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The nurse who filmed Brazilian striker Neyma being wheeled around on a hospital trolley has been fired, according to an article on Brazilan football site UOL. The nurse has been criticized for not only recording the football star in that state but also for blowing kisses to the camera afterwards and laughing. She then posted the video to her Facebook page. Personally, I don't see how this is a big deal but the hospital management released a statement saying the nurse, named Chintia, has been fired. See the video below

This is the eye-watering moment a man was gored by a bull after falling to the ground as the traditional running of the bulls festivals got underway with the first of the runs being held across Spain today. The bull charged at the man and attacked him with its horns as he lay on the ground, surrounded by concerned onlookers. The shocking moment occurred during the Bous a la Mar (Bulls in the Sea) festival, in Denia, near Alicanta, on the eastern coast of Spain, in which men emerge from protective barriers and encourage bulls to chase them. The festival was taking place as thousands of runners raced alongside fighting bulls through the streets of the northern Spanish city of Pamplona. Jose Aldaba, a spokesman for Spain's Red Cross, said four people were taken to a city hospital for injuries sustained in the 8am run, the first of the annual San Fermin festival, which is now in its second day. One was gored in the thigh. A statement from the Navarra regional g...

The Imo state Police command yesterday July 6th paraded 25 suspected and prospective cult members of some polytechnics in Imo state, including the Alvan Ikoku College of Education and Imo state Polytechnic. The Police acting on a tip off from residents of Emi village in Owerri North local government area stormed the Emi river at about  3.30am  when initiation process for new members was being carried out. The young men were arrested after a gun battle with the police. Marijuana, weapons and all manner of charms were found with them. Continue... However, some of the students who were arrested said they were being initiated against their will. One of them, Emenike Lawrence (pictured above) said he followed one of his friend out to see another friend who had promised to buy them drink and it was when they got to the bar that he was beaten and taken to a forest for initiation "I went out with one of his friend who said I should follow him to go and see someone, ...

The world of football is in mourning after legendary Real Madrid forward Alfredo di Stefano died at the age of 88.  The former Spain, Argentina and Colombia international suffered a heart attack near the club’s Bernabeu stadium on Saturday afternoon and passed away on Monday afternoon. Real Madrid’s honorary president was attended to by emergency medical services after suffering a cardiac arrest that reportedly lasted 18 minutes on Saturday and he had been kept in an induced coma in the coronary unit at the General Universitario Gregorio Maranon Hospital in the Spanish capital.  However, his condition took a tragic turn for the worse on Monday afternoon and one of football’s most iconic names has died. Di Stefano was an integral part of the Real Madrid side that won five consecutive European Cups between 1956 and 1960 and he was voted European player of the year in both 1957 and 1959.  He scored more than 300 goals across 11 seasons with the Madrid sid...

Details of the 19 new states proposed by the ongoing National Conference t be created in addition to the 36 already in existence have been identified. This was contained in the documents obtained Saturday. For the proposed Edu State, which will be created out of the present Niger State, it will be made up of Agagie, Bida North, Edati, Agbakoba, Katcha, Lapai, Labun and Mokwa Local Governments with its capital in Bida. Apa State will be carved out of the present Benue State and made up of Agatu, Apa, Otukpo, Oju, Obi, Obi, Ohimini, Okpokwu and Ofbadigbo Local Government Areas with capital in Otukpo. If Kainji State is created, it will be created from the present Kebbi and Niger states and it will be made up of Danko/Wasagu, Fakai, Zuru, Shanga, Sakaba, Nhaski, Yauri, Rijau, Mariga, Magama, Kontagora, Agwara, Borgo and Mashefu Local Governments. Its capital is proposed to be in Zuru. For the proposed Katagun State, which is recommended to be created out of Bauchi State, ...

In January 2014 during the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, D'banj helped launch the Do Agric Petition. A petition that calls on leaders for more and better investment in Agriculture. D'banj was the first to publicly sign the petition. In April, he led 19 of Africa's top artists to record the hit song "Cocoa Na Chocolate" to promote the petition and help rebrand Agriculture among Africa's youth.  The campaign has been a great success as over 2 million Africans from every African country has signed the petition. D'banj recently met with ONE co-founder Bono and presented him the petition in recognition of the way he has inspired Africans themselves to lead the fight for change in Africa.

BENIN— A 25-year-old man simply identified as Osamame Isekhuere (aka Black Arrow) was weekend shot dead in Benin by his friend while trying to test the efficacy of charms in his possession popularly known as ‘Africa Insurance’. The shooting which occurred at the Oba market, at the centre of Benin metropolis, Vanguard gathered, forced many traders in the market to lock up their shops and run for their lives following riots occasioned by the killing. It was gathered that Osamame had asked one of his friends to shoot him to test a new charm that he had acquired against bullets after incising and rubbing the charms on their bodies and they decided to test it with live bullets. According to the source, Osamame first shot at his friend but the bullet did not penetrate but when the friend shot at Osamame on the chest, the charm failed. Osamame was said to have died instantly. His friends, who heard of the killing, burnt down a building where the said friend was living in a rented a...

The body of Habib Olatunde (pictured above), a bank manager of an undisclosed Nigerian bank, has been found two weeks and six days after he was declared missing by the police. Late Mr Olatunde's body was found hanging in an uncompleted building at Arepo in Ogun state on Saturday July 5th around  5pm . Abayomi Shogunle, the Deputy Force PRO, Nigeria Police Force, revealed this.

Students of Ondo State  Rufus Giwa Polytechnic in Owo, Ondo state this morning began a major protest against the rise in tuition  fees at the institution. The state-owned polytechnic had jerked annual school fees from ₦21,300 for students in  National Diploma in sciences to N58,300 ND and ₦53,800 to 73,000 and ₦78,500. The management of the school also imposed additionally ₦20,000 on non-indigenes.  The new fee regime became effective shortly after Governor Olusegun Mimiko won its second term election in the state. However, majority of the impressed students students could not afford the fees and had engaged in dialogue with the school management until riots broke out today. The students have  taken over the  busy Owo/Abuja expressway, locked up the offices of the rector,  Prof. Igbekele Ajibefun and also taken the school’s main gates, and driven around in Owo to draw attention of residents to their plight.

The wedding of Ese Walters to her heartthrob, Benny Ark, remains the biggest Valentine story of the year. Only last year, Ese had alleged that she had an affair with a popular Abuja-based pastor. Her accusations created waves across the country, even as she said that she opened up to clear her conscience of any guilt. In this interview with SUN, her husband fondly called the ‘Ark of Cool’ by his fans, opens up: Your frequent support for women must have earned you a whole lot of female attention. You got married recently, what is hard picking a wife? The process of meeting the right woman was quite tiring and sometimes painful. But when I got past the process, I made my choice quickly. I looked at a number of things before picking a wife – from the external and internal qualities, to the woman who can follow me on my journey. I can even say the process took up to eight years, but when I was through with the process, the decision was instant. You got Married to the lady who E...

Nigerians seeking health services in public hospitals nationwide continue to face harrowing times even as the striking medical doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, hold an emergency meeting in Abuja today to review the indefinite strike they commenced July 1 The Federal Government has described the strike as unnecessary, just as the Medical Consultants Association of Nigeria, MDCAN, has distanced itself from the strike action and assured the nation of uninterrupted hospital services. While, there are rumours that the emergency meeting may bring positive decision as to officially suspend the strike, it was not very clear if all the members present at the proposed emergency meeting will support the decision. Leadership of the NMA maintained sealed lips over the meeting, however, it was reliably gathered that the outcome is expected to determine the next line of action the doctors will take. Meanwhile, health care services in all general, specialist...

But for providence, no fewer than 22 students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka would have died on Saturday when the vehicle conveying them to a burial was involved in an auto crash. According to PUNCH Report, It was learnt that the auto accident occurred around the Okigwe area of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway. The students were going for a burial of the mother of one of their course mates at Mbaitolu Ikeduru in Imo State when the accident happened around 10am. Speaking with our correspondent at the scene of the incident, one of the victims, who identified herself simply as Delight, a second-year student of Library and Information Studies, blamed the accident on the deplorable condition of the highway. She said the driver of the bus conveying them was about overtaking another vehicle when he suddenly saw a dangerous pothole in the middle of the road, and in his attempt to dodge it, the vehicle veered off the highway and somersaulted. The victim added that after th...

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a gang of armed robbers who specialised in robbing traders and commuters in the early morning hours at the Iyana Oba and Badagry areas of Lagos. Members of the four-man gang are Bode Oladejo, who is said to be the ring leader, Christian Opene, Matthew Nwachie, and a yet-to-be identified member, who the police said was still at large. Our correspondent learnt that the police received a tip-off about the gang, and the Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko, directed the Special Anti-Robbery Squad team, led by Abba Kyari, to go after them. It was further learnt that the gang members were arrested on Sunday, June 15, in the Ajegunle area of Lagos after they had returned from an operation. The gang, our correspondent gathered, had raided a house on Tona Eradiri Street, Ajegunle, the previous day and dispossessed a man, Mr. Godwin Perebor, and two ladies of N285,000, two Automated Teller Machine cards and their company’s Identity cards...

The lady said if she got a 100 retweets she would 'accidentally' text her dad and tell him she was fingered by some dude. Hehe. And she did. You can imagine the dad's reaction.

Castro minutes before he drowned trying to save female friend Popular Ghanaian Hiplife musician, Castro (a.k.a Theophilus Tagoe) reportedly drowned yesterday in the Aqua safari beach while trying to rescue his girlfriend. Castro, his girlfriend and a close friend (who is also a footballer for the Black Stars), Asamoah Gyan, had gone on a weekend rendezvous when the unfortunate incident happened. According to GhanaWeb, Castro had taken one of the boats out on a cruise on the Volta Lake alongside his girlfriend, while the others continued with their relaxation at shore. The lady, who was not wearing a life jacket, suddenly fell into the lake, prompting Castro to try to rescue her, but ended up drowning with her. Castro’s body and his girlfriend’s are yet to be found but his ski has been found. Until his death, he was famous for his hit track “sikletele” This is such a sad news.

A 41-year-old suspected cultist, kidnapper and ritualist, Onwuzuruike Nwakaogwu, has confessed to his involvement in a cult group popularly called Dey-Well at Igwuruta village, Ikwerre Local Government area of Rivers State, just as he revealed the identity of the deceased whose skull was found with him as Victoria. The suspect claimed his efforts at getting money from the skull yielded fruit before his arrest as he said that it used to spew out N10, N20, N50 notes whenever he poured ‘kain kain’ (alcoholic drink) on the skull before reciting incantations. But his efforts at repeating the same act in the presence of Sunday Tribune after alcoholic drink was given him yielded no result as the skull remained as it was without bringing out money.  Sunday Tribune Reports The Commissioner of Police in State, Mr Tunde Ogunsakin, said that SARS operatives, headed by Tunji Disu, a Chief Superintendent of Police, received an intelligence report on the activities of some ritualists at...

Charles Oputa, AKA Charly boy, recently got everyone talking when he showed up at the memorial service of his father, Justice Chukwudifu Oputa, with his own ‘throne’ and a pair of funny dressed ladies who stood behind him while the ceremony went on.  The Maverick entertainer gave his reasons for the actions. “First of all, I am not a church goer. I am a Buddhist, though I was born into the Catholic doctrine. And part of my reason for not going to church is the fact that I have been to a lot of churches. For the first 20 years of my life, I was a mass servant. I was an ‘altar boy’ because my father was a disciplinarian. If you don’t go to morning mass, you are bound to be in trouble. I did all that for 20 years, and that’s the kind of background I was coming from. But things have changed regarding the mode of worship in most churches. They spend more time than necessary. Why should we be praying for two to three hours non-stop? I have other things to do.” He further...