Soccer referees sentenced for accepting sex bribes[see pics]

A Singapore court sentenced two Lebanese football referees on Monday to jail time already served, with a third to be sentenced Tuesday, after all three pleaded guilty to accepting sex bribes from a global crime syndicate believed to have been responsible for fixing hundreds of soccer matches around the world.

The sentencing comes more than a year after the trio accepted sex bribes from prostitutes arranged by Singaporean businessman Eric Ding Si Yang, 31, in exchange for fixing the April 3rd Asian Football Confederation Cup match.

Assistant referees Ali Eid, 33, Abdallah Taleb, 37, and referee Ali Sabbagh, 34, were abruptly pulled off the field and have been detained in Singapore’s Changi Prison ever since. All three were denied bail.

In sentencing Eid and Taleb, Judge Low Wee Ping said: “The fact that you are international officials in my view, is already an aggravating factor.” But Low acknowledged the “strong mitigating factor” that both men had pleaded guilty and said they could be released later Monday or Tuesday due to good behaviour and time served while awaiting their sentence.

The state prosecutor said Sabbagh was the “most culpable” because he had direct contact with match-fixer Eric Ding, whom he met in Beirut. Low added he needed time to consider Sabbagh’s sentence.

Ding was charged with corruption in May and was granted bail of 150,000 Singapore dollars ($119,000 US).

State prosecutors also indicated “a clear international dimension” to the offences committed by the trio.

Despite its immense wealth, Singapore has been hit by football corruption fueled by illicit gambling syndicates.

Last May, Singapore authorities charged a top referee and a former Malaysia international with conspiring to fix a Malaysian Super League match.

In another closely watched case, Singapore national Wilson Raj Perumal, who had ties to Asian and Eastern European gambling syndicates, was jailed in Finland for match-fixing.

Serial match-fixer Dan Tan Seet Eng, accused of heading a crime syndicate that made millions of dollars betting on rigged Italian matches has been reportedly assisting the authorities in ongoing investigations.

Microsoft Releases Windows 8.1

Yesterday, Microsoft released the preview version of Windows 8.1. A user of the newly released windows operating system said "I’ve now been using it for almost 24 hours on my main desktop PC with two monitors (neither of them touchscreens), and I can safely say that Windows 8.1 drastically improves the experience for mouse-and-keyboard users, and users who do most of their work on the Desktop". SkyDrive integration is awesome, the Start button — despite the lack of Start menu — is surprisingly functional, and improved split-screening means Desktop users can now actually use Metro apps without being forced into full-screen mode.

Even so, there’s no getting around the fact that mouse, keyboard, and Desktop are still second-class citizens in the latest iteration of Microsoft’s touch-oriented operating system

UNILORIN Student Gets First-Class In Law [See Pics]

Biodun Kazeem is the first graduate to bag the first class grade in the Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin, If you call him a jinx breaker, you are not far from the truth. The reason is that many students had tried to graduate from the University of Ilorin with a first class degree in Law for many years, but they failed for one reason or the other. Finally, on Tuesday, however, Abiodun Kazeem achieved the feat, drawing accolades from many people.

Kazeem studied Common and Islamic Law at the institution, which became a full fledged university in 1976. Achieving this feat, according to him, is something he will always cherish. But he never forgets to note that his march through the system was a tough one. 

For instance, he recalls that he did not get admission into the university on a platter of gold. He sat for the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board’s examination twice, in the course of which some of his friends tried to convince him to forget about applying again. 

“The first time I sat for JAMB was in 2007,” Kazeem says. “I did not get the cut-off point. But I was bent on studying law. So, in 2008, I obtained the JAMB form and sat for the examination the second time. I was successful this time around.” 

Between 2007 and 2008, he worked with one of his uncles, Mr. Tahiru Adeosun, who has a law firm in Ilorin. While the experience might have influenced his academic strides on campus, from his first day in the institution, he had his mind set on obtaining first class degree. Yet, some of his colleagues tried again to discourage him. They reminded him that no one had ever achieved that feat in the institution as far as the faculty was concerned. But he remained resolute. 

He says, “From the day I entered the university, I wanted to make a first class. I thought that my experience in my uncle’s law firm could be used to optimise my ability. But some of the challenges I had have to do with the issue that nobody had made it. Some of my colleagues who noted that I was so focused on my studies discouraged me. Many of them said, ‘You can never have it. You do not need to disturb yourself."

Twenty-six-year-old Kazeem, who hails from Iganna in Oyo State, says he is from a polygamous home. His father, Muideen, has 12 children. His mother, Mulika, gave birth to six of them. He states that settling for Law in the higher institution was largely due to the influence of his uncle. 

Perhaps, he could have read Mass Communication and not Law. According to him, his nickname in secondary school was Mr. Mass Communication, due to his writing skills and gift of oration. 

He recounts his days at Community Grammar School, Iganna. “I decided to read Law because my uncle, a lawyer, inspired me. I wanted to study Mass Communication. I was very eloquent and I was in the Press Club in the secondary school. But when I got to my uncle’s chamber, he influenced and inspired me to read Law. I never dreamt of becoming a lawyer,” he says. 

Beaming with excitement and a sense of accomplishment, Kazeem adds that this feat is an honour for his generation and his people in Oyo State. 

For now, he is preparing for the Law School, after which he will choose between three directions he has envisioned for himself. He hopes to become a lecturer, to inspire young people, practise Law or participate in politics, either actively or passively. 

Kazeem is one of the 41 graduands from various faculties in the university who bagged first class degrees at the ceremony, with 1,088 making second class upper; 2,435 had second class lower. In the third class degree category are 1,082 students and 214 had ordinary Pass. 

A very big Congratulations to him!!!

How To Browse Unlimitedly On PC With 0.00k Using MTN

The tweak below will require a VPN.

1. Gonna be Using OpenVPN for this.

2. Just Download open VPN GUI from @ http://is.gd/38H4HM

3. After downloading the File above, Just Install the OpenVPN.

4. Then download config files which will help you select a Server to use. Download the Zip File @ http://is.gd/jDSaV7

5. After downloading the Zip file above, Unzip it to get a Folder 'NaijacliqVPN'.

6. Copy the Files and goto Computer => Local Disc => Program Files => OpenVPN => Config... Paste the files in the config Folder.

7. Now Open your Modem with your MTN sim card with 0.00k, configure your modem as below:

     APN: web.gprs.mtnnigeria.net

     Primary DNS: 8.8.8.8

Secondary DNS: 8.8.4.4

8.Then connect. After connecting, Run your OpenVPN GUI. (Windows 7 and above users should run as Adminstrator)

9. After running the OpenVPN GUI, you should see the OpenVPN icon in the icon bar at the right bottom of your Computer. Right click on it, you will then see the Servers. Choose any and Connect...