Sir Alex Ferguson, former Manchester United manager, on Saturday underwent an emergency surgery for brain haemorrhage. Manchester United FC confirmed the news with a statement on its website. The legendary Red Devils boss, 76, was taken to Salford Royal Hospital with a police escort after he was initially rushed to Macclesfield District Hospital. Manchester United […]
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Leading financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank plc, has launched the Days of Dorcas Online Photography Competition. The contest is part of the bank’s Art635 Gallery initiative aimed at promoting Arts and supporting African artists. The online competition gives budding African female photographers between the ages of 18 – 39 years the opportunity to enhance their […]
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Fourteen men have been arrested by the police on Saturday after a teenager was raped and burned alive at her home in eastern India, in the latest case of sexual violence in the country. The 16-year-old was abducted from her home when her family was away to attend a wedding and raped in a forested […]
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Ahead of the Magbo festival scheduled for Tuesday, May 8, all female residents of Ikorodu have been asked to stay indoors. Kabiru Shotobi, the Ayangbure of Ikorodu, traditional ruler of the town, said tradition forbids females to step out of their homes or move around town on the said day which he says is the […]
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The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has announced that it has successfully calculated and predicted that the first appearance of the first astronomical lunar crescent for Ramadan will be sighted on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. In a statement by the agency’s Head of Media and Corporate Communications, Dr. Felix Ale, the appearance of […]
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A female lawyer has allegedly stabbed her husband to death and severed his genital and placed it on his right hand at Diamond Estate, Sango-Tedo area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. The tragedy, which occurred around 7:30am on Thursday, was described by the police as an eyesore. The deceased, Otike Odibi, also a lawyer has been married […]
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A pastor, Udom Okon, of the Christ Abiding Church in the Somolu area of Lagos has been paraded by the state police command for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s nine-year-old daughter. The incident happened on Bankole Street around Famous bus stop, where the church is also located. Okon was said to have committed the crime in […]
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Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday the world’s largest social network will soon include a new dating feature — while vowing to make privacy protection its top priority in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Zuckerberg unveiled the plans as he addressed Facebook’s annual developers conference in San Jose, California — emphasizing that the […]
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Ace Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, better known as Davido on Monday surprised his girlfriend Chioma, with a brand new Porsche car as her 23rd birthday present. Davido, who had also released a song ‘Assurance’ dedicated to her, shared a video of the new Porsche he got for her on his social media pages. I give my baby ASSURANCE!!! I love you […]
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The winner of the Big Brother Naija 2018 reality show, Miracle Igbokwe, on Monday received his cheque of N25 million prize money and a key to his brand new car. The presentation was held at the MultiChoice office in Victoria Island, Lagos, on Monday, April 30, and was followed by a press conference which had […]
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