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South Africa’s  Caster Semenya on Saturday night, won gold – her first olympic medal – in the women’s 800m event at #Rio2016. She crossed the finish line in 1:55.28. The time was her personal best, a new South African national record, and the fifth-fastest time in Olympic history. Behind her, Francine Niyonsaba , the world Indoor champion, grabbed silver in 1:56.49 to win Burundi’s first ever female Olympic athletics medal. Kenya’s Margaret Wambui , 20, won gold after clocking at 1:56.89 – her personal best. Caster’s Rio Olympics campaign has been filled with controversy as to whether she should compete as a woman because of her hyperandrogenism condition. Just two hours before her race, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) ’s president, Sebastian Coe , said again that the governing body will soon go back to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) to try to overturn a decision it took in July, 2015, that the IAAF should provide...

  NLC President, Ayuba Wabba The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned in strong terms the Imo Government’s three-day work, two-day farming for workers recently introduced by Governor Rochas Okorocha . NLC President Ayuba Wabba gave this indication while fielding questions at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum on Sunday in Abuja. Wabba said that the policy which implied forcefully sending workers to farm was against the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention and also against the rules and procedures in service. “First, we have condemned in very strong terms what the Imo State governor tries to do by forcefully sending workers to the farm. Don’t forget that the public service rule is very clear about what trade a worker can actually do to join to his normal routine services. It provided that on your own volition, you can join farming as part of your normal routine activities and that is allowed by law. But to criminally now go t...

BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL – AUGUST 20: Nigeria players celebrate the bronze medal after the match between Nigeria and Honduras as part of Men`s Football – Olympics at Mineirao Stadium on August 20, 2016 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The Dream Team VI has delivered to Nigeria, her first medal of the Rio Olympics . The team beat Honduras 3 goals to 2 in the third place game on Saturday. Umar Sadiq delivered the first goal in the 34th minute of the game followed by Aminu Umar ‘s 49th minute strike. Sadiq added one more goal for Nigeria in the 56th minute of the game. The Honduran team scored 2 goals towards the end of the game, but they were insufficient to deny the Dream Team of their bronze medal. Congrats Dream Team! Congrats Nigeria! BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL – AUGUST 20: Nigeria players celebrate the bronze medal after the match between Nigeria and Honduras as part of Men`s Football – Olympics at Mineirao Stadium on August 20, 2016 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil....

The 2016 ECeleb Awards held last night on the 19th of August 2016 at Ibari Ogwa Entertainment World, Owerri Imo State. The red carpet was hosted by Radio talk show host Princess Nwachukwu ( royal pixy) of Hot 99.7 FM Owerri and there were electrifying performances from budding stars Rini Hillz , MK60 , Dawn Tawn, MC Piccolo   and many more budding talents. Mc 2can Talk, Mc Ominimini and Mc T'Boy anchored the show The floor was opened by fast rising gospel singer, Stanley Samuel who performed his yet to be released single "Imara Mma". Check out the first photos from the event below.            

  Halimat Oniru is not new on the social and business radar, to some she is a Socialite, to some she is a major key player in dredging business. She can be traced to the Royal Oniru dynasty, a Prominent Royal Family in Lekki Lagos state. The drop dead gorgeous looking business woman is not your everyday personality on the social scene but her love for humanity transcends the imaginable. Halimat is the CEO of  HALEEMS INTEGRATED SERVICES LIMITED, a company that is specialized in Dredging, Construction, Equipment Leasing ,and Supplier. The company’s experience and midas touch as a major key player in the dredging sector has made her company a toast for many Engineering And Indigenous Oil Firms. The genesis of the alleged messy feud with her friend started when her dredger was faulty and she needed to deliver to her client; Cross Rivers State Government, so she opted to lease a new dredger with the help of her friend Bukola Oladeji who solicited that th...

Alleged thief in Niger state got electrocuted while trying to steal a cable from a transformer at Kontagora local government in Niger state today August 7th.

  Senator Dino Melaye is currently on vacation with his children in the UK and he shared some photos via his Facebook page.

These 16-month-old twin girls Ariel and Alaynah North (pictured) died after their 24-yr-old father Asa North left them in an extremely hot car in 90-degree temperatures outside their Georgia home. The girls were found unresponsive while strapped in their car seats in the back of his SUV. According to Police, their father had been drinking before leaving his toddlers in the car when he got home. Neighbors said the father was frantic after the girls were discovered. He started screaming and was seen running around with the kids. When Police around, Asa along with his neighbors, were desperately trying to revive the twins in a kiddie pool with ice packs to try to get the water temperature down. Paramedics took Ariel and Alaynah to the Tanner Medical Centre less than five minutes away where they were pronounced dead. The twin's mother was in Atlanta visiting her sister that had been injured in a car accident. She was however notified and has since arrived back....