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  • Rangers, Akwa United split points in 4-goal thriller

    Rangers, Akwa United split points in 4-goal thriller

    Rangers and Akwa United settled for a 2-2 draw in a Week 36 game of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) game on Sunday in Enugu.

    Rangers now have 48 points from 35 games, while Akwa have 44 points from 36 games.

    The hosts started well and scored in the seventh minute when Chinedu Udeagha finished well from Etim’s cross.

    A minute after Rangers goal, Aniekpero Udoh tapped in from a rebound after Friday Ubong’s effort hit the goal post.

    Rangers lead was restored by Justice Chinedu in the 51st minute off a superb free kick that beat the wall and goalkeeper Olufemi Kayode.

    Akwa got their equalizer in the 68th minute through Nnamso Edo’s well taken free kick.

  • Lobi fight back against Pillars in 6-goal thriller

    Lobi Stars staged a remarkable comeback from 3-0 down against champions Kano Pillars to draw 3-3 at home on Sunday in a Nigeria league fixture.

    Pillars now have 27 points from 19 games, while Lobi have 21 points.

    Adamu Hassan was the hero for Pillars as he scored a brace. He broke the deadlock in the 36th minute. He completed his brace with an assist from Isaac Hele.

    Anthony Agbaji made it 3-0 for the visitors when he turned Ezekiel Mbah’s cross into his own net for an own goal in the 50th minute.

    Two minutes later, Akleche Enokela pulled one back for Lobi Stars following a mix-up in the Pillars defence.

    Pillars were cruising home to their second away win of the season, when Tony Okpotu made it 3-3 for Lobi.

    Pillars only away win of the season was a 1-0 victory at Abia Warriors in Week 9.

    In the 76th minute, Pillars goalkeeper John Lawrence saved a penalty taken by Lobi Stars goalkeeper Terkaa Melai after Okpotu was fouled inside the 18-yard.

  • Woman induces labour with Jackson’s music

    Woman induces labour with Jackson’s music

    32 year old Bonnie Northsea who was already past her due date dances to Micheal Jackson’s Thriller to induce labour.

    The Florida mother to be who was said to be 40 weeks into her pregnancy was told dancing to Michael Jackson’s early 1980’s hit ‘Thriller’ might do the trick.

    On her page she wrote “better way to celebrate your due date is by doing a dance. Decided to give this method a try, Someone told me ‘Thriller’ would induce labour.”  She posted the video on her Facebook page which had about a million views already.

    Watch the Video below.

  • An African thriller

    An African thriller

    Title: The Bofak Illusion
    Author: Tanimu Sule Lagi
    Publishers: Parresia
    Reviewer: Hannah Ojo

    Reckless governance, bad politics, venal mercenaries, and many more intrigues are parts of the actions intricately woven together to make The Bofak Illusion a classical novel with the ability to get one’s adrenaline pumping owing to its griping suspense which reads like a motion picture experience.

    Crime fiction is usually, not the forte of Nigerian writers but what makes The Bofak Illusion peculiar is its appeal to local content. One can easily identify with the story based on the portrayal of the characters, most of who true to the title of the novel play out to be illusive figures. Billy Dada stands as a quintessential journalist whose ‘stubborn’ journalistic instinct spurred investigations into a murder case with the trappings of political secret and drug dealings. Ayuba Giosk is referred to as an amateur sleuth who noses for trouble but the reader understands the essence of his role as a young man whose ingenuity and restlessness served to provide the hints leading to unraveling the mystery of the plot. He could be credited as an unsung hero in a story which featured many personalities acting as crime busters and crime peddlers. A character who draws sympathy is Zack Liman, another journalist who was unfortunate enough to be caught in a ploy as he overheard information that was not meant for his hearing and his life was slaughtered by agents of government as he was perceived as an expendable item. Witnessing the grueling murder scene of the Journalist was a motivation for Kim Shykes, a biracial Santomean ex-cop to fire his mission of revenge and vengeance. To lead a successful mission, Shykes would have to deal with a formidable Libyan trained assassin Jion Belleck, the South African export with an undertaking to bail or dispatch Gloria Dan, a drug peddler with the Bofak syndicate. Gloria Dan, the famed femme fatale who died in police custody and was resurrected, could best be described as the nerve center in this story of crime, murder and morality. As a sham, she acted the role of a 19 year old sex slave of the Bofak syndicate seeking help from Shykes but ended up enthralling him not only with her beauty but with a deceptive disposition showing a defiled helpless victim seeking to be purified and made innocent again. “She had told him how they had used her, sometimes they even drugged her. She wanted out, she had said; she wanted an education and a family, a clean life.” Even the strongest of men could easily bow to the charm of a woman. This happened as Shykes, the erstwhile tough police cop with no patience for nonsense fell for the beguiling tale and subsequently lost his face to the wits of the dark beauty leading to a grudge that could only be repealed with Shykes disguising as a priest interested in mission works in Nigeria to claim his dignity as an incorruptible cop.

    The power play amongst the characters make the sequence of events in the play to fit what can be described as a thriller of high standard with 100 percent African contents. Detailing how Tinland, a once peaceful land became a hotbed for violence and the dirty play of fierce struggle to cover secrets with gruesome acts smeared with grave consequences shows truly that the desire for good to win over evil can never be enough.

  • Golden Eaglets shine in six-goal thriller

    Golden Eaglets shine in six-goal thriller

    … Gov. Imoke, wife cheer team to resounding victory

    THE Golden Eaglets Saturday thrashed the Junior Menas of Niger 6-0 to secure a place in the next round of the 2013 African Under-17 qualifiers on a 10-1 aggregate score line.

    The Nigerian youngsters followed up their superb 4-1 away win in Niamey a fortnight ago with a flourish at the U.J Esuene Sports Stadium in Calabar much to the delight of everyone that saw the spectacle!

    The game was watched by a fairly large crowd including His Excellency, Senator Liyel Imoke, the Cross River State Governor, who was the special guest of honour, alongside his wife.

    The Eaglets gave the Governor and his large entourage plenty to cheer about, scoring four goals in the first half with their imitable style.

    The Nigerians were cautious but it was just a matter of time before their wall of defence would collapse as their Nigerian host were more purposeful.

    On a day the Eaglets’ strikers were shut out by their opponents, the stage was left for the others in the team to shine. Mid fielder Ifeanyi Matthew scored the curtain raiser in the 13th minute when he drilled the ball into the net off a fine pass from Alhassan Ibrahim. Defender Izu Omego and Captain Musa Mohammed scored theirs in the 24th and 29th minute respectively- both goals coming via corner kicks.

    While Izu fired a cracker into the net after the ball had evaded everyone in the box, Mohammed scored through a header.

    Tireless striker, Isaac Success, who is generally regarded as ‘Master Assist’ in the team finally came good on the night by scoring his first competitive goal for the Golden Eaglets.

    The boys from Niamey were even more cautious in the second half as they sat back in their half without having any foray into the Nigerian half. Yet the Golden Eaglets still meandered their way into the enemy’s territory and were rewarded with two goals, courtesy second-half substitute Musa Yahaya in the 85th minute, while Isaac was successful again minutes later for his second goal of the day to complete the total rout of Niger.

    Coach Manu Garba (MFR) said the team is still a work in progress despite the comprehensive 10-1 aggregate score line recorded by his wards.

    “We are happy with the goals but we are happier that we are through to the next stage of the championship,” Garba said afterwards.

    “We shall be ready for Guinea or any other team for that matter, we would savour this moment but we are yet to have an ideal team.

    “Work continues and by the grace of God, we shall qualify for both the African Under-17 Championship in Morocco and ultimately, the 2013 FIFA World Cup in UAE,” added Garba.