FA Charged Arsenal star Wilshere Over Tottenham 's***' Taunts

The midfielder apologised on Twitter after starting an expletive-filled song during the Gunners' open-top bus tour following their FA Cup success, but must now respond to a charge. jack Wilshere has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association for foul-mouthed chants aimed at Tottenham during Arsenal's FA Cup celebrations on Sunday.

The England midfielder caused controversy as Arsenal toured north London in an open-top bus following their 4-0 win over Aston Villa in the final at Wembley. Wilshere grabbed a microphone and addressed fans with the question: "What do you we think of Tottenham?" The supporters responded with "s***", before Wilshere asked: "What do we think of s***?"

Real Madrid Boss Benitez Reveals Sterling Admiration

The former Napoli boss, unveiled as los Blancos' new manager on Wednesday, admits the club are big fans of the Liverpool winger, but would not be drawn on David De Gea rumours New Real Madrid boss Rafa Benitez admits Liverpool contract rebel Raheem Sterling is a player the club admire, though refused to be drawn any further on his transfer plans. The 20-year-old has told Liverpool that he intends to leave the club this summer, with controversial agent Aidy Ward insisting his client would not be staying even if he were offered £900,000 per week.

Liverpool subsequently cancelled planned talks over a new agreement while Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has previously revealed the Liga giants are monitoring Sterling's progression. When asked on Real's possible interest, Benitez - who signed Sterling for Liverpool in 2010 - reaffirmed Zidane's stance but refused to divuldge further: "We admire Raheem, that's no secret. "But he is not one of our players so I can't really comment on him."

Protests Against Burundi President Resume

In Burundi's capital, protesters took to the streets again against President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to run for a third term. Scenes of unrest resumed on Tuesday morning in Bujumbura where police used teargas and live bullets to disband groups of protesters in several neighborhoods of the city. As soon as the clashes erupted, bystanders and street vendors quickly ran to find shelter behind gate doors, observing the scene from a distance. Still, some got teargas canisters thrown in their backyard, among them, Eric. 

 

"So now the police has decided to attack the population," he said. "They threw this teargas can in my yard... Can you imagine, there are mamas, and papas, and children in here." In another neighborhood, tensions were also high. A car from the Red Cross made its way between the police and the protesters and took away several injured people, who said they were hit by live bullets from the police. "Instead of protecting us," one man said, "the police kill us."

Sudan Swears in President Bashir, Wanted in War Crimes

Sudan swore in President Omar al-Bashir for another five-year term Tuesday, extending his 25-year rule as many Arab leaders stayed away from the ceremony for the world's only sitting leader wanting on international war crimes charges. During al-Bashir's quarter century in power, Sudan lost a third of its territory as South Sudan broke away and internal wars with rebel movements and international sanctions battered its economy.  Before his re-election, al-Bashir sought to make a major shift in his foreign policy, departing from his strategic alliance with Iran and inching closer to Sunni power Saudi Arabia in its proxy war against the Islamic Republic by throwing his support to the kingdom-led coalition against Shiite rebels in Yemen.

The shift, critics say, ensures a new cash lifeline from oil-rich countries to help the Sudanese economy.  Days before his inauguration, al-Bashir paid two visits to Saudi Arabia and Qatar to invite its leaders to the ceremony, though they didn't show up. Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and a handful of African leaders, including Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, did attend.  In a ceremony held in the city of Omdurman, al-Bashir promised to combat corruption and emphasize economic growth. He also offered amnesty to armed rebel groups if they agreed to peace talks.

Nigerian President Buhari Embarks on First Foreign Trip

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is embarking on his first official foreign visit, with stops in Niger on Wednesday and Chad on Thursday. The two countries are part of a joint military offensive against the militant group Boko Haram. Buhari's trip follows Tuesday attack by Boko Haram against the Borno State capital, Maiduguri. Garba Shehu, Buhari’s senior special assistant on media and publicity, said the president is fulfilling a campaign promise to have a strong engagement with Nigeria’s neighbors and form a united front against Boko Haram.

“This is a commitment he has given in the course of the campaign to say that, under him, there will be a very strong engagement with the neighbors in order to bring them to the table and to take a common position against the terrorists that have been causing havoc in the sub-region,” he said. Buhari said during his election campaign that having foreign troops on Nigerian soil was a “national disgrace.” Shehu said the former general was speaking of his own disappointment in how the Nigerian military had been treated under President Goodluck Jonathan.

Senate Passes 46 Bills in 10Mins

The Senate Wednesday passed 46 bills into law in less than ten minutes. The passage was done immediatly the bills were presented by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Rules and Business, Senator Ita Enang. But the passage of the bills caused an uproar in the upper chamber, even after the voice vote by the presiding officer and Senate President, David Mark, who announced, ” the Ayes have it.” Senator Mark, told those who were not satisfied with the passage of the bills to come tomorrow, being the next legislative day with their names and signatures for consideration. Before the bills were passed, the Senate had suspended Order 79 (1) of the Senate Standing Orders and deemed all the Bills as having passed first, second and third readings on the floor of the Senate. (Vanguard)

Money Laundering - EFCC Grills Former Adamawa State Governor Muritala Nyako For 10 Hours

Barely 48 hours after his return to the country from self-exile in Europe, former Adamawa State governor, Alhaji Murtala Nyako, was yesterday quizzed by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over offences bordering on economic crimes. He was grilled by the commission’s operatives for over 10 hours. A reliable source confided in LEADERSHIP that the retired naval officer willingly surrendered himself to the anti-graft agency when he called at the Wuse II, Abuja headquarters of the EFCC yesterday morning. ‘’He is still here with us now (at 5:55pm) undergoing interrogation. He came here at about10am and he is being quizzed by our operatives over alleged infractions when he was governor,’’ the source said.

It can be recalled that the EFCC had, since February this year, declared Nyako and his son, Abdulazeez Murtala-Nyako, wanted after they failed to honour the agency’s previous invitations. EFCC head of media and publicity, Wilson Uwujaren had, in a statement sent to journalists on February, said that Nyako and his son were wanted for economic crimes. “Both are wanted in a case of criminal conspiracy, stealing, abuse of office and money laundering,” he had said then.