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Get Cristiano Ronaldo! Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal opens door to a £60m reunion as he continues to target pacy stars Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has given his strongest indication yet that he would fight to sign Cristiano Ronaldo should the player decide to leave Real Madrid. Ronaldo, 30, has been regularly linked with a return to Old Trafford in the past two years and it is strongly felt he will be allowed to leave the Bernabeu next summer as manager Rafa Benitez looks to build a team around Gareth Bale. Read More>>

APC’s candidate in Kogi guber polls, Abubakar Audu, feared dead The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the inconclusive Kogi State governorship election  Abubakar Audu  is feared dead. Read More>>

21yr old Israeli woman who was stabbed by a Palestinian terrorist dies Israeli woman identified as Hadar Buchris who was stabbed this afternoon by a Palestinian terrorist at the Gush Etzion Junction on the West Bank has died. Buchris was given emergency treatment at the scene but was declared dead at the hospital.  Read More>>

Eagles of Death Metal describe horror of Bataclan massacre for the first time: Musicians say fans hidden in band's dressing room were slaughtered - except for a 'kid' hiding under the lead singer's jacket The Eagles of Death Metal (Joshua Homme, left, and lead singer Jesse Hughes, center) have described the horror of the Bataclan concert hall massacre for the first time in an emotional interview Read More>>  

NDLEA arrests suspected drug baron, seizes 576kg of narcotics In a statement issued by Mitchell Ofoyeju, Head, Public Affairs, NDLEA, in Lagos today, NDLEA says thay have arrested a suspected drug baron named Tochukwu Ubah who is alleged to be coordinating a large volume of methamphetamine and ephedrine distribution in the country. Read more »

Audu Wins Kogi Governorship Election Based on results released at the Local Government level, Abubakar Audu of the All Progressives Congress has won the Kogi State governorship election, beating incumbent Governor Idris Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party. Read More>>

Kogi Decides: Results from Saturday's Kogi Governorship poll so far released as at 8.49 am Okeyi Local Government Area: Total number of registered voters - 69, 114:  Total number of accredited votes cast - 24,645 Read More>>

My many battles with the rich to empower the poor – Oshiomhole   Governor Adams  Oshiomhole of Edo State celebrated the seventh anniversary of his administration, last week. In this interview, Oshiomhole speaks on the achievements of his government as well as the challenges. Read More >>

Sisters Found Safe Two Years After Vanishing The girls' mother is accused of helping her daughters run away after brainwashing them into believing their father was abusive. Read More>>

Gallery: World Beard And Moustache Championships   More Pics after the cut Read More>>

3 Banks Fail CAR Test, Get June 2016 Recapitalisation Deadline CBN The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has given three commercial banks until June 2016 to recapitalise after they failed to hit a minimum capital adequacy ratio of 10 per cent. Read  More>>

Washington Times Attacks Buhari over Dasuki President Muhammadu Buhari  Says 'president duped US'       Presidency declines comment Read More>>

Juliet Ibrahim, Bryan Okwara light up 3D Shapify launch Juliet Ibrahim, Bryan Okwara and a host of other celebrities gathered last weekend at the unveiling of the first 3D Shapify printing technology in Nigeria and Africa by a United States based company – 3D Makery.com (with its Nigerian company situated in Ikeja) at the Ikeja City Mall, Lagos. http://cooljist.blogspot.com.ng/p/blog-page_43.html Read More>>

Anxiety over early results: Wada, Audu in tight race   Anxiety gripped Kogi State political leaders, last night, as early results from the governorship election, held in the state, projected Governor Idris Wada to be running neck and neck with his closest challenger, Prince Abubakar Audu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Read More>>

Amid worsening fuel crisis:‘Like S/Arabia, petrol can be available everywhere in Nigeria at N22 per litre’ Mr. Folorunso Oginni is a former Lagos Zonal Chairman, Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). He speaks on the worsening fuel scarcity in the country and the need for government to stop importation of refined petroleum products.   Read More>>

BIAFRA: Igbo’s decisive day as S.East govs,leaders,others meet   TODAY is a decisive day for Igbo leaders and South-East governors, who will gather in Enugu to deliberate on the ongoing protests and agitation for the actualisation of Republic of Biafra.  Read More>>

On the murder march with ISIS: Terror expert tells of the slave markets, summary executions and 'morality' police of the jihadi group - who have $2trillion in the bank  From its roots as a version of Al Qaeda to a fighting force boasting 33,000 militants, ISIS have risen up to become one of the most feared terror groups in the world. Here, MICHAEL BURLEIGH takes a closer look at this medieval death cult which has enticed thousands to cross oceans to join its ranks and managed to get its tentacles into all corners of the globe with its terrifying vision of the world to come.  Read More>>