Mr Aminu Saleh, Commissioner of Police in Bayelsa, says that a father of three, Mr Samuel Sunday, has been arrested for allegedly poisoning his three children with sniper. The police commissioner told newsmen at the crime scene in Bayelsa that two of the children died after drinking sniper while the third one survived. The surviving […]
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Taliban fighters killed more than 20 Afghan security forces in simultaneous raids on a provincial capital and district in northern Afghanistan, an official said Tuesday, as the city braced for further violence. Hundreds of militants were outside Sar-e-Pul city, which provincial governor spokesman Zabihullah Amani said was at risk of falling to the Taliban if […]
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Roger Federer took the honours in the much-anticipated mixed doubles clash with fellow great Serena Williams in what the latter described as the “match of her career” at the Hopman Cup in Perth Tuesday. In the biggest mixed doubles drawcard in the 31-year history of the tournament, in what is expected to be its final […]
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Nigeria’s crude oil daily production recorded an upward swing of about 2.09million barrels in 2018, translating to a 9 per cent increment, compared with the 2017 average daily production of 1.86million barrels. Pitched against the low-level daily crude oil production in 2016 and what obtains now, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Group Managing Director, Dr. […]
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30 people reportedly died in a road accident that occurred just few minutes to the New Year near Bola Ige International market along new Ife-Ibadan Expressway, Gbagi, Ibadan, Oyo State. An oncoming trailer was said to have rammed into commercial buses that conveyed the passengers, who were crushed to death by the entrance of the market. […]
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US singer, R. Kelly has been called out again over his relationship with late R&B singer Aaliyah. A former background singer for Kelly, Jovante Cunningham, made a shocking revelation during an interview in the Lifetime documentary, “Surviving R. Kelly” alleging that the “Trapped in the Closet” crooner, then 27, engaged in a sexual relationship with […]
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Scientists in Sharjah and Abu Dhabi have found that Shisha pipes posed more serious medical problems compared to cigarettes. Ayesha Mohammed, a chemistry lecturer at the University of Sharjah and the lead author of the study, said: “Traditional medwakh and Shisha pipes have no filters. “So toxic metals can quickly enter the lungs, causing different […]
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A former governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has described the Federal Government TraderMoni scheme as not only an avenue for advanced votes buying but direct “re-looting of the Abacha loots.” Fayose questioned the rationale in Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo leaving Abuja and spending about N25 million on maintenance of presidential jet as […]
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No fewer than 14 migrants, identified as Ethiopians, had been found dead in Eastern Tanzania’s region of Morogoro, Police said on Monday. Morogoro Regional Police Commander Wilbroad Mutafungwa said that the aliens were found dead in Mindu area, near Morogoro municipality, on the Tanzania-Zambia highway. He said that there were 26 illegal migrants on board […]
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) says there will be dry and dust hazy weather conditions with reduced visibility over most parts of the country and misty morning over the coastal areas on Jan. 1. NiMet’s Weather Outlook released on Monday in Abuja predicted that due to dust and hazy conditions visibility range would be poor […]
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