A young man (name withheld) in China was rushed to hospital in the middle of the night after noticing his rectum had fallen out of his body. He told doctors that he had been using his mobile phone while on the toilet for over half an hour trying to poo. When they went to check […]
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An explosion took place at a mosque in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Friday, residents said. There was no immediate word on casualties. Two weeks ago, around 35 people were killed by a twin bombing at a mosque in the same city. NAN reports that on Jan. 23, a twin car bombing in […]
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U.S. President Donald Trump has called on Congress to end the visa lottery programme, citing a Justice Department crackdown on a recipient who abused resident status to finance terrorist activities abroad. “Time to end the visa lottery,” Trump said in a Twitter post. “Congress must secure the immigration system and protect Americans.” Trump linked his […]
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The United Nations has pledged to support policies and investments to unlock potential of youth and girls in Nigeria. UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Jayathma Wickramanayake, made the pledge when she paid a courtesy visit on Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama in Abuja on Thursday. The envoy said she was in the country to listen […]
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The World Bank warned and compared cryptocurrencies to “Ponzi schemes”. The warning is the the latest financial voice to raise questions about the legitimacy of digital currencies such as Bitcoin. “In terms of using Bitcoin or some of the cryptocurrencies, we are also looking at it, but I’m told the vast majority of cryptocurrencies are […]
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A missing painting of a Nigerian princess that attained an almost mythical status after going decades unseen has been discovered in a north London flat. Ben Enwonwu’s 1974 painting of the Ife princess, Adetutu Ademiluyi, known as Tutu, is a national icon in Nigeria, with poster reproductions hanging on walls in homes all over the […]
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Kenya will start exporting oil on commercial scale in the next five years, Africa-focused oil and natural gas producer Tullow Oil said on Wednesday. Tullow said extended well tests, water injection tests, well interference tests and water-flood trials have proved helpful for planning the development of the oil fields. “The exploration and appraisal campaign in […]
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French President, Mr. Emmanuel Macron, will address a joint session of the National Assembly during his official visit to Nigeria in July. The Ambassador of France to Nigeria, Mr. Denys Gauer, unveiled the plan to Nigeria, visit when he visited the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, on Tuesday. Gauer said Macron […]
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A 6.4-magnitude quake on the east coast of Taiwan has left two persons dead and more than 100 injured after buildings were toppled and a hotel collapsed. Premier William Lai said two persons had died in the quake in the port city of Hualien and 114 were injured, some seriously. He gave no further details. […]
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Britain’s biggest lender, Lloyds Banking Group Plc, has disclosed that it would ban its credit card customers from buying crypto currencies. Reuters reported on Monday that the development, which followed the lead of U.S. banking giants JP Morgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) and Citigroup (C.N), is aimed at protecting customers from running up huge debts […]
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