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• Zimbabwe after Morgan Tsvangirai - A narrative full of trials, sadness and hope

  18-02-2018 23:42
  Our condolences go to the family of the Tsvangirais for an irreplaceable loss of their father, brother and, uncle, and for the country to whom
  
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• Zimbabwe general elections won't be free and fair

  18-02-2018 23:38
  I challenge the military to assure the nation that indeed the pending general elections won't be marred by intimidation and violence. Listening to President Mnangagwa's
  
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• SABC axes Zimbabwean-born presenter over Ramaphosa, Tsvangirai blunder

  18-02-2018 23:34
  VETERAN broadcaster Peter Ndoro has been removed from his slot as SABC's prime time news anchor after mistakenly announcing new President Cyril Ramaphosa had died.Ndoro
  
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• Chombo arrested

  18-02-2018 23:32
  FORMER finance minister Ignatius Chombo has been arrested again, this time for allegedly demanding a bribe from a fish farmer.Already facing several other corruption cases
  
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• Tsvangirai was never for the National Heroes Acre

  18-02-2018 23:31
  THERE is something that has gone terribly wrong with some Zimbabweans. While others are seeing a funeral, others are seeing power. It's really dirty and
  
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• Peter Dube's suspension lifted

  18-02-2018 23:29
  EMOTIONS ran high at Zifa's Annual General Meeting in Harare yesterday with the 58-member assembly differing on a plethora of issues.Members of local football's highest
  
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• Police boss Matanga dragged to court

  18-02-2018 23:28
  THE Hwange Colliery Company has dragged Police Commissioner-General Tandabantu Godwin Matanga to the High Court seeking an urgent order to force him to give orders
  
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• G40 ministers appear before party

  18-02-2018 23:27
  THREE former ministers, who were alleged to be G40 foot soldiers in the Midlands Province have appeared before a disciplinary committee.Former Ministers Francis Nhema, Chiratidzo
  
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• 'Khupe loses ground'

  18-02-2018 23:26
  MDC-T deputy president Dr Thokozani Khupe has reportedly lost support from one of her strongholds - Bulawayo province - with the provincial executive pledging their
  
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• Tinubu, Oyegun: All the times Timi Frank advised APC against looming crisis

  18-02-2018 23:23 via pulse.ng
  Timi Frank had cautioned the APC against looming crisis within the party which is currently at its acme. But, he was ignored. It is no longer news that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is deep in crisis with so many dispirited party members across the country.Infighting, attacks and counter-attacks between APC members have become common sights.Before the crisis within the APC got to its acme, Comrade Timi Frank, deputy publicity secretary of the party, had cautioned the ruling party, severall
  
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• Mnangagwa's army takes over Tsvangirai body, sparks fury

  18-02-2018 23:17
  Former prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai's body arrived in Harare from South Africa yesterday afternoon amid chaotic scenes after the government decided to take it to
  
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• Why Bayelsa launches web portal on investment, Abah, BIPA DG

  18-02-2018 23:15
  By Joseph ErunkeABUJA-THE Director General of Bayelsa Investment Promotion Agency, BIPA, Patience Ranami Abah, has explained that the reason behind the recent launch of investment web portal in the state was to give the world access to the vast potentials in the state.Abah, in a statement Sunday in Abuja,said the portal was a gateway for the world to discover the vast business and investment opportunities including oil & gas, power generation, agro-allied businesses, healthcare, aviation, ec
  
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• Police ban unauthorized tinted glass use among motorists in Katsina

  18-02-2018 23:01
  By Bashir BelloKATSINA – Katsina State Police Command has ordered ban on use of unauthorized tinted glasses among motorists in the state.
  This was as the command threatened to arrest and prosecute in the law court anyone found violating the order.
  A statement by the Command’s Spokesperson, DSP Gambo Isah at the weekend said it has recently observed the proliferation of unauthorized use of tinted glasses by motorists in the state.
  According to the statement, “On this note, the C
  
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• Weather Forecast: NiMet predicts cloudy skies for Monday

  18-02-2018 22:45 via pulse.ng
  NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja on Sunday also predicted day and night temperatures in the range of 31 to 40 and 14 to 24 degrees Celsius respectively. The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted partly cloudy to cloudy weather conditions over the central States of the county on Monday morning.NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja on Sunday also predicted day and night temperatures in the range of 31 to 40 and 14
  
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• Politics not for miserable people seeking a way out of poverty – Onaiyekan

  18-02-2018 22:31
  Abuja – John Cardinal Onaiyekan, former President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has said that politics was “not for miserable people seeking a way to get out of poverty”.
  Cardinal-Onaiyekan“Nigerians should stop complaining and get involved in politics because it is a serious task that will salvage the nation and give the youths hope for the future.
  “It should not be left for miserable people seeking a way out of poverty, or for selfish individuals desper
  
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• NAPTIP urges Oba of Benin to stop juju priests from administering oaths on victims

  18-02-2018 22:31
  - NAPTIP has appealed to the Oba of Benin to prevail on Juju priests in his kingdom to stop administrating oaths on victims of human
  
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• Traditional rulers vows to ensure President Buhari is re-elected in 2019

  18-02-2018 22:25
  - Traditional rulers have resolved to ensure the re-election of President Buhari according to the emir of Maradun- The emir said all citizens who wish
  
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• Air passenger allegedly steals N1m on board, faces trial

  18-02-2018 22:23
  Lagos – The Lagos Airport Police Command will on Monday arraign a male suspect who allegedly stole N1, 008,000 aboard an Air Peace flight from Abuja to Lagos
  Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Imohimi Edgal
  The spokesperson for the command, DSP Joseph Alabi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos that the suspect would be arraigned before an Ogba Magistrates’ Court for stealing.
  Alabi said the suspect, who lives in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, allegedly stole t
  
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• Breaking: Police nab 3 principal suspects in Zamfara killings

  18-02-2018 22:14
  By Joseph ErunkeABUJA – THE Police authorities have recorded a major breakthrough in their efforts to arrest and prosecute the bandits that perpetuated the February 14 killings in Zamfara State with the arrest of three principal suspects.Zamfara killings
  The three principal suspects arrested for participating in the recent Zamfara killings, according to police source,are now in Police Custody.The suspects whose names were given as Halilu Garba, alias Masashi, aged 45 years;Zubairu Malafa,
  
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• Edo Youths, Police Clash: Policemen alleged to have caused cab driver’s death testifies

  18-02-2018 22:13
  Two Policemen involved in the incident at Upper Igun area of Benin City that led to the alleged killing of a cab driver, David Okoniba, have appeared before the Justice Joseph Olubor-led Administrative Panel of Inquiry to give testimony of their involvement in the fracas which led to a clash between the Police and some youths in the state.One of the police officers (right), allegedly involved in thekilling of a cab driver, David Okoniba, which led to the clash between youths and police, testifyi
  
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• Malabu: Malami writes Buhari, wants trial of Adoke, Diezani, others stopped

  18-02-2018 22:09
  ABUJA — The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has written to President Muhammadu Buhari, urging him to back off on his administration’s legal battles against the principal actors in the controversial Malabu Oil deal.Malami, Adoke andDiezaniThe raging scandal over the OPL 245 oil block began in 2011 when the Goodluck Jonathan administration approved its purchase by Shell and Agip-Eni from Malabu Oil and Gas Ltd., a firm with ties to Dan Etete, Nigeria’s petrol
  
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• Cashless payment, modern terminals will boost revenue, improve service – ECTS boss

  18-02-2018 22:00
  Managing Director, Edo City Transport Service Limited (ECTS), Mrs. Edugie Agbonlahor has said plans by the state government to build modern bus terminals in Benin City, would facilitate the development of an integrated transport system for the state’s mass transit scheme.
  Edo commissioning 75 airconditioned intracity buses in Benin
  Agbonlahor disclosed this during an interview with journalists in Benin City, Edo State capital.
  She disclosed that the adoption of cashless payment system and
  
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• #BBNaija: Big brother Evicts Four, Disqualifies Two Housemates From Its Reality Show

  18-02-2018 21:52
  Big brother during its live
  eviction show evicted four housemates from the ongoing reality show.First to be evicted from the Big
  Brother Naija 2018 competition was the
  
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• Saraki invites Emmanuella 'This is not my real face o' to Senate

  18-02-2018 21:45
  Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Sunday, extended an invitation to popular child comedienne, Emmanuella Samuel, popularly known as Emmanuella.The girl is reported to have been
  
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• Ibrahim Babangida: Ex-Military President urges PDP to continue to rebrand and reposition ahead of 2019

  18-02-2018 21:30 via pulse.ng
  IBB expressed satisfaction with the rebranding so far achieved by the party ahead of the 2019 general elections. Former Military President, Ibrahim Babangida, has urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to continue to rebrand and reposition ahead of 2019.Babangida, who hosted members of the PDP National Working Committee led by its National Chairman, Uche Secondus urged the party to provide a better choice for Nigerians at next general elections.According to a statement by PDP’s spokesper
  
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• Jonathan, Obasanjo attend church service in Otuoke

  18-02-2018 21:29
  Former Presidents Dr.Goodluck Jonathan and Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday worshipped at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church in Otuoke, Jonathan’s home town. Both statesmen, the Governor of the State, Seriake Dickson and many other dignitaries joined the Bishop of Ogbia Kingdom, Rev. James Oruwori and other members of his congregation during the 9:00 AM church service.
  Former President Olusegun Obasanjo (2nd left) in a discussion with the Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Seriake Dickson (
  
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• Cameroon dumps Nigeria out of Women’s World Cup

  18-02-2018 21:26
  Nigeria will not feature for the first time in the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup after it lost on the away goals rule to Cameroon on Sunday in Yaounde. Cameroon was forced to a 1-1 draw by its Nigerian counterparts in the return leg after the first game ended in a 2-2 draw.Nigeria has featured in all five U17 Women’s World Cups since the inaugural edition in 2008.
  Alice Kameni gave the home team a 16th minute lead, before substitute Martha Vincent drew the Flamingos level eight minutes
  
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• Cops 'rapes' wife

  18-02-2018 21:23
  A Chiredzi police sergeant is in hot soup after being allegedly accused of raping his wife and assaulting her for denying him conjugal rights.Sources close
  
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• Pitch battle as Reus ends goal drought in Dortmund win

  18-02-2018 21:13
  A brilliant first-half strike saw Marco Reus grab his first Bundesliga goal since May to secure a 1-0 win for Borussia Dortmund at Borussia Moenchengladbach on Sunday in a match played on an atrocious pitch.Bayern Munich’s Dutch midfielder Arjen Robben (L) and his teammate Bayern Munich’s Colombian midfielder James Rodriguez (R) react after a chance during the German First division Bundesliga football match Bayern Munich vs RB Leipzig in Munich, southern Germany, on October 28, 2017.
  
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• Obasanjo meets Jonathan again, worships with him at Anglican church, Otuoke

  18-02-2018 20:51
  - Olusegun Obasanjo, has on Sunday, February 18, worshiped with ex-president Goodluck Jonathan in Otuoke- The former president was in the state to commission some
  
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• 2019 PDP primaries: I am happy there will be no imposition of candidates - IBB

  18-02-2018 20:42
  - Nigeria's former military leader, Ibrahim Babangida, says he is happy that imposition of candidates would not be allowed in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-
  
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• MDC implodes - Rumours and gossip destroys the once strong party

  18-02-2018 20:41
  Zimbabweans owe Tsvangirai some gratitude for supporting maintaining democracy but It feels as if he was doing it to become a dictator himself. Ironically the
  
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• Buhari congratulates Jeremiah on 75th birthday

  18-02-2018 20:39
  President Muhammadu Buhari has joined members of the National Assembly and all Plateau indigenes in felicitating with Sen. Jeremiah Useni on his 75th birthday.
  President Buhari in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Sunday, congratulated family, friends and colleagues of the former Minister of Federal Capital Territory and Minister of Transport and Quarter-Master General of the Nigerian Army, on the milestone.
  Buhari
  President Buhari als
  
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• Princess and Bitto evicted from Big Brother Naija

  18-02-2018 20:34
  Princess and Bito have been evicted from the Big Brother Naija reality TV show season 3 tagged “Double Wahala”.
  Princess and Bitto
  They now join K-Brule, Khloe, Dee-One and Vandora.
  The post Princess and Bitto evicted from Big Brother Naija appeared first on Vanguard News.
  
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• Katsina State elders ‘ll soon reply Obasanjo’s letter – Masari

  18-02-2018 20:31
  The Katsina State Elders Forum will soon reply former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter asking President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election in 2019, Gov. Aminu Masari said on Sunday in Daura.
  Governor Masari
  “The elders forum will consider the possibility of replying the recent letter by President Olusegun Obasanjo to Buhari.
  “We intend to place an advertorial in the national dailies to respond to the issues he raised,” Masari told newsmen, shortly after he led t
  
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• #BBNaija: Dee-One and Vandora sent packing from big brother house

  18-02-2018 20:20
  Big Brother Naija housemates, Vandora and Dee-One who make
  up team #VanDee, have been sent packing from the house too.Recall that Princess and Bitto were
  few minutes
  
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• Anti-corruption officers arrest Latvian central bank governor

  18-02-2018 20:04
  Anti-corruption authorities in Latvia have arrested the governor of the country’s central bank, Ilmars Rimsevics, the government said Sunday, while assuring there is “no sign of danger” to the financial system.
  Rimsevics, who was appointed governor in 2001, was detained by officers from the Corruption Prevention Bureau (KNAB) on Saturday and questioned for seven hours before being taken to another location on Sunday, according to a journalist from the Baltic News Agency.
  Local
  
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• Obasanjo: Ex-President worships with Goodluck Jonathan in Bayelsa

  18-02-2018 20:00 via pulse.ng
  The former presidents worshipped together for the Sunday service at St. Stephen Anglican Church, Otuoke Diocese, Bayelsa. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was spotted worshipping with ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday, February 18, 2018.The former presidents worshipped together for the Sunday service at St. Stephen Anglican Church, Otuoke Diocese, in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.Obasanjo, who spoke at the congregation preached unity and reconciliation saying it was a pri
  
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• Spurs face uncertain Cup fate after Rochdale revival

  18-02-2018 19:57
  Tottenham Hotspur were left in FA Cup limbo after being held to a 2-2 draw by lowly Rochdale in a fifth-round tie on Sunday.Tottenham Hotspur’s US striker Clint Dempsey (L) celebrates scoring his late equalising goal during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United at White Hart Lane in London on January 20, 2013. A stoppage-time goal by Clint Dempsey saw Tottenham Hotspur snatch a 1-1 draw at home to Manchester United on that prevented the P
  
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• I will henceforth under go medical check ups in Bayelsa – OBJ

  18-02-2018 19:54
  Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, over the weekend said, the huge investments by Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State at ensuring quality healthcare delivery would soon turn the state into a medical tourism hub in the country.A press statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Bayelsa State Governor, Mr. Francis Ottah Agbo, says Chief Obasanjo, who stated this during a command performance in his honour at the Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha Memorial Banquet Hall, Government Hou
  
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• POETRY: A Poem as a Dreamer and Pacifist

  18-02-2018 19:53
  Poet: Ikeogu Oke Analyst: John Chukwuma Ajakah
  The Way I Want To Go
  What you do you must do on your own.
  The main thing is to write for the joy of it.
  – Seamus Heaney, “Station Island”
  Father has called and warned me not to go
  The way I want to go:
  “It is no life you spend among the trees!”
  Mother as everyone at home agrees.
  And good opinion says the trend of the era shows
  That those whose pen must feed must write in prose.
  “To write in verse,” they
  
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• #BBNaija 2018: Princess & Bitto EVICTED from Big brother reality show

  18-02-2018 19:49
  Big Brother Naija 2018 housemates, Princess and Bitto just
  got evicted from the Big Brother Naija house.Princess and Bitto will be the first housemates to be
  evicted
  
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• Corruption probe: S. Africa widens hunt for Zuma allies to India, China

  18-02-2018 19:42
  South Africa has widened a corruption probe into allies of ex-president Jacob Zuma to other countries including India, China and Dubai, the police minister said Sunday.
  Jacob Zuma
  Fikile Mbalula made the announcement days after South Africa issued an arrest warrant for one of the brothers of the Gupta business family, close associates of scandal-plagued Zuma who was forced from power on Wednesday.
  Mbalula told public broadcaster SABC that Ajay Gupta and another four people who are being sought i
  
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• Youth leader writes on Tinubu's reconciliation effort in APC

  18-02-2018 19:40
  Editor's note: The president of the National Committee of Yoruba Youth (NCCY), Comrade Oladimeji Odeyemi, writes on the reconciliation committee set up by President Muhammadu
  
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• Now is the time to think about Paul Pogba – Mourinho

  18-02-2018 19:37
  Jose Mourinho faces an anxious wait to discover whether Paul Pogba can take part in Manchester United’s midweek Champions League last 16 trip to Sevilla after he missed their FA Cup victory over Huddersfield Town.Manchester United’s Paul Pogba vies for the ball with Manchestr City’s Raheem SterlingAn unspecified illness saw Pogba withdraw on the morning of Saturday’s match in Huddersfield, which United won 2-0 thanks to two goals from Romelu Lukaku as they advanced into t
  
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• We apply creative means to keep urchins out of street – Tony Rapu

  18-02-2018 19:34
  … unveils ‘My Lagos Dairies’ series 2
  In its second billing after a tremendous impact in the first edition, My Lagos Diaries is making a second come-back with another series as sequel to the former coming on local televisions in Nigeria. Filmed in a diary-like format, My Lagos Diaries chronicles a 12-year journey embarked upon by Dr. Tony Rapu and Freedom Foundation to highlight the myriad struggles of residents of Lagos’ poorest communities. This was unveiled to the pr
  
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• Tech company apologises to Man Utd over VAR ‘wobbly line’

  18-02-2018 19:32
  The company responsible for the ‘wobbly line’ that caused confusion during Manchester United’s debut using the controversial video assistant referee (VAR) system has apologised for a technical error.
  Video Assistant Referee VAR
  Juan Mata thought he had put United 2-0 up against Huddersfield Town just before half-time in their FA Cup fifth-round tie on Saturday following Romelu Lukaku’s early opener.
  However, after a lengthy delay, referee Kevin Friend disallowed the goal
  
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• Gameiro, Costa on target as Atletico keep up Barcelona chase

  18-02-2018 19:28
  Kevin Gameiro came off the bench to score one goal and make another for Diego Costa as Atletico Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 2-0 in La Liga on Sunday.Douglas CostaIt was another clinical performance from Diego Simeone’s side, who have now recorded four consecutive league victories, all without their mean defence conceding a goal.
  They remain second, seven points behind unbeaten league leaders Barcelona, who won 2-0 at Eibar on Saturday ahead of their Champions League last 16, first leg away
  
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• Whether you like my face or not, for now I am the governor of Rivers State – Wike

  18-02-2018 19:24
  Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has reiterated his call on Rivers politicians to promote the interest of the state ahead of all political considerations
  
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• Tunisia’s Etoile demand match-fixing probe after mass riot

  18-02-2018 19:23
  After a riot sparked by a contested penalty and a flurry of red cards left 19 police officers hospitalised, Etoile Sahel said Sunday they were ready to go to court over their 3-2 defeat by bitter rivals Esperance.
  Algeria’s defender Mohamed Rabie Meftah (L) challenges Tunisia’s forward Ahmed Akaichi during the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations group B football match between Algeria and Tunisia in Franceville on January 19, 2017. / AFP PHOTO
  Thirty-eight police officers were injured when the
  
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