U.S. Reality TV star Kylie Jenner is on track to become the youngest self-made billionaire in the United States thanks to the booming cosmetics company she launched two years ago, Forbes magazine reported on Wednesday. Jenner, 20, half-sister of Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian, debuted Kylie Cosmetics in 2016 with $29 lip kits containing matching […]
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Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State cried while narrating how a policeman allegedly slapped him on Wednesday morning. Fayose who wore a neck brace was assisted to the podium by some of his aides at the rally organised by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He told the crowd that he had to leave the hospital […]
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Eight-time champion Roger Federer was sensationally knocked out of Wimbledon on Wednesday by South African giant Kevin Anderson while Rafael Nadal edged Juan Martin del Potro in a Centre Court epic and will meet Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals. Defending champion Federer lost a Court One thriller, 2-6, 6-7 (5/7), 7-5, 6-4, 13-11 as 32-year-old […]
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Saidu-Shakiru Adeyemi, boyfriend of Khadijat Oluboyo, the slain daughter of Lasisi Oluboyo, former deputy governor of Ondo state, has denied involvement in her death. Oluboyo, the 25-year-old final year student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, was on Sunday found dead at the home of her boyfriend in Akure. Adeyemi denied involvement in Oluboyo’s death […]
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Oil rose on Tuesday, supported by gains in equities and supply concerns in Norway and Libya,. Brent crude futures hit a session high of 79.51 dollars Oil reports correlation expert says Brent races to 100 dollars, in spite of despicable manipulations. United States crude futures rose to settle at high of 74.70 dollars. All three […]
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Algerian international Riyad Mahrez secured his move to Premier League champions Manchester City on Tuesday, seven months after his hopes were dashed when City refused to pay Leicester’s asking price. This time though Leicester said they had sold him for what is a club-record fee, with some reports suggesting the champions paid £60 million ($79.6million), […]
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy skies over the central states of the country on Wednesday. According to NiMet, there are prospects of thunderstorms over places like Jos, Abuja, Jalingo, Kaduna and Minna in the morning. NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja on Tuesday also predicted day and night […]
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The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Adedamola Kuti, said on Tuesday that consultations had begun for the closure of the Third Mainland Bridge for repairs. Kuti told the News Agency of Nigeria that the ministry of works was going to hold a meeting with stakeholders on Wednesday to discuss how to manage traffic during the repairs. […]
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Former minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has rejected a statement by Senator Dino Melaye, comparing both of them of being “politically blind” for leaving the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP). Fani-Kayode had, in a Twitter post, on Sunday congratulated Senator Melaye for returning to the PDP from the All Progressives Congress. He said he was glad that those […]
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The federal government has committed to invest N72 billion for the procurement and installation of equipment to help distribute unused 2,000 MegaWatts (MW) of electricity to consumers in the country. Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing said this at a press conference in Abuja on Monday. He said the 2,000MWs was from […]
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