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‘I fear for my Afghan sisters’ – Malala who was shot for trying to get education in 2015 breaks her silence

Women’s rights activist Malala Yousafzai says millions of Afghan women and girls were educated in the last 20 years – but the future they were promised is “dangerously close to slipping away”. Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by ...

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Tissue paper used by Messi during Barca farewell auctioned for $1m

  Tissue paper used by Lionel Messi during his farewell news conference for former club Barcelona has been auctioned off for one million dollars. At the farewell conference to Barcelona, messi shed tears which led to his wife, Antonella handing ...

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Court freezes bank accounts of forex trading platforms

The Federal High Court Abuja has frozen the bank accounts of some investment and trading platforms that Nigerians have been using to transact online. Justice Ahmed Mohammed made the order on Tuesday while delivering his ruling in an ex parte ...

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Again, many graves collapse in Yobe as flood submerges cemetery

Flood has submerged a cemetery which resulted in the collapse of many graves in Potiskum town, Yobe State. The popular NEPA graveyard was said to have been flooded last Monday following a heavy rainfall which also killed five children as ...

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Mohammed Fawehinmi: Burial date announced

The burial date for Mohammed Fawehinmi, eldest son of late Chief Gani Fawehinmi (SAN), has been announced. Mohammed will be laid to rest on August 27, in Ondo State. Mr Lanre Arogundade, former Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Lagos chapter ...

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Anglican church sack priest for kissing 3 students during mass

The Anglican Communion in Ghana has sacked randy Reverend Father Balthazar Obeng who was caught on video giving hot kisses to three female students of St Monica’s College of Education, Ghana. The video went viral on Monday necessitating an urgent ...

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Woman celebrates breaking up with her ex- boyfriend at a club

A woman has taken to social media — Twitter precisely, to celebrate her break-up with her ex-boyfriend in style. Sharing photos from her break-up celebration she wrote; “At the club healing. ”   

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Nigerian pastor gifts wife a Lexus car on their 7th wedding anniversary

  The  pastor in-charge of Distinction Ministries, Port Harcour, Alfred Akunchukwu-Jah Messenger) from ONELGA, Rivers State, has surprised his wife, Caroline with a Lexus car on their 7th wedding anniversary. He thanked her for helping him to stay true to ...

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Taliban to remain banned on Facebook, despite taking power

Facebook has confirmed to Sky News that the Taliban will continue to be banned from operating Afghan government accounts on its platforms. The militant group is considered a Dangerous Organisation under Facebook’s policies. “The Taliban is sanctioned as a terrorist ...

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Demola Seriki’s daughter, Alimah engaged to politician Makinde Araoye (Photos)

One of the daughters of former Minister of State for Defence and current Nigerian Ambassador to Spain, Demola Seriki, is engaged. They got engaged over the weekend in France. Her man, Makinde Araoye, is currently the Special Adviser on Federal ...

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Ex-Deputy Senate President Ibrahim Mantu is dead

  A former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ibrahim Mantu, is dead. It was learnt that Mantu died on Monday night in an Abuja hospital after a brief illness. He was aged 74. A family source in his home town of ...

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Photos of Taliban fighters on the streets of Kabul

The Taliban seized control of Kabul on Sunday after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country and its Western-trained security forces collapsed, in a stunningly swift overthrow of the Afghan government.   Taliban fighters have now been seen all around ...

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Taliban renames country Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

The Taliban has renamed Afghanistan the ‘Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’ after its fighters swept into the capital, Kabul, a bustling metropolis of six million that has turned into a male-dominated city without police or traffic controls. Aljazeera reports that scores ...

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‘Heartbreaking’: Afghan Paralympic athletes to miss Tokyo 2020 Due To Taliban Takeover

  Afghanistan will no longer participate at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics after Taliban has taken over power. Before the development, Afghanistan was expected to be represented by two taekwondo players at the Paralympics. “Regrettably NPC Afghanistan will no longer participate ...

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Two weeks after mandated probe of Abba Kyari, investigation panel submits report

Two weeks after it was mandated to probe the former Head, Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, the Special Investigation Panel has submitted its report to the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba. The four-man panel headed ...

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”Marriages of female politicians are packing up because of late night political meetings”

With less than two years to the 2023 general elections, the National Council for Women Society on Monday protested the practice of fixing meetings late at night by political parties, saying it was unhealthy for married female politicians. The organisation ...

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Plateau massacre: Death toll hits 28

The death toll from the attack that happened in Rukuba area of Plateau, Jos North Local Government on Saturday has reached 28 and many are still missing. The victims who were mostly Fulani from Ondo State had attended an annual ...

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Taliban declares “General Amnesty”, asks officials to return to work

The Taliban today (Tuesday) declared a general amnesty for all government officials and urged them to return to work, two days after taking power following a lightning sweep through the country.   “A general amnesty has been declared for all… ...

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Roma sign Tammy Abraham from Chelsea on a five-year deal worth €40m

  Tammy Abraham has completed his €40 million (£34m/$47m) transfer from Chelsea to Roma, with the England international striker signing a five-year contract with Serie A heavyweights. The 23-year-old striker was in Italy on Sunday to undergo a medical at ...

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