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Lady commits suicide after cheating boyfriend dumped her

A Nigerian lady has committed suicide after her cheating boyfriend dumped her   A Twitter user @sisi_alagboeko shared the story online. ”A girl committed suicide yesterday in the hostel, cause she caught her boyfriend cheating, and the guy decided to ...

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Full list of winners at the 14th Headies Awards

The 14th edition of The Headies Awards has been successfully held and below is the list of award winners. It held yesterday at Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. However, the year-in-review is between July 2019 and September 2020. ...

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I did not abandon my brother ― Actress Mide Martins

Nigerian actress, Mide Martins, has taken to her Instagram account to clear the air, stating that she has not abandoned her brother. Recently, the actress was accused of abandoning her younger brother, Damilare, who her mother allegedly bore for veteran ...

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Nigerian football star, Victor Osimhen hospitalized after a collision with Atalanta‘s Romero in Napoli defeat

  Victor Osimhen has been rushed to the hospital after a collision with Cristian Romero in Napoli’s 4-2 defeat to Atalanta in Sunday’s Serie A game. The forward’s debut season with the Parthenopeans has been hampered by injury, suspension and ...

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Two Benue brothers kill each other over farmland

Two brothers in the Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State have reportedly killed each other after an argument over the ownership of farmland resulted in a fight. The siblings were identified as Iorhemba Adóón and Jima Adóón. Sunday ...

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Turkish hospital threatens to abandon sick Victor Olaotan at Nigerian Embassy over hospital bills

The hospital handling the treatment of veteran actor and former Tinsel’ star, Victor Olaotan, popularly known as Big Daddy has threatened to stop his treatment and dump him at the Nigerian Embassy over unpaid hospital bills. Olaotan who turned 69 ...

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Donald Trump set to deliver first speech as ex-President

Former US President Donald Trump would be delivering his first speech after leaving the White House next week. He would speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Sunday February 28. The gathering would be one of the largest ...

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Djokovic blows away Medvedev for record 9th Australian Open title

World number one Novak Djokovic blew away Russian challenger Daniil Medvedev in three straight sets 7-5 6-2 6-2 on Sunday to win a record 9th Australian Open title.   The victory also gave the Serbian his 18th Grand Slam title, ...

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Former Imo state Governor Rochas Okorocha arrested, to be arraigned

Operatives of the Imo state police, Owerri, have arrested, a former governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha. Okorocha was arrested on Sunday after he unsealed the Royal Palm Estate sealed by the State Government. Imo Government on Friday had sealed ...

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Bandits in military uniform strike again in Niger, kidnap women, children

Some gunmen believed to be bandits have struck again in Niger State. The bandits were said to have abducted women and children in Gurmana village in the State. Disclosing this, former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani alleged that the bandits ...

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Kidnappers demand N50m to release Adamawa United’s driver

Kidnappers of the bus driver of Adamawa United have established contact with the club and demanded N50 million to release the driver. Players of Adamawa United were attacked on Friday evening by gunmen while on their way to Lagos for ...

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Outrage as police detain six protesters in Lagos

Condemnations have trailed the detention of six protesters who held a procession to mark the 120th day that soldiers fired live ammunition at #EndSARS protesters at Lekki tollgate. During the shooting, some protesters reportedly died while others secured varying degrees ...

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Update: Pilot complained of engine failure minutes before Abuja crash’

The pilot of the Nigerian Air Force Intelligence Reconnaissance Aircraft which crashed in Abuja, on Sunday, complained of engine failure barely moments after takeoff. A source at the control tower revealed this to The Punch on the strict condition of ...

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Bird flu: Russia detects first case of H5N8 bird flu in humans

Russia has reported the first case of a bird flu strain, H5N8, being passed from poultry to humans. Officials said seven workers at a poultry plant in the south of the country had been infected following an outbreak there in ...

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FRSC returns N420,000 cash found at crash site

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has returned N420,000 cash found at an auto crash site at Akinfosile, along Lagos-Ore expressway, Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State, to the family of the deceased. Mr Olusegun Aladenika, the Unit Commander ...

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Military aircraft crashes in Abuja

The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has announced that military aircraft King Air 350 has crashed in Abuja. He disclosed this in a tweet on Sunday, saying the accident appears fatal. He said, “A military aircraft King Air 350 has ...

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Three herdsmen arrested for burning houses in Ogun

The Ogun State police command has arrested three suspected criminal herdsmen over “the role they played in the attack of Bamajo village in Ayetoro”, Yewa North Local Government area of Ogun State. According to the Ogun Police Public Relations Officer, ...

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FG paid no ransom for release of Kagara abductees- Lai Mohammed

The Federal Government has insisted that it would not pay any ransom to secure the release of abductees at Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said this while speaking on a ...

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Ronaldinho’s mother dies aged 71 after contracting Covid-19

Dona Miguelina, the mother of Brazilian football star Ronaldinho is dead. Miguelina, 71, was hospitalised after testing positive for Covid-19 last year while in their home city of Porto Alegre, Southern Brazil. In December, the Ballon d’Or winner asked fans ...

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Air pollution raises risk of infertility by 20% — Study

A new study by reproductive health experts has found that air pollution is associated with increased infertility risk for couples by up to 20 per cent. The researchers say the association might explain the increased infertility rates in polluted areas. ...

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Actor Emmanuel Ikubese and wife, Anita spark breakup rumour

Former Mr Nigeria and Nollywood actor, Emmanuel Ikubese and his makeup artist wife, Anita Adetoye have spark breakup rumour after unfollowing each other on Instagram and deleting their wedding photos.This is coming barely one year after they walked down the ...

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Adeboye disowns ‘prayer points’ against Fulani herders

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has disowned a list of ‘prayer points’ against Fulani herders circulated on social media.   In a tweet on Saturday, Adeboye branded the ‘prayer points’ as ‘fake ...

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Who is that?” – Maureen Esisi asks after being asked if she would take back her ex-husband, Blossom Chukwujekwu

Maureen Esisi, the ex-wife of Nollywood actor, Blossom Chukwujewu has denied knowing the actor. She responded to a fan who was curious to know if she would reunite with him.During an interactive question and answer session with her fans on ...

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I embrace my baldness, old age gracefully- Mofe Damijo

Veteran Nigerian actor Richard Mofe Damijo began his acting career in the ’80s with the movie, Ripples. However, Out of Bounds was the first film for which he received a writer/producer credit.Ever since then, the thespian fondly referred to simply ...

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