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Ighalo Reveals Why Joined Another Club In China Rather Than In Europe. Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo has revealed that European club sides could not afford his buy out clause as the reason for opting for another Chinese club, Shanghai Shenhua. Ighalo told TheCable his buy out clause was €40 million ($45.2 million) at the Chinese side Changchun Yatai. He also admitted that reuniting with his former Watford FC of England coach, Quique Sanchez Flores, help made the decision easier. The Super Eagles forward joined the three-time CSL champions on a three-year deal. “I had a buy out clause and it was difficult for the Europe teams to pay that so I had to stay in China and choose Shenhua,” Ighalo told TheCable. “What also formed my decision to stay back in China is because of my former coach Flores. “He wanted me to join the club all along and I am happy that he made it possible to work with him again. He also revealed that former Shanghai Shenhua and Super Eagles ac...

Tinubu Reacts To President Buhari’s Vow Of Death For Ballot Box Snatchers. The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday said President Muhammadu Buhari never ordered security agencies to shoot Nigerians summarily. Speaking with journalists in Abuja at the end of the APC caucus meeting, he said the President was misinterpreted. He said that the President at the meeting only reinforced that those involved in ballot box snatching will be doing it at the risk of their lives. According to him: “I was in that meeting; the president was just reinforcing the fact that if you are out there snatching ballot boxes and causing destruction, you are at risk of your own life. “Whatever happens to you; No President will give an order that his own citizens should be shot summarily, No! No, its okay, emotions are running high these days. Any individual including myself can be misinterpreted. “These are not his words; he is a law abid...

Buhari Issues Serious Warning To Ballot Box Snatchers Ahead Of Saturday 23rd Elections. President Buhari has warned that anybody involved in ballot box snatching during the February 23rd and March 6th general elections will pay with his or her live. Speaking at an All Progressives Congress (APC) Caucus meeting in Abuja on Monday morning, February 18th, President Buhari said that an unlawful act such as ballot snatching will not be tolerated. He added that he has given the police and the military instructions to be ruthless with anyone that would want to cause trouble at polling units. I have briefed the law enforcement agencies. They have identified hotspots and flashpoints. They too should be prepared to move. They too must have made their arrangements as much as possible. Anybody that decides to snatch boxes or lead thugs to the polling units may be the last unlawful action he will take. I have told the military and the police to be ruthless. We are not going to be b...

Soldiers And Villagers Killed As Gunmen Invade Village In Katsina State. Photos Unknown gunmen yesterday killed three civilians and one military officer at Kasai villag, 10 kilometres to Batsari town in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The incident, which happened around 1.00am, also reportedly left scores injured and over 200 cows rustled. It was gathered that the bandits stormed the village, shooting sporadically just as the residents engaged them. The army was said to have later intervened. Confirming the incident, the spokesman of the state police command, Gambo Isah, said the bandits who came from Rugu forest, invaded the village before laying ambush for the military and killed the officer. He said the Commissioner of Police, Sanusi Buba, had since visited the place to condole with the community and sympathise with the injured. While denying that cows were rustled, Isah said the robbers invaded many houses carting away phones and money. He sa...

Chemistry Teacher Got Sacked After Showing Children Cartoon Pornography In Class. A Chemistry teacher has been sacked after she allowed pupils to watch a cartoon in which Shrek has sex with an orphan. Claire Thompson used her school computer to share the pornographic clips in her classroom. The video was watched pupils, aged either 16 or 17, at Queen Anne High School, Dunfermline, Fife. Teaching staff were made aware of the incident when a pupil reported the clips to the Deputy Headteacher. According to the General Teaching Council for Scotland, the depute head said: “They were worse than she expected. She was clear that they were inappropriate, sexual and paedophilic.” When confronted, the deputy headteacher said Ms Thompson was “was defiant and confrontational, saying that it was the school’s fault, the previous teacher’s fault, the kids’ fault”. One pupil who gave evidence at the hearing said the “Shrek video particularly stuck in her mind” and “other inappropriate ...

MBGN Tourism wears new crown   Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, Tourism, Miss Danielle Hafsat Jatto, has been named the ambassador for the All Nigerian Festival. Jatto was unveiled on Wednesday at the Nike Art Gallery, Lekki, Lagos ahead of the second edition of the annual event. Speaking on why Jatto was chosen as Ambassador, founder of All Nigerian Festival,  Mr Kupa Victory, said, “I watched MBGN and when it got to her turn to answer certain questions I saw the passion in her. An individual can just be interested in winning the title but she wasn’t just there to win the title and I saw the passion when she won Miss Tourism and I said to myself this is the ambassador we’ve been looking for. “So that was what prompted us as organisers to take a collective decision to endorse her as our ambassador.” Kupa further added that the new ambassador will help to create a synergy between private sector and government for the promotion of tourism. One of the major tasks ...

Habits that could hurt your relationship Romance isn’t just about a box of chocolates on Valentine’s Day. A satisfying relationship can also make people feel happy and healthy. But keep in mind that successful relationships aren’t just about rainbows and butterflies-a healthy partnership requires communication, respect, and plenty of good habits from both people. So when dating that special someone, avoid stalking their ex on Facebook, keeping feelings bottled up, and splitting the double cheeseburger every night . These (and 17 other) bad habits could make a great relationship take a turn for the worse. Trying to improve him/her: News flash: There’s no such thing as a perfect person, so don’t expect unrealistic changes. Reminding him or her to make the bed is one thing, but trying to radically change shyness or anxiety is another—and could be ignoring the underlying causes for those issues in the first place. Finding faults with the fam: The ’rents may be harder to handle t...

‘We don’t kill witches in Benin Kingdom’ Esogban of Benin Kingdom, Chief David Edebiri, has said that confessed witches or wizards in the Kingdom are not killed or stigmatized but rehabilitated back into the society. The Esogban who is regarded as the Odionwere (Head) of witches and wizards said the powers to dispossess witches of their powers are derived from the Oba of Benin Speaking while addressing members of African Bar Association on certain aspects of Bénin culture, Chief Edebiri stated that witches are made ineffective and accepted back to the society after going through certain processes. Chief Edebiri explained that he does not have the powers to cure ailments but the powers given to him by the Oba to deal with witches and wizards. According to him, “Witches and wizards are my subjects. We deal with them in a decent way. There is no magical process in it. “Once anybody confessed to be a witch, we send them to a home and a Chief is given the powers to di...

Buhari Promises Adequate Security For Poll President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to provide adequate security to guarantee the conduct of the forthcoming general election in the country. Buhari made the promise on Wednesday in Makurdi during the Presidential campaign rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Aper Aku Stadium. He appealed to the electorate not to be intimidated by turning out massively to vote for APC candidates at all levels during the election. The president said the APC was the only party that has the capacity and political will to tackle challenges in the country. Buhari reiterated his commitment to improving agriculture saying that recent policies had already made the sector attractive. Speaking on the fight against corruption, the president admitted that it was quite challenging but assured that he would not relent until the country is rid of corrupt elements. Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman, APC, said the primary role of g...