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How on Earth Did an Iraqi Manage to Win a US lottery? One man’s amazing road to wealth… In the spring of 2015 M. opened an online lottery account from his home in Iraq – three months on he’d won a lottery jackpot of $6.4 million in the US! How did a man from Baghdad manage to win an American lottery online? Driving in Baghdad, He Got a Phone Call that Changed his Life "Are you sure? Are you sure?!" -- M., a 37-year-old father from Baghdad in Iraq, kept repeating the question when he got the phone call with the news he had won the $6.4 million jackpot in the Oregon Megabucks on 24 August. M. had only started playing lotteries in the US and Europe through theLotter three months before he won. "It was a shock. At first, I thought it was a joke. I was driving in my car, I was going to the bank… so I get a call from theLotter, from a great person called Christine, and she told me the great news, so I was in shock! I suspected I’d won something, but had...

Senate President Saraki's Links To Kwara Cultists In the afternoon of Easter Sunday, one Wasiu Idris, a famous member of the Aiye Confraternity, was murdered in the Sakama area of Niger Road in Ilorin, Kwara state. The death of Idris, also known as "Wasiu Igbo-Owu" or "Adanri," was reportedly carried out by members of a rival cult gang.    Idris, who was in his early 40s, was well known in the neighborhood as a leader in his confraternity. He is also known as one of the elite thugs in the camp of Senate President Bukola Saraki. The deceased, who was living in Saudi Arabia, returned to the country on the eve of the last general election to resume work as a political agent. According to National Pilot, a local publication owned by Saraki, Idris was on the balcony of his house when four gunmen arrived and shot him at close range. "His assailants ensured that he was dead before leaving the scene in a commando style,” the paper reported. ...

Suarez on battle to adapt to Messi game   Uruguayan star Luis Suarez believes his success in turning around Barcelona's fortunes in the past two seasons has been thanks to adapting his game to strike partners Lionel Messi and Neymar. Heading into Saturday's Clasico game against Real Madrid, Suarez is Barca's top scorer with 43 goals in as many games this season. The Catalan giants remain on course to repeat the La Liga, Champions League and Copa del Rey triumph they won in Suarez's debut campaign last season. "La Liga is very different to the Premier League," said the former Liverpool star who moved to Spain in 2014 in an 82 million euro ($93 million, £65 million) deal on the back of Barca's first trophyless season for six years. "Everyone knows that it's completely different and what you need to do is always be yourself, don't change, just adapt your movements and a few things FC Barcelona dictate, but the thing I care...

‘Ex-president lost because he was surrounded by mediocres,’ Mantu says Mantu also said that the process by which Jonathan emerged as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) also led to his failure.   Former Deputy Senate President, Ibrahim Mantu , has said that former president , Goodluck Jonathan lost the 2015 elections because he was surrounded by mediocres. Mantu also said that the process by which Jonathan emerged as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) also led to his failure. He made the comments during an interview with Premium Times. “Jonathan lost because he refused to work with people who know the game. Most of the people Jonathan worked with were mediocres and amateurs. At a point in time, he even left the party machinery and employed some consultants to work for him,” Mantu said. ex-Deputy Senate president, Ibrahim Mantu (my newswatchtimes nigeria) “When I sat down as an elder, I sent memos ...

ISIS terrorizes Europe but loses ground at home (CNN) ISIS might have pulled off a string of terrorist attacks across Europe in recent months, but on its home turf in Iraq and Syria it has suffered one setback after another. On Monday, Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad recaptured the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. Last week, the U.S. took out the organization's No. 2, Abd al-Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli, whom the Pentagon dubbed ISIS' "finance minister" and is just the latest target to disrupt the group's financial network. And in recent months, the U.S.-led anti-ISIS coalition has killed more than 10,000 fighters and 20 leaders, including al-Qaduli, according to Pentagon estimates. Altogether, the U.S. calculates that ISIS has lost 40% of the 34,000 square miles of territory it controlled in Syria and Iraq before the U.S. and a host of other nations ramped up military involvement in the region in 2014. Perhaps most significa...

Season 4 of show gets premiere date After a long wait, there's officially a premiere date for the LifeTime series "Devious Maids."    According to TVLine, Devious Maids " will officially return for its fourth season on June 6, 2016. The third season aired from June 1 through August 24, 2015. On September 24, 2015, the show was renewed for a 10-episode fourth season. Devious Maids In April 2016, it was announced that Puerto Rican actor and singer, Carlos Ponce, has joined cast of the hit series as Ben; a “handsome and slick” manager of a major movie star, also described as “charming” and “mysterious.” 'Devious Maids' gets a premiere date. (Facebook) Inspired by the hit telenovela,  ' Ellas son… la alegría del hogar, 'Devious Maids' , stars  Ana Ortiz, Dania Ramírez, Roselyn Sánchez, Eva Longoria, James Denton , Judy Reyes, Rebecca Wisocky  and  Susan Lucci. 'Devious Maids...

6 things that happened when Cookie and the Lyons returned "Empire" is back with more music, fights, surprises and more. Without giving away much spoilers, check out six things that happened when show returned.    After a very long wait, "Empire" has found its way back to screens with an interesting episode. Titled “Death Will Have His Day,” the episode featured an aggressive Cookie, an angry Lucious Lyon, a bi-polar Andrea among others. Without giving away much spoilers, check out six things that happened when show returned. Here we go; 1. Cookie hit Hakeem again! She was waiting in Hakeem’s penthouse with a broom and her purse. 2. After her fall down the stairs, Rhoda lost her baby. Her miscarriage gave viewers an opportunity to see the 'crazy' Andre once again. 3. The cops showed up to kick Lucious out of his home. 4. Naomi Campbell’ commanded that Hakeem dropped his beloved girlfriend Laura, which he did. ...

as EPL resumes   Leicester City continue their once unlikely quest to win the Premier League title on Sunday with Alex Ferguson among those backing them to be crowned champions. This weekend sees the Premier League resume after the international break, with Leicester currently five points clear of second-placed Tottenham Hotspur. Claudio Ranieri's men, 5 000/1 title shots before the season started, are next at home to Southampton. For weeks now pundits have been asking when Leicester will slip-up but the long forecast collapse has yet to come and, with seven matches remaining, former Manchester United manager Ferguson does not expect the Foxes to falter. "Leicester have got the bit between their teeth, they've been the best team without question throughout the season and they deserve to win it," Ferguson, who won 13 English championships during his trophy-laden reign at Old Trafford, told Sky Sports. "You would think their inexperience w...

Nigerian big girls fight dirty over Cyprus based man Two Nigerian big girls have taken to the social media to wash their dirty linens over a man.   Two Nigerian big girls, identified as Senyene Udofa and Delphine Nathaniel , are now in the eye of the storm after they took to Instagram to battle each other over a Cyprus based man known as Oghenekaro . The two pretty ladies who have apparently dated the Delta State born guy at one point, threw decency to the wind and called themselves all sort of derogatory names imaginable. The big fight was started Udofa who felt Nathaniel who goes by the name Sweetcutie_plum on her time line, was getting on her nerve. Senyeneudofa: "Enough is enough. Don't bark if you cannot bite.@sweetcutie_plum. If you are not at my place by 6pm, you are a bastard. I don't need fake page bitch. I'm talking to you sweetcutie_plum." Read: "Extreme Jealousy: 22-yr-old girl in prison for slicing rival ...

IK Ogbonna "I felt your greatness before you realized it" actors wife   Nigerian actor, IK Ogbonna is indeed very lucky! The father-of-two's wife, Sonia Morales took to Instagram to celebrate him with some loving words. Sonia and Ik Ogbonna for Ghoste magazine (Ghoste magazine) She wrote, " WHAT GOD BLESS NO MAN CAN EVER EVER CURSE I felt your greatness before you realized it yourself,you didn't need to have one dime for me to be sure of it. Even if the whole world doubts you and misunderstands you- it's all good,as long as there is that one person who unconditionally believes in you   May God protect you and guide you always,may you always be ready to receive all the blessings sent your way with a pure heart, IJN " At the just concluded  Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards 2016  held on  Saturday ,  March  5, 2016, at the  Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, Nigeria , the duo in an interview with...

Former Lagos governor reveals he used to be a Disc Jockey The APC leader admitted to being a huge follower of music during his youth.   The former Lagos State governor and elder statesman, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu , disclosed in an interview that he used to be a disc jockey. The thought of the popular politician on the turn-table is hard to fathom, because of the political power he has amassed from himself.   Tinubu said, “But then I was an in-house DJ, not a commercial DJ. Teddy Pendergrass was my favourite and I kept myself updated on the music scene in America.” “I was interested in music. I enjoy music, from the days of James Brown. I told you I followed Roy Chicago to Ado-Ekiti, without knowing. I was just lucky.” “God just made me a professional because I could have ended up with the late Dr. Sikiru Ayinde Barrister!” Speaking on the type of music trending in the present generation, compared to his days, he said: “You don’t ...

Photo Of The Day Peter Okoye, Wizkid, Trey Songz in new photo Does this mean fans should be expecting a collaboration from the group very soon?   Peter Okoye shared a photo of himself with, Nigerian singer Wizkid , DJ Spinall , Trey Songz and May D . Does this mean fans should be expecting a collaboration from the group very soon? Meanwhile, it seems like they were just having fun at the club as the singer captioned it as, " Our Lifestyle! @treysongz @mrmayd @wizkidayo @djspinall #ThankGodItsFriday "

Japan and South Korea hit back at Trump's nuclear comments   Seoul (CNN) Confused, shocked, bewildered. Just a few of the words used in recent days to describe Japan and South Korea's reaction to some of Donald Trump's latest comments about the region.  The front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination stunned two of America's strongest allies with the suggestion that the U.S. military would be withdrawn from their shores, with nuclear weapons replacing them.  There are currently 54,000 U.S. troops stationed in Japan and 28,500 in South Korea. What we've learned about Trump's world view "Japan is better if it protects itself against this maniac of North Korea," Trump told CNN's Anderson Cooper Tuesday. "We are better off frankly if South Korea is going to start protecting itself ... they have to protect themselves or they have to pay us." So high was the level of concern, Japan's Prime Minister ...