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Mine digger. Photo: iharare.com A 48-year-old man met his end after plunging down the Redwing Mine main shaft believed to me 1 000 metres deep as he was trying to steal gold ore. Njabulo Ncube, of No.76H Old West Penhalonga, Zimbabwe who is believed to be a former worker at the gold mining company, had his body retrieved from the shaft by the Redwing Mine rescue team and the police. Police have confirmed the incident. “Njabulo Ncube fell into the mine on April 24 and was retrieved from the shaft by a rescue team from the mine and the police. He was found on April 27,” said the police Redwing Mine manager Mr Stanford Magomo refused to comment on the incident. Iharare.com quoted sources at the mine as telling Manica Post that Ncube was in the company of four other men and were trying to steal gold ore from the mine. “The main shaft is about 1 000 metres deep and we suspect that these people have been doing it before this incident. The mine closed its operations a few m

Secretary-General, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, Mr Usman Ngelzerma. A Federal Government delegation on Friday, interacted with national leaders of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) as part of steps to address the country’s security challenges. Minister of Interior, Alhaji Abdul-Rahman Dambazau, who led the delegation, told newsmen briefly after a closed-door interactive session with leaders of MACBAN in Birnin Kebbi, that the meeting was part of a regional action plan on security. “This gathering is part of steps we have taken to tackle insecurity and clashes between herdsmen and farmers. “You should not forget the fact that we have extended the meeting as a regional one when the Economic Community of West African Countries (ECOWAS) hosted a conference on this. “These issues were discussed, and part of the dialogue was to provide a national action plan on security challenges and solutions by all members of the ECOWAS commission; a

Albinos The Malawian Government is handing out 1,600 personal security alarms to its albino citizens, in an attempt to stop deadly attacks on the albino community. “The gadgets will be distributed to persons with albinism in all the regions in Malawi,’’ Cecilia Chazama, Minister for Gender, Children and Disability, said on Friday. Albinos are targeted in Malawi and some other African countries because of the superstitious belief that their body parts are magic and can make people rich. Francis Masambuka, an albino activist, welcomed the project but stressed that it wasn’t a cure-all solution to attacks on people with the condition. “The gadgets are connected to the network of nearest police stations and once a person with albinism is under threat, they can press it and the police can rush to the scene,’’ he said. No fewer than 24 people with albinism have been killed and 160 attacks reported to police since 2014, according to figures from the Association of Persons wit

Devil’s Work Lyrics by Joyner Lucas [Intro] Father, forgive me [Verse] I’m staring at this Bible as I keep glancing Dear Lord, I got questions and I need answers Tryna understand your vision, all I see is damage Just a bunch of dead bodies in the street camping A bunch of lost souls on their feet standing We supposed to be your children, I thought we family You’re supposed to be my Father, bruh, I need answers We don’t need to die young, we just need chances Tired of living on the edge so we keep scrambling Tryna talk to these strippers but they keep dancing We just wanna be number one like Steve Francis Bow our heads, say a prayer, now the seed’s planted Everywhere I turn, I’m seeing emcees vanish Lot of good niggas gone, I don’t understand it Lot of families lost and they seem stranded I ain’t tryna disrespect you, I just need answers I know you’re watching us from heaven thinking, “Who to save?” Cherry pickin’ who should go next a

Chelsea set a new Europa League record for the longest unbeaten run in the competition’s history, after drawing 1-1 with Eintracht Frankfurt in their semi-final first leg on Thursday. The Blues matched Atletico Madrid’s previous best of 15 games unbeaten, after beating Slavia Prague in the quarter-finals. Chelsea’s record-breaking run began back in 2012, the season in which they lifted the Europa League trophy. Luka Jovic’s superb first-half header saw Maurizio Sarri’s side fall behind in Germany, but Pedro levelled for the Premier League team shortly before half-time. The second leg will be played at Stamford Bridge on Thursday, May 9.

Adeleke and Oyetola The Election Tribunal set up on Osun 2018 governorship poll is currently delivering its judgement. Delivering one of its earlier reserved rulings, the #OsunTribunal struck out the separate objections filed by APC Oyetola and INEC against the petition by Adeleke/PDP #AdelekePDPvsOyetolaAPC. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, had challenged the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Gov. Gboyega Oyetola, at the Osun 2018 Governorship Election at the election tribunal. The Osun Election Tribunal, which was moved to Abuja in November 2018, after it was initially inaugurated in Osogbo, has now fixed Friday, March 22, for its judgment on the suit filed by the PDP and its candidate.

Aishah Ahmad [Photo Credit: Olusegun A. Adekanye] Aishah Ahmad, 40, has been actively involved in banking at the top level for most part of the last 20 years, either as a banking executive or investment adviser on retail banking, wealth management, consulting and financial advisory. Born October 26, 1977, Mrs. Ahmad, an indigene of Niger State, was, prior to her appointment, the Executive Director (Retail Banking) at Diamond Bank Plc. She is the chairperson of the executive council of Women in Management, Business and Public Service, WIMBIZ, a Nigerian non-profit organisation, established in 2001, focused on addressing issues affecting the interest of women professionals in business, with particular attention on promoting leadership development and building capacities to engender growth. Mrs. Ahmad’s appointment is expected to fill the void created by the exit of the former deputy governor in charge of Economic Policy, Sarah Alade, who retired from the Central Bank in March 2017