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Donald Trump finally returns to social media

Donald Trump dusted off his old Gab account for a social media comeback in the wake of his purge by Silicon Valley tech giants. In his first post to the site since 8 January, Trump uploaded his lawyer’s response to ...

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Nigerians not preparing for God’s kingdom – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said developments and happenings in the country show that people are not preparing for the Kingdom of God. Obasanjo, who was the Guest of Honour during the dedication of the St. Moses Orimolade Holy Land, ...

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Father, son held as thugs invade Osun school, beat principal

Osun State Police command on Saturday said a father, (name not given), and his son said to be a student of Oduduwa Secondary School, Ile Ife, are being held following the invasion of the school by some thugs. The said ...

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Indonesian village turns red after flooding hits dye factory

A small Indonesian town briefly turned red after a dye factory was flooded Saturday causing the streets to flow with blood-red water.Pictures of motorcyclists zipping through the deluge just south of Central Java’s Pekalongan city soon flooded social media, where ...

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Federal executions were likely Covid-19 superspreader events

The flurry of federal executions performed in the last days of the Trump administration were likely coronavirus superspreader events, a new analysis from the Associated Press shows.   At least 33 prisoners on death row tested positive for the deadly ...

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Ex-Eagles star, Yisa Sofoluwe on life support at LUTH

Former Super Eagles defender Yisa Sofoluwe is currently on life support at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital. Sofoluwe had been diagnosed for mild cerebral atrophy at the Prince and Life Medical Hospital, Ikorodu, Lagos, but was moved to LUTH on ...

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Two Mexican traffickers accused of trying to smuggle $90m worth of drugs into US

Two Mexican drug traffickers tried to smuggle more than two tons of methamphetamine and 100,000 fentanyl pills into the U.S., prosecutors alleged Friday. The drugs were worth more than $90 million had they hit the streets, said Special Agent in ...

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Chinese actress shares shocking photos of ‘nightmare’ nose job

A rising Chinese actress is warning the public about the dangers of plastic surgery by sharing shocking photos of her “nightmare” nose job. Gao Liu posted the photos on China’s Weibo platform on Tuesday, showing blackened dead flesh on the ...

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WTO job: Okonjo-Iweala reacts to US’ support for her

Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has reacted to United States’ support for her candidacy for the World Trade Organisation’s job.   The US on Friday backed the Nigerian for the Director General position at WTO after it ...

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Military arrests fake soldier, NSCDC personnel, others in Jos

The Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), has arrested Mahmud Mohmmed and Nuhu Ochofo, for impersonating as a soldier and personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), respectively in Jos. Maj.-Gen. Chukwuemeka Okonkwo, the Commander of ...

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Lagos butcher arrested for defiling two stepdaughters

A butcher in the Ilasamaja area of Lagos State, Tunji Adeniran, has been arrested for alleged defilement of his two stepdaughters, Ope and Ola (pseudonyms), aged 10 and 14 respectively. Adeniran, 40, had reportedly been molesting the girls, who are ...

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Nigeria records 1,624 new Covid-19 cases, toll now 137,654

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,624 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 137,654. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Friday. “On the 5th of ...

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FG lifts ban on Emirates as UAE suspends rapid tests

The Federal Government has lifted the ban it earlier placed on Emirates Airlines. This is coming after the United Arab Emirates granted the carrier permission to withdraw the Rapid Antigen Testing done prior to the departure of Emirates flights from ...

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Cryptocurrency ban: Reduce unemployment pressure on Youths, don’t add to it — Atiku tells Buhari

  Former Vice president of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has condemned the ban placed on cryptocurrency transactions in Nigeria by the federal government led by President Muhammadu Buhari warning that urgent steps must be taken to opening up the economy and create ...

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Boy, 16, commits suicide after being scolded by father in Kaduna

  Residents of Daura road, Kaduna North local government area of Kaduna State were thrown into mourning when the news of a 16-year-old boy, Bright Haruna, who allegedly hung himself after being scolded by his father, filtered the neighbourhood. Findings ...

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US offers strong support to Okonjo-Iweala to lead WTO

US President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday offered its “strong support” to Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to lead the World Trade Organisation, AFP reports. The move marks another sharp split with former President Donald Trump who paralysed the organisation and opposed ...

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WHO disqualifies Nigeria from Global vaccine bid

The World Health Organisation-led COVAX global initiative has failed to shortlist Nigeria for the Pfizer vaccines following its inability to meet the standard requirement of storing the vaccines at the required -70 degrees Celsius. The Nigerian government had stated that ...

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Davido reacts as lady Tattooed him and his children on her back

DMW Records boss, Davido Adeleke has finally reacted to a video of a lady who tattooed his face and the faces of his children behind her back.Getting tattoos of celebrities seems to be the latest trend in Nigeria since Bobrisky ...

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Herdsmen/farmer crisis: Soldiers storm Ogun villages again!

For the second time, soldiers from 35 Artillery Brigade, Alamala, Abeokuta, Ogun State, have visited some villages in Yewa North Local Government Area, Ogun State, where they had earlier brutalised residents at the instance of some herdsmen. In a report ...

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Investing in cows better than cryptocurrency – Adamu Garba

Adamu Garba, a former presidential aspirant, has opined that investing in cows is better any form of cryptocurrency business. Garba was lending his voice to the latest instruction to Deposit Money Banks (DMBs), other Financial Institutions (OFIs) and Non-Bank Financial ...

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Anambra imposes curfew, orders work from home

Anambra State Government has imposed curfew to stop further spread of COVID-19 in the State The State Governor, Willie Obiano, has equally ordered workers from levels 1-12 to vacate offices and start working from home with effect from Monday. Also, ...

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Gunmen kill man, wife, daughter inside church in Anambra

                Some Gunmen have killed one Kenneth Emekwasianya; his wife, Grace; their daughter, Chioma, and Emeka Ntukokwu, a secondary school teacher, in a Seven-Day Adventist Church in Azia, Anambra State. According to an ...

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JUST IN: CBN directs banks to shutdown crypto accounts

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has directed Deposit Money Banks (DMBs), Other Financial Institutions (OFIs) and Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFIs) local financial institutions against having any transactions in crypto or facilitating payments for crypto exchanges. The apex bank disclosed ...

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