Actor Slumps, Dies At National Stadium, Lagos

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Nigeriafilms published an article and can authoritatively report that Nollywood movie industry has lost yet another actor to death.

According to what was confirmed by  Emeka Rollas, the Lagos State chairman of Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Lugard Onoyemu, a former Lagos State AGN Secretary, died yesterday at the National Stadium. It was reliably gathered that Lugard slumped at about 5:30pm while he was at the Stadium in Surulere, Lagos. Before his death, Lugard apparently was hale and hearty. His death has left some of his members devastated, especially Emeka Rollas.

Abuja Stadium Renovation Begins January

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The Minister of Sports and Chairman, National Sports Commission, Bolaji Abdullahi, has said the renovation of the National Stadium in Abuja will commence in January.The Federal Government has awarded the contract for the renovation of the stadium to Julius Berger Nigeria Plc and has directed that the renovation begins next month.

Abdullahi told the News Agency of Nigeriaon Sunday in Abuja that he had relocated his office to the stadium to ‘breathe life back’ to the facility. “Of course, we have concluded arrangements with Julius Berger to bring alive the pitch of the main bowl and training grounds in January, after the holidays,” Abdullahi said.