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Some justice: Okada men beat up High Court judge
by Isi Esene A High Court Judge, Justice Ogbogo Ejembi, has dragged four commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as Okada to court for alleged criminal conspiracy, criminal trespass and serious assault.…
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Justice Okoh’s abductors demand N40m ransom
by Isi Esene The kidnappers of the Delta High Court Judge, Justice Marcel Okoh have opened a line of contact with his family demanding a N40million ransom. The justice was…
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BLOG: 17-year-old girl builds artificial ‘brain’ to detect breast cancer
An artificial “brain” built by a 17-year-old whiz kid from Florida is able to accurately assess tissue samples for signs of breast cancer, providing more confidence to a minimally invasive…
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FaithNaija: Joyce Meyer – Eat the cookie, buy the shoes
by Doyin Jaiyesimi Do you find yourself constantly seeking to achieve more success without giving yourself a break? Are you always hard on yourself when you fail but you…
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Di Matteo, Newton and Clarke convinced me to move to West Brom – Lukaku
by 'Ifreke Inyang Lukaku Romelu Lukaku, recently moved from Chelsea to West Brom on a one-year loan deal, and has revealed how Roberto Di Matteo, Eddie Newton and Steve Clarke,…
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Edo State: Missing body of dead INEC staff found after weeks of search
by Isi Esene The missing body of the INEC staff who was involved in a boat mishap while on the way to performing his official duties during last month's…
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Fear: Bishop laments marked drop in church attendance
by Mayowa Salami Church leaders are beginning to voice out their discontent over the shortfall in attendance in church services attributed to the challenges of insecurity faced in the country.…
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Teenagers shoot and kill banker in Maiduguri
by Isi Esene Two teenagers Friday night killed a banker in Maiduguri, Borno State. The banker, identified as Yakubu Abdullahi, was said to have been gunned down while breaking his…
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BLOG: 153 people are dead and 1,300 are injured from Iran earthquakes
Two strong earthquakes have hit northwestern Iran, killing more than 150 people and injuring more than 1,300, Iranian officials have told the Fars news agency. Hassan Ghadami, a deputy interior…
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WATCH: Tim Westwood interviews Wizkid in London
by Adeniyi Abdul Check out the video below with Wizkid and host Tim Westwood at BBC's Radio 1 where they catch up on all things music and discuss the origins…
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BLOG: Trayvon Martin Killing: Prosecutors accidentally release picture of dead Trayvon, evidence Zimmerman flunked out of community college
On Thursday, Florida prosecutors in the Trayvon Martin murder trial accidentally released a picture of a dead Trayvon Martin as well as school records for George Zimmerman. Circuit Judge Kenneth…
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Opinion: Fareed Zakaria’s plagiarism – Even worse than it looks
by Jim Sleeper A few hours ago Fareed Zakaria apologized publicly for passing off New Yorker writer Jill Lepore's work as his own in an essay he wrote for Time…
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BLOG: Mother takes nude pictures of her 13-year-old daughter to text to a 30-year-old man
The young girl’s mother, a 35-year-old woman from Duchesne County, has been charged in district court with three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. According to the Duchesne County Sheriff’s…
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BLOG: Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Nene Leakes considering returning to her ex-husband
No one can forget how out in the open Nene and Gregg Leakes’ break up was on the reality show “Real Housewives of Atlanta”. After the public watched the train…
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BLOG: Molesting pastor attempts suicide with pills in court after conviction
Those that were in the court room did not know that when Rev. James Harris sat through his three day trial, he was secretly scheming while his face remained stoic…
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BLOG: Mother kills daughter in high speed police chase
A mother who was allegedly on drugs is now going to spend the rest of her life regretting her behavior. Errika Dominique Shelton killed her 7-year-old daughter, Queniya Tykia Shelton,…
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BLOG: Stories of courage: Sprinter breaks leg and keeps on running to the finish line
Just write this one up in the “superhero” category. Sprinter Manteo Mitchell was running as part of the respected 4×400 meter relay team for the United States. The sprinter was…
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BLOG: 17-year-old boxing champ makes history at Olympics
Claressa Shields, the 17-year old gold medalist in boxing for the United States, felt that she needed to carry her country on her back and finally bring the gold home…
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BLOG: Arrogance? Kobe Bryant says he has nothing to learn from teammates on Team USA
In the world of professional basketball, being 33 years old like Kobe Bryant makes you an “elder” on the team. Bryant, who has played in 16 NBA seasons is the…
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BLOG: “I don’t want to be stick-thin”: Jordin Sparks speaks on her weight loss
Jordin Sparks recently lost 50lbs following years of weight gain after she won American Idol in 2007. The talented singer is the first to admit that her weight-loss journey has…
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BLOG: #PowerofSocialMedia: 12-year-old cancer patient creates YouTube channel that inspires million
A 12-year old girl is an Internet sensation and inspiration to millions as she has shown her makeup skills on YouTube and gotten the attention of hundreds of thousands of…
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BLOG: Baffling: Woman grows fingernails where her he hair used to be
Shanyna Isom has been living a nightmare. She has gone to every specialist who will see her and has traveled as far as The Netherlands in order to receive help.…
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BLOG: #InCaseYouMissedIt: I have no respect for Carl Lewis – Usain Bolt
After winning his fifth career Olympic Gold Medal, Usain Bolt voiced his dislike for an iconic nine-time USA Olympic Gold Medal sprinter, Carl Lewis, during a recent press conference. The…
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“Horrified”: Governor Fashola apologises to journalists assaulted in mortuary
by Adeniyi Abdul Lagos State Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola has condemned the attack on a Leadership Newspaper photojournalist at the mortuarty at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital. Fashola yesterday…
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BLOG: Aaliyah is back with with a new album
As we approach the 11th anniversary of the death of R&B recording artist, Aaliyah, Blackground Records just announced a forthcoming Aaliyah album on Billboard.biz. The label confirmed her album will…
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BLOG: Research: Get an education, live longer
Research is basically showing that even though there has been a lot of progress in medicine, poor and less-educated Americans still have significantly lower life expectancies. For some, not finishing…
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Community Shield Preview: The might of Manchester vs the cash of Chelsea
by 'Ifreke Inyang 1-0: Chelsea have already beaten City to Hazard's signature By 1.30pm this Sunday, football junkies - who by their undefined standards, have fed on crumbs all summer…
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BLOG: Google gets fined $22.5m for spying on you on the Internet
Google has agreed to pay the Federal Trade Commission $22.5 million for spying on users of the Safari browser. The company was secretly tracking millions of web users in order…
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BLOG: Has media changed for good? More people watched Mars landing online than on TV
In what could represent a huge change in media, it has been revealed that nearly twice as many people watched the landing of the Mars Rover on the Internet than…
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BLOG: “Those who support President Obama are mentally retarded” – US Republican leader
A GOP official has angered quite a few advocacy groups by comparing an Obama supporter to someone who is mentally retarded. At a function for state Rep. Randy Vulakovich (R-Shaler),…
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