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Prostitutes demand full recognition
Members of the national coalition of American sex workers have drawn attention to their existence, warning the authorities that they deserve to be heard or recognised because they also cast votes during elections. Of the many impactful statements made...
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Prophet arrested for kissing wife [DETAILS]
A Tanzanian prophet, Nabii Tito, has been arrested by the police days after sharing photos of himself kissing his wife and home-help. Photos of Nabii Tito kissing the two went viral on the social media and irked quite a number of Tanzanians who called...
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FG replies Obasanjo's letter
The Federal Government on Wednesday said former President Olusegun Obasanjo might have been too busy to notice the efforts being made by the Muhammadu Buhari administration to revamp the nation’s economy. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji...
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12 camels disqualified from Saudi beauty contest
Twelve camels have been disqualified from Saudi Arabia’s annual camel beauty contest after receiving botulinum toxin injections to make their pouts look more alluring. Saudi authorities have raised the profile of the King Abdulaziz camel festival by relocating...
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APC, PDP can't win 2019 Presidential Election- Okupe
A national leader of the Accord Party, Dr Doyin Okupe has declared that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the major opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cannot win the 2019 Presidential election. Okupe, a former Senior Special Assistant...
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Turkey loses soldier in Kurdish offensive
Turkey has acknowledged its first combat death in a military offensive against the Kurdish-dominated enclave of Afrin in neighbouring Syria that was launched over the weekend. The military said in a statement the soldier had been killed in clashes with...
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Police arrest Oby Ezekwesili
The convener of the BringBackOurGirls group, Oby Ezekwesili, has been arrested and detained by the FCT Police Command for unknown offences. In series of posts on her Twitter handle, @obyezeks, the former Minister of Education, said she was arrested alongside...
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[Quotes] four points Obasanjo scored Buhari low
Elder statesman, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Tuesday, lambasted the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government for performing below the expectations of Nigerians. Obasanjo, who ruled Nigeria at different times as a military and democratic president, had...
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Pakistani student shoots principal [Details]
Police say a Pakistani student shot and killed his school principal on Monday, in a dispute over the student skipping classes to attend rallies supporting the country’s strict blasphemy laws. Sareer Ahmed, principal of the private Islamia College in the...
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Woman raped in front of husband [DETAILS]
A 22-year-old woman was dragged out of a car and raped in front of her husband and brother-in-law, who were held at gunpoint in the northern Indian state of Haryana, the police said on Tuesday. The woman was raped, according to police, on Sunday night...
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Afghan hotel attack leaves 30 dead
An Afghanistan government official on Monday said death toll in Saturday’s attack on the Kabul Intercontinental Hotel has reached 30. Gunmen in army uniforms had stormed and battled Afghan Special Forces through the night on Saturday at the hotel. Wahid...
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Updates on cattle colonies
The Federal Government says work will commence next week on cattle colonies in states that has indicated interest to establish them. Chief Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, disclosed this on Friday during a visit to the Agriculture...
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Boy set ablaze in Kogi for this [DETAILS]
Some suspected mobile phone thieves have set a 12-year-old boy ablaze to prevent him from exposing them. Our correspondent gathered that the victim identified as Ojonugwa was reportedly set on fire by thieves in Ogugu, Olamaboro Local Government Area...
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Turkey strikes in Northern Syria
Turkish jets have bombed the Kurdish-controlled city of Afrin in northern Syria, as the president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, promised to expand Turkey’s military border operations against a Kurdish group that has been the US’s key Syria ally in the war on...
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U.S. Government stops operations
The U.S. Government has shut down as Congress and President Trump were unable to come to an agreement on funding the Government. Democrats and some Republicans had premised the continued funding of Government to two conditions: - legalisation of so-called...
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See list of registered political parties, party, and party officials
1. AccordNational Chairman: Hon. Mohammad LawalNaladoNational Secretary: Hon. Nurudeen O. AdisaNational Treasurer: Mr. Micheal O. LeramaNational Financial Secretary: Hon. Joseph E.IjehNational Legal Adviser: Barr. Maxwell NgbudemAddress: Plot 488 , 7...
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Beyond Elections Euphoria by Salaam Rasak O.
Verily, the enthusiasm and vigour Nigerians devote to politics during periodic national, state and local elections take a lead in the comity of developing nations. This is a commendable action as it shows the high level of political culture of the people...
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See the 7 years old World’s youngest tenant
Essence Evans set the cyberspace agog with a simple social media post in which she claims that she makes her baby girl —a five-year-old — to pay rent. Essence, who is a singer and Yoga fan, explains that every week, the baby girl gets $7 in allowance....
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Buhari only got 198,000 votes from S'East yet they have four senior ministers
President Muhammadu Buhari has again tried to allay fears that he harbours a bias against the south-east, pointing out that he appointed four senior ministers from the zone where he got only 198,000 votes in 2015. Speaking on Thursday at a dinner for...
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Nigeria, Saudi increase oil output
Crude oil production in Nigeria rose by 88,700 barrels per day last month, the second biggest increase among its peers in the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries. OPEC, in its Monthly Oil Market Report for January released on Friday, put Nigeria's...
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Sanchez arrives Man United
Alexis Sanchez arrived at Manchester United’s training ground ahead of his expected move from Arsenal on Sunday, reports said, as his swap deal with Henrikh Mkhitaryan edged closer. Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper said Sanchez had been pictured arriving...
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Tayyib Erdogan may reap sour in Syria
Defying Russia, the US, and Bashar al-Assad’s regime, Turkey’s headstrong president is betting on a decisive victory over Syrian Kurd forces. But his risky gamble could quickly turn sour. The initial incursion by Turkish troops and their Free Syrian Army...
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Trump attempts to be proactive on Government shutdown
The White House has disseminated that President Donald Trump is working hard over the weekend in a bid to avert the impending government shutdown. The president spent his inauguration anniversary at his desk rather than partying with supporters at a planned...
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A Peaceful Society demands synergetic efforts by Salaam Rasak O.
While past outreaches of the popular civil society, Conflict Free Nation, CFN, have recorded overwhelming achievements vis-à-vis landmark impacts; we write to convey that another outreach is to be embarked upon next week, 26-27th of January, 2018 at Bauchi....
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Trump boasts of getting reelected
President Donald Trump has indicated his desire to run for a second term, saying he is certain to win a re-election. The US president was speaking to the New York Times about the ongoing tensions with North Korea when he made his remark. He said, "We’re...