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Kunle Afolayan buys 1929 Mercedes Benz Classic (photos)

Nollywood actor and filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan has taken to instagram to show off his recently acquired whip, a 1929 vintage Mercedes-Benz-Gazelle. The Mercedes-Benz Gazelle joins his other three vintage cars, including a 1965-1972 Mercedes Benz SE; a 1979 Jaguar XJ ...

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Nigerian man Damilola Samuel jailed in U.S. for ATM fraud

A Nigerian citizen in U.S. Damilola Bamidele Isaac Samuel, has been sentenced to federal prison for ATM fraud. Samuel, 22, was convicted in Shreveport, Louisiana for using fraudulent ATM bank cards to steal more than $260,000 from dozens of bank ...

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‘Lagos spends N1m to treat a severe Covid-19 patient daily’

Lagos State Government on Thursday said it spends between N500,000 and N1 million to cater for a severe Covid-19 patient daily at its isolation centres. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi disclosed this at a briefing to give update of ...

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Eid-el-Kabir to be observed without prayers at Eid grounds

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Friday 31 July as Eid-el-Kabir Sallah day and urged Muslims to observe prayers in mosques. Abubakar, also the President General Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), made the call ...

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Fraud case against Hushpuppi’s right-hand man, Woodberry, dismissed

A United States court has dismissed the case against Olalekan Ponle, a Nigerian accused of multi-million dollar wire fraud. Mr Ponle, popularly known as Woodberry, was arrested, alongside Ramon Abbas (Hushpuppi) in the United Arab Emirate on June 10 for ...

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Lottery operator commits suicide over winnings

A lottery shop operator, identified simply as Baba Pool, on Thursday committed suicide over his alleged failure to pay some of his customers their winnings. It was gathered that the deceased hanged himself inside his shop in Kayode Market, Abule ...

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Lagos, Oyo lead new COVID-19 cases as Nigeria’s total infections near 39,000

Nigeria recorded 604 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing total infections reported to 38,948. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control stated this via its verified Twitter handle. NDDC also noted that 16,061 patients have been discharged upon treatment and ...

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CAC bars customers from its Lagos, Abuja offices

In line with current realities of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Corporate Affairs Commission has barred customers from physically visiting its office premises in Abuja and Lagos to carry out official transactions. According to a public notice released through its verified ...

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Sultan of Sokoto declares July 31 Eid-El Kabir

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared Friday, July 31, 2020, as the 10th day of Zulhijia 1441 and the day of Eid-El Kabir. A statement signed by the Chairman, Sultanate Council Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, ...

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13,000 South African health workers contract Covid-19

Coronavirus has infected some 13,000 South African health workers and killed more than 100 of them, the health ministry has announced, as the virus takes a toll on frontline caregivers. South Africa holds the highest number of infections on the ...

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Senate begins eight-week recess, to resume September 15

The Senate, on Thursday, adjourned plenary till September 15 to enable members to enjoy their annual eight weeks vacation. President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, made the announcement after approving the votes and proceedings for the Thursday’s plenary session. He, ...

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Twitter considers subscription option as revenue drops

Twitter is exploring extra ways to make money from its users, including by considering a subscription model, CEO Jack Dorsey said Thursday. The move comes as Twitter suffers a sharp decline in its core advertising business, according to CNN. “You ...

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Man bags three years over plan to bomb NNPC, NASS

A Magistrate Court sitting in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, has sentenced one Godwin Adeoye, 35, to three years imprisonment on two counts of criminal intimidation and plan to bomb the National Petroleum Corporation and the National Assembly. The judge ...

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Southern Kaduna women protest naked over recent killings (photos)

Worried by the recent round of killings of their kinsmen, hundreds of Southern Kaduna women have taken to the streets n3ked, to register their displeasure over the recent development. Some of the protesting women wore black cloths with patches of ...

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Regina Daniels tattoos her son’s name ‘Munir’ on her wrist (photos)

Nollywood actress and Billionaire’s wife, Regina Daniels has gone a step further to prove her undying love for her son, Munir by tattooing his name on her wrist. The beautiful actress made a video of the tattoo which she shared ...

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Portland mayor tear-gassed by federal agents during demonstration

The mayor of Portland has been teargassed by federal agents as he stood at a fence guarding a courthouse during another night of protest against the presence of federal agents sent by Donald Trump to quell unrest in the city. ...

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Two police officers set woman’s house on fire after missing out on weekly bribe

Two police officers from Navakholo Police Station in Kakamega County, Kenya shocked Sianikha Village residents in Bunyala West Ward after they set a female busaa brewer’s house on fire for failing to land their weekly Ksh1, 000 bribe. Teresa Ekesa ...

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