Day: September 6, 2019

Zambian Pastor dies of starvation while observing 30 days fast

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Brighton Samajomba, a Zambian pastor, has reportedly died of starvation 10 days before the end of his annual 30-day fasting programme. Samajomba, 37, of “Heaven Is My Home” in Solwezi, Northwest area of Zambia, was reportedly found dead by his wife in the early hours of the 20th day of his 30-day fasting programme of standing in the gap for his family and church members. Samajomba’s death was confirmed by his brother Reagan Samajomba in Solwezi on Wednesday. Reagan said the deceased Samjomba who led a lifestyle of taking on…

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Many Nigerians in South Africa are drug traffickers – Pandor

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Naledi Pandor, South African Minister for Foreign Affairs, has accused Nigerians of dealing on drugs, human trafficking and other related criminal activities in their country. “I would appreciate them in helping us as well to address the belief our people have and the reality that there are many persons from Nigeria dealing in drugs in our country. “I believe that Nigerian nationals are involved in human trafficking and other abusive practices. “These kind of assistance of ensuring that such persons do not come to our country will be of great…

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Man arraigned for faking own kidnap, collecting N350,000 ransom

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A 44-year-old driver, Oluwamuyiwa Adeoya, was yesterday arraigned by the police in a Karmo Grade I Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly faking his own kidnap and deceiving his friend into paying N350,000 as ransom. Adeoya, who resides in Karamajiji Area, Abuja, is charged with two counts of criminal breach of trust and cheating. The prosecution counsel, Ijeoma Ukagha, told the court that the complainant, Adebesin Daniel of Plot 20b Kucgiko Estate Bwari, Abuja, reported the matter at the Life Camp Police Station, Abuja, on August 27. Ukagha alleged that on…

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Nicki Minaj announces retirement from music

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36-year-old American rapper, Nicki Minaj, on Thursday surprised fans by announcing her retirement from rap, saying she was going to focus on family. Minaj known for hits like “Super Bass” is engaged to music executive Kenneth Petty, and she recently said a wedding is in the cards in the coming months. “I’ve decided to retire & have my family,” tweeted the wildly successful rapper raised in the New York borough of Queens. “I know you guys are happy now,” she continued. “To my fans, keep reppin me, do it til…

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Oshiomhole to Nigerians: Boycott South African businesses

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Adams Oshiomhole, chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday urged the Federal Government and the citizens to take strong measures against telecommunications giant, MTN, and other firms owned by South Africans in Nigeria. He told said this at the end of a closed-door meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) in Abuja that Nigerians should boycott MTN for 30 days as a signal to South African authorities that they are fed up with xenophobic attacks. “Happily, we have indigenous networks like GLO, Airtel and 9mobile,” he said. “This…

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Zimbabwe’s ex-president, Robert Mugabe dies at 95

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Ex-president, Robert Mugabe, the founding father of Zimbabwe who ruled the country for more than three decades, has died. He was 95. Rumors went round about the health of the ex-president, who spent months in a hospital in Singapore earlier this year. Details of what ailed him were a closely guarded secret. The former president was deposed in a coup in 2017 when members of his own party turned against him after he dismissed then vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa to make way for his wife, Grace. Mnangagwa later became Zimbabwe’s next president. In his…

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