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At least, 50 people were feared dead as boat conveying passengers from Gaya town in the neighbouring Niger Republic enroute to Lolo local market in Bagudo local government area of Kebbi state capsized in the over fl owing River Niger. Confi rming the incident to Blueprint in a telephone conversation, the council Chairman of Bagudo local government area, Alhaji Mohammadu Kaura Dan Hakimi, said the incident occurred at the early hours of yesterday. He said the boat was carrying over 100 passengers from Gaya a border town in Niger Republic and was reported to had broken into two parts as a result of over loading and couple with speedy wave of river Niger. Hakimi, who was at the scene of the incident disclosed that a rescue team was immediately mobilised to go on operation beneath the river and around its banks in search of victims which he said, 47 people were rescued, but said no dead body was recovered up to the time of fi lling in this reportAccording to him, he ordered for the e

Barcelona president, Josep Maria Bartomeu, has calimed that Lionel Messi is already under the terms of his new contract. While Messi agreed to a contract extension until 2021 in July, the Argentina captain is yet to officially put pen to paper on the contract with the La Liga giants. It has raised doubts over Messi’s future at Camp Nou, following Neymar’s world-record transfer to Paris Saint-Germain. The La Liga giants have continually insisted the 30-year-old will sign his contract and Bartomeu provided another update on Thursday. “We will take the photo with Messi’s signature, hopefully before the end of the year, but the contract has been signed by his father, who has the power of his image rights,” Bartomeu told 8TV. “This contract is signed until 2021 and he is already playing under it.”

According to the prominent "Game of Thrones" news and fan site Watchers on the Wall, "Game of Thrones" could be looking to cast two new characters for its final season. Watchers on the Wall shared the two casting descriptions for the characters reportedly being cast in the UK right now. For now, the characters go by the generic names Northern Girl, and Boy. Both roles are for children. The casting description for Northern Girl indicates that the character should be between 8 and 10 years of age, and she's described as, "a straight-talking Northern-accented girl, someone remarkable for her dauntlessness and integrity." Northern Girl is also supposedly brought up by soldiers, that all share a sense of "fearlessness." The casting description for Boy indicates that he should be between 8 and 12 years of age, with a "physically fit and agile look, someone with a good, distinctive face." Boy is also described as coming from a "p

Kaduna State Alawee: WHICH WAY? I am a serving corp member in Kaduna, a beautiful state where the serene environment is overwhelming, but irrespective of the beautiful environment, the pockets are crying, and now i wish to emphasise on the no state allowance, with this little piece. I am a voice that wish to speak up, for the interest of all other corp members serving in Kaduna state. During our Passing out parade(POP) from camp, I stand to be corrected, I can recall that His Excellency, Mallam Nasiru Ahmad El-Rufai, Kaduna state Governor promised to make our service year memorable, as he promised to pay us Kaduna state allowance which was stopped when he became the Incumbent Governor of the state. From a reliable source the following states are paying their corp member a stipulated amount after their service year, while some pay monthly.these state includes: Ondo state is paying N60k at the end of the service year Lagos state is paying state 10k state allowance Anambra state is