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Man enters Guinness World Records after pushing eyes nearly 2cm out of sockets

A man’s astounding new record has been entered into the Guinness World Records 2023 book. An optician has verified that Sidney de Carvalho Mesquita can force his eyes 1.8 cm out of their sockets with his facial muscles. The Brazilian, who was only nine years old when he learned about his peculiar biological condition, has […]

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Two injured as gunmen attack college provost’s convoy in Ebonyi

Prof Okey Reuben Okechukwu, provost of the newly established Federal College of Education, Technical, Isu, in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, narrowly escaped death when gunmen ambushed his convoy.  The incident happened on Thursday, October 20, 2022, near the boundary of Isu Onicha Local Government Area and Agba in Ishielu LGA of the State.

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FUTA students to resume on Sunday, begin lectures on Monday

The Senate of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) has approved a revised academic calendar for the continuation of the 2020/2021 Academic Session. This is contained in a statement by Mr. Richard Arifalo, the FUTA’s Registrar, on Thursday in Akure. The statement said that lectures leading to the completion of the First Semester would

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Police arrest 20-yr-old man for allegedly killing father in Yobe

The Police Command in Yobe on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of a 20-year-old man, Yahaya Sai’du, who was alleged to have contracted gunmen to kill his father, Sai’du Oroh. The Command’s Spokesman, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu, the capital city that the suspect was arrested in Gujba, on

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80 suspects including women arrested for helping bandits – Zamfara govt

80 suspects have been arrested by the Zamfara State Government for aiding bandits. The suspects, including women, were informants, and suppliers of food, drug, military camouflage and police uniforms to bandits. They were taken into custody for alleged involvement in banditry, kidnapping for ransom and illegal possession of firearms. Abdullahi Shinkafi, Chairman, Committee on Prosecution

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Rat sniffs marijuana in NDLEA office, gets high

We know it’s an animal kingdom here; we’ve heard rats, monkeys, snakes swallowing money and sending the president out of office in tines past, but this time, unthinkable happened. Rat sniffs marijuana in NDLEA office! You remember the recent raids by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, where historic drug cartel running into billion

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20-year-old suspected kidnapper arrested with N8.4m cash and weapons in Bauchi

Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old man, Abubakar Isah for criminal conspiracy, armed robbery, kidnapping, illegal possession of prohibited firearms and ammunition. The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Mamman Sanda made the disclosure while briefing newsmen at the Command headquarters on Tuesday, October 18, 2022. The CP said N8.4million cash, weapons,

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Bayelsa state govt declares 7-day break for workers over flood disaster

The Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has asked civil servants to stay at home for a week due to difficulties being faced as a result of the flood disaster ravaging the state. Governor Diri announced this during a statewide broadcast on Tuesday morning, October 18. He stated that though the flood is a natural disaster

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Bandits kill village head, and two residents, abduct his wives and three others in Plateau

Bandits have killed Malam Sunusi Idris Haruna (Sarkin Nyalun) the village head of Nyalun community in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau. The bandits also gunned down two other residents of the community during the attack which happened on Monday night, October 17, 2022.  Acording to residents, the gunmen invaded the community around 8:pm on motorcycles and

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Iranian boy is born without a penis and pees through his anus

An Iranian boy has been born without a penis, though he has his scrotum intact, and surgeons are planning to give him a vagina instead. Due to his extraordinary defect, the boy urinates through his anus. The unidentified boy’s condition is medically called aphallia. It is so rare, it is thought to only occur in up to one

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