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Macron vows to rebuild Notre-Dame within five years

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After a fire that toppled the steeple of the 850-year-old landmark and caused major damage to the roof, French President, Emmanuel Macron, has vowed Tuesday to rebuild Notre-Dame cathedral “within five years”. “We will rebuild the cathedral even more beautiful and I want it to be finished within five years,” Macron said in a televised address to the nation a day after the blaze. “And we can do it.” But he also warned: “Let us not fall into the trap of haste.” Macron said that the dramatic fire had brought…

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Man sentenced to life imprisonment for rape

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Seun Ayeni, a welder, who was arraigned for raping a 13-year-old girl, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by an Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure. Ayeni, a welder, was arrested by the personnel of the Ondo State Police Command for raping the victim, who is said to be his neighbour’s niece, at the Oke Aro area of the town in March 2017. The convict was said to have waylaid the victim on her way to the toilet and lured her into his room, where he forcefully had carnal…

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Man kills girlfriend over infidelity

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A young man in his late 20s has reportedly shot his girlfriend to death in Nembe local government area of Bayelsa State, for allegedly cheating on him. A source from the community, who reported the incident, said the suspect, Munabo Tonworio, claimed his girlfriend, Victoria Ekalamene, was cheating on him. The jealous lover was said to have pointed a gun at his victim while interrogating her on her relationship with a man she was sighted with when the gun went off in her face. The shot not only destroyed the…

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Nigeria Spends $1bn Annually on Fish Importation -Oresegun

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Dr. Adekunle Oresegun, the Director of Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research Lagos, has disclosed that Nigeria spends about $1 billion annually on the importation of fish. He stated this in Abakaliki during a four-day vocational training and empowerment on aquaculture production and fish post harvest for youths and women from Ohaozara/Onicha/Ivo Federal constituency in Ebonyi State. Oresegun said the 40 participants drawn from the area were part of the constituency project of the House of Representatives Committee chairman of Agricultural Colleges and Institution, Hon. Linus Okorie. The director…

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FG insists, no plan to remove fuel subsidy now

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Zainab Ahmed, Nigeria Finance Minister, yesterday reiterated government’s resolve not to remove fuel subsidy. She made the emphasis against the backdrop of long queues emerging at some filling stations amid the fear that a removal was imminent. Mrs. Ahmed spoke during a joint briefing with Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele and Minister of Budget and National Planning Udoma Udo Udoma on the sidelines of the 2019 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington DC. “There is no plan to remove subsidy now because we have not…

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Suspected Cultists behead two, kill three others in Lagos

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Clash between suspected rival cult group in Abraham Adesanya Estate area, Alasiya, in the Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State, has left five people dead. Eyewitnesses said the clash started around midnight, adding that two of the five corpses were beheaded. It was gathered that one victim was shot dead, another was slaughtered and the last one was butchered to death. It was learnt that the police were able to recover four corpses because the family of one of the victims refused to release his remains. A resident, Black…

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One dead, four injured as FRSC officials chase commercial car into fatal accident

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Some officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps allegedly chased a commercial Micra car until it crashed, at Moniya, Ibadan, Akinyele Local Government area of Oyo State, leaving one person dead and four others critically injured. Several Micra drivers who were wailing uncontrollably over the reported death of one of them identified as Akeem Ibrahim, had mobilised themselves against the FRSC officials. But the timely intervention of five Hilux police vans with scores of policemen checked the angry drivers. According to an eyewitness, the FRSC van marked 1139(3) gave the…

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Helen Paul: I don’t hate my dad for raping my mum

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While celebrating the doctorate degree she recently got from the University of Lagos, Nigerians were shocked when popular comedienne, Helen Paul, revealed that she was a product of rape. Helen Paul said she didn’t regret sharing the true story of her birth. She stated, “I chose the occasion to reveal the story of my birth because I dedicated the degree to my mother. There is time for everything and I felt it was time to tell the world. Apparently, it’s not even my story; it’s my mother’s. I am humbled…

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Nigerian Youths Are The Biggest Disappointment – Kingsley Moghalu

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The presidential candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), Professor Kingsley Moghalu, has taken a swipe at Nigerian youths for the role they played during the recently held general elections. “The biggest disappointment was with the youths. The youth vote was absent. They make a lot of noise, they rant and rail but you will not see them on the voting day. And when they vote, they don’t vote in line with their rhetoric,” he said. When asked if the polls witnessed improvement when compared to 2015, Moghalu noted that…

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GTBank Food and Drink Festival Masterclass: More Culinary Experts Announced

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The recently announced line-up for The GTBank Food and Drink Festival Masterclass comprises of an A-list Food blogger and a Burger King from London, a Sushi Ace from Japan and a Food connoisseur from Ghana. It is not only culinary diverse, it cuts across three continents! More facilitators will be announced as the countdown to the Biggest food exhibition and sales event in Africa continues. The fourth edition of the GTBank Food and Drink Festival is set to hold on Sunday, 28th April, to Wednesday 1st May 2019 at the…

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