US President Donald Trump vowed Wednesday that missiles would be launched at Syria following a suspected chemical attack, virtually ensuring a military strike against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. The question now becomes what the United States, probably with France and Britain, will hit in war-torn Syria, and what are the risks of […]
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I earn N950,000 monthly, says Amaechi
The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, says it is worrisome that the older generation is refusing to leave the scene for the younger generation. Onaiyekan, who is a former President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, said this at the presentation of a book titled, ‘Dignity in Service,’ authored by the late […]
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Woman dies after doctors accidentally ’embalmed’ her alive
A woman died after being ’embalmed alive’ due to a medical blunder in a Russian hospital, her mother claims. Ekaterina Fedyaeva’s mother accused medics of putting her daughter on a formalin drip, which includes formaldehyde, instead of saline. Formaldehyde is used for embalming dead bodies. The 27-year-old had been in hospital in Ulyanovsk for routine […]
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53-year-old female teacher in court for having sex with student
A 53-year-old teacher, Deborah Lowe, has been accused of having sex with one of her students, who is 15 years old. According to Metro UK, Lowe sent him a card asking “who else can I be a slut with?”, a court has heard. Lowe sent the card to the teenager, when he blocked her on social media […]
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Nigerian Senator caught in certificate scandal
A Nigerian lawmaker, Foster Ogola, has taken his spot on the infamous list of prominent Nigerians with certificate scandals attached to their names. A few weeks ago, a confidential report was made using the Leaks.NG platform hinting that the senator, currently representing Bayelsa West senatorial district, has fake credentials from an unaccredited university in Nigeria. […]
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You’re the president, stop blaming Obama, congressman tells Trump
A U.S. lawmaker urged President Donald Trump to stop blaming Barack Obama for failed policies and instead take responsibility as the leader of the White House. Democratic Representative, Ted Lieu of California tweeted a message for Trump after the president blamed former President Obama for a chemical attack in Syria. “Dear @realDonaldTrump: Remember when you […]
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Why I’m running for second term — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has formally announced his intention to seek a second term in 2019. The president made his plan known to the National Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress. President Buhari made the declaration Monday at a closed-door meeting of the National Executive Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The President said […]
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Lufthansa cancels 800 flights
German airline giant Lufthansa said it will cancel “more than 800” flights Tuesday as public-sector workers walk out on strike for more pay, hobbling major airports like Frankfurt. “Due to this strike tomorrow (today), Lufthansa will have to cancel 800 out of the 1,600 scheduled flights, including 58 long-haul flights,” the group said in a […]
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2019: Buhari declares intention to seek re-election
President Muhammadu Buhari has formally announced he will seek re-election in 2019. Mr. Buhari made the announcement on Monday at a meeting of the ruling All Progressives Congress leadership. The National Executive Committee(NEC) meeting of the party is holding in Abuja. Mr. Buhari made the declaration after the media had left the NEC hall of […]
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President Buhari off to London
President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja on Monday for an official visit to Britain, the presidency said in a statement Sunday evening by presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu. Mr Shehu said the president is due to “hold discussions on Nigeria – British relations with Prime Minister Theresa May, prior to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings […]
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Homosexuals fight in Lagos after contracting HIV
There was chaos in Egbe, in the Ikotun area of Lagos State, when some homosexuals allegedly fought one another after contracting the Human Immunodefeciency Virus. Punch Metro gathered that one of the men, identified as Ezeugo, infected his first lover with the virus. Ezeugo had reportedly brought in another boyfriend to the house and was about […]
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Wind blew cocaine into my handbag, woman tells police
An American woman has blamed a powerful wind for the illicit drugs found in her possession. Police arrested Kennecia Posey following a stop in Fort Pierce, Florida, on March 21, according to a news report by ABC local affiliate. The report cited police extract of the case as stating that an officer approached Ms Posey’s […]
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Fire at Trump Tower: 1 dead, 6 injured
One person was killed and six firefighters were injured in a four-alarm fire at Trump Tower on Saturday, according to the New York City Fire Department. The person who died was a resident of the building’s 50th floor who had been taken to the hospital in critical condition, department spokeswoman Angelica Conroy told CNN. The victim […]
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Driver kills himself after ploughing vehicle into crowd leaving at least two dead
At least two people have been killed and 26 injured after a vehicle ploughed into pedestrians in the German city of Münster, with police confirming that the driver of the vehicle has also killed himself. Police said the driver, named locally as 48-year-old German national Jens Handeln, shot himself dead after ramming into the crowd, but they could not immediately determine […]
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Nigerian Politicians are desperate ahead of 2019, Presidency says
The Presidency on Friday said some politicians were already getting desperate ahead of the 2019 general elections. It said the aim of those in that category was to ensure the realisation of their ill-conceived desires. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr.Femi Adesina, said this while receiving pastors of the Gospel […]
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I didn’t know my lawyer paid prostitute $130,000, says President Trump
Stormy Daniels’s attorney said on Thursday that President Trump claims he was unaware of the $130,000 payment his attorney made to the porn star days before the 2016 election. “He’s effectively thrown, Michael Cohen now under the bus,” Michael Avenatti said. “This is an undisciplined guy, who you know, he finally cracked. We knew he […]
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Our husbands no longer stay at home due to power outages, protesting Nigerian women allege
Hundreds of women from Alaba-Oro, Mosafejo and Amukoko area of Lagos on Thursday stormed the Marina headquarters of Eko Electricity Distribution Company, protesting over six-year epileptic power supply. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the all-women protesters prevented workers and visitors from entering EKEDC premises and caused traffic gridlock on the ever-busy Lagos Marina. The placard-carrying […]
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Female lawmaker urges men to marry more wives to boost population
A female Kenyan lawmaker, Gathoni Wa Muchomba, has encouraged rich men to marry more than one wife in order to help boost the country’s population. The lawmaker, a former journalist, said this while addressing the issue of fatherless children in the society during the opening of a rehabilitation centre. Wa Muchomba said some of the […]
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