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               According to sources  a man identified as Wang Qi,entered India by mistake 50 years ago,when he was caught building  roads for the Chinese Army in 1963,shortly after the Sino-India War of 1962.In India he worked in a flour mill and married a local woman,raising a family,but was not provided with the necessary paperwork to leave.But his case was made public and he was visited by Chinese diplomats who promised to take him back.He has since been given a document by the Indian Foreign Ministry saying he is cleared to leave and his family have all been issued Indian passports. He flew out of Delhi on friday night with his adult children and eventually landed in his home city of Xianyang where he was greeted by banners reading 'welcome home,soldier,it's been a rough journey''.Beforehand,Chinese officials took him shopping in a Delhi mall before he boarded his flight.The army surveyor was never granted Indian citizenship but was...

                In a time of two hours,15 minutes and 20 seconds,Kenya's,Abraham Kiptum who won the maiden edition of Access Bank Lagos City Marathon yesterday Saturday successfully defended his title at the second edition of the race carting away the grand prize of $50,000. His time was a new record in the Lagos Marathon as he posted a time of two hours,16 minutes and 19 seconds in the 2016 maiden edition.Kiptum's compatriots,Ronny Kiboss and Kiprotich Kiroi came second and third finishiing in two hours,15 minutes and 225 seconds and two hours,15 minutes and 30 seconds,winning $40,00 and $30,000 dollars respectively. The race started at the National Stadium,Surulere by 7 am and ended at the Eko Atlantic City in Victoria Island with over 50,000 athletes battling for the prize money. Speaking shortly before presenting the prizes to the winners at the Eko Atlantic City,Victoria Island,State Governor,Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode said his administration ha...

                                                                                       According to Hindu Newspaper,as much as 170 grams of cocaine and 590 grams of fine-quality herein estimated to be worth a consolidated amount of 2 crore,about $320,000 in the underground drug market were seized from the accused identified as 28 years old Uchenna as pictured above from Nigeria,Indian Ajay {33} and his associate Naresh Kumar {39},from Mohan Garden in West Delhi's Uttam Nagar.Mr Ravindra Yadav,joint Commissioner of police {crime} disclosed that Uchenna was arrested after a trap was laid for him near a local taxi stand at Dwarka Mor between 2pm and 3pm on Saturday. In the sexond incident,a tip-off led a Crime Branch team to Ajay and Naresh Kumar from near the Local TVS Ba...

           The Nigerian Army contingent at the just concluded Access Bank Lagos City Marathon 2017,has beat its last year's performance with improved records.In view of their wonderful feat at the event that fielded world class marathoners,and to encourage them,the Chief of Army Staff,Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai,has directed their elevation to the next higher rank respectively and donation cash gift of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira {150,000.00k} to each of the athletes.The beneficiaries that include both male and female athletes ,who came from various formations and units of the Nigerian Army,beat previous records placed last year by the Nigerian Army team at the sporting event. This year,the first soldier to arrive,Private Auwal Hudu,came 10th overall,within 2hrs 45mins,while Private Raymond Nanribet took 12th position and arrived within 2hrs 46mins.Private Sanusi Husamat was number 13th and has the timing of 2hrs 48mins.Private Danjuma...

                                   According to the Economic and Financial  Crimes Commission {EFCC}''This is indeed the season of discoveries and recoveries.We recorded another breakthrough in the course of our investigation of the former minister of Petroleum Resources,Dexiani Alison-Madueke as EFCC Uncovers $37.5m Diezani's Mansion at Banana Island,Lagos.The aggressive drive by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC to recover all hidden assets of former minister of petroleum resources,Diezani Allison-Maduele who is under investigation for corruption and money laundering produced another breakthrough this week with the discovery of a property acquired through shell companies by the former minister at upscale Banana Island in Lagos.The property Building 3,Block B is a fifteen storey edifice comprising of 18 flats and 6 penthouses,Bella Vista at Plot 1,Zone N,Federal Government Lay...

                                                  Khloe Kardashian in recent photos is show off her abs after so much workout sessions.She captioned the photo above she posted yesterday  ''The best project you'll ever work on is YOURSELF! Project KoKo is an everyday thing.Mind,body soul''.One more photo below.