Police arrest medical doctor for killing own mother

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In a statement issued in Abeokuta Saturday by its Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the command said the arrest was sequel to a complaint by the elder brother of the suspect, Cletus Ogah.

The Ogun Police Command said it had arrested Dr. Emmanuel Ogah, who allegedly stabbed his biological mother to death.

In a statement issued in Abeokuta Saturday by its Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the command said the arrest was sequel to a complaint by the elder brother of the suspect, Cletus Ogah.

It said the elder brother reported at Itele Ota Divisional headquarters that his younger brother had stabbed his 62 year-old mother, one Janet Ogah, to death.

The command said that following the complaint, the DPO of the division, CSP Lukman Raheem, led detectives to the scene at No 16, Ololade street, Lafenwa, Itele Ota , where the suspect was arrested.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect, who has just finished his NYSC programme, came back home three days earlier and had been having issues with the deceased since then.

“In his statement, the suspect claimed that his mother was in the habit of insulting and disgracing him in the presence of her apprentices, and that frustrated him into taking her life,” it said.

According to the command, the corpse of the deceased, a food vendor, has been deposited at the Ota General Hospital morgue, for autopsy.

It said that the State Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, had ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, for further investigation.

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Sevilla title hopes dented by Leganes draw

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Sevilla's Montenegrin forward Stevan Jovetic (C) celebrates after scoring during the Spanish league footbal match Sevilla FC vs Club Deportivo Leganes SAD at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Sevilla on March 11, 2017. The game ended with a draw 1-1.<br />CRISTINA QUICLER / AFP

Sevilla’s La Liga title hopes suffered a fresh blow on Saturday as they were held 1-1 at home by lowly Leganes. Gabriel Pires fired the visitors into a deserved early lead after just three minutes.

Stefan Jovetic levelled for Sevilla just before half-time, but it was Leganes who had the better chances in the second half to take all three points.

Two dropped points leave third-placed Sevilla still three points adrift of La Liga leaders Barcelona, who now also have a game in hand. At the other end of the table, Leganes move six points clear of the relegation zone and up to 16th.

Sevilla coach Jorge Sampaoli had left out a host of first-team regulars with one eye on their Champions League last 16, second leg at Leicester City on Tuesday.

However, that decision backfired when Leganes capitalised on a sluggish start by the hosts as Pires backheeled Nabil El Zhar’s low cross into the far corner.

On-loan Inter Milan striker Jovetic was the only Sevilla player to escape with any credit as he finished off a fine move for his fourth goal since joining in January.

Leganes, though, should have retaken the lead when Miguel Angel Guerrero volleyed wide with the goal gaping early in the second period.

And substitute Luciano was unlucky when he nearly caught Sevilla goalkeeper Sergio Rico off his line with a clever chip that floated just wide.

Sporting Gijon remain rooted in the relegation zone as Munir El Haddadi’s header six minutes from time rescued Valencia a point from a 1-1 draw at Mestalla earlier on Saturday.

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President Buhari directs TETFund to inject N24bn into 12 new varsities

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday directed the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to inject N2 billion into each of the 12 new universities established by the Federal Government in 2011.Buhari, who spoke as a visitor to the maiden convocation of the Federal University, Wukari in Taraba, said that the amount was to fund critical infrastructure in the institutions.

Represented by Dr Bello Kumo, the Director Academic Standards in the National Universities Commission (NUC), the President also directed that each of the institutions should be given additional N2.5 billion in the next two years.

The amount was in addition to the normal N1 billion funding contained in the 2017 fiscal provision.

He said that his administration was ready to support research, training and retraining of staff of the Federal Government-owned tertiary institutions in order to fulfill their mandates of teaching, research and community service.

Buhari warned, “We will not condone corruption and lawlessness in administering the funds that are injected for the development of your institutions.’’

In his remarks, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof Abubakar Kundiri, thanked the President for approving “massive special TETFund intervention for the development of key infrastructure in our university’’.

Kundiri said that the university had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Colorado, Wolverhampton and Manchester to position it as a formidable stronghold of scholarship and research.

He said that the agreement would promote collaborative effort in research, staff training and exchange programmes.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that highlights of the event was the investiture of the Ona of Abaji, Dr Adamu Baba Yunusa, as the Chancellor of the University.

The university also conferred honorary Doctorate Degrees on retired Lt.-Gen. T. Y. Danjuma, the Ona of Abaji and the Aku Uka of Wukari, Dr Shekarau Angyu, for their respective roles in the development of Nigeria.

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President Buhari directs TETFund to inject N24bn into 12 new varsities (Read full details)

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday directed the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to inject N2 billion into each of the 12 new universities established by the Federal Government in 2011.Buhari, who spoke as a visitor to the maiden convocation of the Federal University, Wukari in Taraba, said that the amount was to fund critical infrastructure in the institutions.

Represented by Dr Bello Kumo, the Director Academic Standards in the National Universities Commission (NUC), the President also directed that each of the institutions should be given additional N2.5 billion in the next two years.

The amount was in addition to the normal N1 billion funding contained in the 2017 fiscal provision.

He said that his administration was ready to support research, training and retraining of staff of the Federal Government-owned tertiary institutions in order to fulfill their mandates of teaching, research and community service.

Buhari warned, “We will not condone corruption and lawlessness in administering the funds that are injected for the development of your institutions.’’

In his remarks, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof Abubakar Kundiri, thanked the President for approving “massive special TETFund intervention for the development of key infrastructure in our university’’.

Kundiri said that the university had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Colorado, Wolverhampton and Manchester to position it as a formidable stronghold of scholarship and research.

He said that the agreement would promote collaborative effort in research, staff training and exchange programmes.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that highlights of the event was the investiture of the Ona of Abaji, Dr Adamu Baba Yunusa, as the Chancellor of the University.

The university also conferred honorary Doctorate Degrees on retired Lt.-Gen. T. Y. Danjuma, the Ona of Abaji and the Aku Uka of Wukari, Dr Shekarau Angyu, for their respective roles in the development of Nigeria.

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Fed’s Yellen: March rate hike could be appropriate

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Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Friday another interest rate increase could be “appropriate” later this month if US employment and inflation remain in line with expectations.

Yellen also defended the Fed’s performance, saying it has not been too slow to raise the benchmark lending rates, given the tepid recovery and sluggish inflation.

The US central bank last raised the federal funds rate in December, only the second increase in a decade, but is widely expected to hike again at the March 14-15 policy meeting given the recent upward move in inflation.

The Fed’s policy-setting rate committee “will evaluate whether employment and inflation are continuing to evolve in line with our expectations, in which case a further adjustment of the federal funds rate would likely be appropriate,” Yellen said.

However, in her speech prepared for delivery to a Chicago business group, Yellen said central bankers continue to believe they will only need to raise rates “gradually” assuming the economic data “continue to come in about as we expect.”

But she cautioned that monetary policy “cannot be and is not on a preset course.”

In the face of some critics, even among Fed officials, that the central bank risks allowing inflation to rekindle by raising rates so slowly, Yellen defended the committee’s performance.

Waiting too long to raise rates could mean the Fed has to hike more rapidly at some point, which “could risk disrupting financial markets and pushing the economy into recession.”

However, Yellen said, “I currently see no evidence that the Federal Reserve has fallen behind the curve, and I therefore continue to have confidence in our judgment that a gradual removal of accommodation is likely to be appropriate.”

Still, she said, unless something worsens the economic outlook “the process of scaling back accommodation likely will not be as slow as it was in 2015 and 2016.”

Many economists have pointed to the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation, which recently reached a targeted two percent annual rate, but Yellen and other Fed officials have noted that higher energy prices are contributing to that increase.

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Turkey or Germany to host Euro 2024

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Germany and Turkey look set to contest the right to host Euro 2024 after confirming themselves as the only candidates as the deadline for applications passed on Friday.

A joint bid from the four Nordic nations of Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Norway had been prepared but was decided against in the end.

The German Football Association (DFB) declared their candidacy back in January, having last hosted a major tournament with the 2006 World Cup.

“The 2024 European Championship could be a major project for the whole of German football,” DFB president Reinhard Grindel said.

“We’ll be presenting a high quality dossier featuring the best ten stadiums in Germany,” he added.

Turkey’s intentions weren’t revealed until last month, with Turkish Football Federation (TFF) president Yildirim Demiroren making the announcement on February 15.

“I want this candidature to be victorious,” said Demiroren after three previous failed bids to host the tournament.

Turkey had been a candidate to host final stage matches for the 2020 showpiece but withdrew its bid to concentrate on the 2024 event.

They also lost out to Tokyo to host the 2020 Olympic Games.

The 2020 European Championship will be hosted across 13 European cities with the semi-finals and the final taking place in London at Wembley stadium.

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Fed’s Yellen: March rate hike could be appropriate…Read full details

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Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Friday another interest rate increase could be “appropriate” later this month if US employment and inflation remain in line with expectations.

Yellen also defended the Fed’s performance, saying it has not been too slow to raise the benchmark lending rates, given the tepid recovery and sluggish inflation.

The US central bank last raised the federal funds rate in December, only the second increase in a decade, but is widely expected to hike again at the March 14-15 policy meeting given the recent upward move in inflation.

The Fed’s policy-setting rate committee “will evaluate whether employment and inflation are continuing to evolve in line with our expectations, in which case a further adjustment of the federal funds rate would likely be appropriate,” Yellen said.

However, in her speech prepared for delivery to a Chicago business group, Yellen said central bankers continue to believe they will only need to raise rates “gradually” assuming the economic data “continue to come in about as we expect.”

But she cautioned that monetary policy “cannot be and is not on a preset course.”

In the face of some critics, even among Fed officials, that the central bank risks allowing inflation to rekindle by raising rates so slowly, Yellen defended the committee’s performance.

Waiting too long to raise rates could mean the Fed has to hike more rapidly at some point, which “could risk disrupting financial markets and pushing the economy into recession.”

However, Yellen said, “I currently see no evidence that the Federal Reserve has fallen behind the curve, and I therefore continue to have confidence in our judgment that a gradual removal of accommodation is likely to be appropriate.”

Still, she said, unless something worsens the economic outlook “the process of scaling back accommodation likely will not be as slow as it was in 2015 and 2016.”

Many economists have pointed to the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation, which recently reached a targeted two percent annual rate, but Yellen and other Fed officials have noted that higher energy prices are contributing to that increase.

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Brazilian president faces new corruption claims

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(FILES) This file photo taken on December 16, 2016 shows Brazilian President Michel Temer (L) and his Foreign Minister Jose Serra confering at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia. Brazilian Foreign Minister Jose Serra resigned on February 22, 2017 due to health problems.<br />EVARISTO SA / AFP

Brazil’s President Michel Temer faced new allegations Thursday of receiving millions of dollars in illicit funding during his campaign as then vice president in 2014.

The latest claims emerged in what Brazilian media said was leaked testimony by jailed former construction company executive Marcelo Odebrecht, who is cooperating with prosecutors in Brazil’s biggest ever corruption probe.

Odebrecht, former head of the giant Odebrecht firm, was quoted by Globo newspaper as saying that his company secretly poured some 150 million reais ($48 million at today’s rate) to finance the re-election campaign of president Dilma Rousseff and her deputy Temer.

O Estado de S. Paulo newspaper, quoting the same leaked testimony, reported that about 30 million reais of the 150 million were legitimate, declared donations, while the rest was illicit.

Marcelo Odebrecht was testifying before the Supreme Electoral Court, which is looking into whether the Temer-Rousseff ticket broke campaign finance rules — meaning, in theory, that their 2014 victory might have to be annulled and new elections called.

The Odebrecht company is seen as a lynchpin in a mammoth bribery and embezzlement scheme in which corrupt politicians helped executives to win cushy contracts from state oil company Petrobras and took money in exchange for pushing favorable legislation. A total of 77 Odebrecht executives are cooperating in plea deals with prosecutors, promising a flood of allegations against politicians.

Temer, who became president last year after Rousseff was impeached for fiddling government accounts, has repeatedly said that his center-right PMDB party received only legal campaign donations from Odebrecht and that they were declared.

In a statement, the presidency did not refer to the claim of 150 million reais in donations to the presidential ticket. Instead it referred to another allegation that Odebrecht paid dirty money to Temer’s PMDB party and that Temer had asked for the money during a meal with Marcelo Odebrecht.

The leaked testimony “confirms what President Michel Temer has been saying for months,” the statement said. “There was a dinner but they did not talk about numbers (of money)…. The party registered reception of 11.3 million reais from Odebrecht and the amount was properly declared.”

Rousseff’s spokesman issued a statement saying that Odebrecht’s claims “are lies.” Brazil’s first woman president says that her removal after impeachment last year amounted to a coup d’etat.

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Culture, Tourism sector credible alternative to oil, says Lai Mohammed

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The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed

Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture on Thursday said the culture and tourism sector would soon become a credible alternative to crude oil.

Mohammed spoke at the Quarterly Public Lecture entitled “ Promoting Culture, Developing the Economy“ organised by National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO) in Abuja.

“I believe the sector will become a credible alternative to crude oil in no distant time. Many countries of the world are harnessing the huge potentials in their culture and tourism.

“We cannot afford to lag behind as cultural industries are acknowledged as the fastest growing in countries all over the world. “ Nigeria’s journey towards economic growth and development would have truly begun, if all stakeholders accord the priority attention it deserves.

“It is pertinent to state here that the task of developing our economy is the responsibility of all Nigerians,’’ Mohammed said.

He explained further that the development could come from any quarter or form adding that it was not a stereotyped thing or does it have any template.

“The development we need, can be through Public –Private-Partnership (PPP) arrangement; collaboration with the government at the Federal, state, and local government levels.

“It can also be through meaningful investments by Nigerian entrepreneurs in culture and tourism infrastructure.

“Patronage of made in Nigeria goods as well as the media playing vanguard role in drawing attention to the economic potentials in our culture sector.

Mohammed reiterated the urgent need to explore alternative sources of revenue generation as it was a major concern to the administration of President Mohammed Buhari.

“Recently the Federal Government through the National Orientation Agency launched the “Change Begins with Me’’ campaign, which is a re-engineering programme designed to promote attitudinal change and patriotism in Nigerians.

“The success of the programme will foster good international image for the country and attract the much needed traffic of tourists. He commended NICO for the choice of the theme of the lecture, saying that it was apt in view of the present economic challenges.

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UN Security Council to vote Tuesday on Syria sanctions…Read full details

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks after a minute of silence at the Security Council on February 21, 2017 at UN Headquarters in New York. Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, who for years fended off Western criticism and defended Moscow's actions in Ukraine and Syria, died February 20, 2017 in New York. He was 64. Churkin collapsed while at work at the Russian mission to the United Nations Monday morning and was rushed to a Manhattan hospital, apparently suffering from heart problems, diplomatic sources said.<br />KENA BETANCUR / AFP

The UN Security Council will vote Tuesday on a draft resolution that would impose sanctions on Syria for the use of chemical weapons, diplomats said.

Russia has vowed to use its veto to block the measure, which would be the seventh time that Moscow has resorted to its veto power to shield its Damascus ally. The vote is scheduled for 11:30 am (1630 GMT).

The proposed resolution drafted by the United States, Britain and France would slap sanctions on 11 Syrian nationals and 10 entities linked to chemical attacks in the nearly six-year war.

It would also ban the sale, supply or transfer of helicopters and related materiel, including spare parts, to the Syrian armed forces or the government.

The proposals follows a UN-led investigation which concluded in October that the Syrian air force had dropped chlorine barrel-bombs from helicopters on three opposition-held villages in 2014 and 2015.

The joint panel of the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) also found that Islamic State jihadists had used mustard gas in an attack in 2015.

Russian Deputy Ambassador Vladimir Safronkov said Friday that Moscow would veto the measure because it was “one-sided” and based on “insufficient proof.”

The Syrian government has repeatedly denied using chemical weapons in the war that has killed 310,000 people since March 2011.

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Gambia’s Barrow replaces armed forces chief…Read full details

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(FILES) This file photo taken on December 13, 2016 in Banjul shows Gambian chief of staff Ousman Badjie looking on in a hotel to meet with Gambian president-elect with three other African heads of state. Gambia's new president Adama Barrow replaces head of armed forces Ousman Badjie, one of the pillars of the regime of Yahya Jammeh's, the longtime leader of the tiny West African state who was forced out of power last month after losing election, AFP reported on February 27, 2017.<br />SEYLLOU / AFP

Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has fired the head of the armed forces, General Ousman Badjie, a former loyalist of the ousted government, a military source said Monday.

He was replaced by General Masanneh Kinteh, a special military adviser to Barrow since January.

Barrow retook his oath of office on February 18, a month after he was sworn in across the border in neighbouring Senegal during a tense power struggle with his predecessor Yahya Jammeh, who had refused to step down following his defeat in December elections.

Barrow told the crowd at his swearing-in he would probe human rights abuses under Jammeh’s mercurial and despotic rule spanning 22 years.

Badjie, a Jammeh loyalist, had pledged allegiance to Barrow along with top defence, civil service and security chiefs on January 20, one day before the former president fled the country.

The general was also spotted among revellers on the streets of Banjul celebrating Barrow’s inauguration in Senegal.

The military source said Badjie would be redeployed to a foreign mission, but has yet to be told which one.

Kinteh was first named as armed forces chief in October 2009 following the removal and arrest of his predecessor, General Lang Tombong Tamba.

He was dismissed in July 2012 and appointed Gambia’s ambassador to Cuba, and replaced by Badjie.

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FG procures 100 rice mills for distribution to states, says Ogbeh (Read full details)

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Nigeria is spending 5 million dollars daily on rice importation from Thailand, India and Vietnam.

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, says the Federal Government has purchased 100 rice mills for distribution to rice-producing states in the country.

Ogbeh said this in Umuahia on Monday during the Federal Government’s town hall meeting with prominent indigenes of the state. He said that the machines would also be sold to private millers at reduced rates, adding that the gesture was part of government’s interventions to boost local rice production.

According to him, Nigeria is spending 5 million dollars daily on rice importation from Thailand, India and Vietnam. He expressed delight that Nigeria now ranked second in rice production in the continent, adding that the money spent on importation could be put into infrastructure development.

The minister also spoke on government’s efforts to enhance the production of Cocoa and Cashew in the country. He said that the Federal Government would soon relaunch Cocoa production in three states of Abia, Ondo and Cross River, adding that new fertiliser for the commodity was being developed.

Accordingly, he said that Federal Government also planned to set up six major cashew-processing factories in the country in collaboration with the private sector.

Ogbeh said that Abia had potential for coconut production and urged the state to explore its great potential in agriculture to boost its internally generated revenue.

He said that states in the federation could be financially autonomous and viable, “without depending on Federal Allocation,” if they could explore and exploit their huge potential in agriculture.

According to him, a scheme for the construction of 10 dams in the 36 states of the federation and Abuja, known as Project 10-37, is underway.
The minister also said that there were plans to restructure the Bank of Industry to enable it meet the demands for facilities by agriculturists in the country.

He said that the Anchor-Borrower Programme would be expanded to include the rice millers at the end of the restructuring. Also, the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr Okechukwu Enalemah, said that the Federal Government was committed to the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) for which Aba was known for.

Enalema said that to achieve its target on SMEs, government placed high premium on the development of dilapidated infrastructure, especially the roads and power.

He also expressed the hope that with the recent efforts made to resolve some issues delaying the take-off of Geometric Power Plant, located in Osisioma, near Aba, the problem of power in Aba would soon be over.

He said that government was determined to create industrial zones and parks in the country and that Aba stood to benefit greatly from government’s interventions for the nation’s industrial growth.

According to him, with government’s emphasis on how to promote made-in-Nigeria products, Aba stands an advantage of being a great beneficiary of all the Federal Government’s interventions.

The meeting, which was organised by the Federal Ministry of Information and Cuture, was attended by some National Assembly members from Abia, including Sen. Mao Ohuabunwa, representing Abia North Senatorial District.

Other dignitaries included chairmen of political parties as well as a cross-section of traditional rulers from the 17 local government areas of the state.

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North Korea will reject Kim post-mortem result: ambassador

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(FILES) This file photo taken on May 4, 2001 shows an immigration officer (L) escorting Kim Jong-Nam, son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, getting off a bus to board an ANA905 (All Nippon Airways) airplane at Narita airport near Tokyo.<br />Kim Jong-Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has been assassinated in Malaysia, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said on February 14, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA

North Korea’s ambassador to Malaysia on Friday said Pyongyang would reject any results of a post-mortem examination carried out by Kuala Lumpur on the body of Kim Jong-Nam, the half brother of the North Korean leader.

“The Malaysian side forced the post-mortem without our permission and witnessing. We will categorically reject the result of the post-mortem conducted unilaterally excluding our attendance,” Kang Chol told reporters gathered outside the morgue where the body is being held.

It is the first official comment from North Korea since the killing of Kim Jong-Nam at Kuala Lumpur international airport on Monday.

“Today I met with the high officer of the Malaysian police and strongly demanded him to release the body without delay but he rejected our demand,” the ambassador said, according to an English transcript of his comments distributed immediately after by an aide.

Malaysian police were being pressured by hostile forces, notably South Korea, and the autopsy was a violation of human rights, he added.

South Korea has pointed the finger of blame at the North, citing a “standing order” from Kim Jong-Un to kill his sibling and a failed assassination bid in 2012 after he criticised the regime.

Malaysia would not release the body until a family member provided a DNA sample to prove the dead man’s identity, Selangor state police chief Abdul Samah Mat told AFP Friday.

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Watford sign Niang on loan from AC Milan (Read full details)

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The 22-year-old Frenchman, who can play wide or up front, could make his debut in Sunday's FA Cup fourth-round tie at third-tier Millwall.

Watford signed AC Milan forward M’Baye Niang on loan for the rest of the season on Thursday as boss Walter Mazzarri looks to rejuvenate his spluttering side.

The 22-year-old Frenchman, who can play wide or up front, could make his debut in Sunday’s FA Cup fourth-round tie at third-tier Millwall.

Niang arrives at Vicarage Road with the chance to make the move permanent at the end of the season.

“Watford FC is pleased to confirm the capture of exciting young AC Milan forward M’Baye Niang,” the Premier League side said.

Niang became the second-youngest scorer in AC Milan history when he netted in a Coppa Italia tie aged 17 years and 350 days in December 2012.

Watford sign Niang on loan from AC Milan

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