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Supporters of Dakar’s mayor Khalifa Sall react following his sentencing for fraud on March 30, 2018, outside of the courtroom audience chamber in Dakar.  SEYLLOU / AFP Prominent Senegalese lawmaker, Barthelemy Dias, has been arrested for insulting the judiciary after close ally Khalifa Sall was jailed for fraud, his lawyer said Saturday. Dias is a strong supporter of Sall, the popular Dakar mayor who was sentenced on Friday to five years in prison, a punishment that will rule him out of a presidential election due next February. The dissident Socialist Party MP was arrested after he made disparaging remarks about the judges in the Sall case. Dias remained in detention on Saturday, his lawyer El Hadji Diouf said. Supporters of the mayor, accused of misappropriating the equivalent of $2.8 million (2.7 million euros) in public funds, had protested loudly in the packed courtroom at the verdict against him. “Such comments constitute an intolerable attack on the honour of the magi

Palestinian men march on March 31, 2018, in the Israeli occupied West Bank city of Nablus in a symbolic funeral in solidarity with those who were killed a day earlier in the Gaza Strip during clashes with Israeli forces on Land Day. Photo: Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP Gazans buried their dead on Saturday with calls for “revenge” a day after a major demonstration led to clashes that saw Israeli forces kill 16 Palestinians in the bloodiest day since a 2014 war. But while anger seethed over Friday’s events, only several hundred protesters had returned to tents erected at different sites near the Gaza Strip’s border with Israel by mid-afternoon to resume demonstrations planned to last six weeks in the blockaded enclave. Thousands attended funerals for 14 of those killed — two were buried on Friday — with mourners holding Palestinian flags and some chanting “revenge” and firing into the air. The armed wing of Hamas, the Islamist movement that runs the Gaza Strip, said that five of those

FILE PHOTO United States’ President, Donald Trump  JEFF SWENSEN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP United States’ President Donald Trump on Saturday resumed his attacks against online retailing giant Amazon and accused The Washington Post, owned by Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos, of lobbying for the company. His latest comments, two days after a similar swipe against Amazon, coincided with a report in Saturday’s Post about three different legal efforts “trying to pry open” the books of the president’s umbrella company, the Trump Organization. On Twitter, Trump claimed the US Postal Service loses “billions of dollars” delivering packages for Amazon. “This Post Office scam must stop. Amazon must pay real costs (and taxes) now!”, he wrote. For the first quarter of the 2018 financial year, the US Postal Service reported “strong package growth,” with revenue in the segment up 9.3 percent from the same period last year to $505 million. That did not offset the fall of $557 million i

Lucy Hawking (C), daughter of Stephen Hawking arrives to attend the funeral of British scientist Stephen Hawking at the Church of St Mary the Great, in Cambridge on March 31, 2018. Friends, family and colleagues of British scientist Stephen Hawking gathered to pay their respects at his private funeral in Cambridge, where he spent most of his extraordinary life. Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP Film stars, supermodels, comics and astronomers joined Stephen Hawking’s family and friends for his funeral in Cambridge Saturday, the city where he dedicated his life’s work to unravel the mysteries of the universe. The theoretical physicist who captured the imagination of millions around the world died on March 14 at the age of 76. His death triggered a flood of tributes from Queen Elizabeth II to NASA, reflecting his impact both as a scientist and for his refusal to give up in the face of crippling motor neurone disease. Hawking was famously an atheist but his children Lucy, Robert and Tim ch

File photo Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday praised troops for “guarding the country’s borders” after a mass Gaza frontier protest led to clashes that left 16 Palestinians dead. “Well done to our soldiers,” he wrote in a statement. “Israel acts vigorously and with determination to protect its sovereignty and the security of its citizens.” AFP

US President Donald Trump -- who has himself been repeatedly accused of sexual misconduct -- on Friday designated April 2018 "National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month" amid a national debate over the issue. "Sexual assault crimes remain tragically common in our society, and offenders too often evade accountability," said a proclamation from Trump released by the White House. "These heinous crimes are committed indiscriminately: in intimate relationships, in public spaces, and in the workplace." "Too often, however, the victims of assault remain silent. They may fear retribution from their offender, lack faith in the justice system, or have difficulty confronting the pain associated with the traumatic experience," it continued. "My administration is committed to raising awareness about sexual assault and to empowering victims to identify perpetrators so that they can be held accountable." At least 20 wo

Computer giant Microsoft has donated dozens of computers to the school in Ghana where an IT teacher won worldwide praise after improvising with chalk-drawn sketches to bring to life his lessons on Microsoft Word. Richard Akoto (Owura Kwadwo Hottish) had no computer to demonstrate Microsoft Word to his students, so he drew it on the chalkboard. In a Facebook post, he wrote: "Teaching I.C.T in Ghana’s school is very funny. I.C.T on the board paa. I love ma (my) students so have to do what will make them understand what am [I’m]  The tech giant had pledged to equip him after his pictures went viral. Mr Akoto, 33, was also hosted at Microsoft’s 2018 Global Education Exchange Summit (E2) in Singapore making him a MIE. Microsoft has now donated technological resources, including 27 laptops, to equip a computer lab at Betenase Junior High School, located in Sekyedumase, Ashanti Region, Ghana. In collaboration with eSolutions Consulting – a local Education par

The Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, has declared that he is not afraid to tell the truth on anybody, whether on President Buhari, Senate President Bukola Saraki, or even his father. Melaye  added that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, is moving towards failure in 2019 if it fails to resolve ongoing crisis. Speaking on BBC Hausa, Melaye alleged that members of the party were sabotaging one another. “There are many crises in APC, let the truth be told. Everybody is sabotaging one another. Something should be done, otherwise, the funeral trumpet may be blown on APC. “I have to say the truth. There are problems in this party. Look at how senator Misau was taken to court, the Senate President, Bukola Saraki was also taken to court, then you said we should not tell the truth? “I am not afraid to tell the truth on anybody, whether on Buhari, Saraki, or even my father. I have to speak against injustice. APC and PDP patronize the same market,” he s

Russia's Ministry of Transport said on Saturday that Moscow would demand an official explanation from Britain for why a Russian Aeroflot passenger plane had been subjected to a search at Heathrow airport on Friday. The Russian embassy in Britain complained about the search at the time. On Saturday, the Ministry of Transport said it wanted to know what had happened. "If there is no explanation, the Russian side will deem the actions towards our plane as illegal and also reserve the right to take similar action against British airlines," it said in a statement. Reuters

Friday 30th March 2018, witnessed the wedding Fatiha of Hamza Halilu Ahmed, younger brother to the wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari to Miss Hadiza Jika.  The ceremony was conducted at the National Mosque by the Chief Imam, Professor Shehu Galadanci. The guardian of the groom, Prof. Abdallah Abba requested the hand of the bride on behalf Hamza, while Engr. Saleh Dunoma accepted the request on behalf of the bride. The dowry was set at N100,000, which was duly paid. The wedding Fatiha was witnessed by President Muhammadu Buhari, Ministers, Governors and many Nigerians. A reception was held at the Banquet Hall of the State House immediately afterwards and was chaired by the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo. Suleiman Haruna Director of Information to Wife of the President State House Abuja (Press Release)