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Man arrested for Port Harcourt serial killing explains how he killed victim

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Gracious David West, suspected Port Harcourt serial killer, has told the Nigerian police that he used pillowcases to tie a victim before killing her in a hotel room in Rukpokwu, about 18 kilometres from Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital city. 26-year-old West, whom the police said is a cultist, was arrested on Wednesday on East-West Road en route to Uyo from Port Harcourt. West said in a video the Nigerian police posted to its official Twitter handle he had transactional sex with a nameless victim. Hours later, the victim…

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Celine Dion Begs Drake Not To Tattoo Her Face On His Body

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Canadian rap artist, Drake’s body art is a collection of intricate designs, muses and OVO signs. The latest inspiration that Drake wants to commemorate with ink is singer Céline Dion. But, she’s not a big fan of the idea. Apparently two years ago, Drake allegedly told Celine Dion at the Billboard Music Awards that he was planning on adding her face to his burgeoning tattoo collection. During an iHeartRadio Canada interview, Dion made a passionate appeal to the rapper in hopes of making sure he avoided what she deemed an…

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Court orders forfeiture of P&ID assets to Nigeria

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Irish firm, Process and Industrial Development (P&ID), yesterday described as fraudulent the ruling by the Federal High Court, Abuja, ordering the forfeiture of all its assets to the Federal Government. “Today’s (yesterday’s) sham trial in Nigeria is entirely illegitimate and follows a systematic campaign of harassment, intimidation and illegal detention of a number of individuals associated with P&ID or the GSPA (Gas Supply and Purchase Agreement) contract. The individuals detained have not been afforded due process and have instead been pressured and intimidated by the government into making false statements,”…

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Jilted lover commits suicide in Lagos

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25-year-old Kehinde Musa, who sent his enstranged lover, Rasheedat Animashaun, a suicide text message after she ended their relationship, has allegedly committed suicide at his residence, No. 56 Modele Street, Surulere, Lagos State. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, said in a statement on Thursday that the deceased locked himself in his room and drank an insecticide suspected to be Sniper, adding that the bereaved family, whom Rasheedat had informed of the suicide note, found Musa unconscious in his room. He stated that the 25-year-old, died while being…

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Human trafficking: Nigerian man sentenced to 129 years imprisonment in South Africa

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Ediozi Odi, a Nigerian man, has been sentenced to six life sentences and an additional 129 years imprisonment for human trafficking and related charges after he kept three young girls hostage to work as sex slaves. Judge Natvarlil Ranchod, sitting in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, South Africa on Wednesday cited experts as saying that human trafficking is increasing worldwide. It not only caused trauma to the victims, but also to communities. Criminals view it as a thriving business as sex slaves often young girls can be used over…

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Ekiti varsity student stabs boyfriend to death over hair

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A 300-level student of the Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Bukola Odeyemi, has allegedly stabbed her 22-year-old lover, John Iju, to death. The incident, sources said, occurred at one of the private hostels being used by students of the university around 10pm. Sources said the 20-year-old student of the Department of Biology Education had a quarrel with her boyfriend, also a student of the institution, over his inability to give her the N2,500 she requested for a hairdo. According to the sources, the duo engaged in a heated argument over…

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Scientists discover mosquito species that carry zika virus, dengue, yellow fever

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A species of mosquito, Aedes aegypti, that can carry Zika virus, dengue and yellow fever, has been discovered in Nebraska, United States (U.S.), for the first time. Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito, can spread dengue fever, chikungunya, Zika fever, Mayaro and yellow fever viruses, and other disease agents. The mosquito can be recognised by white markings on its legs and another in the form of a lyre on the upper surface of its thorax. According to a study published in New York Science Journal and titled “Diversity and distribution…

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“I was blackmailed by APC, promised to be forgiven if I joined party” ­― Mailafia

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Dr Obadiah Mailafia, the African Democratic Congress presidential flag bearer in 2019 who also doubles as a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, according to a Nigerian News media on Tuesday, said he was told to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) so that he could be forgiven of an offence he did not commit. Mailafia said members of the APC had a wrong impression that he was negotiating to join the party after the elections. “Just before the elections, there were pressures on me and I…

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Celine Dion Makes Comeback With Three New Songs

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Celine Dion, legendary Canadian singer, makes a courageous comeback with three new songs from her forthcoming album “Courage”. The 51-year-old multiple award winning singer on Wednesday released “Lying Down,” “Imperfections,” and “Courage”. The Pop queen is back full force after the 2016 death from cancer of her husband-manager Réne Angélil. In an interview with USA Today, she said: “Since my husband passed away, I’ve taken on the rest of the package deal… I’m not playing the boss, I am the boss.” The album “Courage” is due out November 15. It will be Dion’s…

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Niger Pays NECO N200m Debt, Over 30,000 Students’ Withheld Results

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Niger State Government has concluded talks with the National Examination Commission (NECO) to release the result of about 30, 000 students of the state withheld by the examination body. A statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mrs. Mary Noel Berje indicates that the state government has paid over N200 million to NECO this year to offset part of the students examination fees. According to the statement, government has also paid well over a billion Naira, from 2017, to various examination bodies to date. It reiterated the…

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