by Azubuike Azikiwe Two Nigerian men who tried to sneak £900,000 (N243,346,730) worth of cocaine into Belfast, Northern Ireland, have been charged with importing cocaine and converting criminal property. Prosecutors said the package, which came from South America inside a box of chocolates, was seized after being intercepted by customs officials in French Guiana. The... Read More

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November 28, 2013

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Suspect to face the music after ‘hiding cocaine worth $500,000 in speakers’

by Muyiwa Daropale Police in Kano have arrested a 28 year old man with cocaine worth $500,000 hidden in speakers. The speakers were brought into Nigeria from Sao Paulo, Brazil through the Kano International Airport. The Associated Press reports; Commandant Ambrose Umoru said Maduagwu Nnaemeka was arrested at Kano International Airport on Wednesday with 3... Read More

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March 14, 2013

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His Holiness Pope Francis I: Meet the first South American Catholic Pontiff

White smoke billowed out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, March 13th, signifying the end of the 2013 Papal Conclave and the reign of a new pope. Roughly 75 minutes later, the new pope emerged: Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio. Hailing from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Bergoglio will be known as Pope Francis I. Thousands gathered... Read More

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March 14, 2013

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Viva il papa: Jublilation as Pope Francis I emerges Catholic Pontiff (PHOTOS)

by Isi Esene Argentine, Jorge Mario Bergoglio on Wednesday evening became the 266th Pope with millions of Catholic faithfuls all over the world joining in the frenzy to usher in the new pontiff. The 76-year-old was welcomed by tens of thousands of overjoyed Catholics in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican City after his election... Read More

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August 20, 2012

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Julian Assange calls on Obama to “end the witch-hunt” on whistleblowers

by Isi Esene Julian Assange made his first public appearance on Sunday after taking refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy about two months ago. He used the opportunity to call on the U.S. authorities to stop what he called a “witch-hunt” of his website, Wikileaks. Assange was recently granted asylum by the Ecuadorian government which expressed... Read More

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