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Femi Fani Kayode Reacts To Oba Of Lagos Alleged Threat To Igbos

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Below is what Fani Kayode wrote on facebook regarding the alleged threat to Igbos by the Oba of Lagos. The Oba of Lagos' threat against the Igbos in Lagos that if they do not vote for the APC in the governorship elections on Saturday they should be ready for the consequences and that if they don't vote for Ambode they should be ready to perish in the lagoon is ominous and unacceptable.

Jimi Agbaje Comments On Oba Of Lagos’ Threat To Igbos

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The People Democratic Party’s gubernatorial aspirant in Lagos state, Jimi Agbaje, has commented on the threats made by the Oba of Lagos. The internet had been broken after comments had surfaced that the Oba of Lagos had threatened to drown Igbo people should they not vote for Agbaje’s opponent, the All Progressive Congress’ Akinwunmi Ambode.

Fast and Furious 7: Wiz Khalifa's music video is a touching tribute to Paul Walker

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"We knew we didn’t want people leaving the theatre sad," a Universal exec said of the song choice Wiz Khalifa's new music video See You Again has been praised as a touching tribute to the late actor and a fitting end to the film. The track, which features Charlie Puth and appears on the Fast & Furious 7 film soundtrack, was shared on Vin Diesel's Facebook page and a day later it had been viewed more than 28 million times.

Simon Cowell bans Zayn Malik from following Little Mix fiancee Perrie Edwards on tour

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Record bosses don't want the former One Direction star to get pre-occupied with following Little Mix around the globe Getty / WENN Former One Direction star Zayn Malik has been banned from following his fiancee around the world. Chiefs at Syco and Columbia Records have laid down the law to the 22-year-old over concerns his newly found free time will see him pushing to travel with Perrie Edwards and be by her side. Management, including Simon Cowell, are fine with their relationship but refuse to have it impact the success of the girls by distracting the 21-year-old from her work commitments and causing band tension.

Kunle Afolayan Joins Oba Of Lagos in Attack on Igbos

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Kunle Afolayan, the famous Nigerian filmmaker has apologized to the igbos for blaming them for being majorly responsible for the sale of pirated CDs and DVDs. His tweets read as below: 

Apologise Within 48 Hours - Ohaneze To Oba Of Lagos

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Following the uproar caused by the comments by the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, where he threatened Igbos resident in Lagos to vote for the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Akinwunmi Ambode, the youth wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the monarch.

‘I am ready to drag Oba of Lagos to ICCJ’

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SON of former governor of old Anambra State, Chief C.C Onoh, Dr. Josef Onoh has vowed to drag the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu to the International Criminal Court of Justice, ICC over his alleged statement in which he warned that any Igbo resident in his domain who dares to vote against the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Akinwunmi Ambode in Saturday’s poll in Lagos will die. Onoh, reacting to the threat, described the Oba’s utterance as “a grievous incitement against the Igbos in Lagos”.

Mass graves of Iraqi soldiers killed by IS found in Tikrit

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Catharina Moh reports: "The mass killings have become a symbol in Iraq of the brutality of Islamic State fighters" The suspected mass graves of up to 1,700 captured Iraqi soldiers killed by the Islamic State group (IS) have been found in the city of Tikrit. The sites are near the former US Army base, Camp Speicher. Iraqi forensic teams have begun to excavate 12 graves following the city's recent liberation from IS. The June 2014 incident is notorious after IS posted videos and pictures of the execution of the mostly Shia soldiers on social media.

UN demands access to Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus

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Some 18,000 refugees are still thought to be in Yarmouk The UN Security Council has demanded humanitarian access to the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk in Damascus. One UN official described the situation for the 18,000 refugees there as "beyond inhumane". The situation has deteriorated since 1 April, when Islamic State launched an offensive.

Barack Obama rejects Benjamin Netanyahu’s call for Iran to recognize Israel

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Netanyahu has been a vocal critic of the Iranian nuclear talks. | AP Photo President Barack Obama is rejecting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s call for Iran to recognize the state of Israel as part of a final nuclear deal.

South Africa detains teenage girl en route to join Isis

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Fifteen-year-old stopped at Cape Town airport in country’s first known arrest linked to Islamic State   An Islamic State flag. Photograph: Reuters Reuters in Johannesburg South African authorities have detained a 15-year-old girl who was travelling to join Islamic State, the state security ministry said – the country’s first known arrest linked to the militant group.

Angel Di Maria Linked With Sensational Transfer To Premier League Rivals

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Manchester City are reported to be considering a move for Manchester United attacker Angel di Maria, who only arrived at Old Trafford last summer in a British record transfer deal. This information comes from Duncan Castles in the Sunday Times who claims City director of football Txiki Begiristain has ‘held discussions’ regarding an approach for Di Maria,

Boko Haram disguised as preachers kill at least 24 in Nigeria

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File: AP Maiduguri - Islamist Boko Haram militants disguised as preachers killed at least 24 people and wounded several others in an attack near a mosque in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, a military source and witness said on Monday.

What I told Igbo leaders – Oba of Lagos11

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AS outrage greeted the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu’s alleged death threat and curse that Igbo will drown in Lagos lagoon within seven days if they did not vote for the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, the Oba, yesterday, said he was misquoted and clarified what he told Igbo leaders, who visited him.

EPL: Palace dent Man City’s title hopes

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Manchester City’s hopes of retaining their title suffered another huge blow with a defeat at Selhurst Park. Glenn Murray put Crystal Palace ahead with a tap-in from close range before Jason Puncheon fired in a brilliant free-kick from the edge of the box. Yaya Toure pulled a goal back late on with a fierce strike but Palace held on for a win to move up to 11th.

Charles Novia Responds To Kunle Afolayan’s Cruel Statement Of The Igbos

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Charles Novia reacted to Award winning producer Kunle Afolayan’s tweets in support of the Oba’s statement concerning the Igbos.. the producer related the statement to the movie industry talking about piracy and the ever outspoken critic Charles Novia couldn’t keep his eyes and hands off giving a reply he said: Et tu, Kunle Afolayan?

THE UNUSUAL WISDOM OF MIKE ADENUGA..WHY HE STAYS AWAY FROM POLITICS

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Dr. Mike Adenuga traverses the sociopolitical terrain as if he treads upon rotten eggs. The Chairman of Globacom is apparently wary of falling into the wrong political circuit even as pundits allege that making misstep could prove fatal to his success and survival as big player in the nation's telecoms business sector.

N500M: APC reminds Ladoja of threat to sue Ajimobi

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THE All Progressives Congress, APC, Oyo State has reminded a former Governor of the state, Senator Rashidi Ladoja of his threat to institute legal action against the state Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi for saying the ex-governor refunded N500 million to the state coffers from the alleged N6.5 billion that his administration mismanaged.