placed napoli who are four points behind after winning 2-0 at sampdoria on sunday3 juventus sealed a seventh straight serie a title on sunday and their 34th after a goalless draw against ten-man roma at the stadio olimpico3 roma played the final twenty minutes a man down after radja nainggolan was sent off for a second yellow card after a foul on argentina striker paulo dybala3 it is the 34th scudetto in juventuss history3 massimiliano allegris side also won the italian cup in the stadio olimpico on wednesday with a 4-0 win over ac milan3 the turin giants had needed just a point to officially seal another title and become the first team to complete the league and cup double for four consecutive seasons3 eusebio di francescos roma team had already sealed their champions league place next season after inter milans 2-1 loss against sassuolo3 juventus had early chances with edin dzeko firing over a lorenzo pellegrini right footer flying wide and aleksandar kolarovs free-kick hitting the side netting3 paulo dybala threatened early and broke through early in the second half after an alex sandro cross but the goal was disallowed because the argentina striker was offside3 nainggolan received two yellow cards in the space of five minutes and left roma down to 10 men for the final 20 minutes3 but juventus did not take advantage of their advantage although dybala did have penalty appeals3

NECO Registrar, 2 others suspended
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by aminu garko3 all effort to speak with spokesman of the council failed as he did not take calls put to his telephone lines or responded to short messages2 also suspended are two deputy directors in charge of finance and procurement respectively in the council2 rumour had made the rounds that the three top officials of the council had been sacked but a competent source in the council disclosed on sunday that the men were on suspension2 according to the source they are on suspension pending the outcome of investigation of allegation of misappropriation of funds against them2 the source said that the officials were suspended for allegedly awardingcontracts to the tune of n25 billion without following due process2 the registrar of national examinations council neco prof charles uwakwe has been suspended over alleged financial mismanagement and abuse of office2 uwakwe was also alleged to be involved in recruitment in the council without following due process2 i can tell you that nobody was sacked but there was a suspension pending an investigation of certain alleged misdeedswhich details have not been made public the source said2 the source stated that the most senior director in the council mr abubakar gana had been appointed acting registrar2 according to the source the letter suspending the council officials emanated from the parent ministry2 another source said that the non-academic staff union at neco petitioned the minister of education accusing uwakwe of financial impropriety irregular recruitment and flouting of procurement procedures2 they were said not to have sought approval fromministry of education the supervisory ministry or from the governing board of the council2

Stop reporting fake news Onaiyekan urges media
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by abiemwense moru3 we must believe in nigeria instead of balkanising it. nigeria may be in distress and this may be a challenging period for some of us but nigeria will soon overcome this hardship he said2 onaiyekan who gave the advice on sunday in abuja at a forum to mark the 2018 world communications day said fake news destroys character and communal living2 he also advised journalists to desist from sharing or lifting unverified sources of information from social media as this is capable of destroying the peaceful co-existence of a country2 onaiyekan who was represented by the director of social communications in the archdiocese rev. patrick alumuku said media men must continue to work in truth in pursuit of peace2 the cleric who spoke on the theme journalism for peace stressed that communications emanated from god right from creation and the church had always encouraged peaceful and sustainable communication in the family and society2 media men and women are called to work in truth and in the pursuit of peace. the church wants good news to reach the whole world but we cant achieve this without the media2 it is as a result of this that the church is investing in the training of media personnel especially in social media he said2 the catholic archbishop of abuja john cardinal onaiyekan has urged media practitioners in the country to refrain from reporting fake news2 he advised nigerians not to despair but have absolute faith in the ability of the president to bring sustainable development and unity of purpose2 i want to assure you that the president is really working round the clock to ensure that peace is maintained in our nation2 mr president is committed to improving the lot of the citizenry and i would appeal to nigerians to give him a chance2 we know things are tough but tough times dont last forever and we shall overcome. i can assure you nigeria will soon return to its old glory he said2 in his remarks special adviser to the president on media and publicity mr femi adesina gave an assurance that the challenges facing the nation would soon be a thing of the past2 he urged nigerians to believe in the nation stressing that the hardship many nigerians may be undergoing would soon end2 the minister of state for petroleum dr ibe kachikwu reiterated the commitment of president muhammadu buhari to uniting the nation and ushering in enduring peace2

Jacob Zuma has love child from 24 year-old lady
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ray zuma who is related to the former president confirmed to news24 that zuma was going to wed a woman named nonkanyiso chonco2 south africas former president jacob zuma is hugging the headlines again with reports that he has fathered a new baby from a 24-year-old woman2 timeslive identified the woman as nonkanyiso conco and went further to say she is set to become zumas seventh wife2 zuma is 76 years old2 yes we are getting married but that is all i can say. i need to consult before i give any interviews she said2 conco is a director of the pietermaritzburg-based nomkhubulwane culture and youth development organisation aimed at protecting the cultural practices of young zulu women2 conco reportedly resides in the plush ballito estate hilltop home to some of the citys most well-heeled residents2 according to news24 the woman delivered the child at the busamed hillcrest private hospital last thursday zumas birthday2 zuma is a polygamist who has fathered 22 known children from at least 11 women2 news24 relying on three sources reportef thar that zuma came to visit his baby under strict security on thursday night2 they had to clear the maternity ward for other patients. hospital staff made it clear that this was strictly confidential a source with direct knowledge of the birth told news242 she gave birth to his child in a durban hospital last week thursday on his birthday news24 said2 when asked if conco was the same woman who had given birth to a baby earlier this month ray zuma responded by saying so2 i cant see why you are interested. when he was still the president you [the media] were terrorising him and now you are all of a sudden interested in him2 when asked about the details of the wedding he said he was not privy to the details2 no date has been set yet. both families must come together to decide on the date. we are still in the pre-nuptial phases of the process2 zumas son edward told news24 when asked about the baby we are not going to respond or entertain any of that nonsense2 when news24 visited the hospital earlier in the week an employee confirmed that zuma had visited the facility2 yes he was here last week. i saw him with his security. i do not know why he came through2 but other sources confirmed the baby was zumas. hospital staff were briefed to keep it a closely guarded secret and only told this is jzs child and a vip delivery2 hillcrest private hospital management declined to comment saying they would not divulge details of any patient2 reported by news 242

Zimbabwe legalises marijuana
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the minister has powers to audit the activities of the licensed producer with respect to cannabis2 zimbabwe has followed lesotho by legalisingthe production of marijuana for medicinal and scientific purposes making it the second african country to turn the drug into a source of revenue2 a government notice by the health and child care minister dr david parirenyatwa says individuals and corporations can apply for licenses to grow marijuana whose production and possession had brought up to 12 years in prison2 producers of mbanje must be licensed by the minister reported zimbabwe herald2 the notice was contained in a government gazette statutory instrument 62 of 2018 dangerous drugs production of cannabis for medicinal and scientific use regulations2 an application for the issue of a licence in terms of section 27 of the act shall be made to the minister in duplicate and shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee and three copies of a plan of the site proposed to be licensed which shall comply with the requirement specified in these regulations2 in case of an individual proof of citizenship or proof of being ordinarily resident in zimbabwe or proof of an exemption by the minister will be required reads the regulations2 in the case of a company proof of citizenship or proof of being ordinarily resident in zimbabwe of the majority of directors or proof of an exemption by the minister and proof of incorporation in zimbabwe of the company and a declaration signed and dated by the proposed authorised person in charge stating that the authorised person in charge the proposed responsible person in charge and if applicable the proposed alternate responsible person in charge are familiar with the provisions of the act2 the application for the licence must also provide a detailed description of the method that the applicant proposes to use for keeping records2 however recreational use of the drug known in the country as mbanje or dagga remains illegal2 the application shall also contain the following a if applicable the maximum quantity expressed as net weight in grammes of fresh cannabis dried cannabis cannabis oil to be produced by the applicant under the licence and the production period . . . and the maximum number of cannabis plants to be sold or provided by the applicant under the licence and the period in which that quantity is to be sold or provided read the regulations2 in case of an application for a licence to sell or provide fresh cannabis or cannabis oil under the applicant must provide the minister before commencing to sell or provide the substance with the dried cannabis equivalence factor determined under section 73 and the method that they used to determine it2 if an applicant intends to possess produce sell provide ship deliver transport or destroy cannabis at more than one site a separate application must be submitted for each proposed site2 a licensed producer designate one authorised person in charge to have overall responsibility for management of the activities conducted by the licensed producer under their licence at their site who may if appropriate be licensed producer2 the latest move on marijuana by zimbabwe is a marked shift from the traditionally tough stance in the largely conservative country2 the tiny nation of lesotho last year became the first african country to issue a license for medical marijuana2 countries including malawi and ghana are reportedly exploring ways to legalise the drug. nigerias national drug law and enforcement agency continues to arrest people in possession of marijuana2 a south african court last year ruled that private use of marijuana was legal but the government appealed2

Facebook launches dating service soon
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we need to make sure that never happens again zuckerberg told the audience2 facebook chief mark zuckerberg announced tuesday the worlds largest social network will soon include a new dating feature while vowing to make privacy protection its top priority in the wake of the cambridge analytica scandal2 this is going to be for building real long-term relationships not just hook-ups zuckerberg said in presenting the new feature noting that one in three marriages in the united states start online and that some 200 million facebook users identify as being single2 under the new feature users will be able to create a separate dating profile not visible to their network of friends with potential matches recommended based on dating preferences points in common and mutual acquaintances2 zuckerberg did not specify whether the feature would be free of charge in line with facebooks core offer but the announcement was enough to send shares in the online dating giant match.com tumbling by 17 percent2 the 33-year-old ceo also said the dating offer was built from the ground-up with privacy and safety in mind as he underscored the firms commitment to boosting privacy protections2 facebooks closely-watched developer conference comes as the giant faces intense global scrutiny over the mass harvesting of personal data by cambridge analytica a british political consultancy that worked for donald trumps 2016 election campaign2 facebook has admitted up to 87 million users may have had their data hijacked in the scandal which saw zuckerberg grilled at length by the us congress last month2 zuckerberg unveiled the plans as he addressed facebooks annual developers conference in san jose california emphasizing that the focus would be on helping people find long-term partners2 clear history2 in a related move facebook tuesday announced an upcoming feature called clear history that will allow users to see which apps and websites send the network information delete the data from their account and prevent facebook from storing it2 the social network has already moved to limit the amount of data it shares with third-party applications and plans further steps to prevent a repeat of the cambridge analytica debacle zuckerberg said2 facebook is also reviewing applications overall as well as auditing those that accessed large amounts of data to make sure access isnt abused he said2 security isnt a problem than you ever fully solve zuckerberg said outlining the slew of efforts by facebook to battle election interference misinformation spam among other challenges2 this is an arms race we are going to be working to stay ahead of our adversaries forever2 message translation2 facebook separately announced tuesday that its popular messenger app would soon be able to translate missives in real time deploying artificial intelligence to enable text conversations between people using different languages2

Twitter asks 300million users change passwords
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twitter shares ebbed about a percent to 30.36 in after-market trades that followed word of the password mishap2 twitter on thursday urged its more than 300 million users to change their passwords saying they had been unintentionally unmasked inside the company by a software bug2 twitter practice is to store passwords encrypted or hashed so they are masked to even people inside the company twitter chief technology officer parag agrawal explained in a blog post2 due to a bug passwords were written to an internal log before completing the hashing process he said2 we found this error ourselves removed the passwords and are implementing plans to prevent this bug from happening again2 the san francisco-based internet company did not specify how many passwords were exposed or how long the glitch made data vulnerable to snooping2 out of an abundance of caution we ask that you consider changing your password on all services where youve used this password agrawal told users2 we are very sorry this happened he said2 the stumble comes as the sector faces intense scrutiny over the protection of personal data online in the wake of the cambridge analytica scandal which saw information from tens of millions of facebook users hijacked and misused2 the social media site said it found no sign that hackers accessed the exposed data but advised users to change their passwords to be safe2 going public with a security slip and getting users to take precautions is preferable to remaining mum and hoping no data was taken according to independent technology industry analyst rob enderle2 when in doubt it is better to have people change passwords than to be wrong enderle said2 with security it is always better to err on the side of caution2 the analyst thought it unlikely people would abandon twitter simply for being asked to change passwords2 openly admitting our mistakes quickly learning and moving on twitter co-founder and chief executive jack dorsey said in a tweet that including a link to agrawals blog post2 i love my teammates2 twitter last week reported its second consecutive quarterly profit boosting the outlook for the platform after years in the red2 the social network earned 61 million in the first three months of the year helped by strong growth in advertising revenue and modest gains in users2 first quarter revenues rose 21 percent from a year ago to 665 million and the key metric of monthly active users increased by six million from late last year to 336 million2

Slavery comments: Media draw battle line with Kanye West
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west faced swift backlash following an interview withtmzon tuesday where he said when you hear about slavery for 400 years. for 400 years that sounds like a choice2 as reactions continue to trail the controversial comments made earlier this week by u.s. rapper kanye west that slaverywas a choice a detroit radio station has said it will ban his music2 kanye has gone too far with his latest comments they said. they wrote that they are refusing to give him a platform according tonew york post2 we dont want to hear kanyes music we dont want to play kanye on our show we dont want to talk about kanye anymore the post read2 so we are taking a stand and we arent playing his music anymore we just are refusing to give him a platform2 the ban will be for the entire hip-hop station and will include tracks that west produced or is featured in as well thedetroit free pressreported2 hosts shay shay and bigg of 105.1 the morning bounce made the announcement on facebook with the hashtag mute kanye2 the music mogul took to twitter shortly after to try and walk back his comments and compared himself to both nat turner and harriet tubman2 if this was 148 years ago i would have been more like harriet or nat west tweeted before clarifying the reason he brought up the 400 years point is because we cant be mentally imprisoned for another 400 years2 we need free thought now. even the statement was an example of free thoughtit was just an idea2 the two morning djs didnt announce how long the ban will last and left it open to a gut feeling2 thats what it is right now. we need a break shay shay told thepaper. i think its a gut feeling of when well be able to feel comfortable playing it again when well want to hear it again and more importantly when will our listeners want to hear it again2 west was banned from a hot 103.5 in sacramento in 2016 after he attacked radio stations and fellow artists during a concert for his saint pablo tour2

Scientist Goodalls parting shots before suicide
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that law doesnt come into effect until mid-2019 and would not benefit goodall because he is not terminally ill or suffering from an incurable disease2 david goodall a 104-year-old australian scientist who committed assisted suicide in switzerland today left some parting shots saying choosing how and when to die should be a right2 everyone over middle age should have the right unquestioned to end their lives as and when they choose but we have quite a way to go in australia for that he said2 asked by reporters what would be his last meal the centenarian wryly noted that he is rather limited in his culinary enjoyments these days2 goodall said he had no doubts over his chosen course of action and was grateful for the opportunity to come to an end gracefully2 there are many things i would like to do but its too late.im content to leave them undone2 my abilities have been in decline over the past year or two my eyesight over the past six years.i no longer want to continue life. i am happy to have the chance tomorrow to end it he said2 goodall died today after taking a fatal sleeping drug and was surrounded by four family members and a close friend2 the renowned ecologist had flown to the clinic from his home in australia where euthanasia is illegal2 he was not terminally ill but said he had grown tired of living with deteriorating health2 dr goodall had arrived at the clinic just before 11am on thursday morning and enjoyed a final meal of fish and chips and cheesecake which was his favourite2 beethovens 9th symphony was played in the room at the suicide clinic in liestal near basel as he took the fatal overdose of the sleeping drug2 goodall arrived in switzerland on may 7 after visiting relatives in the french city of bordeaux2 he celebrated his 104th birthday on april 4. the scientist was granted a fast-track appointment at the life circle clinic in basel2 switzerland is one of the few countries in the world to allow assisted suicide in which a person is given a lethal drug to administer themselves2 assisted dying is illegal in australia. except for one state victoria which in november 2017 voted to legalize euthanasia in some cases2 speaking to reporters at a hotel near spalentor gate in basel on wednesday goodall stressed he was happy to have the chance to end his life in switzerland but would have preferred to do so back home2 born in london in 1914 he went to australia in 1948 to teach at the university of melbourne2 he married three times has four children and twelve grandchildren. the family is scattered around the world2 by his bedside thursday will be one of the scientists sons along with some grandchildren who came from the united states and france respectively2 goodall is a veteran member of exit international an end-of-life choices information and advocacy organisation2 he unsuccessfully tried to take his life earlier this year and had a fall at his home in perth2 the organization arranged his appointment at life circle and raised funds for the scientist to travel business class from australia to switzerland2 in the vanguard exit international director philip nitschke says there is a growing generation of older people who are living longer than ever before who are not ill and who are demanding end of life choices.2 professor david goodall is at the vanguard of this generational change in deciding when and how to die he said urging more countries to adopt laws similar to those of switzerland2 the scientist will take the drug nembutal a barbiturate intravenously. he will turn a knob that will allow a saline solution mixed with the drug to flow into his system2 he will go to sleep within a minute or two and be dead within the hour says dr. fiona stewart publisher and co-author of the the peaceful pill handbook2 hollywood icon marilyn monroe overdosed on barbiturates in 1962 in a death characterized as a probable suicide. american guitarist jimi hendrix died of a similar overdose in 19702 stewart says more than 30 australians have made the trip to switzerland since the 1998 foundation of dignitas in zurich. the number is at least ten times higher for britons2 the alpine nation has three assisted suicide organizations catering to foreigners dignitas basels life circle and ex international in bern no relation to exit international2 assisted suicide and euthanasia where the lethal drug is adminsitered by a doctor or medical staff is at the heart of heated ethical debates that touch on religious medical legal and ethical questions2 goodall a botanist and ecologist said he would quite like to be remembered as an instrument of freeing the elderly from the need to pursue their life irrespectively2

Bayelsa enrolls 80,000 in health insurance scheme
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by nathan nwakamma3 he said that the quick impact of the scheme was informed by the direct result of the determination of the bayelsa government to improve the health status of its citizens2 agadah made this disclosure in yenagoa while signing a memorandum of understanding with an heath maintenance organisation united healthcare international for the schemes technical support2 the state government started an health insurance scheme for its workforce in june 2017 with a plan to extend the scheme to cover the informal sector in due course2 agadah who said that the enrollment was ongoing added that the feedback from the registration desk was encouraging2 he said that in spite of the growing number of enrollees in the scheme government had also met its financial obligations to health care providers2 according to him feedback from the enrollees and other stakeholders in the health sector shows that the scheme is doing well2 the executive secretary attributed the success so far recorded to the adoption of the template already put in place by the national health insurance scheme of the federal government2 the bayelsa health insurance scheme has registered more than 80000 public sector enrollees less than a year after it began operations its executive secretary dr zuoboemi agadah said on wednesday2 agadah said that such collaboration was to overcome the teething problems of the scheme for the benefit of stakeholders2 he said that the scheme was able to face the challenges at the initial stages through an effective quality assurance and compliance management system2 agadah applauded the united healthcare international for its expertise and support for the scheme since inception in june 2017 resulting in high standards in its overall implementation2 he said that the scheme made available quality and affordable health care to enrollees who paid just 10 per cent of the cost of drugs in addition to the monthly premiums paid by civil servants2 agadah lauded gov. seriake dickson of bayelsa for establishing the scheme adding that plans had reached an advanced stage to cover the private sector2 in his response dr kazeem mustapha the executive director united healthcare noted that the zeal and commitment of the managers of the bayelsa health insurance scheme was commendable2 he said that the bayelsa health insurance scheme was also collaborating with other states of the federation where similar schemes were being run2

Ebola fear: Nigerias airports, borders under surveillance
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