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Donald Trump speaks to voters in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, ahead of a victory in that state’s Tuesday primary.(AP Photo/Mel Evans) Early this month the worst nightmares of a large number of Americans—and the world—came to pass when reality TV star and businessman, Donald Trump became the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party. This is of course the man who has called immigrants rapists and criminals, promised to build a wall keeping Mexico out (that Mexico will pay for), promised to review hitherto untouchable NATO treaties, promised to restore waterboarding as legitimate intelligence gathering and promised to ban all Muslims from entering his country.

  Data price cuts will make it cheaper for Nigerians to get online. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)   Africa’s mobile internet market has grown steadily over the last decade and new forecasts show mobile data revenue, will double over the five years to 2019—topping $22 billion . On the other hand, mobile voice revenue, though still significantly higher ($50 billion in 2014), will only grow by 10% in the same period. It means the continent’s telecoms operators will likely intensify efforts to grab more mobile data market share in coming months.

 Lionel Messi plays for Argentina in a friendly against Honduras in May 2016 The trial of Argentina and Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi on tax fraud charges is due to start in Spain. Messi and his father Jorge, who manages his financial affairs, are accused of defrauding Spain of more than €4m (£3m; $4.5m) between 2007 and 2009. The authorities allege that the two used tax havens in Belize and Uruguay to conceal earnings from image rights. The Spanish tax agency is demanding heavy fines and prison sentences. They deny any wrongdoing. The trial is expected to last for three days, with Messi appearing in court on Thursday.

The UN bans North Korea from any use of ballistic missile technology, although it regularly fires short-range missiles into the sea off its east coast ©Ed Jones (AFP/File) North Korea apparently failed with an attempted missile launch Tuesday, the latest in a series of setbacks for a ballistic weapons programme that aspires to threaten the US mainland. South Korea's defence ministry detected the dawn launch effort, which Japan condemned as an unacceptable and "provocative" act. The ministry declined to speculate on the missile type, but military sources cited by local media said it was a powerful, medium-range "Musudan" that has already undergone three failed launches this year.

India is home to the largest number of enslaved people in the world. A little over 18 million people—equal to the entire population of Chile—are victims of modern slavery in Asia’s third-largest economy, according to the Global Slavery Index (pdf), published by Australia-based human rights group Walk Free Foundation. Such persons are often engaged in domestic work, construction, farming, fishing, manual labour, forced begging, and in the sex industry. The index defines modern slavery as a situation where “a person cannot refuse or leave because of threats, violence, coercion, abuse of power or deception, with treatment akin to a farm animal.” This also includes victims of human trafficking, forced labour, debt bondage, forced or servile marriage, and the sale and exploitation of children.

The Afro pop artiste has been slammed a court injunction by his label following claims of fraudulent practices.     Runtown  According to reports, a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has slammed an injunction against rising musical artiste Douglas Jack-Agu aka Runtown. The injunction prevents him from performing at any event or any form of recording for the time being unless with the approval of Ericmany Limited. Runtown is signed under the Ericmany Entertainment label that presently holds the copyright to all his music. He was sued in the Federal High Court by Ericmany on allegations that he signs up, concludes and attends musical shows without the knowledge of the label.

  President Muhammadu Buhari will launch the Ogoni land clean-up on June 2, a statement has said. This was contained in a statement issued by Chijioke Amu-Nnadi, the Head of Corporate Affairs unit of the Niger Delta Development Commission, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Monday. It stated that the Minister of the Environment, Amina Mohammed, confirmed the date when she visited Bodo in Gokana Local Government Area of the state to inspect an oil spill clean-up demonstration.

Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana midfielder Oupa Manyisa. File photo Image by: Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images Orlando Pirates’ captain Oupa Manyisa is alive and well, the club insists, after reports surfaced that the midfielder has died in a car crash.

 The Nigerian stock market crashed by N1.732tn within one year of the Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government. The Nigerian Stock Exchange data showed that the NSE market capitalisation on May 28, 2015 was N11.658tn, while that of May 27, 2016 was N9.926tn. Market capitalisation is the total market value of the shares outstanding of a publicly traded company. The NSE All-Share Index also crashed to 28,902.25 basis points from 34,310.37 basis points.

Governor Rochas of Imo State As the nation celebrates Democracy Day, Governor Rochas of Imo State has said that the ruling All Progressives Congress will not use the economic downturn in the country as an excuse to dodge credible performance. said rather, the President administration was pulling down the shaky structures erected by the in the past ahead of reconstruction of a new country that would stand the test of time.

  Adams has revealed that his men may not be able provide enough security for the Southwest people as the Fulani herdsmen attacks persist – He said the group lost the zeal to protect the people because its members were branded touts, thugs and terrorists by the same Yoruba race – The OPC chieftain bemoaned President Muhammadu Buhari’s comment that the 2014 National Conference report Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Gani Adams Gani Adams National Coordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) Otunba Gani Adams has revealed that his men may not be able provide enough security for the Southwest people as the Fulani herdsmen attacks persist in the states. Adams said the people must be prepared to defend themselves against the attack by herdsmen,

Speaker House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara The House of Representatives has resolved to jettison its controversial voting system of shouting ‘aye’ and ‘nay’ for a modern electronic voting pattern and the introduction of a full scale e-parliament, The PUNCH learnt on Monday. The Speaker, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, has already approved the e-voting platform in line with the agenda of the 8th Assembly, the Speaker’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Turaki Hassan, confirmed on Monday.