Dangote Turns Down PDP Offer To Run For President In 2019

 
Billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote has rejected moves by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to get him to contest in the 2019 presidential race on its platform.

According to Daily Times, Dangote declared categorically in a phone interview that he has no interest in politics and nobody or party should tie him to it.He said: “I am an entrepreneur.

My passion is to create jobs for Nigerians and not otherwise. “I am not interested in politics and this is authoritative. No member of any think tank committee has contacted me.

Police Deploy More Officers To South-East, S’south; To Stop Kanu From Fleeing

 
The police have increased the numerical strength of their personnel in the South-East and South-South zones of the country as part of measures to prevent a breach of the peace, which may result from the activities of Biafran agitators ahead of the upcoming Anambra State governorship election, Saturday PUNCH has learnt.

And apart from the Mobile Police Force operatives, the force told Saturday PUNCH on Friday that it had deployed the Counter-Terrorism unit, the Intelligence unit and other conventional policemen, who would work with the state commands in the South-East and South-South zones.

Super Eagles players to receive N20m for the four goals they scored against Cameroon during yesterday's match- Solomon Dalung says

Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has applauded the Super Eagles for their massive 4-0 triumph over visiting Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match played at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo yesterday September 1st.
A statement released from his office, says the Senior men's national team will receive N20million for the 4 goals scored, after the federal government promised to reward every strike with N5million during a pep talk before the game.

Kano State Governor releases 350 Prisoners to celebrate sallah (Photos)

Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the Governor of Kano state on Friday, as part of activities marking the 2017 Eid el Kabir celebrations, visited Kano Central Prison and Goron Dutse Prison to release 200 and 150 from the 2 prisons respectfully.

Liberian man who graduated from high school diploma carried with wheelbarrow to his house by friends(Pics)

Police Arrested Me Because Of My Dressing, Murder Suspect Confesses

 
A 27-year-old suspected murderer, Prince Amadi, said he was arrested recently, by policemen because of his mode of dressing, in Port Harcourt.

Amadi had been at large since December 19, 2016, when he allegedly stabbed someone to death at Aker Base waterfront, in Rumuolumeni,. He was apprehended on Monday, August 21, 2017, along Nkpordiagha Road.

Russian Woman Set Up By Her Nigerian Lover, Caught With Cocaine

 Russian woman, 30, faces execution for smuggling 3kg of cocaine into Vietnam 'after drugs were planted in her hand luggage by her Nigerian lover'

Maria Dapirka, 30, was caught with 3kg of cocaine on a flight from Singapore
*She has been in Vietnamese prison for three years and could face execution
*But Dapirka claims the cocaine was planted in her luggage by a former lover
*The man - known only as Nick - apparently seduces women into smuggling
*A 30-year-old Russian woman accused of being a cocaine mule faces the death penalty in Vietnam.

Floyd Mayweather’s Bodyguards Are So Big They Take Separate Private Jet (Photo)

Because of their size Floyd Mayweather’s bodyguards do not travel on the same plane with him, they are too big.
Floyd Mayweather’s big bodyguards take a separate jet to follow him around the world since they can’t fit in his private jet.

Mayweather is known to be followed by bulky body guards who are part of ‘Money Team’.

According to BBC boxing correspondent Mike Costello says, the big bodyguards don’t fly with the 40-year-old in his private plane.

South African Student On Spending Spree As Her Bank Account Gets $1m In Error

A South African university student’s spending spree on clothes, a party and a new smartphone slammed to a halt after it emerged that the roughly $1m fuelling her splurge had been given to her in error.

A company that hands out student funding accidentally transferred 14 million rand into the young woman’s account, instead of the 1,400-rand ($107) monthly food allowance she was supposed to get, officials said Wednesday.

Nigeria VS Cameroon – Primate Ayodele Prophesies

 The General Overseer of the Inri Evangelical Spiritual Church, Oke-Afa, Lagos, Primate Elijah Ayodele Babatunde has prophesied that Nigeria will beat Cameroon in the World Cup qualifying match on September 1, in Uyo.

Ayodele stated that the match will be won because of Nigerian supporters club, not minding the mismanagement of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) by President Amaju Pinnick.

In his words, “Nigeria should be prayerful, watchful and you know that Nigeria can beat Cameroon if they are very serious. Nigeria must be at the World Cup.