Day: February 21, 2018

North Korea dazzles the world, wins cheers

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North Korea will not be the only nation leaving the Pyeongchang Olympics without a medal, but they are one of the few minnows of winter sports to have earned rousing cheers wherever they go. When 25-year-old alpine skier Kim Ryon Hyang glided down the mountain in the women’s slalom to take last place, North Korean cheerleaders led the crowd in a warm ovation. The diminutive Kim beamed after the race, taking photos with fans and waving excitedly to the crowd. Some of the beautiful ladies Kim Jong Un is sending…

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Stolen wines, pot of pepper soup land teenager in trouble

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A 18-year-old girl, Barakat Ganiyu, has been arraigned in Lagos for receiving cartons of stolen exotic wines and a pot of pepper soup, valued at N440,000. The Prosecutor, lnsp. Uche Simeon, told an Ojo Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday that the accused committed the offence on Jan. 28, at 8.30 p.m. at Isashi area of Ojo, Lagos. He said that the accused collected stolen cartons of exotic wines, fried meat and a cooler of pepper soup, all valued at N440,000, from her boyfriend, Ibraheem and three others at large. “The boyfriend…

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Evangelist Billy Graham dies at 99

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Billy Graham, counselor to presidents and the most widely heard Christian evangelist in history, has died at age 99. Graham had been treated in recent years for cancer, pneumonia and other ailments. The spokesman Mark DeMoss confirmed that the Rev. Graham died Wednesday morning at his home in Montreat, N.C. His message and service to U.S. presidents from Dwight Eisenhower to George W. Bush earned him the nickname “America’s Pastor.” In 1995 his Evangelistic Association designated his son William Franklin Graham III as the ministry’s leader. His wife, Ruth, died…

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Missing Senate caucus’ N70m linked to Monkeys

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While Nigerians are puzzled by the tale of a snake swallowing N36 million in Benue JAMB office, it has been alleged that monkeys have taken N70 million belonging to the Northern Senators Caucus. The caucus had sacked Sen. Abdullahi Adamu as its chairman on Wednesday, following allegations of misappropriating N70m belonging to the group. Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu who presided over Wednesday’s plenary, announced the leadership change with Sen. Aliyu Wamakko as the new chairman. Briefing newsmen after plenary, Senator Shehu Sani said that since the money could…

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