Nigerian Army set for Operation Crocodile Smile in Ogun

To address the security challenges in Ogun and its environs, the Nigerian Army said on Sunday that it had concluded  plans to launch a new security initiative code named “Operation Crocodile Smile.”

The Brigade Commander of the 35  Artillery Brigade, Alamala, Abeokuta, Basil Adoke, disclosed this in Abeokuta  at a reception organised by the state government as part of activities to mark Nigeria’s 57th independence anniversary.


Adoke, who  said that the initiative  would commence ” in the next couple of days” across the state and its environs, is  targeted at  miscreants.

“ We are going to start Operation Crocodile Smile in Ogun and it involves series of actions to step up tempo targeted at  miscreants,” Adoke said.

The commander,  who allayed fears over the initiative, called on  residents to be calm, stressing that some miscreants had  been identified and  would be flushed out.

‘Though the state is relatively peaceful but we still have some miscreants to deal with, so when you see Crocodile Smile, don’t be scared,” he said.

According to him, the exercise  is a replica of  Operation Python Dance recently carried out  in Abia  to tackle crime

NAN

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Las Vegas Shooting! At least 20 killed ,100 injured after gunman opens fire at Country Music Festival

At least 20 people have been killed, including at least two police officers, and more than 100 injured after at least one gunman unloaded hundreds of rounds of ammo on a Las Vegas country music festival on Sunday night. There were 30,000 people in attendance at the event.

The Strip has been completely shut down after the sniper opened fire on the Route 91 Harvest country music festival from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay resort and casino, located across a junction from the event.

Police confirmed that one suspect had been killed, and said at 12:38am that they believed there were no more shooters. Reports of shootings at other locations were unfounded, police said.
The shooter was killed after cops breached at the Mandalay Bay with explosives.

Police are now looking for a woman named Marilou Danley, whom they believe may have information that could help their investigation.

Las Vegas shooting: ‘One suspect down’ after mass shooting,more than 20 killed https://t.co/hW56fWDBK5 https://t.co/Z3J240ZpVS

— Frank Tamoufe 😎😎 (@Franktamoufe) October 2, 2017

 Daily Mail

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Kidnap model Chloe Ayling breaks down in tears after cops caught her lying

   

                   

Model Chloe Ayling broke down in tears when cops caught her lying about her alleged kidnapper, a police dossier reveals.

The Brit, 20, was quizzed at length over claims she was drugged, put in a suitcase and bundled into a car.Polish brothers Lukasz, 30, and Michal Herba, 36, are in custody accused of kidnap.


At one point in three separate interviews over nearly 13 hours, Chloe was asked about the tracksuit and shoes she was wearing. She said she was given them before leaving the house where she was allegedly held near Turin.

But the documents say she burst into tears when told a shopkeeper confirmed she was with Lukasz when they were bought. She told police:

“It is true. I went with him to buy the shoes.’’

One officer asked: “So why did you lie to us?’’

Chloe, of Coulsdon, South London, again broke down before saying: “I don’t have a reasonable explanation.’’

Another cop asked in the interviews on July 17:
 “Don’t you think it seems strange that you went to buy shoes with the person who kidnapped you?’’

Chloe replied:
“He was the person who could save me and who could help me regain my freedom. That’s the reason I didn’t fight and I didn’t ask for help from the woman in the shop.’’

In a statement Chloe said five people were involved in her kidnap but she had seen only two faces — thought to be the Herba brothers.

Westminster magistrates’ court ordered the extradition of Michal from Britain to Italy last Friday. His legal team have lodged an appeal, calling the kidnap a publicity stunt and a sham.

But Italian cops say they have more than enough evidence against both brothers.

The UK Sun

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Germany’s first gay couple kiss publicly

Two German men have made history by saying “I do” and becoming the first gay couple to marry after decades of struggle. And they sealed their marital vows with a passionate kiss, publicly.

Bodo Mende, 60, and partner Karl Kreile, 59, exchanged their vows infront of photographers and TV crews from around the world who packed the south Berlin registry office alongside their friends and family.

“I’m unbelievably satisfied, this is extremely symbolic to be recognised as a completely normal couple and no longer to have a second-class marriage,” Kreile said after the two cut a slice of rainbow cake.

Mende and Kreile, longtime gay marriage campaigners who have been together since 1979, wanted to tie the knot as soon as possible — after being among the first to enter a civil partnership back in 2002.

“This is a day we can really call historic,” Angelika Schoettler, mayor of the capital’s Tempelhof-Schoeneberg district, told the pair.
“I hope a great many couples will seal a bond for life in this room, or others like it.”

The dash to exchange vows comes three months after lawmakers voted to give Germany’s roughly 94,000 same-sex couples the right to marry, following a shift in position by Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Germany becomes the 15th European nation to legalise gay marriage.

Reuters

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Hoodlum rapes NYSC member in C’River

The Cross River State Police Command on Sunday confirmed the arrest of one Michael Edet who raped a serving corps member (name withheld) after breaking into her residence in Ekpri-Obutong in the Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River State.


Southern City News learnt that the incident happened on Friday at about 11pm at Block A6, Obutong Estate in Ekpri-Obutong when the residents were fast asleep.

One of the victim’s neighbours, who craved anonymity, said the suspect broke into the house of the corps member at about 11pm on Friday and allegedly raped her before carting away her valuables, including phones and cash.



She said,

 “As you can see, these houses don’t have burglar-proof bars. It is just the glass and anyone can enter at any time. We live in a very dangerous environment and we have been facing serious security challenges in this estate.
“This is not the first time they are raping women in this place. It is quite unfortunate that this time, it is a visitor (corps member) that was the victim.
“We learnt that she had been moved to Calabar because as we speak, she is still in shock. But we are also happy that the police did a good job by apprehending the culprit. We believe that justice will be served.”

Also, another corps member, who did not want his name mentioned, told Southern City News that his colleague recognised the suspect because he stayed for close to 30 minutes in her house.

“She told us that she recognised the suspect’s voice and the shoes he wore, but she is still in shock about what happened to her. She was glad he has been arrested,” he said.

A police source said the suspect went into hiding after recognising that he had been recognised, adding that he was eventually apprehended at Akpabuyo.

The police said the suspect was a popular petroleum dealer in the area with a wife who recently put to bed.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, Irene Ugbo, confirmed the incident, adding that the suspect had been arrested and was already in the police custody.

She said,

 “It is true. We have arrested the suspect and he has been identified by his victim as the person who broke into his house that fateful night.”

Also, the PRO in charge of the state NYSC, Abdullahi Yuguda, said,

“We applaud the role played by security agencies in Bakassi, which led to the arrest of the culprit. The NYSC will not relent until justice is done.”

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Conte set to Quit Chelsea; Eyes Serie A Return

                  

Antonio Conte appears to have dropped the bomb at Stamford Bridge, telling close pals he’s set to leave Chelsea at the end of the season and switching to a club in the Serie A.

British media is reporting that the Italian is not only unhappy with the level of support afforded at the club during the summer, he’s also grown frustrated over limited access to club owner Roman Abramovich and senior executive Marina Granovskaia.

It is understood that Conte, who began his career as Chelsea boss with a sensational first-season Premier League title win, would have handed his resignation in the summer but for a severe financial penalty clause in his contract.

Sun reports that the Italian is riled by the club’s handling of renegade striker Diego Costa’s sale back to Atletico Madrid which made him vulnerable to criticism, in addition to failure to land crucial targets in the summer.

And the Blues lost their crucial title clash at home to Manchester City 1-0 Saturday night after Kevin de Bruyne’s magnificent winning goal, highlighting the gulf in class between the champions and this season’s pacesetters.

The manager made no secret of his desires in a recent interview on Italian broadcaster Radio 1: “I miss Italy, that’s beyond doubt, so once I have had some important and life-changing experiences, I will be back.”

Conte has been long-time target of Serie A giants Inter Milan and will return with his brother Gianluca, currently his assistant manager at Stamford Bridge, in the event of a switch next summer.

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‘I Don’t Give a F*ck!’- Cardi B Brags About Stealing Other Rappers’ Flows

Cardi B is listening a whole damn lot to trolls and replying them, but concerned fans are asking: for how long before she missteps?

Recall that her song Bodak Yellow moved to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, which made her the first female artiste to lead the chart since Lauryn Hill’s Doo Woop (That thing) in 1998. Hours after she broke the record, rapper Azealia Banks went on Twitter to call Cardi a ‘poor mans Nicki Minaj’, and later, accused the younger female artiste of sleeping with men for rap verses. And Cardi did clap back at Banks for that nasty comment.

Now, some folks are saying Cardi wouldn’t have gotten where she is today if she didn’t bite off Kodak Black’s song, No Flockin.

For a long time, Cardi ignored those jabs, but yesterday she took the bait during her concert to unleash anger on her critics. “And for anybody that telling me…’oh bitch you copied Kodak flow, you copied this and that flow’… So what bitch? So what?” She snapped yesterday.

Continuing, she said, “I’ma sound like all your favorite rappers. I’ma take all they flows and I’ma body it bitch. One day I’ma sound like Kodak, the next day I’m a sound like Meek Mill, the next day I’ma sound like Migos. I don’t give a fuck.”

For Kodak Black, he has no problem with Cardi. “You know why I fuck with Cardi B? Because they be thinkin’ both of us crazy and shit,” Kodak says of Cardi’s remix.

Well, watch the video of Cardi bragging about taking other people’s flows:

Cardi B brags about stealing other artists' flows and says she doesn’t care she’s going to continue to do it .. Thoughts? Is This Cool ? pic.twitter.com/WfE4o0aLD2

— say cheese (@Saycheese_Media) October 1, 2017

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Kevin Hart and Eniko Announce New Boy’s Name at Baby Shower

Kevin Hart and his wife, Eniko Parrish set aside their recent differences and carried on like nothing was amiss with a walk on the wild Sunday for a Lion King-themed baby shower.

The baby shower, which cost a dizzying $118K despite Hart being on a ‘budget’, was thrown in Eniko’s honour at the Calamigos Beach Club in Malibu as the couple make an effort to move on with their lives in the wake of Hart’s sex tape/extortion and cheating scandal that’s threatened the family’s unity.

During the shindig, they revealed they’re naming the latest addition to the family Kenzo. The name was plastered all over Eniko’s social media, with friends showing off “Kenzo prizes” they’d won, TMZ writes.

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Lil Wayne Skips Out On Concert After Refusing To Go Through Security Check

Fans of rapper Lil Wayne who paid good money to see him live in concert on South Carolina this past weekend came away bitterly disappointed, after Weezy skipped out on the show because of a security issue. His life wasn't in danger, nor was there any suspicious activity at the venue - the issue was that he refused to pass through a security check.

According to Billboard, in a statement published on Sunday (October 1st), managers of the Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC say Lil Wayne refused to enter the building after personnel who were on site attempted to have him go through “the venue’s standard safety procedures.” No exceptions were to be made by the venue , as they were concerned that any negligence on their part would lead to a situation that could “ jeopardize safety” for those in attendance. It's not inherently clear exactly what those security measures were, but in light of the terrorist attack that plagued an Ariana Grande performance in Manchester, U.K. earlier this year, you can bet that the staff at every concert venue across the globe are putting both patrons and performers under increased security.

Fans who were caught in the crossfire of these events the night of the show took to Twitter to voice their displeasure with what ended up happening.

When u go to a lil Wayne concert but still didn't go to a lil Wayne concert

— MAY (@beckham_mayson) October 1, 2017

dont be too mad, lil wayne didnt even go lol https://t.co/gAAnFIUplB

— V🌺 (@Vonis_Garris) October 1, 2017

That was the biggest broke neck of 2017.

"Lil Wayne was here but they won't let him in the building. Sorry you will be refunded"

— mccuen bland (@mccuenbland) October 1, 2017

Lil Wayne’s representatives have not responded to multiple requests for comment from various media outlets as of this writing. Sources say that the rest of the show went on with the likes of 2 Chainz, Tory Lanez and Cardi B taking the stage and turning in some fine performances, which may have helped placate the disgruntled mass of Weezy fans at least for a little bit. As per the details in the initial news report, ticketholders are being offered refunds beginning on Monday.

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South African President Jacob Zuma To Host President Mugabe On October 3

President Jacob Zuma will on Tuesday, host his Zimbabwean counterpart Robert Mugabe, who is expected in the country on an official visit.

As announced by the Presidency, his Excellency, President Mugabe will be in South Africa on October 3, to attend the 2nd Session of the South Africa-Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission (BNC).

The BNC session, which will be co-chaired by President Zuma and President Mugabe, is scheduled to take place in Pretoria.

“President Jacob Zuma will on Tuesday, 03 October 2017, host the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, His Excellency President Robert Mugabe, during his official visit to South Africa to attend the 2nd Session of the South Africa-Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission (BNC) scheduled to take place in Pretoria,” the Presidency said in statement.

President Zuma and his South African counterpart Mugabe, will review the state of the bilateral relationship between South Africa and Zimbabwe during the session.

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Chinese court creates “Divorce Exam” that couples must fail to end their marriage

Getting a divorce is never easy for anyone involved, but it is particularly difficult at the Yibin People’s Court, in China’s Sichuan Province, where one magistrate recently implemented a divorce exam that both the husband and the wife must fail in order for their divorce application to be approved.

The divorce exam is the brainchild of Wang Shiyu, a judge at the People’s Court of Yibin County, who, after noticing that divorces accounted for an alarmingly large percentage of the court’s cases, decided to do something about it.

His intention was to make couples think twice before ending their marriage, and also give them an opportunity to reminisce the good times they had together. So he came up with a series of questions for both husband and wife, which they must answer separately. If they score under 60, Wang approves their divorce application, if not, well, they have to keep working on their marriage, whether they like it or not.

“Our intention is to know the real marriage status of the couple involved. They might also examine themselves and give consideration to the other half. After recalling bits and pieces of their marriage, they will be more rational towards it,” judge Wang said.

“As a county with a population of more than a million, the court in Yibin receives hundreds of cases each year, with half of them being domestic ones. Divorce cases account for a large percentage. As I also have a family and a child, when I’m dealing with these cases, I don’t want to see couples getting divorced in haste,” the magistrate added.

The written exam consists of three parts – fill in the blanks’, ‘short question’ and ‘statements’ – with questions covering basic information like family members’ birthdays, favorite foods, date of the couple’s anniversary, as well as more in-depth ones like ” What responsibility did you take up in this family?”, “What did you do good and what did you do bad?”, “What is marriage and family to you?”.

After both the husband and wife turn in their papers, the judge reads their answers and scores them. Here’s the catch, though – no one knows the criteria by which the papers are scored, and he refuses to reveal them.





One of the first couple to go through Wang Shiyu’s divorce exam, on September 14, scored 80 and 86 respectively. Those were considered high scores, so the judge denied their divorce application, advising them to keep working on their marriage. Wang said that the husband had a gambling problem and was disrespectful to his wife, but because they had scored so well on the test, he decided that their marriage was not beyond saving.

News regarding the divorce exam recently went viral on Chinese social media, and got mixed responses from the public. While some applauded Wang’s intention to prevent couples from divorcing on the spur of the moment, while others argued that divorce was a personal matter, and that magistrates were better of focusing on other things, like alimony, custody of any children.

I think this is a good idea.

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Funny: Italian woman 'marries herself'

An Italian woman has married herself in a ceremony complete with white dress, three-layer wedding cake, bridesmaids and 70 guests.

"I firmly believe that each of us must first of all love ourselves," said Laura Mesi, a 40-year-old fitness trainer. "You can have a fairytale even without the prince."
 
The ceremony carries no legal weight.

But Ms Mesi is part of a growing trend for self-marriage - dubbed "sologamy" - in countries around the world.
Proponents of such ceremonies say it is about self-love and acceptance, and claiming the social affirmation normally reserved for couples who wed.

Laura says the idea of a solo wedding came to her two years ago, after a 12-year relationship ended.


"I told friends and family that if I had not found my soul-mate by my 40th birthday I would marry myself," she told La Repubblica newspaper.
"If one day I find a man with whom I can plan a future I'll be happy, but my happiness does not depend on him."
Ms Mesi says she is the first Italian woman to hold a solo ceremony. In May, a man, Nello Ruggiero, said "yes" to himself in a ceremony in Naples.
In Japan, a travel agency began offering bridal ceremonies for single women in 2014.
Reports of people marrying themselves go as far back as 1993. It has spawned a number of books and been a theme of episodes of Sex and the City and Glee.
In the US, a website called I Married Me offers self-wedding kits. In Canada, an agency called Marry Yourself Vancouver which has been running for more than a year attributes the rise in solo weddings to the growing numbers of single people.


"Single is the new normal. Celebrate your solo status!" it urges.

But not everyone welcomes the trend, with some calling it narcissistic, and others criticising it as a pointless submission to a patriarchal institution.

Among the congratulatory comments left on Ms Mesi's wedding photos are others: "So sad", "you're out of your mind" and "there's something wrong with your brain".

Last month, British self-wedder Sophie Tanner told BBC Three some people called her "a sad feminist".

Ms Mesi has brushed off the catty comments, saying "nothing and no-one can turn off my smile".

But in media interviews she acknowledges that solo weddings might not be for everyone. To marry yourself, she says, you need a certain amount of money, the support of those around you, and - above all - "a pinch of madness".

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Waje’s Reply To Davido’s Fan Who Blasted Her For Praising Wizkid Is Epic

Nigerian singer, Waje is that one celebrity who appreciates greatness and loves to celebrate it.

Voice Nigeria Coach and singer Waje, who took to her Instagram page to congratulate Wizkid who made history last night after becoming the first African artiste to sell out at Royal Albert Hall in London, was however trolled on by a Davido fan.

Waje Who was ecstatic about the feat took to her Instagram page to celebrate the star boy and a Davido fan who wouldn’t have it decided to slam her, claiming that most artistes including Waje don’t celebrate video but hype Wizkid unnecessarily.

Well, the singer slammed the follower and here’s their exchange below;

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London Stands Still As Wizkid Breaks Record With World Class Performance At Royal Albert Hall

International music superstar, Wizkid made history last night by becoming the first African musical artiste with a sold out show at the iconic Royal Albert Hall in London.

Wizkid gave a world class performance starting with all his hit songs while he was with EME records to a hall that was filled with over 5000 guests featuring an array of different races.

The superstar who also had Wande Coal with him to share the moment, promised the audience that his next move is to sell out the O2 Arena next year and after making history yesterday.
The show was broadcast live on his official facebook page.

Here are pictures from the event;









Watch the video below;

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‘I Don’t Have to F*ck Managers to Get on Top’- Dencia Drags Yemi Alade for Filth!

Dencia is out for Yemi Alade in a very hot way.

Posting on her Instagram yesterday, Dencia shared a clip from Yemi’s 2016 interview in which the Johnny singer called out names of some artists she thought should quit music, and one of those she dissed was Dencia.

For over a year, Dencia ignored that diss and worked on her new album. Now, her album is out and she finally has time for Yemi Alade.

“@yemialade Fuck you,” Dencia began in her lengthy response. “My Album debuted on #3. I don’t have to fuck managers and whatever to get to the top.”

And that was not all.

Dencia dismissed Yemi Alade’s achievement, insisted they are not on same level, and explained that she is taking all her time to drag the Johnny singer, to promote her new album same way Yemi Alade used her for clicks and promotion last year.

Dencia is sincere like that.

As usual Yemi Alade is ignoring the media firestorm(she rarely ever engages folks on social media), but we are guessing she will be giving Dencia the wide berth in the future because the Nigerian-Cameroonian singer and entrepreneur don’ play pretty. LOL

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City Star Aguero Dumped by Girlfriend 2 Days After Crash

It’s been a stormy week for Manchester City star, Sergio Aguero, as he’s just been ditched by his pop star lover barely days after he suffered a car crash.

The 29-year-old broke a rib in a crash in the Netherlands after going to see a show, and it’s now emerged that his girlfriend, 31-year-old Karina Tejeda, has left him.

Karina, known as The Little Princess in their Argentinian homeland, had been dating Aguero for four years, but was reportedly angry at him for attending a party with several ­models on a brief return to Argentina.

The ­hitman is said to have gone along with team-mates from the national side ahead of an international match, Sun writes.

Aguero described the crash as a heavy slam. Image: Sun

But his best efforts to woo her back – including Instagram likes of sexy photos she has posted – seem to have hit a bump as she appeared blasé when told of the crash.

“Really? I didn’t know. Oh well,” she said.

She spoke about the couple’s break up while appearing on a cookery TV show in Argentina last week, saying she bore no ill feelings.

“From the start I didn’t say many things. And I feel really good for having done it that way.

“Today I don’t want to tell anything. I simply realise that people expect that I should sit down to maybe speak badly or drop a hint in one of my songs.”

On Aguero, she added: “With regards to him, I have a lot of respect for him and I’m not going to touch on that topic.

“People think I’m angry but I’m not. I’m very well.”

Aguero, who has been on devastating form for City this term, hooked up with Karin after the break-up of his marriage to Giannina Maradona, the daughter of football legend Diego, with whom he has a son.

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Nnamdi Kanu Escaped to London Through Malaysia – Orji Kalu

A former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu has revealed that the the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu has absconded to London through Malaysia.

In an interview with the Punch newspaper, Kalu said that contrary to the claim by some people that Kanu was arrested and taken away by the military after some of the supporters of his separatist group clashed with soldiers in Umuahia, the former governor said Kanu has absconded from the country and is now in London.

Kanu has not been seen in public or heard from since after the Umuahia incident sparking the speculations that he might have been abducted by the military.

Last week the military denied the allegation saying Kanu was not in its custody.

If the statement by Uzor Kalu is true, it means that Kanu who is standing trial for treason has effectively become a fugitive.

“Kanu was not taken away by the military. Kanu went to Malaysia from where he travelled to the United Kingdom. Nnamdi Kanu is in London right now as we speak. He was not arrested by anybody. He left the country on his own,” the former governor said.

“One of his relations has spoken to me and explained everything because I wanted to see him and talk to him wherever he was and see how I could meet some Federal Government officials on his issue. I also wanted to see ways of talking to the President about him, and find common ground but his family told me that he has left the country, unless they are lying to me.

“I believe, whether he had left the country or not, he is not with the military because I asked the Commander of the 14 Brigade, Brig.-Gen. A.K Ibrahim, who is a very fine and good soldier, well educated and dedicated, and he told me that they don’t know his whereabouts and I am sure, the Department of State Services have the same information. I also visited the commissioner of police and he said he didn’t know his whereabouts and that they are also looking for him,” he added.

Last week, the British government said it has written to the Nigerian government asking for the whereabouts of Kanu who is also a British citizen.

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Wenger Hails ‘United’ Arsenal as Storm Clears at the Emirates

After the transfer turbulence that rocked Arsenal in August, manager Arsene Wenger believes the side is more united as they look to extend their unbeaten streak to four matches.

The Gunners hit a devastating low days before the close of the summer transfer window, going down 4-0 at Premier League rivals Liverpool amid uncertainty over the future of star player, Alexis Sanchez.

Sanchez, 28, was tipped to join Manchester City but Wenger didn’t budge, opting rather to keep the Chilean star at the Emirates Stadium despite his contract running out in the summer.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Kieran Gibbs moved on however, but there’s a sense of balance at the club that Wenger believes is reflected in their play, Goal writes.

“It feels like a different team. You see the way we play football,” Wenger said ahead of Sunday’s Premier League clash against Brighton and Hove Albion.

“You need to have a united group to do that. The weight of the transfer market was much heavier than internationals.

“I put [our improvement] down to the fact that we realised what we produced was not good enough. But that was a special day for us: it was just before the transfer window closed and just before an international break.

“Overall we stayed united and responded on the pitch.”

Arsenal are seventh on the log, nine points adrift of early pacesetters City and Manchester United.

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OJ Simpson Released on Parole After 9 Years in Jail

Former American football star and OJ Simpson has been released from prison after nine years in a Nevada jail.

Simpson had been serving time for armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon and 10 other charges over an attack at a Las Vegas hotel in 2001.

He left prison shortly after midnight local time and was picked up by a friend, Nevada Department of Corrections Spokeswoman Brooke Keast said.

Simpson’s release comes just three months after he was approved for early parole after a board hearing.

In a Facebook post, Nevada Department of Corrections released an image and video of Simpson signing documents and leaving Lovelock Correctional Centre early on Sunday. The 70-year-old will be facing restrictions – including up to five years parole supervision.

Nicknamed the Juice, Simpson’s spectacular fall began after he was acquitted of the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ron Goodman, in 1995.

The former actor and media personality then bagged a maximum 33-year prison sentence in 2008 after storming a Las Vegas hotel room with five others in an effort to seize items from two sports memorabilia dealers.

Though he claimed the belongings – said to be images of his family and friends – were later handed over to him by officials after they were legally deemed to belong to him.

Despite the 1995 not-guilty verdict, a civil court jury held Simpson liable for the deaths of Brown Simpson and Goldman, awarding $33.5m (£25m) to their families.

And a lawyer representing Ron Goldman’s family said this amount had nearly doubled with interest under Californian state law, and that the family would continue to seek payment from Simpson after his release.

Simpson has expressed his desire to move to Florida after leaving jail where he intends to lead a quiet life.

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Man Screaming ‘Allahu Akbar’ Kills 2 Before Being Shot Dead by French Soldiers

A man has been shot and killed by French soldiers after he stabbed two women to death at Marseille’s main train station.

The French interior ministry have branded the incident a ‘likely terrorist act’ as police cordon off the area and ask people to stay away.

“After the attack carried out next to Marseille Saint-Charles, I am immediately going to the site of the attack,” French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb said on Twitter.

According to police sources who spoke to Reuters, the knife-wielding suspect had shouted “Allahu Akbar” (God is greatest) as he lounged at his hapless victims.

An eyewitness at the scene said she saw a man take out a knife from his sleeve and then stab a young girl and then a second woman, shouting what could have been “Allahu Akbar”.

It was at that point that soldiers from France’s Sentinelle force who were patrolling in the area arrived on the public square at the Gare Saint-Charles station and prevailed on the situation.

France has been in a state of emergency after a spate of attacks by Islamist militants over the last two years, including attacks in Paris in November 2015 which killed 130 people and the Bastille Day attack when a gunman drove a heavy truck into a crowd celebrating, killing 86 people and injuring scores more.

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