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South Korea fires warning shots at Russian military aircraft

South Korea’s Defense Ministry on Tuesday said its fighter jets fired hundreds of warning shots after Russian and Chinese planes entered the country’s airspace. The Russian and Chinese warplanes were flying in the first joint operation of its kind, according ...

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It will never happen in Edo – Governor Obaseki breaks silence on RUGA settlement

Godwin Obaseki, the governor of Edo State, has joined other state governors in the South South, South East and South West, to reject the contentious Ruga settlement projects being proposed by the Buhari-led government.   The Governor vehemently rejected it saying ...

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3 people killed, others injured after container falls on car in Ogun State

An accident which occurred on Tuesday at Akinhale village, Ewekoro, on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Ogun State, left three people dead and two others injured.   The accident involving an Iveco truck, with number plate AAA 912 XK, occurred after the driver lost ...

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‘You fight because you have to, I fight when I want to’ – Floyd Mayweather brutally replies Manny Pacquiao’s rematch demand

Floyd Mayweather has hit back at Manny Pacquiao after his demand for a rematch.   Pacquiao inflicted a first defeat on Keith Thurman last weekend to enhance his legacy at the age of 40 and his victory immediately led to ...

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Romance Scam: 65-year-old Nigerian man arraigned for duping Swiss woman of $240, 700 with false promise of love and marriage (photo)

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt’s Zonal Office on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 arraigned 65-year-old Igweneme Moses before Justice A. T Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on a four-count charge ...

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FG plans to immediately commence aerial surveillance of forests in South-West

The security stakeholders’ meeting  between  Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo  and  traditional rulers in Osun State on Tuesday agreed that Federal Government should immediately commence aerial surveillance of forests in South-West.   Speaking to  reporters  after the meeting at  Osun Goverment House, ...

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Shi’ites vow to continue protest today as they bury their dead members

Aggrieved members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria aka Shi’ites, have vowed to continue their protest today Wednesday July 24th despite the bloody clash they had with men of the Nigerian police in Abuja on Monday and Tuesday July 22nd and 23rd ...

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Bella Thorne says she’s actually pansexual, not bisexual

Former Disney star, Bella Thorne took to Twitter years ago to reveal she’s “bisexual”. Now, she’s revising that.   In an interview with “Good Morning America” to promote her new book, “Life of a Wannabe Mogul: Mental Disarray,” Thorne talked about no ...

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Photos: NYSC DG pays last respect as corpes of Channels TV reporter, Precious Owolabi, leaves morgue to his parents in Zaria

The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps, Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, has paid his last respect to Mr. Precious Owolabi, a corps member who had his primary assignment with the Channels TV Abuja office.   Ibrahim inspected Owolabi’s body shortly before it ...

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#MinisterialList: Nigerians react to the exclusion of Akinwunmi Ambode’s name

Going by several political permutations by analysts on social media, the immediate past governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode was expected to make the ministerial list released by President Buhari today.   The absence of his name of the list ...

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Buhari’s Ministerial list colorless, stagnant, uninspiring and a waste of time – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the Ministerial list released by President Buhari as colorless, stagnant, uninspiring and does not convey any sense of hope or purposeful governance under the All Progressives Congress (APC).   In a statement released ...

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Cossy Orjiakor shows the condition of her foot post-surgery (video)

Cossy Orjiakor suffered a fall that landed her in surgery and left her unable to walk without aid.   The glamour model who has been in a wheel chair since the fall, has been sharing updates about her leg with ...

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Four internet fraudsters bag jail sentences in Abuja

Four internet fraudsters arraigned before Justice Muawiyah Baba Idris of Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) High Court, Nyanya, Abuja, have all bagged jail sentences. While Tosan Ogbe, Onajite Tosan Ejivwo, Abdulmumin Saidu were arraigned on one count charge bordering on fraudulent inducement, Karo Ijire faced a three-count ...

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British man living in New York, kills wife, 12-year-old daughter and himself

Steven Jones, a British ex-pat living in New York reportedly killed his American wife and 12-year-old daughter before turning the gun on himself.   The 46-year-old British man had a day before the double murder-suicide incident, sent an email to a family ...

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I am not Timi Dakolo’s lawyer – Femi Falana reacts to media reports

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has said his chambers is not representing musician Timi Dakolo and his wife Busola.   The human rights lawyer noted that he only intervened when the family expressed fear over their petition. Falana clarified his position on the ...

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Police killed the Channels TV reporter just to tarnish our image- Shi’ites

The Islamic Movement in Nigeria also known as Shi’ites have denied repsonsibility for the deaths of persons in the bloody clash with men of the Nigeria Police Force in Abuja yesterday July 22nd.   A statement released by the spokesperson of the ...

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65-year-old man falls to his death at Edo High court (photo)

A 65 year-old-man, Moses Airhiagbonkpa, fell to his death this morning within the premises of the Edo State High Court.   According to reports, Airhiagbonkpa was at the 10th floor of the High court building with members of the Ugiekhue ...

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Islamic TV channel faces ban in UK for saying gay people are worse than ‘pigs and magicians’ should be executed

An Islamic TV station could be stripped of its UK broadcasting licence over provocative comments made about gays and magicians.   Peace TV, based in Dubai, was found to have shown four programmes which breached Ofcom regulations on inciting crime, ...

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Osinbajo, Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu, others attend 90th Birthday celebration of ex-Lagos state gov, Lateef Jakande (Photos)

Lateef Jakande, the former Governor of Lagos state clocked 90 years old today July 23rd.   Jakande became governor of Lagos State from 1979 to 1983 on the platform of the Unity Party of Nigeria, UPN. He was also the Minister ...

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