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Senator Oluremi Tinubu, representing Lagos central at the national assembly, has revealed her reason for ignoring the handshake gesture of Senate President Bukola Saraki during the inauguration of the eighth national assembly. She made this disclosure in an interview with a popular daily, stating that, “I had a private meeting with him for less than an hour. And I had the opportunity to tell him why I didn’t shake his hand after my inauguration as a senator. “I told him the reason. I said you deprived us from having a swearing-in ceremony. I said that was why I was angry. I said I was angry and that was it. And I have talked to him afterwards. That was the first time I would sit with him in a meeting. I have never had the opportunity.” Saraki as well as his deputy Ike Ekweremadu have however been under fire over the alleged forgery of Senate standing order used for their election. The Attorney of the Federation Abubakar Malami dragged Saraki, Ekweremadu, alongside two presiding off

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has challenged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to make public his account statement and that of the embattled former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki. Fayose made this challenge on Sunday just about a day after granting an interview to Fresh FM in Ibadan, in which he regaled the nation with details of how he is being unjustly persecuted. The Governor, speaking through his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, in a statement on Sunday, said “What I am facing in Ekiti is a war of the elite and incidentally, it is the masses that vote people into office. We know some failed Ekiti politicians who now resume daily in EFCC office to concoct stories and give same to their commissioned newspapers to publish.‎ It is only one or two newspapers that always have their so-called exclusive stories and they follow the same pattern. “The EFCC is only engaged in mind game. They think they can wear me out, that is not possible as G

The president of the Portuguese island, Miquel Albuquerque, has confirmed that the Real Madrid star will be honoured after the nation's success in France this summer An airport in Cristiano Ronaldo’s home city of Funchal will be renamed after the Real Madrid star. The 31-year-old captained Portugal to glory at Euro 2016 earlier this summer and has already unveiled the Hotel Pestana CR7 in Funchal - the capital of Madeira. But now the president of Madeira, Miquel Albuquerque, has confirmed that the former Manchester United forward will be honoured after Portugal’s Euro 2016 success by having the city’s airport renamed as ‘Cristiano Ronaldo Airport ’. Ronaldo is currently on holiday in Ibiza ahead of Real Madrid’s new season. The forward has also been pictured wearing a knee brace as he looks to recover from the injury he suffered in the first half of the Euro 2016 final against France, which forced him to be substituted before the break.

Obasanjo says corruption has eaten deep in Nigeria’s education sector– The former president says that until there is a complete overhaul in our system, Nigeria’s problems will continue– He says examination malpractice was a sign of the corruption in education systemFormer president Olusegun Obasanjo has said Nigeria’s problems will continue until the urgent need to reform institutions in the country is fulfilled.Obasanjo made this known at the 18th Valedictory Service of Good Shepherds Schools, Ota, Ogun state on Thursday, July 21.According to him, the decay in the country had eaten deep into the education sector, The Punch reports. Obasanjo slams judges for engaging in competitionFormer president Olusegun Obasanjo has said Nigeria’s problems will continue until the urgent need to reform institutions in the country is fulfilled.Speaking through his Chief of Staff, DeaconVictor Durodola, Obasanjo said examinationmalpractice was a sign of the corruption in the system.Youth unemployment:

Moroccan King Mohammed VI on Sunday announced that his country wanted to rejoin the African Union, 32 years after quitting the bloc in protest at its decision to accept Western Sahara as a member. “For a long time our friends have been asking us to return to them, so that Morocco can take up its natural place within its institutional family. The moment has now come,” the monarch said in a message sent to an AU summit taking place in Kigali, the MAP Moroccan news agency reported. Morocco quit the grouping in protest in 1984 when the Saharan Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) was admitted as a member. But although Morocco left the club, “it never quit Africa”, King Mohammed said in his message to AU leaders as they began a two-day meeting in the Rwandan capital. Morocco has occupied the sparsely populated Western Sahara area since 1975 in a move that was not recognised by the international community. It maintains that Western Sahara is an integral part of the kingdom even though local

Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, lashed out at the National Assembly, saying it is largely an assemblage of looters and thieves. INFORMATION NIGERIA brings you the biggest takeaways from his statement. The former president said the National Assembly, which he said is shrouding its corruption in the opaque nature of its budget, has damaged its capacity to oversight the executive. He accused the President Goodluck Jonathan-led executive of making direct payments to the legislature in order to cover up its wrong doings. “Apart from shrouding the remunerations of the National Assembly in opaqueness and without transparency, they indulge in extorting money from departments, contractors and ministries in two ways,”He also said. “They do so during visits to their projects and programmes and in the process of budget approval when they build up budgets for ministries and departments, who agree to give it back to them in contracts that they do not execute. They do similar thing

Another round of fuel scarcity hit the aviation sector at the weekend, leaving operators struggling to keep scheduled flights running. The scarcity peaked yesterday in places like Lagos and Abuja where operators cancelled almost all flights. Meanwhile, oil marketers responsible for the importation and supply of the aviation fuel, also known as Jet-A1, have blamed the high cost of foreign exchange for the current crisis. Executive Secretary of Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN), Obafemi Olawole, told The Guardian that the current rate of N320 plus to one dollar being offered banks discourages importers to bring in the essential commodity. At the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos for instance, no airline was ready for boarding, leaving passengers stranded as at about 3pm yesterday before the eventual cancellation of flights. A travel agent, Abiodun, told our reporter that the airlines had continued to ration flight services

A 10-year-old girl who was r*ped by a kiosk operator in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has reportedly died few days after the incident. Reports gathered that the girl had gone on an errand in Rumuibekwe area of Port Harcourt in the night when she was allegedly defiled by a man identified as Mallam Bashir, who owns the kiosk. Following the death of the victim, the Rivers State chapter of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) and International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) have embarked on a campaign for Bashir not to be granted bail from the police custody after his arrest until he is tried. The state chairperson of NAWOJ, Mrs Lillian Okonkwo, alleged that friends and relatives of Bashir had been making efforts to get him out on bail. Okonkwo said that the police were initially reluctant to arrest Bashir until NAWOJ and FIDA mounted pressure on them. She said: ”It is unfortunate that she died. But we are appealing that the bail being sought by the relatives of Ba

The general overseer of Victory Assembly Ministry (VAM), Bishop Jonathan Eze has warned the Niger Delta militants to stop blowing up oil pipelines or be prepared to face the wrath of God.Ijaw group reject Buhari’s statement, tells him how to fix NigeriaThe Bishop Eze who was reacting to the incessant attacks on oil pipelines by new militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) on Thursday, July 7, in Owerri said the avengers are incurring the wrath of God by their activities, Vanguard reports.“The Avengers are not fighting a just cause because their activities are affecting and threatening the peace of the nation.“Nigerian oil is a natural gift from God and nobody has the right to destroy it,’’he said.The cleric who is also a UN peace ambassador said if the Avengers were aggrieved over any issue, they should address it in a civil manner rather than threaten the country.He said if the country must remain one, no group should threaten the peaceful existence of the nation in the name of

The former Manchester United defender believes a lack of team structure is behind the Three Lions' shortcomings and has admitted he would relish the chance to take charge Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has admitted he would relish the chance to manage England following the departure of Roy Hodgson. Sam Allardyce is the current bookmakers' favourite for the Three Lions job, with reports claiming USA coach Jurgen Klinsmann has also been interviewed. But Ferdinand, who won 81 caps with the national team, has now offered a diagnosis of England's disastrous showing at Euro 2016 in an interview with Copa 90 , and has also expressed an interest in entering management. "When you don't know your starting XI when you get to the tournament, and you don't know your best formation, there's a problem," he said. READ MORE | Juve: No Man Utd contact over Pogba "When you perform in a team, individuals can only perform to their gr

A terrorist who used a hired lorry to kill at least 84 people in a rampage during Bastille Day celebrations in Nice has been named as a convicted criminal well known to the police for armed attacks. Tunisian-born Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, a 31-year-old delivery driver described as a "weird loner" who "became depressed" when his wife left him, was reported to be a French passport holder who lived in the Riviera city and was regularly in trouble with the law. At least 10 children are among the dead following the "cowardly and barbaric" atrocity that left at least one British national among the many injured. Officials feared the death toll will rise, as dramatic footage emerged of the mass killer being shot dead by police in the cab of his truck. As hundreds remained in hospital - including 18 fighting for their lives in intensive care - investigators have been searching the home of Bouhlel in the Abattoirs area of Nice and carried out a con

Skales-Obi-9jahoodBaseline artiste, Raoul John, popularly known as Skales, has revealed reasons for delay in the release of his sophomore album. According to the singer, the recent controversies surrounding him is responsible for the bit of delay in the album release. The album, which he titled “Never Say Never Guy”, would be released soon, according to Skales “The month of June has been a crazy month for me from record label controversy to different people saying some different things about you, being locked up, Banky W and Skales, even a lot of people asking skaleshow Banky now eventually feels about Skales. To prove them wrong we decided to get into the studio and clear the air. Instead of sitting down and exchanging words, why don’t we just express ourselves through what we do which is music,” he said. “Recording the song “Nobody’s Business” with Banky W, we thought about it like when people are going through stuffs, everybody has an opinion about what they have no idea about

D1ino Melaye has drawn the ire of Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), with his recent alleged threat to beat Oluremi Tinubu –11 Melaye reportedly threatened to beat and impregnate Oluremi, wife of Bola Tinubu, during a recent argument The battle line has finally been drawn between national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, and the controversial senator representing Kogi west, Dino Melaye following the senator’s recent action against Oluremi Tinubu, a fellow senator. Melaye has always been a controversial politician. As a member of the House of Representatives, he once fought some colleagues. Tinubu has declared, through his spokesperson, Sunday Dare, that the battle-line had been drawn between him and Melaye, who allegedly used unprintable words on his wife during the session. He also declared that Melaye had begun a journey to his political end. Both senators reportedly had a clash on Tuesday, July 12 while senators held a

A whooping N60,250,000 cash belonging to Stanbic IBTC bank which went missing while being conveyed in bullon van has been recovered cash by the Police in Rivers State It was gathered that two banks Zenith and Stanbic IBTC had contracted a bullion van company in Port Harcourt to convey their monies from their branches in Aba, Abia State to Port Harcourt, Rivers state. The service to Zenith was successfully completed and the amount delivered to their branch in Port Harcourt in the company of soldiers, but that of Stanbic Bank was not. According to the Police, the soldiers disembarked from the bullion van at Zenith Bank, leaving the portion meant for Stanbic with the driver, who absconded with both the cash and the vehicle for three days. Narrating how the money was recovered Deputy Commissioner of Police (Administration) Uche Anozia said the recovery followed a report by a Port Harcourt Supermarket guard who saw in its premises a vehicle containing the cash. “On July 8,(last Friday)

James Entwistle, the United States ambassador to Nigeria, will meet with members of the House of Representatives on Thursday, to provide video evidence of his allegation of sexual misconduct against three Nigerian lawmakers. Entwistle who was summoned by the House committee on ethics and privileges and foreign affairs had on June 16, wrote the Speaker Yakubu Dogara to accusing three members — Samuel Ikon (PDP Akwa Ibom), Mohammed Gololo (APC Bauchi) and Mark Gbillah (APC, Benue) — of soliciting sex from prostitute while they were attending a programme in the US. The letter by Entwistle to Dogara reads: “It is with regret that I must bring to your attention the following situation. Ten members of the Nigerian national assembly recently travelled to Cleveland, Ohio as participants in the International Visitor Leadership Programme on good governance. “We received troubling allegations regarding the behaviour of three members of the delegation to the U.S. Government’s flagship professio

Ace producer, Kunle Afolayan held the Lagos grand premiere of his new movie “The CEO,” on Sunday, July 10, 2016 at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos and at the star-studded event, he pleaded with pirates not to pirate his artistic creation. According to the filmmaker and actor, he borrowed 50 million naira from Nigeria’s Bank of Industry to produce the movie and has not yet repaid the loan he took. He said, “I borrowed N50million from Bank of Industry to produce this film. Please do not pirate the film. I beg you o. I need to pay back the money.  I think I have 13 months left. Please help o” Afolayan had his first major publicised run-in with pirates in 2015 when some of them threatened to release his hit movie “October 1” once they got a hold of his master copy. Angered by their audacity, Kunle, went on a controversial rant on social media accusing Ibo people of being responsible for piracy in Nigeria. When it became obvious that the pirates had made good on their t

The forward played little part in the decider after coming off injured following a clash with Dimitri Payet, but was delighted to add an international trophy to his collection Portugal star and captain Cristiano Ronaldo praised his team for a deserved Euro 2016 success, saying they had proved their critics wrong. Eder scored a 109th-minute winner as Fernando Santos' men claimed a 1-0 victory over France in the final in Paris on Sunday. Ronaldo came off due to a knee injury in the first half, but returned to try and rally Portugal to a first major title from the sidelines. The Real Madrid forward lauded Portugal and felt they were worthy champions. "Portugal have deserved this after many years of sacrifice. No one believed in us," Ronaldo said. "I had already won everything with clubs. I lacked something with the national team." Ronaldo said he knew Lille striker Eder would score the winner. He said: "I've been in football a long time.

The Portugal winger hailed his captain's courage after replacing him as a substitute following his injury in the Euro 2016 final against France Ricardo Quaresma has hailed Cristiano Ronaldo as the only person in football he admires after Portugal's Euro 2016 victory. Quaresma replaced Ronaldo in the first half of the final against France after the captain suffered a knee injury. The Real Madrid star re-emerged from the dressing room to encourage his team-mates from the sidelines, however, and Eder's goal in extra time secured a 1-0 win and the trophy. "Even with the injury [Ronaldo] never stopped, he always supported the team and that's why I say, not just as a friend, that he is the only person I admire in football," Quaresma told O Jogo . "I admire the strength he has." He added: "We have a great captain, it is an honour to play alongside him and have him in the national team and all Portuguese people should be proud to have Cr

The Valencia winger has posted on social media to thank his former Manchester United teammate for the gift following Portugal's Euro 2016 final triumph over France. What do you do with your Silver Boot award if you're Cristiano Ronaldo? Give it to Nani of course! The Real Madrid star finished second, behind Antoine Griezmann, in the race to be crowned the top scorer at Euro 2016 and Ronaldo clearly isn't interested in the runner-up gong. Valencia winger Nani took to social media following Portugal's 1-0 extra-time win over France in the final of the showpiece tournament to express his delight at Ronaldo giving him the award as a "gift". Still, Ronaldo could well need the extra space in the trophy cabinet soon, with the 31-year-old now odds-on favourite to win the 2016 Ballon d'Or.

.The Portugal star's leaping header proved one of the highlights of the month but faces stiff competition from a number of wonderful strikes in France Cristiano Ronaldo, Hal Robson-Kanu and Xherdan Shaqiri have made the shortlist for the UEFA EURO 2016 Goal of the tournament, presented by Carlsberg. Wales star Robson-Kanu is the front-runner for the prize after his sensational Cruyff-turn and neat finish proved the highlight of a historical night for the Welsh as they saw off Belgium 3-1 to book their first ever semi-final at a major international tournament. But Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo will be hoping his sensational header against Robson-Kanu’s Wales in the semi-final will be enough to see him take home the prize to help make up for his injury disappointment in Sunday’s final. That match saw Ronaldo’s Portugal claim their first ever major title thanks to a stunning extra-time strike from substitute Eder, which is also in line for the gong. Switzerland forwar

The France international scored an impressive six goals to finish as the tournament's top scorer and has seen off competition from the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Dimitri Payet France forward Antoine Griezmann has won the award for Euro 2016 Player of the Tournament. UEFA has announced that the 25-year-old has been voted as the winner by their team of 13 technical observers, which includes Sir Alex Ferguson and David Moyes. Griezmann, who signed a new long-term deal at Atletico Madrid in June, was also named in the team of the tournament after scoring six goals to win the competition's Golden Boot. He could not find the net in Sunday's final, though, as hosts France went down to a surprise 1-0 defeat against Portugal thanks to substitute Eder's extra-time winner. UEFA's chief technical officer Ioan Lupescu said: "Antoine Griezmann was a threat in every game he played. "He works hard for his team and possesses technique, vision and qual

Cristiano Ronaldo and his team-mates were greeted by thousands of fans at the airport and on the streets of Lisbon as they paraded the Euro 2016 trophy Portugal received a heroes' welcome upon returning to Lisbon as the new European champions but there were more than a few glum faces in Paris as President Hollande offered the France squad his commiserations. Cristiano Ronaldo and his team-mates enjoyed an open-top bus parade with the trophy after landing in the capital, with thousands of fans waiting at the airport and on the streets to greet them. For Didier Deschamps' team, though, it was a trip to the Elysee Palace, where they met the head of state and did their best to force a smile for the waiting photographers. Portugal beat France on Sunday evening with an extra-time goal from Eder to seal their first major international trophy. Les Bleus were looking to claim silverware for the first time since 2000 but the efforts of player of the tournament Antoine G

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto delivers a speech during a media message at the National Palace in Mexico City on 04 July 2016. Mexico’s president hit back Sunday at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s claim that if elected, he would make Mexico build a wall along its US border. The bombastic billionaire has promised to crack down on illegal immigration and insulted Mexican immigrants by calling them rapists, criminals and drug dealers. As his party’s presumptive presidential candidate, Trump is now eyeing a clash in the November election with his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. “There is no way to have Mexico pay (for) the wall. But any decisions inside (the) USA — is a decision of its government,” Pena Nieto told CNN in English. The Mexican president earlier had said Trump’s campaign pledge was a non-starter, but he did not address the issue as specifically. Pena Nieto said US-Mexican relations were based on coordination, collaboration and cooperation on sec

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Monday revealed that fake and expired tyres used by vehicle owners were responsible for most road accidents in the country. Mr Ikechukwu Igwe, the Cross River Sector Commander of FRSC, said that fake and expired tyres were responsible for more than 3,000 road crashes in the last five years. He expressed regrets that most Nigerians still prefer used tyres in spite of the regular sensitisation campaign carried out by the commission on the need to stop purchase of fake and expired tyres. “The FRSC would not relent in its sensitisation campaign with a view to educating car owners on the dangers of patronising fake and expired tyres, NAN quoted him as saying. “Fake and expired tyres are responsible for most road accidents in the country today; there is a need for drivers to stop buying such tyres. “We will intensify efforts in collaboration with the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to raid outlets that trades in fake and expired tyre

The Real Madrid forward was withdrawn early on in Sunday's final because of a knee injury, but his role in their victory was vital as the nation celebrate a first- ever title. Portugal rewrote their history as a footballing nation on Sunday night. A Selecao had not beaten France since 1975 and had never claimed an international trophy, so many Portuguese people expected a similar story this time. But instead, they saw a different ending. By losing the Euro 2004 final at home to Greece, Portugal looked to have blown their best opportunity of success in a major tournament. Even with 2002 World Cup winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari in charge, the team was unable to win the trophy in Lisbon and the tragedy of that loss was, in many ways, so typically Portuguese. Once one of the world's most powerful countries due to its great explorers and discoveries at sea, Portugal built an empire but fell into decadence as a nation and is struggling economically nowadays ts cu

The former Swansea forward received praise from his national coach after the his heroics in the Euro 2016 final, in which he struck the winner in extra time. Portugal coach Fernando Santos hailed ugly duckling Eder for becoming a beautiful swan after his unlikely match-winner stunned hosts France in the final of Euro 2016. Santos saw his team's prospects suffer a body blow when captain and talisman Cristiano Ronaldo limped out of the action with a first-half knee injury. Portugal survived Andre-Pierre Gignac hitting the post in stoppage time as the 90 minutes finished goalless. They came on strongly during the additional period and, after Raphael Guerreiro struck the crossbar with a free-kick, replacement striker Eder arrowed an unstoppable 25-yard strike into the bottom corner to spark wild celebrations. The 28-year-old flopped badly at Swansea City last season before reviving his career in France with Ligue 1 outfit Lille and Santos revealed Eder was not short of

An airport video footage has revealed how a former Minister of Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro allegedly loaded a chartered aircraft with N1, 299, 490b for transfer to Governor Ayodele Fayose through an associate, Abiodun Agbele. The video which was said to have been obtained by the Economic And Financial Commission, EFCC showed that the cash was transferred through HS125-800 5N-BMT belonging to Gyro Air Limited, The Nation Newspaper said in a report. According to the report, the first flight was filled with N724.5million cash to the extent that there was no seat for any crew member or the ex-Minister. It was during the second flight with N494.990m that Obanikoro, his Aide-de-Camp, Lieutenant Colonel A.O Adewale, and crew member joined the trip to Akure Airport. It said the EFCC has retrieved the footage details of Obanikoro’s movement at the airport and the flight schedule of the aircraft and that for each of the trip, Obanikoro paid $12,500 making a total of $25,000. According to fre

The Okoye family is back in the news again! This time Peter, threatens to sue his twin and Jude Okoye for decieving people with their stage name. Last night, Peter Okoye took to Instagram to drag his brothers for filth over the use of their name ‘P-Square’ without his express permission. Peter who has left the group and gone solo, called out his brother and former manager, Jude, for promoting a P-Square show instead of Rudeboy. Paul Okoye agreed to perform at events in Congo and instead of using the name ‘Rudeboy’, he misled the public by using their group name, and then told fans that he, Peter, is ill and couldn’t attend the concerts.

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The African Union, AU, is working to produce a common electronic passport that will grant holders visa-free access to all 54 member-countries. This was contained in a statement by the union on Wednesday. AU said the passport was a step towards the fulfilment of the continent’s aspirations as enshrined in Agenda 2063 action plan, which is “to promote greater continental integration and forge a united Africa”. AU disclosed that the passports will be distributed to all African citizens by 2018, a plan that will be discussed during a one-week summit scheduled to hold next week in Kigali, Rwanda. Continuing the statement said, “Countries such as Seychelles, Mauritius, Rwanda and Ghana, have taken the lead in ensuring easier intra-Africa travel by relaxing visa restrictions and in some cases, lifting visa requirements altogether. “The scene seems to be set to realise the dream of visa-free travel for African citizens within their own continent by 2020. “Issuance of the AU e-Passport is

The two most expensive players in the world faced off in Wednesday's semi-final, with the Portuguese coming out on top before consoling his Real Madrid team-mate at full-time Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed what he said to Gareth Bale after leading Portugal to the Euro 2016 final at the expense of Wales. The two most expensive players in the world faced off in Lyon, with Ronaldo notching a goal and an assist to secure his country's second European Championship final in the last four tournaments. Ronaldo walked straight over to his Real Madrid team-mate at full-time, with the pair sharing words and a hug, and the 31- year-old has now divuldged mostly what was said. "I congratulated them on their run," Ronaldo told reporters. "They had an amazing run. They were the shining star here, the revelation team. "I wished them good luck and as for the rest I would rather not say." Germany and hosts France play in the second semi-final on Thursda

The Twitter accounts and websites of the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) used to announce the activities of the militants to the public have been shut down. Attempts to access the twitter account of the Avengers yesterday met with a sordid warning: “this account has been suspended”. Also, their website could not be opened as it displayed a piece of information: “The requested URL/?m=1 was not found on this server.” This is the second time the Avengers’ media accounts would be suspended. Last May, a similar thing happened to both accounts, but they were later restored. It was not clear yesterday if the account and website were closed down by government operatives or they were deliberately suspended by the Avengers for their own safety. Meanwhile, the Ijaw youths have blamed the Federal Government for the renewed hostilities by the militants. A brief statement by the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) spokesman, Eric Omare, said the Federal Government had not taken any practical step towards resol

Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) yesterday claimed it had bombed two Chevron oil wells as well as three Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) and Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) trunk lines. The NNPC trunk line supplies crude oil to Warri refinery in Delta State. Two NPDC trunk lines were hit.The NNPC attack occurred hours after the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Ibrahim Idris, visited some communities and sites of earlier pipeline bombings in the state. However, there are speculations that the IGP’s visit to some communities and his yet-to-be-confirmed plans to set up local security outfits may have triggered the fresh attack by the NDA. During the visit, he conducted aerial surveillance and patrol of some riverine communities which included Ugborodo, Madawo, Oporoza and Camp Five. He also conducted on-the-spot assessment and evaluation of the security situation in some flash-points in the creeks. It was also learnt that the fresh bo

The Portuguese TV channel CMTV sent two divers to recover the microphone and are now auctioning it off for charity The microphone that was thrown into a lake by Cristiano Ronaldo has been recovered by two divers. The Real Madrid star caught the headlines before Portugal’s group-stage clash with Hungary after he threw a reporter’s microphone into a lake near the team’s hotel in Lyon. The reporter, Diogo Torres, was working for Portuguese television channel CMTV, a station that Ronaldo has a long-running disagreement with. But on Saturday, CMTV confirmed that two divers, Paulo Martins and Antonio Bessone Basto, have recovered the microphone from the bottom of the lake. CMTV have also revealed that they are auctioning off the microphone and will donate the proceeds to help disabled children in Funchal – the city in which Ronaldo was born.