Nigerian hurdler Tobi Amusan won gold on Wednesday, August 28, after she broke Glory Alozie’s 20-year-old Africa Games record at the 12th Africa Games Women’s 100m final. The 22-year-old retained her title by surpassing Glory Alozie’s record of 12.74s in the 1999 edition of the Games which was held in Johannesburg and setting a new […]
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Gunmen have abducted 38 persons in Wurma town, Kurfi local government area of Katsina state. A source told TheCable that the incident happened around 11:50am on Monday. A resident, who simply identified himself as Badamasi, told TheCable that two of his children were among those kidnapped by the suspected bandits. ICYMI: Tenant rapes landlady to
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The boyfriend of ex-Big Brother Naija housemate, Jackye, Lami, has revealed how he personally spent 1.5million naira on votes for his girl but the ‘votes didn’t count’. Sharing videos and receipts of how the money was spent on voting, Lami said that he’ll want the organisers to allow his tech firm carry out an audit
The federal government has announced a reduction in the amount payable by citizens of the United States of America seeking Nigerian visas. This comes 24 hours after the US authorities increased the cost of visa applicationfor Nigerians under a “tit for tat policy”. In a statement, the US consulate in Nigeria had said America was
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Uganda may just be having an increased number of HIV/Aids and other s*xually transmitted diseases related cases after a report revealed that the East African nation is running short in the availability of condoms. According to the report, although the country’s ministry of health is denying it, people cannot get condoms easily when they need
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A man has taken revenge on his childhood bully – by shooting him dead at a school reunion 50 years later. Thanapat Anakesri, 69, was invited to the event on Saturday afternoon to meet former classmates from the school in Ang Thong, central Thailand. The group reminisced about their teenage years while tucking into a
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Paul Okoye, Nigerian recording artiste and dancer, has described the country’s police as a “bunch illiterate fools” who are “busy disgracing” its citizens. The singer, better known as Rudeboy, took to his Instastory on Tuesday, where he bared his opinion about the police after having reportedly shared videos featuring Nigerians who were perceived to have
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UK authorities are still chasing a bill of more than £500,000 from a Nigerian mother who gave birth to quadruplets in 2016. Priscilla, who was 43 at the time, went into labour shortly after landing at Heathrow airport. She had intended to fly to Chicago to have her babies but was turned away by US
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The police in Ekiti State have arrested a 39-year-old man, Tunmise Abraham, who allegedly killed her landlady, Mrs Bukola Olanrewaju after raping her in Ado Ekiti, the State capital. The 39-year-old Tailor and mother of three was killed last week Thursday by Tunmise, who hailed from Ikole Ekiti. The command said it also arrested two
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The Lagos state house assembly has set up a committee to investigate the purchase of 820 buses by the administration of Akinwunmi Ambode, former governor of the state. The lawmakers said it is important to investigate the purchase of 820 buses despite objection of the assembly. Gbolahan Yishawu, representative of Eti Osa 2 constituency, said
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