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Thursday 26 September 2013

Jackson responsible for his death, says AEG Live on september 26, 2013 at 6:26 pm in music

Jackson responsible for his death, says AEG Live on september 26, 2013 at 6:26 pm in music MICHAEL JACKSON Los Angeles Michael Jackson was responsible for his own death, Maryin Putnam, a lawyer for AEG Live said. Putnam remarked in a closing arguments of the wrongful death lawsuit brought by relatives of the late King of Pop. Jackson’s family blame the concert promoter for his June 2009 death on the eve of his sold-out comeback tour, claiming the company hired Jackson’s doctor and pressured him to bend medical rules in order to ensure the tour would go ahead. But in his closing arguments, Putnam denied that the company had hired Dr Conrad Murray, pointing out that he had been treating Jackson and his family for years before the tour. Murray was found guilty of providing the insomniac Jackson with the surgical anesthetic Propofil as a sleeping aid, which a coroner found had caused Jackson’s death. “The evidence is very clear that Michael Jackson was the one who hired Dr Murray. ”Jackson was responsible for his own health, certainly his own healthcare, and he’s responsible for his own choices, no matter how bad those choices turn out to be. “The truth here is a tragedy … It’s a tragedy for this family, a tragedy for his mother, a tragedy for his kids. It’s horrible and it’s incredibly sad. But it’s not a tragedy of AEG Live’s making,” Putnam said. The lawyer insisted that Jackson never told AEG Live about his reliance on the dangerous medication. “AEG would have never agreed to finance this tour if they knew Mr Jackson was playing Russian roulette in his bedroom every night,” Putnam told jurors. During the five-month trial, AEG Live argued that it was Jackson who hired Murray. Murray is due to be released next month after serving two years in prison following his conviction for the involuntary manslaughter of the late pop star. Jackson’s family lawyer, Brian Panish, claimed in his closing arguments, that AEG had known about Jackson’s past health problems and was negligent in not checking the background of Murray, who was deeply in debt at the time and needed the tour to go ahead to save him from financial ruin. The damages Jackson’s family is seeking from AEG has not been specified, but if AEG is found liable, the company could be facing a payment of more than one billion dollars in Jackson’s lost earnings. Unlike criminal trials where a unanimous verdict is needed, only nine of the 12 jurors are required to reach a verdict. (dpa/NAN).

We’ll cage Eagles on Sunday, Oct 13 – Ethiopia on september 26, 2013

Ethiopia have confirmed they will host Nigeria in a 2014 World Cup playoff on Sunday, October 13, in Addis Ababa. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) had earlier raised alarm that Ethiopia are yet to confirm the match day. General secretary of the Ethiopia Football Federation (EFF) Yigsaw Bezuayehu disclosed that the match will be played on October 13. OUT OF REACH•••Super Eagles Kenneth Omeruo controls the ball as Saladin Seid of Ethiopia attacks. “We have played our home games on Sundays and the match against Nigeria will not be an exception,” said the EFF top official. Defender Alulu Girma had boasted that they would beat Nigeria in their home and come to Nigeria to fight for an upset. This then means that Nigeria will fly out of Abuja on a chartered flight on Saturday, October 12, so as to beat the effects of the high altitude in Addis Ababa. Nigeria have picked Saturday, November 16 as the date for the return leg match at the UJ Esuene Stadium in Calabar. The overall winners of this playoff matches will qualify for next year’s World Cup in Brazil.

ASUU STRIKE WILL SOON BE OVER - NUC

ASUU strike’ll soon be over – NUC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013 BY AGENCY REPORTER 1 Comment

Minister of State for Education, Chief Nyesom Wike

Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Prof. Julius Okojie, says he is confident that the protracted strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities will soon be called off.

Okojie, who spoke on Wednesday in Abuja at a meeting with journalists, said the commission had been doing everything within its powers to ensure a speedy resolution of the issues raised by ASUU so that students could return school.

He said, “We are part of the system and we understand the issues, we are meeting with members of the union all the time and the issues are being tackled.

“So, we are optimistic that the strike will soon be called off and our children can go back to school in the shortest possible time.”

The NUC boss also reacted to the call by ASUU for NUC to be scrapped, saying “the call is not in good faith as the commission has not gone to sleep over its duties.”

Also speaking on the recurrent disagreement between the commission and some professional bodies over accreditation and running of certain courses by some universities, Okojie acknowledged that there were issues that needed to be resolved between both parties.

“There is no country in the world where regulatory bodies and professional bodies go to regulate at the same time. So, it is true we are having problems with professional bodies in carrying out our mandate, but the issues too will soon be resolved and we can move on,” he said.

The Executive Secretary, who said that the commission had closed many faculties found to be unfit to run courses in certain universities, admitted that, “it is not easy to be a regulator.”