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Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde Listed Among Members of Oscars

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Veteran Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, popularly known as ‘Omosexy’ was on Monday alongside other international actors such as Tiffany Haddash, Daniel Kaluuya, Jada Pinkett Smith, invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science popularly known as the Oscars. Reports reveal that Omosexy is listed among the record-breaking 928 members to be admitted this year. The Academy invites notable industry professionals ranging from Actors to Writers, and two categories, Members-at-Large and Associates to accommodate individuals who have no defined branches in motion picture. It is…

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Super Eagles Crash Out of Russia 2018 After Rojo Stunner

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Lionel Messi’s Argentina will be in the World Cup’s knockout rounds, but it was Marcos Rojo who was the unlikeliest of heroes. Marcos Rojo was Argentina’s unlikely hero as his stunning late winner secured a 2-1 defeat of Nigeria that keeps Lionel Messi’s side in the World Cup. The Super Eagles were heading through to the last 16 at Argentina’s expense with four minutes to go of the final Group D game, but Rojo’s sensational low volley saved Jorge Sampaoli’s men and set up a showdown with France in the…

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Kidnapped teenage girls lament -We sleep with more than 15 men each daily and given N500

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Two teenage girls that were raped, tortured and videotaped by five men in Ondo town, Ondo state were again kidnapped and forced into prostitution by the wife of one of the suspected rapist. Narrating their ordeal, the teenage girls alleged that they were forced to sleep with more than 15 men daily and paid N500 each by the owner of the hotel in Ogun state. The whereabouts of the teenage girls had remained unknown since the first day they appeared in court for the case. The suspects who are in…

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Plateau killings was in retaliation for lost 300 cows — Miyetti Allah

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The attacks on some communities in Plateau State as been described by Miyetti  Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, as an act of retaliation over the killing of 300 cows belonging to its members. Suspected herdsmen had on Saturday night, through Sunday, attacked  Riyom, Barakin Ladi and Jos South local government areas of the state, killing over 100 persons, though the Police confirmed 86. Miyetti Allah’s statement came yesterday, as fresh attacks on Kwi village in Riyom local government area claimed one more life in the early hours, despite…

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Persistent stress can lead to blindness -study

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Existing research as well as a new analysis of clinical reports suggests that “stress is both consequence and cause of vision loss.” The findings indicate that clinicians should refrain from adding any unnecessary stress to their patients, and that reducing stress may help to restore vision. Prolonged stress may lead to a range of eye health issues, as well as worsening existing ones, suggests a new study. When a person loses their eyesight, they may experience a high level of mental stress in the form of worries and anxiety about…

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2019: Mind Your Business – Tinubu To Obasanjo

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A national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, on Sunday asked former President Olusegun Obasanjo to stop interfering in the affairs of the ruling party. He spoke in Abuja at the venue of the national convention of the party. Mr Tinubu, who described Mr Obasanjo’s interference as “busy body”, argued that the achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari in three years could not be compared to those of the administrations of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which ruled the country for unbroken 16 years. Mr Obasanjo was president…

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D’banj’s One Year-Old Son Drowns

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‘Koko’ master, D’banj, recently lost his son in a pool accident. On his Instagram handle, the songster reportedly announced his bereavement in a rather philosophical term, leaving his fans guessing what really happened to him. Meanwhile, sources in the know said that the deceased, Dapo Oyebanjo 111 who was from the singer’s wife, Lineo Didi Kilgrow, got drowned in their Ikoyi, Lagos home. Share on: WhatsApp

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86 killed, 50 houses burnt as Herdsmen attack 11 Plateau villages

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  Three local governments have been placed under curfew in Plateau State over the killing of 86 persons in attacks on about 11 communities in the Gashish District by suspected Fulani herdsmen. The Police Command in Plateau State had earlier on Sunday confirmed the attacks, saying it had only recovered 11 corpses from some of the villages. But residents had insisted that about 200 people were killed by the marauding herdsmen. However, the police later issued a statement that indicated that the death toll in the attack on the communities…

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Nigerians Can’t Be Fooled By Change Of Slogan, PDP Tells APC

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has told the All Progressives Congress (APC) that Nigerians cannot be fooled by its attempt to change its slogan from ‘Change’ to ‘Progress’. In a statement issued Sunday by it National Publicity Secretary, the PDP described such thought as a “direct insult on the intelligence of Nigerians and the worst form of deceit from a failed political party that had brought nothing but hunger, afflictions and daily bloodletting to the nation.” One of the masters of ceremony at the APC convention in Abuja on Saturday…

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Sen. Abaribe arrested for gunrunning -lawyer

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Chukwuma-Machukwu Ume, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has said that the Department of State Services arrested and detained Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe on Friday over alleged gunrunning and for aiding the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra. Abaribe’s lawyer, who briefed journalists in Abuja on Saturday, said the allegations were contained in a search warrant dated June 22, 2018, and produced by the operatives who raided the lawmaker’s home in Apo Legislative Quarters in Abuja. Ume quoted the warrant as directing the operatives to “focus and search for arms and ammunition and…

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