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LOKOJA—The Chairman of the Non-Academic Staff Union, NASU, in Kogi State, Abdulmumini Yakubu, and one Mallam Ibrahim Oar, who went to discuss community issues with him, were, Wednesday night, killed by gunmen in Okene, Kogi Central senatorial district. The killing is also coming a day after one other person was killed by gunmen in Nagazi, Adavi Local Government Area of the state. While some persons alleged that the killing may be political, the Police, however, said they are still investigating his murder. A family source, who said the duo were murdered by five heavily-armed gunmen, when he was performing ablution to observe his prayers, stressed that the assassins alighted from a Toyota Sienna bus. The source further hinted that while people scampered for safety when they heard the sound of the gun, the gunmen waited and made sure that he was dead before they zoomed off. Until his death, Abdulmumini Yakubu was a staff of Kogi State Science Teachers’ Board, Lokoja, and Kogi State NASU...

Nigerian female rap sensation Miss Miss (formerly Lil Miss Miss), known for songs like Temptation ft. Banky W, Gidi Girl Twerk, No Whine Me, to list a few, recently teamed up with Afrobeats hit artiste, Skales to give us the much anticipated visuals to her summer released single ‘Whine Up’ With Afrobeats currently taking over the new global sound, Miss Miss successfully infuses the catchy Afrobeat sounds and Caribbean vibes, while maintaining an international sound that cuts across all borders. This video is sure to keep you dancing with her contagious energy and energetic dance moves. Miss Miss also captures the spirit of women empowerment and feminine independence, while keeping it catchy. With ‘Whine Up’ doubling as her official U.S debut single, the rapper is looking to take her game a notch higher as she courts the international market on the wave of the huge demand for African music out there at the moment.   Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/11/skales-miss...

RESIDENTS of a community in Oluti, Amuwo Kuje area of Lagos have decried the demolition of their houses by men and officers of the Nigerian Navy, adding that the whereabouts of two persons, after the exercise, were unknown. Speaking to Vanguard, Mr. Andrew Uviase, one of the residents, said seven people have been hospitalised as no notice was given to them before the exercise was carried out. Uviase said people went to work and came back to see their houses demolished. He said he had removed the doors and windows of his house so as to save them from being destroyed, as the Navy said they will be back. He said: “The Naval officers came with their bulldozers, armed with guns, and started demolishing peoples’ houses. Some people were too shocked—they fainted.” The Alamuwo of Amuwo Kuje, Oba Isaac Owolabi Olayemi, said the community has petitioned Police and Naval authorities. He also said if the matter was not resolved, they will go to court to seek redress. Reacting, the Information Off...

A 42-year-old woman, Dupe Sunny, yesterday, in Lagos, appeared in an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrate’s Court, charged with aiding three teenage girls to engage in prostitution. The three teenagers are aged 14 and 16, with oldest among them having a Senior Secondary School certificate. The accused, who is standing trial on a two-count charge of conspiracy and knowingly allowing teenagers to engage in unlawful sexual intercourse, however, denied the charges. But the prosecutor, Sergeant Kehinde Omisakin, told the court that the accused committed the offences between June 2016 and October 28 at 22, Oresegun Street, off Odo Eran in Bariga. She alleged that the woman allocated a room to the teenagers for the purpose of prostitution and collected returns from the girls after sex bouts. The offences contravened Sections 138 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015, which stipulates 14 years imprisonment. Chief Magistrate Tajudeen Elias adjourned the case until November 8 for ruling on...

The France international midfielder has been missing since mid-September and the Red Devils have seen their early spark extinguished without him Manchester United’s struggle to produce their early-season spark is down to the ongoing absence of Paul Pogba, says Bryan Robson. An unfortunate hamstring injury picked up in a Champions League meeting with Basel has kept Pogba out of 11 fixtures and counting. Jose Mourinho has conceded that he still has “no idea” when the 24-year-old will be back , which spells bad news for former captain Robson who  considers United to be missing a key cog  in a unit which burst out of the blocks in 2017-18. "The only thing which is a little bit of a shame for United so far, because I think United might have had even more points on the board, is if Pogba had been fit all the time," he told  Betsafe . "Because I thought the balance of Matic and Pogba, Herrera or Fellaini, whichever way the manager wanted to play them: Pogba was sc...

The Spain international has graced the books at Real Madrid and Juventus but has finally become the focal point of an attack at Stamford Bridge Alvaro Morata admits that he feels like a “No. 1 striker” for the first time after he joined Chelsea for £70 million from Real Madrid. The Spain international has represented some of the biggest sides in world football, having also spent two years with Italian champions Juventus. He won Serie A and graced the Champions League final while in Turin, while conquering Europe and La Liga with Real. Morata netted 20 times for the Blancos last season, but made just 14 league starts and believes it has only been since moving to England that he has finally been recognised as a leading man. The 25-year-old told  FourFourTwo : “This is perhaps the first time in my senior career that I've started five matches in a row, or felt like the No.1 striker at a club.

Off her forthcoming triumphant third studio titled  “Black Magic “; Africa supreme diva   Yemi Alade   releases two fresh singles ahead of the set’s arrival. The award-winning vocal powerhouse gives us a taste of her magic on the dauntless  “Single & Searching”  featuring  Falz , which is accompanied by the mellow  “Heart Robber” . The former is produced by  Young D , while the latter by  KrizBeatz ; and both tracks will be housed on Miss Alade’s “Black Magic”, which is expected to hit stores in 2017.