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26-year-old Akinyemi Borishade, a police officer with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office has been fired and charged with battery after he repeatedly punched a woman in the chest while she was in handcuffs. In a video released by the police department, Borishade is seen attacking a bar worker, 31-year-old Mayra Martinez who was charged with trespassing and resisting police. According to a police report, Martinez was drunk and belligerent when two officers, including Borisade, attempted to remove her from the bar where she worked after she quit on her first day. She kicked out at them and tried to bite them. Sheriff Mike Williams said in a press conference:  'There are ways that this could have been dealt with without striking her. He could have turned her around and held her in a transporting position that they are trained in.' The shocking video begins with a handcuffed Martinez walking towards towards Borisade who pushes her back against a wall. Martinez then ...

The president of the Nigeria Football Federation,  Amaju Pinnick has denied reports making the rounds in the International media that the Federation was snubbed by former Tottenham and QPR manager Harry Redknapp. The NFF is currently in search of a high calibre foreign coach to take charge of the Super Eagles qualification for Russia 2018. There were reports that Redknapp had agreed to manage Nigeria's senior team before making a u-turn to work as consultant for an Australian club.  When asked about the reports by Sporting Life magazine, Amaju Pinnick said 'Totally untrue'. Redknapp a highly respected coach, has accrued nearly 1500 games as a top flight manager and apart from his new role as the Mariners consultant, he acts as an advisor to Derby County.

The Duchess of Cambridge is the cover girl for British Vogue's centenary June 2016 issue called Vogue 100: A Century of Style ...

Read his article below... The repeal and re-enactment of the Nigerian Railway Corporation Act CAP N129, LFN 2004, 2015 (SB. 001) is targeted at re-vitalizing and enhancing the operational framework and removal of the impediments that hindered the international best practices within the rail transport sector. This Bill is currently at the committee level for public hearing, chaired by Senator Gbenga Ashafa. Nigeria, particularly between the mid-1950s and 1970s operated a network of an efficient rail system of transportation, which not only served as a safer, cheaper and more effective means of transporting passengers, goods and services across the length and breadth of the country but also a major source of employment. It is a sad one for the sector that until the inception of civilian administrations in 1999, wherein the rail sector received some serious attention, little or next to no investments was made in the Nigerian rail sector from the mid-1980s when the Nigerian Railway C...

The FCT Council of Chiefs paid a Courtesy Visit to the Presidential Villa on Friday April 29, 2016. They were received in audience by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. More photos after the cut...

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Cristiano Ronaldo's mum, Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro, has ruled out her son making an emotional return to Man U, the club where he came into limelight and won his first Balloon d'or. Cristiano has frequently spoken of his love and admiration for Man U and sometimes gave indications that he would one day return to the club where he spent 6 trophy laden years at. But his mum's comments have now dampened Man U fan's hopes. Acording to The Independent, during the launch of her autobiography in Spain, she said a 'Cristiano is happy here, he would like to finish his career at Real Madrid' Ronaldo left Man U in 2009 for a reported £80m after spending 6 trophy laden years at the club.

A soldier allegedly shot and killed an unidentified woman in Effurun near Warri in Delta state today April 30th. According to ThisDay , the woman whose daughter was getting married at a place far from her house, boarded a tricycle to a relatives house close to the venue of the wedding. According to reports, the tricycle operator arrived her home early enough to beat the movement restriction as the state was observing its monthly sanitation exercise. As the woman and the tricycle operator approached Jakpa junction, they were flagged down by soldiers but for fear of being detained and dealt with, the tricycle operator refused to stop. The shoulders opened fire, hitting the woman. The bulled pierced through under her left breast. Her body has been deposited at the morgue. The late woman's first daughter named Alero confirmed the incident.

Lol. Nigerian mothers are the same everywhere. British-Nigerian Star Wars actor John Boyega posted the above on twitter.

There is plain and there is sophisticated noodles, which can you cook? This here is sophisticated, not all those ones that you cook with water and boiled egg and lick plate with your tongue afterwards. Have you tasted noodles this delicious and colourful? These are one in town, cooked exclusively by a Naija sister. This is how to cook noodles like a 5 star chef.  This is super dooper noodles for foodie Libers on a lazy weekend.  In the past, everyone referred to them as "Food for children" Today, families serve them as Lunch and dinner sef. If you try this recipe, you'll eat noodles everyday for breakfast, Lunch and dinner.  Our Foodie Saturday Suggestion Is This Yummy Noodles. Try it. INGREDIENTS: 4 glasses of Water or more depending on how soupy or dry you want it. A handful shredded chicken I medium sized onion bulb for boiling the chicken and adding with vegetables 3 small packs noodles 3 large carrots, I cooked some and left some for garnishing 1 s...

Former Miss World, Agbani Darego, looked amazing in a lovely dress by Lanre Da Silva which she wore to the Variety International 2016 Humanitarian Award which was hosted by Julia Morley, President of the Miss World Organization. The event held in London today. Agbani and other former Miss World queens attended the event...

Guess this is about jokes being made about Teebillz/Tiwa Savge marriage breakup...quite sad!

OAP Freeze wrote an open letter to Tiwa Savage following revelations she made yesterday in an interview about her marriage to Teebillz. Read what he wrote below... Dear Tiwa, I have nothing but love for you, but after I watched all 45 mins of your interview.... ..Tiwa, I know it hurts when a relationship breaks down, and those accusations T Billz made were extremely hurtful, nonetheless, I believe you could have employed caution when responding, since according to you, he was unstable and suicidal. I n law, if for instance, you walk in on your man in bed with another woman and you shoot him on the spot, you could get a lighter sentence, if your legal counsel argues provocation. On the flip side, if you walk out of the scene to get a gun and then launch an attack, it's now considered premeditated. The fact that you granted a 'pitch perfect' interview, with a flawless visual background and superb audio quality, in my opinion looks a bit premeditated. If you had denie...

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Senator Shehu Sani says the actions of criminal herdsmen is condemnable but people categorizing the herdsmen as Fulanis is also condemnable.

Former Minister of Eductaion, Oby Ezekwesili today faulted the economic policies of the Buhari-led administration, saying Buhari, is running the Nigerian economy with policies he used while he was a military leader. Speaking at The Platform, a public forum held in Abuja, Ezekwesili described Buhari's economic policies as Opaque and Archaic. Premium Times quotes Ezekwesili as saying the policies being implemented is adversely affecting the poor and vulnerable in the society which ought not to be "During the first coming of this our new president, a command and control economic system was adopted. During that era, inflation spiralled. During that era, jobs were lost. During that era, the economic growth level dipped. That era wasn’t the best of eras in economic progress. What did not work in 1984 cannot possibly be a solution in a global economy that’s much more integrated. In over one year, the president is still holding to the premise that command and control is the only ...

The 31 year old Basketball Wives reality star welcomed her son just 21 days ago with husband Orlando Scandric. She's lost all her baby weight and showed off her lovely curves on IG...