Month: April 2018

Golf: Patrick Reed wins the Masters

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Patrick Reed held his nerve and held off Sunday charges by Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth to win his first major championship at the Masters. Reed, a 27-year-old Texan better known for his match-play performances at the Ryder Cup, shot a final-round 71 to finish with a 15-under 273. It was one shot ahead of Fowler and two shots ahead of Spieth on a dramatic final day at Augusta National Golf Club. The promised duel between Reed and his final-round playing partner, Rory McIlroy, never materialized. But Spieth, the 2015…

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Lightning strikes woman to death in U.S.

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Tragedy struck over the weekend as a 23-year-old woman was killed by lightning at a Florida mud bog and four other people were hurt. The lightning killed Kourtney Lambert, reportedly unfolded at Woodpecker Mud Bog in White Springs on Saturday afternoon. The lightning hit a tree before it reached a nearby trailer, Hamilton County Sheriff Harrell Reid told the media. During mud bogging, people run large trucks or off-road vehicles through a pit of mud. Lonnie Inez Pate offered her condolences for Lambert on Facebook, describing her as a colleague. “She…

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2019: Why cabals in presidency, APC hired Arewa pastors to endorse Buhari – PDP

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday accused the some cabals in the Presidency and the All Progressives Congress, APC, of “procuring individuals who masqueraded as religious leaders” to endorse President Muhammadu Buhari. The Party described the recent visit of some Arewa Pastors to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock as “stage-managed political endorsement by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Buhari Presidency.” PDP said the Buhari “Presidency’s hiring of supposed Arewa Pastors was a second attempt to orchestrate fake endorsements ahead of the 2019 election, recalling the recent Martin…

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PDP: A hysterical, tabloid opposition

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Many are disappointed with the ruling party. The opposition has been presented a ridiculous opportunity. But a bleary-eyed, voluble, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has allowed beer-parlor habits distract it from diligent purposeful oppositional politics. The PDP has remained perpetually excited, intoxicated. The PDP sees itself as an inevitable choice of a frustrated electorate. The PDP is naive. It welcomes every scandal with revelry. It manufactures scandals when genuine ones dry up. It weaponizes misfortunes. It demonizes shortcomings. It interprets every failure of governance at the centre hyperbolically. It is unfettered…

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Governor Emmanuel’s wife builds 24 houses for widows

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The wife of the governor of Akwa Ibom, Mrs Martha Emmanuel, has built and furnished 24 bungalow houses for widows and widowers in the state since 2015. Mrs Emmanuel disclosed this during the maiden edition of Eket Women’s Day Celebration in Eket Local Government Area of the state on Saturday. She said that the houses were built and furnished through the Family Empowerment and Youth Re-Orientation Initiative (FEYReP), her pet project. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mrs Emmanuel commissioned a fully furnished two-bedroom bungalow for a widow,…

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2019: Nigerians in Diaspora express support for Professor Moghalu’s presidential ambition

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Nigerians in Diaspora have expressed support for the 2019 presidential campaign of the former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Professor Kingsley Moghalu. This was declared during a townhall meeting held on Thursday, April 5, 2018 in Washington DC, United States of America. Making a compelling case on his candidacy at the event, Professor Moghalu shared his robust, structured and ambitious vision for Nigeria – one that is deeply rooted in both local and international experience, commitment to change, and an unrivaled passion to serve Nigerians, which he…

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Yele Sowore: APC must be removed in 2019

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The publisher of online platform, Sahara Reporter, Omoyele Sowore, says he does not believe in the ‘third force’ coalition midwifed by a former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo. He also condemned Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), saying the party was deceptive and must be removed in 2019. Mr. Sowore, who is vying for the presidency in 2019, made this known on a public affairs radio programme in Ibadan on Saturday. The activist was in Ibadan in continuation of his 2019 presidential campaign efforts. The programme held on Fresh FM, Ibadan,…

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Police confirm two dead in Plateau mining collapse

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The Police Command in Plateau has confirmed the death of two persons in a mining collapse which occurred in Wase Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Spokesperson ASP Terms Tyopev, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Jos. Tyopev told NAN that the incident took place on April 7. “At about 23 hours, the Wase Police Division received information that there was a mining collapse which led to the death of two people. “The people that died were Safianu Yinusa of Kangial…

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Bayelsa government not halting development Of Niger Delta University

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Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, has dismissed as untrue claims that the state government had plans to kill the state owned Niger Delta University. He spoke against the backdrop of claims in some quarters that the governor is starving the institution of funds and stalling it’s development. Iworuso-Markson Sunday in Yenagoa said the Restoration Government led by Hon Seriake Dickson had always placed emphasis on the critical place of education in the desire to develop the state. He said that a government which made education…

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Chris Smalling: Manchester United fightback a warning shot to Manchester City

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Manchester United gave Manchester City a warning sign of what is to come next season, United defender Chris Smalling believes after the Red Devils’ incredible comeback from 2-0 down to win 3-2. City would have sealed the Premier League title with victory against their local rivals, and are still well-set to win the league for a fifth time as they boast a 13-point lead over United with six games to go. However, by fighting back United consolidated their place in second, four points clear of Liverpool, and sent a message…

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