Politics: El-Rufai arrested

Former Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT and Chieftain of Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has been arrested by the State Security Service, SSS.Malam El-Rufai was arrested, Saturday morning, at the Nnamdi Aizikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on arrival from the United Kingdom.He was said to have returned from a trip undertaken with CPC presidential candidate, Maj. General Muhammad Buhari and his running mate, Pastor Tunde Bakare, who were at the Chattam House in London, to make a formal presentation about the...

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Entertainment: AY turns club owner

https://www.facebook.com/pages/factnationblogspotcom/843562372331166?fref=ts Ayo Makun, popularly known as AY, a prolific and successful standup comedian opens a luxurious Nightclub in the highbrow city of Lekki Phase1 to advance his entertainment business. AYNamed MVP Lounge an acronym for Most Valuable Player, the club is billed as an exclusive Club house with bar, restaurant, game room, karaoke room, gold and diamond rooms with an all-purpose...

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Insurgency: Many killed as Boko Haram loots Borno market

Boko Haram gunmen stormed a crowded market in Nigeria’s restive northeastern state of Borno, killing several people and carting away food, witnesses said Saturday.Dressed in military and police uniforms, dozens of insurgents attacked the town of Mainok, 56 kilometres outside Maiduguri, the state capital late Thursday, firing a rocket-propelled grenade and spraying the market with bullets.The attackers also looted food which they loaded onto trucks abandoned by fleeing traders, witnesses said.“They struck around 1:30pm (1230GMT) during peak hours...

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Sports: Toure wants to deliver Champions League to City fans

Ivory Coast star midfielder Yaya Toure tells the BBC on Saturday that he is fully committed to English champions Manchester City and wants above all to win the Champions League for them.The 31-year-old — who has been an integral part of City’s domestic success since he signed from Barcelona for £24million ($39millionh) in 2010 — was responding to criticism of his below-par performance in Wednesday’s 1-0 defeat by German champions Bayern Munich in their opening Champions League group match.Toure, who has never been one to hold back when he feels...

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Sports: Suarez already a good signing, says Enrique

Barcelona boss Luis Enrique believes Luis Suarez has already proved his worth despite not having even played a competitive game since his £75 million move from Liverpool. The Uruguayan will still be unavailable for over a month after receiving a four-month ban for biting Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup in June. Suarez could make his debut in Enrique’s first El Clasico in charge of Barca away to Real Madrid on October 25. And Enrique believes the 27-year-old’s attitude in training has already made him an important signing...

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Collapsed building: Jonathan visits Synagogue

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday visited the collapsed guesthouse at a mega-church in Lagos, promising to investigate the cause of the tragedy as the death toll hit 86, rescuers said Saturday.“The president came to the church this morning to see things for himself. He met with Prophet T.B. Joshua and expressed his condolences to the bereaved families,” Ibrahim Farinloye of the National Emergency Management Agency told newsmen.He said Jonathan promised to investigate the cause of the September 12 collapse of the guesthouse at Synagogue Church...

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Another Church Building Collapses In Edo (Real at the scene Photos)

One person has died under the rubble of a building that collapsed in Benin, Edo State capital, on Friday, 19 September, 2014. According to the Nation report, the collapsed one-storey building located at 22, First Uzama Street, Off Oliha Quartres in Benin belongs to Christ Chosen Church of God. The incident occurred at about 12.45pm on Friday. According to the Edo State Commissioner of Police, Foluso Adebanjo, one person has been confirmed...

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