MANCHESTER UNITED SIGNS £24M ROBIN VAN PERSIE FROM ARSENAL

MANCHESTER United have announced they've agreed a deal to sign Robin van Persie from Arsenal, subject to a medical and personal terms. The announcement comes after an intense period of negotiations and is subject to Dutch striker Van Persie passing a medical and agreeing personal terms. "Manchester United is pleased to announce it has reached agreement with Arsenal Football Club for the transfer of Robin Van Persie," said a club statement. "The deal is subject to a medical and the agreement of personal terms. A further announcement will be made in due course." It is not anticipated there will be any problems with either remaining part of the deal. And providing it goes through without a hitch, Van Persie could face Everton in...

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OKUPE ON OBASANJO'S INFLUENCE IN OGUN STATE

FORMER Presidential spokesman under ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, Dr. Doyin Okupe, yesterday said the leadership style of the former President cannot win elections again for the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] in Ogun State.He described Chief Obasanjo  as a liability to the party in the State, saying his strick could only work on national level to those who still believe in his ruling style. He was recently appointed as Senior Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs.Okupe who was Obasanjo’s Special Adviser on media matters for three years between 1999 and 2002 and he was displaced by Mrs Remi Oyo.He spoke after he was appointed PDP’s acting leader, at a stakeholders meeting, in Ijebu-Igbo.According to him;...

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CLARK CHALLENGES IBB

Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, on Wednesday challenged former head of state, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, to a public senility test. Clark, who was reacting to Babangida’s description of the Ijaw leader as senile, said the test would determine the reasoning ability of both of them. Babangida, who was reacting to some recent comments made by Clark, had said the Ijaw leader had lost focus and had become senseless. Clark had attacked Babangida at a public lecture, where he accused the former military leader of having a hand in the Boko Haram insurgency. However, his declaration was contained in a statement read at a press conference in Abuja by his lawyer, Mr. Kayode Ajulo. Clark said both of them should sit at a public debate, without the assistance of aides, to debate issues so that Nigerians...

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SYRIAN PRIME MINISTER DEFECTS

Syria's Prime Minister Riyad Hijab has defected from President Bashar al- Assad's administration and joined the opposition to his rule, a spokesman said on Monday in a statement broadcast on Al Jazeera television. "I announce today my defection from the killing and terrorist regime and I announce that I have joined the ranks of the freedom and dignity revolution. I announce that I am from today a soldier in this blessed revolution," Hijab said in a statement read in his name by the spokesman. The spokesman said Hijab was in a safe place. Ascol...

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MAYWEATHER RELEASED

Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been released from a Las Vegas detention center after serving two months of a three-month sentence for a domestic violence conviction, a detention center official said early Friday. Video from CNN affiliate KVVU showed Mayweather leaving the facility. The official from the Clark County Detention Center said Mayweather was no longer in custody. No explanation of why Mayweather was released before the end of his sentence was given. The undefeated boxer was convicted last year after the police said he punched the mother of his children at his home. The high-profile athlete was to be kept in isolation from the facility's 3,000 other inmates, the police said when he was booked into the detention center in June. "He...

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83 MILLION FACEBOOK USERS ARE FAKE!

The number of fake accounts on Facebook is roughly the size of Egypt's population and larger than most of the world's countries, the company disclosed this week. In a 10-Q filing, Facebook acknowledged that a total of 8.7% -- or 83 million -- accounts on the network are bogus. Of that 8.7%, 4.8% are duplicate accounts, 2.4% are user-misclassified accounts and 1.5% are "undesirable" accounts, a.k.a. spam. The figure is a bit higher than the company's previous estimates. In a March filing, Facebook claimed about 5% to 6% of its accounts -- or 40.3 million to 50.7 million -- were fake. The company also says it bans at least 20,000 accounts daily and estimates about 600,000 accounts per day are compromised. Taking the latest figures into account,...

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CHEVROLET MANCHESTER UNITED STRIKES NEW SHIRT DEAL

Chevrolet will be the new name on Manchester United's shirts from the 2014-15 season. Chevrolet, the club's official car partner, will become only the fifth shirt sponsor in the club's 134-year history from the 2014-2015 season, in a seven-year agreement that has been signed for an undisclosed amount. United's commercial director, Richard Arnold, told the club's official website, www.manutd.com: "This is a fantastic, long-term deal for the club. We have been partners with Chevrolet for only six weeks, but already they have produced some fantastic ideas that will benefit both the partnership and our 659 million followers around the world." Arnold added: "They are a key partner on our current tour and I know they have enjoyed experiencing the buzz...

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FERDINAND CHARGED OVER TWITTER COMMENTS

Rio Ferdinand has been charged by the Football Association over comments he made at the end of the John Terry trial. Following Terry's acquittal for allegedly racially abusing Ferdinand's brother Anton, the Manchester United defender responded to a tweet that characterised Terry's Chelsea teammate Ashley Cole - a defence witness in the trial - as a "choc ice". The term is commonly understood to mean "black on the outside, white on the inside" and was a reference to Cole's testimony in court, in which he said he never heard Terry make a racist remark towards Anton Ferdinand during a match at Loftus Road in October. An FA statement said: "The FA has today charged Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand with improper conduct in relation to comments...

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50 NIGERIANS EVACUATED FROM SYRIA

Mr Olugbenga Ashiru, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Monday said about 50 Nigerians had so far been evacuated from Syria following the ongoing crises in the country. Ashiru said in Abuja that the evacuees complied with government's directive to leave Syria and he advised others to vacate the Middle East nation. "We have evacuated quite a lot of Nigerians from Syria, it was not an airlift exercise like we did in the case of Libya because they are very few. "From the report I got, those moved so far are less than 50, long before the situation deteriorated we advised them to move. "Some have decided to stay behind but it is their choice.'' The minister also said that the families of the Charge d'Affairs and officials at the embassy had been relocated...

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THE ARSENAL TRIO VISITS NIGERIA

The Arsenal players (Photo Source: Bada Akintunde J) Over the weekend, the trio of Bacary Sagna, Per Mertesacker and Lukas Podolski of Arsenal FC of England were in Nigeria to meet with a select group of fans, at the Malta Guinness Low Sugar Workout launch in Lagos. Czech midfielder, Tomas Rosicky who was scheduled to come along, pulled out of the trip, after sustaining an injury in a pre-season game. The Gunners who arrived in Lagos on Saturday morning, were taught steps of the rave-of-the-moment Azonto dance, by Guinness World Record holding dancer, Kaffy and her crew, at the launch which took place at the Ball Room of the popular Eko Hotel, on Sunday. They were presented Nigerian national team shirts, bearing their names, upon...

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CHINA WINS LONDON 2012 FIRST GOLD MEDAL

China's world number one Yi Siling won the first gold of the London Olympics in the women's 10m air rifle competition at London's Royal Artillery Barracks on Saturday. China's Yi Siling In a tense contest watched by International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge, Poland's Sylwia Bogacka took silver after a fierce battle for the top spot while Yu Dan of China clinched bronze. Yi, 23, who won the title at the 2010 world championships in Munich, had a total winning score of 502.9, 0.7 points ahead of Bogacka, on 502.2. Yu finished with 501.5. Defending Olympic champion Katerina Emmons of the Czech Republic finished fourth. Yi, who was well off her own world record of 505.6, said it felt good to be the first gold medal winner of the 2012...

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CASH IN OVEN!

A Sydney man who hid $15,000 in cash in his oven was left with a colourful melted mess after his wife turned it on. The Merrylands father-of-two, who did not want to be identified out of embarrassment, sold his beloved Toyota Supra sports car for $15,000 on Saturday afternoon and stashed the wads of notes in his kitchen oven. He said he believed the cash would be safe in the oven because his wife never used it. It was a decision he regretted yesterday after his wife struggled to tell him the money had literally gone up in smoke. She had turned on the oven to pre-heat some chicken nuggets for their two girls and inadvertently cooked the cash. Ascol...

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NUPENG SUSPENDS STRIKE!

The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Jetties and Petroleum Tank Farm Owners Association (JEPTFON) on Friday suspended it two-day old strike. This is contained in a communiqué jointly signed by NUPENG, JEPTFON, the Group Managing Director of NNPC, the Executive Secretary, Petroleum Product Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), the Minister of State for Finance and the Minister of Labor. The NUPENG President Igwe Achese and JEPTFON's Enoch Kanawa, signed for the unions, while Chief Emeka Wogu, Dr Yerima Ngama, Mr Andrew Yakubu and Mr Reginald Stanley, signed for government. The communiqué made available on Saturday stated the Ministry of Finance had commenced the payment of the Petroleum Subsidy for 2012. It also...

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ARMY OFFICERS TO PAY FINE FOR TRAFFIC OFFENCE

The Nigerian Army has said Colonel K.I Yusuf and Staff Sergeant Adeomi, who were accosted by Governor Babatunde Fashola for taking the designated Bus Rapid Transit lane on July 17, 2012, will each pay the mandatory fine of N25, 000. Speaking in its behalf, the General Officer Commanding, 81 Division, Maj. Gen. Kenneth Minimah, said at a press briefing that the Nigerian Army was not above the law. According to Minimah, "They passed the BRT lane and it's a traffic offence and they'll pay the fine. The fact that he has apologised to the governor does not mean that he won't face the law. He will pay the fine." He warned all army personnel to obey the laws of the state and avoid taking the BRT lane, saying  "The law was made for Lagosians and we are part of Lagos and the...

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WIGAN WANT CASH ONLY FOR MOSES FROM CHELSEA

According to reports Chelsea must pay £10m cash to land Wigan Athletic attacker Victor Moses. Latics chairman Dave Whelan will not let Moses go on the cheap — telling the Champions League and FA Cup holders to put up or shut up. Whelan said, "They need to pay the brass up front — we don't want any part-exchange deals they have offered. "Victor is one of the most exciting young talents around, so little wonder Chelsea want him, but if they want him they are going to have to pay the price. "We are not interested in picking up one of their players on loan or in part exchange. "They know the price for Moses. We are looking to reach £10m. "If that means £8m cash and some add-ons, that's fine, as the lad knows that we want him to stay but that we...

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FG OFFERS FINANCIAL INDUCEMENT TO WOMEN TO ENCOURAGE ANTENATAL

The Federal Government as part of its efforts to deal with the rising rate of maternal mortality and improve child healthcare has concluded plans to pay women who attend antenatal clinics. The plan would be executed as part of the Midwifery Service Scheme (MSS) introduced in 2010. Dr. Abdullahi Mohammed, Director, Primary Health Care System Development, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, disclosed the conclusion of payment plan in Abuja on Sunday. He said government budgeted N15 billion for Maternal and Child Health Care from the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE- P). More than 4,000 midwives have been deployed to 1,000 health facilities nationwide under the MSS. CitizensPlatf...

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FG OFFERS FINANCIAL INDUCEMENT TO WOMEN TO ENCOURAGE ANTENATAL

The Federal Government as part of its efforts to deal with the rising rate of maternal mortality and improve child healthcare has concluded plans to pay women who attend antenatal clinics. The plan would be executed as part of the Midwifery Service Scheme (MSS) introduced in 2010. Dr. Abdullahi Mohammed, Director, Primary Health Care System Development, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, disclosed the conclusion of payment plan in Abuja on Sunday. He said government budgeted N15 billion for Maternal and Child Health Care from the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE- P). More than 4,000 midwives have been deployed to 1,000 health facilities nationwide under the MSS. CitizensPlatf...

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FG OFFERS FINANCIAL INDUCEMENT TO WOMEN TO ENCOURAGE ANTENATAL

The Federal Government as part of its efforts to deal with the rising rate of maternal mortality and improve child healthcare has concluded plans to pay women who attend antenatal clinics. The plan would be executed as part of the Midwifery Service Scheme (MSS) introduced in 2010. Dr. Abdullahi Mohammed, Director, Primary Health Care System Development, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, disclosed the conclusion of payment plan in Abuja on Sunday. He said government budgeted N15 billion for Maternal and Child Health Care from the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE- P). More than 4,000 midwives have been deployed to 1,000 health facilities nationwide under the MSS. CitizensPlatf...

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TONE DOWN YOUR MESSAGES SSS TELLS BAKARE

Spokesman for the Save Nigerian Group, Mr. Yinka Odumakin, said the officials of the State Security, who met with the Convener of the group, Pastor Tunde Bakare, at their Lagos office on Monday wanted the pastor to "tone down" his sermons. Bakare is reputed for criticising government policies perceived to be unpopular. Through the SNG, the pastor led the Lagos protest against the removal of subsidy on fuel by the Federal Government in January. Odumakin, who spoke with our correspondent on the telephone, confirmed that the state Director of the SSS invited Bakare on the account of his Sunday sermon. The sermon by Bakare at his church, The Latter Rain Assembly, on Sunday, was entitled, 'How to change government peacefully and make society better'. Odumakin...

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REPS HACTH PLAN TO IMPEACH PRESIDENT JONATHAN!

The House says no amount of intimidation would force it to tolerate poor budget implementation by the President. Amid a mixed public reaction that appears to have emboldened its position, the House of Representatives on Monday insisted that its resolution to impeachment President Goodluck Jonathan over poor budget implementation remained firm and unshakable. The House said in a statement that the move, which it has now confirmed to be its official resolution, was "noble, bold and patriotic" and would not be forced down by "intimidation and blackmail". Spokesperson Muhammad Zakari also denied that the resolution was either sponsored by an opposition political party or borne out of lawmakers' grievance over the fuel subsidy bribery scandal involving its...

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VICTIMS OF COLORADO BATMAN PREMIERE SHOOTING MOURNED

A candlelit vigil has been held in Aurora, Colorado, as the US begins to mourn the people killed by a gunman at a showing of the new Batman film, the Dark Knight Rises. US President Barack Obama ordered flags flown at half mast. A gunman wearing a full suit of tactical body armor, a helmet and a gas mask opened fire at a packed midnight showing of the Dark Knight Rises in a Denver suburb on Friday, killing 12 people after setting off two smoke bombs in the dark theater. Armed with an assault rifle, a shotgun and a pistol, the black-clad gunman wounded 58 others in the shooting rampage at at a mall in Aurora, turning the movie screening into a chaotic scene of dead or bleeding victims, horrified screams and pleas for help, witnesses said. Officers...

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MRI SCAN SHOCKING REVELATION

Eighteen members of the Nigerian U-17 team have failed the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) test conducted to verify their ages. The affected players were screened out during the Grade 1 test ordered by FIFA for all the countries that will participate in CAF/FIFA age grade football competitions. The Media Officer of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) , Demola Olajire, confirmed the development on Friday, adding that the over-age players had been ordered out of the camp. "The NFF conducted MRI tests for the players presented to us by the coaches as U-17. The players failed our MRI test and they are out of the Golden Eaglets team," he said. "So, we are looking for new players now, but Nigerians should note that we are not the parents of these...

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Suspended Universities to Continue Operation but can't Admit New Students- NUC

The National University Commission (NUC) has claimed that the seven suspended private institutions will continue operations, but have been banned from admitting new students. The deputy executive secretary of the commission, Mr Akinbode Agbaoye made the clarification in reaction to a petition filed by Lead City University at the hearing called by House of Representatives on Wednesday. At the resumed public hearing of the House Committee on Public Petitions, Mr Agbaoye explained that the NUC has cleared two of the suspended universities after they produced the required documents. He added that the NUC will embark on forensic audit of the remaining institutions on the 19th of July. The body regulating the activities of tertiary institutions in Nigeria, suspended the operational licenses of seven...

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GOV FASHOLA APPREHENDS TWO MILITARY OFFICERS ON BRT LANE

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, Tuesday arrested two top military officers who drove on the dedicated Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lane, expressing dismay that those who should show the highest form of discipline and professionalism were the ones violating the BRT regulation. The two military officers, who were accosted on the BRT lane at the Outer Marina in Central Lagos, are Colonel Ki Yusuf who drove in an Army Green Peugeot 406 with registration number BO1 – 150 NA and Staff Sergeant Adeomi A.J. who drove in a black Toyota Camry. Realizing that the game was up, Colonel Yusuf came down from his car, saluted severally and kept muttering “I am sorry, very, very sorry”, with the Governor enquiring why, as a senior military officer,...

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MARRIED OLYMPIC COUPLE CANT STAY IN SAME ROOM

Marriage has its ups and its downs, but the downs don’t usually include being unable to sleep together.Sunday, Nick Green, chef de mission of the Australian Olympic Committee, told Australian Olympic shooters Russell and Lauryn Mark via email that they would not be able to room together in the Olympic Village during this month’s London Games.The husband and wife Olympians are calling the mandate stupid and believe it was set off by Russell’s pro-sleeping pill stance and Lauryn’s provocative photo shoot in the latest issue of The Zoo, an Australian magazine geared towards the fellows. Vangu...

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ARIK AIR LOSES WING!

Two days after Arik's Aircraft was involved in a near mishap on a flight from Enugu- Abuja, another incident involving one of the fleet's aircraft has occured in Jos, Plateau State. The aircraft with registration number 5NMJI on a routine flight to Lagos,Sunday, brushed the wing of a stationary Nigerian Air Force C-130 (NAF 917) at the Yakubu Gowon Airport, Heipang Jos. This was made known by Wing Commander A. Makun, who signed a release on behalf of the Director of Public Relations and Information of the Nigerian Airforce, said the incident happened at about 1345hrs. "The accident occurred when the Arik aircraft was taxiing at the airport tarmac in preparation for take- off. The tank 1 wing tip of the NAF C-130 was damaged while the wing...

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ACN'S OSHIOMOLE TO BE DECLARED WINNER OF EDO GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION

As Nigerians await the announcement of the yesterday Edo State Governorship election result, there were indications that the incumbent Governor, Adams Oshiomhole may retain his seat. Previous results counted at various polling units shown that the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) governorship candidate is leading with wide merging. Not only this, most of his opposition party chieftains were reported to have been floor at their various polling units by Oshimohole. For instance, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Major General Charles Airhiavbere (rtd) appeared to have lost not only overall, he was trounced in his senatorial district of Edo South – where Oshiomhole got a total of 1230 votes as against the paltry 158 for the...

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BEHOLD SHANGHAI SHENHUA'S NEW SIGNING

The President of the Club and Didier Drogba at his introductory press conference in Chi...

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STOLEN CAR FOUND AFTER 42 YEARS

Bob Russell said his 1967 Austin-Healey was stolen from a Philadelphia apartment complex in 1970, when he was a graduate student at Temple University, and he searched for the cream-colored car for four decades until he found it listed this year on eBay, the Dallas Morning News reported Wednesday. Russell, who still has the original keys and title to the car, said he contacted the dealership selling the vehicle and they offered to sell it back to him for $ 24,000, which he found unacceptable. However, he said Los Angeles police were unable to help him because there was no record of the theft in the national database. Russell said he contacted Philadelphia police and they were able to determine the car had been listed under the wrong VIN number in the FBI database, the Philadelphia Inquirer...

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PERM. SEC. PATIENCE JONATHAN!

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has appointed the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Dame Patience Jonathan, as one of the seventeen new Permanent Secretaries in the state civil service. Jonathan, according to a statement from the Office of the Head of Service, Mrs. Gloria Izonfo, on Wednesday, was appointed alongside 16 senior civil servants. The statement was read on the state radio. "By the constitutional power conferred on the state governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson, in section 203 sub- section 2c, Dame Patience Jonathan and seventeen others have been elevated to the position of Permanent Secretary in the state civil service," Izonfo said. Our correspondent, however, reports that the appointment has stirred a controversy in the...

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MANCHESTER UNITED EYEING FALCAO

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is chasing Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao. United intermediaries are confident Falcao can be signed from Atletico for less than what Borussia Dortmund want for striker Robert Lewandowski. Ferguson regards Falcao as the best young centre-forward in the world and is even open to including Nani in their offer for the Colombia international. Chelsea are also eyeing Falcao, though appear to be more focused on signing Porto ace Hulk. Br...

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When Giving Up Is Not An Option

There are times in our lives when it makes a whole lot of sense to throw in the towel and just give it all up. I know because I have been in that situation a number of times too. You just don't find the need or the motivation to go on. You get so depressed giving up seems to be the only option. Truth be told, this is just an indication that time is almost up for the challenge. You are nearer to the end than before, but the pain and the challenge assumes an all time high it becomes highly unbearable....yet truth is you have to hold on... If only you could see beyond you...giving up now is as bad as crashing few seconds to the finish line...as crazy as loosing your feet in front of an empty net. Giving up now that you are a few minutes to victory is not an option...grab wise counsel. The...

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THE JOHN TERRY RACISM TRIAL,FACTS

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KILLERS OF SENATOR MUST BE FISHED OUT- JONATHAN

The president says everything possible will be done to apprehend the lawmaker's killers President Goodluck Jonathan has given a marching order to security agencies in the country to fish out the killers of Senator Gyang Dantong without delay. Mr. Dantong, the senator who, until his death, represented Plateau North Senatorial district, died in yet unclear circumstances on Sunday. A version of the story said he died of gunshot wounds he sustained during an attack by Fulani herdsmen while yet another version said he collapsed and died while attending the burial of the victims of an attack on villagers on Saturday which left over 20 dead. In a statement by his spokesperson, Reuben Abati, the president described the killing as cruel and regrettable. Mr. Abati said Mr. Jonathan had directed all security...

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Pot Bellied Police Officers to Lose their Jobs in Pakistan

It may sound like a rude joke but it is so true. The Pakistani police IG has issues a statement urging all overweight police officers to shed the extra weight within days or risk losing their job. The accepted waistline for officers is pegged at a max of 38 inches. After the weight screening of about 170,000 officers 250 were found to be overweight and have been given days to shape up or shape o...

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AN ARSENAL FAN'S VAN PERSIE RANT

Came across this in the wee hours. Its soo hilarious but also honest. Its a Fan of Arsenal ranting over Persie's decision not to renew his contract with the club. Trust me its a potential mind changer for Van Persie. Enjoy (•͡.̮ ~͡) Brilliant. The initial disbelief, the questioning, the eventual acknowledgement, the sarcastic tone. Calling out van Persie's bullshit. "Financial terms aren't my priority?! Ah, come on, that's complete bull. That's complete bull, MATE… You're sure the Barcelona or the Real Madrid guys aren't sticking money up your ass?!" (NOTE: It is highly likely that Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester City, or whomever gets him, will, in fact, stick money up his ass.) "When the going gets tough the tough go get more money. Are you fricking serious!" I guess the saying...

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AN ARSENAL FAN'S VAN PERSIE RANT

Came across this in the wee hours. Its soo hilarious but also honest. Its a Fan of Arsenal ranting over Persie's decision not to renew his contract with the club. Trust me its a potential mind changer for Van Persie. Enjoy (•͡.̮ ~͡) Brilliant. The initial disbelief, the questioning, the eventual acknowledgement, the sarcastic tone. Calling out van Persie's bullshit. "Financial terms aren't my priority?! Ah, come on, that's complete bull. That's complete bull, MATE… You're sure the Barcelona or the Real Madrid guys aren't sticking money up your ass?!" (NOTE: It is highly likely that Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester City, or whomever gets him, will, in fact, stick money up his ass.) "When the going gets tough the tough go get more money....

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NUC SUSPENDS SEVEN PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES LICENSE

The operational licences of seven private universities have been suspended by regulatory body, the National Universities Commission, for allegedly violating its preset guidelines in physical facilities and academic programmes. Lead City University, Ibadan; , Caritas University, Enugu; Joseph Ayo Babalola University; Tansian University, Madonna University, Okija and other campuses; Achievers University and Obong University are the affected schools. The Director of Press and Public Relations of NUC, Mallam Ibrahim Yakassai, confirmed this to pressmen on Wednesday evening. Sources say the decision to suspend the operational licences of the affected universities was due to their non-compliance with the regulations guiding the operations of universities...

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OTEDOLA SET TO RELEASE MORE LAWAN VIDEO

Chairman, Zenon Oil, Mr Femi Otedola is set to release 17 more audio tapes and six video tapes of what transpired between him and Farouk Lawan, the House of Representatives member in the $3 million bribery scandal. Nigerian Tribune learnt from credible sources that Nigerians will get to hear and view all the tapes by the end of this week. Only yesterday, the House of Representatives Committee on Ethics and Privileges inquiry into the $3 million bribery allegation levelled against Lawan, the sacked ad hoc committee chairman on the management of fuel subsidy by Otedola, hit a brick wall. Nigerian Tribune learnt that when Otedola appeared before the committee, all the questions directed at him were not answered. He was said to have insisted that the meeting should be held in the open rather than...

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I DON'T HATE LESBIANS- ASA

Nigeria's foremost international music star Asa has express her candid opinion about lesbianism. During the 25 minute's interrogation in court over the case where she sued the Media outfit News of the people, for defamation of character, Asa as she is well known, confessed that she is never against lesbianism. In her word " I don't hate them but I don't condone such an act". Asa Asha, at the Lagos High Court, TBS Annex admitted that she has never being harassed by any female before, neither did the story written by News of the People published years back directly called her a lesbian but "it suggests I am a lesbian, that's the impression it has created in the minds of people" she averred. However, the case has being adjourned to July 13th for...

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FRANCE TO PUNISH ERRING PLAYERS

PARIS (AP) — France internationals Samir Nasri, Hatem ben Arfa, Yann M'Vila and Jeremy Menez will face a disciplinary commission over their actions at the European Championship. French soccer federation president Noel Le Graet announced Tuesday that the quartet would be questioned "as soon as possible." Nasri issued an expletive-laced rant at a journalist following France's 2-0 loss to Spain in the quarterfinals, while all four were involved in a heated changing-room dust-up following the 2-0 defeat to Sweden in the final group game. Le Graet added that the federation needed "a few days" to decide who it wants to succeed Laurent Blanc as France coach. He denied that Didier Deschamps — who quit as Marseille coach on Monday — had turned down...

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FORBES: ITS DANGOTE AGAIN!

It’s not like Aliko Dangote needed any further justification. The man is now a regular on the Forbes list of the world’s richest men (wort $11.2 billion as at March 2012.) Now, Forbes Africa, in collaboration with ABN Productions has named his company Dangote Group as the top rated West African company.At a dinner event hosted in Lagos, Forbes Africa presented its list of top 25 companies in the West African capital market which comprises of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Ghanaian Stock Exchange and the Abidjan-based Bourse Regionale des Valeurs Mobilieres SA (Regional Securities Exchange SA) or BRVM.The Top 25 list which was ranked in terms of market capitalization, revenue and profit, also featured...

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