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Friday, July 22, 2011

UK deports 61 Nigerians

The United Kingdom on Thursday deported 61 Nigerians, including three minors, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

The deportees were flown into Nigeria in the early hours of the day in a chattered aircraft.

Those deported include 47 males and 11 females who were received and screened at the cargo terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport by the officials from the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS).

An immigration source, who pleaded anonymity, said they were deported for immigration-related offences.

Some of the deportees who spoke with NAN alleged that most of them were sent back because their visas have expired.

A deportee, Eniola Adefuja said that her visa had expired since May and she was still in the process of renewing it when she was picked up by the police.

She added that she was not allowed to pick up her personal effects before being flown to Nigeria.

Another deportee who simply identified herself as Juliet, claimed that she was also arrested by the British Immigration officer over expired documents.

“My visa expired and they said I could no longer reside in the UK; that is why I was brought back home,” she said.

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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Siasia Names Osaze Against Ghana

Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia on Tuesday named a 22-man list for the international friendly against Ghana Black Stars on August 9, with Osaze Odemwingie included in the list.

Osaze was excluded from Super Eagles last two matches, the first against Argentina in Abuja which the team won 4-1 and the African Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia that the team drew 2-2 in Addis Ababa.

But last week, the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation intervened in the imbroglio, ending the rift.

The inclusion of Odemwingie has put to rest any form of misunderstanding between the player and the coach.

The list with made up of six strikers, six midfielders, seven defenders and three goalkeepers included Obinna Nsofor, Victor Anichebe, Ikechukwu Uche, Ekigbo Ehiosun and Emmanuel Emenike.

Mikel Obi leads the pack of midfielders that also has Fegor Ogude, Joel Obi, Kalu Uche, Emmanuel Ekpo and Solomon Okoronkwo.

Defenders are Taye Taiwo, Chibuzor Okonkwo, Gege Soriola, Elderson Echiejile, Joseph Yobo, Yusuf Ayila and Efe Ambrose.

The three goalkeepers as usual are Vincent Eyiama, Bamidele Aiyenugba and Chigozie Agbim.

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Multiple car crash kills 32 in Abuja

At about 3.15pm Nigeria time today, along Nyanya Karu road, where about 32 persons lost their lives. The accidents occured on the highway leaving traffic backed up for miles in both directions. Rescue workers were at the scene to help any survivors and recover bodies from the mangled remains of several cars involved in the accident.

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Don Jazzy Confirmed As Producer On Jay Z And Kanye West Album

Mo’Hits C.E.O and sole producer Michael Collins better known to the public as Don Jazzy has been confirmed as a producer on US rappers Jay Z and Kanye West’s upcoming collaborative studio album titled ‘Watch The Throne’.

There had been news about Don Jazzy adding his creativity to the album as soon as he and the entire Mo’Hits crew got signed to Kanye’s G.O.O.D Music a few weeks ago but the producer who hardly talks said it was only a probability in a press conference held in Koko Lounge.

The official track list hit the World Wide Web some hours ago and was confirmed by Hip-hop websites HipHopDx.com and Complex.com. Don Jazzy co-produced ‘Lights off’ which features Beyonce. Other producers on the song are Kanye West, Mike Dean, Jeff Bhasker and Q-Tip. Added vocals on the song come from Seal, Mr Hudson, Don Jazzy, Bankulli and Ricardo Louis.

Speaking with the Mo’Hits hit maker through an E-mail correspondence, Don Jazzy tells Nigerian Entertainment Today (NET) ‘Yes it is true sir. Kinda excited about that. Considering it’s like my major first. And see the amount of heavy weights I worked with. We thank God’.

The producer also let us in on his stay to the Big Apple, ‘We (Don Jazzy and D’banj) haven’t relocated to New York but we kinda spend a little bit more time than normal now just because we need to be closer to a few of the clients we’re working with at the moment.’ He stays somewhere in Soho. He doesn’t share the same apartment with D’banj.

The production for ‘Watch The Throne’ is below…

01 No Church In The Wild f. Frank Ocean (prod. Kanye West & 88-Keys)

02 Lift Off f. Beyoncé (prod. Kanye West, Mike Dean, Jeff Bhasker, Q-Tip & Don Jazzy)

03 Niggas In Paris (prod. Hit-Boy, Kanye West, Mike Dean & Anthony Kilhoffer)

04 Otis f. Otis Redding (prod. Kanye West)

05 Gotta Have It (prod. The Neptunes & Kanye Wwest)

06 New Day (prod. The RZA, Kanye West, Mike Dean & Ken Lewis)

07 That’s My Bi**h (prod. Q-Tip, Kanye West & Jeff Bhasker)

08 Who Gon’ Stop Me (prod. Sham “Sak Pase” Joseph, Kanye West & Mike Dean)

09 Murder To Excellence (prod. Swizz Beatz & Symbolyc One)

10 Welcome To The Jungle (prod. Swizz Beatz, Mike Dean & Ken Lewis)

11 Made In America f. Frank Ocean (prod. Sham “Sak Pase” Joseph & Mike Dean)