Hunter nabbed for shooting a ‘bush pig which later transformed into his friend

An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded a 33-year-old hunter, Ganiyu Abdullaral, in prison custody for allegedly killing his friend who alleged changed into a pig.

The Magistrate, Modupe Afeniforo, directed the prosecutor to duplicate the file and send it to the Director of Public Prosecution for legal opinion. Afeniforo adjourned the case till Nov.11 for further mention.

Prosecutor Monica Ikebulo told the court that the accused shot at a bush pig which later transformed into his friend.

Ikebulo said the accused committed the offence on Sept.9 at Iwaraji Camp via Efon Alaaye in Efon Alaaye -Ekiti.

She said that the accused on the said date with eight of his colleagues now at large went for group hunting and unlawfully shot his friend, Iginla Oluwashina, with his Dane gun.

The prosecutor applied for an adjournment to enable her duplicate and send the office to the Director of Public Prosecution for legal advice.

Ikebulo said the offence contravened Section 319 of the Criminal Code, Cap C 16,Laws of Ekiti State. 2012.

No plea was taken.

Ronaldo’s plane crashes in Barcelona

Cristiano Ronaldo’s private jet reportedly crash landed at Barcelona airport on Monday night after the plane’s landing gear broke on impact with the runway.

Neither Ronaldo nor any of his family were on board when the Real Madrid star’s Gulfstream G200 aircraft was reported to have suffered a landing gear problem as it touched down at Barcelona’s El Prat airport.

The incident – in which no one was hurt -resulted in one of the airport’s runways being closed as emergency services dealt with the jet, which Ronaldo is believed to have bought for about £16million one year ago.

Ronaldo was with his Real Madrid teammates in Germany at the time of the crash ahead of Los Blancos’ Champions League match with Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday evening.

Zinedine Zidane’s men were forced to accept a 2-2 draw in the Group F game after former Chelsea winger Andre Schurrle scored the equalising goal with three minutes of the match to play

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There are still some details for the Stamford Bridge side to iron out, but it seems that they are perhaps only hours away from completing their fourth signing of the summer GOALEXCLUSIVE Chelsea have had a €25 million offer accepted by Inter for Marcelo Brozovic but have yet to agree personal terms with the player, Goal understands. Sources close to Inter and the player have told Goal that it is "extremely likely" that an agreement between the player and Chelsea will be resolved before the transfer window closes on August 31, with talks ongoing. Brozovic wants a substantial pay rise as part of the deal to move to London and has made his financial demands clear to both Inter and Chelsea. The Premier League side will not offer any players in part exchange for the 23-year-old. Cesc Fabregas, whose long-term future at Stamford Bridge is in doubt, had been linked with a potential move to San Siro. Meanwhile, the Serie A side must raise funds after the recent moves for Gabriel Barbosa and Joao Mario put them at risk of breaching Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules. The Croatia international is a versatile midfielder, who featured in 32 games for his club last season and played for his country in Euro 2016.

Soler: Barcelona had an agreement to sign Pogba

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