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Parking space sells for almost $1 million

Hong Kong is a global financial capital, a haven for foodies, and also a place where it can be more expensive to keep a car than to own a home. On October 24, businessman Johnny Cheung reportedly sold a 135-square-foot parking space for a whopping $969,000 to an as-yet-undentified buyer, according to the South China […]

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STDs are sexist, and women are the losers (Must Read)

America is in the middle of an epidemic of sexually transmitted infections, and when it comes to heterosexual transmission, it’s hitting women the hardest.Why is that? Simply put, because “STDs are biologically and psycho-socially sexist at all levels,” said Dr. Hunter Handsfield, a professor emeritus of medicine at the University of Washington Center for AIDS and […]

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Messi urges Barca to re-sign Neymar

Lionel Messi wants Barcelona to sign an attacker worth 200 million euros at all costs in the summer of 2020 after missing out on him this time. Atletico Madrid and Barcelona reached an agreement over the signing of Antoine Griezmann in the summer for a sum of 120 million euros. The France international has made 11 […]

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Our Government Will Protect Nigerians Home And Abroad – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Federal Government will protect Nigerians in every part of the world. The President promised to stretch the government’s reach and capacity in protecting all Nigerians, not minding the distance. He gave the assurance while speaking to a gathering of students and professionals in Sochi, towards the conclusion of […]

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Border Closure: Bear with us, Osinbajo begs Nigerians

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday begged Nigerians to bear with the government over the closure of the border with neighbouring countries. Osinbajo speaking at the town hall meeting which coincides with the National Festival of Arts and Culture, NAFEST in Edo State, said the border closure is in the interest of the country and […]

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Man shot 16 times walks to hospital two miles away

Philadelphia police say it’s “miraculous” that a man shot 16 times was able to walk into the hospital two miles away. Early Friday morning, the 27-year-old was wounded in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood. Police say it’s unclear why he was shot so many times. They haven’t been able to interview him yet. Investigators found large caliber […]

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End border closure in national interest, Falana advises Nigerian Government

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana, has advised the Federal Government to end the closure of the land borders into the country. He said it would be in the national interest for the government to call off the border closure. Rather than continue to close the land borders, Falana advised […]

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My investments meant to tackle poverty – Dangote

The Chairman of Dangote Cement Plc, Aliko Dangote, has said that he will continue to help in alleviating poverty and spread wealth through his investments. He also urged Nigerians not to lose hope in the country. The richest man in Africa spoke in response to the commendation by winners in the ongoing extended Dangote Cement […]

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Nigerian Banks disown MTN, say they made no demand for USSD charge

Nigerian banks have denied asking MTN to impose a new charge on customers for using the telecom firm’s access codes to conduct financial transactions. MTN on Sunday announced a N4 charge for every 20 seconds of using USSD bank codes, claiming it took the decision as requested by the banks. “Yello, as requested by your […]

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Social media regulation, not best option – Osinbajo

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has cautioned Nigerians against the abuse of social media, noting that it can precipitate war and violent conflict if used to misinform. He specifically warned against using social media platforms to promote religious disinformation, which he said could easily lead to a breakdown of law and order. Osinbajo, who stated this in […]

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80-year-old bank robber gets seven-year jail

A German court on Thursday sentenced an 80-year-old man to seven-year imprisonment for a series of bank robberies over a decade. The bank staff targeted by the man had endured considerable psychological suffering, presiding Judge, Hannes Breucker, said in Hechingen, south-west Germany. The man admitted to targeting a number of banks over the years between […]

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Lagos Chrisland Child R*pe: School Supervisor Bags 60 Years in Jail

An Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court has sentenced a supervisor at Chrisland School, VGC, Lagos, Adegboyega Adenekan, 47, to 60 years imprisonment for child defilement. Justice Sybil Nwaka handed down the sentence after convicting Adenekan of a lone count charge of defiling a two-year and 11-month-old pupil. The little child had given a […]

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Prediction on Nigeria’s break-up may be fulfilled – Jega

A former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Wednesday warned that if preventive measures were not taken, the prediction on the disintegration of Nigeria will come to pass. Jega gave the warning on Wednesday in Abuja in a keynote address he delivered at a conference on ‘20 Years of Democracy’, organised […]

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Attorney-General of Nigeria wants 2.5% of recovered loots for his office

The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has asked the National Assembly to approve a commission of 2.5 per cent of recovered loots to be paid to the Asset Recovery Unit in his office. The money will be used to “service bills”, the minister said Wednesday when he appeared before the […]

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Sex-for-mark lecturers will face maximum penalties — Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said henceforth, any lecturer in the nation’s tertiary institutions indicted for sex-for-marks and other sexual-related offences would face the “stiffest punishment under the law.” The President in his speech at the 35th convocation of the University of Ilorin condemned the trending reports of sex-for-mark cases in the country’s university system. […]

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Nigerians fight over Swiss money

The Chairman, House of  the Representatives Committee on Diaspora Affairs, Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, on Tuesday claimed  Nigerians in Switzerland fought over the money  made available by the Swiss government for  those to be deported to Nigeria. Akande-Sadipe, while speaking at the inaugural meeting of the committee in Abuja, said the crisis forced the Swiss government to […]

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Doctor suspended as baby was born without a face

Portugal has suspended an obstetrician suspected of negligence after a baby was born without a face, in a case that has shocked the country. The baby, Rodrigo, was born on October 7 without a nose, eyes or part of his skull but the deformities were only discovered during his delivery at a hospital in Setubal, […]

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Three Nigerians injured in fresh xenophobic attacks in South Africa

Three Nigerians have been injured in fresh xenophobic attacks in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, Punch has learnt. This comes less than a week after a Nigerian, Ikenna Otugo, was reportedly stabbed to death by unknown assailants in Empageni, South Africa. The President of the Nigerian Union South Africa, Adetola Olubajo, confirmed the attacks in an interview […]

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