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 Ex-Cameroon defender taken to hospital after cerebral aneurysm
The former Liverpool, West Ham United and Cameroon defender Rigobert Song is reportedly fighting for his life after being rushed to hospital in Yaounde.

The 40-year-old is the uncle of former Arsenal, West Ham United and Charlton Athletic midfielder Alex.

Song, currently head coach of Chad’s senior national team, is in a critical condition after suffering from cerebral aneurysm.

The family member also said the 40-year-old was "unconscious" when he was taken to Yaounde Central Hospital.

On Monday, the hospital's Emergency Centre director said Song will be flown to France for further treatment.

Song played 137 times for his country and had spells with English clubs Liverpool and West Ham.

He has been working as a coach for Cameroon's football federation following his departure as Chad coach.

Former Cameroon team-mate Samuel Eto'o tweeted in French: "I wish you courage and a speedy recovery big brother."

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A group of heavily armed kidnappers Thursday night abducted Margaret Emefiele, the wife of Central Bank of Nigeria’s Governor, Godwin Emefiele.

Sahara Reporter reports that Mrs. Emefiele was kidnapped along the Benin-Agbor Road.

The Eagle Online quoted a police source as saying that four other women and a driver were kidnapped along with Mrs. Emefiele.

It was gathered that the abductors have since made contact with the family, demanding for a ransom of N100 million.

The source said: “Though for their security I will not disclose those with the wife of the Governor (Godwin Emefiele), I can tell you that five other persons were kidnapped along with her.

“They are her driver and four other women with whom she was travelling.”

Meanwhile, the Inspector General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team has deployed a team of police men alongside other crack detectives of the Nigeria Police to rescue the victims

Edo State, residents have trooped out in their numbers to decide who takes over the baton of leadership in the state for another four years. Wednesday, September 28, 2016 is finally here and the election is taking place in 18 local government areas of Edo State in South-south Nigeria. Voting is ongoing at the polling centre in Agbado Primary School in Benin City. INEC National Commissioner, Mrs Amina Zakari, said that the process has gone based on expectation with security agents are doing their work and the people of Edo State are doing what is expected of them. The poll got off to a smooth start in some polling centres at Esan West Local Government Area with good turnouts of electorates. While voting takes place in an orderly manner, polling officers at the central primary school in Esan West say the entire process has been going on smoothly with little or no incidents with the card readers. Election is going on peacefully. The turnout of voters is massive with the presence of heavily-armed security operatives at the premises of the election venue. Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security operatives and voters arrived the polling centre as early as 07:00am. vangard news paper reported that a female police officer who was caught by an agent of the APC while collecting money from a chieftain of the PDP at unit 28, ward 7 in Ikpoba Okhai LGA was arrested by APC supporters who handed her over to the police. About 9 local government have release results; but The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cried out saying the results for nine local government areas in the governorship election in Edo state are already out. Overall, APC, PDP, ACP and ACPN agents have so far expressed satisfaction at the on-going governorship elections in Edo state. The governorship election in Edo has recorded an impressive turnout with voters arriving at polling stations in large numbers across the state