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Amusan sets new record, wins gold at C’Wealth

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Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan has won the gold medal in the women’s 100m hurdles at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

The world champion successfully defended her title at the Alexander Stadium on Sunday in the women’s 100m hurdles final.

Amusan was able to run a Games record of 12.30s, setting other records as well, and becoming the first world champion to win gold and the first Nigerian athlete to do the same.

Amusan was one of the favourites to get the gold at the tournament following her impressive showing at the World.

Amusan was one of the favourites to get the gold at the tournament following her impressive showing at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, the United States, which saw her break multiple records to win Nigeria’s first gold at the World Championships.

Having done it on another continent, Amusan made sure to replicate that fine display in Europe, proving that it was no fluke and that it was indeed her time.The 25-year-old ran a blistering 12.30secs to claim the gold and also set a new Games Record in Birmingham.“Honestly, I believe in my abilities but I was not expecting a world record at these championships.

The goal is always just to execute well and get the win. So the world record is a bonus. I knew I had it in me but I could not believe it when I saw it on the screen after the semis.

“Before the final, I just tried to stay calm and to do my best. I took a deep breath knowing that I have some goals to accomplish and it worked pretty well. I knew it was very fast but not this fast,” Amusan said after her final victory.

Coming up behind here were Bahamas’s Devynne Charlton (12.58secs) who took silver and England’s Cindy Sember (12.59secs) who took bronze with both some notable distance behind the eventual winner.With this result, Nigeria has now won 10 gold medals and 31 medals in total.

Team Nigeria are now just one behind the gold medal record set by the 1994 team (11 gold medals) at the Commonwealth Games and six behind the total medals record (37 medals).

With seven competitions still holding potential for gold for the team on the final day and World Athletics Championship silver medallist Ese Brume still in competition later today, Nigeria can and will hope for more.

Entertainment, Lifestyle

Men need higher standards for relationships — IK Ogbonna

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Actor, IK Ogbonna, has said that men should look beyond a pretty face and nice shape when dating.

In an interview with Sunday Scoop, he said, “In my opinion, everyone should have standards. Men should also have principles.

They should not just go for any lady because she has a good body or a cute face. There is more to it. There has to be a connection.”The actor also stated that he doesn’t believe a woman should live in a certain way to endear men to her.

He said, “I am not of the opinion that people should do anything to attract anyone. One can look helpless and hopeless, and still be attractive. There is always someone out there for any type of person. Build yourself as an individual and the right person will come to you.

”He also stated that the honourary doctorate he got from the Institut Superieur De Technologies Et De Management in Benin Republic means a lot to him. He said,

“The school reached out to me that they want to honour me for my achievements contributions to the industry. I took it because it is a great thing of joy. Adding something like that to one’s CV is what one should embrace.”

On the lessons he learnt from his previous marriage, he said, “I don’t like bringing my relationship to the media because I feel everyone deserves a right to their private lives. I barely ever talk about it on social media.

“The most important thing is that we are not together, and that is public knowledge already. It does not mean we are enemies. She is a good friend of mine and we have an amazing son together.

“There are no rules to a relationship or marriage. Different situations sustain different relationships and marriages. People are different and one cannot always apply what one learnt in a previous relationship to a new one. However, understanding and communication should be general.”

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Man beats pregnant wife to death in Delta

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A pregnant woman identified simply as Beatrice has been beaten to death by her husband popularly known as M.O.B. in Sapele community, Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State. Punch reported that the incident occurred on Friday evening August 5th in the vicinity of a new generation church, Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries, on New Road, Awolowo Road Extension, in Sapele.

It was gathered that the man began assaulting his wife after asking why she left home for church without doing the necessary house chores and making an arrangement for his dinner.

The impatient man who did not wait for his heavily pregnant wife to give an explanation, slapped her and dealt blows on her several times, causing her to collapse on the spot. Passers-by and church members were said to have rushed to the scene to rescue the woman. She was confirmed dead after being rushed to a nearby medical facility in Obule Hospital.

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Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson welcome their second child, a boy!

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Khloe Kardashian, 38, and Tristan Thompson, 31, have welcomed their second child. The exes, sho split in January, 2022, welcomed their second baby together via surrogate.

The newest addition is a baby boy. Last month, it was revealed that Kardashian and Thompson were having a second child together. They are already parents to 4-year-old daughter True Thompson.

Kardashian and Thompson started dating in 2016 and welcomed daughter True in 2018. They split in June 2021 before reuniting. Kardashian then ended her romantic relationship with the sportsman in January this year after he welcomed a child with another woman.

Football, Lifestyle

Sierra Leone footballer, Mohamed Buya misses his wedding to sign for Swedish top- flight club Malmo FF, sends his brother to represent him

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A Sierra Leonian footballer missed his wedding day in order to finalise a transfer to a new team and instead sent his brother to represent him.

Mohamed Buya Turay signed for the Swedish outfit after a spell playing in the Chinese Super League both Hebei China Fortune and Henan Songshan Longmen.

His wedding was set for July 21 but Swedish club Malmo wanted the 27-year-old to join up with them as soon as possible. So Turay missed the ceremony and travelled to Sweden to be unveiled as a Malmo player on July 22. It has now been revealed that his brother switched places with him at the wedding to walk the aisle alongside bride, Suad Baydoun.

Turay told Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet: ‘We got married on July 21 in Sierra Leone. But I was not there because Malmo asked me to arrive earlier.’ Turay who had posed for pictures with his wife in their wedding outfits before he left for Sweden and posted them on Twitter.

‘We took the picture beforehand, so it looks like I was there, but I was not. My brother got to represent me at the actual wedding,’ he said on Twitter.

Turay, who signed for Malmo after spending two seasons in China’s top flight, played against Luxembourg’s Diddeleng on Thursday in a 3-0 win in the first leg of their Europa League third qualifying round tie. He has not been reunited with his wife since the marriage but promised they would honeymoon together – eventually.

‘First, we are going to win the league, and then I will go on a honeymoon,’ Turay said with a smile.

Entertainment, Lifestyle

Cynthia Okereke speaks on kidnap ordeal, reveals health status

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Veteran Nollywood actress, Cynthia Okereke who was kidnapped alongside her colleague, Clemson Cornel Agbogidi, opens up on the horrible ordeal.

This comes days following the release of the actors by kidnappers who requested a ransom of $100,000 which the entertainment industry lamented as a amount which it cannot afford without further negotiations with the abductors.

In a video, Cynthia Okereke appreciated the support of her fans and colleagues who stood by her as she reveals her current health condition.

“My people, this is mama Cynthia Okereke, God is a faithful God and I have every reason to say Hallelujah in the land of the living. I didn’t know I have people and I have friends, good colleagues, people that care for me, people that can pray for me, verge for me and stand on my behalf.

“My BP is high but to God be all glory for all of you, your efforts, your prayers and your encouragement. Mama Cynthia is alive, I will act for you people and will continue to be acting for your people.

Me, I will be a late comer there, for good one week, no water no food but today I say to God be all glory forever in Jesus name. God will bless all Nollywood for me,” she revealed.

Lifestyle, Politics

Unknown gunmen invade police station, kill 4 officers and burn vehicles in Imo state

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Four Nigerian Police Officers were killed on Friday night, August 5, when unknown gunmen attacked the Agwa Divisional Police headquarters in Oguta Local Government Area, Imo State. The assailants invaded the area shooting sporadically before gaining access into the station.

According to a police source, the incident has triggered tension in the entire local government.

He said the gunmen burnt some vehicles in the station and destroyed other valuable items. “There was an attack in the station and we learnt that about four officers were killed. The total damage cannot be ascertained at the moment,” he said.

Entertainment, Lifestyle, World News

Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson break up after 9 months of dating

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Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson have reportedly called it a quit on their relationship after 9 months together and decided to just be friends Pete, 28, and Kim, 41, went public as a couple nine months ago after she made her hosting debut on Saturday Night Live, where he was then a cast member.

Kim and Pete Davidson’s age difference caused them to split earlier this week, sources told Page Six. “Pete is 28 and Kim is 41 — they are just in very different places at the moment,” the insider says.

Pete is totally spontaneous and impulsive and wants her to fly to New York, or wherever he is on a moment’s notice,” the source adds. “But Kim has four kids and it isn’t that easy. She needs to focus on the kids.”

The source also told the publication that Kardashian who runs multiple businesses and stars on a reality show was “totally exhausted by this relationship and other things going on in her life.” The insiders shared that while the pair has “a lot of love and respect for each other,” they found that the long distance dynamic and their demanding schedules “made it really difficult to maintain a relationship.” The split occurred sometime this week.

Pete has been spending part of the summer in Australia working on the movie Wizards!. As for Kim, she continues to raise four kids, North, Psalm, Chicago and Saint, with her ex Kanye West. “The divorce is moving ahead with Kanye,” another insider shares with E! News. “They are happily co-parenting.” The pair, who became Instagram official in March and made their red carpet debut in May, have been romantically linked since October 2021.

Kim’s breakup with Pete comes as she is still working out the legal details of her divorce from her third husband and father of her children, Kanye West.

Entertainment, Lifestyle

Nollywood’s C.O.L.D To Hit Cinemas August 12 Nationwide Featuring Pete Edochie, RMD

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Nollywood is set to thrill movie enthusiasts yet again with a blockbuster movie, C.O.L.D which will hit cinemas nationwide from Friday, August 12 this year.

The high-budget action-packed film premiers a stellar cast including Pete Edochie, RMD, Hilda Dokubo, Ireti Doyle, Kanayo O. Kanayo, Ik Ogbonna, Keppy Ekpeyong, Lisa Viola (Australian), Femi Branch, Freddie George, and Lincoln Edochie. Produced and directed by Bakia T. Thomas, C.O.L.D is projected to create a new cinema record for a Nollywood movie.

With a blend of the old and new cast, this is one movie you can’t afford to miss. Hence, movie lovers are urged to save the date for a brand new Nollywood adventure.

Entertainment, Lifestyle

Why reality show winners struggle for expression — Singer

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Geoffrey Oki, the winner of MTN Project Fame (Season seven), has lamented that talent show winners usually struggle to find expression in the industry after winning reality shows.

In an interview with Saturday Beats, the singer said, “I feel this is something reality show organisers should look at. If you notice, most of the winners of reality shows struggle when it comes to finding expression in the industry.

“Probably because of the one or two years’ contract they have after the show, they don’t get to have prospective investors that will work with them.

”Geoffrey also urged organisers of such shows to ‘soften’ the contracts given to winners, so that other people can work with them. He added, “I feel they should look at how they can soften the contracts a little bit, so that other people can have access to them.

“For someone like me, I went through a lot after winning the show. It has been crazy. There were days I had no money to eat, and I couldn’t pay to transport myself around. I have even been suicidal. God has been the one helping me.”

The singer, however, stated that though there were challenges, participating in Project Fame has been a blessing not a curse to his career. He said,

“It has been more of a blessing for me because if I did not participate in that show, I won’t be where I am today. I feel it was a fast track for me to come into the industry.

“I won’t use the word ‘curse’ but it has been challenging. It could be tough when a lot is placed on one’s shoulder, because to whom much is given, much is expected.

Many people were expecting me to do certain things, but at the end of the day, I feel like I did not meet up to expectations. Financially, I did not have sponsors to invest in my career. I had to do everything myself, coupled with the fact that I had family members to take care of.

”The singer also noted that he is currently working with a new management team in a bid to put his career back on track.

Entertainment, Lifestyle

I’m not ashamed getting butt lift — Zainab Bakare

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Actress, Zainab Bakare, says she sees no reason to be discreet about getting a butt lift, which is a surgical procedure to improve the appearance of the buttocks.In an interview with Saturday Beats, she said,

“I feel nobody will beat me for saying the truth. Why should I hide? I don’t have to hide because I am not living my life for people.”On why she got the butt lift, Bakare said, “It is not that I was not comfortable with my body. I just got tired of waist training.

I am a perfectionist when it comes to dressing up and I got tired. When people hug me, there is always that hardness there for me (caused by feeling the waist trainer). I got irritated at some point, so I felt if I could get the procedure with my money.”

On how she feels after undergoing the procedure, she said,

“When there is something disturbing one, and that thing goes away, one feels relieved. That is exactly how I feel.”The actress also maintained that she has no words for people who condemn butt implants. She said,

“I don’t have anything to say to them. For those who want to do it, I will just advise them to go to the right hospital where it will be done well without complications. If one has the money and one feels one’s stomach is too big, or one is not comfortable with one’s body, one can go for it. It is not a big deal. Like doctors often say, every surgery has a 50/50 chance, no matter how small it is. I don’t know why people condemn it so much to the point of making those who do it feel like they are committing a sin.

”Speaking on how she feels at this point in her career, Bakare said,

“I am not there yet but I am thankful to God for how far He has brought me. I pray for more strength, grace, and all the good things of life.”

Entertainment, Lifestyle

Police invite Kizz Daniel for questioning after he allegedly confiscated a dry cleaner’s bus for damaging his clothes worth N14 million

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The police in Lagos state have invited singer Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe aka Kizz Daniel for questioning.

According to a source who confirmed this to LIB, the ”Buga” crooner was invited for questioning for allegedly confiscating the laundry bus of a company he contracted to do laundry for him.

The singer reportedly seized the bus on grounds that the N14 million worth of clothes he gave them to clean were damaged. The owners of the laundry bus reported the matter to men of the Ilasan police division who immediately invited him for questioning.

The singer’s lawyer contacted the police today August 5 and said that he will be available for questioning on Tuesday, August 9.

The laundry bus has been recovered.

Lifestyle

Lady narrates how her mother allegedly chopped off her hand and slashed her face with a machete

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Glory Smart Emenuwe, a young woman from Ezhionum community in Delta State has narrated how she was allegedly brutalized by her mother.

The lady said she was almost killed by her mother in 2013, who allegedly chopped off her two hands and slashed her face with a machete.

She said; “What happened to me could be likened to an accident because I never expected it. However, it was my mother that chopped off my hands and slashed my face.

“On that fateful day, while I was still very young, I woke up one night wanting to urinate, so my father asked my mother to lead me with a torchlight to the back of our house where I could urinate.

“While I squatted to urinate, I didn’t know my mother had a machete in her hand. The next thing I remember was that she descended on me with the machete and I fell down.

“While I was down, she continued to cut me all over my body and I was screaming. It was then that my father rushed out and collected the machete from her and raised an alarm, which attracted the neighbours.

Unfortunately, by the time my father rushed out, my mother had already accomplished her intention. My father wanted to use the machete on her too but was stopped by the neighbours.

“Afterwards, my father got my mother arrested by the police. However, she’s late now. The incident happened in Edo State in 2013.”

The victim appealed to the government and Nigerians for help, saying;

“I’ll like to go into trading and I don’t have start-up capital. I stopped my education at the primary level but if I can get a sponsor, I will like to further my education.

“I came from a poor family and I have no helper. This is why I have nothing to do, so your assistance will be of great relief.”

Entertainment, Football, Lifestyle

Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold who earns £180,000 weekly reveals he still lives with his parents and does dishes

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Despite winning the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup and earning a whooping £180,000, Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold has revealed he still lives with his parents and helps with chores at home.

Aged 23, Trent Alexander-Arnold has developed into one of Europe’s elite right-backs, and is arguably the best in the world at his position.

According to the player, being around family has helped him remain level-headed, knowing fully well many athletes in his position might prefer spending their wealth on cars, houses or entertainment.

He says the habits he learns helps keep his life “clean and healthy.”

“I always think young players rush things,” he told CNN Senior Sport Analyst Darren Lewis.

“You start getting paid some money and young players always think the first thing is to move out, get a new car, stuff like that.

And then the environment is just not the same. You’re living at home. You’ve got your parents to keep you in line and make sure things are clean and tidy, the dishes aren’t stacking up and you’re going home to a nice, clean environment and things like that.

“Whereas living at home (on your own), breakfast and dinner, you just think: ‘I’ll do that later.’ And then you come in from training and then you’re just not in a clean, nice environment. So I’ve never felt a rush to leave home. I’ve always had the right messages.

I’ve just always enjoyed having family around me. And they’ve kept my feet on the ground and pushed me to the levels that I’ve got so far. So I don’t think there’s any rush for me to make a decision.”

In his 161 appearances in the Premier League, he’s scored 10 goals, provided 45 assists and has a remarkable record of winning 114 games and only losing 19 times.But despite that record, such has been the brilliance of Manchester City under Pep Guardiola, Alexander-Arnold and Liverpool’s trophy winning has been halted.

Lifestyle, Politics

20 Ghanaian fishermen jailed for trafficking marijuana to Nigeria.

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20 Ghanaian fishermen have been sentenced to one-year imprisonment each for transporting 13.670 kilogrammes of marijuana, aka cannabis Sativa, from Ghana to Nigeria.

Justice Nicholas Oweibo on Thursday, August 4, convicted and sentenced them after finding them guilty of the charges of conspiracy and unlawful transportation of the drug during a hearing at the Federal High Court in Lagos State.

The convicted fishermen include Francis Teye, Kweke Komel, Gad Adjah, Theophilus Tetteh, Kwesi Aboagye, Ekon Fynn, Kwamena Baah, Kwabina Adjei, Micheal Okutu, Isaac Kofi, Kweku Moko, Kwezi Adzi and Kweku Mensah.

Others are Micheal Kofi, Ekon Bentum, Kwesi Amissah, Joshua Huago, Otu Otipeseku, Isaac Yorsson and Nana Kodwo.

The convicts were arrested with the drug conveyed from their country into the Nigerian territorial waters on January 14, 2022.They were arraigned on two counts of conspiracy and unlawful transportation of the substance.

The prosecutor, Mr. Fingere Owen, told the court that the offences were contrary to and punishable under sections 11(b) and 14(b) of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act Cap. N30, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.

The defendants pleaded guilty to the charges.Following their guilty pleas, the prosecutor reviewed the facts of the case.Owen also tendered some exhibits and urged the court to convict and sentence them in accordance with the sections they were charged with.

However, lawyers for the convicts, Mr. Uche Okoronkwo, who led Calistus Onyewueke, both of Minerva Legal Practice, told the court that all the defendants were first time offenders without previous criminal records.

Justice Oweibo sentenced them to one-year imprisonment each.The judge also ordered that the sentence should commence from the date of their arrest.

He, however, ordered the convicts to pay the sum of N50,000 each in lieu of the sentence and ordered that the boat used in smuggling the banned substance be forfeited to the Federal Government.

Lifestyle, World News

Brittney Griner expected to be swapped with ‘Merchant of Death’ arms dealer within weeks after her 9-year sentence for smuggling cannabis vape

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Brittney Griner is expected to be swapped by America for the ‘Merchant of Death’ arms dealer within weeks as President Joe Biden scrambles to get her back to US soil to undo her nine-year prison sentence for smuggling cannabis into the country Russia.Griner was on Thursday, August 4, sentenced to nine years in prison for smuggling a weed pen into Moscow in February.

The 31-year-old WNBA star claimed in court it was an ‘honest mistake’ and that she didn’t mean to bring the drugs in.It has been reported that the White House plans to negotiate a swap of Griner and Paul Whelan, another US citizen being held in Russian prison, in exchange for Viktor Bout, an arms dealer who was arrested in 2008 in Thailand at the request of the US authorities.

The Russians refused to agree on a deal before Griner’s sentence, citing the need for judicial process.Due to public pressure from Griner’s fans and several Hollywood stars, President Biden is rushing to have her released.

A source close to the ongoing negotiations told DailyMail.com that a deal to swap Griner with Bout is now more likely than ever, and could be completed within a month if there are no delays to the process.

‘The US positioned has weakened now. They showed their hand and now their bargaining position has weakened,’ the source said.

Griner’s attorneys have ten days to file an appeal. After that, the matter would only take a few more weeks, they said. It is now uncertain that the deal would include Paul Whelan, an American who has been locked up on espionage charges since 2018.

The US had been pushing for a deal that would include both Griner and Whelan. Now that she has been sentenced in the Russian court of law, their leverage is weaker.’The Russians might think Whelan is too much now… after today, his place in the deal is not so certain,’ the source said.

Bout now has less time on his sentence now than Griner does.Bout was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2012 for using multiple air transport companies to smuggle weapons out of eastern Europe to Africa and the Middle East.

He had already served four years and has since completed another ten. Bout technically has 11 years left on his sentence, and must serve only 85 percent of the total term under federal prison guidelines which makes him eligible for release in around five or six.

Lifestyle, World News

10-year-old girl rescued after she ran away from her alleged abusive mistress in Ebonyi

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A 10-year-old girl who identified herself as Ebube Ezaka, has been rescued after she was found roaming the streets of Abakaliki, Ebonyi State on Friday, August 4.

The chairman of Human Rights Defenders (HURIDE), Sampson Oko Nweke, who disclosed this on Facebook said the girl ran away from her mistress due to alleged constant abuse.

According to the minor, she was constantly abused, starved and forced to sleep outside the house by the woman identified simply as Mrs Chimuanya.

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