The police in Plateau on Friday confirmed the arrest of an 18-year-old man, Marvellous Luka, who allegedly raped his 70-year-old grandmother. The police officer in charge of the case, Insp. Mulleng Alex, said that Luka, lives in Dangu-gu Village, Ampang West District of Mangu, Plateau. Alex said that the suspect has been charged and would[...]
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Health officials in Britain said on Friday that two people had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the first confirmed cases in the country since the deadly outbreak began in China. “We can confirm that two patients in England, who are members of the same family, have tested positive for coronavirus,” said Chris Whitty, Chief[...]
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Nollywood actress, Toni Tones wants people to understand that women don’t have to have kids or get married to be regarded as successful or fulfilled. The actress shared her thoughts on what most women want in a series of tweet on Thursday as a follow-up to a tweet thread on how not every woman wants[...]
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Authorities in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) have declared a state of emergency as massive bushfires rage south of Canberra. It is the worst fire threat to the territory in nearly two decades, officials said. The main blaze, in the territory’s south, is burning over more than 18,500 hectares. Residents in suburbs of Canberra have[...]
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Boris Johnson will hail “the dawn of a new era” for Britain as he celebrates Brexit day with a tax cut for 31 million people. In a broadcast to the nation at 11pm on Friday – the moment the UK finally breaks free of the EU – the Prime Minister will urge the country to[...]
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The Island Express Helicopters, the charter company whose helicopter crashed and killed basketball star Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others on Sunday was not certified to fly in conditions requiring pilots to fly using only cockpit instruments, media reports said. IEH, which owned the Sikorsky S-76B that crashed, was only certified to operate under[...]
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Bishop David Oyedepo, founder Living Faith Church Worldwide, otherwise known as Winners’ Chapel International, went ballistic on Thursday after he was denied visa by the US Embassy. A THISDAY report said the embassy did not give any other reason to the bishop, except the standard default explanation that the Bishop did not qualify for visa[...]
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A housewife, Fatimah Abdulrahseed, on Thursday dragged her husband, Owolabi, before an Area Court in Ilorin, Kwara, seeking legal divorce, saying she has been sexually starved. The petitioner said she married Owolabi in 2012. “I am not enjoying my sleep again. My husband is avoiding me in bed and has refused to make love to[...]
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In a heated session held across both plenaries at the National Assembly yesterday. The HoR called for the sack of all Service Chiefs in response to the deplorable state of security in the country. While the Minority Leader Sen. Abariba has called for the stoning of the government. He also called for the resignation of[...]
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Read what On Air Media celebrity Uti Nwachukwu wrote about Pastor Adeboye
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Football living legend Christiano Ronaldo finally hits 200million followers on Instagram. He thanked his fans for sharing the journey with him everyday. Read his post here:
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First Lady Aisha Buhari, Dolapo Osinbajo Hajiya Jamila Bunu Abubakar and a friend Wife of the former Head of State: Victoria Gowon R-L: Hajiya Jamila Bunu Abubakar: wife of the former IGP Mohammed Abubakar
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Popular Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels Nwoko, had once told her father that she would marry his mate. Regina, according to a statement issued on Wednesday by the spokesperson for the Prince Ned Nwoko Foundation, Niyi Ifetayo, said this in her new celebrity magazine, “Regina...Celebrating Nigerian Super Diva.” The magazine would be presented to the public[...]
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The Borno Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, on Wednesday inaugurated Ibo and Yoruba men as special advisers. The two, Chief Kesta Ogualili from Anambra and Alhaji Yusuf Alao from Oyo State were among the 26 special advisers swore in by the governor. Zulum had on January 9, appointed both men, who have lived in Borno State[...]
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The management of the University of Ibadan has denied an allegation that its admission for the 2019/2020 session was fraught with manipulation. Disclosing in a statement signed by the UI Registrar, Olubunmi Faluyi, the management of the institution stated that its admission process was strictly in line with extant rules and regulations. The statement read,[...]
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China announced Thursday the suspension of all domestic football and postponed indefinitely the top-flight Chinese Super League (CSL) season in response to the deadly viral outbreak sweeping the country. The CSL 2020 campaign had been due to kick off on February 22, but was shelved along with “all types of football matches” in order to[...]
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Foreign governments flew their citizens out of the epicenter of China’s coronavirus outbreak on Wednesday, as the number of deaths jumped to 133 and the World Health Organization voiced “grave concern” about the person-to-person spread in three other countries. The WHO said its Emergency Committee would reconvene behind closed doors on Thursday to decide whether[...]
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The Director General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu has confirmed that a total of 17 people sustained injuries, including a pregnant woman and firefighter at another inferno in Lagos. Oke-Osanyintolu made the disclosure in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the Martins fire outbreak scene at about 9:30[...]
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China reported its biggest single-day jump in novel coronavirus deaths on Thursday, as confirmation that three Japanese people evacuated from Wuhan, the outbreak’s epicentre, were infected deepened fears about a global contagion, and more countries announced plans to bring their citizens home from the hard-hit city. The World Health Organization (WHO), which initially downplayed the[...]
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