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Beauty Switch, T-Boy Gele Partner For Professional Gele Tying & Make Up Training In Lagos

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Lagos based celebrity make-up artist, Doris Onyema of Beauty Switch has teamed up with one of the hottest gele tying experts in town, T-Boy gele to organize a three day training on gele tying and make up for fashion enthusiasts in Lagos. The training which begins on 1st of March 2018 is expected to expose trainees to all modern, classy and trendy gele tying techniques and latest skills in make-up industry. According to the organizers of the training, it is open to all professionals and non-professionals that have flair for fashion…

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Three arrested for selling 3 month old  baby 

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Three women, including the mother of a two-month-old baby boy, who conspired among themselves to sell the baby for N300,000 without the consent of his father, have been arrested by the Inspector General of Police Monitoring Team, led by ACP Bennet Igwe. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Administration, Cyril Okoro, while briefing journalists in Port Harcourt, said: “Operatives of the IGP team unit, acting on credible intelligence, arrested Nkechi Uzoemene, Roseline Okey and Nwolu Rita, who conspired amongst themselves and sold a two-month-old baby boy belonging to Nwolu Rita for N300,000…

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El-Rufai orders demolition of APC faction’s office in Kaduna

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Governor Nasir El-Rufai has ordered the demolition of a factional headquarter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State as the crisis within the party deepens. The building at 11B, Sambo Road, G.R.A., Kaduna, belonged to Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi (Kaduna North) and housed the secretariat of the factional Kaduna Restoration Group, led by Chairman Danladi Wada. The faction, last week, had handed El-Rufai a six-month suspension over alleged anti-party activities. The demolition carried out around 5:00 a.m. was allegedly supervised by the governor and backed by armed security operatives.…

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Don’t Listen To “Empty Barrel Elite” – Lamido Tells Buhari

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The Lamido of Adamawa, Alhaji Muhammadu Barkindo, advised President Muhammadu Buhari not to listen to the call by some “empty barrel Nigerian elite’’ that he should not seek a re-election. Irked by calls by some notable Nigerians that Buhari should not seek a re-election, Barkindo said on Tuesday in Yola that Buhari has achieved a lot and should proceed to seek for a second term. Buhari who is currently in Yola for a visit, was at the palace of the Lamido to pay homage. “I am calling you to remain…

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Barça Earn Away Goal Advantage In Chelsea Slip-Up

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Lionel Messi’s first goal in nine Champions League games against Chelsea gave Barcelona a vital away goal as they rode their luck to earn a draw in this last-16 tie at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea had subdued Messi and Willian had struck the woodwork twice in the first half before a fine low finish from the edge of the area made it third-time lucky for the Brazilian and gave Antonio Conte’s side a deserved lead after 62 minutes. Barcelona had barely threatened but a misplaced pass from Andreas Christensen gave Andres…

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Donald Trump denies Crooks kissing allegation

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Donald Trump, the United States president on Tuesday denied allegations of sexual misconduct by a woman who says he forcibly kissed her when she worked at Trump Tower in New York over a decade ago. Rachel Crooks, who initially came forward during the 2016 presidential election campaign, is one of over a dozen women who have accused Trump of sexual misconduct. Crooks came amid women speaking up about workplace harassment as part of the #MeToo movement. Trump tweeted in response to a newspaper report: “A woman I don’t know and,…

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Head-Teacher Rapes 10-Year-Old Pupil, Infects Her With STD

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David Eyo, a 31-year-old head-teacher, who allegedly defiled his 10-year-old pupil and infected her with a disease was on Tuesday remanded in Kirikiri Prison on the orders of an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. Chief Magistrate, Mrs B.O. Osunsanmi, who gave the ruling, directed that the case file should be duplicated and a copy sent to the State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice. The accused, a resident of Aguda in Surulere area of Lagos, is on trial for defilement. “He defiled his 10-year-old pupil (name withheld) several times in…

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Couple sells their newborn baby girl for N400,000

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A man and his wife were arrested in Imo State by the Monitoring Unit of the Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department of the Imo State Police Command after three weeks of investigation. They were arrested for allegedly selling their daughter, Chinecherem, for N400,000, a few hours after delivery. The couple – Ifeanyi, 35, and Emmaculata Elijah, 30 – are indigenes of Amakpu- Umuba, in the Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area of Abia State. But they are residents of Irete, in the Owerri West LGA of Imo State. Other suspects…

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UBA Contactless Cards Hit Industry High Of Three Million

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Pan-African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has again demonstrated its superiority in the Nigerian e-Banking space with the  issuance of over three million Near Field Communication (NFC) technology enabled  contactless cards to its teeming customers. UBA has revolutionised the payments landscape in Nigeria in 2015, with the introduction of contactless payment cards which enable customers pay with ease by leveraging the NFC technology. The NFC technology allows wireless communication between devices that are a few centimetres apart. The NFC payment Card uses microchips/antenna to transmit data via…

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Commercial drivers protest killing of driver by trigger Happy policeman

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There was chaos in Rumukoro, in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State on Sunday evening after a policeman allegedly killed a taxi driver, identified only as Bright. A police team which arrived shortly after the incident, cordoned off the scene. The cops shot continuously into the air to disperse a mob protesting against the killing. It was gathered that the policeman who fired the shot that killed the taxi driver was escorting a vehicle conveying frozen chicken and fish to an unknown destination. An eyewitness who gave his…

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