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BREAKING: Court Orders Removal of Gov.

A Federal High court has ordered Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state to vacate his seat with immediate effect. Ikpeazu was ordered to vacate his office over the account of fake tax returns prior to the December 2014 governorship election in Abia state The court orders INEC to immediately issue a certificate of return to Uche Ogah, who polled the second highest number of votes in the PDP primary A Federal High Court in Abuja has sacked Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state for allegedly submitting false information to his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, ahead of the party’s governorship primary in December 2014. In his judgement on Monday, June 27, Justice Okon Abang ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately issue a certificate of return to the plaintiff, Uche Ogah, who polled the second highest number of votes in the primary, The Punch reports. Sahara Reporters is reporting that Justice Okon Abang asked the INEC to cease the certificate of...

$15b arms deals: Report indicts ex-military chiefs

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Some former military chiefs are likely to be invited over some suspicious arms contracts,  The Nation learnt yesterday. They are among those indicted by the Presidential Committee on the procurement of arms and equipment in the Armed Forces, a source said. The committee is ready with its report on arms deals in the Army. The panel, headed by Air Vice Marshal JON Ode, is expected to submit its report this week to President Muhammadu Buhari. The audit report on procurement of arms and equipment in the Armed Forces and Defence sector covers 2007 to 2015. Some former Chiefs of Army Staff may be asked to respond to some issues in the report. Ahead of the submission of the report, the chairman  of the panel on Friday met with the President on some  recommendations and the  detention of one of its members, Air Commodore  Mohammed Umar(retd.) Umar is said to be central to the breakthrough recorded by the panel on some high-profile fraud. The A...

Messi Trends Globally as Argentine Captain Quits Int'l Football

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Heartbroken Argentine captain Messi wipes a tear Lionel Messi sensationally announced his retirement from international football here Sunday after Argentina crashed to defeat against Chile in the Copa America Centenario final. With that, he has been trending globally on twitter, a  social media platform, since yesternite. as at now, he has 254,000 mentions. A crestfallen Messi confirmed his decision to quit after yet another agonizing near-miss with Argentina, who have now lost three major tournament finals in a row since 2014. “It’s a hard moment for me and the team, and it’s difficult to say, but its over with the Argentina team,” said Messi, who was also on the losing side in the final of the 2007 Copa America. “I’ve done all I can, I’ve been in four finals and it hurts not to be a champion,” the 29-year-old five-time world footballer of the year added.  Messi had earlier been left distraught after missing Argentina’s opening penalty in the shoot-out at MetLife Stadiu...

Happening Now: Nigerian Senate President, Deputy Arrive in Court over Forgery Case

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Saraki (left) and Ekweremadu Nigeria’s Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu are in court to face trial on alleged criminal conspiracy and forgery of the Senate Standing Rules, 2015. The two Senate leaders are being arraigned along with a former Clerk of the National Assembly, Mr Salisu Maikasuwa and his deputy, Mr Benedict Efeturi. All four accused persons are seated in court. The trial judge, Justice Yusuf Halilu, trying to organise the court, asked supporters to vacate their seats so that lawyers could seat. Justice Halilu also asked journalists and lawyers to leave the court. He said names of persons that would be allowed in would be called. Lawmakers supporting the Senate President are also locked outside the court. In the affidavit filed on June 10, the Investigative Police Officer (IPO), swore that the investigation into the case had been concluded. The affidavit read: “The charges filed through the Off...

Housemaid rips out heart,limb of baby girl Warning: Graphic images

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These are the gory pictures an apparently concerned individual sent to Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin recently. It highlights the horrific scene where the heart of a baby gorls is ripped out by a housemaid! Hashtagged #caution, we all do need to be extremely careful and observant of the kind of domestic employees we employ nowadays.

Singer Fergie poses topless ahead of album release

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It's been nearly ten years since Fergie released her debut solo album, The Dutchess.  Following her personal life achievements of marriage and motherhood, the member of The Black Eyed Peas is set to return with a followup album, Double Dutchess. In the past several weeks, the 41-year-old crooner has teased her upcoming album on Instagram, with a video for what appears to be the song, Hungry. Scroll down for video  +4 'This just leaked....aaahhhh!!!': On Saturday, Fergie appeared topless in a shot posted on her Instagram page On Saturday, Fergie appeared without a top in a shot posted on her Instagram page 'This just leaked....aaahhhh!!! Oh well, here it is,' wrote the star, followed by heart emojis.  +4 Second release: Earlier in the week, Fergie shared a visual snippet of her new song, Hungry, on Instagram Her new artwork follows a second video clip release from her song, Hungry. Earlier in the week, Fergie shared a visual...

Meet Sofiane Boufal, the Chelsea & Arsenal target drawing comparisons with Eden Hazard

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Boufal image: http://www.squawka.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/boufal-u23.jpg Ligue 1 has become something of a hotbed for talent in recent years with the likes of  Eden Hazard ,  Dimitri Payet  and  N’Golo Kante  all being unearthed from France’s top tier. The trio, like many others from across the Channel, have lit up the Premier League while proving good value for money. However this summer English teams have already lost out on teenage sensation Ousmane Dembele, who joined Borussia Dortmund from Stade Rennais, and it seems as if the Premier League’s elite are going to be facing a fight to lure Lille star Sofiane Boufal to these shores too. Sofiane Boufal scored 11 goals and provided four assists in Ligue 1 last season. As reported by the  Guardian , both Arsenal and Chelsea are interested in securing the winger’s signature this summer but face competition from La Liga giants Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. The a...

Ese's abduction: Report indicts AIG, others

  The police have submitted the report of their investigation into the abduction of Ese to the Police Service Commission with the report recommending sanctions for the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 1, Shuaibu Gambo and other officers, SUNDAY PUNCH has learnt. It was gathered that the sanction for Gambo was informed by the shoddy investigation into the abduction of the teenager and her forceful conversion to Islam. Ese was abducted in 2015 and taken to Kano by Yunusa Dahiru who converted her to Islam and also impregnated her. Yunusa is facing criminal prosecution in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, while the teenager had since given birth to a baby girl. It was learnt that the AIG had faced the Force Disciplinary Committee for not taking the necessary steps to rescue the abducted teenager when the case was reported to his office. Checks indicated that the FDC, which comprises all the Deputy Inspectors-General of Police and the Force Secretary, had sent its rep...

Kanye West debuts naked topless photos of Taylor Swift in controversial "Famous" music video

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SOURCE: TIDAL/TWITTER BY  KAREN MIZOGUCHI AND ABBY STERN 06/24/2016 AT 09:00 PM EDT Kanye West  has pushed the boundaries of music video visuals, completely. The rapper debuted the NSFW music video for "Famous," the first single off his latest album,  The Life of Pablo , on Friday night at the Forum in Inglewood, California. The presentation, which sold out in 20 minutes on  Ticketmaster , also streamed live on Tidal. Inspired by Vincent Desiderio's 2008 "Sleep" painting, West literally strips down 12 of the biggest pop culture figures. The video opens with a snippet of Taylor Swift  with background audio from the  MTV Video Music Awards . Then, naked sculptures resembling Swift,  George W. Bush ,  Anna Wintour , Donald Trump ,  Rihanna ,  Chris Brown , Kanye,  Kim Kardashian West , Ray J, Amber Rose ,  Caitlyn Jenner  and  Bill Cosby  all lay naked in repose, and are lumped together on...