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Aliko Dangote has revealed that at 61, he is not getting any younger, and he is willing to take on a new wife. According tof His Business Take most of his time. Dangote has been divorced twice, says his busy schedule has prevented him from having any romance in his life. He said it wouldn’t make sense to be involved with someone when you have no time being with that person. I’m not getting younger. Sixty years is no joke. But it doesn’t make sense to go out and get somebody if you don’t have the time. Right now, things are really, really very busy, because we have the refinery, we have the petrochemicals, we have the fertiliser, we have the gas pipeline Who will believe that Dangote who has one of the biggest food chains in the country, actually fasts at least once a week? " I try to fast at least once a week, it helps to clean your system”.

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has banned Kenyan referee, Aden Marwa, from all football activities for life.  Aden Marwa was filmed receiving a 600-dollar bribe during Confederation of African Football assignment in Ghana. He is one of 22 referees sanctioned by the CAF in an unprecedented clean up, announced at the weekend. Another 11 referees - 10 Ghanaians and one Liberian - have been provisionally banned pending appearances before a Caf disciplinary board on 5 August. Last month, former Ghana FA president Kwesi Nyantakyi resigned as Caf's first vice-president over corruption allegations.

Earily today the Chairman of Bauchi state Group the Nigeria Labour congres (NLC) Member to shut down the office of Mtn in the State Captial. Both the Headquarter and their offices across the state has been shut down by the Nigeria Labour Congress, giving them Three Days to advance their telecommunication Network System as Directed by the National office in Abuja NLC Banner seen on gate at one of the offices in the Captial where the Group Started the Closing down of the offices Speaking to reporters at the premises of the MTN office, Gital said: “This is to advance issues of decent work, better conditions of service for workers.” Gital, who was visibly angry, declared that: “We need to tell them that they need to respect the laws of the country. They need to also respect our own labour laws but most importantly, they must respect human and trade union rights. “Workers have dignity; workers are not slaves and therefore, all workers must be treated with the best of attention.

Zimbabwe National Rugby Team players slept in the street last night in Tunisia ahead of a @rugbyworldcup qualifier on Saturday against Tunisia. The Zimbabwe party were left furious at a poor standard of hotel accommodation, while also claiming they had experienced a six-hour airport delay over visa issues after arriving in Tunisia they could not raise €600 for Visa processing Saturday’s game is part of Africa’s Rugby Gold Cup competition, with Rugby Africa responsible for the fixtures.

The Nigeria Super Eagles Captain John Mike Obi Paid 10million Naira Ransom to Obtain His Father From Kidnappers. According to the police, Obi’s father was on his way from Jos, Plateau State, in a grey colour Toyota Prado when he was kidnapped. John Mike Obi paid a ransom of N10 million naira to release of his father, who is in his sixties. The kidnappers were said to have demanded a N10 million ransom from the Obi family before he was released. Although the elderly man was not hurt, he was however forced to walk for about five kilometres three miles barefoot in the heavy rain.