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September 11, 2017

The Late 5: Melaye’s recall process back on track; Trump honours 9/11 victims; and other top stories

Good evening. Here are the top 5 stories that drove conversation today: A Federal High court in Abuja has dismissed Senator Dino Melaye’s lawsuit challenging the process of recalling him from the Senate, ordering the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to proceed with the recall process. Responding, Dino Melaye accused the Governor of Kogi, Yahaya... Read More

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September 11, 2017

Seven Bloody Days of Summer II: Buried under the rubble of 9/11

Only days before 9/11, a weeklong episode of bloodletting began in the central Nigerian city of Jos as Christians and Muslims, neighbours for decades, fought to the death. But what exactly happened? by Eromo Egbejule Countdown to Perdition The seeds of discord were first sown in October 1945 when a minor fight between leaders of the... Read More

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September 11, 2017

Trump, Melania observe moment of silence in honour of 9/11 victims

President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump has led a team of White House staffs in observing a minute silence for the ill-fated victims of the 9/11 attack in 2001. The President after observing the silence headed back into the building while saluting flag bearers in a colorful commemorating formation. This was through its official... Read More

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September 11, 2017

Seven Bloody Days of Summer I: The 9/11 we tend to forget

Only days before 9/11, a weeklong episode of bloodletting began in the central Nigerian city of Jos as Christians and Muslims, neighbours for decades, fought to the death. But what exactly happened? By Eromo Egbejule The Valley of The Shadow of Death In the summer of 2001, *Abdulkareem, a lanky 20-year old who had just... Read More

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January 6, 2017

Who is Hamza Bin Laden? | The Crown Prince of terror and future leader of Al Qaeda

There’s hardly any need for introduction. Hamza Bin Laden is the son of Osama Bin Laden, the founder of Islamist group, Al Qaeda who was killed in a US Seal raid in May 2011. On Thursday, 5 January 2016, the US Department made public a notice designating Hamza Bin Laden as a Specially Designated Global... Read More

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November 9, 2016

9/11, 11/9 and more… the numbers game everyone is talking about

You might have already seen the tweets drawing correlations between the 9/11 disaster and today, 11/9, the day America voted its 45th President, Donald J. Trump. There’s even one more since we are here for this sort of rough play: 911, the infamous emergency numbers. https://twitter.com/_undeadtyrell/status/796226710761041920 But can we really equate the election of a... Read More

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September 13, 2016

Was Hillary Clinton replaced with a body double after she collapsed? (PHOTOS)

Democratic candidate in the forthcoming US Presidential election, Hillary Clinton had collapsed at the 9/11 memorial in Manhattan on Sunday. She then reappeared hours later outside of her daughter’s apartment appearing much healthier and hugging a girl before posing for pictures. Internet conspiracy theorists have now said the woman who came out of Chelsea Clinton’s... Read More

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September 12, 2016

Trump boasted about his building being tallest after 9/11 (LISTEN)

Republican Candidate in the forthcoming U.S. Presidential election, Donald Trump decided to make a national tragedy all about himself after the 9/11 tragedy- when the World Trade Centre was attacked by terrorists and torn to the ground. Trump’s 40 Wall Street, his 71-story building was positioned blocks away from the towers. When asked about his fear... Read More

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Opinion: The ugly face of America’s not-so-subtle biases

by Abiola Akintunde The mass shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando has revealed the subtle biases in the language that public officials use to define human right abuse or terror and who is eligible to perpetrate it. One thing is clear about American politics in light of the massacre in Orlando: Muslims who commit... Read More

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The 9/11 briefing made Dick Cheney a little sleepy

Thanks to America’s awesome Freedom of Information Act, a set of never-seen-before images of the Presidency reacting to the 9/11 attacks have been released. Check out the full album HERE.

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January 29, 2015

No, wait, users actually called 911 when Facebook went down?!

by Chinwe Okafor It was only for 52 minutes. When Facebook and Instagram went down for about an hour Monday night, a dispatcher in the East Bay, California, area says she received about five 911 calls asking when the sites would be back online, like that was an emergency worthy of a SWAT team. The dispatcher, who wanted to... Read More

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September 12, 2014

This Nigerian ‘abducted and repeatedly raped woman’ in the US

by Akan Ido Samuel Okorie, a 29-year-old Nigerian living in Brookline, Pennsylvania, has been arrested by the police for assaulting a 21-year-old woman and abducting her from a West Liberty Avenue gas station. Okorie, who lives in the 1600-block of Fallowfield Avenue, was reportedly taken into custody on Sunday following the incident. Reports indicate that the... Read More

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October 2, 2013

It’s NOT funny! Man gets laughed at after calling 911 to report his girlfriend was ON FIRE

A 911 caller says his girlfriend is on fire. Cue the laugh track. Lalo Delgado was outraged when he reported the horrific emergency and heard an Arizona dispatcher chuckle. “My car just kinda caught on fire, and my girlfriend caught on fire,” Delgado says on the 911 recording. He and the girlfriend were stranded... Read More

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September 12, 2013

Opinion: Islam and the Doctrine of Peace on 9/11

by Hannatu Musawa It is regrettable that Islam, a religion of peace, hope, harmony, goodwill and brotherhood has been used to justify unwarranted acts of violence such as suicide bombings and hostage taking. I know that at the very base of Islam is the quest for freedom, justice and equality so when a Muslim condemns... Read More

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Opinion: What rights need to be protected more – minority extremists or the innocent majority?

by Favour Afolabi The things Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Ibragim Todashev, Michael Adebolajo, Michael Oluwatobi Adebowale; the 9/11 and 7/7 bombers all have in common are: 1. The CIA/FBI/MI5/MI6 as the case maybe had some “intelligence” on some of them at one time or the other but didn’t act on such because they were deemed... Read More

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Naija no dey carry last: 15-year-old outsmarts robbers who attacked her home in the US (PICTURED)

A 15 year old California girl is being called courageous for quickly hiding in a closet and calling police when burglars arrived at her home, giving police time to arrive. Doyin Oladipupo was home alone when she first heard the doorbell ring, followed by the security alarm, indicating that an intruder had made their way inside the... Read More

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November 29, 2012

Whitney Houston’s daughter, Bobby Kristina involved in yet another car crash (PHOTO)

by Akan Ido Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina, has reportedly been involved in another car accident after surviving a car crash earlier this year. Reports say a passer-by called the police emergency number after seeing Bobbi Kristina Brown’s Chevy Camaro smashed in an embankment. The accident occurred on Wednesday in Alpharetta, Georgia.... Read More

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September 20, 2012

Opinion: Radical Islamic terror ‘flicks’ insult humanity far more deeply than an idiot film about Muslims by a felonious con man

by Dennis Hamill If New Yorkers stormed embassies with murderous rage after 9/11, the NYPD would wrap us in huge orange nets, but the video of the twin towers falling, not to mention those of Daniel Pearl’s beheading and the slaughter at the 1972 Munich Olympics are the true evil. C’mon, who’s obscene? I’m having... Read More

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September 12, 2012

Opinion: How social media would have changed New York on 9/11

by Dean Praetorius Social media would undoubtedly have painted a clearer picture of what happened inside the towers in 2001. On September 11, 2001, I had no idea if my parents were alive or dead. They didn’t work in the towers but like so many other commuting Long Islanders, it was far from implausible that either... Read More

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January 29, 2012

Divorce, rehab and a lost film role- The many sorrows of Demi Moore

by Wilfred Okiche A short while ago (Ok, maybe a long time ago), Demi Moore was the undisputed queen of Hollywood. She was the first woman to earn a $10million paycheck and had hit movies like ‘Ghosts’ and ‘Indecent Proposal’ to her credit. She married one of the biggest action stars, Bruce Willis and was... Read More

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