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Lawmakers in Nigeria's Kaduna State have approved surgical castration as punishment for those convicted of raping children under the age of 14. State governor Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai needs to sign the bill for it to become law in the north-western state. He has previously supported castration to prevent rapists from re-offending. The move follows public outrage over a wave of rapes, which prompted the nation's state governors to declare a state of emergency. R. Kelly's Sixth Attempt At Being Released From Bail Denied China Calls For Investigation After Their Ambassador's Twitter Account "Liked" Porn Nigeria's federal law provides between 14 years and life imprisonment as punishment, but state legislators can set different sentencing rules. Stigma often prevents victims from reporting incidents of rape in Nigeria and the number of successful prosecutions is low. Since 2015, when a new law was introduced, about 40 rape suspects have been charged, in a country o...

R. Kelly's appeal to be released on bail ahead of his trial was denied by an appeals court Tuesday. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals' decision said prosecutors presented "clear and convincing evidence" that Kelly presents a potential danger to the community and he is a flight risk. R. Kelly's attorneys asked for his release from federal custody before the panel of three judges Friday morning, arguing that the singer has been  unable to prepare for his upcoming trial for nearly six months. The singer has not seen his attorneys in person since March, when prisons went into lockdown, cutting off in-person legal visits due to coronavirus concerns. His trial was  scheduled to begin at the end of September  in federal court in Brooklyn, but was delayed in part due to the pandemic. R. Kelly's attorneys appeal for release, saying he hasn't been able to prepare for trial in nearly six months His legal team says that because the singer can't read or write, he...

  China's UK embassy calls for Twitter to investigate after ambassador's account 'likes' pornographic tweet The Chinese embassy in the United Kingdom has called   on   Twitter to investigate after its ambassador's official account appeared to "like" a pornographic post. The apparent sexually explicit "like" was first identified by a London-based human rights campaigner on Wednesday.   It quickly set off a storm online as Twitter users speculated about whether ambassador Liu Xiaoming's account had been hacked. The account also appeared to "like" at least one other post which was critical of the ruling Chinese Communist Party. It is not clear how long the apparent "likes" remained active, or when they first appeared. A "like" on Twitter does not necessarily mean that the user is endorsing the content; "likes" are often used as bookmarks. All of the "liked" tweets on the account have now been rem...

Danish side Nordsjaelland FC has announced Ghana legend Michael Essien as a new member of their coaching staff.  The former Chelsea midfielder will be acting as a player/coach with his vast experience set to come in handy for the side. The club made the decision after the legendary midfielder spent four months training with them. The club took to Twitter to announce their new acquisition with their sporting director praising Essien’s experience and attention to detail. He is delighted to have a player of Essien’s pedigree on the coaching team. “Essien left a very positive impression here during his visit and we continued the dialogue with him after he had left,” he told the club’s website. “We felt, he was excited by what he experienced here through our philosophy, the people he met at the club, and that our environment inspired him. ”At the same time, Michael’s visit gave us a clear impression of how much a coaching staff member on the pitch, as an active part of the training with...

  The Nations League is back: Here’s how UEFA’s latest international tournament works UEFA’s newest international football tournament is back for only the second time since it launched in 2018. The tournament largely replaced the international friendly matches, which were previously a fixture of the football calendar. But the tournament does carry some other significance: the 2018/19 iteration gave four teams the chance to qualify for Euro 2020, and the 2020-2021 fixtures provide the chance for two teams to enter play-offs for the next World Cup. What is the format? The UEFA Nations League consists initially of a league phase, with four leagues involved. Within three leagues there are four groups of four teams. The fourth league consists of two groups, one of which contains three teams, not four. Therefore a total of 55 teams will take part. Each team plays the others in their group home and away. The four group winners of League A - a league made up of the current highest ranking ...

Manchester City have confirmed two of its players have tested positive for COVID-19, less than a week before the start of the new Premier League season. In a statement on its website, last year’s league runners up said Riyad Mahrez and Aymeric Laporte were “observing a period of self-isolation” after testing positive. Neither of the players are displaying symptoms, the statement continued. They are just the latest Premier League stars to be confirmed to have caught the virus, with games due to kick off from Saturday, September 12. The news follows the positive coronavirus test for  Paul Pogba  at local rivals Manchester United in late August. In the UK, those who test positive for COVID-19 must self-isolate for 10 days from the day of the test result, restarting the 10 days if symptoms appear. Manchester City’s opening game against Wolves is on 21 September, meaning the two players could be available for selection. The Premier League is carrying out thousands of tests each mon...

At least 10 people have been killed in a roadside bomb attack in the Afghan capital Kabul that targeted the first vice president, Amrullah Saleh. Mr Saleh, a former head of the Afghan intelligence services, escaped with slight burns on his face and hand. The bombing came as Afghan officials and the Taliban prepared to begin their first formal talks. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a tweet that the militant group was not responsible for the blast. Footage filmed shortly after the explosion showed a large plume of black smoke rising from the scene. Tareq Arain, a spokesman for Afghanistan's interior ministry, said the roadside bomb targeted Mr Saleh's convoy as the official travelled to work. Mr Arain said 10 civilians who worked in the area were killed and 15 people, including one of Mr Saleh's bodyguards, were wounded. A witness to the explosion said he was driving past the location on the way to a clinic when the bomb detonated. "I lost one of my brothers...