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Police nab suspected trafficker with 23 children in Taraba

The police have arrested a suspected child trafficker, Mary Yakubu, with 23 children in Taraba State. The children, who are between the ages of four and seven, comprise 14 boys and nine girls. Mary was paraded along with other suspects ...

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African president resigns after just one full day in office

One of the two men who had been declared president of Guinea Bissau resigned on Sunday — after just one full day in office. “I have no security… My life is in danger, the life of my family is in ...

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Cristiano Ronaldo’s mother rushed to hospital after suffering stroke

Cristiano Ronaldo’s mother has been rushed to hospital after suffering a stroke, reports in her native Madeira claimed today. Dolores Aveiro is said to have been admitted to Dr Nelio Mendonca Hospital in her native island of Madeira just after ...

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NDLEA nabs three suspects for brewing skuchies

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested three suspects in Kwara for alleged brewing of skuchies. The suspects are Opeyemi Ibrahim, Abdullahi Lukman and Mubarak Rejuavo. This is contained in a statement signed by Ekerette Ukpong, Public Relation ...

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U.S. drone disappears in Niger Republic

A remotely piloted drone has disappeared in Niger Republic, due to an equipment malfunction, the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said in a statement on Monday. “On Feb. 29, U.S. Africa Command lost one remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) in the vicinity ...

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Coronavirus: FG searching for passengers on aircraft with Italian patient

The federal government is trying to trace most of the 155 passengers in the aircraft that brought to Nigeria the Italian confirmed with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire made the disclosure yesterday while briefing newsmen in ...

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56-year-old man remanded over defilement of 3-yr-old girl

  An Upper Sharia Court at Tsafe in Zamfara State has ordered the remand of one Bala Haruna, alias Oranji-gada, 56, in Correctional custody, for allegedly raping a three-year-old girl. The accused was dragged to the court by the office ...

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Abuja school’s PTA chairman jailed 14 years for forgery

Mohammed Atabo, the chairman of Parents Teachers Association (PTA) of a private school in Abuja, has been sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for forgery. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged Atabo, 45, who is the PTA chairman of ...

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Photo: Woman held in UAE for swearing in Email

A woman faces jail in United Arab Emirates after she sent a strongly-worded email to a man who was said to be harassing her with sexual images, a campaign group has said. Melissa McBurnie, 57, was arrested in Abu Dhabi ...

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Husbands no longer have to make compulsory blood donations at Lagos public hospitals before their wives can be registered for Antenatal, court rules

This is such a good news! The Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on Monday struck down the policy that spouses of pregnant women seeking antenatal care in Lagos public hospitals must compulsorily make blood donation before their pregnant wives ...

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Adorable North West makes her rap debut

North West made her rap debut as she opened for her father’s surprise Yeezy Paris Fashion Week showcase on Monday evening. The daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, six, followed in her dad’s musical footsteps as she belted the ...

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Man sentenced to death for coronavirus checkpoint killing

A Chinese court has sentenced a man to death for fatally stabbing two officials at a checkpoint set up to control the spread of the new coronavirus outbreak. The virus has infected more than 80,000 people and killed nearly 3,000 ...

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Nigerian woman Oluchi arrested in India for serial fraud

A 38-year-old Nigerian woman, identified as Nawakoo Oluchi Chivoma has been arrested in India for allegedly duping a 21-year-old man from south Mumbai. According to Indian Express newspaper, Oluchi reportedly posed as an executive of an international pharmaceutical firm. According ...

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CAF General Secretary resigns

Confederation of African Football General Secretary Mouad Hajjion Monday tendered his resignation letter to CAF President Ahmad Ahmad, ho has accepted his resignation. At the request of the CAF President, the Emergency Committee will meet to appoint an Acting General ...

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Minister in Italy tests positive for coronavirus

A regional minister in Lombardy, the Italian region most affected by the novel coronavirus outbreak, has tested positive for the virus. The contagion concerns Alessandro Mattinzoli, 60, who serves as commissioner for economic development, the Lombardy region said in a ...

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Kendall & Caitlyn Jenner twin in black as they step out

Caitlyn Jenner, 70, and Kendall Jenner, 24, were spotted having a father-daughter lunch date! The duo twinned in black at the luxe Malibu Country Mart on Sunday, Mar. 1, and it was so sweet to see them spending time together. ...

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Top adviser to Iranian supreme leader Khamenei dies of coronavirus

A close adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei died Monday of the coronavirus at the age of 71. Expediency Council member Mohammad Mirmohammadi died at a Tehran hospital, becoming the first top official to succumb to the illness ...

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Indonesian woman caned in public for having s.e.x outside marriage

A woman was among eight people publicly canned for breaking Sharia law in Indonesia. The woman wearing white on to her knees before another female police officer, wearing an entirely maroon religious dress, joins her on the stage. A long ...

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Imo Governorship: Supreme Court adjourns hearing in Ihedioha’s application

The Supreme Court has adjourned until Tuesday hearing in an application filed by Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), asking it to review a judgment on Imo governorship that declared Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ...

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Bus crash kills 25 in South Africa

Twenty-five people died on Monday when a bus rolled down a steep embankment in South Africa’s coastal Eastern Cape province, the country’s transport minister said. “Reports indicate that the driver lost control of the bus, which subsequently rolled down a ...

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Four Chinese quarantined in Plateau test negative for Covid-19

  The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, on Monday reported that four Chinese nationals quarantined in Plateau state have tested negative for Covid-19. The Plateau state government had reported four suspected cases of the coronavirus on Saturday and placed the ...

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Cee C sparks dating rumour as she passionately kisses actor Mawuli Gavor

2018 Big Brother Naija first runner up Cee C has sparked a dating rumour as she shared a photo of her passionately kissing actor, Mawuli Gavor. The ex-reality star, who is an ambassador to many brands, shared the photo and ...

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