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Jesse King, popularly known as ‘Buga’, who got his name from his first album, is not the usual run-of-the-mill artiste we find on the scene these days, a  contemporary highlife singer. a proper Edo boy Download

Michel Platini has been re-elected as UEFA president for a third four-year term. Platini was unopposed in the election and will continue his work in the top job, which he first took over in 2007. He also retains his FIFA vice-presidency for four more years, Sky Sports reports. The former France superstar and Ballon d’Or winner opted last year not to stand against Sepp Blatter in the forthcoming FIFA presidential election which takes place May 29. Platini has made it clear he does not support Blatter standing for a fifth term but he used his acceptance speech to insist that UEFA had “love and respect” for FIFA. “This means more to me than you can possibly imagine,” Platini told the UEFA Congress in Vienna. “I know I can count on you, and you know that you can count on me. “This allows me to continue for another four years. I do want to say that we love FIFA deeply, and it’s precisely because we love and respect FIFA that we want it to be perfect.

The Central Bank of Nigeria has threatened to go after schools and landlords in Nigeria that demand fees and rents in dollars. Rising from its Monetary Policy Committee meeting in Abuja yesterday March 24th, the CBN maintained that the only currency officially recognized for business in Nigeria is the Naira. “The official currency for doing business in Nigeria remains the Naira. Collecting rents or school fees in dollars in Nigeria is illegal. We like to advice those involved in these practices to desist from them, because CBN would very soon begin to go after them,” Mr. Emefiele warned. He said steps must be taken to prevent the dollar dominating Nigeria's economy. 

The consolidated suit filed by a group of lawyers challenging the eligibility of APC Presidential candidate, Gen Buhari has been adjourned to April 22nd.  The case which was to be heard yesterday March 24th was adjourned to today and on getting to the Federal High Court in Abuja this morning, the presiding judge, Justice Adeniyi Ademola adjourned the case to April 22nd after dismissing applications by two intended parties to join the suit as defendants.

Some photos from Damasak, Borno state that was recaptured from Boko Haram by members of the Multinational Joint Task Force on Saturday March 20th. See more pics after the cut...

An Airbus plane operated by Lufthansa's Germanwings budget airline carrying 142 passengers and 6 crew crashed in southern France this morning. The airbus A320 was flying from Barcelona, Spain to Duesseldorf, Germany when it disappeared from radar in the Alpes de Hautes Provence after sending a distress signal at 10.47am local time. Everyone on board is feared dead after debris from the plane was found scattered over a wild area near Barcelonnette hours later. The cause of the crash is not yet known.

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