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Islamist extremists kill 17, injure 8 in Burkina Faso restaurant attack

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Police take cover as armoured car battles gunmenPhoto: Reuters Suspected Islamist extremists have killed at least 17 people after opening fire on a restaurant popular with foreigners in the Burkina Faso capital of Ouagadougou. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the violence on Sunday, which continued into Monday morning with security forces still […]

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Kenya elections: President Uhuru Kenyatta wins second term by thin margin

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• As Odinga loses 4th presidential bid Jubilating Kenyans after Kenyatta’s victory.Photo: Ben Curtisap President Uhuru Kenyatta won re-election in Kenya on Friday, defeating veteran opposition leader and long time rival Raila Odinga in a tense contest. Kenya’s election commission declared that the 55-year-old businessman and son of the country’s founding President had received enough

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Lacazette opens Arsenal’s goal account with 94 seconds header in 7-goal thriller

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Alexandre Lacazette has started his Premier League debut season on a high after opening his goal account 94 seconds into the game in a seven-goal thrilling season opener with Leicester Substitute Olivier Giroud headed in a dramatic late winner as Arsenal fought back to beat Leicester City in a thrilling start to the 2017-18 Premier

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Conor McGregor jabs Floyd Mayweather: Says ‘Money man’ scared of fighting him

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·         Fight won’t go the distance, Mayweather says McGregor and Mayweather. Photo: Mirror Conor McGregor has thrown a jab on Floyd Mayweather, stating that he is “scared” in the build-up to their multimillion dollar fight on 26 August in Las Vegas. Mayweather, 40, said on Thursday that the bout “won’t go the distance”. Speaking at

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Avoid words and actions, China urges Trump, North Korea

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Xi Jinping. Photo: CNN China’s President Xi Jinping has urged Donald Trump and North Korea to avoid “words and actions” that worsen tensions, state media says. Mr Trump and North Korea have been exchanging hostile rhetoric, with the United States president threatening to rain “fire and fury” on the North. But China, North Korea’s only

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Police uncover fresh ritualists’ hideout in Ikeja, arrest suspects

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The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) in Lagos State has discovered yet another ritualists’ hideout on Lagos-Abeokuta expressway. This is coming days after discovering a kidnappers den on the same road. The suspects were said to be in possession of iPhone. The suspects were lucky to escape being lynched by angry mobs due to the timely

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GOCOP gets new executive ahead 2017 conference

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Dotun Oladipo, the Publisher of The Eagle Online has been declared President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) in an election conducted on Wednesday in Lagos. Also elected into the National Executive Committee of the Guild are the Publisher, Real News, Maureen Chigbo, as Deputy President; Publisher, Newsdiaryonline, Danlami Nmodu, Secretary General; and

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Saraki sacks 98 aides

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Senate President, Bukola Saraki reportedly sacked 98 of his aides. The Cable stated that an aide to the All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart said Saraki’s director of protocol, Arthur Ndiwe and the head of administration, Folashade Adigun, were among those laid off. However, Yusuph Olaniyonu, special adviser on media to the senate president, said he

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I hawked, was sexually abused, dropped out of school, Toyo Baby, reveals

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Actress Juliana Oloyede popularly called ‘Toyo Baby,’ in a book titled rebirth, revealed how she hawked on the street, suffered sexual abuse, dropped out of school and many more. Juliana, who shared this on her Instagram page tagged the post ‘finally naked, but unashamed.’ “You have been asking me what #rebirth is. Now, you know!

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