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McGregor Fight Won’t Go The Distance- Mayweather

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Floyd Mayweather says his fight with Conor McGregor in Las Vegas on 26 August “won’t go the distance”. Mayweather, 40, has won all 49 of his professional bouts, but has not boxed since September 2015 and came out of retirement to fight the Irishman. The 29-year-old mixed martial arts fighter has not boxed professionally. “He’s looking forward to ending the fight early, I’m looking forward to ending the fight early – it won’t go the distance,” said Mayweather. The American, whose last fight was a points victory over Andre Berto,…

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Man Abandons 4 Children At Agege LGA, Cites Hardship

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A man dumped his four (4) children at AGEGE LOCAL GOVERNMENT “AREA A-MATERNITY OFFICE” with a short note in their hand, asking the Local Government Authority to carter for them because he can no longer fend for the poor children due to economic hardship. On the short note,the father also said his wife who is the mother of the children left him and abandoned the the children. It took the timely intervention of the AGEGE local government Executive Chairman Hon. Ganiyu Kola Egunjobi and other council workers to rescue the…

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Man Arraigned For Beating His Girlfriend To Death

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Detectives attached to the State Criminal Investigations Department (SCID), Lagos command,  have arrested Victor Umeh, a 38-year-old man for allegedly beating his girlfriend, Rachael Osu to death in his apartment along Ago-Palace road. The suspect, is said to be arraigned in court on or before next Friday.  Reports also revealed that after killing his girlfriend, Victor started terrorizing the complainant, Chukwuyenum Osu, who happens to be the deceased elder brother.  It was also revealed that Rachael was confirmed dead after she was taken to a hospital.   Chukwuyenum Osu, the…

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Crude Oil Output Increases In July

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Crude oil production by OPEC members increased slightly in July, including Saudi Arabia, which had championed efforts by the oil cartel and allies to extend an output freeze. Output from the 14 cartel members hit 32.87 million barrels per day (mbd) in July according to secondary sources, OPEC said in its monthly report on the oil market, up from 32.69 mbd in June. “Crude oil output increased mostly in Libya, Nigeria, and Saudi Arabia,” said the report. OPEC and a number of other producers including Russia agreed in May to…

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Suspected Ritualists’ Den Discovered In Lagos, 5 Arrested

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Another suspected ritualists’ den was uncovered, yesterday, along Lagos/Abeokuta expressway, barely 24 hours after a similar discovery was made along the same axis, during which two persons suspected to be operating in the den were set ablaze. The swift intervention of policemen, led by the Commander, Rapid Response Squad, RRS, Assistant Commissioner Olatunji Disu, and his Operations counterpart from Lagos State Police Command, and other security agents, rescued five persons suspected to be operating in the den from the cruel fate of the angry mob. Similar to the first discovery,…

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Boko Haram Strike In Adamawa, Scores Feared Dead

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Dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram, have stormed Ghumbili community, Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State a few days after a similar incident in a neighbouring village in the local government, known as Mildu, where seven people were killed by the insurgents. The attack was said to have lasted from 11 p.m. on Wednesday to 3 a.m. on Thursday. According to the local government chairman, Mr. Yusuf Mohammed, no fewer than 60 houses were razed and foodstuffs looted. “They looted foodstuff, killed livestock and burnt the village completely,” he stated.…

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World Championships 2017: Botswana To Honour Isaac Makwala If He Wins 200m Gold

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Botswana will hold a national holiday in honour of Isaac Makwala if he wins 200m gold at the World Championships. Makwala, whose exploits in London have been a major talking point this week, races in the final later on Thursday. On Tuesday he was barred from the 400m final, as officials tried to halt a “very virulent” norovirus outbreak. But he returned and progressed from an individual 200m time trial on Wednesday he was quarantined for Monday’s heats – and celebrated by doing press-ups. The 30-year-old, who said he is…

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Paul Kagame Wins 3rd Term After 17-year Presidency In Rwanda

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Rwanda’s long-time President Paul Kagame has easily won a third term in office in a vote he had called “a formality.” Kagame, the controversial president of Rwanda, won a landslide victory in the small African state’s election, securing a third term extending his 17 years in power. The result gives him another seven years leading the small east African nation praised for its economic performance but criticised for its silencing of opponents. Electoral authorities overnight said Mr Kagame had won more than 98 per cent of the vote with 80…

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Liverpool Reject Barca Bid For Coutinho

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Liverpool have rejected a bid of 100 million euros (£90m) from Barcelona for Brazil playmaker Philippe Coutinho. Barca’s second bid for the 25-year-old, which was rejected immediately, comprised an initial 85m euros (£76.8m) plus 15m euros (£13.5m) in add-ons. Liverpool have reiterated that Coutinho – who joined them from Inter Milan for £8.5m in 2013 – is not for sale. Barcelona sold Brazil forward Neymar to Paris St-Germain for a world record transfer of £200m last week. Coutinho who scored 14 goals last term and spent six weeks out with…

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Alake of Egbaland, FCTA Support Sterling Bank’s Environmental Makeover

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The Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo and the Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Mrs. Folashade Joseph have endorsed the 2017 edition of Sterling Bank Environmental Makeover (STEM). STEM is Sterling Bank’s corporate social responsibility initiative which seeks to promote practices that contribute to the sustenance of the environment on a long-term basis. It presently covers partnership with waste management agencies in 14 states, tree planting to combat desertification in parts of Northern Nigeria and an annual national cleaning exercise. The 2017 edition of the…

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