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                   According to sources,a 38 year old Nigerian identified as Chijioke Obioha has been executed in Singapore after being found guilty of drug trafficking.Mr Obioha was hanged in Changi Prison early friday morning alongside a Malaysian national who was convicted on separate drugs offenses.Mr Obiora was arrested in April 2007 after being found in possession of more than 2.6 kilograms of cannabis.The quanttity surpassed the 500 grams threhold that triggers the automatic presumption of trafficking under Singaporean law.He was found guilty in December 2008 and was sentenced to death by hanging,An appeal he filed was dismissed in 2010.His execution came two days after he lost an appeal for elemency from the Singaporean government.Amnesty International,which made serious efforts to overturn his death sentence,condemned the scheduled execution of Mr Obioha.''The death penalty is never the solution.It will not rid Singapore of drug...

               Kanye West who have made it public notice in a music Award,that his running for president in 2020,now said yesterday thursday November 17,that though he did not cast his vote for either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump,but he would have voted for Trump.The rapper got seriously booed at a show in San Jose,California,stopping numerous times to go on lengthy rants to the crowd.''I told y'all I didn't vote,right?'' he said.''What I didn't tell you..if I were to have voted I would have voted on Trump''.Kanye West said he ''loved'' Trump's approach and called him a ''f--king genius''.He also addressed the issue of racism in America and shockingly urged black people to stop focusing on it.''Specifically to black people,stop focusing on racism,'' he yelled. ''This world is racist,OK....It's a f---king fact.We are a racist country.Specifically to black people,stop talking ab...

               According to Vanguard,there is confusion in Awka-Etiti,Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra state,over he emergence of two traditional rulers,Chuma Angus Ojukwu and Michael Chidozie Ezeudenna,who were laying claims to the throne of the community.Igwe Ojukwu's coronation held on November 5,while Ezeudenna,who had fixed his coronation for December 23 was allegedly issued certificate of recognition at the Government Lodge,Awka bu Governor Willie obiano ahead of his {Ezeudenna} coronation.Speaking exclusively to Vanguard,Ojukwu accused the governor of tearing Awka-Etiti apart by issuing a certificate to Ezeudenna whoo was not crowned by any Ozo-titled man as was the custom of the community.He said ''Astonishingly,Ezeudenna is claiming that he was coronated on Afia-Oru masquerade day,which is against the custom and tradition of the community.Besides,if he claims he was crowned,the question is,was he crowned with the 59-years-ol...

                Twenty Finalists emerged in the EFCC's partnership with Creative Youths Initiative against Corruption {CYIAC} Talent hunt Competition.The event which is aimed at sensitizing children and youth between ages 9-14 years on the ills of corruption through creative development is happening now at the freedom park,Broad street,Lagos.The Executive Chairman,EFCC,IbrahimMagu,represented by Director,Public Affairs Department,EFCC,Osita Nwajah in his speech appreciated the German Embassy,the Press and Nigeria's Nobel Laureate,Professor Wole Soyinka for their contributions towards the success of the Initiative.The stage is set for the Finalists to compete for various prices and awards that is due for potential Champions who are able to prove themselves worthy of recognition after a series of competitive screening exercises involving Primary and Secondary School Pupils and Students from various Schools in Lagos,Nigeria.The Project will be rounde...

                           Edo State Governor,Mr Godwin Obaseki paid courtesy visit to the Inspector-General of Police,IGP Ibrahim K. Idris,NPM,mni,yesterday 17th of November,2016,in his office at the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters Abuja.More photos below.