22-year-old Indian actress, Sejal Sharma has committed suicide in her Mumbai flat on Friday, January 24. Though there’s no information yet on what caused her to take this drastic step, a Times of India report quoted her co-actor Aru K Verma as saying, “Yes, this is true. I am shocked to hear the news. It’s […]
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A final year student of Business Administration in a private university located in Ondo State, Fisayo Adetoro, was on Thursday, January 23, 2020, found guilty of impersonation, forgery and money laundering, and sentenced to cumulative 13 years in prison and N1,000,000 (One Million Naira) fine. A statement from EFCC says Adetoro, who was said to
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Residents and traders of Amu market were thrown into panic on Saturday when fire razed the market in the Olorunshogo area of Mushin, Lagos State. The video of the burning market has been making rounds on social media. According to an eyewitness, the fire started around 12:27am from a spot in the market and spread
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The Turkish government is planning to introduce a new law that will allow men accused of raping underage girls to avoid punishment by marrying their victims, a move which has outraged women’s rights campaigners who say the law will pave the way for ‘child exploitation and legitimize child marriage and statutory rape.’ The “marry your
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A Nigerian man has died after falling from the 12th floor of his apartment while allegedly attempting to evade immigration officers. The man, known as Ogodor, from Uli, Anambra state, fell from the Gading Nias Apartment in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Thursday, January 23, 2020. There are conflicting reports about how he died. Some Nigerians in Indonesia claim
The Trump administration will implement a new policy Friday to make it more difficult for foreign nationals to travel to give birth on United States soil to ensure their children become American citizens, a practice commonly known as “birth tourism.” The new rules will be effective January 24, according to a State Department cable obtained by
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A popular traditional medicine expert, Alhaji Fatai Yusuf aka Oko Oloyun, has been shot dead. According to the Oyo state police command spokesperson, Gbenga Fadeyi, the deceased, who was the founder of Oko-Oloyun Worldwide and De-Fayus International, was killed around 4:30 p.m. on the road while traveling to Iseyin, Oyo State from Lagos state. ICYMI:
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Alex Ogbu, the activist/journalist covering the Shiites march in Abuja, has allegedly been shot and killed by a police officer. Alex, a journalist with Regent Africa Times, a magazine publication based in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, was covering the Shiite protest at the Berger area of Wuse, Abuja, on Tuesday, January 21, when he was allegedly shot dead by
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A man, simply identified as Cisse, has reportedly died after he jumped inside a well to retrieve his phone, said to be worth about N3,000. The incident reportedly happened on Wednesday evening at Olanrewaju Street, Itire Road, Mushin, Lagos state. The deceased, whose shop is situated nearby, was said to have sat down on the
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Ned Nwoko, a former senator representing Delta-north, says he has made plans with pilots to fumigate the entire country. Addressing journalists recently at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja, Nwoko said the fumigation will help to get rid of mosquitoes and in turn, eradicate malaria. According to a blog post published on a website
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