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President Buhari frees 75 year-old prisoner, 18 others

A Committee on Correctional Service Decongestion and Reforms, working on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari has released 19 inmates including a 75-year-old man and his son. The septuagenarian was released from the Kuje Medium Security Correctional Centre, FCT Abuja. The ...

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3 members of the same family drown at resort on Christmas eve

Three members of the same family are reported to have drowned at a holiday resort on the Costa del Sol in Spain. They were found unresponsive in a swimming pool on Christmas Eve at Club La Costa World, near Fuengirola, ...

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Bees sting 16-year-old girl to death in Kenya

A 16-year-old girl from Lurambi in Kakamega County, Kenya died on Monday, December 23, after a swarm of bees attacked her while collecting firewood in a forest near her Shikoti Village home. The deceased’s mother, Leonida Anamba, told K24 Digital ...

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Photos of Nigerian Anthony Oluseye Akinyemi who died in US Immigration cell

Here are photos of the Nigerian Anthony Oluseye Akinyemi, who died last Saturday while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Worcester County Jail in Snow Hill, Maryland. According to a news release distributed Monday night ...

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Wizkid to marry in 2020

  After having three kids out of wedlock, Nigeria’s international hip-hop star, Wizkid Ayo Balogun hinted today that he will be getting married next year, in 2020.   He made the disclosure in a tweet on Tuesday night.   In ...

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‘Merry Christmas to all!’ – Messi, Mbappe and footballers around the world celebrate the festive season

Several of the game’s biggest names have shared their celebrations with the world Christmas has arrived and just like millions all around the world, several big-name footballers took to social media to celebrate the holiday. From Sergio Ramos to Kylian ...

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Merry Christmas to you all our dear readers

  On behalf of the management of TALKA G. BLOG and it’s entire staff, we wish each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas!   We also want to thank you for all your support and encouragement throughout ...

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Ooni of Ife catwalks at a fashion show in Lagos (Photos)

  The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, took to the runway of the Africa Fashion Week Nigeria which held in Lagos state. According to the monarch, he took the the runway in a bid to show the beauty of ...

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Saudi Arabia bans underage marriage

  On Monday, December 23, the Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Justice set 18 years as the minimum age for marriage, as it prohibits marriage of persons under 18.   According to a report by the Saudi Gazette, the Minister of ...

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Gunmen Attack: President Buhari calls Goodluck Jonathan

  President Buhari has reportedly called former President Goodluck Jonathan, over the gunmen attack at his country home in Otuoke, Bayelsa state. Buhari who commiserated with the families of the dead soldier and the injured during the attack, reassured Jonathan ...

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Ed Sheeran set to take break from music

    The British singer, Ed Sheeran, has revealed that he is set to take to take a break from music, stating that he wants to wait until “I’ve lived a little more to actually have something to write about”. ...

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Deji Adeyanju flown abroad for treatment after being beaten by mob

  Human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju, who was physically brutalized by dozens of hired government thugs on Monday in Abuja during a protest tagged #FreedomRally in front of the National Human Rights Commission, has been flown overseas for medical treatment. ...

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US Christian Post journalist, Napp Nazworth quits over paper’s pro-Trump stance

A Christian Post journalist quit over the outlet’s editorial slamming the evangelical Christianity Today‘s column bashing President Donald Trump as “immoral.” The president lashed at Christianity Today, calling the publication founded by the Rev. Billy Graham a “far left magazine,” ...

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Governor Bello loses elder sister

Kogi state Governor, Bello is bereaved. The Governor yesterday lost his elder sister, Hajia Rabiat Bello. According to a statement released by the governor through his Chief Press Secretary, Muhammed Onogu, today, Rabiat died following a protracted illness on Monday. ...

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Tonto Dikeh and son release lovely Christmas photos

Tonto Dikeh and her son have released lovely Christmas photos to celebrate the season. The actress released the photos via her Instagram handle today.   More photos below…    

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FG orders release of Sambo Dasuki, Sowore

In a very surprise move, the Federal Government has ordered the release of former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki and convener of #RevolutionNow protest Omoyele Sowore. The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami ...

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Thieves return looted goods to Benin market after ayelala priests rain curses

Thieves who looted goods from the stores of victims of Ekiosa Market fire disaster on Sunday have returned some items they stole, less than 24 hours after juju priests invoked curses on them. The priests were from the dreaded Ayelala ...

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APC reacts to mob attack on Adeyanju

  The All Progressives Congress has condemned the mob attack on Deji Adeyanju, a PDP member and activist in Abuja on Monday, during the clash between two groups of protesters outside the office of the National Human Rights Commission. “This ...

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Akin Alabi and SegaLink fight dirty on Twitter over Shina Peller’s arrest

  Following yesterday’s arrest and detention of a member of the House of Representatives and owner of Quilox night club, Shina Peller, by the men of the Nigerian Police Force, Lagos State Command, Maroko Police Station precisely, fellow Rep member ...

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Ex-president Goodluck Jonathan confirms attack on his home in Bayelsa

Former President Jonathan has confirmed an attack by unknown armed men near his country home in Otuoke, Bayelsa State in the early hours of today Tuesday December 24th. It was reported earlier today how gunmen who rode on a speedboat, ...

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90% Nollywood actors wear ‘bend down select’ clothes – Uche Maduagwu

  Controversial Nollywood actor, Uche Maduagwu says 90 percent of his colleagues in the industry wear ‘bend down’ select clothes adding that he would not like to mention names.   He made this known via his Instagram page. He wrote: ...

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