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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Soyinka: I need a psychiatrist if I join Obasanjo’s coalition

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Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka said a psychiatrist should be called to examine him should he join the Coalition for Nigeria Movement (CNM) recently launched by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Soyinka spoke in an interview with BBC Yoruba Service, which began online on Monday. Obasanjo had in a letter written to President Muhammadu Buhari in January, canvassed a new movement that will give Nigeria a new leadership. But Soyinka said: “Me? Obasanjo would establish a group and I will become a member of such group? That means they should get…

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Lionel Messi is the ‘greatest ever’ – Eden Hazard

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Chelsea forward Eden Hazard has brushed off comparisons with Lionel Messi ahead of the Champions League clash against Barcelona. The Blues host the La Liga leaders in the first leg of the last-16 tie at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday and the game will give Hazard a chance to lock horns with the brilliant Messi, a five-time Ballon d’Or winner. However, Messi and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo are both now into their 30s – and the 27-year-old Hazard is one of the names who has been suggested as a potential future…

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Chelsea’s Victor Moses bags inaugural Nigeria Footballer of the Year Award

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Chelsea star Victor Moses has beaten Wilfred Ndidi of Leicester City to the Nigeria Footballer of the Year Award at the inaugural NFF/Aiteo Awards in Lagos. NPFL hotshot Anthony Okpotu was the other nominee. Victor Moses in the year under review won the Premier League with Chelsea and was leading scorer for Nigeria to qualify for a sixth World Cup. He was also a leading nominee for the CAF African Footballer of the Year. Other award winners were FIFA President Gianni Infantino (Platinum Award), Kennedy Boboye (Coach of the Year),…

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Donald Trump ranks worst US President in poll

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President Donald Trump has been ranked as the worst U.S. President in history in a Presidents’ Day poll of political scientists that ranked all 44 of the people who have served as U.S. president. Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Teddy Roosevelt respectively took the top four spots in the Boise State University “Presidential Greatness Survey.” While Mr. Trump is the 45th President, one of his predecessors, Grover Cleveland, elected two separate times, making him the 22nd and 24th President, was ranked 24th on the survey. The experts…

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Nokia plans job cuts in Finland

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Up to 425 jobs could face the axe in Finland as Nokia announces a new round of layoffs, with the Finnish network equipment maker beginning redundancy talks with its staff on 22 February. The talks will affect up to 350 jobs across its network business and support functions, and up to 75 jobs in its Nokia Technologies unit. “The planned change measures are essential to ensure Nokia’s long-term competitiveness,” Tommi Uitto, Nokia Finland’s country senior officer, said in a statement. “Market conditions among communications service providers were challenging last year, and…

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Sylvester Stallone: I’m not dead

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Hollywood legend Sylvester Stallone has dismissed reports circulating on Monday on social media claiming that he is dead. A message had appeared on Facebook claiming Stallone had been found dead at his Los Angeles home. Stallone who took to his twitter handle to debunk the reports expressed sadness over the death prank which emanated from a site notorious for sharing celebrity death hoaxes. He said: “Please ignore the stupidity,” the 71-year-old actor tweeted on Monday. “Alive and well and happy and healthy…Still punching!” Stallone also dismissed images which depicted that…

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