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Top 5 Stories Of The Day | North Carolina Declares June 14 as ‘Igbo Day’ to Honour Nigerian Community

Top 5 Stories Of The Day | North Carolina Declares June 14 as ‘Igbo Day’ to Honour Nigerian Community

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the top five Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss. North Carolina declares June 14 as ‘Igbo Day’ to honour Nigerian community The U.S. state of North Carolina has declared June 14, 2025, as ‘Igbo Day’ to recognise the contributions of Nigerians from the South-East... Read More

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October 13, 2017

2 officers dead, others hospitalised following a prison break attempt in North Carolina

Officials have confirmed that two prison employees were killed and 10 others severely injured following an attempted prison break in North Carolina, ABC News reports. A dispatcher at the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office revealed that the incident occurred Thursday afternoon at the Pasquotank Correctional Institute in Elizabeth City. North Carolina Department of Public Safety equally disclosed... Read More

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“It has stained our reputation”| Governor of North Carolina “repeals” controversial bathroom law

by Itunuoluwa Adebo On Thursday, North Carolina lawmakers passed a bill that repeals the state’s controversial bathroom law in a move meant to end a rocky year that watched businesses leave and major events and concerts canceled. Gov. Roy Cooper who signed the measure into law, said, “For over a year now, House Bill 2... Read More

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October 17, 2016

The thing is, Buhari doesn’t know that his misogyny has actual consequences for Nigeria’s economy

by Sola Fasasi Anyone who actually knows Muhammadu Buhari, the president of Nigeria, knows that he is a very stubborn man, irritatingly stubborn, who will insist on his way even if he has absolutely no logic to back it up. Ministers who speak off the record to journalists, villa staff who talk amongst themselves and... Read More

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September 8, 2015

Teenager faces 10 years in prison for sharing naked picture of himself

In North Carolina, one can now go to jail for committing an offence against oneself. Bizarre right? But that is the case of a 17 year old boy, who’s facing 10 years in prison after being charged as an adult for having sexually explicit photos of a minor. The minor in question is himself. Cormega... Read More

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September 18, 2013

DISTURBING: Soldier and wife arrested for having SEX WITH DOGS and posting videos online (PICTURED)

A filthy Fort Bragg soldier and his wife remained locked up Tuesday after having sex with dogs and sharing clips of the encounters online, cops said. Ruben and Amber Fox, both 23, were caught Monday in Raeford, N.C., south of the Army base. Their capture followed an investigation that culminated two weeks ago, when Fairfax... Read More

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September 13, 2013

AWFUL: Pregnant teenager and boyfriend arrested for shooting his mother in the head (MUGSHOT)

A North Carolina teen and his girlfriend were booked on an attempted murder rap for shooting the boy’s mother in the head — after the tearful girlfriend choked back tears at the scene, claiming she didn’t know what happened. Elizabeth Fowler, 16, wept in front of a news camera soon after Sherri Rhoney —... Read More

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September 9, 2013

Tragedy: 11-year-old girl accidentally kills stepfather as handgun suddengly goes off

An 11-year-old North Carolina girl accidentally killed stepfather Bryan Reno, left, with a pistol while her mother, Pamela Reno, right, slept. An 11-year-old North Carolina girl accidentally killed her stepfather with the man’s new handgun, police said. Bryan Reno wanted to show the girl his .380-caliber pistol but forgot to remove all the bullets —... Read More

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August 30, 2013

GRUESOME: Man kills, dismembers one-legged, wheelchair-bound roommate (PICTURED)

Brian Scott Hord is accused of killing his roommate, Richard Lee Gentry, 68, at their apartment on Tuesday. A North Carolina man beat his one-legged, wheelchair-bound neighbor to death with a hammer and then cut-up his body and stashed it in plastic bins in the apartment they shared, police said. Brian Scott Hord, 33, of... Read More

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A rejoinder: A final word to Femi Fani-Kayode and others on the #ChildNotBride debate

by Peregrino Brimah 18 is not a date enforced under the child rights UN act. It is only a recommended date; to maintain signatory to the act, a state can adopt an age of choice as its age of majority, above or below 18. If you tell a lie one hundred times, it does not... Read More

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Teenage girl born without nose or eyes excitedly prepares for final operation to rebuild her face

Brave Charlotte Hooper, 17, is excitedly preparing for complicated surgery at the end of the month which will hopefully attach a nose to her face. Born with no eyes and no nose, the teen from Charlotte, North Carolina, will undergo an operation on July 31st to have a bone removed from her rib cage and... Read More

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12-year-old girl arrested for carjacking and murder

Johnny Danilo Villatoro A 12-year-old girl was arrested and charged with murder and carjacking, according to police reports from North Carolina. Additionally, two teenagers along with the 12-year-old have been charged in the shooting death of a North Carolina man during a carjacking. Investigators say the three approached a 35-year-old man, Johnny Danilo Villatoro, in... Read More

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Indecent exposure: Woman arrested for ‘displaying certain body parts’ in thong bikini (PICTURED)

A 22-year-old woman was arrested and charged with indecent exposure for wearing a thong bathing suit in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on Friday morning. Tiara Monique Garness of High Point, North Carolina, was arrested at 5 a.m. Friday in the 1700 block of Ocean Boulevard, the arrest report said. Police charged Garness with the misdemeanor... Read More

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Oh dear: 2-year-old boy in critical condition after shooting himself in the mouth

A 2-year-old boy in North Carolina is expected to survive after shooting himself with his father’s gun over the weekend. Randolph County deputies said that the toddler found the handgun in his parents’ room at their home just outside Asheboro around 2 p.m. on Saturday. The boy put the gun in his mouth and fired it. According to WGHP,... Read More

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January 31, 2013

“I give God 10%. Why do you get 18?” – Pastor leaves waiter note in place of tips (SNAPSHOT)

A man claiming to be a pastor apparently tried to stiff a waiter on a tip, explaining that his work for God absolved him of having to leave one. A photo of the receipt, posted to Reddit.com, shows a bill for $34.93 that included an automatic 18 percent gratuity ($6.29) above a blank space for... Read More

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December 2, 2012

Animation becomes reality: Balloonist flies in house inspired by the film “Up” (PHOTOS)

A cluster-balloonist who became the first person to fly the English Channel has launched a house into the sky just like in the Disney movie ‘Up’. Intrepid Jonathan Trappe, 38, took off just like the 78-year-old character Carl Frederickson in the hit movie. Trappe, from Raleigh, North Carolina, stepped into the cartoon themed home before... Read More

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December 1, 2012

Bizarre: Woman accused of performing illicit acts on family dogs, charged for ‘crimes against nature’

An Arizona woman who allegedly confessed to her boyfriend that she has sex with dogs and fantasizes about incest has been charged with crimes against nature, police said. Brittany Angelique Sonnier, 20, is accused of committing “vaginal and oral sex with two canines” in Lake Havasu City, according to police Sgt. Joe Harrold. “We received... Read More

November 19, 2012

#TrueTales: How my pedophile husband (and fellow Freemasons) abused our 5 sons

by Molly Price As an atheist, I had been taught to believe that everyone was good and had good motives. Little did I know! My five boys still have a hard time having it known. They are all amazingly successful men today. After telling me their truth thirty-five years ago, they said: “Don’t talk about... Read More

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November 19, 2012

Deluxe Delight: Woman gives birth to the world’s heaviest triplets (PHOTO, WATCH)

by Isi Esene They may not look very big individually, but Brittany and Jason Deen’s triplet boys tip the scales together at a whopping 20 pounds. This, according to reports, beats the current record in the Guinness Book of World Records set last year at 18 pounds, 11 ounces in Raleigh, North Carolina. At birth, on... Read More

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September 8, 2012

“Obama did not personally invite ACN leaders, they came on their own” – US Democratic Party sources

by Isi Esene Contrary to reports last week that the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama personally invited some members of the opposition Action Congress of Nigeria, led by Bola Tinubu to the just concluded Democratic National Convention (DNC), there are reports indicating the ACN delegation attended the event on a generic... Read More

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Prisoner chooses to stay back in jail unless he is chauffeur-driven

by Isi Esene Many prisoners would have been delighted to be finally free from the clutches of the law, but Rodney Dwayne Valentine, 37, from North Carolina has refused to leave jail unless he is chauffeur-driven out by the authorities. The deputies in the Rockingham County Sheriff’s office refused to give him the needed ride... Read More

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