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US strike kills German rapper-turned-IS membe

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Denis Cuspert, a German rapper who joined Islamic State in 2014 and appeared in the terrorist group’s propaganda videos, was reported killed in Syria this week. Cuspert was killed on Wednesday in eastern Syria by a US-led coalition strike that targeted a gathering of the Islamic State militants in eastern Syria, Rami Abdel-Rahman, the head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said Friday. Previously known by his German stage name Deso Dogg, Cuspert has been reported killed on more than one occasion. “He was killed along with 14 other…

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Alleged N2.1bn fraud: Dokpesi’s PA exposes him in court

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Prosecution witness, Mr Gabriel Agorye, on Friday testified how he withdrew N40 million for erstwhile Chairman of DAAR Communications Plc, Raymond Dokpesi from his First Bank account. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dokpesi is standing trial at the Federal High Court, Abuja, over alleged N2.1bn fraud filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commissions (EFCC). Agorye who is the 11th prosecution witness told the court that he was Dokpesi’s personal assistant and ran errands for him. He was led in evidence by Mr Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), the…

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Pele collapses, hospitalised

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Football greatest, Pele is in hospital after collapsing due to exhaustion, preventing him from travelling to London for an engagement this weekend. According to the English Football Writers Association (FWA), the 77-year-old, a three-time World Cup winner, collapsed on Thursday. He is being monitored in hospital in Brazil,  FWA said. The FWA were due to host a dinner in his honour at the Savoy Hotel. Pele “has undergone a series of tests which appear to point to severe exhaustion”, said the FWA. “He is on fluids while doctors monitor his recovery.…

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UN predicts 3.5% economic growth for Africa

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Africa is expected to see a recovery in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth from its present 3.0 per cent to 3.5 per cent in 2018. This is according to a statement obtained from the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) website on Wednesday in Abuja. Africa’s GDP will further grow to 3.7 per cent in 2019, according to the 2018 edition of the World Economic Situation and Prospects report (WESP2018). The report, recently launched in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, said the GDP growth on a per capita basis was “negligible in…

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Pope Francis flays violence in rights agitation

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Pope Francis currently on visit to Chile, has denounced the use of violence in the struggle for indigenous rights. He made the appeal on Wednesday while celebrating mass in a restive region of Chile hours after assailants firebombed churches and other targets. The Argentine-born pontiff was shining the spotlight on the simmering conflict between the state and the Mapuche people, who centuries ago controlled vast areas of Chile but have since been marginalized. “You cannot assert yourself by destroying others, because this only leads to more violence and division,” the…

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Porn star Daniels bares all to magazine on sex with Trump

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An American magazine, InTouch today ran an excerpt from an interview with adult-film star Stormy Daniels (née Stephanie Clifford) wherein she detailed having a 2006 sexual affair with then-future-president Donald Trump. The interview which will be released in full this week was the first confirmation from Daniels about the affair, which had been much rumoured prior to the 2016 election and drew renewed attention this past week after The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump’s personal lawyer paid her $130,000 to keep quiet. Wednesday’s story was just an appetiser as…

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Kidnappers kill 2 cops, abduct 2 Canadians, 2 Americans

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Kidnappers have killed two Nigerian policemen and abducted two Americans and two Canadians in  Kaduna state. The foreigners were kidnapped on Kwoi-Jere road in Kagarko Local Government Area  on their way to Abuja from  Kafanchan and Kaura. They were ambushed  around 7:00 PM on Tuesday. Kidnapping is rife in the Kaduna axis of the country and despite efforts by the police in flushing out suspects, it continues. Mukhtar Aliyu, a  spokesman for the Kaduna state police, has confirmed the latest kidnapping. Kafanchan is about 3-1/2 hours’ drive northeast of Abuja.…

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Stay away from disputed Effurun land, Reps tell Army

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The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has asked the Nigerian Army and other parties to stay away from the disputed land the natives of Effurun in Uvwie Kingdom in Delta State lay claim to. ‎ The Committee also summoned the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai to appear before its members on Jan. 30 to explain how the Army acquired and resold some plots from the land in dispute. The Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Uzoma Nkem-Aboonta, (Abia-PDP), gave the ruling at the third sitting of…

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Feeding babies solid food before six months causes obesity, diabetes

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Most parents are feeding their babies solid foods too early – raising their risk of obesity and diabetes, according to new research. The study showed that more than half of infants start eating solids before the recommended six months and only a third of babies are introduced at the right time. Previous research has shown that babies who are have solid foods too early are more likely to be overweight and develop chronic diseases such as diabetes and celiac disease. The study of nearly 1,500 babies across the United States…

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Bitcoin falls 7 percent on extended selloff

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Bitcoin has skidded more than 11 percent on Wednesday, extending a precipitous downturn in fortunes, with investors spooked by fears regulators might clamp down on an asset whose value has skyrocketed in the past year. The price of the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency fell to as low as $10,065 on the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange, a six-week low and close to half the peak price of almost $20,000 it reached in December. Other cryptocurrencies plunged as well. Ethereum and Ripple were both down heavily after reports that South Korea and…

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