US imperial ambitions in East Asia could push region to the brink of war

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With the US seemingly working up tensions the world over, the Far East is another region facing the risk of major instability. The ultimate cause of potential conflict would be a standoff between the US and China that it would like to "contain". How great are the risks? Experts from Japan and China are sharing their vision with The Voice of Russia.

According to a recent poll by the Japanese newspaper, Mainichi Shimbun, 71 percent of respondents said they think Japan could get dragged into an armed conflict if the government allowed the exercise of the right to collective self-defense.

West should get rid of ambitions to build 'global barracks' dictating its rules - Putin

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Russian President Vladimir Putin hopes the West will stop forcing its principles on other countries, making a "world barracks" out of the international stage. "I hope pragmatism will triumph after all. The West will rid itself of the ambitions and desire to put a 'world barracks" in place, to line all up by ranks and to force uniform rules of conduct and living on society," Putin stated. "I hope the West will build relations on the basis of equality and mutual respect, taking each others' interests into account," the Russian president said to ambassadors and permanent envoys at a conference on Monday.

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Putin clearly sees, cold-bloodedly counts all moves of the West - expert

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has outlined his foreign policy priorities to ambassadors and envoys. The experts noted he was confident, revealing and sent quite a clear message to the West. He certainly has not attacked any Western leader, despite numerous personal attacks against himself.

Latvian nationalists to hold procession in honor of Hitler's intervention

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Latvian nationalists will hold a procession in Riga in commemoration of Nazi intervention, ITAR-TASS says. The union against Nazism has opposed the event.

On July 1, Riga will see two events, Riga's government says. A traditional proceeding "Steps of the living" in commemoration of the Holocaustvictims is to be held on the territory in Riga’s former ghetto. Moreover, the nationalists intend to hold their own procession from the Museum of Occupation to the Freedom Monument. The event will be consecrated to the end of the "horrible year", which is the period from 1940-1941.

US on the wrong side of history for supporting Israeli atrocities in Palestine - lawyer

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Ramallah, West Bank, Palestine: Protesters run as tear gas canisters are fired by Israeli security forces. February 15, 2013.

Diana Buttu

The Israeli military has discovered the bodies of three Israeli teenagers who were kidnapped on June 12, in the West Bank. Their abduction shocked the nation and triggered a full-scale violent offensive against the Palestinians that is unlikely to stop even now the bodies have been unearthed. That's the view of Diana Buttu, a Palestinian lawyer. The remains of Gilad Shaer, Naftali Frenkel, both 16, and Eyal Yifrah, 19, were found in a field near Hebron, the largest city in the West Bank, not far from where they were allegedly abducted
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PhotoNews: Scene of today's bomb blast in Maiduguri market

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Why we need to be grateful to Abacha (Must read)

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Former Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, unwittingly did Nigeria a big favour regarding our democracy. On May 29, 2014 Nigeria celebrated its 15 years of unbroken democracy in the Fourth Republic, which is about three times longer than the longest period of democracy we had had hitherto. If not for Abacha, this could not have been possible.

The First Republic had lasted five years and three and half months. The Second Republic lasted three years and exactly three months. That showed retrogression. After many postponements about handing over to the civilians, the Third Republic kicked off in a peculiar way: Gen. Ibrahim Babangida conducted governorship and legislative elections while he was still ruling the nation. That experiment, which started in 1991, was supposed to culminate in the conduct of the presidential election in 1993 and final handover to a democratic government.
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OBJ dancing to strange music – Bode George

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A member, Peoples Democratic Party Board of Trustees and South-West leader of the ruling party, Chief Bode George, comments on topical national issues in this interview with TUNDE ODESOLA

Bishop David Oyedepo and Pastor Tunde Bakare invoke the wrath of God on the Boko Haram

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Bishop David Oyedepo and Pastor Tunde Bakare, two of Nigeria’s very popular Christian leaders, have invoked the wrath of God on the Boko Haram terrorist group that has endlessly inflicted pains in the country, killing its citizens and maiming others.
Oyedepo is the founder of the Living Faith Church, also called Winners Chapel while Bakare is Serving Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly.

Man jumped off the cliff after fiancée dumps him

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Tragedy struck at the Onikolobo section of Abeokuta, Ogun State on Saturday when  a 33-year-old man, Oluwatosin Otaiku, stabbed himself to death after his fiancee, Olaogun Oluwatoyin, discontinued the relationship.

PUNCH Metro gathered that Otaiku killed himself after his woman told him she was no longer interested in the relationship.
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Chibok girls were not kidnapped - Asari Dokubo

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Inspite of the faces and names of kidnapped Chibok girls released, ex-Niger Delta militant Asari Dokubo still maintaining that no girls are missing. See what he wrote on his Facebook page above.

Injured Onazi Tweets From Hospital Bed

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* Nigeria's Ogenyi Onazi

Nigeria's midfielder, Ogenyi Onazi has spoken on Super Eagles exit from the ongoing 2014 FIFA World Cup holding in Brazil.

The Nigerian team were defeated 0-2 by the Les Blues of France on Monday's night with the two goals coming in the second half of the round of the 16 tie.

A header from Paul Pogba of Juventus and an own goal by Joseph Yobo secured a quarter final berth for the French team who had to dig deep for the victory.
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Bomb blast in Maiduguri market this morning

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A bomb exploded at an active market in Maiduguri, Borno state, today July1st. Eye-witnesses said the bomb went off around 8am today at the busy market near a Power Holding building.  Number of casualty is likely to be high as a result of how crowded the location is. A Borno state govt official confirmed the blast to Sahara Reporters, saying the causality number is very high but stated that security agencies are working to secure the location and rescue victims. Today's bombing would be the first major bombing by Boko Haram since the start of Ramadan.

Video Post: Pro Wole Soyinka says Boko Haram Menace Worse Than Biafran War (Video)

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Video: Kwara police unmasks ritualist den in Illorin

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Just in: Prominent Northern Politician, Umaru Dikko, is dead

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A prominent northern politician and Minister of Transportation during the Second Republic, Umaru Dikko, is dead, his son, Bello Dikko, has said.

Mr. Dikko, 78, died early Tuesday in a London hospital, family members told PREMIUM TIMES.

He has been sick for “quite some time” and suffered three strokes in a row, a family member said.

Details later….

Meanwhile, below is Wikipedia entry for Mr. Dikko.

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Yobo: It wasn’t our day; Keshi: We didn’t play to lose

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Nigeria’s Ahmed Musa and France’s Mathieu Debuchy vie for the ball in Brasilia.

We are still a young team – MosesSuper Eagles playmaker, Victor Moses  praised the team’s achievement in the ongoing World Cup. After losing 2-0 to France yesterday he said,”I thought we did well today.

“We started very well. We were organised. We got a goal which would have given us more confidence but was disallowed.

Keshi: We didn’t play to lose

We were good individually. It will get better, we are still a young squad.”

Sitting arrangement adjusted at Confab, Ozekhome gets Boko Haram threat

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MOVED by the issue of time frame,  delegates at the on- going National Conference yesterday adjusted its sittings to, among others, allow Muslim delegates observe the Ramadan fast just as Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN),  told the conference that he had gotten  a message that the Boko Harm sect  was threatening an “attack even bigger than Nyanya blast” .

Raw Gold Discovered in Osun State

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OSOGBO—All is now set for the mining of the first gold in Ilesha, in the State of Osun as the Governor Rauf Aregbesola, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with an Australian mining firm, Andalusian Mining Industry.

This came as the leader of the mining firm, Colin Miller, told the governor that his company would present the first raw gold to the people of the state before the end this year.

The signing ceremony took place at the Government House, Osogbo yesterday with a moderate ceremony with the governor in attendance.

Photo News: Nigerian Broadcasters’ Night In Kaduna

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Boko Haram: FFK lied, APC says; threatens legal action

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”Our position on Boko Haram has been well articulated for anyone who cares to know.”

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The All Progressives Congress, APC, has asked Femi Fani-Kayode to retract his comment alleging that the APC, through its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, condemned the Federal Government for proscribing the terror group Boko Haram or face a legal action.

In a statement issued in Lagos on Monday by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, the party said at no time did it issue a statement condemning the proscription of Boko Haram, and challenged Mr. Fani-Kayode to produce such a statement if he was so sure the APC issued it.
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Troops Bust Terrorists' Intelligence Network, Nab A Key Actor In Chibok Abduction

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A terrorists’ intelligence cell headed by a businessman who participated actively in the abduction of School Girls in Chibok has been busted by troops.   The man, Babuji Ya’ari who is also a member of the Youth Vigilante Group popularly known as Civilian JTF which he uses as cover while remaining an active terrorist, also spearheaded the murder of the Emir of Gwoza.  His main role in the group is to spy and gather information for the terrorists group.

Babuji has been coordinating several deadly attacks in Maiduguri since 2011, including the daring attacks on Customs and military locations as well as the planting of IEDs in several locations in the town.

Troops Bust Terrorists' Intelligence Network, Nab A Key Actor In Chibok Abduction

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A terrorists’ intelligence cell headed by a businessman who participated actively in the abduction of School Girls in Chibok has been busted by troops.   The man, Babuji Ya’ari who is also a member of the Youth Vigilante Group popularly known as Civilian JTF which he uses as cover while remaining an active terrorist, also spearheaded the murder of the Emir of Gwoza.  His main role in the group is to spy and gather information for the terrorists group.

Babuji has been coordinating several deadly attacks in Maiduguri since 2011, including the daring attacks on Customs and military locations as well as the planting of IEDs in several locations in the town.

Politicians & bags of rice. (Photo)

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During the weekend, former Zamfara State governor Mahmud Aliyu Shinkafi, who's planning to contest again as Governor of their state in 2015, shared bags of rice to his people for Ramadan, making certain to let them understand that he's contesting again.

Shinkafi was governor of Zamfara State in 2007 to 2011 and was Aisha Babaginda's second husband.

Video: Founder of Boko Haram is a member of the opposition - FFK

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While speaking on Channels TV's breakfast show, Sunrise Daily, today June 30th, ex-Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, who recently dumped the APC for PDP, said the founder of terrorist group, Boko Haram, is an indigene of Borno state and is also a vital official of the opposition. He also said Boko Haram may be the armed wing of the opposition. Some of what he explained below...

Choices before Emir of Kano

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ALHAJIIsa Kaita (1912-1994) was the Northern Region Minister for works between 1954 and 1957, and later Minister of Education between 1957 and 1966. He later became the Waziri of Katsina. Alhaji Kaita was one of the few closest advisers of the late Northern Region Premier Sir Ahmadu Bello (1909-1966), the Sardauna of Sokoto.

In August 1963, Alhaji Kaita was dispatched to Lagos by his friend Sir Ahmadu Bello. The mission was to inform the then Prime Minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa(1912-1966) on the plan of the Premier to depose the then Emir of Kano, Sir Muhammadu Sanusi from the throne. When he got to Lagos he met the then Prime Minister in company of his five ministers, Alhaji Muhammadu Ribadu (1910-1965), Alhaji Shehu Shagari, Alhaji Zanna Bukar Suloma Dipcharima(1917-1969), Alhaji Maitama Sule and Alhaji Tudun Wada. The ministers advised against the premier’s decision.

E-X-P-O-S-E-D: Graphic Photo of Female Boko Haram Suicide Bomber

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Boko Haram Now In Lagos.
Photo: Female Boko Haram Suicide Bomber Sent To Lagos Carried Out Apapa Car Bombing Contrary To Government And Security Operatives Lie That It Was A Gas Explosion.
If you live in Lagos and its environs please do not take this message lightly.
The bomb explosion that rock Apapa, Lagos last week was carried out by a suspected Boko Haram female suicide bomber.
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Abeokuta: Court remands man, 32, for defiling 3yr-old-girl

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ABEOKUTA-A Magistrate court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta has remanded a-32-year-old Kazeem Odetayo in prison for allegedly defiling a-three year-old girl.
The acussed was reported to have inserted his finger into his victim’s private part on June 1, 2014 at Agbegilere street, Itoku, Abeokuta.
The Prosecutor, Inspector Sunday Eiggbejiale told the court that the acussed enticed the victim with snacks before he defiled her.

Drop Mikel now, keep Yobo- Fans to Keshi

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If Stephen Keshi will listen to the fans of the Super Eagles, Chelsea star and Nigeria midfield’s maestro, John Mikel Obi will watch today’s match against France from the bench.
MIKEL-DROPIn a recent poll conducted by Vanguard online, on ‘ Should Keshi drop Mikel from the starting XI’, approximately 53 percent of participants want Mikel to be withdrawn from the starting XI while 47 percent wanted the man that was hailed as Nigeria’s best during the Confederation Cup in Brazil to start the game. Mikel was voted The Man of The Match in Nigeria first match at Brazil 2014 against Iran with credit for over 94 passes during the encounter.

Man lost his life After Eating Life Chicken And drank dry Gin in Friends Burial

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This young man above is not a native doctor, he was angry and in pains for his friends death so at the burial, he decided to calm himself down with a live chicken and full bottle of dry gin which he chew raw… See the end result below…. he died after the the incident 

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Sale Of S3x Toys: Nigerians Are Bunch of Hypocrites- Bisi Ibidapo Obe

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Nollywood actress Bisi Ibidapo Obe has said Nigerians are way behind in thinking and wonders if it is a crime to sell sex toys. While speaking to Sun Newspaper, Bisi said Nigerians pretend a lot about their sex lives and even though she mostly sells men and female underwear, she wonders if it is a crime to sell sex toys too.  Hear her;

Brazil 2014 Round of 16: Orji Uzor Kalu PREDICTS A WIN FOR EAGLES

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*** Whichever way you look at it my po­sition is simple: Eagles will perform well; even better than they did in 1994. Winning the trophy is what I cannot put my money on.

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Let me dwell more on Nigeria’s chanc­es at the tournament. How bright are our chances? Do we have what it takes to con­front big-soccer nations as Germany, Brazil France and Spain? I am aware we are going to Brazil as the reigning African champi­ons. Does that add any value to our chances of doing well? As champions of Africa, we will be under obligation to conduct our­selves creditably, and that will bring too much pressure to bear on the team.

Video: Obahiagbon Describes Edo House Controversy As Legislative Infamy

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24 activists stand trial for illegal protest in Egypt

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The trial of 24 activists on charges of holding an illegal protest has started in an Egyptian courst this Sunday, DPA cites an independent newspaper al-Masry al-Youm as saying.

The defendants are also charged with damaging public and private property, possessing explosives and assaulting police. They were arrested last week at a rally held in Cairo denouncing the anti-protest law.

The defendants, who appeared before the Cairo Misdemeanour Court, chanted anti-government slogans during the session, al-Masry al-Youm reported. The court said the trial would resume on September 13, ordering the accused to remain in police custody.

Eruption in Indonesia: no casualties, emergency evacuation of locals

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Indonesia's Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra province erupted Sunday evening, gushing 4,000 meter-high cloud of ash and smoke into the air, an official said. There were no immediate reports of casualties, said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a spokesman for the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB).

"The eruption is sending hot clouds about 4,500 meters towards the south-east," Nugroho said, adding that the local villagers living at the foot of the mountain have been told to evacuate, informs DPA.

Pakistani forces kill 16 militants during offensive campaign

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Pakistani fighter jets Sunday killed 16 Islamist militants in airstrikes, the military said, as an offensive against Taliban insurgents in the country's north-west enters its third week, reports DPA. Military planes bombed seven suspected hideouts used by militants linked with the al-Qaeda terrorist network around Mir Ali town in North Waziristan tribal district near the Afghan border, an army statement said.

More than half a million civilians have already fled the region since the operation was launched on June 15, said an official with the disaster management agency.

'If there is a leader in the world today, that leader is Vladimir Putin' - Ronald Reagan's adopted son

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Mike Reagan, son of the 40th US President Ronald Reagan, believes that there are few truly influential leaders in the modern world and that Russian President Vladimir Putin is certainly one of them.

In one of his latest TV appearances, Reagan, a political commentator, said that the United States didn’t have a clear and firm foreign policy today, which was one of the reasons behind the successes gained by terrorists in Iraq after the US troop withdrawal.

GEJ condemns Bauchi bomb attack & mass killings in Kaduna

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President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan condemns Friday night's bombing in theBayan Gari area of Bauchi State and the recent mass killings in Southern Kaduna.
The President commiserates with all the families who lost loved ones in the heinous attacks and extends his heartfelt sympathies to all those who suffered injuries or lost their properties during the wanton assaults on Bauchi and Kaduna States.
President Jonathan reassures the people of Bauchi and Kaduna State that the Federal Government will continue to take all necessary action to apprehend the perpetrators of thedastardly attacks and restore the fullest possible  security to all parts of the country.

Massive attack ongoing in Kautikari village near Chibok

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According to a breaking news report on Premium Times, there is a massive attack going on right now in Kautikari village near  Chibok community in Borno state. According to residents of the area, the attack started around 9.30 this morning. Many residents of the village and other neighboring villages have taken refuge in the bushes.

A text message was sent by a resident to journalists and security operatives calling for help;

"Massive attack on Kautikari now. All security agencies should be notified,  and call for divine help now.” the sms read

Abuja Mall Blast: FCT Minister Bans Use Of Power Bikes

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We left micro discussions in Thomas’ class Worried by the disclosure by security agents that one of the perpetrators of Wednesday’s bomb blast in Abuja rode on a power bike, Federal Capital Territory Minister, Senator Bala Mohammed, has directed the FCT Police Commissioner to promptly arrest and prosecute any person illegally using power bikes and motorcycles in the Federal Capital City, Abuja. Motorcycles had for a long time been banned in the city, but users of power bike and private motorcycle owners were never affected by the earlier ban.

Video Post: Founder of Boko Haram is a member of the opposition - FFK

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Wrongly Accused Of Rape Charges, regains freedom after 17 years

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After spending nearly 17 years behind bars in a Louisiana prison on a charge of rape that he did not commit, Nathan Brown, 40, found himself a free man.

“I’m just happy to be free,” Brown told reporters. “Back with my family; it’s a wonderful feeling.”

Brown was arrested in August 1997 on suspicion he tried to rape a 40-year-old woman at a Metairie apartment where they both lived. He was convicted of the crime just three months later and sentenced to 25 years in prison without the possibility of parole.

Federal Government Hires A PR Firm For $1.2 million To Help In Boko Haram Fight

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In the most ridiculous move ever, the Nigerian government has hired a Washington PR firm to help deal with the Boko Haram scourge.

Although the Nigerian government has been unable to contain the group’s string of attacks or bring home 270 schoolgirls the group abducted in April, it just inked a $1.2 million contract with DC powerhouse PR firm Levick to boost its perception around the world, the Hill reported.

Gunmen Attack Hotel In Bauchi Killing 13 & Leaving 34 Wounded

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Thirteen people have been killed and 34 injured when gunmen in military uniforms attacked a well known hotel in Bauchi yesterday night. The police PRO of the state confirmed the incident this morning saying it was true and its such a sad incident, but survivors are currently receiving treatments.



According to an eye witness Malam Ahmed Maidoki who was watching highlights of the on-going world cup with his friends at the hotel said a loud explosion was first heard before the men who had positioned themselves at the four corners of the hall started shooting sporadically. Below is how he narrated it…

 “We were just sitting down, watching highlights of the ongoing FIFA world cup at the viewing centre located in between the two story building of the hotel when five men dressed in military uniform strolled in.

“We thought they were security personnel, who came to relax as well. I noticed they all positioned themselves at the four corners of the hall.

“The next thing I heard was an explosion, after which the arena was covered with thick smoke. Shivering, my friends and I sprawled on the ground.

"I’m a virgin, I know nothing about s3x" — Seyi Hunter

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When Afro-pop singer, Adokiye declared she was avirgin in a talk with Vanguard's Potpourrirecently, many thought she could possibly be the last of the virgins in the Nigerian entertainment industry. But it appears there are others, one or more(probably), as another entertainer, Seyi Hunter has emerge to declare she is really a virgin as well.

Seyi-Hunter-Pix-2A Performing Arts, Industrial and Labour Relations'graduate from the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Seyi, born of an Igbo father and Akwa-Ibom mother, began her career in the Yoruba sector and has since featured in near twenty films in both Yoruba and English language movies.

In this interview with Showtime Celebrity, the wave-making actress discusses her career, passion, secrets and fears, among other conditions:

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Almost every single leader Who Has Stood Up For Africa's Right To Economic Self-determination Has Been Eliminated

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Almost every single leader who has stood up for Africa's right to economic self-determination has been eliminated -- either physically or politically!!!!!!!

The question still being asked by Africans, decades after they gained a nominal political independence, is: 'How long shall they kill our prophets while we stand aside and look?'

This question was memorably put forward by the iconic Bob Marley so many years ago, but our prophets continue to be killed.

One by one, our most steadfast leaders have been eliminated, to the point where Africa is hard-pressed to point out more than three people who are advancing the continental agenda for economic freedom.

" France will be facing Musa, Emenike" - Stephen Keshi

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Many out there in Brazil feel that the French national team have good players who can run down Nigeria when the two countries face each other in the second round of the World Cup on Monday.

Karim Benzema has been touted as the portent striker that would cause trouble for the Super Eagles who rattled Argentina before going down 3 -2.

Stephen Keshi was asked what he thought about the probability of Nigeria facing Karim Benzema. He replied quick as a flash: “And France will be facing Musa, Emenike … ”

There are reasons to be confident after a performance in which Eagles caused problems for Argentina and showed that on a good day, the African champions are as good as any of the teams to go all the way.

“All the teams are good. It doesn’t matter [who you face],” Keshi noted. “You have to appreciate that. It is only Nigeria that don’t appreciate that. Nigerians always think that every team we face we have to kill them 5-0, 10-0. It doesn’t work that way.”

Bomb explosion kills 10 People in Bauchi

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10 people have now been confirmed dead with 14 others seriously injured after a bomb exploded at a brothel in Bayangari in Bauchi state yesterday night around 9.45pm. 

The Bauchi State Police Command spokesman, Haruna Mohammed, confirmed the incident in a record and said investigations has commenced but no arrest has been made so far.

"The entire surrounding has been cordoned and scene secure. No arrest has been made yet and investigation has commenced to ascertain the cause” Mr. Mohammed said in a statement late Friday night.

He said all 10 corpses were evacuated to the mortuary while the injured were taken to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, for treatment.

#6 of Top 15 International Celebrities Who's got A Heart Of Gold

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Keanu Reeves

 When Keanu Reeves was negotiating profit-sharing for the second and third Matrix films, Reeves chose to give some of his profit points to the special effects and costume design teams, because he felt they deserved it. The amount Keanu ended up giving to his co-workers was approximately $75 million.