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TICKER: Want a rock star’s baby? Celebrity sperm donor services to launch in 2013
Fame Daddy will offer would-be-mothers “top quality celebrity surrogate fathers” when it launches next February, according to Dan Richards, its chief executive. Prices will start at £15,000 for a premium…
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TICKER: Meet the ‘world’s oldest father’: 96-year-old welcomes his second child, reveals secret of virility
Ramajit Raghav of Kharkhoda village, near Sonepat, Haryana, close to India's capital New Delhi, became a father for the first time in 2010 when he was 94. Last week became…
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Don’t kill them: Human Rights body asks Oshiomhole to suspend execution of inmates
by Isi Esene The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on the governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole to suspend the execution of two inmates in the state whose…
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#InCaseYouMissedIt: “My mother had nine of us but seven died as infants” – Pres. Jonathan
by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan, Wednesday, in Abuja said he was the only surviving son out of the nine children delivered by his mother. He said all his other…
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MIA: Case against Jonathan’s ‘undeclared’ 2015 ambition stalled as judge fails to show up
by Stanley Azuakola Followers of the court case instituted by a Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, Cyracus Njoku, seeking to prevent President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the 2015 presidential election were…
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Two Nigerians caught in Thailand with drugs worth $33,300
by Isi Esene Two Nigerians were on Thursday arrested in Thailand for being in possession of 500 grams of crystal methamphetamine, also known as ‘Ice,’ valued at an estimated $33,300…
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Ondo polls: Army, police declare readiness, threaten to deal with election thugs
by Isi Esene The Nigeria Police and the Army have threatened to decisively deal with any form of violence or breach of peace during Saturday's gubernatorial elections in Ondo State.…
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The end of an era: Newsweek to end print publication this year
by Stanley Azuakola Popular news magazine, Newsweek is set to call it quits as far as its print publication is concerned. Its owners announced on Thursday that it will end…
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4 NYSC members die in Cross River
by Isi Esene Nkereke Ibangha, the Cross River State coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has disclosed that four members of the 2011 Batch 'C' set died during…
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Ouch: “Miss Dikeh came out sounding like she was in mid-stream orgasm instead of singing” – Producer Charles Novia critiques Tonto Dikeh’s new singles
by Charles Novia I have restrained myself for a couple of years from commenting on Tonto Dike's career after my last comments about her role in the soft porn movie…
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#Poko Forever: Tonto Dikeh replies critics, she ain’t backing down!
by Isi Esene We've never known Tonto Dikeh to back down from any fight and all the criticisms following the release of her music singles is pretty much a battle…
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Akintunde Oyebode: The Verbal Kint in all of us (YNaija Frontpage)
Like most government documents, the Sure and Steady Ready Report reads like a propaganda document, like an artist blowing his trumpet before learning the notes. I remember that day vividly.…
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Subscriber group petitions GSM operators over alleged anti-competitive activities
by Isi Esene A consumer advocacy group wants Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to investigate alleged anti-competitive conducts by Airtel, Glo and MTN, Nigeria’s three major GSM operators. The advocacy group…
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Opinion: This #POKO cry for attention…
by Edward Israel-Ayide Poorest display of Autotune I’ve heard in ages. A mediocre production that is lyrically reminiscent of poorly recited nursery rhymes. In a bid to augment a barely-existing acting career,…
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Femke becomes Funke: Floods do not discriminate
Yes. Leadership has failed. But pointing upwards is the laziest way of explaining what is wrong with Nigeria. I hated the piece I wrote last week. Don't get me wrong,…
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Quit notice: 50 policemen ordered out of police barracks
by Isi Esene The Nigeria Police is getting all the knocks at the moment with about 50 officers of the office getting a notice to vacate their residential quarters located…
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Just do it! 3 lessons you should learn from Tonto Dikeh’s music adventure
by Steve Harris NOW is the most important time because it is the only time we have any Power over. Have a sense of urgency over your destiny! Yesterday, the…
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#DivorceDrama: “42 years of fighting, and we have no child” – Retired policeman wants out of marriage
by Isi Esene A 64-year-old retired police officer yesterday pleaded before an Ikorodu Customary Court to dissolve his marriage of 42 years giving several reasons for his decision. The man,…
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Hot Stuff: Davido’s ‘Gbon gbon’ video hits the screens
by Isi Esene Clarence Peters is back again shwing his deft touch on the new video for Davido's hit single 'Gbon gbon' off hid debut album 'O.B.O: The GENESIS'. Check…
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Government will not condone ‘outright stealing’ of public funds – GEJ
by Isi Esene Well now you know it - it's the impunity. President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday urged the country's anti-graft agencies to do more in their fight against corruption…
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Don’t “go for it”! 8 things that will f*** up your business
by Howard Turner Forgive the cuss words and the United-Kingdom references, this piece from the SabotageTimes.com might change your life. Or not. You You will be the main thing that…
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TICKER: Romney’s son says he wanted to punch Obama yesterday
agg Romney did not like it when President Obama accused his dad of dishonesty during Tuesday night's debate. In an interview with a local North Carolina radio station Wednesday, the…
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#InCaseYouMissedIt: Never-before-seen photos from inside the heart of Google
by Isi Esene Perhaps no organisation epitomises the wonders of the internet age as much as Google. It's hard to find any one internet savvy enough who hasn't made use…
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On a roll: Oshiomhole demotes Vice-principal on the spot, fires 41 inspectors
by Hauwa Gambo Barely days after firing a handful of teachers for absenteeism, Edo's governor, Adams Oshiomhole yesterday announced that 41 zonal inspectors and chief inspectors of education and local…
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TICKER: “I was dreaming of barbeque” – Woman who set house of fire while “sleep-walking”
A Kentucky woman claimed to be sleepwalking when she set fire to her apartment, as her heavily-medicated son slept inside. Lamonica Anganette Hill, 41, told firefighters that she dreamed about…
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“In the midst of all the pains in the country?!” – Top 15 tweets on Tonto Dikeh’s new songs
By Reuben Daba If you don't know by now that Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh unleashed two music singles on Nigerians today, really, what planet have you been on? Of course as with all…
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TICKER: Abuja Demolition: RCCG, Winners Chapel Estates, 35 More To be demolished – FCTA
Despite the controversy generated by the demolition of over 500 housing units by officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration’s department of development control in Lugbe 1 Extension, Gosa, recently,…
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Sultan of Sokoto calls Muslim holiday for October 26
by Hauwa Gambo The Sultan of Sokoto, who is seen as spiritual leader of Nigerian Muslims yesterday directed the faithful to celebrate Eid-al-Kabir on Friday, October 26. According to His…
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On Their Own: Doyin Okupe, Ahmed Gulak do not speak for the president – Joy Emodi
by Isi Esene These are very interesting times, indeed. Joy Emodi, the special adviser to the president on National Assembly matters, on Wednesday disclosed that any presidential aide who makes…
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TICKER: I did not go abroad for cosmetic surgery – Patience Jonathan
returned to the country on Wednesday after spending about seven weeks abroad. Mrs. Jonathan arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja from a foreign country widely believed to…
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