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Manchester United Star, Alexis Sanchez sentenced to 16 months in prison.

Manchester United Star, Alexis Sanchez sentenced to 16 months in prison. Manchester United newly acquired star from Arsenal Football Club, Alexis Sanchez has been sentenced to 16 months in jail for tax fraud, but he will not be serving the prison time. He committed the tax fraud during his time at Barcelona. He defrauded the Spanish Treasury of €1million (£890,000), but he has reached an agreement with the Office of the Attorney General and the State Attorney having returned the money defrauded plus interest. The 29-year-old Chilean will not serve time in jail unless he commits a similar crime like this one in the next two years.

Coquelin takes the shirt off Messi's back but the referee didn't even give a foul

Pique starts as Barcelona look to book place in Copa del Rey final against Valencia Francis Coquelin pulled Barcelona forward Lionel Messi's shirt right off in a bizarre incident during the Copa del Rey clash at the Mestalla. It came in the 37th minute shortly after the Argentine received a knock following a collission with Valencia goalkeeper Jaume. Strangely, referee Undiano Mallenco, did not even signal a foul.

Lagos to get 24-hour power supply as Ambode signs 7 bills into law

- Among seven bills signed into law by Akinwunmi Ambode is one to ensure steady power supply to residents of Lagos - Adeniji Kazeem says the law are parts of the vision of Governor Ambode to make Lagos a better place - The state government also believes that the laws would help to boost economic activities Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos has signed seven bills into law among which is the one to guarantee 24-hour power supply in line with the vision of his administration to boost the economy and make the state globally competitive. The bills include the "Lagos state electric power reform law, amended land use charge law, school of nursing law, cooperative college law, cancer research institute law, amended customary court law and the Yoruba language preservation and promotion law," a statement by the Habib Aruna, the governor's media aide, said. The attorney-general and justice commissioner, Adeniji Kazeem, who spoke on the importance of the laws, said the development was a great day for the state as it signpost the commencement of the journey to further advance the dividends of democracy to the people. “This is a great day; the governor has just signed these bills into law and this shows that the House of Assembly is working in tandem with the executive. ' "It also shows that Lagos is working. These laws are going to benefit the people of Lagos State and this is what the people are looking for in terms of the dividends of democracy," Kazeem said. Olawale Oluwo, the energy and mineral resources minister, said the power sector reform law would allow the state government to intervene in major areas of the power value chain to the overall benefit of the people. “One, the law puts the government in a position to be able to extend our guarantee to private sector participants who will come and generate power for us and by this guarantee, we are putting the balance sheet of our State on the table and assuring investors that as they generate power, they will get paid. “Second, is to help the distribution companies to upgrade their infrastructure because if they generate the power and their infrastructure is still where it is today, clearly they will not have the capacity to carry the incremental power. "The third area of intervention is that it empowers us to be able to open up the gas market in Lagos so that we can have gas on a consistent basis and that is how we can attain the 24-hour power supply," he said. Oluwo said the law would also enable the state government to collaborate with the distribution companies to collect tariff from customers efficiently in a way that the said guarantee would not crystallize, while in the area of enforcement, the law will prevent power theft. “What has happened today is that the first power theft law in Nigeria has been signed today by Governor Ambode and this is the first time any government in Nigeria will institutionalise the power theft law. “It criminalizes power infraction. What we have seen before is that people tamper with and bypass meters and at the end of the day they are arrested and nothing happens but the new law provides for jail terms as well as fines and all sorts of forbearance such that if you tamper with electrical installations, if you import fake electrical materials into this state, you are liable to be prosecuted,” Oluwo explained.

Armed herdsmen reportedly kill SARS commander in Oyo state

- The commander of a team of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Oyo state is dead - Sheu Magu was reportedly killed by armed herdsmen in Ogbooro community in Oyo state - Residents in the area say the herdsmen have been terrorising them for a long time The commander of a team of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), in Oyo state, Sheu Magu, has been killed by herdsmen, Vanguard reports. According to the report, the SARS commander was killed when he and his men tried disarming the herdsmen, who residents in the area say have been terrorising them. The team of policemen were said to have acted on a tip-off and moved to disarm the herdsmen, but they were resisted with gunshots which killed the commander. PAY ATTENTION: Read the news on Nigeria’s #1 news app A source told Vanguard: “The killing of Supol Sheu has made the issue a story. Before now, attacking women, especially in the evening and night, robbing and rapi*g them is not news around here. “The Bororo herdsmen have always been notorious for that. They use their AK-47 to guard their cattle during the day and use it to commit nefarious activities at night. “The Superintendent of Police was a very nice, gentle and well-behaved officer. He used to relate with civilians in a very civil manner. His death is very sad. With this, I believe the security operatives will take the issue of herdsmen’s attacks and robbery more seriously.” Another source said it actually started on Tuesday, February 6, when policemen visited a village to investigate a criminal charge against one of the herdsmen, but later turned violent. He said: “Saki is boiling now. OPC, police and other brave people in Saki are in the bush as we speak, hunting for the herdsmen. The whole thing started when police arrested one of the herdsmen for robbery in Saki. “On getting to the village, the informant that led the team was reportedly attacked first and killed. One of those that escaped told us the herdsmen used their cows to surround them before attacking.” Reacting to the incident, Oyo state public relations officer, SP Adekunle Ajisebutu, said: “It is true that an officer of ours was murdered. We have arrested four suspects and we are already investigating them." Meanwhile, a conglomerate of Igbo associations around the globe known as Global Igbo Alliance (GIA), has rejected the planned imposition of cattle colony on states by the Federal Government of Nigeria, warning the South-east governors against accepting such initiatives in Igbo land. In an open letter to governors of the region, signed by its president and secretary, the group lamented that herdsmen, who are currently number four in the world terrorist index are being treated with kid gloves, even as they continued to kill Nigerians in their hundreds.

Update: Photos Of EFCC Returning N11.9 Million Stolen By RCCG Deacon To Church

the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission last week handed over two cheques totalling N11.9m to a parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in Rivers State, in case you missed it. The amount was said to have been stolen by a deacon of the RCCG, Cyril Idakwoji. The South-South Zonal Head of the EFCC, Mr. Ishaq Salihu, explained on Wednesday, that Idakwoji, a former employee of Access Bank, was the account officer of the church for the bank. He said the suspect diverted the church funds to private use instead of transferring them to the church’s bank account. Now, we the anti graft agency, who confirmed the report via a tweet, have shared some photos.