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Girl critically injured by bullion van in Warri (VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED)
Yesterday, at Udu road in Warri, Delta state, a young woman was critically injured by a bullion van in a traffic accident. An eyewitness described the horrific incident: "Was…
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Woman sells out 14-year-old to be raped
We frown upon the very idea of rape reported on a daily basis but alas, some people are making money out of it. A 25-year-old woman, Nnena Okoro, has been…
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Tonto Dikeh is not pregnant, is she? Let’s find out
by Chinwe Okafor Apparently not. Rumours have been flying high about the supposed conception but these have been debunked as false. Apparently, a parody Instagram account took over the actress'…
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@APCNigeria warns against @SpeakerTambuwal arrest, say it is recipe for chaos
Godwin Akanfe The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned that the reported plan allegedly hatched by the Presidency to arrest the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal,…
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FG to Tambuwal: “You are no longer a member of the House of Reps“
by Godwin Akanfe In a swift response to the suit filed by Aminu Tambuwal, the Federal Government has on Wednesday, November 5 2014 filed a Counter Affidavit and Written Address.…
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Beht what is really wrong with this GEJ photo? (LOOK, TWEETS)
by Ayokunle Odekunle The rave on non-Osun-focused Political Twitter is the photo African heads of state took during the ongoing US-Africa Summit in Washington DC. In the photo, the Head…
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“The Financial Reporting Council is not through with Sanusi” | The Executive Secretary is not backing down
by Chi Ibe Mr Obazee replied that if Sanusi sued as the CBN governor, the CBN would act on his behalf but if an individual sues in his own name…
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6 die as another explosion hits Kano State
by Mayowa Aboah A bomb explosion by a female suicide bomber at College of Islamic and Legal studies, Kano State, has left six dead with six others injured. Director-General…
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Fight time – parents of Chibok girls allege foul play over N100 million largesse from the President
by Mayowa Aboah The sum of N100 million, allegedly given to parents of the abducted Chibok girls, has led to a serious disagreement within the Chibok community. It was…
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Opinion: Sahara Reporters should stop playing God
by Abubakar Abdulrahman It would help if Sahara Reporter’s asked its sources for pictures of an inebriated Jonathan but no. How can you a man of being “drunk to stupor”…
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‘She demanded sex from me’ – Man claims after raping 7-year-old girl
by Oge Okonkwo A 21-year-old man, Chukwuka Agbeze has been arrested by officials of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Ebonyi State over the alleged rape of a 7-year-old girl. The…
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Couple alert! Has Kate Henshaw found love again with this man? (See Photos)
by Akan Ido It’s no news that Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw remains one of the most desired single ladies in town; with a body and charm that betrays her age. But…
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Sad news: Ex-Ondo commissioner dies hours after taking wife to hospital
by Oge Okonkwo Former Commissioner for Information in Ondo State, Ranti Akerele is dead. Mr Akerele was said to have died in the early hours of Tuesday. The former commissioner was…
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Jonathan cautions the media, Judge Santa, bravest girl on 3 wheels & all the interesting news you should know today
Stop reckless scaremongering – President Jonathan urges national media by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan has decried reports in some sections of the national media taking his statement on the…
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“The story is a total fabrication”: Okonjo-Iweala says SaharaReporters lied over ThisDay newspapers sack (READ)
by Akan Ido The minister of finance and the coordinating minister of the economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has accused an online news publishing platform, SaharaReporters of carrying out a deliberate campaign…
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Finally: Works begins on the Lagos Fourth Mainland Bridge
by Rachel Ogbu Works on the Fourth Mainland Bridge has started in Lagos. The Lagos State Government is building a 26-kilometre infrastructure to link Ikorodu to the state’s economic hub…
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Goodluck Jonathan must hear this: Bayelsa has the worst exam malpractice record in Nigeria – Report
by Rachel Ogbu The 2012 Exam Ethics Report, by the Exam Ethics Marshals International, has identified Bayelsa, Sokoto, Ekiti and Imo, as the first, second, third and fourth worst states…
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SAD PHOTOS: Body of driver of van that plunged into Lagos river found, search continues for 3 others
by Rachel Ogbu Rescue-workers-at-the-site (Photo: Punch) The bodies of four passengers in an Ikoyi Golf Club van which plunged into Majidun River in Ikorodu, Lagos State on Saturday were recovered yesterday. In…
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Sad: 4 still missing as Ikoyi Golf Club Van plunges into Lagos river (PHOTOS)
by Rachel Ogbu Four people who were in an Ikoyi Golf Club van that skidded of the…
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Christopher Crist’s dentist pulls ALL HIS TEETH without permission (PHOTO)
Christopher Crist claims that he went into a dentist office to get a few painful teeth pulled. When he walked out, he had none. The 21-year-old Indiana man, who is…
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Tragedy: Wife of police officer killed by 4-year-old nephew with husband’s gun (PICTURED)
Josephine Fanning, the wife of a Tennessee sheriff's deputy, was shot and killed by a 4-year-old boy over the weekend, police say. A 4-year old boy shot and killed the…
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Heartless? FG committee withdraws compensation for victims of Boko Haram attacks
by Rachel Ogbu Victims of Boko Haram attacks hoping to receive payment as compensation from the government might have their hopes shattered as The White Paper on the report of the…
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Shocking and sad: Man kills 10-year-old while cleaning gun, police say (VIDEO)
Authorities in Fairmont, N.C., say Christopher Stanlane, Jr., 10, was killed when he was shot by his father while the parent cleaned a shotgun. Authorities say a 10-year-old boy…
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Dark Sunday: Private jet crashes into homes in US neighbourhood (PHOTO)
A private jet apparently experiencing mechanical trouble crashed in South Bend, Indiana, hitting three homes and leaving two people aboard the plane dead. The crash injured two other people aboard…
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We now have a black eye – and more, in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze
by Cheta Nwanze If you are new to this morning tonic, you can view previous pieces here. Truth is that while on the one hand the Prez exercised the powers accorded…
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“Sum1 paid me to kill you, get spared, 48hrs to pay $5000″: Australians hit by waves of scam text messages
Police across Australia warned mobile phone users Monday to ignore a text message sent to “a large number of people” threatening death if they did not pay Aus$5,000 (US$5,150). “Sum1…
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2nd sinkhole forms in Florida, 2 miles from one that killed Jeff Bush (PHOTO, WATCH)
This sinkhole formed Monday in Seffner, Fla., less than two miles from one that killed a man on Thursday. Officials in Seffner, Fla., are investigating a second sinkhole that…
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‘9-year-old’ mother is at least 12 – Mexican officials say
Authorities in the Mexican state of Jalisco say tests have revealed that a girl who gave birth two weeks ago is between 12 and 13 years of age, not…
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Tragedy: Family lose their 3 children (aged 10, 12, 14) in house fire in Sokoto
by Rachel Ogbu A father , Saidu Galadima was left devastated after his three children died in a fire disaster at Nakasarin Hardo in Sokoto South Local Government Area of…
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I cannot kill the truth, Amnesty to end in 2015 – Special Advisor to Jonathan
by Rachel Ogbu Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Hon. Kingsley Kuku, has warned that the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), special intervention by the Federal Government will terminate…
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