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Nigerian man killed by South African policemen

  A 30-year-old Nigerian man identified as Stanley Igwe has been killed by South African policemen in the Kwazulu-Natal region of the country. However, Nigerian Citizens’ Association in South Africa (NICASA) has urged Nigerians living in the country to remain ...

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Woman who gave birth to 10 babies reported missing

  A woman who broke the Guinness World Record after giving birth to 10 babies has reportedly has gone missing. This is according to her supposed baby daddy, Tebogo Tsotetsi. Recall that Gosiame Thamara Sithole, 37, gave birth to her ...

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Married woman and lover get stuck together during sex

  A married woman and her lover were publicly embarrassed after they stuck together while having sex. The incident happened on Wednesday morning in Gulu city, in the Northern Region of Uganda. Neigbours gathered to witness the outcome of their shameful ...

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Indian police arrest Nigerian Kelvin Idika for selling cocaine

India’s central crime branch police in Bengaluru have arrested a Nigerian Kelvin Idika for selling cocaine in the city. The police said on Wednesday that they recovered from the Nigerian cocaine valued $973. The Bengaluru CCB’s anti-narcotics wing in its ...

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Tinubu rubbishes death rumours with return to Nigeria

Bola Tinubu, former Lagos Governor returned to Nigeria on Tuesday amid rumours about his death. The All Progressives Congress (APC) national leader was reportedly in France for medical care. The one time Senator is said to be battling ailments associated ...

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Adamu Garba’s Instagram account suspended

  Adamu Garba, the owner of the controversial social media app, Crowee, has been suspended on Instagram for policy violation.   This is coming after Google deleted his social media application, Crowee, from Playstore. “They’ve taken down my Instagram account ...

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Dangote women empowerment program reaches N4.3billion in disbursement

  The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has doled out a whooping N4.2billion as part of its unconditional Micro Grant Programme for empowering women in the rural areas across the country. Speaking at the flag-off of its one-off unconditional Micro-grants Programme ...

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‘I don’t need rehabilitation’- ISIS bride Shamima Begum insists despite leaving UK to join ISIS at 15

  Shamima Begum has said she was just a “dumb kid” when she joined terror network, ISIS in Syria and insists she does not need rehabilitating. The 21-year-old jihadi bride fled Britain to join the militant group in 2015, when ...

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Mum, 28, ‘murdered her six-week-old boy by shaking him so hard he suffered catastrophic brain injuries’

  A mum, Chelsea Cuthbertson, 28, allegedly murdered her six-week-old son by shaking him so hard he suffered catastrophic brain injuries, a jury has heard. Chelsea called for an ambulance and said son Malakai Watts was not breathing but doctors ...

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Plateau pastor regains freedom after 7 months in Boko Haram den

  Rev. Polycarp Zongo, a pastor at COCIN Wild Life Park Jos, Plateau State, has regained freedom seven months after he was kidnapped by Islamic State militants in Gombe State.   The cleric was among several humanitarian workers and civilians released ...

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Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife, MacKenzie Scott gives away another $2.7 Billion to charity

  MacKenzie Scott, the philanthropist and ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced that she’s making a new round of donations to charity.   MacKenzie, who is now married to Dan Jewett after her 25-year-old marriage to Amazon CEO crashed, ...

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Shekau is truly dead – Boko Haram confims, issues fresh threats

  Shekau Dead: The death of Abubakar Shekau has been confirmed by his terrorist group, Jama’atu Ahlussunnah Lidda’awati Wal Jihad (JAS) faction of Boko Haram. Recall that the rival terror group, Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) had said Shekau ...

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Twitter boss, Jack Dorsey liable for #EndSARS losses – Lai Mohammed

  Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that the Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, Jack Dorsey is ”vicariously liable” for the losses Nigeria incurred during the #EndSARS protest. Mohammed made the comment when he featured on a ...

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Spanish man jailed 15 years for killing, eating mum

  A Spanish court on Tuesday sentenced a man to 15 years and five months in prison after finding him guilty of strangling his mother and then eating her. The court ruled Albert S.G. — dubbed the “cannibal of Ventas” ...

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Tinubu reportedly flown abroad for medical checkup

  Former Lagos state Governor and the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress Bola Tinubu, is reportedly in Paris for a medical checkup. According to SaharaReporters, Tinubu’s  health is reportedly due to old age. He was also said to be ...

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I’ve been receiving death threats – EFCC Chairman

  Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa has said that he’s been receiving death threats since he was appointed chairman of the anti-graft agency.   Bawa disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise ...

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Pastor arrested for allegedly defiling 19-month-old child In Delta

A pastor identified as Kalu Ijeoma of Deliverance Evangelical Church, Onitsha has been arrested by the police for allegedly defiling a 19-month-old child in Asaba, Delta state. It was earlier reported that the pastor was accused of defiling the minor ...

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Nigerian man arrested in Malaysia for conning woman out of over N7m in love scam

  A Nigerian man has been arrested in Malaysia for allegedly conning a 49-year-old woman out of her RM78,000 (N7,825,021.75) savings.   State Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) chief Superintendent E Sundra Rajan in a statement on Tuesday, June 15, said ...

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IPOB has God: Apostle Suleiman tells Buhari, Nnamdi Kanu reacts

  The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has reacted to the warning from Apostle Johnson Suleman to President Muhammadu Buhari that the secessionist group may not have anyone in government to fight for them, ...

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Labour begins indefinite strike in Nasarawa state

  The Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress have commenced an indefinite strike in Nasarawa State over the partial implementation of N30,000 minimum wage and other welfare-related issues. The state Accountant General, Zakka Yakubu, had recently announced that the ...

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Sanwo-Olu Opens 110-Bed Maternal, Child Centre In Epe

Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday commissioned a 110-bed fully equipped Maternal Child Centre (MCC) for safe childbirth and the reduction of maternal and infant mortality in the state. Apart from emergency services, the four-storey MCC is a secondary ...

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Albinos seek inclusion in health, education policies

The Albino Network Association (TANA) has urged the government to address the barriers that Persons With Albinism (PWA) confront in their struggle to access healthcare services and employment in Nigeria. TANA raised the concerns ahead of the 2021 International Albinism ...

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Twitter ban: Nigeria loses N24.72bn in 10 days

Nigeria has lost N24.72bn ($60.14m) in 10 days to the Twitter ban that took effect on June 5. According to NetBlocks Cost of Shutdown Tool, Nigeria loses N102.9m ($250,600) every hour to the ban. The Federal Government had on June ...

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