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Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth 'split' again 'amid rows over when to start a family'

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  Celebrity couple, Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth have reportedly called off their wedding. A source told OK! Australia on Thursday that the Hollywood power couple could not agree on when they should have children. The insider claimed that  Hunger Games star Liam, 28, was eager to settle down and become a dad but Miley, 25, isn't yet ready. 'He wants kids and doesn't want to keep putting it off but it's not quite the timeline Miley had in mind... he is left heartbroken,' the source said. 'Miley put off plans for the wedding and Liam was growing tired of it... They haven't been getting along in recent months.' The insider added: '[She] didn't really want to get married. It's something that everyone else seemed to get but Liam. [His] family had been begging him to see the light for a long time, but he had faith in Miley. Now he feels like an idiot.' The news comes days after Miley Cyrus who secretly married Liam Hems...

''Police is using their helicopter to threaten my life and that of my family'' Governor Fayose

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  Governor of Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, on Wednesday raised alarm over aerial surveillance of the Government House, Ado-Ekiti by a police helicopter. According to the governor, the police chopper has constituted danger to his personal safety, his family, workers and visitors to the Government House. In a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, the governor described the development as “brazen show of naked force and abuse of power by the Federal Government.” According to him, he sees no reason for the aerial surveillance of his official residence and office since the state governorship election is over. He also accused the nation’s security forces of allowing themselves to be used to intimidate political opponents despite being funded with tax payers’ money. His statement in part reads “They continue to fly helicopters over the Government House and Governor’s Office in a way that compromises the safety and well-...

Obasanjo attacks Buhari again, says government ''confused, incompetent to stem killings''

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has once again come hard on the Buhari-led government, describing it as incompetent and incapable of addressing the killings and poverty in the country. Obasanjo said this in a letter read on his behalf at a one-day national summit on insecurity and killings in Nigeria convened by the Northern Elders Forum, Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and Pan Niger Delta Forum in Abuja yesterday July 18th. Represented by former governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, Obasanjo stressed that President Buhari was, by his action and inaction, encouraging the killings in various parts of the country. He recalled the discussion he had with the elder statesman about the danger to the nation’s democracy when he hosted him (Ango) in Abeokuta some weeks ago. “When you kindly paid me a visit a couple of weeks ago, we deliberated on the danger to our democracy, our common identity, our commonality ...

'Its a total disgrace that Turkey will not release a respected U.S. Pastor, Andrew Brunson from prison' - Trump Tweets

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  US Congress and President Donald Trump are outraged over pastor Andrew Brunson's continued detention in Turkey. President Trump urged Recep Tayyip Erdogan to "do something" for the clergyman's release on Twitter saying, 'A total disgrace that Turkey will not release a respected U.S. Pastor, Andrew Brunson, from prison. He has been held hostage far too long. @ RT_Erdogan should do something to free this wonderful Christian husband & father. He has done nothing wrong, and his family needs him!'. On Wednesday, a judge in Izmir said the clergyman would be held in jail until facing charges of terrorism and espionage. The case of the American evangelical Christian pastor from North Carolina has added further strain to US-Turkish relations, with some members of US Congress calling for sanctions against Turkey while critics of Turkey have described Brunson as a "hostage." The 50-year-old Brunson has spent nearly two years in pr...

Governor Bello condemns burning of Dino Melaye's constituency projects

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  The Kogi State government has condemned the burning of four of the constituency projects of Senator Dino Melaye in Lokoja, the state capital by some hoodlums. Recall that yesterday, two of the secondary schools renovated by Dino Melaye to celebrate his 3rd year in the National Assembly, were vandalized and burnt on Tuesday night. Dino was meant to commission the projects yesterday Wednesday July 18th. Reacting to the incident, the Director General, Media and Publicity to the state governor, Kingsley Fanwo who spoke on behalf of government during an assessment tour of the burnt facility, said the state government has directed security operatives to fish out the arsonists. "Irrespective of who is doing the project, the fund is from the government. So whether it is the executive or legislative, such projects should rather be applauded and not destroyed", he said. The state commissioner for Education, Mrs. Rosemary Osikoya who was amongst the govern...

Apapa residents raise alarm as third tanker loaded with petroleum product falls and spills petrol all over

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Another tanker loaded with petroleum product fell at Berger suya bus stop, Olodi Apapa, Lagos, yesterday, July 18, 2018, and residents are worried that the tanker situation in the area is a disaster waiting to happen. Yesterday's incident is the third to happen on that same spot and each time these tankers fall, they spill their contents on the road and into gutters, risking an explosion. A day before the tragic Otedola bridge tanker explosion occurred, a tanker loaded with petrol fell at the same spot at Berger bus stop in Olodi Apapa and two days later another with diesel fell, a resident said. Concerned residents have raised alarm about the warning signs the government has turned a blind eye to. They fear lives and properties could be lost if action is not taken soon. One resident, Roland Nduka, who reached out to LIB said: Tanker loaded with petroleum product fell at Berger suya bus stop olodi apapa Lagos today 18/07/2018. This i...

Federal Government unveils new National Carrier called "Nigeria Air"

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  Moments ago, the Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika unveiled the name of Nigeria’s national carrier, as well as the logo at the Farnborough International Airshow in London. Sirika said the national carrier is called Nigeria Air.   During the unveiling, the minister said, “this will be a National Carrier that is Private sector-led and driven. It is a business, not a social service. Government will not be involved in running it or deciding who runs it. The investors will have full responsibility for this. The Nigerian Government will not own more than 5% (maximum) of the new National Carrier. Government will not be involved in running it or deciding who runs it, ” he said He added that government is in talks with aircraft providers, “We’ve been talking to Airbus and Boeing (and they’re present at this event) regarding the aircraft for and we will be making announcements very soon. We are currently negotiating.”

Cat found reading with students at Obafemi Awolowo University (photos)

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It's not every day you find a cat sitting down like other students to study. A cat was photographed sitting on a bench with a book opened in between its paws in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife. While students went to Awo cafe to read, the cat joined them, took up space on an empty bench and began looking through a book to the amusement of other studying students. The photos were shared on an OAU Facebook group with the caption: "Even in OAU animals do read, imagine a cat reading in Awo cafe."

Student who started walking from midnight in order to get to his new job by 8 a.m. is gifted a new car by his CEO

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An Alabama college student walked 20 miles in the dark to get to his new job and this act of dedication inspired the company’s CEO to gift him a car. Walter Carr, who couldn’t find a ride after his car broke down, started walking from Homewood at midnight in order to arrive at his Bellhops moving job in Pelham by 8 a.m. on Friday. At about 4 a.m., Pelham police picked him up and took him to breakfast before dropping him off at the home of customer Jenny Lamey. Lamey said Carr, despite walking for hours, declined her offer to rest and had plenty of energy for the job. Touched by his work ethics, she started to help him with his car troubles by creating a GoFundMe page. "I just can’t tell you how touched I was by Walter and his journey. He is humble and kind and cheerful and he had big dreams! He is hardworking and tough," she wrote on Facebook. After seeing the Facebook post, Bellhops CEO Luke Marklin drove from Tennessee to Alabama on Monday and pr...

Photos: Eight suspected kidnappers of Chibok schoolgirls paraded by Nigerian Police in Maidugur

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Eight persons suspected to have taken part in the kidnap of the 276 Chibok schoolgirls in Borno state have been paraded by the Nigerian Police in Maiduguri, the state capital. The police team led by super cop, Abba Kyari, during a brief in Maiduguri, also said that many suicide bombers and those that trained them were arrested.    

Hoodlums burn down two school renovated by Dino Melaye

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  The Government Girls Secondary School, Sarkin Noma and Lokongoma Secondary School both in Lokoja Local government area, which were renovated by Senator Dino Melaye and were due for commissioning this morning, have been vandalized and razed down by hoodlums in the state. The girls schools were among the sixty-nine projects Dino Melaye had arranged for commissioning to celebrate his three-years in the National Assembly. The hoodlums destroyed the schools and set them ablaze last night. Senator Melaye has been in a running battle with the State Governor, Yahaya Bello.

Police nabs notorious car snatcher in Katsina

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  The Katsina State Police Command said it has succeeded in arresting a notorious suspect who specializes in car snatching. Police Patrol team attached to Malumfashi Area Command, Katsina while on routine patrol in Malumfashi town, intercepted the suspect, Wadatau Lawan, 49, of Marina village, Sokoto state, with a stolen Toyata Camry, 2000 model, green in colour,  Chassis No.4TIBG22K6Y495726 with registration KJA 432 EG.  However, during the course of investigation another motor vehicle Toyota RAV4 Jeep, ash in colour, Chasis No. JT3HP10V7X7146904 with Reg. No. RSH 719 AM, was also recovered. The suspect will be arraigned in court immediately investigation is completed

Staff Present ExxonMobil With Coffin During Protest Against Mass Sack

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Staff of multinational oil and gas company ExxonMobil on Tuesday closed down the Lagos headquarters of the company over the sacking of 860 spy police without entitlements. The company’s workers’ union protested the sacking of these workers, who were mostly Nigerians saying, they were sacked by ExxonMobil in breach of labour laws despite putting in over 22 years of service. They also dropped a coffi painted in red at the gate of the company. Speaking with NAN, Chairman of ExxonMobil Branch of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Mr. Rasak Obe, said the protest was done so that management could feel unhappiness of the workers. He expressed shock that the security personnel who had served the company faithfully for several years could be massively sacked. Obe demanded that the sacked workers be called back and all their entitlements paid to them. He also urged the management to, without further delay, restore the 16 employees s...

Police arrest university dropout for buying phone using false bank alert

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Police in Lagos state have arrested a 27-year-old university dropout, Destiny Otubambo, for alleged theft and obtaining by false pretences. Parading the suspect before newsmen in the command's headquarters in Ikeja yesterday July 16th, the state commissioner of police, Edgal Imohimi, said Otubambo purchased phones worth N377, 500 from a dealer at Ikota Shopping Complex Lekki, Ajah, on May 24 by generating false bank alert. After collecting the phone, the suspect asked for the company's bank account so he can do a transfer. “He was given the account details to which the said amount should be credited. After few minutes, he claimed he had credited the said sum. To prove he had, he showed a debit alert from Zenith account number 2110746005, titled, Desitny Ayo Adeleke. Believing it to be true, the shop owner released the phones to him and requested for his phone number. When she did not see the alert, she tried the phone number but it was unreachable and the...

'1,000 security men are holding Fayose hostage, all his mobile lines blocked' – Governor Fayose's brother alleges

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 Isaac Fayose, brother to Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has cried out that all mobile lines of the governor have been blocked by the Federal Government and 1,000 Security officials blocking the Government House in Ekiti State. In a Facebook post, Isaac Fayose said, 'as we speak, all the mobile lines of His Excellency Ayodele Peter Fayose has been blocked, and 1,000 Security officials blocking the Government House in Ekiti State. Nobody can leave the Government house as we speak!!! We are all being held Hostages in the Government House'. 'We fear our lives, and the life of the Governor because they want to kill him. All the Television Stations and Radio Stations in Ekiti State have been shut down!!!! Media houses have been compromised . Please help us to share this message to people that can help us. We are all in danger!!!! Please don’t let Gov. Fayose die' he wrote. Older Posts... Cristiano Ronald...