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Shocking! Cristiano Ronaldo insults Zidane's mother, read what he said!

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Famous Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly insulted Zidane’s mother after he was substituted Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo demonstrated horrible disrespect to famous coach Zinedine Zidane on Saturday, September 24, in their 2 – 2 draw away to Las Palmas. The three-time Balon d’Or winner was substituted in the 72nd minute and he immediately showed deep frustration by his failure to score in the game. The Portuguese star was seen muttering various words under his breath as he made his way towards the dugout. Ronaldo couldn’t even look at Zidane and his sulk lasted for several more minutes as he watched the closing stages of the match from the sidelines. Ronaldo reacts to Zidane’s decision But what was the Real Madrid star saying? According to Sport , the 31-year-old said the Spanish equivalent of “your f**king mother” nor “f**k you” in the direction of the Zidane. “Not just that, but he also said…...

Nigerian Navy arrests 3 oil thieves

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Nigerian Navy operatives have arrested three suspected oil thieves with the Cotonou boat transporting unspecified amount of product suspected to be crude oil, Daily Post reports. even as militants threaten Director of Navy Information, Commodore Christian Ezekobe in a statement issued on September 26 saud that these three militant were arrested for suspected illegal oil bunkering. They were nabbed with a 200HP speed boat transporting the sum of two million, six hundred and twenty two thousand, four hundred and fifty naira only (N2,622,450.00). The suspected militants and cash have been handed over to officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps for further action. In a related development, Fob Escravos under the maritime component of Ops Delta Safe on September 26 found a haven for illegal refining of stolen crude oil at Saghara creek in Warri South West LGA of Delta state. The place had holding holes with huge volumes of suspected stolen crude oil as well as large v...

Sue foreign governments over looted funds - Falana advises Buhari

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Femi Falana (SAN), one of Nigeria’s foremost lawyers has urged President Buhari to sue the USA and UN governments over their refusal to return Nigeria’s looted funds instead of begging them. Falana urged Buhari to do this because according to him the countries will not release the money without a fight because they are benefiting from it. Speaking on Thursday, September 22, she said: “…For the umpteenth time, I am compelled to advise President Buhari to stop appealing to the conscience of the leaders of western countries to repatriate the nation’s looted wealth.” “In spite of several promises, the British government did not return any fund under former Prime Minister David Cameron. In the same vein, the outgoing Barack Obama administration will not repatriate a dime to Nigeria. “Since they have continued to benefit from the nation’s illicit funds kept in their banks and tax havens, western governments are not going to let go wi...

Release our stolen funds, Buhari to Switzerland President

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In a statement signed by the president’s special adviser on media and publicity, Femi Adesina, the president on Wednesday, September 21, said the country needed such resources, particularly for infrastructure. With the two countries having agreed on projects to which the restituted funds would be deployed, President Schneider-Ammann promised quick action, as soon as the draft agreement was signed. He also pledged consolidation of mutual trade relationships, infrastructural development as well as support in training and equipping of the Nigerian military. President Buhari applauded the long history of economic relationship between Nigeria and France on one hand, and Nigeria and Switzerland on the other. At separate bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the ongoing 71st United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States of America, the president welcomed more investment and economic partnerships, saying Nigeria was a fertile ground for handsome return on investments. ...

Nigerian Navy acquires new vessel to battle maritime crimes

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Following bids to further strengthen the force, the Nigerian Navy has added another vessel to its fleet. Vanguard reports that the Nigerian Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) NNS Unity which was under construction in China has been completed and on her way to join the Nigerian Navy fleet. Nigerian Navy will make you proud At the Handing over and departure ceremony in China, the Chief of the Naval Staff represented by the Chief of Policy and Plans Rear Admiral Jacob Ajani conveyed the appreciation of the Navy to the Commander in-Chief, President Muhammadu Buhari, for approving all steps taken towards the departure of NNS Unity. He stated that NNS Unity upon joining the NN fleet would strengthen the efforts against all maritime crimes and illegalities in the nation’s territorial waters and the Gulf of Guinea in general. He also added that areas hitherto that were unable to be covered by other NN ships will now be covered by NNS Unity which will no doubt enhan...

Luke Shaw: Manchester United and England defender has minor groin tear

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Manchester United and England defender Luke Shaw has a minor groin tear, a scan has revealed. He will miss Wednesday's EFL Cup tie at Northampton and is 50-50 for Saturday's Premier League visit of Leicester. Shaw, 21, played 85 minutes of Sunday's 3-1 defeat by Watford, after which he was criticised by boss Jose Mourinho. He said Shaw, who returned last month after breaking his leg a year ago, was too far from Nordin Amrabat in the build-up to Watford's second goal. Shaw has started all five of United's Premier League games so far. The Red Devils have lost their past three matches.

BREAKING NEWS: NECO releases June/July 2016 results

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The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the June/July 2016 Senior Secondary Schools results. Registrar of the Council, Prof. Charles Uwakwe, while announcing the results at the Headquarters in Minna, said 88.51 percent of the candidates got at least five credits including Mathematics and English Language. According to him, 905,011 (84.54 per cent) of candidates got 5 credits and above in English Language while 812,846 (80.16 percent) got 5 credits and above in Mathematics. He said the comparative analysis of candidates performance in the examination for 2015 and 2016 shows that there is one percent (1%) improvement in the general performance of candidates in 2016 (88.51%) as compared with 2015 (87.51%). The analysis of candidates performance by State has Ekiti State recording the highest of 96.48 percent and Katsina State recording the least with 72.59 percent. Prof. Uwakwe said that 1,022,474 candidates in Nigeria and other countries sat and ...

Nigeria’s power generation improves to 4,285 megawatts

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Nigeria’s power generation has increased to 4,285.90 megawatts from the 3,810 megawatts recorded on Thursday, September 8. This was disclosed by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on its website today, September 16. Minister of power, Babatunde Fashola According to the company, 4,285.90 megawatts was the total output by power generation companies, and had been transferred to the 11 distribution companies across the country. staff lay-off Electricity generation in Nigeria has been stable in the last two months, with the megawatts rising from about 2, 983 to over 4, 000. A poll carried out by the All Progressives Congress (APC) on its official Twitter handle two weeks ago suggested the power situation across the country is improving. Over 2,035 Nigerians participated in the poll and of this number, 58 per cent admitted that the power supply in their areas have improved massively. 15 per cent said the supply in their areas have remained the same whil...

Wenger implores Arsenal fans to ‘give Perez time’

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Arsene Wenger has asked Arsenal fans to remain patient with new signing Lucas Perez. Wenger handed a full debut to Perez against Southampton on Saturday, but the new signing struggled as the club’s lone striker. He recorded just one shot before his substitution just after the hour mark, but showed glimpses of positive play. Speaking to Arsenal’s official website, Wenger said that he expects the 28-year-old to find goalscoring form soon. “I hope so,” said the manager. “I think he got 17 goals last year. In the second half, I think he combined much better. It is not easy as well to start at home, the pressure is there for everybody and everybody has their eyes on them. “You could see that especially with Mustafi, because in the second half he was much more comfortable than in the first. “Let’s give [Lucas] time. We have scored goals since the start of the season, but we bought one more striker because we thought we neede...