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It has healing powers, soothing your child in their time of despair.  It accompanies your little person everywhere they go - on holiday, to the park and to bed.  But while their teddy bear may appear to be your child's best friend, the cuddly toy could pose a potential health risk.  Experts have warned 80 per cent of teddies harbour bacteria that can trigger a bout of food poisoning, while tests revealed one in four contained traces of faeces.  Research, conducted by Dettol, found 90 per cent of children regularly drop their beloved toys on the floor, where they can pick up dirt and germs.   Three out of four bears do not get washed after a child is ill, and one in five have never been washed.  Microbiologists swab-tested a variety of children's teddies and found that more than 80 per cent were contaminated with staphylococcus spp, a pathogen that can cause food poisoning.  Furthermore almost a quarter contained coliforms, indicating a possibl...

  Manchester City fell to their second consecutive English Premier League defeat, losing 1-4 away at Tottenham on  Saturday, September 26 tea time fixture. Despite being without captain V incent Kompany and first choice goalkeeper Joe Hart , City started strongly with Yaya Toure at the centre of action. The midfielder made the opener, stroking a ball to City record signing Kevin De Bruyne who was marginally offside. He took advantage of the referee not being able to make the call to strike a first time, low and hard past Hugo Lloris .       City were comfortably in control and should have doubled their lead two minutes later when Raheem Sterling cut inside his man to shot a low forcing Lloris into a fine save. Spurs slowly got themselves into the game as Harry Kane had two good strikes on goal, with City goalkeeper Caballero acrobatically saving the second on the 41st minute. They got their equalizer in the 44th minute thanks t...

  Arsenal star Mesut Ozil claims no footballer is worth the 50 million which the Gunners paid to sign him from Real Madrid. The Germany international became Arsenal's record signing when he joined from the Liga giants in 2013. Ozil's place as the Premier League's most expensive import has since been eclipsed by both Manchester clubs, with United spending £59.7m ( 75m) on Angel Di Maria before City splashed out a reported £54.5m ( 73m) on Kevin De Bruyne. And Ozil admits there is no top player who is worth such an astronomical fee, telling German publication Express: "No man is worth 50 million, that's why we have to be careful in the game not to lose our grip on reality." Arsenal take on Bayern Munich in the Champions League in October and Ozil accepts Pep Guardiola's side are a leading contender for the trophy. "It's clear they are one of the strongest teams in the world and can beat just about any opponent," he said. ...

  FIFA has confirmed that the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar will be held in the winter, with the final scheduled for December 18. Concerns were raised about the prospect of a summer tournament when the Gulf nation was initially awarded the hosting rights, with temperatures regularly exceeding 50 degrees Celsius in July and August. FIFA agreed provisional dates for a winter tournament back in March despite some concerns over the impact of the domestic calendar in European football, especially the Premier League, which does not operate a mid-season break. And the Executive Committee ratified the decision on Friday, meaning the finals will begin on November 21 and will conclude on December 18, making it a shorter tournament than the usual 32-day programme. FIFA vice-president Jim Boyce said earlier this year: "I think it could be a tremendous World Cup because I think players will be fresher than they have ever been. "It's going to be 28 days, it...

O fficers of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested Esther Bello , a trader, for allegedly abusing her 13-year-old housemaid, Titi , in Obanikoro, Lagos. Policemen from the Pedro station were called by neighbours after Titi ran out of her madam's house with a bleeding hand that had been cut deep in 3 places, Punch reports. According to Titi, Esther, her madam, had caused the injuries and threatened to kill her if she raised any alarm. When Police got to the apartment, Esther lied that the maid had travelled to the Ikorodu area with a friend. According to one of the neighbours who witnessed the incident, at about 1:30 am on Wednesday, the maid, who was said to be from Cotonou, Benin Repubic, ran out of the house with a bleeding hand and told neighbours she had been cut by Esther with a broken bottle. Neighbours confronted Esther and asked her why she allegedly cut Titi with a broken bottle but Esther ignored them and Titi return...

It was a public holiday they all looked forward to. And as the weeks faded into days, they prepared themselves, packed their bags, prepared enough edible items that could last them for the duration of their journey. Fortunately for the Ayanfes, the holiday was a Thursday, which marked the beginning of a long weekend, hence, they converted their trip from mere family treat to a vacation, which was to run from Thursday to Sunday. They had their plans well laid out and they had really prepared for it, both psychologically and financially. Eventually, the day they had all been waiting for came. At about 10am, they left their house in Orisunbare, in Shasha, Akowonjo Local Government Area of Lagos State, and were heading to a resort centre in Osun State. With a slow music in the background, the Ayanfes traded comic banters, cracked jokes and revelled in the loving atmosphere. They all appeared to be in a good mood, having been deprived of such a quality family time in th...

  Indications emerged yesterday that Senators loyal to Senator Ahmed Lawan have started wooing Senators supporting the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, as part of efforts to impeach the nation's number three citizen. The Senators, known as the Senate Unity Forum, based their argument on the ongoing trial of the Senate President at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. The group, it was gathered might have succeeded in securing the support of 12 pro-Saraki senators, mainly the Peoples Democratic Party members. Investigations showed that some of the senators, who supported Lawan to become the Senate President of the 8th Assembly had allegedly met with some All Progressives Congress leaders on the need to remove Saraki. Senate spokesperson, a die-hard supporter of Saraki, Senator Dino Melaye, when contacted for comments on Thursday, did not pick his call. Similarly, efforts to get reaction of the SUF’s spokesperson, Senator Kabiru Marafa, did not see the lig...

The Nigerian Army on Friday tweeted that over 200 members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect have surrendered to troops. Also, the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole , Maj. Gen. Yusha’u Abubakar, said after the capture of Banki, a Nigerian border town with Cameroon, on Thursday, over 200 members of the insurgency group willingly surrendered to the military. Abubakar, who spoke to journalists at about 11am on Friday, said, “I have just received information from our troops about an hour ago that over 200 Boko Haram insurgents surrendered to them.” He disclosed that what would have been a major disaster in Maiduguri was averted on Wednesday night. The commander explained that s suspected bomber was caught at Medinatu mosque in the Low Cost area of Maiduguri, monitoring the area with the intention of planting an improvised explosives device. Abubakar added that the suspected Boko Haram member had given information that might lead to the arrest of those who planted t...

  The Swiss attorney general has launched criminal proceedings against FIFA President Sepp Blatter over suspicions he violated his duties as head of football’s world governing body. Authorities said on Friday that the outgoing FIFA chief was interrogated over suspected criminal mismanagement. FIFA cancelled a news conference scheduled with Blatter without explanation on Friday, just hours before the proceedings against him were announced. Blatter was set to meet the international media at FIFA headquarters after a two-day executive committee meeting. The Swiss federal office said Blatter was interrogated after chairing the meeting. FIFA vice president Michel Platini was questioned as a witness over a “disloyal payment” of 2 million Swiss francs ($2.05m) he received from Blatter in February 2011, Swiss authorities said, according to the Associated Press news agency. ADVERTISEMENT The FIFA chief was facing accusations he misappropriated funds and violated...

Twenty-five people have been reported killed with dozens injured at a mosque in Yemen’s capital, after suicide bombers targeting shia worshipers struck on Thursday, September 24. According to witnesses, the blast took place at the Balili mosque where Houthi Shia rebels who control Sana’a go to pray. Sources say after the first blast went off inside the mosque, another suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt at the entrance of the mosque, just as worshipers rushed outside.

    News just in indicates that Senate president Bukola Saraki was reportedly stoned in Ilorin, capital of Kwara state as he arrived for Muslim Eid al-Adha prayers.   Witnesses said the young people were enraged by the inability of the state administration to pay salaries of workers before the Sallah celebrations, rendering some civil servants unable to buy rams for today’s Eid-el Kabir. “Shortly after the senate president and other dignitaries arrived, some people started throwing stones and sachet waters in the direction of the Senate President and other important people,” one witness said. Angry Protester who attacked Saraki

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FIFA 16 is an association football simulation video game published by EA Sports for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Android and iOS. The game is the first in the FIFA series to include female players. Wikipedia Initial release date: September 22, 2015 Developer: EA Canada Series: FIFA Publisher: EA Sports Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows                                                 Modes: Single-player video game, Multiplayer video game