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Wembley: Messi looking to make up for lost time  Lionel Messi  Lionel Messi lay on the Wembley grass, his left hand grasping the Champions League trophy and his right pumping the air, he must have thought there would be many more European glory nights to come. In 2011  Barca had beaten Manchester United 3-1. “No one has given us a hiding like that,” Alex Ferguson said. They were so much better than the rest that many predicted a decade of European dominance after that mesmerising display. “We have a challenge with Barcelona, we all do,” Ferguson said. Messi had scored his side’s second. Barcelona bounced in front of the photographers, the club’s name carved into the trophy for a fourth time. For the 23-year-old Messi at the front, it was a third Champions League triumph in six years. But there has been only one in the seven seasons since, when Luis Enrique led his 2015 Barca to a brilliant treble. To make matters worse, arch-rivals Real Madrid have

Lagos APC Primaries: Sanwo-Olu  Leads..See Results Babajide Sanwo-Olu  is the favoured candidate of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has floored Ambode in some of the results coming in.   Akinwunmi Ambode and Babajide Sanwo-Olu   The  ward primaries of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) commenced with incumbent Governor Akinwumi Ambode fighting for a second term ticket against his major rival, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who reportedly has the backing of the State Party hierarchy as well as national leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.   Babajide Sanwo-Olu, a governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is presently leading Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of the Lagos state in the governorship primary election trickling in.   According to a report by TheCable, Olanrewaju Yahaya, the electoral officer in charge of the ward, announced that Sanwo-Olu polled 960 votes ahead of the governor who secured just 4 votes.     Paper sli

 Photos of BBNajia: Nina Chinonso Onyenobi  as she Celebrates Independence Day She rocked the green and white colours yesterday to mark the 58th Independence Day anniversary of Nigeria.   Nina   Former BB Naija Housemate, Nina looks  beautiful in her new photos uploaded to mark Nigeria's independence day celebration.   she wore a white cloth with Nigeria crested on it. The pictures have been admired by several of her Instagram followers.   She is also  modeling for some clothing brands in Nigeria.   more photos below    

Tinubu: Ambode did well in office, but not a  good party man  The leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, said on Tuesday that Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode did well in office, but he has not been a good party man.    Tinubu said, because of it the party has decided to withdraw support for the governor who wished to go for a second term. He stressed that the decision to abandon Ambode for Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu was beyond him, that he was only following the decisions of the party, which had entrusted him with its leadership. He spoke with journalists at Ward C, Ikeja Local Government Area, after the conclusion of voting in the Lagos APC governorship primary. Asking why he withdrew his support for Ambode, Tinubu said, “Who did I support in 2014? Ambode. Life is dynamic. It’s those who made me the leader of the structure in Lagos who said it was what they want. It’s only if you have followers that you’re a leader in democracy. “If

 How Some Nigeria Celebrities Celebrated Nigeria @ 58 With Lovely Photos Nigerian celebrities have taken  their time to celebrate their country's 58th Independence Day . Toke Makinwa   Nigerians celebrated October 1 in different ways, and for celebrities, the best way was to post some photos online for fans to see.   Celebrities like Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Toke Makinwa, Uche Ogbodo, Ycee, Chioma Akpotha and many others all shared photos to celebrate the big.   We have some of those photos which were creatively taken to reflect the condition of Nigeria.   See more below:                        

Man Jumps Into Lagoon in Lagos, but was rescued by fishermen & LASWA  A man that is tired of his life and wanted to end has jumped into the Lagos lagoon leaving  people in serious shock. The man after he was rescued (Photo:NigerianTribune)   Many People were left in  shock today after unidentified adult male jumped into the Lagoon in an attempt to commit  suicide.   The incident that  happened  this morning forced men of the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) and local fishermen to rush to his rescue preventing him from drowning.   He was rescued and is presently receiving medical attention from paramedics.    

Ihedioha Wins Imo PDP Governorship  Candidate The Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, has had won  the Peoples Democratic Party governorship primary in Imo State. He won the contest with a total of 1,723 votes to defeat the Senator Samuel Anyanwu,  reprensenting Imo East senatorial zone, who came 2nd with a total of 1,282 votes. The results was announced by the returning officer, Mr Emma Nwala, who expressed his gratitude to all stakeholders that contributed in various ways ensuring success of the electoral process. “I am most grateful to all security personnel for their commitment to the security of lives and materials all through the night and till this morning. “Also, I thank all aspirants, delegates and officials for conducting themselves properly. “With the power vested in me as returning officer, I hereby declare Emeka Ihedioha the winner and flag bearer of the PDP in Imo for the 2019 governorship election,” Nwala he

Tanker fire guts seven vehicles along Lagos-Badagry expressway File copy: Scene of an explosion A petrol tanker spilt its content along the Lagos-Badagry road between Barracks and Onireke in Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos in the early hours of Tuesday causing a fire outbreak that consumed seven vehicles. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the inferno, which began at about 5.00am, destroyed the contents of a Mack trailer conveying crates of drinks from Intercontinental Breweries. The fire gutted a station wagon Peugeot car, one Space bus, a Toyota Hummer jeep, a Mazda bus, a container conveying food products from Delta and an empty Mack trailer Mr Ja’faru Anka, a Senior Marshall Inspector of Federal Road Safety Corps, told  NAN  that he arrived at the scene few minutes after the fire started. He said that seven vehicles were gutted by the fire, but no life was lost. “I arrived at the scene few minutes after 5.o0am and as you can see, I am work