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Tuesday, 8 March 2016

Nigeria vs Egypt: Siasia drops 3 players

Super Eagles caretaker manager, Samson Siasia, has wielded the big stick, dropping three players from the list of players invited for the Africa Nations Cup qualifiers against Egypt. The three players, who are also part of the U-23 Olympic team, were cut after they reported late to the U-23 team camp.

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Former world number one Maria Sharapova has revealed she failed a drugs test at the Australian Open on the day she was beaten by world number one, Serena Williams.

The Osun Police Command on Monday said it intercepted and detained a vehicle loaded with suspected stolen 14 goats in Ede, Ede South Local Government Area of the state.

A teacher in a private school, Edet Umoren, who beheaded a 10-year-old pupil, Precious Adedeji, last Thursday in Esugbo, Itamerin, near Ijebu-Ife, in the Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State, said he was provoked by the victim and the head teacher, who is the wife of the proprietor.

A 61-year-old blind man, Monday Iruanya, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for alleged robbery and stealing tyres valued at about N20m.