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Antoine Griezmann is crowned ’Best La Liga player of 2015-16 Season

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Atletico Madrid and France striker, Antoine Griezmann has been crowned the best La Liga player for the 2015 -16 season. The 25 year old, whose performance was super impressive last season, scoring 22 goals out of 38 appearances for the Spanish giant was announced as the winner at the glittering awards ceremony which took place in Valencia on Monday, while his fellow teammates, Jan Oblak, Diego Godin and his coach Diego Simeone also went home with awards. See the full list after the cut…

Make service year voluntary- Sen Shehu Sani tells FG

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Senator Shehu Sani has asked the Federal government to make service year voluntary or provide life insurance cover for all corpers during the programme. Sani said this during a condolence visit to the family of Lawal Kontagora, a youth corps member allegedly killed by unknown gunmen in Kaduna recently.

PDP, not APC, killed my Husband – Alameiseigha‎’s widow says

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Widow of the First Executive Governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alameisegha,  Magareth Alameiseigha, yesterday alleged that the treatment meted on her husband by his political party, PDP led to his sudden death in October last year. Speaking at his 1 year memorial service in Yenogoa, Bayelsa state, Mrs Alameiseigha said the killing of her husband started with his removal from office, arrest, trial and confiscation of his properties under the leadership of the PDP. Leadership quotes her as saying her husband's death was not in anyway caused by APC. “I can categorically say today that it was the PDP that arrested my husband, seized all his properties and humiliated him to the point of his death. It is PDP that killed my husband and not the APC.

Barcelona stars boycott La Liga award ceremony because their coach wasn’t nominated in the ‘Best Coach’ category

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Barcelona stars were all absent at the 2015-16 La Liga award ceremony simply because their coach Luis Enrique wasn't nominated for the best coach of the season category.

Niger Delta Avengers blow up Chevron Escravos export pipeline at Escravos offshore, Delta State

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Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) today destroyed a Chevron offshore export pipeline at Escravos, Warri South-West LGA in Delta State. The militant group which operates from the Niger Delta region, said the attack on the oil company’s pipeline is to further warn all IOCs’ that they shouldn't repair damaged pipelines until they negotiate/dialogue with the people of Niger Delta The statement signed by its spokesman, Mudoch Agbinibo, reads: