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ARMED gunmen believed to be cult members in the Kwara State capital Ilorin have killed a tobacco trader shooting him in the head for allegedly refusing to sell a pack of cigarettes to them.

COMMUNICATIONS minister Adebayo Shittu and Oyo State governor Abiola Ajimobi have been involved in a terrible war of words with the controversial member of the cabinet saying the governor is afraid of him taking over in case he sends him to jail for corruption.

BRAZILIAN first lady Marcela Temer leapt fully clothed into a lake at the presidential palace last month to rescue her pet dog after her Jack Russell named Picoly went after some ducks but struggled to get back out.

SUPER Eagles winger Ahmed Musa may be on his way back to the English Premiership next season after Brighton and Hove Albion expressed an interest in his services following the club's recent survival in the top flight.

HOUSE or Representatives speaker Hon Yakubu Dogara led a team of National Assembly leaders to pay a solidarity visit to Senator Dino Melaye who is recuperating at the National Hospital in Abuja where he is being detained pending a court appearance.

NIGERIAN military chiefs plan to launch a campaign known as Operation Last Call in the northeast of the country aimed at facilitating the return of internally displaced persons (IDPs) to Yobe and Borno states.

NOTORIOUS kidnapper Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike popularly known as Evans has lamented the fact that he is being maltreated in custody asking a judge what he has done to deserve such treatment claiming prison officials are making his case personal.

SUPER Eagles midfield maestri Wilfred Ndidi has been earmarked to return to action next month when he will feature for Nigeria in a pre-World Cup friendly against the Czech Republic on June 6.

PRESIDENCY officials have maintained their stance that the immediate-past administration of President Goodluck Jonathan was immersed in corruption releasing details of three persons who stole $3bn of public funds during its tenure.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari will arrive in the UK today for a four-day medical trip that will involve him spending time with his doctors who requested that he return to treat an undisclosed ailment that has been nagging him for years.