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                    According to a family spokesman who said yesterday saturday that,Septic shock was the cause of Muhammad Ali's death late friday night.A public memorial service and funeral procession will be held this friday for Ali in his hometown of Louisville,Ky,where he will be buried.Ali died at 9:10 pm MST friday in Scottsdale,Ariz.The cause of death was septic shock,the result of an infection that spreads throughout the body and causes vital organs to sut down.It came from unspecified natural causes,according to a family spokesman Bob Gunnell.Ali,who suffered from Parkinson's disease,was surrounded by family when he died.Gunnll said a private ceremony for Ali's family will be thursday in Louisville.A funeral procession through the city,the route passing by his boyhood home,will precede the public ceremony at 2 pm ET Friday.Ali who was Muslim,developed plans for his funeral years ago,Gunnell said.The interfaith memorial service will include clerics from several rel

                                         Congratulation to Mr and Mrs Esedebe,as they baptised their twin children {a boy and a girl} at the church of Divine Mercy Lekki phase one yesterday saturday the 4th of June 2016 in which their very close friends and family members attended in style and high fashion.The mass started around 8:am and the Reverend father preached about the roles a a godparent to all the children that were also baptised yesterday.After the church service,their guest were pampered with nice refreshment plus music at their residence and i was present to cover the event.More photos below.                                                                                             

                 The Lagos State Governor yesterday saturday denied media reports claiming that a kidnap attempt was made on his mother,Mrs Christianah Ambode at her residence in Gbagada area of the state on friday evening.The governor,in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary,Mr Habib Aruna,denied the media report,saying that it was not a true reflection of what transpired at the residence of his mother.An online newspaper had claimed that heavily armed gunmen invaded the Governor's mother's residence and disarmed the octogenarian's police detail in an apparent attempt to abduct her.The newspaper had further reported that the unfortunate development took plac at about 7:30 pm,while a back-up team arrived at the scene at about 8:10pm.Responding,Aruna said:''Whilst it is true that a commotion occurred at the residence of the Governor' mother on the fateful day,it was however far from the truth that it was a kidnap attempt.What really transpired was that

                          Following the unfortunate incident that occurred in Kano state where one Bridget Abahime was mobbed and extra-judicially murdered,the Inspector General of Police,IGP Solomon E Arase,has called for calm while reassuring the family of the deceased and indeed,the general public tht justice shall be done in the case.In furtherance to this firm commitment,it is confirmed that the Kano State Police Command has succeeded in arresting two key suspects in connection with the unfortunate incident.Those arrested incled Dauda Ahmed and Subeiru Abubakar.In order to ensure a diligent and professional investigation,the Inspector General of Police has directed the Deputy Inspecto General of Police in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department {FCIID} to deploy the Homicide Section of the Department to immediately take over the investigation of the case and ensure a meticulous investigation and speedy prosecution of the arrested suspects.The Inspect

                  Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh,took to her social media page two days,to post this beautiful beautiful picture above with the caption ''From my lil understanding of life,being 'Rich' is best used to describe a person with lots of money.Believe me,it take more than money to be successful! You can be rich and still be a huge EPIC Fail.If i have to view from my perspective using my life experiences as reference,I'll say 'True Sucess' should only be described by the amount of lives you have touched positively!.Even though everyone got there own cross to carry,lending a hand to someone with a heavier cross isn't taboo.So if you're rich yet you haven't been able to impact lives around you positively,you haven't given hope to the hopeless and smiles to the sad:You're a huge failure despite ur riches.Even though the world is insatiable,you still gotta play your part & register your footprint in the world's chronicles of t

               Following credible information on the presence of Boko Haram terrorists,their camp and other facilities at Chukungudu,a carefully planned and deliberate attack comprising troops of 3 Battalion,22 Brigade Garrison,and 153 Task Force Battalion of 7 Division and 8 Task Force Division as well as Nigeria Airforce Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance {ISR} and some Civilian JTF,was carried out on Boko Haram terrorists stronghold and camp at Chukungudu on friday 3rd June 2016.While advancing to the location,the troops encountered Boko Haram terrorists ambush positions at Muskari,Gilam and Hausasi before descending on their main objective at Chukungudu.During the encounter at the camp,thr troops killed 19 Boko Haram Terrorists including their notorious leader in the area called Ameer Abubakar Gana.They also discovered and destroyed the terrorists Improvised Explosive Devices {IEDs} making factory,discovered and successfully detonated 4 primed IEDs.The troops also recovered 2