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As the controversy surrounding the alleged padding of the 2016 budget continues, a member of the House of Representatives and Chairman House Committee on Legislative Compliance, Abiodun Olasupo, says they were elected to pad the budget as it is their constitutional responsibility to pad the budget. According to the Nation, Olasupo said this while inspecting some projects within his constituency in Oke-Ogun area of Oyo State yesterday August 10th.                                                                                    Read more » Follow @cool_jist  

Barely two weeks after the group Managing Director of NNPC, Maikanti Baru, disclosed that President Buhari had ordered the corporation to intensify its search for oil in the North East region, oil explorers and their machines have landed the region and are currently searching for oil.                                                                 Read more » Follow @cool_jist  

Football star Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammate Pepe  on Wednesday  returned to training at Real Madrid, a month after he was stretchered off in tears at the EURO 2016 final between Portugal and France.                                                                                   Read more » Follow @cool_jist  

A glum looking Dejan Lovren who plays for Liverpool and earns £65,000 per week was pictured at Liverpool Airport without his wedding ring after his marriage was rocked when he found out his wife was having an affair with a friend that earns £200 per month as a forestry worker.                                                                Read more » Follow @cool_jist  

20-year-old Armenian weightlifter Andranik Karapetyan crashed out of the Olympics in agony after he suffered a terrible elbow dislocation during the 77kg weightlifting event. Described as one of the favorites at the event, his left elbow gave way during a second attempt to lift 195kg (429lbs).                                                                                     Read more » Follow @cool_jist