Mosun Filani reacts: “I have not snatched anybody’s husband”

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Beautiful popular Yoruba actress and producer, Mosunmola Filani, should by now be wallowing in the bliss of honeymoon, after having signed off her maiden name in a traditional wedding engagement to  handsome Kayode Oduoye, CEO, Shalom Group, early this month in Ibadan. But the reverse is the case for the Ikole-Ekiti-born damsel whose recent movie “Iku Ewa” earned her 4 awards and 11 nominations.
Before she could hardly settle down to savour her new role as a wife some news about her snatching another woman’s husband was let loose in the media.
The story which was broken by an online magazine outfit, claimed Mosun snatched Kayode Oduoye from one Yemisi who was Simeon’s wife before Mosun got married to him.
The magazine stated that “trouble started for Yemisi when he met Mosun some months ago” but was not clear on whether Mosun and Yemisi were friends at any point and was not forthcoming with any evidence whether Mosun met Yemisi before meeting her husband, Simeon.

Mosun with hubby

The magazine went further to say that  the development, Mosun and Kayode’s relationship, “became unbearable for Yemisi who then had no option than to leave for South Africa with her two children”.

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2Face death rumour: My man is alive – Annie Macaulay

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2 Face’s fiance and long time heartthrob, Annie Macaulay, has reacted to the wicked rumour that her man  was involved in a Jet Ski crash while on a vacation early Monday morning in the Turks and Calcos Island. Annie, inundated with calls and apparently worried, wrote on her BB’ status: “My fiance is WELL , STRONG n HAPPY…pls stop d rumours.”
She hinted that he has since traveled to the United States to begin recording of  his new album and is due to come back soon.

*Tuface and his bride-to-be

Anne was not the only person who reacted to the death rumour. 2Face’s publicist Bayo Omisere also confirmed to  WG over the phone that not only was the story untrue, it was baseless.

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Flavour N’Abania engaged to US singer and expecting a baby?

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The rumour is making the rounds that Chinedu Okoli, whose stage name is Flavour N’Abania and Mr. Highlife as he is popularly referred to is close to tying the nuptial knot.   Flavour is alleged to have secretly engaged an upcoming US singer called “Beverly Hills”. Beverly Hills real name is yet unknown, but Matinee found out that she is a Nigerian and lives in a Nigerian community in the US.

*Flavour & Beverly Hills

The rumour went further to say that Flavour in a telephone conversation asked ‘Beverly Hills’ hand in marriage on Valentine’s Day and that she gladly accepted. The rumour went further to disclose that the woman in question is also pregnant for our star and would be having his baby soon.
It’s time for  busy bodies  on this issue to mind their own business, as our star  knows how and when to propose to the woman in his life . When and how he proposes to her  is his business.

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Fake Police Officer Remanded Over N1m Fraud

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Another fake cop


According to PM news, a man Mustapha Oludaisi, 45, alleged to have paraded himself as an officer attached to the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos Island, has been arraigned before the Igbosere Magistrate’s Court on a three-count charge of obtaining money under false pretense. www.naijagists.com
The police at Zone 2 Command, Onikan, Lagos alleged in the charge sheet No. F/42/2011 that the

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Fake Youth Corps Member Arrested, Buys Posting Letter For N150k

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 Florence Awele


A 24-year old fake youth corps member, Abudei Florence Awele, who presented a fake National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) posting letter to a telecommunication firm, has been arrested by policemen attached to Bode Thomas Division.
Further investigation revealed that she allegedly the forged NYSC posting letter, identity card, and statement of results of Madonna University, Okija, Anambra State and presented them to Etisalat Communication Company at Banana Estate on the island, that she was posted to serve there.
Police sources further revealed that when the company discovered that all the documents she presented were forged, she was taken to NYSC office in Surulere and handed over to the police.
In her confessional statement to the police, she stated that she procured the posting letter through Wasiu, with the sum of N150,000 and that Wasiu also took her to Kubwa camp of NYSC in Abuja, where she went through training for three months.
She has since been charged to Magistrate’s Court 1 Surulere where she pleaded guilty and was granted bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum and who must own houses in Festac Town, Lagos.
When she could not meet the bail conditions, she was taken to prison while the case was adjourned till 23 March for further hearing.

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Fake Prophet Arrested For Claiming To Exorcise Evil Spirits With His Penis

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He got into trouble after stealing from one of his innocent victims.
Efe Ese is know for hynotising women he prophesied to and lured them into believing that they were tormented by evil spirits. He told them he had to have sex with them so he could exorcise all the demons which, he claimed, were responsible for all their misfortunes.
The lid was however blown off his activities when he bolted with a digital camera and a laptop computer during a prayer session with one of his victims after a hot bout of sex. The Divisional Crime Officer of Tesano, ASP Stephen Donyina Kyeremeh, said on Wednesday December 7, 2011, at about 5pm, the suspect met one of his victims at Alajo where she was about boarding a bus.

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Shocking: Man Forced To Marry Dead Lover

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According to PM news report, all plans have been concluded by the family of a man, Ifeanyi Sunday, whose lover, Chinyere Ezeala, died in his home at Ejigbo, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria after rounds of sex, to marry the deceased as tradition demands in order to be able to bury her.
The late Chinyere was a final year student of the Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo before her death.
The families of the deceased and her lover allegedly reached this agreement at the Ejigbo Police Station where the matter was reported so that the criminal case against him can be withdrawn. But the police denied involvement in the arrangement.
On Monday, 12 December we reported how the man, Ifeanyi Sunday found his lover, Chinyere Ezeala, dead in his house at 36, Fayemi Street, Ejigbo, Lagos and reported to the police at Ejigbo.
He was immediately arrested and detained by the police at Ejigbo station.
Investigations revealed that the agreement to marry the deceased was one of the decisions reached at a peace meeting between the two families.
We gathered further that apart from marrying the late Ezeala according to Igbo culture and tradition, he will also sponsor her burial rites.
When contacted, an uncle of the deceased who simply gave his name as Ezeala confirmed the ageement, adding that the two families had gone to the police station to get the autopsy report but the police said it was not ready. The corpse is at Isolo General Hospital, Lagos.
“We have reached agreement, there is no problem. We have agreed that Sunday will act as her husband during the traditional burial rites. The rites had to be performed before she can be buried,” he confirmed.
Co-tenants at the Ejigbo residence of Sunday confirmed that the late Chinyere was a regular visitor to the house every weekend and used to spend days before leaving for school.
The opinions of Igbo elders on the culture of marrying the dead in Igboland and this is what some of them have to say.
An Igbo chief based in Lagos, High Chief John Nwosu told P.M.NEWS that the practice is a well known tradition in Igboland. He said before such a person is buried, the man must marry the deceased, according to tradition, including paying her bride price, marriage ceremony and other rites before she is buried.
Eze Ndigbo of Lagos State, Eze Christian Nwachukwu said the practice of  marrying the dead in Igboland was in the past, but these days, it depends on the family of the deceased who can insist on such demand.
He said a family may decide to wave it if it there was proper introduction but marriage has not taken place.
Nwachukwu said he had been treating such cases in his palace and sometime travel to Igboland to mediate on such matters. He added that the situation becomes worse if the parties are from different cultures.

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LASU Student Dies In Lover’s Home After Marathon Sex – Chinyere Ezeala

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Dec 13, 2011 – LASU Student Dies In Lover’s Home After Marathon Sex
A final year student of the Lagos State University, Ojo, Chinyere Ezeala, 27 has been found dead in her lover’s room at Ejigbo, Lagos, southwest Nigeria after a marathon sex.
The police at Ejigbo alleged that the 400-Level student was found dead on Friday on her lover’s bed at 36, Fayemi Street, Ejigbo, Lagos. She was found wearing a wrapper.
Her boyfriend, Ifeanyi Sunday, who works at the Apapa wharf allegedly reported her death to the police the following morning and was arrested.
Police sources at the station confirmed that the corpse had been taken to the Isolo General Hospital for autopsy.
“We cannot for now ascertain the cause of death. Until the autopsy report is out, nobody can say categorically what killed her. We have just arrested her boyfriend and investigation is going on. We cannot rely on what people are saying about the cause of death. It is only the autopsy report that can disclose the cause of death,” the investigating police officer told P.M.NEWS when asked to comment on the insinuations that she died during a marathon sex with her boyfriend.
The family of the deceased are, however, insisting that Ifeanyi must marry the deceased according to Igbo tradition and perform the necessary rites. They claimed that she died while he was having sex with her. They also accused the suspect of sleeping with her without paying her bride price to the family.
“He should marry her now that she is dead as tradition demands,” a man who identified himself as an uncle to the deceased told the police.
P.M.NEWS gathered at the residence of the suspect that the late Chinyere was a regular visitor to Ifeanyi’s home every weekend to spend days before leaving for school.
On the day of the incident, a neighbour who identified herself as Rose told P.M.NEWS that the late Chinyere visited and slept with Ifeanyi and was found dead the next day. “Ifeanyi went to the police station and reported what happened. He was arrested and brought to the house. The body was later taken to the hospital by the policemen,” she explained. When P M NEWS visited Ejigbo Police Station, the divisional police officer, DPO, CSP Benjamin Olanrewaju Adeola was not around to comment on the incident but sources at the station confirmed it.

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Man Without Limbs, Arms & Legs Marries A Beautifl Girl

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Nick Vujicic

Nick Vujicic, who was born without limbs, married Kanae Miyahara on February 12 in a romantic ceremony in California, and now the happy couple is enjoying their honeymoon in Hawaii.

Just like any other newlyweds, they are spending their romantic vacation relaxing on the beach, taking holiday photos and enjoying sunset cocktails – the only thing that makes them different is that Nick has no arms or legs, but that’s never stopped him from fulfilling any of this life dreams so it certainly wasn’t going to prevent him from making a trip down the aisle.
Born in 1982 in Brisbane, Australia, there was no medical explanation or warning to suggest that Nick was going to be different from any other baby until his birth. Parents Pastor Boris and Dushka Vujicic were determined that his disability wouldn’t prevent their son from leading a normal life, or even skateboarding like other kids!
After a tough time in school being bullied for being different, Nick went to college and got a double Bachelor’s degree, majoring in Accounting and Financial Planning from Griffith University in Logan, Australia.
Instead of wallowing in his misfortunate, Nick was determined to make the most of the cards God dealt him and help others. “I found the purpose of my existence, and also the purpose of my circumstance. There’s a purpose for why you’re in the fire,” he wrote on his website for his non-profit organization, LifeWithoutLimbs.org.
Vujicic has since made a name for himself traveling around the world as a motivational speaker, and finally made the big move from Australia to California in 2007, where he popped the question to Kanae last August.

Nick Vujicic Tough Childhood

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Uche Jombo goes digital

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Top actress Uche Jombo has gone digital as the first movie of her  “Damage Trilogy” started streaming live online since Thursday, February 23.
Jombo has often championed the digital distribution of Nollywood movies online as a logical step in keeping up with the high demand for these movies within and outside the shores of the country. This is the latest of such internet-centric initiatives.

Uche Jombo

“Damage”, a movie produced by Uche Jombo Studios is the first in a series of similarly themed trio of movies featuring, Tonto Dike, Kalu Ikeagwu, Basorge Tariah Jnr amongst other Nollywood stars. It  was shown

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Actress Susan Ekwe trapped in Germany?

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Top Nollywood actress Susan Ekwe  who attended the just concluded Berlin Film Festival, in Germany with other Nollywood practitioners nearly got trapped there, as she could not return to the country as scheduled last week, owing to an error that occurred on the part of German airline, Lufthansa.
The  actress, HVP learnt left  the country for Germany shortly after finishing from the set of her latest movie,  “Complicated’, which features other stars including Patience Ozokwor (Mama G), Olu Jacobs, Juliet Ibrahim, Yemi Black, Emmanuel Mensah, and directed by Alex Mouth.

*Susan

Narrating her experience to an online media, Susan said “everything happens for a reason. Maybe, God is

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SCANDAL: Nollywood director in ‘mess’ with upcoming actress

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Popular Nollywood director and producer, Nonso Ekene Okonkwo who is based in Asaba, Delta State capital, may need a divine intervention to save his hard earned reputation from being dragged to the mud.
Our  scooped during the week that one of the up and coming actresses, Boma Tubonimi Arinyedokiari, also based in Asaba, has accused the popular director of extorting  the sum of  N105,000.00 from her, in addition to threatening to deal with her in the event of her backing out of the “a six- year contract which she  entered with him.”

*Boma

Narrating her ordeal to HVP on telephone, the light-complexioned actress, who hails from Rivers State  said  the director invited her to Asaba, on  the pretext that she was going to act in a new flick that was about to be shot then. But unknown to her that, the man had a different plan altogether.

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9ice plans to venture into politics come 2015

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Abolore Adegbola Akande better known by his stage name 9ice has made his political intention known to all and sundry that by 2015, he would be going into politics. 9ice as he is called is a south-westerner from Ogbomosho in Oyo State but he grew up in the district of Bariga in Lagos.

*9ice

9ice got his first break in March 2008 edition of the Hip Hop World Awards held in Nigeria, and won the

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Odera secures $400,000 to shoot film on Biafra

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Award winning Nigerian film maker based in the United States, Odera Ozoka who recently breezed into the country to premiere his new  movie “Soul Diaspora”at the Ozone Cinema, Yaba, has  secured $400,000 from two private investors to begin shooting of  another film on Biafra titled “A forgotten place.” The shooting of the film will  commence early next year.
Also, the young film maker will on Tuesday, February 28,  make history with the public presentation of  his book on President Goodluck Jonathan’s transformational agenda titled “Goodluck Jonathan Transformation Agenda: A Youth Perspective in American System.” The event is billed to take place, at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.
Odera, who has already presented the book to Jonathan said “Mr. President likes the book, and he has promised to use it for one year anniversary.”

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Timaya acquires a Bentley

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Enetimi Alfred Odom popularly known as Timaya also known as Egberi papa 1 of Bayelsa will in the month of March light up Houston Texas with his ‘Dem Mama’ Soldiers in tow. The show billed to kick off  on the 3rd of March will take place at the Jet Blue Lounge in the United States of America.

*Timaya

Sources close to the Bayelsa born dreadlock wearing star says that he will be using the opportunity to silence any critic that believes his career is fast on the decline as he is billed to perform before a massive crowd. In related news, we learnt that the talented musician has just acquired a brand new Bentley! More grease to your elbow!

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It takes a ‘bad girl’ to end a relationship – Ruth Kadiri

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Three things brought Ruth Kadiri to the limelight; her flair for writing as well as her acting prowess. The third being her well-cherished relationship with one of the notable Nollywood producers, Stanley Ebonine.
Their relationship crashed last year when the former got married to his beau, Dorathy Chinasa Agu, in a manner that left tongues wagging that he dumped the actress for the love of his life. But in this enagging interview, Ruth debunks  every insinuation that she was dumped by her ex-lover.
Instead, she has vowed to continue to appreciate the immense contribution made to her life by the stylish producer. Hear her…
 

Ruth Kadiri

You were in Umuahia, Abia State capital few weeks ago.  What were you doing there?
I travelled to Umuahia to do a production. The working title of the movie, which is being  produced by Chidi Chijioke is the Ultimate Search”, and it’s starring the likes of Jim Iyke, Tonto Dike, one Ghanaian actress, Micky and a host of other stars. In fact, it’s the first time a production would travel to that part of the world.
Despite the fact that you are still young in the industry, you are already mingling with the big names. Aren’t you lucky ?

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I want to be better than Dora Ifudu – Sandra Ifudu

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She is a  former beauty queen and a wannabe musician. And her name is Sandra Ifudu. If her first name doesn’t ring a bell, the surname should rekindle old memories. She is niece to once controversial top pop female musician. Theodora Ifudu otherwise known as Dora Ifudu.
And like her Aunty Dora, who made waves in the late 80’s and early 90’s, Sandra wants to take the music industry by storm.

*Sandra

Unlike Dora whom little was known about before her rise to stardom, Sandra was the local Catholic Church pearl in Asaba, Delta State where she grew up under the roof of an equally endowed musical family.
“Apart from my Aunty Dora, my dad was also into music, only that, he didn’t take it up professionally”,
Sandra, an English graduate of Madonna University in Anambra State reveals in this interview.
Are you an actress or a musician?

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Asa’s absence stalls N700m suit

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LAGOS — The failure of popular jazz and soul musician, Bukola Elemide, commonly called Asa to appear at a Lagos High Court, yesterday, for cross examination, stalled a N700 million suit she instituted against publishers of a Lagos-based magazine, News of the People.

Bukola Elemide aka Asa

Asa and her manager, Janet Nwose had in the suit against the publishers of the publication, urged the court to declare that the statement and picture in the December 14-22 edition of the magazine, entitled “Lesbianism Tale Trails Asa and Manager” was defamatory.

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I love fitted suits – De Kruif, Heartland coach

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Lodewijk De Kruif , is  Heartland Technical Adviser,  Football Club of Owerri, who  led  the team  to win the 2011 Federation Cup last year.
De  Kruif, who hails from Holland, is a lover of  good and  quality clothes and one who spares nothing to look good. In this interview with Hi Groove, he  talks about his life as a former Dutch ex-international and   his coaching  career . He also compares  c coaching in Holland and  Nigeria.

Excerpts:

In the Beginning

*De Kruif

I started playing football on the street with friends when I was five or six years old. Then it was not possible to connect with amateur clubs. In Holland, when you  want to get involved with football you have to connect with  amateur clubs. This happens when you are  between the ages of  8 and 9 years old. I connected at 8 with a family amateur club a striker.

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Nigeria to stop wheat importation by 2016 – Minister

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Marte (Borno) – Nigeria is working on plans to stop the importation of wheat by 2016, Minister of Water Resources , Mrs Sarah Ochekpe, has said.
The  country currently spends about N635 billion annually on wheat importations.
Ochekpe spoke at a wheat farm in New Marte during her visit to the 67,000 hecters South Chad Irrigation Project (SCIP) in Marte Local Government Area of Borno.
“I am excited to be here at the SCIP, which is situated near the Lake Chad, a place I have been longing to see since I was a school girl.

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NYSC adopts new orientation course for corps members

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Abuja – The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has adopted a new orientation course for corps members, in line with the ongoing reform of the scheme.
This was contained in a statement signed by Mr Shehu Bello, the Public Relations Officer of the NYSC, and made available in Abuja on Sunday.
The statement quoted the Director-General of the NYSC, Brig-Gen. Nnamdi Okorie-Affia, as saying that the change was necessitated by the recent challenges faced by corps members across the country.
Okorie-Affia, the statement said, named such challenges to include post service unemployment, and over-crowding of the orientation time-table with activities that were not very beneficial to the corps members.
“At the end of the orientation course, corps members will be required to opt for skills that will enable them to be job creators and employers of labour, instead of roaming the streets in search of white-collar jobs that are non-existent,” the statement quoted the director-general as saying.
It called on stake holders, especially State Governments, to cooperate with the scheme in order to groom corps members, whom he described as “premium assets,” to enable them play their roles in national development.
The statement said that the new posting policy for corps members would, henceforth, be limited to four key areas– agriculture, health, infrastructure and health. (NAN).

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Athletics: My vision for Nigeria – Egbunike

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Few minutes after his unveiling as the chief athletics coach of Team Nigeria to the 2012 London Olympic Games, former Olympic bronze medalist, Innocent Egbunike said he envisions a Nigeria whose athletes would be amongst the world’s best  in international competitions.
Egbunike, who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4×400 metres relay in Los Angeles in 1984, said Nigeria was blessed with talented athletes, capable of dominating the global scene if their welfare, training and development were made the priorities of the government.
Flashing back with nostagia at the golden era of the 1980s and 1990s, when Nigerian athletes bestrode the world stage like collosus, winning medals and laurels for the country, Egbunike said he hopes that the today’s athletes can rebound in a big way and become superstars, whose legacies will outlive those of the likes of Chidi Imoh, the Ezinwa brothers, Mary Onyali, Falilat Ogunkoya, the late Sunday Bada, Chioma Ajunwa and himself.

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Van Persie puts contract talks with Arsenal on hold

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London – Arsenal captain Robin van Persie has put talks over a new contract on hold until the end of the season so he can concentrate on playing and not personal matters, the Dutch international striker said.
Van Persie, the top scorer in the Premier League this season with 22 goals, has been linked with a move away from Arsenal after eight years. His current deal expires next year.
In his column in the matchday programme ahead of Sunday’s North London derby with Tottenham Hotspur, Van Persie said discussions over a new contract will not start before the end of the season as he only wants to focus on playing.
“There have been a lot of stories, generally contradictory ones, about my contract situation recently so I’d like to make it clear,” he wrote.
“There’s nothing complicated or sinister – the club and I have both agreed to speak at the end of the season and see how things stand. The boss (Arsene Wenger), (chief executive) Ivan Gazidis and I are all comfortable with it.

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Gerrard feels for cousin’s penalty misery as Liverpool win Carling Cup

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LONDON (AFP) – Steven Gerrard admitted he had mixed emotions after his cousin Anthony Gerrard’s miss in the penalty shoot-out gave Liverpool their first silverware for six years.
Liverpool captain Gerrard lifted the League Cup at Wembley on Sunday after his relative’s miss handed the Reds a 3-2 win in the shoot-out following a dramatic 2-2 draw that saw Cardiff’s Ben Turner equalise with only two minutes left in extra-time.
The last time Liverpool won a trophy was in the 2006 FA Cup final when Gerrard’s heroic display dragged his team to a penalty shoot-out triumph over West Ham, leading the match to be dubbed “The Gerrard Final”.
The first trophy of Kenny Dalglish’s second spell as Liverpool boss will also be remembered for a decisive intervention from a Gerrard — this time the lesser known one.
England midfielder Gerrard had missed the first penalty of the shoot-out, yet he finished victorious when his

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Boko Haram: SSS DG attributes attacks to “negligence of Nigerians”

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Jos – Mr Ekpeyong Ita , the Director-General  of the State Security Services (SSS), says “the negligence of Nigerians” was responsible for the rising waves of Boko Haram attacks in the country.
Ita made the assertion at a retreat in Jos organised by the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC).
He challenged Nigerians to be more proactive in their support to security agencies and in being more security conscious.
“Many Nigerians still believe that they cannot fall victim of Boko Haram attacks; some may say that it is not their portion instead of doing something to safeguard their lives and property from such attack.
“For instance, many Nigerians still don’t know their neighbours and their means of livelihood; but the fact is

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6 killed, 50 injured in Jos church blast

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Jos  – The police in Jos have said that “at least’’ six persons were killed by the bomb blasts that rocked the Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN) headquarters on Sunday.
The command’s spokesman Samuel Dabai, who disclosed this, however he said he was not sure of the total number of those injured.

Some of the cars affected by the blast

But the Plateau Chapter of the Red Cross, who also declined to be specific on the number of those killed, put the casualty figure at 50.
According to the chairman of the Red Cross, Mr Manasseh Pampe, the figure comprised victims taken to

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Church rivalry: Seven arrested over attempt to bomb church in Bauchi

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BAUCHI -  Seven persons have been arrested by the police in Bauchi state for attempting to attack a COCIN  church with weapons and locally made explosives in Miya Barkatai village in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
Mr Ikechukwu  Aduba, the police commissioner,who confirmed the incident,  said  some people attempted to attack a COCIN LCC Church with weapons and locally made explosives that can be operated manually.
According to the police commissioner, from investigations carried out by the police, the suspects are a  rival group within the church.
He said,“  It was a rival group within the church that decided to attack this morning.  When we got the report, we sent our men,who arrested about seven members of the group. The group had something like explosives, but we are waiting for the bomb experts to confirm our suspicion, because sometimes after investigation it may turn out to be something else and not explosives”.
Aduba added that the  Police are still investigating the incident.

By Suzan Edeh

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President Jonathan condemns acts of violence in Jos

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FG still open for dialogue – Maku

Abuja -President Goodluck Jonathan has condemned  Sunday’s suicide bombing at the Headquarters of the Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN)  in Jos and the mindless acts of reprisal that followed the incident.
While the Minister of Information, Labaran Maku in London said the government was still open to  dialogue with members of the Boko Haram sect that has claimed responsibility for a wave of bombings in which hundreds have been killed.
The president in a statement issued on Sunday, by Dr Reuben Abati, his Special Adviser  on Media and Publicity, conveyed his sympathies and condolences to the“ victims of the odious acts’’.

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Jos church blast: Boko Haram claims responsibility

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Gombe State relaxes curfew
MAIDUGURI (AFP) – The Islamist sect Boko Haram said it was behind Sunday’s suicide bomb attack outside a church in the central city of Jos, and warned of more such assaults.
“We carried out the attack on COCIN church in Jos today and we did what we did as part of our resolve to avenge the killings and dehumanisation of Muslims in Jos in the last 10 years,” spokesman Abul Qaqa told reporters in a conference call.

Gombe State relaxes curfew
Following the bombing of the Gombe divisional police headquarters on Friday by the Boko Haram sect the Gombe State Government has reviewed the 24-hour curfew initially imposed on Gombe metropolis.
This was made known in a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Sule Bage, in Gombe on  Sunday said the curfew would now be in force from 5p.m. to 6a.m. daily.
The statement quoted Gov. Ibrahim Dankwambo as calling on the people of the state to be law-abiding to ensure peace.
12 persons were killed while five others were wounded in bomb attacks in Gombe.
The police have arrested three suspects in connection with the attacks

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Dickson’s restoration agenda saves N1bn

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Sequel to his promise to reduce the cost of governance in his inaugural address, Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson has saved over N1 billion for the state government within his first 10 days in office.
Dickson disclosed this in Government House, Yenagoa during the swearing-in ceremony of the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Professor Edmund Allison-Oguru, and five special advisers.
The governor, who decried what he called the over-bloated allocation  to Government House, said the savings came from cuts from maintenance cost and other sundry expenses from Government House alone.
The governor, who had pledged to start the cost saving exercise with himself, said the money saved would  be ploughed back into revamping the critical sectors of the economy.

By Samuel Oyadongha

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Robbers raid bank in Delta…Kill onlooker, shoot soldier, hijack army van

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A gang of armed robbers operating in Delta State overpowered a military patrol team in a gun battle at the weekend, and fled with a  Toyota  Hilux vehicle attached to  the squad after raiding a bank at Umunede.
One of the soldiers was wounded by the bandits who also shot an onlooker while escaping with their booty at Agbor.
Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Charles Muka, who confirmed the robbery, told Sunday Vanguard that a staff of the bank has been arrested in connection with the incident.
It was gathered that the bandits, who might have operated with the knowledge of an insider at the bank,

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Drama in bank as woman bathes cashier with faeces

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 *She snatched my husband, assailant alleges

A drama occurred at one of the first generation banks in Akure, Ondo State capital, when a lady, simply identified as Sade, bathed a cashier (names withheld) with faeces inside the banking hall for allegedly snatching her husband.

Customers and fellow bankers took to their heels as the assailant rained abuses after pouring the smelly substance on the lady banker.

The ugly incident, which occurred on Friday, was quickly brought under control by security operatives attached to the bank.

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Bridge demolition video makes spectacular viewing

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Following a series of controlled blasts, the 83-year-old structure linking Ohio and West Virginia was successfully brought down using 70kg of explosives in just a few seconds on Tuesday.

The explosives were strategically placed in 136 places on the bridge.

Ohio River’s Fort Steuben Bridge closed in 2009. It was destroyed after local safety officials noticed the bridge was significantly deteriorating.

The video, captured by local authorities in Steubenville, Ohio, was slowed down to capture the momentous event.

YAHOO! NEWS By Gaby Leslie

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Freight Forwarders Caution Govt on Sacked Ports Agencies

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Minister of  Finance, Mrs Ngoozi Okonjo Iweala

Freight forwarders have cautioned the Federal Government against the reversal of the decision reducing the number of  agencies at the nation’s ports.

Noting that some of the agencies  were desperate to return to the ports  with intense lobby on the Presidency, National Security Adviser’s office  and  the National Assembly, the agents said that reversing the decision will  be a set back  on  efforts to make the ports efficient  like    other advanced countries.

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