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Friday, October 31, 2014
JUST IN: Kaduna Police Armourer Detained For Gun-Running "Commits Suicide" In Detention [IMAGES]
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| The Kaduna Police Command's Armament Officer, DSP Nanbol Audu paraded in Kaduna |
The officer in charge of Kaduna police armoury, Deputy Superintendent of Police Nanbol Audu, who was arrested for allegedly selling firearms to criminals and prominent people has committed suicide, Daily Trust reports.
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Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore Ousted, Army says
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| President Blaise Compaore |
Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore is no longer in power, an army spokesman has told demonstrators in the capital, Ouagadougou. Mr Compaore had earlier said he would step down after a 12-month transitional government had ended.
PICTURED: EFCC Arraigns UNIBEN Undergraduate For $12,000 Internet Scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, October 30, 2014 arraigned an undergraduate of the University of Benin, Kenneth Rukewe Ebule before Justice E. F Ikponmwen of an Edo State High Court, sitting in Benin-City on a 6-count charge bordering on forgery, obtaining money by false pretence and possession of fraudulent documents.
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BREAKING NEWS: Bomb Blast Hits Gombe Motor Park; At least 30 Killed [IMAGES]
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| Smoke from the Bomb Blast seen from a far From Gombe General Hospital |
He said the blast happened at about 9:30am. “They left the bomb inside one of the vehicles at the park”, he said.
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MEET THE WORLD RICHEST WOMEN: Nigeria’s Folorunsho Alakija, 8 Others Are World’s Richest Women [IMAGES]
Wealthy women: Christy Walton, left, has an estimated net worth of $37.9billion, and Liliane Bettencourt, right, has an estimated net worth of $31.3billion
The richest women in the world - all of whom are billionaires - have been announced. Wealth-X listed the extremely wealthy women in a Wednesday release.
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PHOTOS: 24 Year Old British-Nigerian Woman Dies In Thailand After Botched Buttocks Enhancement Surgery
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| 'Carying and funny': Joy Williams, 23, died on october 23 after travelling to Bangkok for buttock augmentation surgery |
A 24-year-old British-Nigerian woman, Joy Williams, died in Thailand after a cheap plastic surgery procedure to increase the size of her bottom went horribly wrong.
She died on October 23 after travelling to Bangkok to have £2,000 buttock augmentation surgery. Speaking yesterday from his home in Lagos, Nigeria, Miss Williams's older brother Anietie, 28, told Daily Mail he had been looking forward to her visiting him in Nigeria this Christmas. He said: 'We don't really know what went wrong, we only know what is in reports in the media.
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PHOTOS & VID: Nigerian Father Sues Connecticut School For Discrimination After Ebola Fears Keep Daughter Away From School
A Nigerian father, Stephen Opayemi, filed a lawsuit against a Connecticut elementary school on Tuesday for allegedly discriminating against his seven-year-old by restricting her from attending school for 21 days after she attended a wedding in Nigeria.
Stephen Opayemi
The lawsuit demands Ikeoluw Opayemi be allowed back at Meadowside Elementary School before the end of a 21-day imposed quarantine, according to the Hartford Courant. The school ordered Ikeoluwa Opayemi to stay home until Nov. 3, even though the girl showed no symptoms of the virus, her father said.
"She is unfairly treated and discriminated against because of a fear some people have [THAT] she might have Ebola," Opayemi said. Opayemi said they returned from their 10-day trip Oct. 13 and did not come into contact with anyone with the virus in Nigeria, a country that is now Ebola-free.
The school denied Opayemi's offer to have himself and his daughter screened for the virus after, according to the suit. "Her physician gave her a clean bill of health. She was checked and she is OK," Opayemi said.
Dr. Dennis McBride, a Milford health official, told Opayemi his daughter should be quarantined because her presence would cause panic, not because she posed a risk, the suit alleges. Opayemi said he raised the suit under the Americans with Disabilities Act to raise awareness about discrimination based on "fear and ignorance" of the virus.
He said the ban is causing his daughter emotional distress, according to the BBC. Town Attorney Jonathan Berchem and school superintendent Elizabeth Feser said they could not comment on the case because city officials had not been served the suit as of Tuesday night.
In the meantime, Ikeowula has been getting tutored by a school instructor for 90 minutes every school day. The school would not send a tutor over if officials believed the girl had Ebola, Opayemi said. Ikeowula Opayemi's mother, Ikeolapo Opayemi, said the family has lived in Milford for six years.
CORPORATE MANSLAUGHTER??? “Prophet” T. B Joshua Didn’t Have Government Approval For Collapsed Building, Says Lagos Commissioner
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September 2014: President Jonathan paid a condolence visit to Prophet T. B Joshua |
Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Oluwatoyin Ayinde, has said that the collapsed six-storey building of the Synagogue Church of All Nations has no government approval. Ayinde stated this on Thursday [Oct. 30] while giving testimony before the coroner probing the cause of the building collapse.
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Thursday, October 30, 2014
London Court Ordered Nigerian Woman Who Married A Billionaire Bigamist To Pay HIM £100,000 After Losing Bid For Financial Support
A scorned woman who claims she was 'duped' into marrying a billionaire with a secret wife has been told she must pay the tycoon £100,000 by the divorce courts. Mercy Ogbedo, 45, thought her dreams had come true in 2002 when she went through a picturesque marriage ceremony with Nigerian shipping magnate Moses Taiga.
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| Scorned: Mercy Ogbedo, 45, outside London's High Court, who has been told to pay her billionaire ex-husband's £100,000 legal costs even though he was already married when they wed |
Her feet were washed by village elders and a 'bride price' was paid for her, before the couple drank from the same cup, danced and cut an exotic wedding cake. But Mrs Ogbedo, from Finchley, north London, who has two children by Mr Taiga, a billionaire who owns a string of London properties, says she discovered later that her husband already had a wife from 1974. For more than a decade she has been petitioning the British divorce courts for financial support from Mr Taiga's nine-figure fortune.
But last year a divorce judge ruled that despite the mother of two being 'of limited means', she could not be awarded a maintenance from Mr Taiga because he had their marriage voided in Nigeria. Instead she was ordered to pay £100,000 towards his legal bills. Challenging that ruling, her barrister, Timothy Scott QC, said the former couple's lavish 2002 ceremony had 'duped' her into thinking she was a lawfully wedded wife.
The barrister told Appeal Court judge Lord Justice McFarlane that soon after her 'wedding' she discovered that 28 years previously Mr Taiga had married another woman in church in Benin.
'In March 2002 Mrs Ogbedo and Mr Taiga entered into a customary marriage in Nigeria, which would have been valid but for the husband's prior marriage. The wife says she was duped,' the QC said. 'She should be permitted to apply for financial relief in England by virtue of that marriage ceremony,' he added.
New life: Mr Taiga, left, has now married a third woman, Yinka Taiga, right, with whom he has quadruplets
Mr Taiga, who is also a Grandmaster in the Nigerian arm of the Freemasons, has been pursuing parallel proceedings in the African courts. Last year a Nigerian court found that the 2002 ceremony was not just invalid but a 'non-marriage' and she has no rights over his fortune.
The Court of Appeal in London has refused to overrule that decision, although Lord Justice McFarlane said he had 'real sympathy' for her predicament and has given her the right to appeal paying his £100,000 legal bill in the latest hearing.
The full hearing of Mrs Ogbedo's challenge to the costs order will take place at a later date. Since splitting up with Mrs Ogbedo, Mr Taiga has ended his 1974 marriage and married a third woman, Yinka Taiga - with whom he has quadruplets.
- Daily Mail
FAB PICS: Rihanna Flashes Cleavage and A Lot Of Leg As She Dazzles On The Amfar Gala Red Carpet
Pop beauty Rihanna pulled out all the style stops at Wednesday [Oct. 29] night's amfAR Inspiration Gala in Los Angeles. The Bajan-born singer opted for a floaty floor-length white dress, which was adorned with well-placed purple sequins around the cleavage area.
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PHOTOS & VIDEOS: President Jonathan Picks 2015 Presidential Form; Says He Would Have Still Picked The Form If He Wasn’t Given An Automatic Ticket"
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday [Oct. 30] picked his presidential nomination form at the national headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party in Abuja.
Accepting the Presidential Nomination and Expression of Interest, President Jonathan said that he would have still picked the presidential nomination form if he was not given an automatic presidential ticket by the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party.
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Boko Haram Captures Mubi Town In Adamawa State; Hoists Flags
Mubi, the hometown of Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Alex Badeh, has finally fallen into the hands of the Boko Haram sect. The town, which is the second largest town and one of the commercial hubs of the state, is now under the control of insurgents, according to fleeing residents.
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BREAKING NEWS: Security Details Of Aminu Tambuwal Withdrawn By Nigerian Govt - Daily Trust REPORTS
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| Speaker of the House of Rep Aminu Waziri Tambuwal |
VIA Daily Trust
Reports reaching Daily Trust indicate that all the security details attached to Speaker of the House of Representatives Aminu Waziri Tambuwal have been withdrawn by the Federal Government.
Tambuwal formally announced his defection from the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) last Tuesday.
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PICTURED: Brave Woman Kills Man Who Was ALMOST RAPING Her In Lekki Area Of Lagos State
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| PICTURED: Unidentified suspected rapist |
An unidentified suspected rapist has been killed in the Lekki area of Lagos State while attempting to rape a 22-year-old woman, Ifeoma Okechukwu. PUNCH reports:
The incident happened on Monday, around 12.30pm, in Atlantic View Estate, Alpha Beach Road, Lekki. According to PUNCH, Okechukwu was on her menstrual period and had gone out to buy sanitary pads. The Imo State indigene was said to be on her way back home when she was accosted by the stranger.
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SEX SLAVE: Mechanic Remanded In Lokoja For Allegedly Abducting and Raping A 13-Year-Old Girl For Five Days
A Lokoja senior magistrate’s court has remanded a 28-year-old mechanic, Abdulkadir Salihu, in prison custody for allegedly abducting and raping a teenage girl for five days.
Mrs Joyce Abdulmalik of Lokoja Senior Magistrate Court 1 gave the order, yesterday [Oct. 29], in her ruling on arraignment of the accused in Lokoja. The accused was arraigned on a two-count charge of kidnapping and rape, being offences contrary to Sections 273 and 283 of the Penal Code Law.
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Herdsman Kills Friend In Ogun State For Sleeping With His Wife
A Magistrate’s Court sitting at Isabo, Abeokuta, Ogun State, yesterday [Oct. 29], remanded a herdsman, Mohammed Ibrahim, in prison custody for allegedly killing his friend, Abdullahi Saliu, for sleeping with his (Ibrahim) wife.
The prosecutor, Corporal Moshood Hammed, told the court that the accused committed the alleged offence on October 11 at Ojubu Village in Abeokuta. He said the accused killed his friend by hitting him with a stick on his head for sleeping with his wife.
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32-Year-Old Man Commits Suicide In Ebonyi State For Stealing One Thousand Naira
A 32-year-old man, Mr. Simon Mbam, committed suicide last weekend after he was tortured by some villagers in Izzi LGA of Ebonyi State for allegedly stealing N1,000 from a shop in the market.
According to Vanguard:
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Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Come May 29, 2015, We Shall Sweep Away The PDP – Aminu Tambuwal
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, has said his new party, the All Progressives Congress would sweep the ruling Peoples Democratic Party away from the Presidency in 2015. Tambuwal, who only Tuesday [Oct. 28] notified members of the House of Representatives of his defection from the PDP to the APC, was formally presented to the leaders of the APC, at its mini national convention which held in Abuja on Wednesday.
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PHOTOS: Zambian Acting President Becomes Africa's First White Democratic Leader
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| Matero MP Miles Sampa (r) dresses Vice President Dr. Guy Scott (l) a PF scarf on arrival at Kaoma air strip to drum up support ahead August 19 2014, Parliamentary bye elections in Kaoma District, Western Province |
Zambia reverted to white rule on Wednesday [Oct. 28] when a Cambridge-educated economist became acting president of the country after the death of the incumbent. Guy Scott, previously vice-president, was promoted to the top job after the demise of Michael Sata on Tuesday.
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INTEGRITY ISSUE!!! Referee Mark Clattenburg Axed After Breaking Rules By Travelling To Match Alone
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| Mark Clattenburg will not officiate next weekend's games after breaking strict protocol on travelling to games |
Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg will miss next weekend’s round of fixtures for breaking protocol so he could watch an Ed Sheeran concert. Clattenburg travelled in his own car to officiate the West Bromwich-Crystal Palace match in order to get back to Newcastle in time to see the award-winning singer-songwriter perform at the Metro Radio Arena last Saturday. Premier League regulations require the referee and his assistants to travel together to and from games for integrity and security purposes.
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PHOTO: Zambian President Sata Dies In London Aged 77
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| Zambia's President Michael Chilufya Sata waits to address the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York, September 24, 2013. |
Zambia's government on Wednesday [Oct. 29] announced that President Michael Sata, 77, has died. He had been in London receiving medical treatment. "It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing on of our beloved president," government Cabinet secretary Roland Msiska said.
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33-Year-Old Woman FOUND DEAD In An Hotel In Anambra State; Her Lover Man On The Run
A 33-year-old woman was on Tuesday [Oct. 28] morning found dead in a popular hotel (name withheld), around UNIZIK junction motor park, Awka, Anambra State, where she was said to be with her lover boy, on Monday night.
In an interview, the Hotel manager, who preferred anonymity, said that the report came to him by 8.15am, on Tuesday morning by the hotel store keeper and the receptionist, who disclosed that the deceased and the man suspected to be her lover, one Stephen Iwu, checked into Room 7 of the hotel chalet on Monday, around 6.45 pm.
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$620,000 BRIBERY SCANDAL: Farouk Lawan Knows Fate Today - October 29
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| Farouk Lawan |
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Tuesday, fixed October 29 for ruling in the case instituted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other related Offences Commission (ICPC) against the former Chairman, House of Representative Ad-hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy, Farouk Lawan, and the committee’s secretary, Boniface Emenalo.
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GAY AND PROUD: LGBT Community Celebrates Their Sexuality In South Africa [WATCH VIDEO]
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#BringBackOurGirls: Negotiations Are Still On To Release Chibok Girls — FG Insists
In spite of serial violation of the ceasefire agreement between the Boko Haram sect and the Federal government, the Federal Government insisted yesterday [Oct. 28] that negotiations were still ongoing between it and the Boko Haram sect on the release of abducted Chibok schoolgirls.
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Ogun State Deputy Governor Sends STINKER To His Boss, Gov Amosun; Detailing Injustices Against His Person and Office [DETAILS]
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| Ogun State Governor Senator Ibikunle Amosun and his deputy, Segun Adesegun |
Ogun State Deputy Governor, Segun Adesegun, has thrown a jab at Governor Ibikunle Amosun through a letter in which he detailed alleged injustices against his person and his office. The letter dated October 24, 2014 confirmed speculations in the Government House that all is not well with two topmost public office holders in the All Progressives Congress state.
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NO VACANCY!!! After Collecting Their N48m, PDP Rejects Two Presidential Aspirants
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| DENIED!!! Dr. Abdul-Jhalil Tafawa-Balewa |
Peoples Democratic Party national leadership has refused to sell its presidential nomination and expression of interest forms to two other presidential aspirants. Two of the aspirants, Dr. Abdul-Jhalil Tafawa-Balewa and Prof. Akasoba Duke-Abiola, were at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja on Tuesday to purchase the forms, but they were turned back.
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Female Banker Arraigned For Diverting N6.6m Belonging To LASTMA and VIO For Personal Use
A female banker, Bola Ogunlowo, has been arraigned before a Lagos State Magistrates’ Court for allegedly diverting N6.6m belonging to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA and Vehicle Inspection Office, VIO, for her personal use.
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Nigerian Oil Tycoon Femi Otedola Covers Forbes Africa’s November 2014 Issue As The BILLIONAIRE WHO BOUNCED BACK!
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Speaker, House Of Reps, Aminu Tambuwal Formally Joins APC
It was an atmosphere of jubilation as well as mourning on the floor of the House of Representatives Tuesday [Oct. 28] as the Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal, formally declared for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
At exactly 12:24pm Tambuwal in a short speech at the end of plenary, said he was defecting to the APC for political reasons, adding that the yearning of his people in Sokoto State necessitates the decision.
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FAB PICS: Kim Kardashian Turns Tech Guru As She Speaks At Conference...But It's Her Curves That Wow In Tight White Dress
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| Sizzling in Silicon Valley: Kim Kardashian touched down in San Francisco on Monday to attend a tech conference for her Hollywood game but it was her all-white outfit that wowed |
Kim Kardashian made an appearance at a tech conference on Monday [Oct. 27] where she admitted she didn’t anticipate the smash hit success of her Hollywood game. Having jetted into San Francisco, the reality star wowed in a tight white dress that showed off her curves.
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New ISIS Video Shows Hostage John Cantlie Paraded As A TV News Reporter From The Battle-Ravaged City Of Kobane [WATCH]
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| British ISIS hostage John Cantlie has been used as a news reporter from the battle-ravaged city of Kobane in a slickly-produced new video released by the insurgents |
The Islamic State group released a video on Monday [Oct. 27] that appears to show British hostage John Cantlie in the Syrian border town of Kobani. The 5-minute video, which is titled "Inside Ayn al-Islam," shows Cantlie walking in front of destroyed buildings in what appears to be Kobani. After mentioning international reports of Islamic State losses in the battle for the town, Cantlie says Kobani is about to fall completely into the militants' hands.
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Man and Son Sentenced To DEATH BY HANGING For Murder In Ekiti State
An Ado-Ekiti High Court, on Monday [Oct. 27], sentenced a 55-year-old man, Jimoh Ayeni and his son, Haruna, to death by hanging, for the murder of a farmer.
Justice Mosun Bodunde found the man and his son guilty of murder of Chief Clement Ayeni, while he was working in his farm.
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1,356 Federal Directors Fail 2014 Promotion Exams
Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) has released the 2014 promotion examination conducted for the directorate levels in the Federal Civil Service, with only 1,917 of the candidates, who sat for the examination coming out successful. Chairman of the commission, Deaconess Joan Ayo, who briefed newsmen in Abuja, on Monday, said a total of 3,273 sat for the examination and that those, who passed had already been promoted.
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Boko Haram Gives Specific List Of Detained Commanders To Be Swapped For Chibok Girls; As Talks Witnessed “Tremendous Progress”
Strong indication emerged on Monday [Oct. 27] that the representatives of the Boko Haram involved in the on-going negotiation have submitted ‘a specific list’ of detained commanders the sect would want swapped for the Chibok girls to the Federal Government team on Monday.
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Monday, October 27, 2014
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Doyin Okupe Told CNN - Nigerians Must Be Patient, Govt Is Doing "Everything" To #BringBackOurGirls [WATCH VIDEO]
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CNN's Michael Holmes speaks to Human Rights Watch Researcher Mausi Segun about the extent of Boko Haram's abuses.
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VID & PICS: Beyoncé PARTIES With Solange At “Ball Out Beaucoup” In New Orleans While Kelis Performs
Last night [Oct. 26], Beyonce joined her sister Solange to party it up for the “Ball Out Beaucoup” bash in New Orleans.
Beyonce recently spent some quality time with her little sister Solange. Bey jetted out of London to link up with Solo in New Orleans last night to party it up at the Ball Out Beaucoup bash. The "Losing You" singer curated, produced and hosted the three-part experience entitled 17wards Of Wonder to celebrate Saint Heron and New Orleans at Prospect Arts Festival.
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48-Year-Old Nigerian Drug Smuggler Arrested At Edinburgh Airport With 80 Packages Of Cocaine Worth £387k
High Court in Glasgow A Nigerian drug smuggler broke down in tears yesterday [Oct. 26] after he admitted swallowing 80 packages of cocaine with street value of up to £387,400. Mathew Atueyi was stopped by suspicious officer as he arrived at Edinburgh Airport from Nigeria via Paris on August 2.
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PHOTOS: Nollywood actress, Uche Jombo, Proudly Displays Her Growing Baby Bump At Movie Premiere
Nollywood actress, Uche Jombo and her husband, Kenny Rodriguez are expecting a little bundle of joy into the family soon…Early Monday morning, Uche posted couple of images of her growing bump on her Instagram page…
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PHOTOS: Wealthy Africans Including Aliko Dangote, Folorunsho Alakija Spending Almost £4million On London Property Every WEEK
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| Super-rich African oligarchs are taking their vast resources and investing them in the safe haven of London property - with more than £600million spent in the capital in the past three years and £4million spent in the city every week. They favour the likes of One Hyde Park |
Wealthy African buyers are spending almost £4million on London property every week as they look to snap up exclusive investments in the UK, it has emerged. Super-rich oligarchs are taking their vast resources and investing them in the safe haven of London property - with more than £600million spent in the capital in the past three years. A mixture of traditional reasons combined with increased terrorism and the outbreak of Ebola is said to be behind the dramatic influx of African money to the capital.
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Olusegun Obasanjo, Tambuwwal, Bola Tinubu, Others Meet Over Democracy
Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and other eminent Nigerians, including Speaker, House of Representatives, Honourable Aminu Tambuwwal, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governors, former governors Bola Tinubu and Olagunsoye Oyinlola, will meet in Lagos, to chart a new way for democracy in Nigeria.
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