Rotimi Martins, a musician better known as Alariwo of Africa, says suicide is not the solution to depression, describing it as “absolutely wrong”. He made the remark in reaction to the death of Seun Omogaji, also known as DJ XGee. Omogaji was said to have committed suicide on Wednesday as a result of marital problems. Reacting, […]
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Nutrition is important for health. An unhealthy diet can damage your metabolism, cause weight gain and even hurt organs, such as your heart and liver. But what you eat also impacts another organ — your skin. As scientists learn more about diet and the body, it’s increasingly clear that what you eat can significantly affect […]
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Apple Inc shares tumbled as much as 10 percent on Thursday after the iPhone maker blamed weak China demand for its revenue shortfall in the holiday quarter, a clear sign of the company’s struggles in the world’s largest smartphone market. The rare revenue warning – the company’s first in nearly 12 years – sent shockwaves […]
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The Oyo State Government has released N204 million to offset outstanding gratuities of 81 retirees in the state. Hannah Ogunesan, the State Head of Service, disbursed the cheques to beneficiaries on Thursday in Ibadan at the old ministry of establishment and training. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the sum released was gratuity […]
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Liverpool’s unbeaten run in this season’s Premier League came to an end following a pulsating 2-1 loss to champions Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium, blowing the title race open. After both teams failed to attempt a shot in the first 15 minutes, it was Liverpool who had the game’s first big chance on 18 […]
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The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has paid a condolence to the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, over the crash of one the Nigerian Air Force’s helicopters and the death of all five of its personnel on board. The helicopter, Mi-35M crashed on Wednesday, while providing close air support to […]
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A Nigerian air force (NAF) helicopter crashed while providing support to troops of 145 battalion at Damasak in Borno state on Wednesday. Ibikunle Daramola, director of public relations and information, disclosed this, but he neither gave details of the model of the helicopter nor how many personnel were inside it at the time the crash happened. […]
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A 43-year-old Islamic studies teacher Abdulsalam Salaudeen has been arrested by the police for defiling a five-year-old girl. Salaudeen, who lives 16, Awoyemi Street on Igando Road, Ikotun Lagos, was recorded on video while engaging in the act. The suspected pedophile was allegedly engaged to teach the girl Islamic studies. A Good Samaritan last Friday […]
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The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) started the year 2019 on the red side, as the market shed N134 billion on Wednesday. As at the last trading day of 2018, the market capitalisation stood N11.7207 trillion, only to fall by N134 billion to N11.5863 trillion on the first trading day of 2019. The all share index […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the family of President Muhammadu Buhari of diverting N1.032 trillion meant for purchase of weapons for soldiers. In a statement on Wednesday by Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP spokesman, the party called on the International Criminal Police Organisation better known as Interpol to probe President Muhammadu Buhari’s family. According to […]
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