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Afghanistan women’s national football team are successfully evacuated from Kabul

  Players from the Afghanistan women’s national football team had an ‘important victory’ on Tuesday when they were among a group of more than 75 people evacuated on a flight from Kabul. Global football players’ union FIFPRO thanked the Australian ...

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25-year-old man kills his 60-year-old mother over land in Kenya

  Police in Kericho, Kenya have arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly stabbing to death his 60-year-old mother. His mother had allegedly stopped him from leasing out a portion of family land. According to area residents, the suspect is known ...

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Toyin Lawani’s maternity photoshoot with her son sparks outrage

  Serial entrepreneur, Toyin Lawani has caused a stir on social media after she shared raunchy maternity photos with her son, Lordmaine. Toyin who is expecting her third child with husband, Segun Wealth. She shared hot maternity photos on her ...

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BBNaija: How I came out of depression after losing my wife in 2017 – Boma

BBNaija ‘Shine Ya Eye’ housemate, Boma, revealed that he fell into depression after his marriage crashed in 2017. According to him, he lost everything that year including his career which made him depressed. However, he was able to come out ...

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Heartbreaking moment Afghan flag flown at Paralympics with no athletes behind it

  This is the heartbreaking moment the Afghanistan flag was paraded around the Paralympics opening ceremony despite none of their athletes making it to the games. A volunteer stepped in to honour the country in ‘solidarity’ as the humanitarian crisis ...

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Wizkid’s ‘Made in Lagos’ tops Billboard world album chart

Award-winning Nigerian singer, Wizkid’s fourth studio album, Made In Lagos, has clinched the No. 1 spot on the Billboard world album chart. The feat is coming ten months after the album was released under Starboy Entertainment and RCA Records. The ...

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Truck kills Abia final-year student on motorcycle

  A final-year student of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Blessing Kalu, has been killed by a truck in Umudike Oboro in the Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State. A source said Kalu, who was from Nkporo, in ...

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BBNaija: Tacha, Erica took after me, – Cee-C

  BBNaija Double Wahala season three ex-housemate, Cynthia Nwadiora, aka Cee-C, has stated she motivated Tacha and Erica to be themselves on the reality show. Viewers of the Big Brother Naija show have at different times compared the characters of ...

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Mercy Johnson gushes over husband as he surprises her on set (Video)

  Actress Mercy Johnson has gushed over her husband, Prince Odi Okojie who visited her while on a movie set. The movie star, who was left totally love-smeared by her husband’s surprise visit, looked truly happy to see him as ...

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NiMet predicts flash flood in 34 states

The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has warned of the likelihoods of flash floods across 34 States in the next three days. The moderate to heavy rainfall, which could lead to flash floods are expected to commence from Tuesday, 24th through ...

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Afghanistan’s women’s football stars risk being turned into ‘sex slaves’ and tortured to death

Afghanistan’s women’s football players say they are at risk of becoming s.e.x slaves to the Taliban and being tortured to death. Football is highly popular in Afghanistan with national stars enjoying a large profile thanks to both men and women’s ...

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Father allegedly beats seven-year-old son to death over fish in Magodo

The artisan, Saviour Aniefok, allegedly tortured his seven-year-old son, Nathaniel, to death at his residence at Amen Compound, in the Shangisha area of Magodo Phase 2, Lagos State. Saviour, who is said to be on the run, reportedly tortured the ...

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Former Nigerian Senator, Biyi Durojaiye, is dead

  A Senator in the Fourth Republic, Biyi Durojaiye, has died. Mr Durojaiye, 88, died on Monday in Lagos after a brief illness associated with coronavirus complications, a family member said. Born in 1933, the late senator represented Ogun East ...

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UN says reports of Taliban executing Afghans, recruiting child soldiers ”credible”

Reports of the Taliban carrying out summary executions in Afghanistan are “credible”, says UN Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet. Other rights violations, including restrictions on women and recruiting child soldiers, were also reported, she told the UN Human Rights ...

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Hakainde sworn in as Zambia’s President after his 6th attempt at power

Zambia’s newly-elected president, Hakainde Hichilema, has been sworn into office after his 6th attempt, pulling off a stunning rare victory for an African opposition leader. Hichilema was inaugurated this morning at a ceremony attended by leaders such as Tanzania President ...

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Jim Iyke assaults Uche Maduagwu over allegations of fraud (Video)

Nollywood actor, Jim Iyke has been involved in a nasty fight with fellow actor, Uche Maduagwu. Jim Iyke assaulted Maduagwu for insulting him in a viral video. A viral video released on social media on Tuesday showed Jim Iyke being ...

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American Rapper, R5 Homixide dies at 22

American Rapper R5 Homixide’s has died at the age of 22, his death was confirmed by friends as they paid tribute to the late artist. The Atlanta-based musician reportedly died on Monday evening at the age of 22. His cause ...

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Victor Osimhen banned for Juventus clash, fined 5,000 euros

Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, will sit out their Serie A clash against Juventus. This is because the Super Eagles star has been given a two-game ban after he was sent off against Venezia on Sunday. Osimhen was given his marching ...

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Ex-Mozambique President’s son on trial over $2bn tuna scandal

The son of Mozambique’s ex-president Ndambi Guebuza and 18 others have gone on trial over the $2billion “tuna bonds” affair in the capital Maputo. Ndambi, son of former President Armando Guebuza, and the others face charges of blackmail, embezzlement and ...

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Chad’s ex-President Hissene Habre, serving a life sentence for war crimes dies of covid-19

Chad’s former President Hissene Habre, who was serving a life term in Senegal for war crimes and crimes against humanity, has died, the Senegalese justice ministry said. He was 79. “Habre is in his Lord’s hands,” Senegal’s Justice Minister Malick ...

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Iran prisons chief apologises after hackers leaked videos of guards torturing prisoners

Iran prisons chief has apologised after hackers leaked videos of guards torturing prisoners. The head of Iran’s prison service apologised after the leaked videos show the abuse of detainees at Tehran’s notorious Evin prison. The hackers released security footage showing ...

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Airbnb offers free housing to 20,000 Afghan refugees globally

Airbnb is offering free housing to 20,000 Afghan refugees globally and sought more assistance from hosts who rent property through the home-sharing company.   In a tweet today, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky wrote, “The displacement and resettlement of Afghan refugees ...

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Greece completes wall on border with Turkey, amid fears of Afghan migrant crisis

Greece has finished building a 40-kilometer (25-mile) wall along its border with Turkey, amid concerns in parts of Europe that the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan could cause an influx of people seeking asylum.   Greek government ministers toured the fence ...

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