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Nigerian defender David Oniya dies during football match in Malaysia (Photos)

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A Nigerian defender has died, three minutes into a football match in Malaysia.30 yar old David Faramola Oniya died on Saturday after collapsing on the pitch during a friendly match between his Malaysian club T-Team and Kelantan. He was 30. According to Local media ,he collapsed three minutes into the match in Kota Bharu and was taken to hospital.T-Team CEO Syahrizan Mohd Zain said Oniya did not receive medical treatment quick enough. He suffered a heart attack but it could have been a different story had the ambulance driver was alert,' he told the New Straits Times.'The driver was at the stands watching the game when Oniya suddenly collapsed and our defender was deprived of oxygen for several minutes.'He was pronounced dead at the hospital about 30 minutes later,' 

Revealed: How plot to kidnap NASS Clerk, abort Tuesday inauguration backfired

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Three different plots but with similar goal: to abort the inauguration of the 8th National Assembly on Tues­day, June 9 failed only when the first leg, and the most crucial one, could not fly. The first plot was to kidnap the Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA), Alhaji Salisu Abubakar Maikasuwa (OFR), from his resi­dence in a highbrow district of Abuja in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. If that plot had succeeded, the next stage was a carefully composed text message that would be sent out to National Assembly mem­bers-elect of a purported meeting with Presi­dent Muhammadu Buhari at the International Conference Centre (ICC). The text message was expected to draw out certain members-elect with a view to keeping them stranded at the ICC while some mem­bers would access the two chambers of the National Assembly, get the required numbers and then, conduct elections. The timing of the meeting was keenly de­bated but it was gathered that 9:00am was eventually agre

Buhari Slowed Down By Deliberate and Bureaucratic Nature - Aides

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As President Muhammadu Buhari headed out this morning to South Africa to attend an African Union Summit, several of his close aides and associates have attributed his slowness in producing a cabinet and special advisers to his deliberate bureaucratic style. Even so, some of the sources claimed that Mr. Buhari’s three previous predecessors did not select and announce their cabinet early in the life of their respective administrations. One of the associates, a governor of a northern state, said, “President Buhari is a systems man who tolerates a degree of bureaucracy apparently because of his military training.” He claimed that Mr. Buhari “assumed office with a lot of urgent issues to be attended to, including how to resolve the fuel crisis that crippled Nigeria. He also made strategic trips within our sub-region and to the G-7 Summit in Germany to address issues of the security and other threats facing our country.”  Another aide cited the fact that former President

Checkout What Uber Football Facts Twitted About Floyd Mayweather

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Uber football facts is saying that Floyd Mayweather is richer than Messi, Ronaldo, Roger and Lebr on James.

PHOTO: President Buhari arriving South Africa for the African Union summit

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President Buhari arriving South Africa for the African Union summit

Derenle Rocks Agbada & High Heeled Boots As He Turns 32

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Derenle Edun is a year older today..To mark it, he shared some hot photos rocking an Agbada and boots..Happy Birthday to him… \

Angelina Jolie Makes Star Appearance At The AU Summit (Photos)

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Hollywood Star, Angelina Jolie made a star appearance at the 25th African Summit in South Africa. The actress who is also a U.N. special envoy on refuge issues bothered on rape as a weapon of warfare and charged African leaders cum representatives to support women rights. Jolie stressed the need for women protection in Africa and beyond. Jolie had been invited to speak on women and conflict at the Sandton Convention Centre, on Friday. She shared a panel with the African Union Commission Chairwoman Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, former British Foreign Secretary William Hague and Senegalese activist Bineta Diop. Zainab Bangura, who is the U.N.’s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict was also in attendance. Jolie said: ‘There is a global epidemic of violence against women – both within conflict zones and within societies at peace – and it is still treated as a lesser crime and lower priority.

Two Young Nigerians Get 55 Years Jail Term In Enugu For Drug Trafficking (PHOTO)

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A Federal High Court sitting in Enugu, has sentenced two drug traffickers to fifty-five years in jail. One of the convicts, Deborah Okafor, a 30-year-old professional dancer, was charged with conspiracy, trafficking and unlawful possession of 3.450kg of amphetamine, while the other, Iheme Onyemauchechukwu, was charged with trafficking and unlawful importation of 9.975kg of heroin. They were both arrested at the Enugu airport. A statement by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said Okafor would have been paid the sum of $3,500 if she successfully made her trip to Malaysia. She was convicted and sentenced by Justice D. V. Agishi to 10 years each in counts one and two and 20 years in count three making her sentence 40 years altogether. The second convict, Onyemauchechukwu, 27, was charged with trafficking and unlawful importation of 9.975kg of heroin. He was convicted as charged and sentenced to 10 years in count one with a fine of N1m and five

President Buhari leaves Abuja for AU Summit in South Africa

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The president left Abuja this morning for the AU Summit which he will head in South Africa. He is expected back in the country on Tuesday June 16. In his entourage are Ogun state governor, Ibikunle Amosun and Benue state governor Samuel Ortom. 

Mavin artist D'Prince welcomes baby boy with girlfriend (photo)

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D'Prince today welcomed a son with his girlfriend. The happy first time dad shared the pic and wrote " There comes a time when a boy has to become a MAN. The love of my life just gave me a bouncing baby boy. To God be the glory. Now I feel my life has a purpose. To live for my boy.". Congrats to him. 

Photos: Commercial flight makes first landing in Maiduguri Int'l airport after 2yr closure

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The Maiduguri International Airport in Borno state which was re-opened on June 9th after being shut down for two years due to Boko Haram attacks, made its first commercial landing today June 13th. The Governor of the state, Kashim Shettima was onboard the flight. 

Govs at war again as factional group meets next week, to confirm Mimiko as Chairman

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STRONG indications emerged yesterday that the crisis which rocked the family of the thirty- six state governors under the aegis, Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF during former President Goodluck Jonathan was set to continue as the factional group which was loyal to former governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State has fixed a meeting for next week. The factional group which will have its first meeting next week, would confirm Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo state as the new Chairman of the forum. Speaking to Vanguard on the development, the coordinator of the forum, Earl Osaro Onaiwu who noted that there have been informal meetings where about nine of the governors zeroed in on Governor Mimiko as the new Chairman of the forum, stressed that an earlier meeting scheduled for this week was shelved as the governors were engaged in the negotiations and horse-trading with regard to the elections of the new leadership of the national assembly. Asked if other governors wer

Photos: University of Uyo Girls hostel on fire

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A girls hostel at the University of Uyo caught fire this afternoon. It started from a room and spread to two other rooms. Thankfully the fire was contained by man-o-war and fire service before it spread to more rooms. And more thankful is that no life was lost. The cause of the sudden fire is yet to be known. 

Fetish 419 syndicate arrested and paraded in Ibadan

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The Oyo State Police Command yesterday paraded a gang of highly fetish 419 syndicate which specialised in defrauding unsuspecting citizens of huge sums of money. The police said they deceived their victims by claiming to cure their various ailments. The breakthrough was made by the Command’s anti-Kidnapping Squad who discovered the gang’s shrines at Baale-Ayo, Asejire and Balogun village off Eleyele/Ido road as well as two poultry farms each of which costs 50 million naira while the cummulative value of their illegal services is over 800 million naira. The suspects include Sherifat Badamosi, a female, 48 years who played the role of the witch, Samsondeen Abiola a male, 42 years, a photographer whose role was to lure rich victims to their trap, Oriyomi Adebayo a male, 41 years, who played the role of a spy, Alhaji Akeem Azeez Olayode, a male, 37 years, leader of the gang and Ayankule Ayanlowo a male, 43 years who played the role of a fake herbalist. Acco

APC members have returned to the trenches – Jimi Disu

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Jimi Disu National affairs commentator, Jimi Disi was on Classic FM for his usual Front Page News analysis, a review of newspaper stories and said the following on Wednesday, June 10 edition: On the emergence of Bukola Saraki as Senate President when some APC members including Senators-elect were at the International Conference Center for a purported meeting with President Buhari: “…It was said that Buhari didn’t call the meeting, then who did? These are the questions but I don’t want to delve much into it. How can an election be fixed for 10 am and on the same day a message flies in that a meeting with the President will hold at 9 am and there was no news about the rescheduling of the election? I think that Saraki read the whole thing well and outwitted them. I read a reaction that says APC rejects Saraki- Dogara’s victory. The ultimate leader of the party is the President. He has recognized Saraki and Dogara. So who are the APC that are rejecting their vict

Mystery surrounds death of student lovers in hostel(Photos)

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A community has been left puzzled after two teenage lovers and students of  Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU)Kelly Okonkwo Gerald, died in their room.. The community woke up, last Monday, to find the students dead in a room at Diamond Lodge. The building is an off-campus hostel. The late Kelly, who was a student of Entrepreneurship Department, was said to have visited her boyfriend, simply identified as Gerald, who was a 24-year-old 200-Level Public Administration student, in his hostel for the weekend. But, three days after they had been together, the love birds were brought out of the room dead. Other occupants reported the matter to the nearby Oyi Police Station. When the door was forced opened by the police, Kelly’s body was found beside Gerald, who was said to be unconscious at the time. They were almost naked. The police rushed the unconscious Gerald to the university’s Teaching Hospital in Amaku, where he died. The late Gerald was the presiden

Wole Soyinka-If Buhari wants to tackle Boko Haram by travelling the world,let him do...

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  Noble Laurette Professor Wole Soyinka addressed the reason behind his support for Buhari in a new interview with  Punch ..Read excerpts   A lot of Nigerians still wonder why you chose to endorse the candidature of Muhammadu Buhari. Why did you do that? I was exercising my democratic right. So, how do you see Buhari as someone who is competent to rule this country? Let us put it this way, if this country had gone on the way it was going, the way things were shaping up; if this nation had continued for another two years, in fact, I will say, it would not have lasted two years. So the word, ‘change’ for me, was not a slogan. It is not a mere slogan. The nation needed new hands at the wheels of governance. That is quite clear. In essence, you are saying that the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan did not do well and could have plunged the nation into ruins? Mr. Journalist, do not try to put words in my mouth. Listen to and report exactl

I didn’t beg Ebube for forgiveness –Anita Joseph

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The nearly four-year rift between Nollywood actresses, Ebube Nwagbo and Anita Joseph, may have ended. It was a public secret that the two actresses were at war over Limpopo singer, Kcee, of the then KC Presh group. The young man didn’t eventually take any of them to the altar but of course, it didn’t stop the ‘beef’ between the two actresses to linger up until recently. Saturday Beats gathered that Anita actually made the first reconciliatory moves by begging Ebube and asking that the both to bury the hatchet and move on. However, in a telephone chat with Saturday Beats, Anita insisted she was never at ‘war’ with Ebube, claiming it was a figment of some people’s imagination. “I couldn’t have gone to ‘beg’ Ebube for any form of forgiveness. How? Where? The truth is that we don’t have any issue. She may not have been my close friend but she is not my enemy either. It was just people that brought up the issue of us having a fight; it never happened