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I don’t know what my future holds – James

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Bayern Munich midfielder, James Rodriguez, who is on loan from Real Madrid, has admitted that he doesn’t know what the future holds for him. The 26-year-old joined the Bundesliga champions on a two-year loan deal this summer, after struggling for game time under Zinedine Zidane last season. James, who is with the Bayern Munich squad currently in Singapore as part of the International Champions Cup (ICC) pre-season tour, feels that all he wants to do his play more and win trophies and is not worried about his future. “I don’t…

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IG dismisses three policemen for illegal arrest, extortion

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Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris has dismissed three policemen for their involvement in illegal arrest, detention and extortion of money from some people. The dismissed personnel – AP. No 136005 Inspector Okelue Nkemeonye, F/No. 355897 Sgt. Braimoh Sunday and F/No. 359928 Sgt. Yusuf Olukoga – were attached to Area Command, Ijede-Ikorodu under the Lagos State Command. The policemen, who were armed and pretended to be members of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), harassed their victims and collected N200,000 from them before they were released. In a statement issued…

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India arrests 5 Nigerians, Indian lady for drugs

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The Times of India has reported the arrest of five Nigerians and an Indian lady by the Indian police,  the latest in the serial busting of  Nigerian gangs  either for drug related crimes or  fraud. According to the newspaper, the Nigerians and their Indian accomplice were found in  possession of a wide variety of drugs, including cocaine, brown sugar and amphetamine. They were also accused of human trafficking by way of offering Nigerian girls into prostitution. Arrested were by  the Rachakonda Police in Hyderabad  were Palaparthi Sangeetha, 35, a resident of Sun City, her…

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The Buhari we met- Okorocha

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Governor Rochas Okorocha said President Muhammadu Buhari was very cheerful and has not lost any bit of his sense of humour when he and other leaders of the All Progressives Congress met him in London today. Okorocha gave this report in a telephone conversation Reported by President Buhari’s special adviser on media and publicity, Femi Adesina. According to Adesina, the Imo state governor said the party delegation spent more than an hour with President Buhari over lunch, and it was very clear from the discussions that he followed developments at…

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Rights group asks Osinbajo to rescue kidnapped Lagos students

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The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has asked the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, to personally direct all the heads of security agencies to rescue six students kidnapped at Lagos State Model College, Igbonla, Epe, precisely on May 25. HURIWA, a human rights group, accused the acting president of gross insensitivity and nonchalance to the plight of the students, who had been in the captivity of their abductors for over 50 days. The group expressed the concern in a statement by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, and National…

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Manchester United edges Real Madrid on penalty

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Jose Mourinho has challenged Anthony Martial to produce the goods on a more consistent basis after the Manchester United frontman caught the eye against Real Madrid. Martial produced a scintillating weaving run to set up Jesse Lingard’s opening goal in United’s 1-1 draw against Real in the International Champions Cup at Santa Clara, California, on Sunday, albeit the French international blazed over from the spot in the penalty shootout that followed the draw. The 21-year-old shone during his impressive debut campaign at Old Trafford under Louis van Gaal two years…

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Neymar staying at Barcelona – Pique

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Brazilian superstar striker Neymar will stay with Barcelona, according to teammate Gerard Pique, who posted a Twitter message on the striker’s status on Sunday. Spanish international defender Pique indicated the South American maestro would continue at Camp Nou by tweeting a photo of Neymar with the caption “He’s staying.” The message came hours after Neymar gave Barcelona fans a dazzling reminder of what he brings, the talisman scoring twice as the Spanish giants defeated Juventus 2-1 in a pre-season friendly Saturday in New Jersey. The 25-year-old Brazilian superstar is at…

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Residents stranded as flood sacks Asaba

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A six-hour downpour on Saturday led to a severe flooding in Asaba, Delta State, leaving in its trail damaged property and stranded commuters. It was gathered that major roads, such as Okpanam, Nnebisi, Direct Labour, DBS and Inter-Bua roundabouts, were flooded, causing commercial activities to grind to a halt in the city. The flooding also affected the premises of the Delta Broadcasting Service, buildings housing government agencies, the state police command headquarters and some banks. Several business centres, schools and private residences were ravaged by the flood. Speaking on the…

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Biafra agitations end soon – Al-Mustapha

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Former Chief Security Officer to late General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, said Nigerians should expect the end to Biafra agitations soon. This came as the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, weekend, called on Yerima Shettima to stop his campaign of calumny against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, as the group will not accept or condone anybody associating MASSOB with Ralph Uwazuruike or Biafra Independence Movement, BIM, in the country. This is even as the former chairman of Police Service Commission, PSC, Chief Simon Okeke, said…

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US may set its sights on Alison-Madueke

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A former U.S. State Department specialist, Mathew Page, has suggested that the U.S. civil forfeiture case to seize $144 million of assets from two cronies of the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, might just be the start of her legal troubles with America. The U.S. Justice Department last week filed an asset recovery case in Houston against Jide Omokore and Kola Aluko, both directors of Atlantic Energy Drilling Concept (AEDC) and Atlantic Energy Brass Development Ltd (AEBD), seeking the seizure of luxury property, including a New York…

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