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Opinion: Social media – Let’s help President GEJ
by Femi Owolabi "My life has always been about service. I am focused on serving my Creator, family and my country to the best of my ability and with your…
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FG fires 3,000 workers at the NIMC
by Isi Esene The Federal Government recently added to the swelling numbers of the unemployed in Nigeria when it approved the sack of 3,000 employees of the National Identity Management…
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Kathleen Ndongmo: Going AWOL – Africans in the Diaspora (YNaija FrontPage)
There are so many things about leaving home for “greener” pastures that turn out to be much less glamorous than advertised. “And the Olympic gold…
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FG is willing to negotiate with (some) indicted marketers – Okonjo-Iweala
by Stanley Azuakola On the issue of the indicted fuel marketers, the language of the government is gradually changing. Previously, the government promised to go after all indicted marketers; but…
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Opinion: Does the media pick on pretty women and do you?
by Keli Goff The irony of course is that those targeting Lolo for being attractive -- and benefiting from it -- don't seem to realize that their behavior is no…
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Opinion: What do investors look for?
by Solomon Etim As they are aware that certain things like lunch and handouts would be offered, they come there to enjoy freebies. Three, as they understand that even the…
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Kogi governor’s aide nabbed in connection with church massacre
by Isi Esene The Kogi State police command has arrested two politicians said to be involved in the Deeper Life Bible Church attacks at Otite. The state's commissioner of Police,…
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TICKER: Fareed Zakaria to stay at TIME, CNN
Time magazine and CNN both announced today that they will continue to employ Fareed Zakaria, following temporary suspensions after he admitted to plagiarizing a paragraph from The New Yorker for a recent…
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EFCC seizes bunkering vessel carrying 300 metric tonnes of stolen diesel
by Stanley Azuakola Since January 1st when President Jonathan increased the pump price of fuel leading to a chain of events hardly anyone could have predicted just a year ago,…
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Opinion: Okupe’s tough job of presidential rebranding
by Ayo Olukotun Dr. Doyin Okupe, newly appointed Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, has hit the ground running by hard tackles of two well-known critics of…
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TICKER: 5-year-old boy given ‘devil’s horns’ implants to remove birth mark
Doctors have treated a young boy with a large birthmark on his face... by implanting horns in his forehead. George Ashman, 5, was born with a bright red blemish on…
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Justice minister warns FCT minister against Mpape demolition
by Hauwa Gambo The nation's minister of Justice and attorney general of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke, has told his colleague at the Ministry of the Federal Capital Territory not to…
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TICKER: Jailer fired for sending a Facebook request
Authorities in northeast Georgia say a jail deputy was fired and another resigned after they sent Facebook friend requests to an inmate while she was locked up in the county…
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TICKER: Movie goer accidentally shoots self… in butt while watching ‘Bourne Legacy’
Police say a man accidentally shot himself in the buttocks at a Nevada movie theater during a showing of "The Bourne Legacy." Police in Sparks, Nev., say the 56-year-old man's…
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TICKER: Creepy new website lets you build your dream guy from scratch
As someone who loved the movie Lars and the Real Girl, I was excited to see that there's finally a website where you can create your perfect man. Because we…
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“Enough is enough!” – Lagos journalists protest attacks
by Adeniyi Abdul Journalists in Lagos today staged a demonstration to protest the recent attacks on members of the press in the state. A photojournalist with Leadership bvcdsazxxNewspapers was assaulted…
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TICKER: Navy commander allegedly fakes death to get away from mistress
A 43-year-old naval submarine commander found himself in over his head in an extramarital affair, and faked his own death to end the romance, according to military authorities. Cmdr. Michael…
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TICKER: “Mad Snake Disease”: Strange ailment makes snakes act drunk and tie themselves in knots
Microbiologists are closer to understanding a strange ailment that causes snakes to act drunk and even tie themselves in knots. Experts have identified an ailment they call "mad snake disease,"…
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TICKER: Woman fined for offering free lunch to children
A woman is being fined for offering free lunch to local children in Philadelphia. Angela Prattis has been running a free lunch program in the Toby Farms Community of Chester…
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TICKER: Woman gets tattoo on her (we can’t say it!): Are anal tattoos the next big thing?
Anal tattoos are the "next big thing." Or, at least, that's what some people are saying after meeting this woman at the 17th annual South Florida Tattoo Expo, which was…
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TICKER: Pastor arrested for sexually molesting 13-year-old, lured her with dreams of being a singer
A pastor in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA has been arrested for doing things that alleged men of God simply aren’t supposed to do. Andrea Louis is being charged with three counts…
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TICKER: New HIV “prevention drug” invented, er, it’s a video game
Research scientists at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDs at Yale have assisted in developing an unconventional way to curb HIV infections in minority teens. They conducted research -with…
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DIY: Chinese man creates his own prosthetic limbs after losing hands in accident
by Adeniyi Abdul Sun Jifa of the Guanmashan, Jilin province, northern China lost both his arms 8 years ago when a homemade bomb he built himself exploded. It turns out…
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We will not succumb to blackmail – FG tells indicted marketers
by Stanley Azuakola Nigerians, especially residents of the nation’s capital Abuja, woke up on Wednesday to the realization that fuel had become scarce. Valuable man-hours were lost as queues returned…
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TICKER: Uganda organises its first gay parade
On August 4th, Ugandans hosted their first LGBT Pride Parade. The movement was sparked partially because the country’s President, Yoweri Museveni, attributed his success in cutting his country’s HIV infection rates…
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200,000 Nigerians die of food poisioning yearly – Don
by Isi Esene There are startling statistics coming from Professor Alfred Ihenkuronye, a food science expert, on the number of people who die from food poisoning in the country. He…
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TICKER: Priest in underwear caught chasing boy down street
An Oregon priest faces first degree sexual abuse charges after being accused of fondling a 12-year-old boy Sunday night. Investigators said that Father Angel Armando Perez, 46, invited the victim…
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“A strong message” – Syria dropped from world Islamic body
by Adeniyi Abdul Leaders of the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) suspended the membership of Syria earlier today. This took place during a meeting in Mecca and is meant…
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Hard: Drake & Chris Brown slapped with $16m lawsuit over night club brawl
by Adeniyi Abdul It's been a month and a day since the highly publicised fracas involving rapper Drake and singer Chris Brown took place in a New York City nightclub,…
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Hot Stuff: Alingo – Psquare – Yay or Nay?
by Doyin Jaiyesimi P Square is back again! This time they move away from their usual afro-pop style and give us an upbeat dance-hall tune. Will this be another…
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