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Nigerian Graduate Sets New GPA Record at US School, Receives 40 Scholarship Offers
Science Park High School in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., has recently recognized Achunike Okafor, a Nigerian graduate, for his exceptional academic accomplishments. According to TapIntoNewark, an online newspaper, Okafor has…
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Grandfather finds $24m lottery ticket in an old shirt, 2 days before expiration
How would it feel if you miss out on becoming a millionaire? Jimmie Smith from New Jersey found his $24 million lottery ticket in the pocket of an old shirt…
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Trump is working hard from home but not on vacation
President Donald Trump reiterated in a tweet Monday that his time away from the White House was not a vacation. The President is currently working from his golf course at…
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Nigerian teenager becomes first black student to build a nuclear fusor
by Dolapo Adelana Sixteen-year-old Nigerian teenager, Steven Udotong, has invented a nuclear energy fusor, making him the first black student to attain such feat. A fusor is a device that…
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Date night for Goodluck Jonathan and boo, Mama Peace (PHOTOS)
Former First Lady, Patience Jonathan, who has avoided the spotlight since leaving the seat of power, re-emerged on Tuesday night, in New Jersey, USA. Mama Peace as she's fondly described,…
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Must Reads: Sheryl Sandberg’s husband dies suddenly, The Apple Watch doesn’t need techies to succeed + more
U.S. indictment details plotting in New Jersey bridge scandal. New York Times Sheryl Sandberg's husband dies suddenly. Gawker The Apple Watch doesn't need techies to succeed. Vox Shifty Scott Walker wants…
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Another Liberian passenger ‘shows symptoms of Ebola’ in the US
by Akan Ido Officials of the of the American Centre for Disease Control (CDC) have isolated a Liberian man reportedly showing symptoms of the Ebola Virus Disease. The unnamed man…
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The Future Africa Awards 2014: Nominees interview series – Samir Ibrahim and Charles Nichols (TFAA Prize in Agriculture)
by Kolapo Olapoju Earning a nomination in 2014's 'The Future Africa Awards Prize in Agriculture', are two bright individuals, Charles Nichols, whose technical genius and Samir Ibrahim's finance and…
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Could you pull this stunt like Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg? (WATCH)
by Kolapo Olapoju Ever tried sticking your head into a bucket of ice? Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg posted a video where he poured a bucket of ice on his…
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#DumbDumber: Man arrested after taking selfies with iPhone he stole (PICTURED)
by Kolapo Olapoju Only a pretty dumb thief would steal an iPhone and take series of selfies knowing fully well that it would automatically appear on the owner's iCloud, except…
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ASUU strike: “I have personally seen the balance” – Presidency provides ‘proof of payment’ of N200billion into account
The presidency on Wednesday laboured to prove it has actually paid the sum of N200bn into an account with the Central Bank of Nigeria designated for funding the nation’s comatose…
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YNaija Editorial: ASUU, you are irresponsible
While we support the ASUU strike and their goal of improving our university education system, we have to also point out that we believe that ASUU is stretching the support...…
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Adebola Williams, David Kuranga, Yetunde Odugbesan-Omede lead the youth panel at NIDOA AGM/World Conference 2013 in New Jersey
by Oge Okonkwo The Nigerians in Diaspora America (NIDOA) is set to host an historic World Investment Conference come 20-21 of September, 2013 at the Renaissance Hotel, Newark, New Jersey.…
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CRUEL: Premature newborn baby found in trash in New Jersey
A New Jersey newborn was thrown out with the trash Saturday. Officials said a group of kids found the approximately 3 months premature boy in a trash pile behind a…
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Bust-ed! Topless advocate sentenced to 16 days in jail for exposing her boobs (PHOTOS)
Phoenix Feeley shows off her right to go topless in Coney Island. A topless rights advocate was sentenced to 16 days in a New Jersey jail after refusing to pay…
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Horrible: Boy, 16, admits killing 12-year-old girl and dumping her body in recycling bin
Autumn Pasquale of Clayton, N.J., was found strangled in a recycling bin near her home after she disappeared last fall. A teenager admitted Wednesday that he strangled a 12-year-old girl…
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“Easier than divorcing him”: Wife giggles as she negotiates the price for the attempted murder of her husband with cop posing as a hitman (WATCH)
Merfeld, 21, allegedly agreed to pay the killer $50,000 out of her 27-year-old husband's $400,000 life insurance policy. An ex-Jersey girl, stuck in a failing marriage, opted for a paid…
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Man arrested for kidnapping his own wife
New York City Police Department cars A New York man along with two others were arrested and charged with kidnapping, according to police reports. The man, 21-years-old, is accused of…
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Terrible: Teacher forces 5-year-old to eat from the trash
A teacher forced a 5-year-old to eat food that was in the trash can, according to reports. Last week, the 5-year-old Ke'Nya Harris, came home from Deerfield Township Elementary School…
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#FirstWorldProblems: Dozens of topless women march for right to bare their boobs (PHOTO)
Some were shocked. Others disgusted. But for some, it was the breast day ever! Dozens of semi-nude women gave the city a Double-D eyeful Sunday when they bared their boobs…
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Just In: 2 bodies found after New Jersey stand off; suspect killed
The bodies of a woman and her 13-year-old son were found after a dayslong standoff, and her boyfriend was killed as officers stormed the home to rescue three other children…
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Flight scare: Chris Brown escapes as private jet makes emergency landing
A private jet carrying Chris Brown was forced to make an emergency landing in Burbank yesterday after the cockpit filled with smoke after takeoff ... TMZ has learned. We've confirmed ... Brown…
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Ready or not: Lauryn Hill jailed for evading tax on $1m earnings
Lauryn Hill, the Grammy award-winning US hip-hop artist, has been sentenced to three months in prison and an additional three months of home confinement for failing to pay taxes on…
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Busted: Drunk woman arrested for driving naked (PICTURED)
Since when did DWI mean driving while in-the-nude? For one New York woman, who was arrested wearing nothing but an unzipped jacket and allegedly drunk as a sailor, it apparently…
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Photo Wars: Chris Brown’s (ex) girlfriend, Karrueche, kisses a girl like Rihanna did (LOOK)
by Rachel Ogbu It was 12 midnight and the year had just turned 2013. Chris Brown’s ex Karrueche was partying in New Jersey when she celebrated by kissing Teyana in…
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Video: She’s back! Bedazzling Beyoncé rips Revel’s stage up, five months after baby
by Tolu Orekoya Just under six months after giving birth to baby Blue Ivy Carter, Beyoncé rocked the stage at the opening of her four-night run at Revel, a casino…
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FaithNaija: “Somebody lied on Jesus…” – The Marvin L. Winans sermon at Whitney Houston’s funeral
After many songs were sung and remarks made at Whitney Houston's Home-going Service, Pastor Marvin Winans took his text from the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 6:25: "Therefore I say…
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