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Rapper Noname Criticizes Beyoncé – Says She ‘Exploited African Culture’ for ‘Black is King’

Rapper Noname has appeared to slam Beyonce for her portrayal of African culture in her new visual album Black Is King. The 28-year-old rap artist has taken to Twitter to seemingly criticise the stylistic choices of Beyonce’s film, which was ...

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Willian turns down latest Chelsea contract offer

  Willian has again turned down an offer of a two-year contract from Chelsea, but the winger has delayed making a final decision on his future. The 31-year-old still wants to play in the Blues’ probable final game of the season as they ...

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Man dies after fight with Osun palace guards

The death of one Suraju Alabi, aka ‘Taka’ after engaging in a fight with some security men attached to the Akire of Ikire’s palace in Ikire, Osun State on Sunday created panic in the town. Security personnel and men of ...

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Shoprite exits Nigeria after 15 years

  South Africa’s grocery retailer ShopRite is leaving Africa’s biggest market, Nigeria, 15 years after it opened shop in the West African country. The announcement by ShopRite came months after another South African brand, Mr Price, exited the market. International ...

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Frank Ocean’s brother Ryan Breaux dies in car accident

Frank Ocean’s brother Ryan Breaux had sadly died in a car accident, it has been reported.  He was 18 years old. The fatal incident took place in the early hours of Sunday morning on Westlake Boulevard in Thousand Oaks, California, ...

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17-year-old girl stabs step-father to death for fighting her mom

Police in Machakos have arrested a 17-year-old girl for fatally stabbing her 31-year-old step-father. The teenager is alleged to have stabbed her dad during a domestic wrangle between the suspect’s mother and the deceased. The incident happened at the couple’s ...

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Katsina State Governor, Masari Laments Killing, Says Only 30 Policemen Are Protecting 100 Katsina Villages

Despite the escalating killings by bandits and other criminal elements in Katsina State, only 30 Policemen provide security in 100 villages in the state. Although Governor Aminu Masari said the state would in the interim amend its extant laws to ...

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‘Nobody likes me,’ Trump complains, as even his allies fade

Lamenting his plunging popularity this week, a self-pitying President Donald Trump wondered how it all went wrong. “Nobody likes me,” he said, confounded at how his administration’s health experts could be receiving accolades while he is accused of ignoring and ...

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WWE twins Nikki and Brie Bella both give birth one day apart

No one could quite believe it when Brie and Nikki Bella both announced they were pregnant but this is something else. The 36-year-old WWE twins who both revealed they were expecting their own bundles of joy earlier this year have ...

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Wife’s death: Grieving husband sues Benue FMC, doctors, demands N159m

The husband of the Public Relations Officer of the Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi, Benue State, Mrs Sabina Uyeh, has instituted a legal action against the hospital and three of its medical doctors over the death of his wife. Benjamin Uyeh ...

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Lewis Hamilton wins record seventh British Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won a record seventh British Grand Prix victory at Silverstone in dramatic fashion, crossing the line with a punctured tyre. The six-time world champion started first on the grid and never looked like losing, until his tyre burst ...

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61 labs where you can get FREE Covid-19 tests in Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Sunday said COVID-19 tests conducted in facilities within its molecular laboratory network were free. The centre made its position known in a message posted on its Twitter handle, @NCDCgov. The clarification came at ...

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SERAP sues President Buhari over foreign loans

Anti-corruption group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, has sued President Muhammadu Buhari, over the alleged failure of his government to provide the details of the loans it has so far taken. SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oludare, said the group was ...

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Bollywood star, Amitabh Bachchan, recovers from Covid-19

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan said Sunday he had been discharged from hospital, three weeks after being admitted with “mild” coronavirus symptoms after testing positive for the disease. The news came as powerful Indian Home Minister Amit Shah revealed he had ...

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School Reopening: Parents In Ogun Protest N25,000 Levy For COVID-19 Tests

Aggrieved parents of Senior Secondary School students (SS3) in private schools in Ogun State, on Sunday, protested against the payment of N25, 000 levies for Covid-19 and malaria tests for their wards, as one of the prerequisites for admittance to ...

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Tik Tok star often mistaken for a teenager surprises fans with her real age

A woman has revealed how often she is asked her age thanks to her youthful look – and her real age has amazed viewers. Sakina Jabeen, from Manchester, filmed an “age reveal” video on TikTok as she answered viewers’ questions. ...

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Lagos driver allegedly beats passenger to death over money

  The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a commercial driver, Habeeb Quadri, for allegedly assaulting a passenger, Emmanuel James, in the Surulere area of the state, resulting in his death. Quadri was arrested by the Bode Thomas Police Division ...

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School Reopening: Ogun begins mandatory COVID-19, malaria tests for SS3 students

As part of the protocols for school resumption, the Ogun State government has announced that COVID-19 and malaria tests will be mandatory for returning boarding students. The state had earlier fixed resumption of SS3 students for August 4, months after ...

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SpaceX crew finally returns to Earth, ending historic mission

Two US astronauts have undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) and were expected to splash down in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday afternoon, ending a historic mission testing human spaceflight operations for SpaceX hardware. NASA astronauts Bob Behnken ...

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Meet the Playboy ‘King of Instagram’ with a $200m fortune

For years, many have asked how wild man Dan Bilzerian became the “King of Instagram” and earned a $200m net worth. His official Instagram account, of which he boasts 32.1million followers, often sees him sharing a variety of snaps of ...

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Police find wandering 2 year-old child in Anambra, calls for identification

The Police Command in Anambra on Saturday, says it has found a two-year-old male child who was wandering in Oba International Market, Idemili Local Government Area of the state. In a statement made available to newsmen in Awka, the Police ...

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Tamar Braxton thanks Nigerian boyfriend for saving her from suicide (video)

American reality TV star, Tamar Braxton specially thanked her Nigerian boyfriend David Adefeso for saving her life after she attempted suicide. Earlier in July, Adefeso found Tamar almost lifeless at their residence. He immediately rushed her to a hospital. The ...

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