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Texas church shooting: 8 members of one family among the 26 killed

Eight members of one family — including a pregnant mother and three of her children — were among those killed in a mass shooting at a rural Texas church Sunday. All at once, Joe and Claryce Holcombe lost children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and a future great-grandchild in the shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland […]

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26 dead Nigerian women found in Spanish warship

Italian prosecutors have commenced investigations into the deaths of 26 Nigerian women whose bodies were recovered at sea, BBC reported on Monday. The victims, who are mostly teenagers, aged 14-18, are believed to have been sexually abused and murdered as they attempted to cross the Mediterranean. Following several rescues, their bodies were discovered in a […]

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Mugabe sacks vice president Mnangagwa

President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe on Monday fired Emmerson Mnangagwa as vice president, Information Minister Simon Moyo said. Mnangagwa, a 75-year-old former intelligence chief, has been heavily-criticised by supporters of Mugabe’s wife, Grace, who has also been touted as a potential successor to her husband. Moyo said Mnangagwa had exhibited traits of disloyalty, disrespect and […]

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Not Again! Lamar Odom collapses at LA nightclub

Khloe Kardashian’s ex-husband Lamar Odom collapsed at a club in Los Angeles in the early hours of Sunday morning. In a video obtained by TMZ, the former LA Laker is seen slumping to the floor in a V.I.P. booth as security guards rush to his side. They are then seen lifting him up and helping him sit on […]

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British minister denies porn allegations

The sexual harassment scandal that has rocked British politics took a new twist Saturday after one of Britain’s most senior ministers denied allegations that “extreme” pornographic material was found on his work computer in 2008. Damian Green, the first secretary of state and effectively Prime Minister Theresa May’s deputy, said the story, which was first reported in […]

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Texas church shooting: at least 26 confirmed dead!

At least 26 people are dead and 20 are injured after a gunman opened fire on a congregation at the First Baptist church in the small town of Sutherland Springs, Texas, on Sunday. 23 people died inside the church, two were found dead outside and one died on the way to hospital. The age of […]

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Why I’m not yet married at 34 – Ebube Nwagbo

Speaking with Sunday Scoop, Nwagbo stated, “I believe that everything happens at the right time, which is the time that God ordains. I don’t like abandoning things halfway; I prefer to stick with it till the end. That’s why I have to be very careful about marriage. I don’t think divorced couples go into their marriages […]

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Why Nadia Buari & I separated – Jim Iyke opens up

“Things didn’t get messy as people thought. Two people met in the entertainment industry and there was a reality show at a time that kept us together. So, we did a smart thing anybody who found himself or herself in such situation would have done. And when the entertainment was over, we moved on to […]

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Loose Talk…

Avoid idle talk, and you will avoid a lot of trouble. Never repeat what you hear, and you will have no regrets. Have you heard a rumor? Let it die with you. Be brave! It wont make you explode. If you hear that a friend has done something wrong, ask him about it. Maybe it […]

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Health Zone: Foods that may upset your stomach

Some people can eat all the junk food in the world, and their stomach will be totally fine. Other people have one scoop of ice cream and feel the pain for the rest of the day. If you’re easily prone to stomach aches, you know how frustrating it can be to unknowingly eat something that […]

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Science proves it: People love dogs more than humans

It’s official, people love dogs so much that we prefer them to some people, and even feel more empathy towards them than our fellow men. In a study published in the journal Society & Animals, about 240 student volunteers looked at fake newspaper stories about attacks on both dogs and people. The four stories were about […]

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Ebola-like outbreak declared in Uganda

An outbreak of contagious and deadly Marburg virus disease in the Kween district of eastern Uganda was declared by the nation’s Ministry of Health on October 19. Marburg virus disease, which causes severe viral hemorrhagic fever, ranks among the most virulent pathogens known to infect humans, according to the World Health Organization. As of Saturday, two confirmed cases, […]

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CAN replies Osinbajo, insists there’s plot to ‘Islamise’ Nigeria

The Christian Association of Nigeria has responded to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s explanation of the federal government’s adoption of Sukuk bonds. Speaking during a pastors’ conference in Lagos on Friday, Mr. Osinbajo said CAN was wrong in its conclusion that the federal government’s adoption of the Sukuk bond was a ploy to Islamise Nigeria. Mr. Osinbajo […]

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15 million girls forced into sex by partners, relatives, friends – UN

The United Nations on Wednesday said 15 million teenage girls worldwide have been forced into sex, often by partners, relatives or friends, yet only one in 100 sought help. UNICEF on Wednesday said in a report which examined data from more than 40 countries, that Cameroon had the highest rate of sexual violence, with one […]

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Ekwueme still in coma…

Indications emerged on Wednesday that the Enugu State Government has made arrangements to fly a former Vice-President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, out of the country for medical treatment. The second republic Vice-President is currently at the Intensive Care Unit of Memfys Hospital for Neurosurgery, in Trans-Ekulu, Enugu, after collapsing at his residence in the Independence Layout […]

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Stop this tweeting, it’s childish, Ex-VP Joe Biden blasts Trump

Former US Vice President Joe Biden strongly criticized President Trump Wednesday, and predicted an emboldened and determined Russia would once again meddle in an American election. In public comments at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Biden — the target of speculation of a possible presidential run in 2020 — thoroughly rebuked Trump and his […]

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Trump blames US green card lottery program after deadly NY attack

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday blamed the deadly New York attack by an Uzbek immigrant on the US green card lottery program and called for visas to be awarded only on “merit.” Trump said Sayfullo Saipov, who plowed a rented truck into cyclists and pedestrians on a New York City bike path Tuesday, killing […]

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