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BBC apologises after tweeting that Donald Trump sustained gunshot wound

The BBC on Saturday apologised after erroneously tweeting that U.S. President Donald Trump had sustained an injury from a gunshot. The station blamed the blunder on an unauthorised access of its system by unknown hackers. “Apologies to anyone who saw an unusual Tweet from our account this morning,” the BBC said after taking down the […]

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The Obamas receive The Trumps at the White House

President-elect Trump and Mrs. Trump have now arrived at the White House, greeted by President Obama and the first lady on the North Portico.  “Mr President-elect how are you? Good to see you, congratulations,” Obama said to the president-elect when he emerged from the car. Mrs. Trump handed Mrs. Obama a blue box, an apparent gift. Mrs. Obama and Mrs. […]

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2,000 workers to lose jobs on Trump Inauguration Day

President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration will coincide with 2,000 employees of General Motors losing their jobs, CNN Money reported. Despite announcing plans Tuesday to invest $1 billion in U.S. manufacturing, 1,200 workers in Lordstown, Ohio, and 800 Lansing, Mich., will be terminated in the company’s first layoffs in over half a decade. “Please help us in […]

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17-year old Girl charged with raping 19-year-old MAN at knifepoint (Photos)

A 17-year-old girl from Michigan has been charged with raping a young man at knifepoint. Lestina Marie Smith, of Saginaw Township, was arraigned on Tuesday on two felony counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. The charges stem from an incident that took place on January 11 in Saginaw Township involving Smith and a 19-year-old boy. […]

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Obama’s message to those upset about Trump

Wrapping up the final press conference of his consequential eight years in office, President Obama delivered a personal message on Wednesday to any Americans distraught over Donald Trump’s victory: “We’re going to be OK.” “It is true that behind closed doors, I curse more than I do publicly, and sometimes I get mad and frustrated […]

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Nigerians don’t need counselling to reject APC in 2019 – Fayose

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has said Nigerians don’t need counselling to reject the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) during the 2019 general elections in the country, saying the abysmal performance of the party has already made the people to grow weary of it. This is just as the governor noted that there is […]

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Defection: I am going nowhere – Ekweremadu replies APC

The Office of the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has dismissed as false, insinuations and reports that the Senator could be on his way to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to save his job. In a statement made available to reporters in Abuja, the Special Assistant to the Deputy President of […]

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Windows 7 is outdated, not secured, Microsoft warns

Microsoft on Tuesday warned business customers to begin migrating from Windows 7, exactly three years before it reaches end of life. Markus Nitschke, the Head of Windows at Microsoft Germany in a statement said that enterprises would pay dearly for sticking with the platform’s outdated security compared with Windows 10. According to him, Windows 7 […]

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Manchester United didn’t buy me to score goals – Pogba

Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba, has claimed that his role as a midfielder is not to score goals, but to dictate play. The 23-year-old rejoined United in a £89.3million deal from Juventus last summer. Since his return, Pogba has scored only four goals and provided three assists in 20 Premier League appearances. “I love playing. […]

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You need thick skin and stamina to succeed, Obama tells Trump

Outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday night listed “thick skin” and “stamina” as important qualities for the top person in the White House to have, in an ironic reference to his successor Donald Trump who will be sworn in on Friday. “Thick skin helps” to get the complex presidential job done, Obama said in […]

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Biafra: Igbo leaders not committed to struggle – Nnamdi Kanu’s father

Father of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, His Royal Majesty, Eze Israel Okwu Kanu, has berated Igbo leaders for not committing themselves to the struggle for Biafra. Recall that Kanu was arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, in 2015 in Lagos and has been incarcerated […]

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While They Are Still Struggling With Boko Haram, Militants; Nigeria raises troops for Gambia, ready to remove Yahya Jammeh

The Nigerian Army has raised an army battalion that would be deployed in troubled Gambia to forcefully remove President Yahya Jammeh from power if he fails to step down on January 19, according to PREMIUM TIMES. The battalion, christened ECOMOG NIBATT 1, was drawn from the Army’s 19th Battalion based in Okitipupa, Ondo State, military […]

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God is still working: Nigerian couple get quintuplets 10 years after marriage (Photos)

It was joy at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) in Cross River State as a woman was delivered of quintuplets on Monday. The parents of the babies – Dr Ekpo Edet and Mrs Esther Edet – who work at UCTH, described having five children at once after 10 years as a wonderful blessing from God. […]

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Africa’s richest person: Dangote maintains top spot for 6th year, Otedola drops out

Nigerian cement tycoon Aliko Dangote remains Africa’s richest person for the sixth year running with a $12.1 billion fortune, despite a nearly $5 billion drop in his net worth for the second year in a row. Dangote is joined by just two other Nigerian billionaires on this year’s list — telecom tycoon Mike Adenuga, who […]

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Again, Buhari to lead ECOWAS team to mount pressure on Jammeh

President Muhammadu Buhari would tomorrow lead a delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to The Gambia to persuade President Yahya Jammeh to hand over peacefully to Adama Barrow, winner of the December 1, 2016 presidential election. This is even as the leaders have condemned the clampdown on the media in that […]

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Why Adeboye stepped down as head of Nigeria’s Redeemed Church

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Enoch Adeboye, stepped down as head of the church in Nigeria in line with a proposed Corporate Governance Code in Nigeria, according to Premium Times. Mr. Adeboye referred to the governance code as he announced his decision to give up the position on Saturday, church […]

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Adeboye retires as Redeemed Church General Overseer, names successor

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Enoch Adeboye, on Saturday appointed a new General Overseer (GO) for the church as he retired ahead of his 75th birthday on 2 March. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the new GO is Joshua Obayemi. Mr. Adeboye was born on March […]

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Kim Kardashian Breaks Her Silence About Paris Robbery

Kim Kardashian is breaking her silence on her horrific Paris robbery… In an exclusive promo from the upcoming season of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, which returns to E! in March, the 36-year-old mogul opens up to sisters Khloe Kardashian and Kourtney Kardashian about the scary experience. “They’re going to shoot me in the back,” she says in tears, recalling the […]

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