US COUNTRY SINGER, DON WILLIAMS DIES AFTER SHORT ILLNESS.

US country music singer Don Williams - who enjoyed great success with his easy-going singing style - has died aged 78 after a short illness.
Williams began his solo career in 1971, amassing 17 number one country hits. His songs such as Gypsy Woman and Tulsa Time, were covered by singers such as Eric Clapton and Pete Townshend.
Williams was known as the gentle giant of country music.

NO FEWER THAN 20 PEOPLE KILLED IN PLATEAU

No fewer than 20 persons were killed in a night attack by suspected gunmen at Ancha Village of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau .
A resident of the area said that the attack took place in the late hours of Thursday.
The source, who preferred anonymity, also said that the attack left scores severely injured .
The Spokesperson of the Plateau Police Command, ASP Terna Tyopev , confirmed the attack but could not give details.
“ Yes, we are aware of the attack , but we don’ t have the details now .
“ We are on our way to the scene of the attack to get first -hand information on the situation , ‘” he said

11 YEARS OLD BOY ELECTROCUTED IN BAYELSA.

An 11-year - old Junior Secondary School pupil of an unnamed school in Yenagoa , Bayelsa State , has been electrocuted.
The boy , identified only as Kingsley, reportedly died on Thursday after coming into contacts with fallen electric cables at Biogbolo community in the Yenagoa metropolis.
The power line cables were said to have been severed from a pole in the area after a downpour last week.
According to residents of the area, the authorities did not pay any heed to the danger , though residents had allegedly registered their complaints with the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company.
A source, identified simply as Jessica , a resident of the community, claimed that Kingsley died immediately after coming into contacts with the cables.
She said the boy ( Kingsley) was allegedly tricked by his friends to pick up the cable from the ground.
Jessica said , ” The victim is a JSS 3 pupil . He was electrocuted in company with his friends . ‘ The boy was tricked by his peers to pick up the power line cable that fell down from a pole in the area . ”
It was learnt that some sympathisers reported the matter to the Ekeki Police Division.
When contacted on the development, spokesman for the Bayelsa State Police Command, Mr . Asinim Butswat , a deputy superintendent of police, said he had not been briefed on the incident.
He , however , described it as ” pathetic and unfortunate . ”

MANCHESTER CITY CAPTAIN VINCENT KOMPANY TO MISS LIVERPOOL CLASH.

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany will miss his side’ s Premier League showdown with Liverpool on Saturday due to a calf injury , manager Pep Guardiola revealed on Friday.
The centre -back , who has a long history of calf problems , sustained the injury after completing the 90 minutes of Belgium’ s 4- 0 victory over Gibraltar in World Cup qualifying last week .
“ He played with Belgium against Gibraltar. They won 9-0. He had a little problem in his calf . I think he will not be able ( to play ) tomorrow, ” Guardiola told reporters at City’ s training centre in Manchester.
Guardiola predicted that Kompany would only be sidelined for a “ short ” period of time .
City are level on points with second - placed Liverpool in the Premier League table after winning two and drawing one of their three games to date

YOU CAN NOW GET YOUR DRIVERS LICENSE WITHOUT CAPTURING - FRSC.

he Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has just confirmed that you can now renew your driver’s licence without going through the tedious capturing and biometrics.
All you need to do is.. go to http://www.nigeriadriverslicence.org , click on DL application, click on renewal of drivers licence and insert your licence number and date of birth.
At the end of the form, select “NO” when asked if you want to recapture biometric information. With this, your information will be pulled out from the database and you can select the centre where you wish to pick up your permanent licence.

FIFA OPENS DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS ON DELE ALLI.

FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli after the player was caught making an obscene gesture during an England match, the world governing body announced on Friday.
Alli was caught sticking his middle finger up during the national side’s World Cup qualifier against Slovakia on Monday.
He said after the match the gesture had been directed as a joke at teammate Kyle Walker.
Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino, speaking on Thursday, had played down the incident.
“It’s true it’s not a fantastic gesture but it’s not a big issue. It was a joke in a moment with his teammate. I don’t think it’ll be a big issue with FIFA or with us.”
Alli, 21, has had a number of run-ins with the football authorities and has faced calls to curb his fiery temperament.

IPHONE 8 TO BE RELEASE ON SEP 12. SEE SOME OF IT'S FEATURES.

Hello IPhone 7 Users , While Browsing the Web with my Android Phone , i was shocked when i saw the news that you have to upgrade anytime soon .. this i to inform you that on September 12, 2017 Apple INC will released the 8th Version of the IPhone for users to Buy and enjoy … in summary iPhone 8 will be out by September 12, 2017 , checkout the Fixtures below.
– 5.8in 2.5D OLED edge-to-edge display
– New design with an ‘all-glass’ construction
– 71x143x7.4mm
– Wireless charging support
– Apple A11 chip
– Rear-facing Touch ID sensor
– iOS 11 with improved Siri, P2P payments
– Face-scanning technology
– Vertical dual cameras on rear
– Support for LTE speeds up to 450Mbps
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SIMI RELEASES NEW SONG WITH ADEKUNLE GOLD - TAKE ME BACK.

Off Simi’s newly released album
”Simisola” . We present a new single titled ”Take Me Back ” Featuring –
Adekunle Gold. The song Take Me Back (feat. Adekunle Gold) is one of the best tracks from her newly released album Simisola ,
Take a tune in to the spellbinding new cut and let us comprehend what you think.

WE HAVE ONLY RECOVERED 15% OF FORMER MINISTER OF PETROLEUM, DIEZANI'S LOOT - MAGU

The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, on Thursday, said only about 15 per cent of funds allegedly misappropriated by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources , Mrs . Diezani Alison -Madueke, had been recovered.
Magu, who said the commission was working with the United Kingdom on her case , noted that efforts were being made to extradite her back to Nigeria .
The anti -corruption boss, who spoke during a courtesy visit of the principal officers of the commission to The PUNCH Place , Magboro , on Thursday, vowed never to give up until all the money stolen from the country was recovered.
He said , “ We are working on the process of Diezani ’ s extradition . But we have to allow them ( the UK government ) because we are collaborating . There is the National Crime Agency and the Crown Prosecution Service in London, and our colleagues , the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in America . We had cause to meet in London. I was there myself for about a week. We are working not only on the Diezani case ; but the Diezani case has become a test case .
“ It is even more notorious than the so -called Abacha loot because we have not seen anything yet . I ’ m sure what we have seen is not more than may be 15 per cent . I think it is going to be a long time . That is why sometimes I think we should appeal to the looters to return the loot. Come and tell the government , ‘ This is what I have stolen . ’ Since you have voluntarily complied with the instruction to bring back the loot, then the government will take a decision . I think it is the best way to go about it , otherwise , the monies would be wasted .
“ Diezani has a lot of people who are well connected , like ( Jide) Omokore who are international businessmen . They have private aircraft and you can’ t see any of them in Nigeria . They went and kept them in Ghana, some of them . But we are working with almost all law enforcement agencies in the world . They are all willing to work with us because what I told them is, ‘ As long as you have any ( claim ) of criminality in Nigeria , call us . ’
“ We will go after the criminals because we don ’ t wait for protocol . Delay is dangerous ; when you delay you will not see it. So , we are ready to cooperate with everybody and people have shown willingness. Last time I went to the international convention, they said Nigeria should show it experience. So , the whole world at the United Nations level wants to hear our asset recovery experience. ”
Magu noted that the National Salaries , Incomes and Wages Commission had been informed of the needs of the anti -corruption agency, saying there would soon be an upgrade of facilities .
He said the agency was also giving attention to the welfare of its workers to avoid undue influence or temptation in the course of their assignments.
The EFCC boss explained that the EFCC was making efforts to involve experienced lawyers in order to reduce the rate of loss of court cases .
Magu, who expressed resolve to kill corruption in the country, called for support and collaboration from Nigerians , saying corruption was the greatest problem of the country.
He said , “ I sometimes tell people, this rubbish called corruption was caused by my generation. It is our duty to remove it before the next generation, so that the next generation will have a better life.
“ We are going into massive campaign against corruption. We have seen some good results. People are beginning to change. We want to beg you , let us sustain the momentum . We all have the responsibility to do that. It is about our people and the future of this country. We should do the right thing and give away our today for the better life of the next generation. ”
The EFCC boss commended The PUNCH for its role in the anti -graft war and advised the media organisation to stay committed to responsible journalism .
The Director of Public Affairs , EFCC, Osita Nwajah , noted that the commission had put in place measures to ease the burden associated with public complaints.

FG, ASUU AGREE TO RESOLVE STRIKE AFTER 14 HOURS MEETING.

The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, after a 14- hour meeting which ended on Friday morning, issued a communique, giving the union a one- week ultimatum to get back to the government on the strike action .
The Minister of Labour and Employment , Chris Ngige, who highlighted the communique to journalists by 3. 30am on Friday, said the government had pledged itself to the contentious issues raised by the union .
Ngige said , “ To remind you , some of them are the funding of universities, earned academic allowances, staff schools, salary shortfalls , the issue of the Treasury Single Account among others . Most of these issues stem from the 2009 agreement and the 2013 Memorandum of Understanding that the government had with ASUU .
“ Government is a continuum . Most of these issues did not crop up during the Buhari administration. We inherited them . Based on our conclusions, the ASUU will consult with its members and revert to the government within one week. We expect them within one week. The meeting was very cordial. ”
The ASUU president , Prof Biodun Ogunyemi , promised the executives would consult with their members and communicate their decision within the ultimatum.