Month: June 2018

21 feared killed in suspected herdsmen attack in Adamawa

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No fewer than 21 persons were reported killed, while several others sustained injuries following a raid, Friday night, on Dowayan village in Demsa Local Council of Adamawa State. The attack was carried out by suspected Fulani herdsmen, residents told newsmen, yesterday, in Yola. The assailants, who have allegedly been unleashing terror on Numan, Demsa and Girei local councils, were said to have struck around 8:00 p.m., burning down villages and destroying property worth millions of naira. The Public Relations Officer, Adamawa State Police Command, Superintendent Othman Abubakar, confirmed the incident,…

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Lukaku ties with Ronaldo in race for World Cup Golden Boot

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Belgium forward Romelu Lukaku is now tied with Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo with four goals in the Russia FIFA World Cup tournament, leading all World Cup scorers. Lukaku’s first score of the game came in the 16th minute, putting Belgium up 2-0. The Belgians held a 3-1 edge at halftime, before claiming a 5-2 victory in the Group G clash at Spartak Stadium. Lukaku’s second score was an  absolute masterpiece. Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne fed the ball into midfielder Thomas Meunier at the top of the box to begin…

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Canadian teenager detained for 2 weeks for jogging into U.S.

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United States authorities arrested a Canadian teenager and held her in custody in Tacoma for two weeks after she mistakenly jogged through a beach out of Canada and into the United States. Nineteen year-old Cedella Roman, a student, had spent the day with her mother and sister at White Rock Beach in Canada on May 21, which is an official holiday in Canada in celebration of Queen Victoria’s birthday, GlobalNews reported. She told her mom and sister she would see them again after she went for a jog. Though a…

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Victoria Kimani: I have not had sex in a year

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American born Kenyan singer Victoria Kimani shocked many of her followers and fans on Instagram when she revealed that she has not had sex in over one year. The desirable and stunningly beautiful Chocolate City First Lady had many of her followers screaming blue murder as it was a revelation too incredible to believe, coming from such drop dead gorgeous. “Since May last year I have not had sex”, she said. In the famous post, Kimani also gave reasons why she sees it as a bad idea for a celebrity…

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Novak Djokovic ends drought to reach Queen’s showpiece

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Novak Djokovic ended his final drought as the former world number one reached his first title match for a year with a 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 win against Jeremy Chardy at Queen’s Club on Saturday. Djokovic will play top seed Marin Cilic on Sunday in the Serb’s first final since he won the grass-court tournament at Eastbourne 12 months ago. It will be Djokovic’s first appearance in the Queen’s title match since he was beaten by Rafael Nadal in his only previous final at the Wimbledon warm-up event in 2008. The…

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Saudi Arabia lifts ban on women driving

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Women throughout Saudi Arabia waited for the stroke of midnight, turned the keys in the ignition, fired up their engines — and hit the road to a bright new future. It was the moment they had waited for since King Salman issued the royal decree on September 26, 2017, to lift the driving ban on women. Just after midnight on Saturday and in the first minutes of Sunday, Samah Algosaibi grabbed the keys to her family’s 1959 Corvette C1 and drove out of the driveway of her beach house in…

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INEC: No electronic voting in 2019 elections

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Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has said that there will be no use of the electronic voting system in the 2019 general elections. Professor Yakubu said this on Friday while addressing participants at the International Press Institute world conference which took place in Abuja. “There is no electronic balloting in 2019. In other words, there will be no electronic voting in the next general election but technology is already being used in many aspects of the processes. “Electronic voting should be the ultimate step…

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Islamic scholar urges Northerners to embrace immunisation

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An Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Ahmed Abubakar Gumi, has called on Muslims to accept polio vaccination and other routine immunisation for their children’s wellbeing. Speaking at Journalists’ Initiative on Immunisation Against Polio (JAP), Kaduna State chapter event, Gumi assured parents that vaccines for polio and other routine immunisation were safe. Gumi, who is also a medical practitioner, said polio and other communicable diseases required the support of all stakeholders, with a view to addressing the problem of the deadly disease in the country. He commended World Health Organisation (WHO) for its…

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Oshiomhole, 19 others elected at APC Convention

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he All Progressives Congress National Convention in Abuja has affirmed former Governor Adams Oshiohmole as the National Chairman. The convention also affirmed the election of 19 other officers. Among those elected was Alhaji Mai Mala Buni, who was returned as National Secretary. Lawyer, Babatunde Ogala from Lagos was elected as National Legal Adviser, to replace Dr. Muiz Banire. Also returned unopposed were:former Ekiti State Governor Niyi Adebayo (Deputy National Chairman); Babatunde Ogala,  Pastor Bankole Oluwajana (National Vice Chairman, South- West); Ibrahim Masari (National Welfare Secretary); Jock Alamba (Deputy National Welfare…

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Ahmed Musa: It will be fire-for-fire against Argentina

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Ahmed Musa, Super Eagles two goals hero in Nigeria’s defeat of Iceland at Volgograd, on Friday said the game against Argentina will be a tough one for the opponents. Musa told journalists at a post-match conference in Volgograd after the Eagles won the all important match that made Nigeria to remain in contention for the second round qualification. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Musa , who emerged as the Man-of-the Match, scored in the 49th and 75th minutes of the game to set the victory song for…

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