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Gabon appoints first female Prime Minister, Rose Christiane

Former Defense Minister of Gabon, Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda has been promoted to Prime Minister, making her the first woman to hold the role in Gabon’s history. The president of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, appointed the country’s first woman Prime ...

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Squirrel in Colorado tests positive for the bubonic plague

A health warning has been issued in Colorado after a squirrel tested positive for the bubonic plague in what is being described as ‘an increase of reported plague activity.’ The sick squirrel was found in the city of Morrison, southwest ...

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Adekunle Gold releases new song tonite, rolls out new photos

Adekunle Gold has asked his fans to stay up with him tonight as he drops a new song — AG BABY. While sharing the news, he also rolled out new pictures of himself. ”Stay up with me tonight to listen ...

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Man convicted for murdering family of three says “I didn’t do it” as he’s executed by lethal injection

The US government has executed the first federal inmate in almost two decades just hours after the Supreme Court cleared the way overnight with a 5-4 vote. Daniel Lewis Lee, 47, of Yukon, Oklahoma, died by lethal injection this week ...

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Meet the first black female fighter pilot in US Navy history

A U.S. Naval officer made history last week after becoming the military branch’s first known Black female tactical jet pilot – nearly 110 years after naval aviation began. Lt. j.g. Madeline Swegle broke through the glass ceiling on July 6 ...

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Watch once owned by King George III sells for £1.6million

A rare and revolutionary Breguet watch which belonged to King George III has sold for £1.6million at auction. The gold Tourbillon watch represented cutting-edge technology in the early 19th century and was made by the French watchmaking ‘genius’ Abraham-Louis Breguet. ...

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Governor, Ganduje reshuffles his cabinet

Kano Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has effected a minor reshuffle of his cabinet. He has redeployed three commissioners to other ministries. He announced this after the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting in Kano. Lawan Musa, a former Chairman of the ...

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Chrissy Teigen blocks over 1 million accounts on twitter as trolls continue to torment her over Jeffrey Epstein

Chrissy Teigen revealed she has blocked more than one million people on Twitter after her account was ‘flooded by sick psychopaths’. The model, 34,  admitted that she was ‘worried for her family’ after receiving vile attacks on Twitter from conspiracy ...

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Russian student murders his chemistry teacher, dumps his hacked body in acid in £17,000 robbery inspired by TV show

A student murdered his chemistry professor and dumped his dismembered body parts in containers of perchloric acid and hydrochloric acid in Russia, police revealed. Postgraduate student Dmitry Bykovsky, 33, was allegedly inspired by hit TV crime series Breaking Bad to ...

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Drama as NDDC acting MD walks out on Reps

The acting Managing Director of Interim Management Committee (IMC) the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Professor Kemebradikumo Pondei and his team today walked out on the House of Representatives Committee on NDDC. He said he and the team were not ...

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Actress who appeared in Fresh Prince of Bel-Air passes away

The American dancer and actress Galyn Gorg has died following a battle against cancer. The TV and film star was 55-years-old and just one day away from turning 56 when she died on Tuesday, July 14. Galyn’s sister announced the ...

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Police storm home of ex-NDDC MD who accused Akpabio of sexual harassment, corruption as Wike comes to her rescue

Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has rushed to the residence of a former acting Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Joi Nunieh, in Port Harcourt following massive presence of armed policemen in the compound. The armed security operatives besieged the ...

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ISIS bride Shamima Begum should be allowed to return to UK, court rules

ISIS bride Shamima Begum should be allowed to return to the UK to challenge the deprivation of her British citizenship, senior judges have ruled. The Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday that “the only way in which she can have ...

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Atiku mourns first Nigerian female combat pilot, Arotile

A former Vice-President of Nigeria, who is still very much active in politics, Atiku Abubakar has mourned the sudden death of  Nigeria’s first female combat pilot, Tolulope Arotile. Mourning her death on twitter — a platform the former VP has ...

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Kelly Rowland says being in Destiny’s Child with Beyoncé was a ‘torture’

Kelly Rowland has suggested being in a band with Beyoncé is ‘torture’ due to the unescapable shadow cast by the mega star. The 39-year-old Say My Name singer is a founding member of Destiny’s Child alongside 38-year-old Beyoncé and the ...

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UK varsity appoints Nigerian professor, Charles Egbu as Vice Chancellor

A Nigerian Professor, Charles Egbu, has been appointed Vice-Chancellor of Leeds Trinity University. According to a statement on the UK Varsity website, he will take over from Margaret House, who will be stepping down after seven years. Mr Egbu will ...

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Appeal Court upholds sack of Oyo council chairmen

The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan on Wednesday set aside the Oyo State High Court judgment restraining the governor and or government from dissolving local government councils in the state. Justice Haruna Tsammani, who delivered the judgment, said the ...

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8 Lagos police officers detained for extorting social media influencer

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested eight police personnel for their alleged involvement in the assault and extortion of a social media influencer, Olumide Bakare. Confirming the arrest, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, said the errant ...

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