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Prostitute allegedly shoots man for performing sex act wrong

A 21-year-old woman has allegedly shot a man in the back of the head because he performed a sex act wrong, Fox News reports. Marissa E. Wallen, an escort allegedly told police she shot a man twice in...

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Saudi graft purge ‘raises a few concerns’ for US ally

Saudi Arabia’s mass purge of elite figures accused of corruption “raises a few concerns”, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Friday, as Washington’s Gulf ally probes graft allegedly worth $100...

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Court hears FG’s N1.8bn suit against Diezani’s allies Nov. 23

Oladimeji Ramon The Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday fixed November 23 for hearing in a N1.8bn debt recovery suit filed by the Federal Government against two Nigerian businessmen, Kola Aluko and...

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Court president furious as wife brings lover to divorce hearing

A Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan on Friday dissolved the seven years marriage between Omolara and her husband, Abiodun Ojeyemi, over the former’s adulterous lifestyle. Omolara had petitioned the court...

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PHOTOS: Buhari, Christian leaders meet inside Aso Rock

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I remain a life member of PDP BoT, says Bode George

Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja Chief Olabode George has denied the rumour making the rounds that he has resigned from the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party. George, who is one of those aspiring...

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Ikoyi cash: Whistle-blower debunks EFCC 5% payment claim

Oladimeji Oladimeji The whistle-blower that gave information leading to the recovery of N13bn from Flat 7B Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos, has denied having been paid five per cent of the recovered sum....

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BREAKING: Court voids Ndume’s suspension, ordered to resume

Leke Baiyewu, Abuja Former Majority Leader of the Senate, Senator Ali Ndume, has said he had secured a judgment from a Federal High Court which nullified his suspension by the upper chamber of the...

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[UPDATED] CAN advises FG on herdsmen/farmers’ clash, others

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja   The President of Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev. Sampson Ayokunle, on Friday called on the Federal Government to take  the issue of incessant herdsmen/farmers’ clash in...

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[PHOTOS] President Buhari meets Muslim leaders in State House

President Muhammadu Buhari met with leaders of Jama’atul Nasril Islam at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday. The President had also met Christian leaders earlier. Photos of the meeting with...

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Paying whistleblowers not our duty – EFCC

Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says it is not directly involved in the payment of whistleblowers. The Spokesman for the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said this in...

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Man sodomises three boys, bags three-year imprisonment

A 28-year-old businessman, Abdullahi Mohammed, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for sexual abuse of three boys. Mohammed was sentenced on Friday following his arraignment at a Jos Upper...

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Mauritanian prosecutors appeal sentence against ‘blasphemy’ blogger

Mauritanian prosecutors on Friday said they had appealed against a two-year prison term served on a blogger who had earlier received a death sentence for blasphemy. Cheikh Ould Mohamed Ould Mkheitir...

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Officials who aided Maina are under investigation – Sagay’s committee

Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption said on Friday that the Federal Government had not swept under the carpet the case of officials involved in the scandalous...

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Police disperse Shiite group with tear gas 

Adelani Adepegba, Abuja  Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria on Friday clashed with policemen after they reportedly attempted to march into the Unity Fountain, Maitama to hold a rally. The...

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PHOTO: Waiting for ration of food in central DRC

A young Congolese looks on while people wait for their ration of food to be handed out at a food distribution on October 25, 2017 in Kasala, in the restive region of Kasai, central Democratic Republic...

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El-Rufai, NLC disagree over planned workers’ mass sack

The Nigeria Labour Congress said on Friday that it had uncovered plans by Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State to embark on mass sacking of workers. Addressing a news conference in Abuja, NLC...

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Spain concerned over Russian social media activity on Catalonia

Spain said Friday it had noted news manipulation about the Catalan crisis on social media originating “from Russian territory,” adding the issue would be raised at an upcoming EU ministers meeting....

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Burundi orders unmarried couples to wed by Dec 2017

The government of Burundi has given unmarried couples December 2017 deadline to legalise their relationships through the church or state registries, Al Jazeera reports. President Pierre Nkurunziza had...

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Magu never said whistleblower has been paid – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has clarified remarks credited to its Acting Chairman, Mr Ibrahim Magu, concerning the Ikoyi whistleblower on Thursday. Spokesman of the commission, Mr...

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