FIFA president Blatter Apologises For Mocking Ronaldo

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FIFA president Sepp Blatter has written a letter of apology to Real Madrid president Florentino Perez over comments mocking Cristiano Ronaldo.

Madrid reacted angrily after Blatter made a joke at Ronaldo’s expense while addressing the Oxford Union on Friday.  Asked to compare the Madrid player with Barcelona forward
Lionel Messi, Blatter said: “One has more expenses for the hairdresser than the other.”

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Fashola Apologises To Igbos Over Deportation Saga - The Nation Newspaper

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Governor Babatunde Fashola

By Precious Igbonwelundu

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Thursday offered an unreserved apology for the misunderstanding generated by the alleged deportation of some destitutes to Onitsha, Anambra State.

The state government was accused of dumping 70 beggars at Onitsha Bridge on July 24, a situation that generated public outcry and bad blood.

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Serbia President ‘Apologises’ For 1995 Massacre Of 8,000 Muslims

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Serbia’s nationalist President Tomislav Nikolic has personally apologised for the first time for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre of 8,000 Muslims. “I kneel and ask for forgiveness for Serbia for the crime committed in Srebrenica,” Nikolic said on Thursday in an interview to be aired on Bosnian national television parts of which have been released on You Tube. “I apologise for the crimes committed by any individual in the name of our state and our people,” he said in the interview.

Nikolic’s office confirmed to AFP news agency the authenticity of the statement. Thousands of Bosnians, mostly Muslims, were killed by Serb soldiers during the Balkan War between 1992 and 1996.

Twitter apologises for hardcoré pórn shown on its homepage

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Twitter has apologised for the hardcóare pórnography that was shown on the homepage of its new video sharing app, Vine siting human error.

The micro blogging site admitted that it made the explicit video, which was tagged ”pórn” and “nsfwvine”, an “editor”s pick” by mistake on Monday, meaning users could view the x-ratéd clip without leaving the homepage.