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Parents beg for help as their son who went to Ukraine for school goes missing after hanging out with friends on a yacht

Parents of a Nigerian student in Ukraine, Caleb Obari-Mark, have solicited help from Nigerian and Ukrainian authorities over their missing son. A Ukraine-based news website, Kyiv Post, reported that Caleb “disappeared while taking a boat trip in Odesa”. It noted ...

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Exam script of COVID-19 candidates will be kept in special bank – WAEC

Head, West African Examination Council (WAEC), Mr Patrick Areghan, has given updates on candidates infected with the COVID-19.   Areghan advised students battling COVID-19 and writing the ongoing examinations not to panic, saying the virus is not a death sentence. ...

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BBNaija 2020: My fiancée is 42, not 60 years – Praise hits back at Brighto

Evicted Big Brother Naija Lockdown housemate, Praise has debunked claims by fellow housemate Ezekiel Bright Osemudiame, AKA Brighto, that he is set to marry a woman of over sixty years.   Recall that Brighto had in a conversation with Kiddwaya, ...

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Mompha regains freedom again after his re-arrest by EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission today released suspected cyber fraudster, Ismaila Mustapha, alias Mompha, about two weeks after he was re-arrested by the anti-graft agency in Lagos.   His lawyer, Mr Gboyega Oyewole (SAN), confirmed his release, saying he ...

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Wife catches husband having sex with his own mother

A 64-year-old mother and her 43-year-old son have been allegedly caught having s3x by his wife.   The United States pair are facing the possibility of 20 years behind bars if they are found guilty on incest charges. The son ...

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Chelsea complete £50m Ben Chilwell signing from Leicester City

  Chelsea have completed the signing of Ben Chilwell from Leicester City in a deal worth £50 million ($66m), the club confirmed on Wednesday. The left-back has signed a five-year contract with Frank Lampard’s team after they reached an agreement with the Foxes this ...

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Zimbabwe makes it illegal for schools to expel pregnant girls

Zimbabwe has made it illegal for schools to expel pupils who get pregnant, a measure women’s rights campaigners said would help tackle gender inequality in the classroom and stop many girls from dropping out of school.   A legal amendment ...

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48-year-old pastor pleads guilty to defiling and impregnating two teenage sisters in Lagos

A 48-year-old pastor, Nduka Anyanwu, today pleaded guilty to defiling and impregnating two teenage sisters, before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.   Anyanwu is facing a two-count charge of defilement. Following his guilty plea to both charges, the ...

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Ivory Coast court blocks ex-president Gbagbo from seeking re-election

A court in Ivory Coast has confirmed the decision of the country’s electoral commission to strike off 75-year-old former president, Laurent Gbagbo, from the electoral list, his lawyer told AFP.   “It’s a definitive no,” Claude Mentenon told AFP, adding ...

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Kim Kardashian shows off adorable daughters

Business woman and reality TV star Kim Kardashian took to her timeline to share photos of her two lovely daughters North and Chicago West.   The duo were sitting on a rail, with North showing her younger sister how to ...

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Why i’m still single – Genevieve Nnaji opens up

Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji has revealed why she is still single. The mother of one in a recent interview disclosed that she is scared of having a failed marriage. According to the 41-year-old, she decided to remain single because she ...

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EFCC arraigns couple for alleged fraud in Akwa Ibom

The Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday arraigned a man, Gabriel Ikpenwa, and his wife, Lillian Ikpenwa, before Justice Archibong Archibong of the Akwa Ibom State High Court for fraud.   They were arraigned ...

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Mali suspended from international Francophone community over coup

The international community increased pressure on the military junta that has seized power in Mali, as the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) suspended the nation from its membership Tuesday.   Its leadership agreed the move at an extraordinary session ...

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Mikel Obi scores in first game for Stoke City

John Obi Mikel scored his first Stoke City goal in their 5-1 hammering of Shrewsbury Town in Tuesday’s pre-season friendly match.   Mikel who joined the Potters on a free transfer earlier this month, made his first start for Stoke ...

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NDLEA, Customs, Police intercept 11.8 million tramadol tablets in Lagos

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 11,785,800 tramadol tablets in Lagos.   They were packed in a total of 607 cartons. Head of Public Affairs, Jonah Achema, made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday. It quoted ...

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FG orders petroleum ministry vehicles to run on autogas

The Federal Government has ordered the chief executive officers and their lieutenants in agencies under the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources to convert all their official vehicles to run on autogas.   It was gathered on Tuesday that the Minister ...

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Fire guts Access Bank, Victoria Island branch [video]

A branch of Access Bank at Adetokunbo Ademola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos has been gutted by fire.   Part of the bank’s building was gutted by fire after a petrol tanker exploded near it. The Federal Fire Service who have ...

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Shock as popular footballer collapses during pre-season friendly

Ajax and Netherlands defender Daley Blind collapsed during Tuesday’s pre-season friendly against Hertha Berlin.   Blind, 30, was diagnosed with a heart condition in December 2019 after suffering from dizziness during a Champions League game against Valencia. The former Manchester ...

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Wike buys 15 land cruiser prado VX, TXL for Rivers’ Federal Lawmakers [Photos]

Governor Nyesom Wike on Tuesday overwhelmed Rivers lawmakers in the National Assembly (NASS) with car gifts, charging them to defend Rivers state interests at all time in the discharge of their duties.  Wike, through Amb Desmond Akawor, Rivers Chairman of ...

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Ebonyi bans under aged herders from operating in state

Ebonyi has banned under aged herders from operating in the state.   It warned under aged herders caught will be arrested while the chief herdsman would be arrested and prosecuted. These were part of the communiqué at the end of ...

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South Korea shuts schools in capital as 193 students, teachers test positive for covid-19 in 2 weeks

South Korea is closing schools and switching back to remote learning in Seoul after the country counted its 12th straight day of triple-digit daily increases in coronavirus cases.   Education Minister Yoo Eun-hae said that at least 193 students and ...

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