Unical Team Ghana

 

Northern youths blast Biafra protagonists, ask FG to crush move

Angered by their renewed attempt to resurrect the outlawed Movement, northern youths have condemned the promoters of the new agitation to revive Biafra and divide Nigeria.The youths writing under the aegis of Arewa Youth Forum, warned those behind the criminal agitation to desist from it and allow Nigeria to remain in peace and find solutions to it’s challenges.

In a statement signed by its National President , Alhaji Gambo Gujungu, the AYF said it was highly disappointed by the heinous move by some selfish elements to cause avoidable crisis in the country.

While calling on the protagonist to retrace their steps forthwith, the forum called on the Federal Government to take immediate steps to quell any move by any group or individual to dismember Nigeria under any guise.

He reminded the government not allow Biafra to operate and cause havoc in the land, as it did when the Boko Haram insurgents first emerged, instead of crushing it as provided by law.

AYF said: “We are worried by the situation in the South East of the country where some youths have taken to the street protesting perceived marginalisation of their zone and demanding a state of Biafra.

“As the umbrella body of all northern youths we want to condemn the development in its entirety, as we do know that it is being carried out in bad faith.

“We want to reiterate that we are apostles of one indivisible Nigeria and will continue to work across the length and breadth of the country to engender peace, unity and progress for all Nigerians irrespective of tribe, religion and region.

“It is because of this that we are calling on all Nigerians to remain anywhere they are in the country. We specifically callon our brothers and sisters from the south east to remain anywhere they are in the north as they will be adequately protected and we will make sure that nothing happens to them.

“We also want to call on the President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal government to act immediately and stop any move that will lead to the breakdown of law and order under control before it escalate.
This is because it is still fresh in the mind of many Nigerians that it is the inability of the government then to tackle the Boko Haram insurgency and nip it in the bud that has caused the situation to deteriorate to this level,” the northern youths said.

Oscar Pistorius to be released on October 20

Oscar Pistorius will be released on parole next week after serving one year of his five-year jail term for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, the South African department of correctional services said Thursday.
The parole board “approved the placement of offender Oscar Pistorius under correctional supervision as from 20 October 2015,” the department said in a statement.

Oscar Pistorius

 

“The parole board considered all submissions, including the offender’s profile report, the directives of the Parole Review Board and the submission of the victim’s family.”
The Paralympian star’s lawyers had argued that he should have been released and granted house

John Calipari should probably stop talking about the Wisconsin loss

He could have said that the Harrison twins were 9-for-13 from the field the game's first 32 minutes. He could have said that the Harrison twins have a knack for sinking clutch shots in key moments. He could have said that Kentucky simply was having trouble getting the ball inside to Karl-Anthony Towns.

There are all sorts of plausible explanations John Calipari could have given for his ill-fated reliance on Andrew and Aaron Harrison late in Kentucky's Final Four loss to Wisconsin last April, but the one he chose stretched the bounds of credibility.

Jared Dudley on former teammate Adam Morrison: 'He never took showers'

 

Washington Wizards forward Jared Dudley, thankfully, has long been one of the NBA’s more entertaining wordsmiths, and he’s already endearing himself to the locals that cheer for his new team.

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Arsenal boss Wenger under fire over European 'calamity'

London (AFP) - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger found himself attacked from all sides on Wednesday after his selection decisions backfired to leave his team facing an embarrassing group-stage exit in the Champions League.

Wenger elected to pick David Ospina instead of first-choice goalkeeper Petr Cech at home to Olympiakos on Tuesday, but the Colombian committed a first-half howler, palming a corner into his own net, as Arsenal lost 3-2 to register a second consecutive Group F defeat.

Hazard, Matic among victims as Mourinho rings changes

Chelsea’s Belgian midfielder Eden Hazard

 

Jack Colback during the English Premier League football match at St James' Park in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, on September 26, 2015 (AFP Photo/Ian MacNicol)

Porto (Portugal) (AFP) - Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho responded to a below-par peformance in the Premier League at Newcastle United on Saturday by dropping Eden Hazard and Nemanja Matic from his starting line-up for Tuesday's Champions League clash with Porto.

Ben Gordon slims down with vegetarian diet, now he hopes to make the Warriors

Ben Gordon 

OAKLAND, Calif. – Avocados, oatmeal, textured vegetable protein, pasta, juice and smoothies were part of  Ben Gordon's typical diet at the end of last season. In his quest to make the Golden State Warriors' roster, the veteran shooter plans to return to vegetarian mode from time to time to keep his body sharp.

"I experimented with it this summer and the end of last season," Gordon said after the Warriors' first practice of the season on Tuesday. "As you get older you try to see different things that work for you. I'm not doing it right now, but I try to do it functionally depending on how my body feels.

"With all the running and stuff, protein is hard to get by [on a vegetarian diet]. … I like to mix it up."
Gordon, 32, averaged between 15-22 points during the first five seasons of his NBA career, including a career-high 21.4 points during the 2006-07 season. He built a reputation early in his career as one of the NBA's most feared outside threats. But since 2009, his scoring average has largely declined. He's also battled health issues.
Gordon averaged 6.2 points and 14 minutes in 56 games with the Orlando Magic last season. In hopes of