Day: 21 July 2019

Duchess of Narcotics, Toyin Igbira dies of cancer

Jide Ige

Popular Lagos socialite, Alhaja Monsurat Asabi (Ashabi) Oluwatoyin Oyemade Rufai Abraham aka Toyin Igbira, is dead.  She died in the early hours of Saturday, 20 July, 2019, at a private hospital in Surulere, Lagos, after a prolonged battle with ovarian cancer. She was aged 56. The gathered that Toyin Igbira was diagnosed with ovarian cancer almost ten years ago. Her search for a cure, saw her transversing between the United States and the United Kingdom, where she sought the best medical treatments. It was gathered that, after a while, Igbira’s…

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OAU female student battles roommate with Snipper

Jide Ige

Two students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, on Saturday poured an insecticide, Sniper, on each other. The female students, who are in part-one in the institution, were said to have engaged in a disagreement before attacking themselves with Sniper. It was learnt that the actions of the students, who reside in Mozambique Hall, caused commotion at the university. It was also gathered that the incident caused fear among students who reside near the room where the incident happened. One of the residents of the hall, who did not want…

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More troubles for embattled NFF boss, Pinnick

Yemi Thomas, Entertainment Editor

The crisis rocking the president of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Melvin Pinnick continued as he has been reportedly dropped from all CAF standing committees including the all-powerful AFCON Organising Committee, which he headed. According to SCORENigeria “Amaju has been stripped of his membership of all CAF committees including being President of the very important AFCON Organising Committee. “He is now just an ordinary floor member on the CAF executive committee.” Besides previously holding down the Presidency of the AFCON Organising Committee, Pinnick was also a member of the Emergency…

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