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  Football legend, Diego Maradona reportedly suffered a head injury after a fall at his home a week before he died from a heart attack but was never taken to the hospital.   Italian newspaper La Repubblica claim that the Argentine icon who had only recently had surgery on his brain to remove a blood clot, was not taken for a scan after falling and hitting his head at home.    A lawyer representing a nurse who worked for Maradona is reported to have said: 'Maradona fell to the ground seven days before his death. He fell and hit his head but they didn't take him to the hospital for an MRI or a CT scan.'   The shocking revelation comes as Maradona's personal doctor Leopoldo Luque is being probed over medical negligence as police launch an investigation into his death.    The report also confirmed speculation that Maradona was alone in his house in Buenos Aires when he died from a heart attack aged 60.   An autopsy repor...

  One of the 43 Zabarmari rice farmers slaughtered by Boko Haram terrorists at Koshebe village in Mafa Local Govt Area of Borno, has been identified as Babangida.   Chiroma Usman, who earlier shared photos from the scene of the massacre, described the young man as a promising student.    "Justice for Babangida a very promising student who was brutally murdered among other 42 innocent souls at the Zabarmari atttack" he wrote.   

  President Muhammadu Buhari has again reacted to the killing of 43 rice farmers by Boko Haram insurgents in Zabarmari community of Borno state.    The Nigerian President in a statement released on Monday November 30, said the Armed Forces have been given the marching order to take the fight to the insurgents, not on a one-off, but on a continuous basis.    Buhari who described the massacre by Boko Haram in Zabarmari as senseless, barbaric, gruesome and cowardly, added that the federal government will be intensifying its cooperation with neighbouring countries on bilateral and multilateral levels, to ensure that there is no hiding place for the terrorists.   The statement read;    Nothing is more important than ensuring the security of lives and property of Nigerians. Everything is secondary when security is at stake. I will ensure that more resources are made available to the military and other s...

  A fight which ensued between two men over a lady's love has left at least one person dead in Jalingo, Taraba State's capital.    Channels Television reported that the fight which occurred in Water Board area of Jalingo, also led to the destruction of properties worth millions of naira.   It was learnt that the fight degenerated into a religious crisis as one of the men hired thugs to inflict mayhem on the other, while the other one called on friends to assist in fighting back.   The tension was however doused after security operatives intervened, A businessman who specialises in a bread bakery, Salihu Sale said;    “This incident started four days ago as a minor scuffle without notice. It then degenerated into a fight between youths of two communities over a lady. “It later became a religious fight between Christian and Muslim youths. They broke my doors and windows, but fortunately, security ope...

  Kabir Muhammmad Gunmen attacked motorists at Kwanar Tsintsiya axis of Kaduna-Zaria Road in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Sunday November 29.    One of the injured travellers is Alhaji Kabir Muhammmad, the brother of Hon. Muhammad Abubakar Mamadi, former Member Federal House of Representatives Igabi Federal Constituency. He is currently hospitalized at 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital in Kaduna.      Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who confirmed the reports in a statement on Monday, said troops of 4 Battalion Nigerian Army overpowered the armed bandits, killing one while several escaped with bullet wounds. Read  Here    

  Rapper, Cardi B has responded to criticism over the Thanksgiving gathering at her home amid the coronavirus pandemic.   Over the weekend, the Grammy Award winner received a lot of criticism after hosting a 37-person family celebration. The Centre for Disease Control has warned against social gatherings this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which is why Cardi's party came as a shock to the public.   "12kids and 25 adults over the holidays," she tweeted on November 29,2020 "It was lit !!"    After receiving backlash for the gathering, the rapper has now returned to Twitter to make an apology.   "Sorry my bad wasn't trying to make nobody feel bad," she said.   "I just had my family in my home for the first time and it felt so good & uplifted me."   "I spent soo much money getting every1 tested but it felt worth it," Cardi noted. "I wasnt trying to offend no1."   The 28-yea...

  Presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu has reacted to being called out over his comment about on Zabarmari massacre.    Recall that Garba Shehu was dragged on social media and accused of blaming the 43 rice farmers who were killed in Borno state, after he asked if they got clearance from the military to go to the farm.    In tweets he shared to counter the narrative, Garba Shehu stated that no one is delighted with the massacre in Zabarmari and there is nothing anybody will gain by playing blame games.   He added that he is human with tons of compassion and empathy, and could not have said that the victims deserved their fate for ignoring security clearance.   Garba Shehu said;    Today, I found myself leading the trends in the social media for the wrong reasons. The State of Borno is essentially a military zone up till now that we are talking and much of what people do; much of where they go are gov...

  Ice T has revealed that his father-in-law - Coco's father, has Covid-19 and he warned people about the severity of the disease.   The American rapper shared a photo of his father-in-law lying on his sick bed with an oxygen mask on his face.   He added that his father-in-law never wore masks until the virus hit him.   He wrote: "My father-in-law ‘Coco’s dad’ was a serious ‘No Masker’  COVID hit him. Pneumonia in both lungs.. 40 days in ICU close to death.. Now he’s on Oxygen indefinitely.  Ohhh he’s a Believer now.. #COVIDisNotAGame. "    

  A 27-year-old man identified as Prince Mieyebi was stabbed to death by three armed men in Warri, Delta State, after he reportedly won N15 million in a betting game.   It was gathered that the young man was killed while closing a shop belonging to his Aunt at the popular Ogbe-Ijoh market in Warri South Local Government Area of the State on November 27.      According to reports, the assailants fled with the deceased's mobile phone after stabbing him on various parts of his body. He died before he was rushed to a near-by hospital.    An uncle to the deceased, Mr. Thomas Ogisi, who confirmed the murder on Saturday, claimed that the deceased had played the betting game a week before his death with all his predictions going through to the sum of N15 million.   It was not clear if the murder is connected to the reported N15 million win as his account could not be accessed since the assailants made away...

  A Nigerian man was arrested for allegedly throwing his 4-year-old step-grandson out of a window from the 3rd floor of an apartment in Danau Kota, Setapak in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, November 29.   Kuala Lumpur Criminal Investigation Department head SAC Nik Ros Azhan Nik Ab Hamid, who confirmed the development on Monday, said the 42-year-old suspect was detained at his house shortly after the incident at about 8am on Sunday.      He said the incident happened when the suspect attempted to rape his 24-year-old stepdaughter who was the boy’s mother.   The suspect tried to rape his stepdaughter who was sleeping at that time but was stopped by his wife and three other stepdaughters.     The suspect became furious and went on a rampage, hitting and stomping on his wife and four stepchildren in the house,” he told journalists on Monday.    Nik Ros Azhan said the suspect hit his step-grandson, before flinging h...

  Presidential spokesman Garba Shehu reacted to the murder of scores of farmers in Zabarmari village by asking whether the victims got military clearance before resuming farming.   Mr. Shehu said this while speaking to BBC 'Newsday' on Sunday, November 29, hours after the gruesome killings.   Garba Shehu said the government was sad about the tragic incident, but added that the "people need to understand what it is like in the Lake Chad Basin area."   He insisted that much of the area has been liberated from Boko Haram terrorists but said there are still some areas that have not been cleared for the return of villagers who have been displaced.   He continued: "The truth has to be said. Was there any military clearance from the military who are in total control of the area?   "Did anybody ask to resume activity?"   Mr. Shehu said he had been briefed by military authorities that the village...

  US President-Elect, Joe Biden, is set to announce a Nigerian-born lawyer, Adewale Adeyemo, as deputy Treasury secretary, website, Politico reported on Sunday November 29.   According to the report, Adeyemo’s appointment is one of many key cabinet positions Biden is expected to announce in the coming days as he prepares to start his White House tenure.   Adeyemo, a former senior international economic adviser during the Obama administration, will serve under former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, who Biden will reportedly appoint to lead the US Treasury Department.   Born in Nigeria, Adeyemo was raised in California where he obtained a bachelor’s degree before proceeding to Yale Law School.   Before his appointment into the Obama administration, Adeyemo worked as an editor at the Hamilton Project, then served as senior advisor and deputy chief of staff to Jack Lew in the United States Department of Treasury.   He later wo...

  A video making rounds online captured moment some Turkish police officials stormed a Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) building in Istanbul, to arrest members for allegedly flouting COVID-19 social distancing rules.    The Turkish police officers were seen effecting arrests in the viral video as those present questioned why such action will be taken in a church.    A lady who was also heard speaking in the background, expressed gratitude of being one of the lucky ones who escaped from the church.    Facebook user and Istanbul-based entertainer, MC Merriment who shared the video wrote;    Live in Istanbul @ RCCG     Watch the video below........  

  The Iranian chief nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, assassinated last week Friday, November 27, 2020, in Tehran, was shot by a remote-controlled machine gun operating out of another car, Iran's Fars News Agency has stated.   Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, dubbed by Israel as the father of Iran’s nuclear program, died on Friday after being seriously wounded when assailants targeted his car and engaged in a gunfight with his bodyguards outside Tehran.   The assassination comes less than two months before US president-elect Joe Biden is due to take office, after four years of hawkish foreign policy in the Middle East under Donald Trump.   Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has promised revenge for the killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, as Israel and the US have been blamed by Iranian government officials for the killing ..   Fakhrizadeh was the head of the research center of new technology in the elite Revolutionary Guards and...

  Ahead of their January 20 swearing-in, US President elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect, Kamala Harris have sought to inject diversity in their appointments and nominations so far, as they have announced an all-female senior White House communications team, a first in the country’s history.   Among those named to be part of the communications team on Sunday was Jen Psaki who will serve as White House press secretary.   Psaki, aged 41, was communications director for former President Barack Obama’s administration. “I am proud to announce today the first senior White House communications team comprised entirely of women,” Biden said in a statement on Sunday November 29 “These qualified, experienced communicators bring diverse perspectives to their work and a shared commitment to building this country back better.”   In addition to Psaki, six other appointments were announced including Kate Bedingfield, who was Biden’s deputy campaign...

  Donald Trump is still lamenting his electoral loss to Joe Biden.   The US President has refused to concede to Joe Biden since media agencies projected the Democrat won 306 electoral college votes in the November 3 elections.   Despite losing his legal challenges so far to the electoral results, Trump late Sunday night, November 29, 2020 took to his Twitter page to state that he didnt lose the election. In all caps, Trump wrote "NO WAY WE LOST THIS ELECTION' in reaction to a video by Republican Dan Scavino, showing thousands of Trump fans at a campaign rally.       In another tweet, Trump said it was impossible for him to lead the Republican party to gain seats in congress, retain the senate while he'll be the only one to lose.   He then referred to the November elections as 'rigged'.       Except there is a major change in Trump's legal challenges, he will depart the White House on January 20, 202...

  Venerable Adeniyi Oluwabiyi, the minister-in-charge and head of District 4, Holy Flock of Christ Church in Ibadan, Oyo State, has explained why clapping and dancing is not allowed in the church.   He also explained why collection of offering is not allowed in the church.   Oluwabiyi, in an interview with Tribune, acknowledged that there are similarities between his church, the Anglican Church and Cherubim & Seraphim Church. But explained that there are differences and he went ahead to point out these differences.   He said: "We have some similarities, but there are obvious differences. We and C&S are both white garment churches, but in our church, we don’t clap. We have a way of expressing our joy."   He continued: "The setting is Anglican, but our mode of worship is different. We are a white garment church; we sing, read lessons, listen to sermon, and go home."   Explaining why they do not clap or dance, Oluwabi...

  Adegboyega Oyetola has narrated he received a vision of becoming the Governor of Osun state long before he joined the race.    Oyetola who disclosed this while addressing a congregation at a service held to commemorate the second anniversary of his administration at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Osun Province 1 Headquarters, Osogbo, on Sunday November 29, stated that the revelation has continued to give him confidence of victory each time he is faced with legal and political battles since becoming governor.   He said;    “I am ordinarily not one who sees visions but on two occasions, I had a strange encounter. Imagine the son of an Imam, receiving a Christian song in a dream.  That was my encounter. “All I could remember on both occasions was the last line of the song which says ‘IleriOluwa ni lati se’. Outside of that dream, I had never heard the song before. When the impression was heavy on my heart, I call...

  The presidency has revealed that about 25 million Nigerians who will be benfiting from the Federal Government’s Solar Home Systems that commences this week, will be paying a monthly fee of N4,000.    Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande who disclosed this in a statement titled “25m Nigerians to own 5m solar systems at N4,000 monthly" and released on Sunday November 29, added that the Federal Government's plan of commencing the process of installation of five million solar home systems in underserved and off-grid communities across the country is in continuation of the implementation of the government’s Economic Sustainability Plan.   The solar programme nicknamed Solar Power Naija, for which installations starts in December, is being implemented by the Rural Electrification Agency.   As indicated in the Economic Sustainability Plan, the five million connections initiativ...

  The Lagos State Police Command has arrested seven suspected members of Eiye Confraternity at Agura area, Ikorodu, Lagos state.   A statement released by the command's spokesperson, SP Muyiwa Adejobi, says police operatives attached to Imota Division arrested the suspects on Saturday 28th November 2020 at 2pm.   Adejobi gave the names of the suspected cultists as Abolaji Arbayo, Josiah Offem, Oluwapelumi Oyeyinka, Limidi Taofeeq, Ahmed Shittu who drives their operational vehicle, Zainab Nurudeen who serves as the armourer who sources for the guns to operate, and Rabiu Ganiyu.   He mentioned that the suspected cultists attacked members of the vigilante in their area, inflicting degrees of injury on them just to avenge the arrest of one of their members by the “Agbekoya” group.   Items recovered from them included machetes and some charms, one green paragon bus with Reg No LAGOS APP 600 XA that was used by ...

  A suspected kidnapper, pictured above, has been nabbed after mistakenly boarding   a commercial vehicle owned by one of his victims in Sokoto state.   The driver who was kidnapped along Kankara in Katsina state while returning from Kano about two months ago, reportedly spent three weeks in captivity and was released after paying an undisclosed amount of money as ransom.   Daily Trust reported that the suspect was recognised by the victim when he boarded his vehicle on his way to Kano state.   A National Union of Road Transport Worker (NURTW) member said;    “The driver was quick to identify him because the incident happened not too long ago.  “After identifying him, he alerted our leaders who in turned informed the nearest police outpost.”   It was learnt that the driver was asked to move towards Kwannawa motor park in Dange-Shuni local government area of the state, where the car w...

  BBNaija star, Khafi, has come out to deny claims that she and her lover, Gedoni, are expecting their first child together.   Khafi and Gedoni met during the BBNaija season 4 show. They developed an affair in the house that blossomed outside the house.    Only recently, there were rumors that she and Gedoni have secretly tied the knot as they now adorn wedding bands.   Her fans have since then been watching her womb with many congratulating her for "being pregnant" with their first child.   In a lengthy post shared on her Instagram page age, the reality TV star dismissed claims she is pregnant and also asked people to stop putting such pressure on women. She said whenever she gets pregnant she will share the news and until then, people should stop with the pregnancy comments they leave on her page. Read her post below   ''The way I'm looking at the next person who drops a pregnancy comment on my post. Continue...

  Jose Mourinho has reacted after his team, Tottenham played out a dour 0-0 draw with his former club, Chelsea, on Sunday, November 29, 2020.   Frank Lampard squared off against his mentor, Jose Mourinho, but surprisingly the very tactical game ended without any goals.     Young British-Nigerian striker, Tammy Abraham missed three scoring opportunities in the second half before Mason Mount and Olivier Giroud saw late efforts saved by Tottenham's Hugo Lloris.   Both teams seen as genuine title contenders seemed more content with a draw as Chelsea rarely threatened while in-form Spurs produced a hallmark Jose Mourinho defensive display.     The result means this is the first time Totrenham will drop points away from home this season, but the result was enough to move them above reigning champions Liverpool on goal difference at the top of the table.    Chelsea, who are now unbeaten in 14 in all competitions...

  Former First Lady of Oyo state, Florence Ajimobi has taken to Instagram to celebrate her 40th wedding anniversary with her husband and former Governor of Oyo state, Abiola Ajimobi who died from Coronavirus this year.    Florence who disclosed that their wedding was held at Mapo Hall in Ibadan, added that their marriage was filled with love, laugher, mutual respect and peace.   She wrote;    40 years ago, I signed the dotted lines to a lifetime commitment and unconditional love in matrimony between myself and my husband, @abiolaajimobi at Mapo Hall, Ibadan. . Our marriage was filled with love, laugher, mutual respect and peace. We were indeed a perfect team and I thank God for the privilege of being wife to this wonderful man for 40 years

  A Nigerian journalist, David Hundeyin has revealed how Boko Haram was allegedly born in Nigeria.    Hundeyin who accused the north of incubating a monster that is beyond being tamed now, said he lost his sympathy when he worked on origins of violence in the north in 2019.    He tweeted;    When I worked on a report on the origins of violence in the north last year was when I lost all sympathy. They actively incubated a monster that is beyond being tamed now. I'm going to reveal something in this thread that I guarantee most of you have never heard of before. Are you aware that those in charge of northern Nigeria's political Islam establishment spent decades pacifying their horrendously poor constituents by promising them the land belonging to northern Christians once Sharia was implemented? Let me give you a background. Due to monogamous marriage which limits their population expansion, northern Christian land inheri...