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Kanye West Essentials Playlist Disappears From Apple Music Following Anti-Semitic Remarks

  Apple Music appears to have joined the widening list of businesses distancing themselves from Kanye West in light of his repeated anti-Semitic remarks. The streaming music giant has apparently pulled Kanye West Essentials Playlist, after the rap veteran, who ...

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NDLEA Freezes N20bn In 103 Bank Accounts Belonging To Billionaire Socialite, Mallinson Ukatu

  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has confiscated N20bn lodged in 103 bank accounts belonging to Lagos socialite and businessman, Mallinson Ukatu, who is being held in Ikoyi Custodial Centre for drug dealing. The NDLEA has also filed 23-count ...

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FG declares preferred bidders for Nigerian airports concession programme

  THE Federal Government has announced the selected preferred and reserve bidders for Nigerian airports concession. Sen. Hadi Sirika, the Minister of Aviation, made the announcement when he addressed newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. According to him, the preferred bidder ...

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Lanre Gentry Remembers His Late Mum

  Popular businessman, and famous actress Mercy Aigbe’s estranged husband, Lanre Gentry this afternoon remembered his late mom. Mr Lanre shared a photo of his mom in a video, while eulogizing her. Captioning the video, he wrote; ‘’My mother may your soul ...

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US Grants “Authorized Departure Status” To Citizens, Embassy Staff In Abuja Over Terrorist Attacks

  The United States Department of State has granted “authorized departure status” to American citizens and Embassy staff in Abuja over imminent terrorist attacks in Nigeria’s political capital. In a notice on Tuesday evening, the US Department of States pledged ...

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Madame Tussauds Removes Kanye West’s Wax Figure From Public View

  Kanye West’s wax figure has been removed from public view at Madame Tussauds after a string of brands severed ties with him amid his anti-Semitism scandal. The museum chain confirmed that the wax model of the rapper, 45, who has ...

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Keyamo Tears Dele Momodu Apart As 2023 Battle Continues

  Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo has said Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Dele Momodu is only after Atiku Abubakar’s money. Festus Keyamo is the spokesperson of the Bola Tinubu-Kashim Shettima Presidential Campaign Council (PCC). Momodu, who holds ...

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Man Who Killed Girlfriend For N10m Offer, Sentenced To Death

  A man in Adamawa State has been sentenced to death for killing his girlfriend and harvesting parts of her body for a N10 million prize allegedly offered by a buyer. The Adamawa State High Court sentenced Abubakar Mohammed to ...

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Osun: Oyetola Still Believes He Can Reclaim Mandate

  Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has vowed that he will reclaim his electoral mandate at the election petition tribunal. This is also as he reiterated his confidence in the country’s electoral process. Oyetola made this known while addressing Osun ...

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Nuns And Priests Watch Internet P*rn, Pope Admits

  Priests and nuns watch internet p*rn, Pope Francis admitted while speaking with seminarians in Rome on Monday. Pope Francis said internet porn was a ‘vice’ shared between members of the church. ‘It is a vice that many people have, many laymen, ...

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US Issues Terror Alert In South Africa Days After Nigeria’s

  Days after it issued a terrorist attack alert in Nigeria, the United States Government on Wednesday notified its citizens that insurgents are planning an attack on large gatherings in Johannesburg, South Africa. “The U.S. government has received information that ...

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Two Apapa Port clearing agents cracked for duping customer N5m

  Two Apapa clearing agents, Augustine Akunne, and Emeka Thomas have been arrested after being accused of duping a customer N5 million. Operatives of the Special Weapons and Tactical Team, SWAT of the Nigeria Police, at Adeniji Adele Road, Lagos ...

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26 injured as magnitude 6.4 quake jolts Philippines

  A magnitude 6.4 earthquake jolted the northern Philippines, injuring 26 people and damaging houses and public infrastructure, on Wednesday. The tremor struck at 10:59 pm (1459 GMT) on Tuesday near Lagayan town in Abra province, 348 kilometres north of ...

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It Will Take 30 Years To Control Current Flood – FG

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, said it would take about 30 years of consistent investment to be able to control the current flood menace in different parts of the country. Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman Adamu, disclosed this after the Federal Executive ...

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Female prison officer jailed for ‘s£xting’ with inmates

  A prison officer who engaged in phone s*x and sent raunchy photographs to two serving inmates has been jailed. Emma Webster, 34, was caught “s*xting” the pair while serving as a guard at HMP Lincoln between August and November ...

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Three abducted policemen rescued in Cross River

  The Police Command in Cross River has confirmed the rescue of three of its men, including an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), held hostage by some community youths. The spokesperson of the command, SP Irene Ugbo, confirmed the policemen’s ...

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Barcelona OUT of the Champions League! Blaugrana eliminated without kicking a ball as Inter beat Plzen

  Barcelona have been eliminated from the Champions League after Inter beat Viktoria Plzen to ensure they join Bayern Munich in the round of 16. An Edin Dzeko double and goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Romelu Lukaku saw Inter beat the Czech ...

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Face Of Motorcycle Snatchers In Ogun

  The Ogun State Police Command has arrested four notorious armed robbery suspects, who specialized in snatching motorcycle from owners at gun point. The suspects were alleged to have killed one of their victims and injured many others in one ...

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Soludo Abolishes Levy Collection From Wheel Barrow Pushers, Vulcanisers, Hawkers

  Soludo Abolishes Levy Collection From Wheel Barrow Pushers, Vulcanisers, Hawkers In order to minimise tax incidence for which Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s administration has been heavily criticised, the Governor on Wednesday abolished the collection of taxes from income business owners, ...

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Germany Agrees Plan To Legalise Recreational Cannabis

Germany on Wednesday paved the way to Legalising the purchase and possession of small amounts of marijuana for recreational use, as well as its production. “The federal cabinet today agreed the key points for the controlled distribution of cannabis to ...

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Seun Egbegbe Reunites With His Mother For The First Time In 6 Years

  Seun Egbegbe Meets His Mother For The First Time In 6 Years Seun Egbegbe, a producer and director for Nollywood who was found guilty of fraud and sentenced to six years and eight months in jail in Lagos has ...

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DJ Mighty Mouse Dies In His Sleep At Spanish Villa

  Cult DJ Mighty Mouse has died ‘suddenly’ at his Spanish home from an apparent aortic aneurysm. The 48-year-old producer, whose real name is Matthew Ward was a pioneer of the UK’s house and disco scene from the 2000s. His label ...

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Drama As Corpse ‘Refuses’ To Go Home For Burial In Kenya

Businesses came to a standstill along Kenyatta Street in Kitale Central Business District (CBD), Kenya when a Mercedes Benz hearse carrying the remains of a prominent business person failed to move, attracting people who came to witness the bizarre event. ...

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Gospel Singer Confesses to Bedwetting, Says His Wife Diapers Him Every Night

  Gospel Singer Confesses to Bedwetting, Says His Wife Diapers Him Every Night Wiliam Getumbe, an Eldoret-based gospel singer and music producer, has opened up on being a bedwetter and how he lives with it. Speaking exclusively to TUKO.co.ke’s Brian ...

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Court Stops Banks From Releasing Funds Linked To Chinmark Group

  The Lagos State High Court sitting in Osborne, Ikoyi has granted an order of Mareva injunction restraining all commercial banks in the country from releasing or dealing in any manner with any money or assets due to Chinmark Group ...

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