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Jack Wilshere Announces Arsenal Exit After 17 Years

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Arsenal midfielder,Jack Wilshere has confirmed that he would be leaving the North London club by the end of June, bringing a stay of 17 years at the club to an end. Wilshere, who joined the club academy when he was just 9 years old, has been a constant face and a fan favourite at the Emirates. He was particulary loved by immediate past coach, Arsene Wenger, who stood by him despite his injury but the departure of Wenger at the end of the season must have been one of the…

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CAN condemns death sentence passed on five Christian youths over death of herdsman

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A recent judgement passed against five Christian youths for the murder of a herdsman has been condemned by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). CAN has asked the Federal Government to caution the Adamawa State government against a hasty implementation of the death sentence. Justice Abdul-Azeez Waziri of the state’s High Court recently sentenced Alex Amos, Alheri Phanuel, Holy Boniface, Jerry Gideon and Jari Sabagi to death for culpable homicide. The youths, on June 1, 2017, allegedly attacked three herdsmen, killed one of them, Adamu Buba, threw his corpse into…

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Generator fume kills woman and five children in Edo

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A woman identified as Mrs. Okwueze was found dead alongside her five children after they reportedly inhaled fume from generating set in Edo State. Tochukwu Okwueze, the deceased’s husband, is presently in hospital battling for his life after the incident, he was found in a state of coma. The incident happened at Akpata Street in Egor local government area of the state. The family was said to have put on the generating set in their kitchen on Monday night and left it running throughout the night. It was gathered that…

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OGBOMOSHO  PIVOTAL CLUB ELECT EXCO

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Ogbomosho Pivotal Club, an association of indigenes of Ogbomosholand with a common goal of seeing to the development of the ancient town and its people has inaugurated a 12-man executive committee led by Alhaji Remi Adeseun as President to pilot its affairs for the next one year following their election in April. Adeseun, a fellow of both the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria and the Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy, succeeds Dr. Akin Onigbinde (SAN). Prince ‘Degun Agboade emerged Vice President while the duo of Alhaji Sola Adeseun and Engr. Akintayo Akintola were elected Secretary and Assistant Secretary respectively. Alhaji…

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Malami confirms receipt of $370m Abacha loot from Swiss govt

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The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, yesterday, met with top officials of the United Kingdom, United States of America and Jersey to work out the final modalities for drawing down $500 million Abacha loot frozen by the American government. The meeting, which was held at Nigerian High Commission in London, was attended by Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami; Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Justice George Oguntade; lawyers engaged by Nigeria to recover assets abroad and justice department officials from the…

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Man beats mother to death over love affair with his aunt

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Agaezichi Ogbonna, a 22 year old man, has allegedly killed his mother over a love affair with her sister at Akpaa Mbato community, Obingwa council area of Abia State. Family revealed that Agaezichi aged 22, was having a love affair with his mother’s sister, but his mother, Blessing, warned against the relationship, describing it as a taboo in Igbo land. However, on Saturday, the deceased reportedly met the two ‘love birds’ at home and warned them to desist from the love affairs, but Agaezichi pounced on his mother and beat…

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Makarfi Declares for Presidency

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Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, former National Caretaker Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has declared his intention to seek nomination for the 2019 presidency. Makarfi, a former governor of Kaduna State and a two-time senator, said his decision to seek the PDP presidential ticket followed wide consultations with stakeholders across the country. He also said he was optimistic that the PDP will wrestle power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2019, noting that APC has been working for PDP by failing to deliver on its electoral promises…

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We’re not just professional on set-pieces’ – Gernot Rohr defends tactics, Mikel in Croatia loss

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The Super Eagles were punished for their lack of coordination while defending set-pieces, according to the German gaffer Nigeria’s only undoing against Croatia was defending set-pieces and not the tactical approach, according to coach Gernot Rohr. The Super Eagles failed to break their World Cup opening game jinx with an own goal from Oghenekaro Etebo and a Luka Modric penalty, both coming off mistakes from corner kicks, condemning them to a 2-0 defeat at the Kaliningrad Stadium. The west African side have now failed to win their first games at…

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Ramadan Fast: I Am Healthier Now – Buhari

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President Muhammadu Buhari has said his participation in this year’s Ramadan Fast has improved his health more than it was initially. Mr Buhari stated this on Friday at his official residence in the Presidential Villa, Abuja when he played host to a delegation of federal capital territory (FCT) led by Mohammed Bello, the minister of FCT. The president who said he could not participate in last year’s fast because he was away on health vacation noted that he did not want the situation to repeat itself this year hence his…

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Man kills married lover to take her Acura SUV

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Paul Chukwujekwu Ezengo and Emmanuel Adogah, were arrested and paraded by the Federal Capital Territory police command for allegedly killing Ezengo’s married lover in order to own her Acura SUV. The suspects after giving her excess alcohol, killed her, butchered her body and packed it into two sacks that were later dumped in a river. To cover their trail, the suspects also changed the number plate of the vehicle of the deceased from Abuja number to Ebonyi State number: SKA625AA. The deceased, a 44-year-old Charity Chidebere Aiyedogbon mysteriously disappeared in…

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