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Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed a local chief and one other person and abducted many travellers in Enugu State.   The incident occurred at Neke along the Ugwogo-Neke-Ikem road in Isi-Uzo local government area of the state between 7:30 and 8 pm on August 11, 2023.  An eyewitness, Kingsley Odoh, who spoke to journalists in Enugu on Saturday,  said t he suspected kidnappers swooped on passersby along the road, shot sporadically at oncoming vehicles and killed two persons.    They also kidnapped passengers in a bus plying the Enugu-Ugwogo-Neke-Ikem road.   “ Chief Cyril Mbah from Neke Odenigbo-Nike was gunned down by suspected kidnappers along the Ugwogo/Isi-uzo road, near Neke Odenigbo junction,” he said.    "He was rushing home with his daughter in his car when he ran into a group of suspected kidnappers who suddenly opened fire on him. Unfortunately, he couldn’t survive the gunshots but nothing happened to his daughter  ...

  Anthony Joshua on Saturday night, August 12 delivered a seventh-round knockout of Finnish boxer, Robert Helenius making it his first Knock out win since he defeated Kubrat Puliev on December 12, 2020. The Former unified heavyweight champion was supposed to fight with Dillian Whyte at the O2 Arena in London bug Whyte failed a drug test last week, with Helenius who has just foight seven days ago in Finland, coming in as a last minute replacement. Helenius gave a good showing of himself attempting to counter punch and throw jabs in the first few rounds while Joshua wary of a repeat of the Andy Ruiz situation slowly threw his jabs and had to wait till the seventh round to strike the killer blow.   The fast right hand knockout sent Helenius tumbling after a three-punch combination. As Helenius rolled down the ropes the the referee didn’t waste time to end the match. With a potential fight against Deontay Wilder (who beat Helenius in the first round when the both fought)...

  American singer, Lizzo has denied she has split from boyfriend Myke Wright in the wake of shocking sexual harassment and abuse claims against her.   The Juice hitmaker, 35, and Wright, who started dating in 2021 after hosting MTV live music show Wonderland together in 2016, were hit by split claims after the pair unfollowed each other on social media with Lizzo deleting all their photos together.   However, a spokesman for the star has told DailyMail there is 'no truth' in claims the pair have gone their separate ways. A source had told the US Sun: 'Lizzo has taken the past few weeks very hard and her relationship has suffered. They had a big falling out and she is really upset. 'Both of them have thought of themselves as soulmates, so for it to end has been hard on them. 'Those close to them are hoping they will make up.'   The couple has been publicly linked since October 2021, according to People, with the Good As Hell singer confirming their rel...

  Nigerian athlete, Tobi Amusan has been given the all clear to participate in the World Championship starting this weekend in Budapest Hungary.   Recall that on Tuesday, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) released a list of 26 athletes, who will be representing Nigeria at the world championship which holds from August 19 to 27, 2023.  But Tobi Amusan’s name was conspicuously missing following her suspension by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for missing three consecutive tests.   After she appeared before the jury on Thursday, August 10, Tobi Amusan’ got a favourable verdict.   The championships will run from August 19 to 27 and Nigeria’s contingent to Budapest will be seeking to add to the one gold, five silver and five bronze medals won by their predecessors from 1983.   Amusan and long jumper, Ese Brume, won Nigeria’s  only medals at the championships last year. She raced to a new world record time of 12.12secs in the semi-fina...

  Veteran Nollywood actor, Chinwetalu Agu, has recounted how he turned down N10 million offer from billionaire businessman Mike Adenuga, for a project. In an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, Agu said at the time the N10 million offer was made, he had not earned N1 million on his own, yet he insisted on getting N20 million.   The actor said he was about to leave Adenuga’s office when the business mogul eventually agreed to pay him N20 million for the project .   He described the contract agreement as the “most wonderful thing at that moment”.   In his words;   “Chief Mike Adenuga said, what I have for you in this contract is N10 million. I had not seen N1 million before when he was pricing me N10 million but I refused. I said, if it’s not N20 million, forget it. He insisted, I insisted. So, I pretend to rise up and said, give me money to go back to Enugu. If there’s any available flight, book it for me let me just quietly go back. They...

The High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Local Division, Johannesburg, has convicted 29-year-old Ntsikelelo Saki of the premeditated murder of Ekurhuleni West College Campus student, Mbali Hlongwane.     The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Regional Spokesperson-Gauteng Local Division, Phindi Mjonondwane, in a statement said they will argue for the harshest sentence on Friday, 11 August 2023.      "The accused and the deceased were both students at Ekurhuleni West College campus in Katlehong," the statement read.      Saki accused Hlongwane of taking a video of him urinating at a tavern and uploading it on the students’ WhatsApp group. An argument ensued between them.     The accused and the deceased also had another argument concerning the qualification criteria for writing an exam. The deceased was happy that she qualified and told the members of the WhatsApp group, sparking excitement from all those that qualified....

  Harry Maguire will reportedly be given a £10million payout to leave Manchester United ahead of a planned move to West Ham.    The Red Devils have agreed to the £30m move with the east London club, and personal terms are currently being discussed between Maguire and the Hammers.    According to  The Sun , Maguire will drop his wages from £190,000 a week to £120,000 a week when he officially joins West Ham, but the defender has received a £6m pay-off from the Red Devils.   West Ham coach, David Moyes is reportedly preparing to offer the England star the captain's armband in the wake of Declan Rice's departure earlier in the summer window.   The report claims that the England international knew that his time at the club had finished when he had the captain's armband taken away from him and handed to Bruno Fernandes.   Everton and Newcastle United are among the clubs to have also been credited with an interest in the former Sheffi...