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A 94-year-old man was knocked down and killed by a rampaging sheep in southwest France, police said on Tuesday. The elderly man “was charged at by the animal” which launched a frenzied attack on him on a farm in the town of Cestas, south of Bordeaux, police said. The man was found dead, with a swollen and badly bruised face. Investigators believe the sheep knocked the man off balance, causing him to fall, and then trampled on him, inflicting more injuries. Shortly afterwards, the sheep also charged at, and injured a local politician, who rushed to the scene after hearing the news of the attack. The female councillor suffered a fracture and heavy bruising. The police said it could see no other reason for the attack than “the animal’s aggression”. The Sud Ouest newspaper reported that the sheep will be put down.

US President Barack Obama (R) together with Vice President Joe Biden (L) addresses, for the first time publicly, the shock election of Donald Trump as his successor, on November 9, 2016 at the White House in Washnigton, D.C. Photo: AFP A triumphant Donald Trump heads to the White House Thursday for talks with President Barack Obama on securing a smooth transition of power and steading nerves after an election that shocked the world. Anger over the Trump win spilled out on the streets of cities from New York to Los Angeles late Wednesday as chanting protesters lit bonfires and snarled traffic. In one case an orange-headed Trump head was burned in effigy. Forty-eight hours after Trump’s upset win, the 70-year-old president-elect and Obama will meet in the Oval Office for what could be an awkward meeting as the president-elect looks ahead to the January 20 inauguration. Trump has questioned whether Obama was born in the United States — a suggestion laden with de...

Gabriel Akindele Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 70-year-old man, Gabriel Akindele, for allegedly raping an eight-year-old girl, who is deaf and dumb. The incident was said to have happened on Tuesday on Michael Ayegusi Street, Owode Ijako, in the Ado-Odo/ Ota Local Government Area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the suspect was arrested following a complaint from the mother of the victim. He said, “The mother, who noticed an unusual behaviour from the girl after the incident, used sign language to inquire from her daughter. “The girl informed her of the incident, which prompted the mother to report the matter to the police.” Oyeyemi, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, said  after a complaint was made about the matter, the Divisional Police Officer, Sango Ota, Akinsola Ogunwale, detailed detectives to the scene; and the old man was subsequently arrested. The ...

Gernot Rohr Festus Abu Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr faces a tough decision over which goalkeeper to select for the Super Eagles’  Russia  2018 World Cup Group B qualifier against Algeria’s Desert Foxes in Uyo on Saturday. First-choice keeper Carl Ikeme has been ruled out of the encounter  after the 30-year-old sustained a hip injury while playing for his club Wolverhampton Wanderers against Blackburn in their English Championship clash at Ewood Park on October 29. And Rohr invited South Africa-based keeper Daniel Akpeyi to take his place in the squad for the Uyo clash. Portugal-based Dele Alampasu and IfeanyiUbah’s Ikechukuwu Ezenwa are   the other keepers in the squad. Our correspondent learnt on Wednesday that Rohr had yet to decide the keeper who will get the nod  on Saturday. Although 19-year-old Cesarense shot-stopper Alampasu  is responding well to  Nigeria’s   goalkeeping coach Alloy Agu’s methods durin...

Supporters of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump reacts to early results during election night at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York on November 8, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Mandel NGAN Republicans will hold their majority in the US House of Representatives after the party’s latest victory in Pennsylvania. Details later… FULL DETAILS HERE>>

Supporters of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump reacts to early results during election night at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York on November 8, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Mandel NGAN Republicans will hold their majority in the US House of Representatives after the party’s latest victory in Pennsylvania. Details later…

Front National (National Front - FN) far-right party's President and European MP Marine Le Pen speaks during a convention on November 8, 2016 in Paris. / AFP PHOTO / ERIC FEFERBERG French far-right leader Marine Le Pen congratulated Donald Trump on Wednesday as the Republican appeared close to victory in the US presidential election. Le Pen, who heads the anti-immigration National Front (FN), tweeted: “Congratulations to the new president of the United States Donald Trump and to the free American people”. AFP READ MORE>>