wife of former governor of Taraba State, late Danbaba D Suntai who died from brain injury after crashing a private helicopter a few years ago, has reportedly found love again

Hauwa, the wife of former governor of Taraba State, late Danbaba D Suntai who died from brain injury after crashing a private helicopter a few years ago, has reportedly found love again and is about to get married.

The former governor became critically ill after he crashed an helicopter in 2012 while he was still the Governor of the state. He died in June 2017.

According to Hausa news platform, Rariya, Hauwa has found love again with a younger man who is said to be a millionaire. The couple are about to get married and their pre-wedding photos have been released.

teenage girl who is believed to have fallen overboard from a luxury ship sailing between Menorca and Mallorca

A desperate search is underway for a teenage girl who is believed to have fallen overboard from a luxury ship sailing between Menorca and Mallorca.

The missing passenger, believed to be from America and wearing pink pyjamas, was last seen by her parents at 1am when they went to bed and she stayed out on the balcony.  She was declared missing in the early hours of this morning when guests on board the Norwegian Epic were asked to scour the deck for any signs of her in the sea.    

One of them, Rebekah Sanderlin, aged 20, tweeted: 'I'm on the Norwegian Epic cruise ship in the Mediterranean & we've spent all day looking for a passenger who fell overboard last night. People are saying it was an American teenage girl.' 

Maritime Rescue received an urgent call for help at dawn, reporting that a passenger had apparently fallen overboard about 40 miles north-northwest of Menorca. A helicopter and several boats were sent out, together with a plane and the cruise liner itself.  

At the time of the incident, the Norwegian Epic was heading towards the port of Palma. The ship was scheduled to arrive in Palma, Mallorca, early Saturday after leaving Cannes, France, on Friday but turned round to conduct the search.  

A warning of distress has been activated to all navigators in the area. Sanderlin told weather.com: 'At about 8.30M, the captain came on the speaker and said the ship was turning around to go back to look for a passenger who he said they had 'good evidence' had gone overboard. 

The cruise liner is believed to be heading back to Barcelona. Maritime Rescue says the search will continue throughout the night depending on the weather conditions. The Norwegian Epic can carry 4,100 passengers and was as the third largest cruise ship in the world when built. It first sailed in 2010.

Breaking: Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr drops Kelechi Iheanacho and Semi Ajayi from the 2019 AFCON squad

Kelechi and Semi

Leicester City forward Kelechi Iheanacho has been dropped by Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr ahead of Nigeria's campaign at the 2019 Nations Cup in Egypt.

 Likewise, Semi Ajayi who plays for English club Rotherham United was also reported to have been dropped by Gernot Rohr who was not impressed with his game.

 At the just concluded Premier League season, Kelechi Iheanacho struggled for form and was left on the bench for most games for his club. He got a chance to face Manchester City in week 37 of the Premier League season and saw a good chance to score against Pep Guardiola's men which could have ended their title hope.

The rest of the squad will travel for the tournament which kicks on June 21, in Egypt

Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh turns 34 today

Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh turns 34 today
the actress shared these lovely photos of herself in a red suit to celebrate.

Ajegunle area of Lagos, parents are allowed to pay for their children’s fees using plastic bottles.

In this school in the Ajegunle area of Lagos, parents are allowed to pay for their children’s fees using plastic bottles.

Alexander Akhigbe, through his African Clean Up Initiative, collects the recyclable wastes, weighs them, and deducts the value from their children’s school fees.

The initiative is hoping to impact the lives of 10,000 children through its work.

2019 Women's World Cup: Super Falcons of Nigeria suffer shocking defeat against Norway

The Super Falcons of Nigeria conceded first-half goals from Norway in their opening Group A game at the on-going 2019 Women's World Cup in Reims.

The 1995 world champions took the lead when Guro Reiten's shot deflected off Onome Ebi into the net. Lisa-Marie Utland fired through the hands of keeper Tochukwu Oluehi to make it 2-0 before an own goal by Osinachi Ohale compounded Nigeria's misery.

Nigeria will face Korea Republic in their next game on June 12, knowing that another defeat will result in early elimination from the tournament.

17 Illegal petroleum dealers jailed in Delta State

It was harvest of convictions as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Benin Zonal office, on Friday, June 7, 2019 secured the conviction of Seventeen (17) illegal oil bunkers before Justice Nnamdi O. Dimg alt='17 Illegal petroleum dealers jailed in Delta State' class='img-responsive text-center' style='margin: auto;'ba of the Federal High Court sitting in Asaba Delta State.

The convicts are Shola Ilurimi, Monday Atie, Mene Endurance, Demeyin Omolere, Olushoji Juwon, Omotehinse John, Aroyo Ade, George Nwafor, Sheriff Prex , Efe Brown, Elijah Ibitoye and Lawal Samuel Olayemi.

Others are Ganiyu Kabiru ,Balogun Ogooluwa, Agbaje Olokunjuwon, Japhet Onyenibe and Isogun Bode. Each of the defendant was arraigned on a separate one (1) count charge, each bordering on illegal dealings in petroleum products.

One of the charge reads: "That you Shola Ilurinmi on 19th May 2019 at Escravos, Delta State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court did without lawful authority and appropriate license deal in petroleum product to wit: storage and distribution of over 220,000 litres of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) in large wooden (Cotonou) Boat and being bunkered into Motor Vessel. SD Waterman and Motor Vessel NIPAL at Escravos contrary to Section 4 (1) of the Petroleum Act Cap P10 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (Revised Edition) 2004 and punishable under Section 4 (6) of the same Act.

The defendants pleaded guilty to the charge when it was read to them. Based on their guilty plea, the prosecution counsel, Larry Peter Aso urged the court to convict them as contained in the plea bargain agreement.

He also prayed the court that items recovered from the defendants be forfeited to the federal government. However, the defence counsel, P. E. Ejiga pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy as they were first time offenders who have become remorseful for their actions.

Justice N. O. Dimg alt='17 Illegal petroleum dealers jailed in Delta State' class='img-responsive text-center' style='margin: auto;'ba convicted and sentenced each of the defendants to six months imprisonment and a fine of two hundred thousand naira. The sentence is to commence from Friday, June 7, 2019. The court also ordered that the prosecution counsel file a separate motion for the forfeiture of items recovered from the convicts.

The convicts road to jail began on May 22, 2019 when the Nigerian Navy Ship Delta, NNS Delta, handed over two motor vessels, MV NIPAL, SD WATERMAN, Large Wooden (Cotonou) Boat and 22 crew members allegedly involved in illegal oil bunkering to the EFCC, Benin Zonal Office for further investigation and possible prosecution.

After thorough investigation, 17 of the suspects found culpable were subsequently charged to court.

Neymer accuse of Rape by Najila Trinda Mendas de souza

WhatsApp conversations

The WhatsApp conversations including raunchy messages betweenBrazilian  footballer, Neymar and rape accuser Najila Trindade Mendes de Souza have been released by the Brazilian TV channel Globo.

Trindade who appeared on Brazilian TV, news station SBT for the first time on Wednesday, said she was the victim of 'aggression and rape' by the Paris Saint-Germain player in a hotel room in the French capital on May 15. 

She claimed the encounter started out consensual but quickly turned violent, leaving her with bruises and scrapes to her legs and buttocks, with Neymar refusing to stop.

This comes after Neymar had taken to Instagram to share a video explaining himself and revealing WhatsApp conversations between the pair, as well as photos of Najila. He denied raping her but admitted that what happened between them was consensual.

A video which was later shared online showed the moment the model confronted him in a hotel room about the alleged assault. 

According to Marca, the following conversations took place before and after Neymar visited Trindade at the hotel

fraudster, Dare Oladimeji ,narrated how he can hack into a phone and transfer money from any account linked to the sim in the phone

Dare Oladimeji

31-year-old fraudster, Dare Oladimeji pictured above, has narrated how he can hack into a phone and transfer money from any account linked to the sim in the phone, even if the phone is locked by its owner.

Oladimeji, a footballer who in 2016 returned to Nigeria from Dubai where he played football for ALAIN FC, was recently apprehended by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad,  Ladipo, Lagos after he withdrew N200, 000 from one of his victim's account in the Idi-Oro area of Lagos.

 He told newsmen while being paraded that hacking into bank accounts through phones had nothing to do with being a graduate as he leant how to commit the crime via Google Chrome.

“I  work on sim cards to get money.  When I lay my hands on any sim card,  I would  slot it  into any small phone that is not  android.  When that is done,  I would  press a code which   brings out the list of banks the  owner of the sim uses. For example, if the person is using GTB, I will proceed with the normal code of *37*100#. If the person has money , we would use it to buy recharge card to confirm  how much the owner has, through the debit alert that would pop in  to reveal the balance.  Thereafter, we would  transfer the money  into donors accounts, from where we would withdraw the money.

Locking of  phones with password does not stop me from hacking into any  account, as long as I can lay my hands on the sim card. All I need to do is to remove the sim and slot it into a small phone. The only thing that can prevent me from hacking into account through phone is when the SIM card itself is locked. But most people don’t lock their sim cards, they only lock their phones. You can only beat my likes to the game if you lock your sim card because  only the owner knows the password”.

According to the father of three, he ventured into crime after he lost all the money he brought from Dubai.

''When I came back from  Dubai in 2016, I brought N7 million , out of which I gave one Mr Shola N5 million for a  genuine business  with NUPENG. Unfortunately, the man died . I decided to venture into this business which is a small version of  yahoo yahoo because I didn’t want to go into robbery.  At Idi-Oro, there are pick pockets . When they snatch phones from victims, they would throw the sim cards away. What I do is to go looking for these sim cards and continue from there. Nobody taught me the skill. I learnt it from google chrome.  This is just common sense. But I regret my action because I have brought shame to my children”he said

The police say he would be charged to court soon

19 passengers were burnt to death on Saturday in an accident along the Akure-Owo Expressway in Ondo State.

No fewer than 19 passengers were burnt to death on Saturday in an accident along the Akure-Owo Expressway in Ondo State.

Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer of the Ondo State Police Command, Mr Femi Joseph, said that bodies of the victims had been deposited at the mortuary of the Ondo State General Hospital in Akure.

He explained that the accident involved a fully loaded 18-seater bus moving towards Abuja and a lorry moving in the opposite direction.

Joseph said that the lorry had a head-on collision with the bus while trying to avoid a pothole on the road, after which the bus went up in flames with no single survivor.

“Today being June 8, about 0330 hours, immediately after airport junction at Oba-Ile in Akure, there occurred a head-on collision between a lorry with registration No. GG 873 XM Lagos and an 18 passenger-seater bus with registration No. YLA 25 XU Adamawa.

“The 18 people burnt without a survivor, while the lorry driver and the motor boy ran away to an unknown destination.

“The cause of the accident was as a result of the lorry dogging a pothole when it swerved and had a collision with the bus going to Abuja while coming from Owo.

Efforts to trace the fleeing driver of the lorry is ongoing,” the police spokesman said.

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FIFA bans ex-Afghan football boss for life over sexual assault

FIFA on Saturday found the former head of the Afghanistan Football Federation, Keramuddin Karim, guilty of sexually abusing female players and banned him from the sport for life.

Karim had been provisionally banned by FIFA’s ethics committee following allegations made by five female Afghan players concerning acts of sexual assault committed between 2013 and 2018.

 The investigation by world football’s governing body found Karim “guilty of having abused his position and sexually abused various female players, in violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics.”

Sanusi II replies query, says Emirate had N1, 89bn, not N3.4bn in 2014

Sanusi

The Emir of Kano Muhammad Sanusi II on Saturday replied the query issued him by the Kano State government on Thursday over alleged misappropriation of N3.4billion, obstruction of investigation by the Emirate Council. Sanusi Sanusi II’s one-page reply with reference number /CF/FIN/1/162, dated June 7, 2019, signed by the Acting Secretary to the Kano Emirate Council, Alhaji Abba Yusuf and addressed to the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) said he could not have been liable in the alleged misappropriation since he was neither the accounting officer not the council secretary. He also said when he was installed as the emir in 2014, the Emirate Council had only N1, 89 billion, and not the N3.4 billion the Kano State anti-graft agency said was siphoned between 2014 and 2017 saying ‘ as at the time His Highness was appointed Sarkin Kano the exact amount in the account of the Kano Emirate Council was N1,893,378,923.38 (One Billion Eight Hundred and Ninety Three Million, Three Hundred and Seventy Eight Thousand, Nine Hundred and Twenty Seven Naira, Thirty Eight Kobo Only). ‘I am directed to refer to your letter No. SSG/OFF/03/V.I, dated June 6th, 2019 to which was attached a copy of the report of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Chairman containing some allegations of financial misappropriation of the sum of N3.4 billion by the Kano Emirate Council. You may wish to note that at the time His Highness was appointed Sarkin Kano, the exact amount in the account of the Kano Emirate Council was N1,893,378,923.38 (One Billion Eight Hundred and Ninety Three Million, Three Hundred and Seventy Eight Thousand, Nine Hundred and Twenty Seven Naira, Thirty Eight Kobo Only). ‘It is also important to note that His Highness, Sarkin Kano is not the Accounting Officer of the Kano Emirate Council, but the Secretary of the Council.

20-year-old father of two said he did not take part in kidnapping, adding that he was in charge of the security of the kidnapped victims

Sani Haruna

In an interview at one of the safe locations in Abuja where he is being held, the 20-year-old father of two said he did not take part in kidnapping, adding that he was in charge of the security of the kidnapped victims. He said he was the one who was detailed to kill any of the victims who was unable to pay a ransom as demanded by his boss. He said since he was in charge of securing the victims and killing them if they failed to pay the ransom, he was trained by his boss on how to handle weapons, especially AK 47 which he described as the choice weapon of the kidnappers. Katsina, Zamfara, and Kaduna-Abuja highway axis Sani Haruna, who spoke with Saturday Vanguard in Hausa, however, begged the Federal Government to give him a second chance to join forces with the police to fish out other kidnappers operating in Katsina, Zamfara, and Kaduna-Abuja highway axis of the country. “My name is Sani Haruna. I am the guard for kidnapped persons where they were kept in the bush in Katsina State. I have been doing that for one year. Before joining this, I was a herdsman. It was from herding cows that I was invited to be guarding kidnapped victims by one of the commanders.” He said he was recruited into the kidnap ring when he approached one of the commanders to inform him that he was looking for a job after losing his cows to rustlers. Haruna added that he was trained to handle guns, noting that he was given a military camouflage uniform in his new role as a guard. I’ve lost count Asked how many people he killed in the last one year while working as a kidnapper, Haruna said: “ In  God’s name, I have lost count because I don’t keep a record of the people I kill but I know they are many”. He, however, said on the day he was arrested, he had already killed three people within the interval of three days. Asked why he killed them, he said his superiors told him that if the kidnap victims were not killed, they would kill him. “Even when I didn’t want to kill them, I was always afraid because it could amount to disobeying the directive of my boss. I might even be killed,” he said. He added that amongst the kidnappers, there was a sheik in charge of preparing corpses for burial according to Islamic rites. “The mallam will prepare them according to Islamic rites, pray for their souls and we will bury them properly,” he said. He said though he was married with a child, his wife was not aware of his criminal activities because he never disclosed them to her. The suspect said the military uniform he wore and the arms he carried were provided by his bosses. Join hands with the police He said he knew what he was doing was bad but he was afraid of leaving them because he would have been killed. Asked what his appeal to government and the police was, he said if he regained freedom, he would join hands with the police to fish out other kidnappers since he knew their modus operandi and where they are based. It would be recalled that Haruna was earlier paraded on June 3, 2019, by the police as one of those arrested by the Police Special Tactical Team (STS) led by Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Kolo and IGP’s Intelligence Response Team (IRT) commanded by DCP Abba Kyari. The arrests were in pursuant to Operation Puff Adder launched to hunt kidnappers, bandits, cattle rustlers, and armed robbers. During the parade, some of the suspects were alleged to have smuggled thousands of rifles and ammunition into Nigeria from Libya and Burkina Faso through Benin Republic and Niger Republic.  6000 Rounds of Ak47 ammunition and several Ak47 rifles and pistols were recovered. The suspects confessed to importing and selling rifles and ammunition to kidnappers, armed robbers and other criminals in Nigeria.

Source .vanguardngr.com

Malta Guinness, has been visiting various Mosques in the Northern parts of Nigeria

Following the Holy Month of Ramadan and in the spirit of giving, Nigeria’s premium non-alcoholic Malt drink, Malta Guinness, has been visiting various Mosques in the Northern parts of Nigeria, to share the goodness and vitality of the non-alcoholic Malt drink with Muslim faithfuls.

 
The Malta Guinness team made another stop at Kano last week where they visited Alfurqan Mosque, Alibaba Mosque and Fegge Central Mosque on May 29th, 30th and 31st respectively.

The Malta Guinness Breaking of Fast kicked off in Abuja at the National Mosque on Wednesday, May 22nd. Visits were made to Shehu Shagari Mosque and Kubwa Village Central Mosque, Abuja, on May 23rd and 24th respectively.
 
The Malta Guinness team made the next stop at Kaduna where they visited Al Manar Mosque Ungwa Rimi, Nawair- Ud- Deen Mosque, Sabo Central Mosque, and Fegge Central Mosque, on May 26th, 27th, 28th and 31st respectively, to pray and break the days fast with the Muslim faithfuls.
 
Speaking at the venue at Kano, Ife Odedere, Assistant Brand Manager for Malta Guinness said: “By celebrating Ramadan with Muslim faithful across the country, Malta Guinness is reaffirming its position as the non-alcoholic malt-brand that fuels the greatness of Nigerians everywhere, no matter where they are or what they do.

The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal will resume sitting on-Monday

On Monday, the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal will resume sitting on the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate in February 23 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar.

 Meanwhile, there were indications on Friday that the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, had appointed another judge as her replacement on the five-man panel to hear the case.

This comes as Justice Bulkachuwa withdrew as a member and head of the five-man panel on May 22, following the allegation of the likelihood of bias levelled against her by the PDP and Atiku. The tribunal was said to have issued and served the notice for the Monday’s hearing on all parties to the petition on Friday.  

The leader of the legal team of the PDP and Atiku, Dr Livy Uzoukwu (SAN), confirmed the development to Punch on Friday saying “we were served the notice  today that the court will resume hearing on Monday”

MASSOB has warned monarchs, senators and governors in the South-East not to sell any portion of land in the region to Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association members.

The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra has warned monarchs, senators and governors in the South-East not to sell any portion of land in the region to Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association members.  

 MASSOB also called on the Federal Government to prevail on Fulani herdsmen bearing unlicensed weapons to surrender them, adding that many of the members of MACBAN were still in possession of AK-47 rifles. National Director of Information of the secessionist group, Sunday Okerefor, also maintained that members of MACBAN had already taken delivery of the N100bn they asked from the Federal Government.  

 Okereafor, who spoke in a telephone interview with our correspondent, said members of the cattle breeders association planned to use the money to purchase land in the South-East and other parts of the country to create cattle ranches. He warned that any traditional ruler found to have sold land to Fulani persons would be dealt with, adding that the family of such monarchs would not be spared.  

 He said, “so we are telling the Ezes to go and chase out these Fulani people from our land before the end of this month because we are aware that the Federal Government has given N100bn to MACBAN.” 

He added that Federal Government had already given N100bn to MACBAN. “the Miyetti Allah (MACBAN) wants to use this money to buy our land, not that the government wants to give them land; they want to use that money and come to our communities and buy land to breed their cows and force us into slavery.  

“Afterwards, they will bring their cows, ammunition and their brothers there, they will buy large parcels of land and after they buy, we will not be able to stop them again. That is why we are warning the Ezes, that anybody that will welcome the Miyetti Allah, that person will be dealt with. We have told our groups around the communities to monitor the villages to check when the Miyetti Allah will come to buy land. We don’t have any land to sell to them; they should go to the North and buy land there.    

“The Miyetti Allah has been given N100bn, whereas, we have Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Ijaw youths and Arewa youths, why didn’t the government give them N100bn each as they gave to the Miyetti Allah? The Federal Government should first of all ask the Miyetti Allah to drop their weapons because I saw Fulani men in our bush with AK-47 rifles; seven of them were holding these guns, they passed through my community in the bush.” 

On 2023 presidency, the MASSOB spokesman pointed out that the Igbo had no chance of having one of their sons or daughters becoming the President of the country in the next 1,000 years because some people felt they were defeated during the civil war and did not deserve to lead Nigeria.  

He said, “we are not interested in the Presidency; an Igbo man cannot be President again. If the currency is naira, then they will never allow Igbo to rule again. NAIRA as an acronym means Never Allow Igbo Rule Again. These Igbo politicians are aware of it; they say that the Igbo were defeated in the war; they would say that we should go home and take care of our children and forget about an Igbo president.”

BREAKING! Hudson-Odoi signs new 5-year Chelsea deal, to take Hazard's No. 10 jersey

 Hudson-Odoi has finally agreed to sign a new long-term deal with Chelsea in the coming weeks after a period of informal negotiations between the club and the player’s representatives. No paperwork has officially been signed, however, both Chelsea and Hudson-Odoi are satisfied the new deal can be concluded without any significant hitches, with the 18-year-old set to earn up to £100,000-per-week.Despite an initial reluctance to commit his future to the club he joined as a seven-year-old, Hudson-Odoi has steadily been persuaded to remain at Chelsea over the past months, buoyed by a string of first-team appearances under Maurizio Sarri and his full England international debut, before a ruptured Achilles brought an early end to his season

Man rushed a suspect during a court hearing and tried to attack him.

A shocking footage shows the moment a man rushed a suspect during a court hearing and tried to attack him.

In the footage shared by ABS News, the man who is reported to be the son of murdered Jamie Thomas-Flowers, is seen rushing towards suspect Vashon Flowers during a court hearing in Muskegon County, Michigan. With admirable agility, he jumped over the wooden barrier in a split second and went for the suspect in a courtroom rage that caught everyone unawares.

 Officers finally succeeded in subduing the man and they led him away from the courtroom in handcuffs

Liberian Government shut down the social Media in the Country

The Liberian government has shut down the use of social media in the country. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat and messaging app WhatsApp have been blocked by internet providers in Liberia as of Friday 7 June 2019, according to real-time data.

Young man received serious Beating after he was found hiding in someone ceiling in Lagos

The young man pictured above, received serious beating on Thursday, after he was found hiding in the ceiling of someone's apartment in the Ikorodu area, Lagos state. According to reports, the young man broke into the room of a resident in the community and hid himself in the ceiling of the building. 

 A hammer was found on him which he allegedly planned to use to attack his victim. He has since been handed over to the police. See more photos below.

Flavour after he shared this cute photo of himself posing with the newly crowned Miss USA, Cheslie Kryst

Social media users are trolling singer, Flavour after he shared this cute photo of himself posing with the newly crowned Miss USA, Cheslie Kryst.

It's no news that Flavour is a father of three children. He welcomed his children with two Nigerian beauty Queens, Sandra Okagbue and Anna Banner, and for this reason, his fans have always speculated that he has a special interest for only beautiful women, most especially Beauty Queens. 

 With this new photo of Flavour and Cheslie Kryst, the newly crowned Miss USA posted to his Instagram page, a lot of his fans have been dropping comments and they are quite hilarious.

I Go Dye, just shared photos of a massive house he built for his son

Comedian, I Go Dye, just shared photos of a massive house he built for his son, Roy Agoda, who turns 9 years old today, June 7th.

Posting the photos of the white edifice on his IG page, the comedian who recently welcomed a daughter with actress Eki Okoro, wrote

I celebrate your 9 years birthday my son, expressing 
the essence of shelter, reminiscent of how some of us grow up,with some things we never had.This GOLDEN SEAL CASTLE Birthday gift is just a step for you to achieve greater things in the future and praying that God should grant this privilege to many others. 
May this little gift bring forth hope to many children,who may not be privileged to have good shelter,nurturing in them that every thing is possible.
I can't define the future but I will try to bring more than a million smiles to your life,by bringing your dreams closer at all times by the grace of God. #happybirthday my prince Roy Agoda.

 

Theresa May will officially step down as the leader of the Conservative Party today

Theresa May will officially step down as the leader of the Conservative Party today but will remain as prime minister until her successor is chosen.  

 May announced her resignation two weeks ago, saying it was a matter of deep regret that she had been unable to deliver Brexit. Eleven Conservative MPs are vying to replace her as party leader and ultimately, prime minister.  

 Nominations open from 10:00 BST on Monday and close at 17:00 BST that day.  Mrs May remains acting leader while the contest takes place. Leadership candidates need eight MPs to back them. MPs will then vote for their preferred candidates in a series of secret ballots to be held on 13, 18, 19 and 20 June