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A man carrying a knife was arrested as he tried to force his way into the Eiffel Tower, the company that runs the Paris landmark said Sunday. The man, who was apparently alone, was “very quickly overpowered and arrested” and nobody was hurt, the statement added. The incident happened at 11:30 pm (2130 GMT) Saturday night, about half an hour before the Tower normally stops admitting visitors. After the arrest, police at the site checked the venue and called for it to be evacuated at around 00:30, 15 minutes before the Eiffel Tower normally closes, the statement added. The would-be intruder was wearing a Paris Saint-Germain football shirt and at the time of the incident the tower was lit up with the team colours of PSG. A screen near the bottom of the tower displayed a message welcoming Brazilian star Neymar to the club. France has been under a state of emergency since the November 2015 attacks on Paris restaurants, a concert venue and a sporty stadium that left 130 people dead. Since t

Tofarati Ige Agege-born rave of the moment, Temitope Adekunle, aka Small Doctor, has denied beating up a motorcyclist. An Instagram user, @The_Nifemi had written, “Lmao…I just witnessed Small Doctor and his crew beat up a Keke Marwa driver opposite Mobil, Akilo Rd., Ogba. It was too interesting to make a video.” However, speaking to  Sunday Scoop  through his manager, Senator, Small Doctor said, “Nothing like that happened. It was just a minor disagreement with someone on the road and we resolved the issue amicably. People just like to blow things out of proportion and create unnecessary controversy. I would never descend so low as to fight with someone on the street. I implore my fans to forget those lies.”

Awka – The police in Anambra on Sunday confirmed that a gunman killed eight worshippers and injured 18 others in an early morning attack on St. Philip Catholic Church, Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Garba Umar, in Awka said that the remains of the dead had been deposited at Nnamdi Azikwe University Teaching Hospital Nnewi. Umar also said that the injured were taken to the hospital. He said that preliminary investigations by the police revealed that the attack was carried out by a native of the area. “From our findings, it is very clear that the person who carried the attack must be an indigene of the area. “We gathered that worshippers for 6 o’clock Sunday mass at St. Philip Ozobulu were in the service when a gunman dressed in black attire covering his face with a cap entered the church and moved straight to a particular direction…

Nanbyen Burromvyat , the Customs Area Comptroller in charge of Calabar Free Trade Zone, Cross River and Akwa Ibom Command, has said the command intercepted three consignments containing 140 species of snakes and 600 other animals imported into Nigeria. She said the consignments were imported from Cameroon aboard a vessel  MV Flesh , and were intercepted by officers on July 24, 2017, on arrival at the  National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA)  jetty, with a market value of N6.9 million. PUNCH reports  that the Lagos-bound animals were made up of geckos, millipedes, hairy frogs and spiders. “These containers have animals of different sizes. They were brought in on July 24, 2017, through the Calabar waterways. There is no permit to bring live animals into the country. We have seized and we are handing the animals over to the Nigerian Quarantine Services for further action. I do not know what they want to do with them, but I think that the animals are dangerous because they in

Today marks one year Olajumoke Orisaguna became a star after she photo-bombed Ty Bello's photo-shoot with Tinne Tempah. She took to her Instagram page to thank everybody who has been a part of her success story. She wrote; I woke up this morning feeling very emotional, it's been one year already since God used aunty TY to turn my story around, it's been one year since all of you accepted me, gave me a chance & celebrated me like I was born to be part of this system. I look back to January 1st 2016 & realise where my life was & what my priorities were, but January 2017 was different for my family & I. It is still like a dream to me at times and I can only say THANK YOU JESUS & THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN A PART OF THIS PROCESS:my supporters, colleagues, fans,critics, my role models: God bless you all & grant your heart desires. I will continue working on myself & try not to disappoint all those that believe in me. P