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Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly wants to leave the Spanish giants in this window, and while his previous buyout clause was said to be set at €1 billion, the club has reportedly agreed to lower his release fee. Worldwidenewssam.blogspot.com According to  OK Diario , Ronaldo has reached an agreement with Real to reduce his buyout clause for the current transfer window. The agreement was reportedly reached between the end January and the beginning of February, initially reducing Ronaldo's buyout clause to €400 million (R6.4 billion) and later even further to €120 million (R1.9 billion). Unlike his previous €1 billion (R16 billion) clause, the new release clause would actually allow the 33-year-old to leave the club should a sizeable offer come in. However, this fee is only reportedly applicable for clubs outside of Spain, and not the likes of FC Barcelona and other LaLiga teams, while it would also not apply to Paris Saint-Germain. Right now, the Port

Angry villagers have cut open a python’s belly after it swallowed a 54-year-old woman Wa Tiba, in her farm in Indonesia. Wa Tiba inside the python’s belly Tiba went missing while tending to her vegetable garden near her village on Muna Island in Southeast Sulawesi province on Thursday, according to the village chief, Faris. When her family went to look for her, they found only her belongings in the garden, including her sandals, a machete and a flashlight. The villagers subsequently launched a search for her but were horrified to find a 23-foot-long python with a severely bloated belly just 50 yards from the garden. Faris said the villagers killed the snake and when they cut open its belly, they found the woman’s body still intact wearing all her clothes. Local police chief Hamka, who only has one name like many Indonesians, said: “Residents were suspicious the snake swallowed the victim, so they killed it, then carried it out of the garden. “The snake’s belly was cut open and

Argentina v England, played on 22 June 1986, was a football match between Argentina and England in the quarter-finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. The game was held four years after the Falklands War between Argentina and the United Kingdom, and was a key part in the already intense Argentina–England football rivalry . It was also a match which included two of the most famous goals in football history, both scored by Diego Maradona. The first goal, after 51 minutes, was to become known as the "Hand of God goal", which Maradona scored by using his hand. His second, four minutes after his first, saw him dribble past five England players, Beardsley, Reid, Butcher, Fenwick, Butcher (again), and finally goalkeeper Peter Shilton, and became known as the "Goal of the Century". Argentina won the game 2–1 and went on to win the 1986 World Cup with a victory over West Germany in the final match . Maradona won the golden ball for pla

Many football fans believed that if Lionel Messi was to lead Argentina to World Cup glory this summer, there could be no argument that he is the greatest player of all time. However, the chances of that happening now look incredibly slim. Messi’s missed penalty resulted in Argentina drawing their opening match against Iceland before they were thrashed 3-0 by Croatia in their second game. During their damaging loss, Messi was anonymous and barely touched the ball. His frustrations and stress could be seen throughout the 90 minutes as he saw his dream slipping away slowly. You couldn’t help but feel sorry for the five-time Ballon d’Or winner. And even Croatian players appeared to feel a bit sorry after the match. Real Madrid midfielder - and Man of the Match on the night - Luka Modric has a few words for his rival. “Messi is an incredible player,” Modric said. “But he can’t do everything alone. In football you need help and it can’t be done alone.” He’s spot on. Despite Messi’

FG starving Ekiti of Paris Club refund to play politics, Ekiti govt cries out FG starving Ekiti of Paris Club refund to play politics, Ekiti govt cries out THE Ekiti State government has cried out over lack of funds and accused the Federal Government of deliberately withholding the release of the Paris Club refund to states purposely to prevent Ekiti from using the money to pay arrears of workers’ salary before the July 14 governorship election. The state governor, Ayodele Fayose, who stated this on Thursday in a statement, also warned that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against “collation of elections results midway in the election as it was done during the governorship election in Edo State.” Governor Fayose, who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, explained that Ekiti and other states had “been cleared to get the Paris Club refund, but the FG refused to release it to the states because of Ekiti election as it did in Kogi.” The gover

An "extraordinary" gorilla that mastered sign language has died. The Gorilla Foundation announced on Twitter that it was "sad to announce the passing of our beloved Koko". The foundation said the western lowland gorilla, who developed an "extraordinary mastery" of signing, died in her sleep aged 46. Koko featured in documentaries and appeared on the cover of National Geographic twice after starting to learn sign language when she was a year old. Animal psychologist Francine Patterson and Koko in 1972 She was born at San Francisco Zoo but three years later was moved to Stanford, where under the tutorship of Dr Francine Patterson and Dr Ronald Cohn she developed her skills. Koko was later joined in the project by a second lowland gorilla, Michael, and was eventually moved to the Santa Cruz mountains in California where they were joined by a third gorilla, Ndume.

A court in California has heard the 911 call made by a 17-year-old to tell police about the years of abuse she and her 12 siblings allegedly suffered at the hands of their parents. In the call the girl tells the dispatcher to "help my sisters" as she gives details of their squalid house with a suffocating stench, where they were shackled to beds and choked by their parents. The children's parents David and Louise Turpin have pleaded not guilty to torture, child abuse and other charges. Louise Turpin dabbed her eyes with a tissue as the recording was played during a preliminary hearing to decide if the couple should face trial. The girl is heard saying two younger sisters and a brother were chained to their beds and that she could not take it any longer. Louise Turpin dabbed her eyes in court as the 911 call was played "They will wake up at night and they will start crying and they wanted me to call somebody," she said in a high-pitched voice. "I wante

Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the death of US rapper XXXTentacion. The suspect, named as Dedrick Devonshay Williams, aged 22, is facing a charge of first-degree murder. The 20-year-old musician, real name Jahseh Onfroy, was shot as he left a motorcycle dealership in south Florida on Monday and died later in hospital. Often described as one of rap's most controversial artists, he quickly rose to fame with two hit albums. He was facing domestic violence charges. Police have not said whether they are looking for other suspects, but there are reports that another two arrest warrants have been issued

Several Spanish cities have witnessed protests after a court ordered the release of five men - known as "the pack" - accused of raping an 18-year-old woman at the bull-running festival in Pamplona. About a thousand people shouted "enough macho violence" in Pamplona, while in Barcelona a banner read: "In the face of patriarchal justice, feminist self-defence." One protester, 66-year-old Carmen Roman, said it was "a shame these scoundrel rapists get away so easily". There were also protests in Bilbao, Vitoria and San Sebastian. Further demonstrations are expected on Friday outside the justice ministry in Madrid, and in Seville, where the men are from.

A lion has been shot dead after escaping its enclosure at a zoo in Belgium. The female lion escaped its enclosure at Planckendael Zoo, but did not get out of the zoo grounds. The site was evacuated and closed while a veterinarian tried to sedate the animal. However, the zoo later reported that the lion had been shot dead by police.

The European Union's retaliatory tariffs come into force today targeting American products, including whiskey, motorcycles and peanuts. Its duties target goods worth $3.3bn (£2.5bn) after the United States imposed tariffs on the bloc's steel and aluminium. President Donald Trump is pushing ahead with his campaign pledge to protect American jobs and has described trading relationship with his neighbours and allies as unfair. He has asked his officials to redraw the rules of trade. The United States has imposed tariffs on Canada, Mexico and £25bn in Chinese goods. China, India and Turkey have already hit back with their own tariffs on US imports.

Don Jazzy reacts to viral photos of Bambam wearing Secondary School Uniform 📛 Don Jazzy reacts to viral photos of Bambam wearing Secondary School Uniform If you are not Earlier we brought you a report that Bambam was pictured rocking a secondary school uniform at a new movie location. Read more here . She shared the photo and wrote: “Amaka what went wrong? #thegiftamovie #actor I love my job. Isn’t she so beautiful? Don Jazzy who is a big fan of the big brother naija reality game show took to his Instagram page to comment on the now viral photos of the ex-housemate. The Mavin Boss simple wrote: Natural and beautiful. � @bammybestowed

Psychic Pig Predicts Nigerian Super Eagles Will Reach World Cup Semi Final A pig name mystic Marcus has predicted that Nigeria, alongside Belgium, Uruguay and Argentina, will progress to the Semi-finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup starting on Thursday in Russia. Mystic Marcus has a 100 per cent track record of predicting sports results according to his owner Juliette Stevens, Daily Mail report. ‘For one football match he didn’t eat any of the apples and it turned out to be a draw. It’s really bizarre’ she said. “I can’t remember which team it was but in the last World Cup there was a team that nobody thought would win a game – not in a million years and he got it right”. The black micro pig has previously guessed the winner of the 2014 World Cup and the Wimbledon tennis finals by picking apples. It also rightly predicted that Donald Trump to become the president of the United States of America and the Brexit campaign. Now Mystic Marcus is putting his skills to the test once mo

RCCG Intending Couples Mandated To Undergo Genital Test To Ascertain Level Of Potency How RCCG Member, Brother Who Mistakenly Married Sister Without Vagina Opening Forces Church To Introduce No Genital Test, No Marriage Rule Marriageable singles in the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) are now required to undergo genital test to ascertain their level of potency before they get married. Apollonia Adeyemi and Tai Anyanwu report on the raging controversy trailing this order from the RCCG General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye Brother Chuks (surname withheld), was fervent in the things of the Lord. He was a trader, dealing in second-hand clothes at Yaba in Lagos. But when it was time to get married, he decided to return to his hometown in Ebonyi State, to pick a chaste village belle. The lady was beautiful and endowed with everything any man would desire in a wife. But there was a snag. Chuks got married to his dreamed girl but the joy of the marriage was momentary. It lasted

Here are 5 times Tonto Dikeh has called out Churchill Oladunni since their marriage collapsed. From the moment Tonto Dikeh's marriage to Churchill Oladunni collapsed, it was followed by what has now become a series of drama. There goes barely a month where these guys don't call each other out, especially on social media. Tonto Dikeh has had more of the calling out to do as she is quick to slam Churchill on social media or even during interviews. Here are five times Tonto Dikeh has called out Churchill Oladunni since their marriage collapsed. 1. When she said he couldn't afford a house when they got married This is the latest of the cold beef between Tonto Dikeh and Churchill Oladunni with the actress saying this time around that he couldn't afford to rent a house when they got married » . She made this known in her much-anticipated reality TV show 'King Tonto ' which airs on LindaIkeji TV . "When I got married, we couldn't afford a house. W

Don Jazzy joins other well meaning Nigerians to see that a young boy whose video went viral on social media goes to school. Since the emergence of the now viral video where a young boy, Taju went viral a lot of people have been sending help to him including Mavin Records boss, Don Jazzy who gave 500,000 naira to him. According to comedian, AY who took to his Instagram page on Wednesday, June 13, 2018, he said Don Jazzy had contacted him to donate the said amount of money to help send Taju to school. He went on to put up a photo of the conversation he had with Don Jazzy where he promised to help the young boy. "@donjazzy just reached out to me with 500k waiting for little Taju to go to school. We are still waiting to get proper information concerning meeting with him and his parents in Ibadan. Many thanks to @sotayogaga @funmiawelewa @adeniyijohnson who shared the video to our notice. I am so sure with the involvement of @moabudu @falzthebahdguy @iamsmade @_kehindebankole @iambi

Being a doting dad is what e very man hopes to be and that is exactly what D'banj is trying to be as he is seen having a daddy's day out with his son. The music star took to his Instagram page on Wednesday, June 13, 2018, where he shared photos of his adorable son and himself have a little daddy and son time. He went on to caption one of the photos with a quote, "Daddy duties." These photos are really adorable and we love them. Despite being one of the busiest entertainers, D'banj still finds time to have that bonding time with his son. We love it when celebrities put up photos of their kids on social media especially the funny videos and photos of these kids. The last time we got to see photos of D'banj's son, Daniel the 3rd was during his birthday.

"There are injured, burned and dead people," says National Disaster Coordinator Sergio Cabanas, adding, an undetermined number of people were missing following the violent eruption of Fuego volcano in over four decades. This Handout picture released by the National Disaster Relief Agency of Guatemala shows Volcano Fuego during an eruptive pulse in El Rodeo, Guatemala on June 3, 2018. (AFP) At least 62 people, including three children, were killed and nearly 300 injured on Sunday in the most violent eruption of Guatemala's Fuego volcano in over four decades, officials said. Fuego volcano, whose name means "fire" in English, spewed an 8 km stream of red hot lava and belched a thick plume of black smoke and ash that rained onto the capital and other regions. The head of Guatemala's National Forensic Sciences Institute late on Monday said 13 of the 62 people confirmed dead had been identified. Around 2 million people have been affected by the eruption.

"2018 World Cup" redirects here. For other competitions of that name, see 2018 World Cup (disambiguation) . "FIFA 2018" redirects here. For the video game, see FIFA 18 . The 2018 FIFA World Cup is the 21st FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It is scheduled to take place in Russia from (today) 14 June to 15 July 2018, [1] after the country was awarded the hosting rights on 2 December 2010. This is the first World Cup held in Europe since the 2006 tournament in Germany, the first ever to be held in Eastern Europe and the eleventh time that it has been held in Europe. All of the stadium venues are in European Russia to keep travel time manageable. It is expected to be the most expensive football championship in history, budgeted at US$11.8-14 billion surpassing the cost of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.[2][3] The final tournament will involve 32 nationa

The 2026 World Cup will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico after their joint bid beat Morocco's proposal to host it. The 'United 2026' bid was selected by Fifa member nations, winning 134 votes compared to 65 for Morocco. The 2026 tournament will be the biggest World Cup ever held - with 48 teams playing 80 matches over 34 days. "Football is the only victor. We are all united in football," US Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro said. "Thank you so, so much for this incredible honour. Thank you for entrusting us with this privilege." Of the 211 Fifa member nations, 200 cast a vote at the 68th Fifa Congress in Moscow on Wednesday, with the winning bid needing a majority of 104. Canada, Mexico, Morocco and the US were exempt, while Ghana was absent after the country's government said it had disbanded its football association amid allegations of "widespread" corruption. Three US territories - Guam, the US Virgin Islands and Pu

THE Federal Government( FG) said the revised National Building Code has been approved to address housing deficit, reduce cases of building collapse and help achieve the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to reducing climate change. This is also as it inaugurated Muyiwa Ige, son of late Attorney General of the Federation Bola Ige, and 44 others into the board of the Architects Registration Council (ARCON). Speaking at the inauguration yesterday in Abuja, the Minister of Power Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola the code was eventually passed after much consultations with the state Commissioners for housing and other relevant stakeholder  “I’m glad to inform you that we have passed the revised national building code in order to help the built industry,” he said. While urging the reconstituted Council to help fulfil the President’s mandate part of which include addressing housing deficits, building collapse challenges in the country and maintaining professionalism in th

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The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been rated as “team with the best travelling uniform.”   The rating which was carried out in Russia by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), pegged the Nigerian team at No 1. The rating comes days after a world fashion magazine GQ rated Nigerian Super Eagles jersey as the best for the 2018 World Cup.

 *2018 FIFA WORLD CUP FIXTURES BREAKDOWN* *Group A:-* Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Uruguay   *Group B:-* Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Iran   *Group C:-* France, Australia, Peru, Denmark   *Group D:-* Argentina, Iceland, Croatia, Nigeria   *Group E:-* Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Serbia   *Group F:-* Germany, Mexico, Sweden, South Korea   *Group G:-* Belgium, Panama, Tunisia, England   *Group H:-* Poland, Senegal, Colombia, Japan  *THURSDAY, June 14/6/2018* 1.RUSSIA vs SAUDI ARABIA  (8:30pm) *FRIDAY, June 15/6/2018* 2.EGYPT vs URUGUAY (5:30pm) 3.Morocco vs Iran (8:30pm) 4.Portugal vs Spain (11:30pm) *SATURDAY, June 16/6/2018* 5.FRANCE vs AUSTRALIA (3:30pm) 6.ARGENTINA vs ICELAND  (6:30pm) 7.PERU vs DENMARK (9:30pm) 8.CROATIA vs NIGERIA (5:30pm) *SUNDAY, June 17/6/2018* 9.COSTA RICA vs SERBIA (12:30am) 10.GERMANY vs MEXICO (8:30pm) 11.BRAZIL vs SWITZERLAND (11:30pm) *MONDAY, June 18/6/2018* 12.SWEDEN vs SOUTH KOREA (5:30pm 13.BELGIUM vs PANAMA 8:30pm

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Commission and Declarations President: Who is an ambassador? Boys: An ambassador is one who represents a king at the court of another king. President: As an ambassador who do you represent? Boys: “we are ambassador for Christ,” (2 Corinthians 5:20). President: What is the motive of your service? Boys: “The love of Christ compels us” (2 Corinthians 5:14) President: What is the eternal message of your service? Boys: “we pray you in Christ name, be ye reconciled to God” (2 Corinthians 5:20) President: What is the kings Command? Boys: “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father and of the so n and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely, I am with you always, to the very end of the age” (Matthew 28: 19 – 20)

The RA Chapter The Royal Ambassador group in a church is called chapter. A chapter may have up to 25 boys in its membership. If there are 26 or more boys in the chapter, more counselors can be enlisted and two chapters formed. Each chapter should be properly organized. This means giving the chapter name and electing the necessary officers. The chapter will use the RA pledge, motto hymn, commission and declaration and some rules. After the chapter is organized, it should be registered with RAN , Baptist Building Ibadan, through the conference In which the church is located. CHAPTER OFFICERS The officers in a Royal Ambassador chapter are: 1. President 2. Vice President 3. Secretary 4. Assistant secretary 5. Financial secretary 6. Treasurer  7. Provost 8. Missions Officer 9. Special Duties Officer  10. Publicity officer 11. Song Leader 12. Counselor NOTE: it could be less or more as may be the need

The RA Ranks 1.THE CANDIDATE (otherwise called prospect) (A boy must complete this rank before becoming a member) a. Attend four chapter meetings. b. Learn and say the royal ambassador motto, pledge, hymn, and commission and declaration. c. Learn and explain the royal ambassador colors and emblem for the royal ambassadors. d. Start and complete basic discipleship course e. Be accepted into the chapter by majority vote. 2. ASSISTANT INTERN (for 10years old boys) a. Attend Sunday school lessons for at least 6 months in the year,  and must write out and submit the topics and memory verses of the studies. b. Attend church training and/or house fellowship for at least 30 Sundays in the year of study. House fellowship leader and church pastor will sign certification. c. Attend RA weekly meetings for at least 40 meetings a year. Chapter secretary and president are to sign certification. d. Learn, say or sing the following: i) RA motto ii) RA pledge iii) Stanza 1 of the RA hymn e. Share

The RA Colours The royal ambassador colours are blue, gold and white.  The blue stands for loyalty: 1. Loyalty to Christ the king 2. Loyalty to the church and her mission 3. Loyalty to the royal ambassadors organization and its beliefs. The gold stands for value or worth: 1. The worth of Christ to the boy as lord and master; and 2. The worth of the boy to Christ as his ambassador. The white stands for Purity: 1. Purity of body 2. Purity of mind 3. Purity of soul in the worship of one God and him alone.

The RA Emblem The Royal Ambassador Emblem is a blue shield on a background of a white circle. It has a gold edge around the circle. The shield represents a soldier. In Ephesians 6:16, the Christian is instructed to “take the shield of faith.” The shield reminds the youth to have faith in God whom he will represent as an ambassador. The shield is divided into three parts: a torch, a wheel, and a crown. The torch is the symbol for junior royal ambassadors , the wheel represents the intermediate royal ambassadors, while the crown stands for the senior royal ambassadors. The wheel is the symbol of the rank of Apprentice. It represents the boy as a learner of trade (of becoming ambassadors for Christ). it is a sign of movement and progress. It reminds the boy to progressively pattern his life after the carpenter boy from Nazareth and to qualify as his representative the intermediate boy is trained to know that there is no higher work than that of becoming an ambassador for Christ. Th

The RA Hymn (“THE KINGS BUSINESS”) 1. I am a stranger here, within a foreign land, My home is far away, upon a golden strand, Ambassadors to be of realms beyond the sea, I’m here on business for my king. CHORUS This is the message that I bring, A message angels fain would sing; “oh, be ye reconciled,” thus saith my lord and king, “oh, be ye reconciled to God.” 2. This is the king’s command that all men everywhere Repent and turn away from sin’s seductive snare; That all who will be obey, with him shall reign for aye, And that’s my business for my king. 3. My home is brighter far than sharon’s rosy plain, Eternal life and joy throught its vast domain; My sovereign bids me tell how mortals there may dwell, And that’s my business for my king. E.T. CASSEL

The RA Motto The royal ambassadors motto is found in 2 corinthians 5:20: “we are ambassadors for Christ.”

The RA Pledge As a royal ambassador I will do my best To become a well informed , responsible follower of Christ; To have a Christ-like concern for all people; To carry the message of Christ around the world; To work with others in sharing christ; and  To keep myself clean and healthy in mind and body