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Fast rising Nigerian artisteRuntownhas inked a multi-million Naira recording deal withEric-manny Entertainmentowned by the C.E.ODilly Motors. Its been a successful journey all the way for Runtown since his smash hit song titled “Gallardo”featuring Davido, with about 418,000 views on VeVo in 2 months to hisprevious club hit single“Party Like It’s 1980″.Check out dashing photos from his recentphoto shoot alongside a video from his unveiling as we expect new materials fromthe talented singer/song-writer.

Midfielder Yaya Toure is upset with Manchester City after an apparent birthday snub and could leave the club, his agent said on Tuesday.According to Dimitri Seluk, who represents the Ivory Coast international,Toure was dismayed that, despite the club giving him a 31st birthday cake, the owners did not personally congratulate him at a post-season party in Abu Dhabi.Former Barcelona powerhouse Toure, whose goals were instrumental in City’ssecond title in three seasons, could even leave the club, Seluk said.“He got a cake but when it was Roberto Carlos’s birthday, the president of (Russian side) Anzhi (Makhachkala) gave him a Bugatti,” Seluk toldBBC Sport.“I don’t expect City to present Yaya witha Bugatti, we only asked that they shookhis hand and said ‘we congratulate you’. It is the minimum they must do when it is his birthday and the squad is all together.“Of course Yaya is upset about this. It ishis birthday and nobody said anything...

Argentina superstar Lionel Messi has warned Argentina’s opponents including Nigeria that they will be facinga revitalised attacker when the World Cup kicks in Brazil on June 12.The former World Footballer of the Year believes his army of fans will see a different player in Brazil than the one that underperformed for Barcelona in 2013/14 season.He toldFIFA.COM, “As I join up with the national team, the atmosphere is completely different. Many times in the past when I have gone back to Barcelona, I have played well. Now I am hoping that the opposite happens.”Messi took his time to transcend his talent with Barcelona on to the international stage and it was only after South Africa 2010 that he started to perform well.The 26-year-old returned to his native Rosario on arrival in Argentina, and will join coach Alejandro Sabella and the rest of the squad on Monday at Ezeiza, the team’s training camp.He vowed to train “with maximum energy in order to give his best ...

Nigerian number one goalkeeperVincentEnyeama, included inKeshi's 30-man provisional squad for 2014 World Cup, expressed optimism over the Super Eagles' performance in the upcoming tournament.Vincent EnyeamaAccording to Goal.com, the Lille player expressed his confidence about Keshi's team's success by saying to the official FIFA website:"We are focused on the World Cup, to make Africa the proudest continent. Ghana almost reached the semi-finals four years ago. We are going to achieve a better result and be the first African team to get to the semi-finals of the World Cup."French club footballer Enyeama, who might meet his teammates in the first round of the knockout stages, describedsuch possible situation as "interesting", adding however:"Playing France for a place in the last eight is not really what matters to me right now, I just want the team to make itto the second round."2014 World Cup starts in Brazil on June 12. Nigeria is in the o...

Another escaped victim, identified as Godiya Simon, who was among the over 234 school girls that were abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, by Boko Haram members on April 14, yesterday narrated her ordeal in Sambisa Forest. * Godiya Simon Speaking to journalist in Maiduguri, on how she escaped from the dreaded sambisa forest, she explained that after their kidnapping, they were made to walk through the forest where they were later kept in an open place inside the forest. "The place we were kept was not just right and I felt that these people might kill us. We heard many bad things about them. I then began to plan how to escape. I told them that I wanted to urinate which they said no to, but after I kept repeating it, they allowed me to go along with three others. That was the time we escaped from the camp" she said. The escapee, who said she couldn't trace her way back to the forest acknowledged that they were held in ...

There was a mild drama on Monday in Daleko Market, Mushin, Lagos State, as journalists searched in vain for an unidentified trader who was said to have lost huge sums of money buried inher shop to the fire incident that razed the market on SundayOur correspondent, who visited the market, could see the huge hole in the shop where the money was said to havebeen buried.One of the traders, who spoke toPUNCHMetroon condition of anonymity, said the trader was in the habit of keeping her money underground, instead of a bank.He said, “The woman usually keeps money in her shop, and would use her goods to cover it.“But we are not sure if the whole money was destroyed by the fire. The theory here is that those that arrived first at themarket saw the money and stole it.”However, conflicting figures given by the traders made it difficult to ascertain the exact amount that was lost.While some said it was between N2m and N5m, others put it higher than that.But an attempt to speak wit...

Lecturers of the Lagos State University, Ojo on Tuesday commenced an industrial action, which they said was “total, comprehensive and indefinite.”Addressing journalists in Lagos, the Academic Staff Union of Universities LASU Chairman, Dr. Adekunle Idris, said the failure of the university authorities to meet their demands prompted the strike.According to him, members of the uniontook the unanimous decision at their congress in Ojo.Idris said, “The congress, after exhaustive deliberation, concluded that core issues that are germane to survivalof the university and career of our members have been neglected by the authorities.”The union’s National Executive Council, he added, authorised the chapter to embark on the strike at a meeting held at the University of Ibadan from May 14 to May 15.He added, “We declare that as from Tuesday, May 20, we, the academic staff of LASU, are withdrawing our services to embark on a total, comprehensive and indefinite stri...

1 .Basically, one truth illuminati members will not want you to know itthat they are constantly in war with other organisations and groups. Thisis because they want to dominate the world and secure ultimate kingship. Therefore, they constantly feud among themselves while at the same time striving to increase the base of their power and undermine any obstructive competition.2. Illuminati members will definitely not let you know that their history is overwhelmingly, increasingly and periodically changing and/or rewritten. They are rewriting their history to serve their own personal goals and objectives. This is achieved by teaching young kids about the non-existence of church and Jesus Christ. All these are done to lure their thinking hence taking control of their thoughts, sentiments,lifestyle and judgement.3. Illuminati Members control the news and media in general, particularly television. If this is known by the general public, many would be keen to find out the details hence shunnin...

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*Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi(R), Paul Bassey(L) and referee Jelili OgunmyiwaThe Super Eagles coach was talking after getting an award by the by Chief Executive Officer of Matchmakers Consult, Shina Philips at the Ibis Hotel, Lagos State.Nigeria's Sports minister Tamuno Danagogo had earlier said that he believes the Super Eagles could do the impossible and win the mundial, and when the Big Boss was questioned by Journalists if he thinks its possible he said:''We can win the World Cup. Those who win the World Cup do not have two heads. If the Minister said so, I pray to God that it is so. All we need to do to winis to concentrate, be free from injuries and take the matches as they come''.Keshi also thanked Nigerians for their prayers for the team, and said that their enormous support has been a great motivationfor the team for the past couple of years.He said: ''The Super Eagles of 1994 is still regarded as the best team ever for Nigeria. The team was mad...

Niger State Governor, Dr Babangida Aliyu, on Monday said the radical Islamist sect popularly known as Boko Haram was not formed to destabilise President Goodluck Jonathan's administration as claimed by some group and concerned people.* Niger State Governor, Babangida AliyuThe governor made the statement when he received the minister of state for works, Amb. Bashir Yuguda.Aliyu, who stated that such insinuation was erroneous and misleading, expressed worries over the inability of the federal government to unveil the sponsors of the Islamist sect after five years of perpetrated bloodbath.The governor reiterated that Boko Haramshould be wiped out in three months with the support of foreign countries, noting that the international communities assisting Nigeria in the fight against terrorism should not stay inthe country for too long."We could not have spent four or five years fighting an insurgent group, and we have not been able to crush them. Whatever we do, we must realise that...

About 200 People Feared Killed In Recent Multiple Explosions In Jos (WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT)20.05.2014, 15:21LocalPhoto credit: Twitter, @ayRileyAbout 200 people were reportedly killed by multiple explosionsat Jos Main Market, between Railway Terminus and the temporary site of the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), according to the reports.The first explosion sounded at about 2:55 PM while the second happened about 10 metres away at about 3:20 PM around the same area, according to Premium Times.According to CNN, there were three explosions. The first blast was a bomb detonated at the Terminus market, where food and clothes are sold, the journalists said. The second blast was at the same market and could have beena bomb or gas canister ignited by the first bomb. The third explosion was at Abuja market, which sells shoes, the journalists at the scene reported.Sahara Reporters wrote that over 200 people were killed, up from the official 72dead released earlier by government sourc...