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Former Super Eagles captain, Austin JJ Okocha, has emerged the new Delta State Football Association Chairman, having won today’s polls. Okocha received 26 votes while his co-contestant, Evans Agbo, only mustered a vote for himself. Okocha has been the vice-chairman before now. big congrats to him. Big congrats to him...

With the whole world is intensely waiting for news on what could be the most rewarding bout in boxing history, American boxer, Floyd Mayweather is reportedly set to announce a mega multi-million date with Philippines boxing legend, Manny Pacquiao. According to reports, the mega fight which will see the two sharing a massive $250M fee for agreeing to meet in the boxing ring and settle their five- year rift, is already schedule to take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 2, 2015. Floyd Mayweather, who is currently undefeated as a professional and a five-division world champion, will face Manny Pacquiao who is the first and only eight-division world champion with ten world titles. Manny is also the first to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes for the first time in boxing ring....

Organisers of the 87th Academy Awards ceremony, which is popularly known as the Oscars have unveiled some of the artistes who will spice the night with electrifying performances. Among those billed to perform at the awards as revealed on the website dedicated to the awards, American singer and songwriter, Lady Gaga‎ will join others like Jack Black, Jennifer Hudson and Anna Kendrick to perform at the awards ceremony. Others billed to grace the stage are Adam Levine, Tim McGraw, Rita Ora, Common , John Legend and others.‎ The awards ceremony will hold on Sunday, February 22, 2015 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles....

Five Star Music lead act Kcee, has announced his first European tour for 2015.  The singer, who is currently in South Africa for some music related activities, didn’t give specific dates or mention the countries where he’ll be performing during the tour but revealed that the tour kicks off in March/April 2015. According to Kcee, ‘To all my fans in Europe I’ll be coming keep the date March/April.’ 

                     The Independent National Electoral Commission in Lagos says at least 400,000 Permanent Voter Cards have yet to arrive the state. The state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Akin Orebiyi, said this during a news briefing in Lagos on Friday. He, however, promised that the cards would arrive Lagos by Monday next week. Orebiyi said although less than 70 per cent of Lagos registered voters had received their PVCs, Lagos still has the highest PVC distribution which stands at over three million. “As of February 14, we had distributed 3,619,640 out of 5,905,852 registered voters. That is about 64 per cent but it is the highest in Nigeria. We are still awaiting the arrival of about 400,000 PVCs from the national headquarters and as soon as we are able to receive them, we will make them available,” he said. Orebiyi denied allegations that INEC was withholding PVCs belonging to non-indigenes in the state. He, however, ...

While the battle to route Boko Haram insurgents within six weeks as promised by the Federal government rages, an army officer, nursing the wounds and deep feelings over the whole incident, spoke exhaustively to Saturday Vanguard about his battle field experiences at Gombe and Yobe axis and why he deserted the profession he loves so much. His narration which runs like a ‘war memoir’ is as interesting although the military has recorded reasonable success with more equipment with which they have attacked terror camps and killed a great number of them. However we present to you an interesting account of an officer who deserted the army from the battle front.

Justin Bieber got well and truly pranked by Ellen DeGeneres during the taping of her Friday show when a lookalike of the Calvin Klein model surprised him mid-interview. The scary 'Bieber,' wearing CK boxer shorts and a flesh colored shirt with copies of the Canadian's tattoos, jumped out at the singer from a box as Ellen asked him about his upcoming Comedy Central Roast. 'Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God! Why me?' said the 20-year-old startled star as he cowered in his chair.

An 18-year-old is among the seven California hospital patients to come down with a deadly drug-resistant "superbug," and he's spent most of the last three months in the intensive care unit, his lawyer told ABC News. "His prognosis at this time is guarded but optimistic," said Pete Kaufman, an attorney for the teen's family. The teen already had an acute illness when he underwent an endoscopy procedure at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in December 2014, Kaufman said. "Shortly after the procedure, he became gravely ill, and it was determined by the physicians at UCLA that he had contracted the CRE infection," Kaufman said.

As Nigerians continue to complain about the earnings of their lawmakers and other public office holders, a recommendation to allow former National Assembly presiding officers enjoy pension for life, has been approved by the state Houses of Assembly as part of the ongoing amendment to the 1999 Constitution, earlier passed by the National Assembly. .premiumtimesng.  reports.