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Jay-Jay Okocha: Nigeria's aesthetic maestro To celebrate Jay-Jay Okocha 's birthday, Goal look back at the career of one of the genuine greats of the African game. Aside from being perhaps the most outrageously gifted Nigerian footballer of all time, Okocha was a walking riddle, a moral and philosophical sticking point. In many ways, he ran counterpoint to the very fabric of the national worldview; hedonism is very much an acquired taste, and at that, a recent one. Okocha embodied the very elevation of art as an end in and of itself, requiring no further pursuit or interpretation to validate it. His casual brilliance made him an elite dribbler, with his little repertoire of flicks and step-overs impish in their daring and worth the price of admission by themselves. It is those memories that he conjures up, brief vignettes wherein, for a limited period only, the spotlight was on one man. It was intrinsically selfish and showy, but it made the heart jerk an

Taiwo Awoniyi Nigeria youth international signs for Liverpool Nigeria youth international Taiwo Awoniyi have signed for English Premier League side Liverpool Liverpool have completed the signing of highly rated Nigerian striker Taiwo Awoniyi . The 18-year-old according to report underwent a medical at Anfield before signing a professional contract. Dutch side Heerenveen are in pole position to take the  Nigeria under-23 striker on loan as Liverpool are having troubles obtaining a work permit for the player. A loan move would e beneficial for the youngster who currently plays for Imperial Soccer Academy in Nigeria. A number of big European clubs were looking for the signature of the striker; according to Metro , Manchester City was interested in the striker before Liverpool snagged him. Awoniyi was a member of World Cup-winning Golden Eaglets in 2013, and was also a pivotal part of the Flying Eagles that won the U-20 African Cup of Nations in Senega

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'Green October' Fashion Show, Humanitarian Award set to hold maiden edition "Green October" a fashion Show and Humanitarian Award event is slated to hold for 1, October, 2015 "Green October" a fashion Show and Humanitarian Award put together by La Mode Magazine is slated to hold on 1 October, 2015 at Peninsula Hotel Block 9, Plot 16 Providence Street Lekki Phase 1 Lagos. The Event which is first of its kind and is geared towards supporting people living with disabilities. The maiden edition is focused on Down syndrome in Nigeria. The debut Event will be featuring Designers, Models and will also be awarding meaningful Nigerians that have contributed significantly to humanity. At the event outstanding personalities and companies will be awarded with the Recognition Award. Interested Fashion Designers and exhibitors should call the contacts numbers below for registration. Event Tickets Details: Regular Tickets N5, 000, Exclusive Tickets N1

Tragic 2 dead, 5 injured as keg of fuel bursts into flames on motorcycle There was panic in the Mile 12 area of Lagos on Wednesday after fire erupted from a passenger’s keg and burnt two motorcyclists to death. It was gathered that the fire, which started at about 7.30pm, also razed about eight motorcycles in the area, Punch reports, Punch reports. It was gathered that the victims, identified only as Musa and Sanni, were among several others affected by the inferno at Agilinti bus stop, Mile 12. It was revealed that a woman, who boarded a motorcycle, had a keg of fuel with her, which was kept inside a nylon, but the keg reportedly leaked. The motorcycle was said to have arrived at the Agilinti bus stop, where some traders had lit their lamps. Fire from one of the lamps was said to have leaped unto the fuel-soaked nylon, leading to a fire outbreak. It was also gathered that no fewer than eight motorcycles at the bus stop were consumed. About five motorcyclis

Grabbed Woman arrested for killing and secretly burying boyfriend A woman suspected of killing and secretly burying her boyfriend has been arrested A 40-year-old woman suspected of killing and secretly burying her Canadian boyfriend, who came to Ghana on a visit, has been arrested by the police. Although the body has not yet been found, Natasha Bawah , a trader and hairdresser, is alleged to have taken the presumed dead Eddie Murphy Sulemana to the Upper East Region where he was killed. The suspect claimed that Sulemana, a Muslim, died at the Tumu Government Hospital while receiving treatment for a fatal accident in the Upper East Region, and was buried by the Muslim community. However, checks by the police neither yielded any records of Sulemana either at the hospital nor from the Muslim community that supposedly buried him. Briefing journalists in Accra yesterday, the Accra Regional Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Mr Christian Tetteh Yohuno , said

George W. Bush Ex US President's daughter gives birth to baby girl Jenna Bush Hager named her daughter Poppy Louise Hager, in honor of her father and former president George Herbert Walker ‘Poppy’ Bush, a.k.a. Gampy. George W. Bush is a grandfather after his daughter, Jenna Bush Hager, welcomed a healthy baby girl on Thursday [August 13]. The good news was announced on Friday’s “Today Show.” play Jenna Bush Bager and husband welcome baby girl (dailymail) Jenna - who's the younger of the fraternal twin daughters of the 43rd U.S. President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush  - named her daughter Poppy Louise Hager , in honor of her father and former president. Poppy came in at 7 pounds, 9 ounces, and measured 20.5 inches. And how does her name connect to her great-grandfather? Well, Bush’s childhood nickname was “Poppy!” play George Herbert Walker ‘Poppy’ Bush (CNN) The little

In Osun Man, 31, remanded for alleged disarming police officers of arms, ammunition The accused pleaded not guilty to the charges but plea was not taken by the Magistrate. A 31-year-old man, Sefiu Aniwura , was on Friday remanded in Ilesa Prison by an Osogbo Magistrates Court for allegedly disarming some police officers of their arms and ammunition. The Magistrate, Mrs Halimatu Bashiru , gave the order that the accused be kept behind bars due to the gravity of the offences. The accused whose address was not disclosed is facing a six-count-charge bordering on conspiracy, robbery, and being in possession of dangerous weapons. Earlier, the Prosecutor, Sgt. Duro Adekunle, had told the court that the accused committed the offences on Oct. 14, 2014, at about 3: 25 p.m., at Halleluyah Estate in Osogbo , Osun . Adekunle said the accused conspired with others currently at large to rob one Onuabuchi Alexander , a Divisional Police Officer (DPO), in Dada Estate. He

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