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Kenyan runner Abel Mutai was only a few meters from the finish line, but got confused with the signs and stopped, thinking he had finished the race. A Spanish man, Ivan Fernandez, was right behind him and, realizing what was going on, started shouting to the Kenyan to keep running. Mutai did not know Spanish and did not understand.Realizing what was going on, Fernandez pushed Mutai to victory.  A reporter asked Ivan, "Why did you do this?" Ivan replied, "My dream is that one day we can have some sort of community life where we push ourselves and help each other win." The reporter insisted "But why did you let the Kenyan win?" Ivan replied, "I didn't let him win, he was going to win. The race was his." The reporter insisted and asked again, "But you could have won!" Ivan looked at him and replied: "But what would be the merit of my victory? What would be the honor of this medal? What would my Mother think of it?"

UAE embassy Last week, a video made the rounds on social media where a group of men with machetes were yelling in an apartment parking lot, chasing one other and damaging public properties. The United Arab Emirates has suspended the issuance of visas to Nigerians after cult clashes between rival groups Eiye and Aiye erupted in Sharjah.  Though an official statement is yet to be released by the Emirati government, multiple travel agencies and residents in Dubai have confirmed the development to Peoples Gazette. One resident mentioned to the Gazette that a 10:00 p.m. curfew had been imposed for all male Africans living in the region. At the time of filing this report, phone calls and messages sent to the UAE embassy in Abuja were unreturned. Last week, a  video  made the rounds on social media. In it, a group of men with machetes were yelling in an apartment parking lot, chasing one other and damaging public properties. The police in a statement on July 21, said the suspects

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A hardworking creative, only identified as Wahab, has designed an umbrella with pure water sachets, an innovation that will help address the plastic pollution menace in the country. The young fashion designer in Takoradi in the Western Region of Ghana has garnered attention after impressive photos of his work emerged on social media. UpjosTV shared photos of the umbrella made from plastic water sachets on its feed, gaining the attention of users of the app.

Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court on Thursday sentenced a Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, aka Baba Ijesha, to 16 years imprisonment. Baba Ijesha is facing six counts of child defilement that include indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault, attempted sexual assault by penetration and sexual assault by penetration. The offences contravene Section 135, 137, 261, 202, 262 and 263 of the Lagos State Criminal Law 2015, which stipulates life imprisonment for offenders. The actor denied the allegations. A CCTV video recording detailing his relationship with the victim said to be a minor was played in court. Delivering the judgement, Justice Taiwo said that the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty of all the charges against him. However, she found the defendant guilty of two of the six counts against him.