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Chelsea youngster Kenneth Omeruo has revealed he is set to return to Middlesbrough on loan this season.

Omeruo, who started all four of Nigeria's matches in this summer's World Cup in Brazil, made 14 appearances for the Championship side after joining on loan for the second half of last season.

Earlier this month Middlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka - formerly Jose Mourinho's assistant at Real Madrid - confirmed he expected Omeruo to return to the Riverside Stadium for the coming campaign.

And on Sunday the 20-year-old - who can play as a centre-back or right-back - took to Twitter to reveal his excitement at returning to the North East to work with Karanka once more.

okparaugo: Sexylogan, we have been casual/far friends for 3 years and just became close recently. I do not suspect her. I know her Ex at least online. Let me say her love is still new.

From the little I know about ladies, if they want to do a runs, they won't even tell you where they are going. At least I don't live with her.

But I view this as insurbodination.

I won't talk to her till she explains.

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Nelson Mandela: Google Doodle honours former South African president and anti-apartheid revolutionary on the 96 anniversary of his birth

It is 96 years ago today that Nelson Mandela was born; a revolutionary who would become the face of magnanimity, compassion and wisdom, and “father of the nation” for South Africa.

Google is celebrating the anniversary of Mandela’s birth with an interactive Doodle. Starting with an illustration of the former leader, visitors to the site can click through a number of his most well-known quotes, coupled with illustrations depicting stages of his 'Long Walk to Freedom'.

Mandela was born on the 18 July 1918 and died last year, on the 5 December 2013, after suffering from a pulmonary infection. Politically an African nationalist and democratic socialist, he became involved with the African National Congress, or ANC, and later became its president. He served as president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, following 27 years in prison, charged with convictions of sabotage and conspiracy to overthrow the state.


Whilst in prison, Mandela studied law and learnt Afrikaans, in order to be able to speak with the men who were guarding him. Google’s illustration of Mandela’s imprisonment on Robben Island shows him reading, accompanied by the quote: “Education is the most powerful weapon which we can use to change the world”.

In 1980, the slogan “Free Mandela!” began to spread, leading the UN Security Council to call for his release. However, South Africa’s cold war allies, including Margaret Thatcher, viewed Mandela as a communist terrorist and opposed his release. It wasn't until 2008 that ANC members were officially removed from the US terrorism watch list.

Mandela was finally released following the fall of the Berlin wall, and became an important player in the negotiations that led to the end of apartheid.

He famously said: “No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”

dhammyg: JUDE DIDN'T ATTEND LOLA&PETER'S OWN TOO.SO WHY SHOULD THEY ATTEND HIS OWN
PAYBACK'S A BXTCH

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Two of the suspects arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for snatching cars at gunpoint in Igando, Lagos State, have identified themselves as a graduate of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, and a Postgraduate Diploma holder from the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

While the first suspect, Ifeoluwa Coker, said he was a student of Biology Education in FUTA, the second, John Odu, said he bagged a Postgraduate Diploma in Management Sciences from UNIPORT in 2001.

Our correspondent also learnt that Coker finished from FUTA with a second-class lower division grade.

PUNCH Metro had reported on Monday, July 14, that some suspects were arrested by the operatives of the command’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad for snatching exotic cars and reselling them to unsuspecting Nigerians in the Igando area of Lagos.

Our correspondent learnt that after the police had arrested one Ismaila Kareem, who is said to be the gang leader, Kareem confessed to the police that he had sold a stolen Toyota Camry to Odu for N290,000.

Odu, 39, from Ahoada, Rivers State, when arrested by the police, had confessed that he resold the vehicle to a friend, Promise Nwoke, for N400,000.

When asked why he ventured into buying snatched cars from the gang, Odu lamented that he needed to make ends meet.

He said, “I had relocated to Lagos from Port Harcourt after I was laid off from work. I was previously working with a construction company in Rivers State before most of the workers were laid off. I came to Lagos and I needed to make ends meet. I knew the cars Kareem were selling to me were stolen. He had only sold two cars to me.”

Kareem also said he sold another stolen vehicle to one Desmond in Akure, who was staying with Coker, and that Coker had been the receiver of the vehicle.

However, in his explanation, 28-year-old Coker denied any knowledge that the vehicle he received from Kareem was a stolen vehicle, adding that Desmond had simply sent him to receive the car on his behalf.

He said, “I do not know Desmond has been buying stolen cars. We were living together and he has been a good guardian to me since I gained admission into the university. He sent me to receive the Toyota Camry for him. I do not know anything about the robbery.”

Our correspondent learnt that the FUTA graduate was a cultist while on campus, though he claimed that he never went with them on any operation.

“I was in the Buccaneers Confraternity I joined them when I was in 200 level. But sincerely, I did not go with them on any operation. They liked me because helped them with assignments in class,” Coker said.

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday forwarded a letter to the National Assembly, asking the lawmakers to urgently approve a $1bn external loan for the Federal Government to confront the terrorist Islamic sect, Boko Haram.

The letter dated July 15, 2014, was read on the floor of the Senate and that of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, by the Senate President David Mark and Speaker Aminu Tambuwal respectively.

In the letter, Jonathan explained that the external loan was urgently needed to upgrade the equipment, training and logistics of the Armed Forces and security services in order to enable them to confront the insurgents more forcefully.

The letter titled, “Tackling Ongoing Security Challenges: Need for Urgent Action”, read in part, “You are no doubt cognisant of the ongoing and serious security challenges which the nation is facing , as typified by the Boko Haram terrorist threat. This is an issue that we have discussed at various times.

“I would like to bring to your attention the urgent need to upgrade the equipment, training and logistics of our Armed Forces and Security Services to enable them more forcefully to confront this serious threat.

“For this reason, I seek the concurrence of the National Assembly for external borrowing of not more than $1bn, including government to government arrangements for this upgrade.”

The National Assembly had in the N4.6tn 2014 Budget provisions, appropriated N968.127bn for Defence on account of the Boko Haram insurgency.

The request may be considered today (Thursday) on account of its urgency because both chambers of the National Assembly may embark on their annual long recess today till the end of September 2014.

Also, speaking at the inauguration of the Theophilus Danjuma-led Victims Support Fund Committee, the President said he promised Nigerians that the government would be victorious in the war against insurgency.

“We owe Nigerians nothing but victory over terror. The life of every Nigerian is precious and we will continue to work round the clock to put an end to this insurgency,” Jonathan said.

The President said the country was confronted with individuals whose minds had been so twisted and tutored to believe they were doing God a service by killing and maiming.

He said the inauguration of the support fund was to kick-start the process of providing succour to the people who had been directly affected one way or the other by acts of terrorism in the country.

The President said, “The year 2009 appears to be a tragic turning point. Boko Haram, an assemblage of heartless individuals, took it upon itself to bring evil upon our country. They have, in their mission, turned women to widows and reduced children to orphans.

“They have killed and maimed and struck fear into law-abiding citizens. They have destroyed villages, attacked property and terminated people’s livelihoods without a care in the world. They have engaged our security agencies in a meaningless warfare that has wasted unimaginable human and material resources.

“The reality today is that we are confronted with individuals whose minds have been so twisted and tutored to believe they are doing God a service.”

The President said those who have been victims of terror needed comfort and succour.

He said, “We cannot replace the life of a child that has been snuffed out. We cannot replace the lives of men and women who have been killed. We cannot return broken limbs to their original state. We cannot take away the trauma that people have been put through.

“Their memories are scared, some for the rest of their lives, over what they knew nothing about. The best we can do in this circumstance is to offer them a shoulder to lean on and to stretch out our hands of fellowship to them and tell them we feel their pains and share in their sorrow.

“The Victim Support Fund Committee is part of our ongoing efforts to provide a comprehensive solution to the menace. This Government is determined to resolve this crisis.”

Also at the occasion, the National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), said Danjuma was not the first senior Nigerian that would challenge the government on the insurgency, saying some former Heads of State had told the President the same thing.

Dasuki said the government was ready to draw the battle line.

“I assure Nigerians that we will win the war. But there are some very hard choices that would have to be made. We have so far been more concerned about the lives of a few versus the condition of a few million. The decision has to be made soon,” he said.

FINATUDE: What about this yellow ruler

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The Fifa president said this year's competition was better than the one four years ago, but reacted angrily to corruption claims and vowed to stamp out racism in football

Fifa president Sepp Blatter believes Brazil 2014 was a better World Cup than South Africa 2010 and gave the tournament a mark of 9.25 out of 10.

The competition came to a close on Sunday night as Germany beat Argentina 1-0 after extra-time in Rio to claim the trophy and bring an end to one of the most exciting World Cups in memory.

"The World Cup was a success," Blatter said at the closing press conference on Monday. "We have improved on four years ago in South Africa.

"This was my 10th World Cup and my fifth as president and what makes this so very, very special was the quality of the football and the intensity of the games."

And he added: "We consulted all our computers and our Facebooks and decided on 9.25 out of 10 because perfection does not exist in football."

However, the 78-year-old did call for increased efforts to stamp out racism in football.

"I am not at all happy with the way we fought against racism," he said.

Blatter was also asked about corruption in the organisation of the World Cup, but reacted angrily to the question put to him by a Brazilian journalist.

"Listen lady," he snapped. "When you speak about corruption, you have to present evidence..."

ollah1: Funny comment. Did Messi flop in this completion? His goals were vital for Argentina, without Messi Argentina would be nothing. Sabella took over from Maradona few years ago, low has being German's coach for over a decade(assistant to head). If Messi has truly passed his peak and Ronaldo hasn't, how come he couldn't help his team pass group stage? Messi took Argentina to the final and Argentina even created more clear cut chances than Germany.. Messi plays deeper in Argentina cos they don't have any creative midfielder besides Di Maria who didn't even play lately and made it more difficult for him.

seyema: Argentina National Team is the test on whether Messi can be great with a lower quality side rather than a cog in a collection of superstars. The World Cup is the ultimate test, because money cannot buy quality here, you have to make do with what you have.
Maradona won trophies with Napoli, almost singlehandedly. Maradona inspired Argentina to win the World
Cup singlehandedly too.
Barcelona, on the contrary, did fine when Messi was injured.
At the end of the day, what determine greatness is whether your presence matters when it count the most. Messi failed, just as he failed with Barcelona last season. He may have peaked sooner than we thought.

emeralddayo: cool....heard dat he isnt a student nd he is from TOWNBORO 'Town-Igboro (hence TOWNGBORO ) hs name is raasaki nd pple who knws him says he acts lik a lunatic....ehen by d way who did he say sent him?

BadBoy25: Rejoice ! your white nazi masters have won. I know you get mesmerized when you see your white master, you turn into a Mugu.

BadBoy25: You my friend ,are a very stvpid Biitch . why are you supporting Germany? why not support Argentina which is South America and closer to Mexico? is that why blacks and latinas are the bottom of the totem pole in their societies because you are so dumb to worship your white Nazi master?
you should be shot in the head by the Mexican cartel .

omogemi: WISH I MADE A BET WITH MY HUSBY. I PREDICTED IT FROM THE ONSET THAT GERMANY WOULD WIN. DONT KNW WHY BUT THEIR STYLE OF PLAY WAS AWESOME AND I HAD THAT FEELING FROM THEN ONWARDS..... MORESO MESSI NEEDS TO SHUT THE F******K UP....
#teamgermany

vanstanzy: I dont get it, what r u raving about?

vanstanzy: I know C. Ronaldo will be very happy Argentina didnt win. Always jealous of our Messi.

[size=20pt]Don't you people have shame? After all the tin-noise you guys made about 'la midget's win earlier today, you still have the balls to write something as this?? You should know when you're defeated and must learn to stay mute when it matters [/size]

enellcy: Germany go get the cup jare.me not a fan of Messi.