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WWE SmackDown Quick Results (28/02/2020).

Below are the quick results for Friday Night SmackDown: *Opening Segment* Goldberg starts things off on SmackDown. He addresses the WWE Universe on his title win over the Fiend at Super Showdown. Roman Reigns answers Goldberg’s question to who’s next. *Singles Match* Naomi defeats Bayley after a DQ due to Sasha Banks interfering. *Tag Team Match* Naomi and Lacey Evans defeat Bayley and Sasha Banks via pinfall. *Singles Match* Robert Roode defeats Kofi Kingston via pinfall. *Singles Match* Daniel Bryan defeats Curtis Axel via submission. *Tag Team Match* The Usos defeat The Miz and John Morrison via pinfall. *Closing Segment* John Cena returns. He says he will be sitting WrestleMania out this year. He is visited by The Fiend before leaving the arena. The Fiend points to the WrestleMania banner and John Cena gives him a tip of his hat.

Uber driver who allegedly carried Italian from airport cries out.

An Uber driver has alleged he was the one who picked up Italian being treated for coronavirus in Lagos from the airport. He cried out on twitter while replying a tweet that says the Government was on a lookout for those that had contact with the patient. He gave his name as Olugbenga Bodunrin and revealed his number as 08136464040 .

Health Minister confirms first case of Coronavirus in Nigeria.

The Federal Ministry of Health has confirmed the first case of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria. Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, confirmed the case in a statement issued in the early hours of today, February 28, 2020. According to the statement, the case involves an Italian citizen who works in Nigeria and just returned from Milan, Italy on the 25th of February 2020. He was confirmed to be positive by the Virology Laboratory of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, part of the Laboratory Network of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The ministry, however, noted that the patient is clinically stable, with no serious symptoms, and is being managed at the Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba, Lagos.

Singer Iyanya Granted N20 Million Bail Over Alleged Car Theft.

Nigerian singer Iyanya, has been granted bail of N20 million over alleged car theft by an Igbosere High Court in Lagos. Justice Mobolanle Okikiolu-Ighile,has directed Iyanya Mbuk to produce a surety in the like sum, who should also have landed property in Lagos with a Certificate of Occupancy. The judge had warned the "Kukere" crooner that the bail shall be revoked if not perfected within seven days. He said: “I have perused the affidavit and the counter-affidavit of the parties; there is a prima facie case of criminal conversion against him. “However, there is nothing to show that the defendant will interfere with the proceedings of this case and nothing to show that he will jump bail if granted bail. “Bail is therefore granted to the defendant in the sum of N20 million with one surety in the like sum.” Justice Ighile however adjourned the case till May 27 and 28 for trial.

Mexico Returns Ancient Sculpture To Nigeria.

The Mexican government delivered to Nigeria on Tuesday an ancient bronze sculpture seized by customs agents at Mexico City airport as its buyer tried to bring it into this country. The sculpture, from the 6th century southwestern Yoruba city of Ile-Ife, shows a man wearing woven pants and a hat, sitting with his legs crossed and holding an instrument. “Specialists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History determined that it was a piece of Yoruba origin,” Diego Prieto, head of the agency, told a press conference. It was also determined that it had been illegally exported,” the Mexican foreign ministry said. According to the Government of Mexico official website, the customs authorities of the International Airport of Mexico City detected it when its buyer tried to introduce it to the country.

100 Level Student Drowns In Pool Shortly After Matriculation Ceremony.

A 100 Level student of the Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH has drowned just a few hours after his matriculation ceremony. The boy, identified as Barnabas Otu,  drowned in a swimming pool in Calabar hours after matriculation. It was gathered that the student who just gained admission into the Department of Urban and Regional planning, faculty of Environmental Sciences did his Matriculation on Monday, February 24, 2020. According to a source, who spoke under anonymity, the incident occurred at Orange Resort, Akai Efa in Calabar Municipality local government area on the same day of the CRUTECH Matriculation. The source said the students went to cool off as a way of marking their Matriculation into the University a memorable one. “A group of #CRUTECH students went to Orange Resort to swim after their Matriculation and that was how one of them (Otu) drowned. “People were saying the guy was drunk, but what really transpired is still uncertain as the friends r...

'A beautiful lady isn't meant for only one man' - Pretty Mike.

 Socialite, Mike Nwogu, aka Pretty Mike has stirred up controversy for saying that a beautiful lady isn’t meant for only one man. He conveyed this in a recent social media post where he stated that for a man to keep a woman in Lagos, he needs to do what eleven men are capable of doing. He wrote; “I don’t know who needs to hear this but… A Beautiful lady isn’t meant for only one man, so to keep one to yourself in this Lagos,You must be Capable of doing what Eleven men can do 🙊🙆🏾‍♂️🙈.. let’s be Guided". See his post below:

"My Mom Once Sold Her Economy Ticket To Pay My School Fees" – Yemi Alade

Nigerian singer, #YemiAlade took to social media to share a photo of herself with her mum in London, writing alongside that her mum once sold her economy ticket to pay her primary 6 school fees. ”London is more than just a City to my family, it marks a time in our lives(20yrs ago) when mum had to sell her Economy class ticket to pay my Primary 6 school fees. “Today we Fly Business Class!”

WWE Monday Night Raw Results from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (24/02/2020).

The following are the results of the February 24th, 2020 edition of WWE Monday Night Raw from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: 1. Kevin Owens confronted Randy Orton 2. Angel Garza defeated Humberto Carrillo 3. Ricochet defeated Luke Gallows 4. WWE Champion Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman addressed Lesnar’s upcoming match with Ricochet at Super ShowDown 5. Aleister Black defeated Erick Rowan 6. Bobby Lashley defeated R-Truth 7. Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch brawled with Shayna Baszler during the Women’s Elimination Chamber Match contract signing. 8. Angelo Dawkins (w/Montez Ford) defeated WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Buddy Murphy (w/ Seth Rollins) via DQ after Rollins interfered 9. Seth Rollins defeated Montez Ford 10. Randy Orton defeated Kevin Owens after a crooked referee did a fast count on Owens. Owens then revealed that the referee was working for Seth Rollins. Owens Stunned the ref and then Powerbombed him through a table.

Vanessa Bryant remembers husband Kobe, daughter Gianna during LA memorial.

She addressed a rapt, capacity-plus crowd inside Los Angeles’ Staples Center. “He had to bring them home to heaven together.” The widow, 37, has released a handful of social-media posts laying bare her pain since the January helicopter crash that killed her husband, their 13-year-old daughter and seven others, but had yet to speak publicly on her heartbreak. Reading from prepared notes, she paused at moments to collect herself, but pressed forward with the steely resolve her husband exhibited for years on the hardwood, speaking first about the second of their four daughters. “Gianna Bryant was an amazingly sweet and gentle soul,” she said. “She was one of my very best friends. “I could feel her love me. I loved the way she looked up at me while hugging me,” she said. “It was as if she was soaking me all in. “We shared the same cat-that-ate-the-canary grin. Gigi was sunshine.” Bryant recalled Gianna’s love of watching baking and cooking shows with her — but the teen opt...

SmackDown Quick Results (21/02/2020).

Below are the quick results for the episode of SmackDown: *Eight-Man Tag Team* The Usos and The New Day defeat the team of The Miz, John Morrison, Robert Roode, and Dolph Ziggler. *Symphony Of Destruction Match* Braun Strowman and Elias defeat Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro. *Moment Of Bliss* The Bella Twins return to WWE Television as the guests on Alex Bliss’ “Moment of Bliss”. *Singles Match* Daniel Bryan defeats Heath Slater *Singles Match* Naomi defeats Carmella and earns the opportunity to face Bayley at Super Showdown for SD Women’s Title. *Final Segment* Goldberg and The Fiend meet face to face. Goldberg delivers a spear to the Fiend before the lights go back out and The Fiend retreats.

Nikki Cross Removed From Moment Of Bliss Segment With The Bella Twins.

Nikki Cross has seemingly been removed from tonight's A Moment of Bliss segment on SmackDown, which is set to play host to Nikki and Brie Bella's #WWE returns. While the original advertisement featured Cross alongside partner #AlexaBliss as well as the #BellaTwins, the new one shows no sign of her, and there's no mention of the Scot in the copy either. There's currently no word on why Cross was pulled from the segment or if she'll feature on #SmackDown in another capacity.