A man who allegedly infected two women with HIV has been told that he must get written permission from police if he wants to have sex. Aaron Sutcliffe, 29, from Fleetwood, Lancashire, was told that he is a sexual risk to the public and so must get authorisation, both in the UK and abroad, before […]
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DSS arrests Nigerian Senator
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested Eyinnaya Abaribe, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senator from Abia state. An aide of the lawmaker said he was picked up in Abuja on Friday morning. It is unclear why the lawmaker was arrested but the development took place hours after he spoke on the 2018 budget. […]
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I’m smarter, richer than the elite – Trump
Donald Trump has used an appearance at a campaign rally in Minnesota to brag about his money and intelligence, asking why he is not considered among the “elite” despite his property portfolio. “They always call the other side ‘the elite’. Why are they elite? I have a much better apartment than they do,” the US president […]
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PDP is coming back in 2019 – Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is getting stronger and poised to take over power come 2019. Jonathan said this on Wednesday when he hosted Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, in his house in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state capital. Jonathan, who lost to President Muhammadu Buhari, in 2015 is optimistic that his party […]
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Cristiano Ronaldo breaks international goal record
Cristiano Ronaldo’s early header in Portugal’s 1-0 win over Morocco at the World Cup was his 85th goal for his country – breaking the European record. Prior to this World Cup, Hungarian forward Ferenc Puskas held the record for the most senior international goals for a European nation with 84 goals between 1945 and 1956. […]
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Super Eagles rated third worst team at the World Cup
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been adjudged as the 29th best of the 32 teams participating at the World Cup after the first round of games. This followed the 2-0 loss to Croatia in their opening game of the 2018 World Cup. British newspaper Daily Telegraph, in an appraisal of all the teams, rated […]
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Journalist breaks down on live TV over Trump sending babies into detention (Video)
MSNBC’s anchorperson Rachel Maddow broke down in tears on live television as she struggled to deliver news about migrant babies and toddlers being sent to tender age shelters. “This is incredible,” Maddow muttered before continuing with the lede from an AP story, which broke while she was on air. “Trump administration officials have been sending […]
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I’m for all Nigerians – Buhari
President Muhammmadu Buhari has declared that his interest is for all Nigerians, irrespective of ethnicity and religion. He said beyond ethnicity, religion and geographical lines; Nigeria’s rapid development would remain a driving force for his administration. Buhari spoke at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja Wednesday while receiving Sheikh Ahmed Tijjani Ibrahim Inyass, the […]
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Buhari opens up, accuses National Assembly of ‘padding’ 2018 budget
President Muhammadu Buhari has accused the National Assembly of tampering with the 2018 budget sent to them by cutting essential projects and inserting non-essential ones. Mr Buhari stated this while signing the 2018 budget into law. “I am concerned about some of the changes that the National Assembly has made to the budget proposals that […]
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Atiku advocates ‘proper restructuring’ of Nigeria
A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has promised to heed to the calls of many Nigerians by fostering what he called “proper restructuring” of the country when he wins the presidency next year. Atiku visited Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, to consult with Dickson and the Peoples Democratic Party in the state to support his presidential […]
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Abuja-based ex-Israeli minister arrested for allegedly spying for Iran
Gonen Segev, a former energy minister in Israel, has reportedly admitted contacts with Iran after being arrested in a suspected spying operation, local reports in Israel said. Mr Segev lived in Nigeria on a self-imposed exile after completing jail sentence for drugs offenses in Israel in 2010. He worked as a medical official for Israeli […]
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Rapper XXXTentacion Dead at 20 After Shooting
One of hip-hop music’s rising stars is dead at the age of 20… XXXTentacion was gunned down on Monday afternoon in South Florida. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office confirmed in a tweet that the rapper (real name Jahseh Onfroy) was pronounced dead after being taken to a local hospital. Law enforcement confirmed to E! News that a shooting occurred in […]
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Four injured as man opens fire on crowd celebrating World Cup win
At least four people have been injured after a gunman opened fire on a crowd celebrating Sweden’s World Cup win against South Korea, police have said. The man reportedly fired an automatic weapon at the crowd, who were celebrating Sweden’s 1-0 victory against South Korea. Witnesses reported hearing around 12 to 15 shots fired in […]
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World Cup: Iceland warn Eagles ahead of Group D clash
Iceland manager Iceland coach Heimir Hallgrimsson says it would be foolhardy for anyone to underestimate his team in the Russia 2018 World Cup after they earned a point in their David versus Goliath fixture against Argentina at Spartak Stadium in Moscow on Saturday. Augsburg forward Alfred Finnbogason secured a 1-1 draw for the tiny European […]
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US will not be a migrant camp, not on my watch – Trump
President Donald Trump vowed on Monday that the United States would not become a “migrant camp” as he faced mounting pressure to stop families being separated as a deterrent to illegal immigration. “The United States will not be a migrant camp, and it will not be a refugee holding facility,” Trump said in remarks delivered […]
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We’ll beat Iceland, Argentina to qualify — Rohr
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has put aside Nigeria’s shock 2-0 defeat in the hands of Croatia as he insists that Nigeria still has the chance of going through from Group D. Nigeria occupy the last spot at the bottom of the Group but the German coach who blamed the defeat on defensive naivety from […]
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World Cup: Why Nigeria lost to Croatia – Head Coach
Super Eagles’ Head Coach, Gernot Rohr, on Saturday said the team’s 0-2 loss to Croatia in their opening match of Russia 2018 was due to “many mistakes’’. Rohr, while speaking at the post-match conference of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Group D fixture, said he and his players were aware they made some important mistakes […]
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Nigeria 2019: Ex-PDP chairman declares presidential ambition
A former Kaduna State governor, Ahmed Makarfi, says he will contest for Nigeria’s presidency in 2019. Mr Makarfi, immediate past national caretaker committee chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), made the disclosure in an interview with journalists in Kaduna on Sunday. According to him, he consulted widely before arriving at the decision though he […]
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