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   Darryl Howard, who was sentenced to 80 years in prison after a 1995 court trial was released from the Durham County Detention center in North Carolina on Wednesday after spending 21 years for a crime he didn't commit. Howard was convicted of the 1991 strangling and sexual assault of 29-year-old Doris Washington and her 13-year-old daughter, Nishonda., but the judge yesterday threw out the double murder conviction and ordered Howard's immediate and unrestricted release from prison, saying there was no DNA evidence unavailable at Howard's 1995 trial. According to the judge, new DNA evidence shows Howard did not rape the women, and no other physical evidence connected him to the crime as conviction was based heavily on testimony of witnesses at the Durham public housing project where killings occurred. Superior Court Judge Orlando Hudson said on Wednesday 'I don't see any reason he can't be released today,' DNA tests unavailable at t

  With the summer transfer window now closed and the sale of Bravo and the loans of Munir, Samper and Douglas confirmed, the first team shirt numbers for the coming season can now be confirmed also. Recent movements in the squad bring the latest changes. With Claudio Bravo having left for Manchester City, new goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen will take up the number 13. For his part, the final signing of the transfer window, Paco Alcácer, will wear the number 17 left free by Munir’s move on loan to Valencia. Also confirmed is that Denis Suárez will inherit the number 6 worn last season by Dani Alves; Digne takes the number 19 left free by Sandro’s departure; Andrés Gomes will have the 21 shirt that was previously Adriano’s number and Samuel Umtiti takes over the number 23 given Thomas Vermaelen’s loan to AS Roma. The players who continue in the first team squad from last season will maintain their squad numbers. With Douglas on loan at Sporting and Samper on loan at Granada,

  A petrol tanker this morning suffered brake failure and rammed into a tricycle popularly known as Keke Napep, killing two people instantly. Graphic photos from the scene of the accident  

  The striker passed his medical before signing and will be officially be presented as a Barcelona player after he returns from international duty with Spain. Alcacer has a 100m Euro (£85m) buy-out clause in his deal with the La Liga champions and will be challenging the likes of Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi and Neymar for a place up front.

  Angry protesters on Wednesday , set fire to Gabon’s national assembly as thousands of people took to the streets after an announcement that President Ali Bongo had been re-elected. The clashes erupted immediately Bongo was declared the winner of Saturday’s presidential poll, with opposition supporters chanting “Ali must go". Two people were killed and dozens injured injured as Gabon security forces stormed the opposition's headquarters early Thursday morning, a source inside the building said. "They attacked around 1:00 am (0000 GMT). It is the Republican Guard. They were bombarding with helicopters and then they attacked on the ground. There are 19 people injured, some of them very seriously,"  said Ping, who was not at the party headquarters himself. The president of the opposition National Union party, Zacharie Myboto, who was inside the besieged building, said security forces were hurling tear gas canisters and had opened fir

  A dead body of a yet to be identified man was found in the Atakpo river at Ibusa in Oshimili North Local government area of Delta state today. His body was brought out and placed in the middle of the road. The youths in the area are presently protesting the recurring deaths that have been witnessed in their community. More photos  

Popular Nollywood actor, Ernest Asuzu who has suffered stroke for a while now was recently given a brand new exotic jeep and cash, by Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry, Warri, Delta state. The actor who was once one of the best actors in Nollywood before he suffered partial stroke last year, 2016, became lucky when the man of God came to his rescue. Now, Ernest Asuzu is a living miracle. After spending one year in Mercyland, Asuzu has been completely healed of his stroke, as he can now walk properly. The anointed man of God gave the actor, a new jeep worth N3.5m, and a parting sum of N1.5m to start up a new life.