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G-Eazy arrested after New York brawl

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Rapper G-Eazy has been arrested after a brawl outside the Boom Boom Room at the Standard Hotel in New York City around 12:50 a.m. Friday September 10.  While TMZ reported earlier that G-Eazy was named as a suspect in a police report with no arrest made, PageSix and People have reported that he was arrested and charged with assault and issued a desk appearance ticket for both arrests. He’ll go before a judge at a later date. Though he is currently not in custody, the New York Police Department confirmed that a 32-year-old man was punched and suffered redness and swelling to the head, but refused medical attention. A 29-year-old male was also punched. The recent incident comes after G-Eazy was convicted of assault, drug possession and resisting arrest following a nightclub brawl in 2018.

Football legend Pele jokes he is ready to 'play 90 minutes ' as he leaves intensive care unit following surgery to remove colon tumour

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Football legend, Pele has been moved out of intensive care as the Brazil football great continues his recovery from surgery . The 80-year-old three-time World Cup winner has been in the Alberto Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo since doctors removed a tumour from his colon earlier this month. However, he confirmed in a post on Instagram that he has now left intensive care and even joked that he was now ready to play '90 minutes and extra time!'   He said: 'My friends, this is a message for each of you. Don't think for a minute that I haven't read the thousands of loving messages I've received around here. 'Thank you very much to each one of you, who dedicated a minute of your day to send me positive energy. 'Love, love and love! I have already left the intensive care unit and I am in my room. I continue every day happier, with a lot of disposition to play 90 minutes, plus extra time. We will be together soon!'     Yesterday, hi...

NPFL: Enyimba unveil Finidi George as new head coach

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Enyimba FC have unveiled former Nigeria international, Finidi George, as their new head coach. In a social media post on Wednesday, the club confirmed the appointment with the caption, “How great is it to have a legend as an Elephant”.     The former Ajax and Real Betis winger, who replaces Fatai Osho whose contract expired at the end of August, joined the eight times Nigerian champions on a two-year contract. The eight-time Nigerian champions finished second in the 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). This means George and his team will play in the CAF Champions League next season. George, a legend of Nigeria’s men’s senior national team, made 62 appearances for the Super Eagles during his illustrious playing career that lasted up to fifteen years. He a member of the squad that won the Africa Cup of Nations in 1994 and represented the country at two FIFA World Cups – the 1994 and 1998 editions.

Nigerian tech expert dies in his sleep, 7 days after winning a $125 Million (N69billion) U.S. government contract

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A Nigerian tech expert, David Gbodi Odaibo has reportedly died in his sleep, 7 days after winning a $125 million (approximately N69billion) U.S government contract.  His brother and CEO of Retina-AI Health Incorporation, Mr. Stephen Odaibo narrated how he died in a post shared on LinkedIn.  Stephen said his brother who was fully vaccinated and did not have COVID-19, had a cardiac arrhythmia/heart attack in his sleep and passed on at the age of 42. He revealed that the death has left them devastated.  Before his death, David wrote an algorithm for automatically detecting threats at airports and it won a $125 Million contract from Department of Homeland security, beating out companies backed by billions of dollars.  He wrote;    My brother, David Gbodi Odaibo, passed away yesterday. My heart is broken. He had a cardiac arrhythmia/heart attack in his sleep. He was fully vaccinated and did not have covid. He and ...

Akwa Ibom Governor signs anti-open grazing bill into law

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  Governor Emmanuel Udom of Akwa Ibom state has signed anti-open grazing bill into law.  Udom assented to the bill after it was presented to him by Attorney General of the State, Uko Udom, in the presence of the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Aniekan Bassey at the Government House in Uyo. Akwa Ibom now joins Rivers, Bayelsa, Oyo, Ekiti, Abia, Lagos and Enugu as states with anti-open grazing legislation. It is the eighth state in southern Nigeria to enact the law. Relevant authorities of government have been directed to ensure the law is enforced in the state by Governor Udom who also stated that culprits must be brought to book.  

Young Boys vs Man Utd: Solskjaer explains why he took off Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes

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Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has given reasons why he took Bruno Fernandes and Cristiano Ronaldo out of their game with Young Boys on Tuesday The Red Devils began their Champions League campaign with a shock 2-1 defeat in Switzerland. With his team one goal up and down a man, Solskjaer took off Ronaldo and Fernandes in the 72nd minute. They were replaced with Nemanja Matic and Jesse Lingard. “The game had gone 70-odd minutes. They’ve both been running a lot Saturday and today. “The astroturf takes its toll. We wanted Nemanja’s experience and Jesse’s legs,” Solskjaer said.  

West Sydney Health takes a swipe at Nicki Minaj for spreading misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccine

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Nicki Minaj has received heat from all angles after she made a claim about a potential side effect of the Covid-19 vaccine.  Nicki said her cousin's friend in Trinidad became impotent after taking the Covid-19 vaccine and, as a result, his fiancee called off their wedding. Nicki then told her fans not to be bullied into taking the vaccine.     Her tweet quickly went viral and led to a number of people calling her out. New York Times bestselling author, Kurt Alexander Eichenwald, told Nicki her cousin's friend likely has an STD.     Author Crissle West also told Nicki the same thing.     Soon, Nicki was trending with people mocking her and making memes about her cousin's friend.     Western Sydney Health department then took a swipe at Nicki, writing: "We promise to leave the rapping to Nicki Minaj if she leaves medicine to doctors and scientists."   The department then shared a list of the side effects of the v...