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Nigerian Club Buys Player For N5, 000 ($14)

A Division two football club in Kano FA league, Super Stars club, has signed a new player, Ibrahim Salisu Iriyos, for the sum of N5, 000. According to BBC Pidgin, the transfer is the most expensive one in the town. Iriyos used to play for Aston Villa Gano, before his transfer to Super Stars. It was reported […]

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WHO releases frightening statistics on suicide

The World Health Organisation, WHO, has released frightening statistics on suicide rate worldwide, saying that at least one person dies every 40 seconds from suicide. The number of countries with national suicide prevention strategies has increased in the five years since the publication of WHO’s first global report on suicide, said the World Health Organization. […]

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Apple unveils new iPhone 11

Despite a year of slumping iPhone sales, Apple chose to largely stick to its smartphone playbook with new models announced at a closely watched press event on Tuesday. Apple (AAPL) unveiled two high-end iPhones — the iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max — with four-figure price tags, as well as a cheaper iPhone 11. The models […]

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APC repaid me with evil, says Okorocha

Immediate past Imo Governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha has lamented he was badly treated by the All Progressives Congress (APC). The party, he alleged, repaid his courage and sacrifices with evil in the south east. The Imo West Senator challenged the current administration in the state to investigate his eight years in office, saying no government […]

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CEO resigns after admitting he was overpaid

Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa has resigned, dealing a new blow to the Japanese carmaker as it struggles to recover from the ousting of Carlos Ghosn last November. The company’s board of directors announced Saikawa’s departure, which is effective September 16, after a meeting on Monday. It named Chief Operating Officer Yasuhiro Yamauchi as acting CEO while Nissan searches for […]

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Nigerian woman drags husband to court for starving her of s*x

A housewife, Talatu, on Monday, dragged her husband, Nasiru Sulaiman, before a Sharia Court ll, sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, seeking legal divorce saying she has been sexually starved for five years. Talatu, 35, who resides in Makera, Kaduna, told the court that Sulaiman denied her sex for five years. “We have six children […]

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Buhari orders immediate evacuation of Nigerians from South Africa

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered immediate voluntary evacuation of all Nigerians willing to return home from South Africa over increasing xenophobic attacks. Buhari, who received the report of the Special Envoy to South Africa on Monday, said the government would continue to to put pressure on the South African Government to take concrete and visible […]

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Cardi B Has a Message for Those Throwing Plastic Surgery Shade

The rapper took to Instagram on Sunday to send a message to those “talking s–t” about people getting plastic surgery. “Let me tell you somethin’: I don’t like talkin’ s–t about [a] bitch’s body because I remember the struggle, baby” she said in a video shared via the social network. “I remember when I had […]

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Xenophobia: The Government of South Africa has not ask us to leave – Nigerians

Nigerians leaving in South Africa, on Sunday said they have not been ask by the South African Government to leave the country, a source told Vanguard. According to  him, ” We are monitoring  the situation over here right now the police has taking control of the situation, we have also ask the Nigerians who have […]

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Nadal edges Medvedev to win fourth US Open and 19th major

In this last grand slam of 2019, a 19-year-old won the women’s title at the US Open, and Rafael Nadal landed his 19th major Sunday in dramatic fashion to creep up on Roger Federer on the grand slam ladder. A day after Bianca Andreescu defeated Serena Williams to win her first — and Canada’s first — singles […]

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Nigerians’ evacuation begins Wednesday, as South Africans insist foreigners must leave

There were fresh protests in eastern Johannesburg  on Sunday, with the protesters  demanding that  “foreigners must go back to where they came from.” During the fresh attacks, one person died, while five others were injured. The nationality of the dead has not been known as of the time of filing this report. A South African […]

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Messi Free To Leave, Says Barcelona President

President of Spanish football club – Barcelona – Josep Bartomeu, has said that star player, Lionel Messi, was free to leave the club at the end of the current season if he wishes. According to Bartomeu, the club was not worried about Messi’s future despite a clause in his new contract that allows him to […]

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Peace deal with Taliban cancelled, says Trump

US President Donald Trump says he has cancelled a peace deal with the Taliban. Mr Trump tweeted he had been set to meet Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and senior Taliban leaders on Sunday. But he cancelled the meeting at his Camp David retreat after the Taliban admitted it carried out a recent attack in Kabul […]

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5,000 jobs lost to Xenophobia attacks in Lagos – Governor

The Governor, who visited the attacked malls in Ajah and Surulere areas of the State assured business owners of safety and ordered security personnel to step up protection of all facilities so as to prevent them from further attacks. He described the State as a safe haven for business and investments, noting that the recent […]

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Canadian teen beats Serena in US Open final

Teenager Bianca Andreescu became Canada’s first Grand Slam singles champion on Saturday with a rollercoaster 6-3, 7-5 win over 23-time major champion Serena Williams in the US Open final. The 19-year-old Andreescu became the youngest Grand Slam winner since Maria Sharapova at the 2006 US Open, handing Williams a fourth consecutive defeat in the final […]

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Woman gives birth to twins at age of 73 (Photos)

A 73-year-old woman in India has given birth to twin girls… Erramatti Mangayamma, a farmer from the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, is believed to be the oldest person ever to give birth. She became pregnant through IVF and doctors delivered the babies via caesarian section Thursday. “The surgery went well … the mother and […]

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Pastor dies of starvation while observing 30 days fast

A Zambian pastor identified as Brighton Samajomba has reportedly died of starvation 10 days before the end of his annual 30-day fasting programme. Samajomba, 37, of “Heaven Is My Home” in Solwezi, Northwest area of Zambia, was reportedly found dead by his wife in the early hours of the 20th day of his 30-day fasting […]

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Actor Kevin Hart suffers three spinal fractures from car crash

Popular Hollywood Actor, Kevin Hart has suffered three separate fractures to his spine when he was involved in a car accident last weekend. The 40-year-old actor was involved in an accident when his car veered off the Mulholland Highway in Malibu, California ending up in a gully about 10 feet off the road on Sunday. […]

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