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Prophet kills gang member’s girlfriend, share body parts

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Two self-acclaimed prophets, Darasimi Rotimi, and his accomplice, Ibikunle Sunday, who allegedly killed one Sara Olowokere and dissected her body for rituals were among 29 other suspects paraded at the Ogun state police command headquarters in Elewaran. The duo were said to have killed Olowokere in Sango area and “dissected her body, removed the head, wrist, heart, breast and private part.” Prophet Sunday, an okada rider, admitted that he killed Olowokere by hitting a plank on her head, revealing that the victim was the girlfriend of the third suspect, who…

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Ronaldo Named World Best Player 2017

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Cristiano Ronaldo beat Lionel Messi and Neymar to retain his crown as the Men’s Player of the Year at Fifa’s Best Football Awards 2017 in London on Monday night. The ceremony – which took place at the London Palladium – is the second since the Fifa award once again split from France Football’s Ballon d’Or prize last year. “Thank you a lot to the guys for voting for me,” Ronaldo said. “(I want) To give a mention to Leo and Neymar to be here, Real Madrid supporters, my team-mates, my…

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Usain Bolt Signs Up As Footballer – Looks Forward To Playing For Jamaican National Team

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Jamaican sprinter, Usain Bolt has said that he is serious about starting up a soccer career now he has retired from sprinting. He also said he could even be good enough to play for Jamaica. Bolt, eight-time Olympic gold medalist, is currently recovering from a hamstring injury. He accepted there might be some skepticism, but said it had always been his boyhood dream. He told reporters at the U.S Formula One Grand Prix, “For me it’s a personal goal. I don’t care what people really think about it. I‘m not…

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Our Concrete Achievements Not Propaganda And Lies – Buhari

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President Muhammadu Buhari said his Administration has recorded concrete achievements which are there for all to see, contrary to the opposition’s statement that the Administration is running on propaganda and lies. The President, who was represented by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the assertion at the opening of the two-day Nigeria Governors’ Forum Conference for Media Handlers of States’ Chief Executives in Abuja on Monday. ”For our Administration, our achievements are there for all to see. We are delivering in the broad areas that formed…

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Everton Sack Koeman After Dismal Performance

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Everton have sacked manager Ronald Koeman after Sunday’s 5-2 home defeat by Arsenal left them in the Premier League relegation zone. A statement said the club “would like to express their gratitude to Ronald for the service he has given to the club over the past 16 months”. The Toffees are 18th in the Premier League and have won just two of their nine league games this season. “I still believe I can change the whole situation,” Koeman had said on Sunday. Koeman became the third Premier League managerial casualty…

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Neymar Sent Off As PSG Salvage Draw

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World’s most expensive player, Neymar was on target as Paris St Germain faced Olympique Marseille in a Ligue 1 clash on Sunday but got sent off before the final whistle. The Brazilian, who moved to the French giants from Barcelona this summer, scored his 10th goal since joining the club for a record £200m. His 33rd-minute goal cancelled Marseille’s opener gotten by a 30-yard strike by Luiz Gustavo in the 16th minute. Florian Thauvin then put Marseille ahead again with 10 minutes remaining, before Neymar was booked twice in two…

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Man, His Entire Family Die After Eating Ewedu Soup In Kaduna State

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People in Dushai village along the Kagoro-Manchok road, in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State are gripped by grief and wondering how a local staple vegetable, jute, (and known among the Yoruba of Southwest Nigeria as ewedu and called rama in Southern Kaduna), which they have been using to make soup for centuries could have caused the death of a whole family in their community. The family five, including an unborn baby, as well as two domestic dogs, perished the next day after consuming a meal made with the…

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Kidnapped African Church priest killed during rescue operation

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Chaplain to the Bishop of the African Church, Ondo Central Diocese, Revd. David Ayeola has been killed by suspected kidnappers during a rescue operation. The gunmen shot Ayeola dead in a botched rescue operation after the church declined to pay the N100m ransom the kidnappers demanded. The African Church had offered N500,000 instead. The remains of the victim had been deposited in a morgue. It was gathered that Ayeola, the bishop, Samuel Ojo; and the bishop’s wife were travelling to Abeokuta, Ogun State, from Imojo Ekiti, Ekiti State, when they…

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1,272 Fail Nigerian Law School Exam

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​The Nigerian Law School on Saturday released the summary of the final examination results conducted in August. Chinedu Ukekwe, Head of Information and Protocol of the Nigerian Law School, in a statement said 1,272 candidates failed out of a total of 5,891 that participated in the examinations. The candidates who failed represented 21.6 per cent. “29 students made First Class, 211 Second Class Upper, 1,046 Second Class Lower.” He said 2,999 got a Pass, while 334 came out with conditional Pass. 4,285 candidates were successful and will be called to…

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Nigeria Pays N2 Billion For Commencement Of Work On 2nd Niger Bridge

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The Federal government of Nigeria has paid the N2 billion mobilization fees to contractors for the commencement of work on the second Niger bridge in Onitsha, Anambra State. The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo assured Nigerians that work on the project would be completed before the end of 2019. Osinbajo, who was in Onitsha on Friday at the official flag-off campaign of Mr Tony Nwoye, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Anambra State, said that all projects embarked on by the Federal Government would be completed without exception including…

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