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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West settle divorce ....
According to TMZ, Kim Kardashian and Ye (formerly Kanye West) have split, thereby ending a generational tale.Their relationship started with her believing he was brilliant and him wanting to "dip her ass in gold," and it ended how most modern love stories do: with a judge deciding o ....

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English singer, Christine McVie, dies aged 79 ....
According to her family, Christine McVie, a member of Fleetwood Mac and the author of several of their most well-known songs, passed away at the age of 79.British singer-songwriter Little Lies, Everywhere, Don't Stop, Say You Love Me, and Songbird are just a few of the songs she wrote that ....

01
Governor Finitri's convoy car crash leaves four dead ....
According to reports, a Toyota Hilux carrying a group of vigilantes with Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri on their way to Mubi for a campaign event was involved in a horrifying accident.The RAMP 2 Toyota Hilux vehicle used by the Head of Fintiri's vigilante was involved in the ....

02
Germany out of World Cup despite victory over Costa Rica ....
Germany coach Hansi Flick wants to return to the fundamentals after his team's two consecutive World Cup early exits.After their dismal performance as the defending champions in Russia four years prior, the four-time champions were once more eliminated from the group stage.F ....

02
Three North Korean officials sanctioned by US over weapons of mass destruction program ....
Three North Korean officials connected to the country's WMD program were sanctioned by the US Treasury Department on Thursday.The penalties were enacted in response to Pyongyang's blitz of missile launches, which included an ICBM launch on November 18 (the country's eighth this year). ....

02
Former vice-chancellor, Magaji Garba, sentenced to 35 years imprisonment over fraud ....
Professor Magaji Garba, the former vice-chancellor of the Federal University of Gusau, was found guilty of five counts relating to obtaining money through pretence and forgery and was given a 35-year prison sentence by the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Garki, Abuja, presided over by Justi ....

02
"I have never thought of being a governor"– Akeredolu's son ....
Babajide Akeredolu, the son of Rotimi Akeredolu, the governor of Ondo State, denied rumours that he would succeed him after Rotimi Akeredolu's term ended on Friday.He claimed that despite the allure of office, he had a number of industries where he could make a start and succeed mu ....

03
Samsung's next releases might bring new display upgrades for the Galaxy Z Flip 5 in 2023 ....
There is still plenty of time until the launch of Samsung's next foldable phones, which, assuming the company sticks to its current plan, are anticipated to appear between August and September of 2023.However, we are already beginning to get a glimpse of what the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Z Fold ....

03
Nick Cannon down with pneumonia; says he just needs some rest ....
Ten years ago, Nick Cannon disclosed his Lupus diagnosis.The celebrity, who is expecting his 12th child with baby mother Abby De La Rosa and his 11th child with Alyssa Miller, said on Friday that he is now being treated for pneumonia in the hospital.'Okay, so I guess I'm not ....

03
FedEx driver arrested for abducting and killing Texas girl ....
In Wise County, Texas, a 7-year-old girl who had been missing for a few days has been found dead, according to authorities.Late Friday night, Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin announced that investigators had discovered the body of 7-year-old Athena Strand during an afternoon search in Boyd af ....

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World's oldest tortoise celebrates 190th birthday ....
The Seychelles giant tortoise Jonathan, who is turning 190, is being honoured on the South Atlantic island of St. Helena as the world's oldest living land mammal.The three-day celebration of the "historic milestone" will take place in the island governor's residence, where Jonathan has liv ....

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Samsung to improve fingerprint login security in 2025 ....
How might fingerprint-based biometrics be made more secure? What if you made the entire OLED panel capable of scanning many fingerprints simultaneously, rather than utilizing a tiny scanner that can only read one fingerprint at a time? Samsung is developing this technology right now, desp ....

04
Police arrest Texas man for threatening Boston doctor ....
According to the U.S. Attorney's office in Massachusetts, a Texas man was detained on Friday on federal charges that he threatened a Boston doctor who treats members of the transgender community in a voicemail message.The guy, Matthew Jordan Lindner, 38, of Comfort, Texas, was accus ....

04
Police arrest sales girl for N3.8m theft in Lagos ....
Adijat Bello, a saleswoman, was detained by police at the Alade Division of the Lagos State Command, Shomolu, and charged in a Lagos Magistrate's Court.Her employer, Bashan Global Resources Limited, which is based at 28 Bajulaiye Road in Shomolu, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, acc ....

04
Man commits suicide, jumped from Disneyland parking structure ....
According to accounts, a guy in his 50s apparently jumped to his death from a Disneyland parking garage in California on Saturday night.According to ABC 7, the incident was reported to the police at about nine o'clock local time. According to witnesses, this caused the tram service ....

05
NDLEA seizes hard drugs in Lagos, Abuja, others ....
During interdiction operations last week, agents of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) found 5,527.15 kilograms of methamphetamine and cannabis sativa as well as 132,090 tramadol tablets and 2,000 bottles of codeine in five states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abu ....

05
Nava personnel kills policeman, stabs him to death in Lagos ....
In an altercation with some naval personnel over the weekend in Lagos' Satellite neighbourhood, an assistant superintendent of police is said to have been fatally stabbed.The naval personnel reportedly also attacked three other people who are said to have tried to step in.The ....

05
Father apprehended for raping teenage daughter in Lagos ....
Emmanuel Orekoya, 52, has been charged with having carnal knowledge of his daughter, 17, in front of the Ebute Meta Magistrate's Court.The defendant was charged with two counts of having carnal knowledge of the minor and illegally sticking his finger into her private areas.Inspecto ....

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Tampa police chief O'Connor resigns after avoiding traffic ticket ....
After exploiting her position to avoid receiving a ticket during a traffic stop involving a golf cart driven by her husband, the police chief of Tampa, Florida, resigned on Monday.After an internal affairs assessment determined that Mary O'Connor had broken police department protoco ....

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Indonesia bans sex outside wedlock ....
As part of a series of reforms that critics claim endanger the human rights and freedoms in the Southeast Asian nation, Indonesia's legislature unanimously approved a comprehensive new criminal code on Tuesday that criminalizes sex outside of marriage.Cohabitation before marriage a ....

06
Man sentenced to 21 years in prison for shooting Lady Gaga's dog walker ....
The man who last year shot Lady Gaga's dog walker and took her French bulldogs was given a sentence of more than 20 years in prison.According to the Associated Press, James Howard Jackson accepted a plea agreement on Monday and will serve the following 21 years in a Los Angeles Coun ....

06
American actress Kristie Alley dies at 71 ....
Kirstie Alley, a two-time Emmy winner who became one of the biggest performers in American comedy in the late 1980s and early 1990s because of her appearances on the TV phenomenon "Cheers" and in the "Look Who's Talking" movies, passed away on Monday. She was 71.Alley's children Tru ....

06
BuzzFeed fires 12% of employees ....
BuzzFeed is laying off 12% of its personnel, or around 180 employees, in an effort to reduce expenses as the online media company deals with challenges like a decline in advertising revenue and the conclusion of its integration of Complex Media.On Tuesday, the business sent emails to the i ....

07
Lagos initiates app to combat domestic and sexual violence ....
A digital application was introduced by the Lagos State Government on Tuesday to combat incidences of domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence in the city.The Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency was in charge of the reveal (DSVA).At the introduction of the Lagos State Domestic an ....

07
Woman sets parents ablaze, flees from scene ....
On November 30, 2022, at City Gate Estate in the Lusada neighbourhood of Okokomaiko, close to the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, the victim, named Pa Michael Izokou, 85, and his wife, Priscilla, 80, were attacked by the fleeing suspect.According to reports, one of the suspect's siblings, ....

07
Man shot dead by police officer in Lagos ....
Gafaru Buraimoh, 31, of Land Estate, Ajah, was shot and killed by a policeman working under the Ajah Divisional Police Lagos State Command.When leaving SkyMall on Tuesday at around 10:00 p.m., Gafaru Buraimoh was struck by a stray bullet.It was discovered that the shooting th ....

08
Dina Boluarte sworn in as Peru's president following Pedro Castillo's impeachment ....
After ex-president Pedro Castillo was impeached a few hours after attempting to dissolve parliament, Peru has a female president for the first time.After a dramatic day in Lima on Wednesday, Dina Boluarte, the former vice-president, took the oath of office.Mr. Castillo had ea ....

08
Iran executes prisoner convicted of crime committed during protest ....
Iran announced on Thursday that it had executed a prisoner convicted of a crime allegedly committed during the nation's ongoing nationwide protests. This was Tehran's first execution of this kind.The execution occurs at a time when other detainees may also receive the death penalty ....

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Brittney Griner released from prison in exchange for Bout ....
In a spectacular high-level prisoner swap on Thursday, Russia released WNBA star Brittney Griner in return for the release of notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, according to American and Russian officials. President Joe Biden's principal objective was fulfilled by the trade, which took pl ....

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Three people shot at Benning Road Metro Station in a shootout ....
Police said that three persons were shot on the platform at the Benning Road Metro station in Northeast Washington on Thursday morning, one of whom was badly wounded.According to D.C. police and Metro Transit Police, it happened at around nine in the morning following ....

09
China visits Saudi Arabia, signs oil partnership deal ....
This week, Chinese President Xi Jinping is making his first trip to Saudi Arabia in almost seven years. While there, he signed a comprehensive strategic partnership with the region's largest oil exporter and met with other Middle Eastern leaders.At a time when US-Saudi relations have deter ....

09
Police arrest 30-year-old armed robbery suspect in Lagos ....
A 30-year-old guy was detained by members of the Police's Rapid Response Squad (RRS) in connection with an alleged armed robbery in the Ketu neighbourhood of Lagos.This is said in a message published on its official Twitter account on Thursday that was seen by News Agency of Nigeria ....

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Nick Carter accused of raping fan in new lawsuit ....
In a new case, Nick Carter is charged with raping a young autistic admirer. Carter has refuted the charges.Carter has been sued by Shannon "Shay" Ruth, 39, who claims that he sexually assaulted her. She claimed that the Backstreet Boys member sexually assaulted her in 2001 when she was 17 ....

09
Russia proposes to swap Paul Whelan for ex-colonel Vadim Krasikov ....
According to CNN, US officials said that despite the US offering up the names of several other Russian prisoners in US custody that they would be willing to trade, Russia refused to release Paul Whelan along with Brittney Griner without the release of a former colonel from Russia's ....

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Illinois State senator Scott Bennett dies from brain tumour ....
Democrat Scott Bennett (D-Champaign) passed away.The state senator passed away on Friday afternoon, according to the Champaign County Coroner. Thursday found him in the hospital.The native of Gibson City attended law school at both Illinois State University and the University ....

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Lagos businessman arraigned for N1.4m theft ....
Adeleke Adeleye, a car dealer in Lagos, Nigeria, has been detained and charged with stealing N1.4 from a client in front of a Lagos Magistrate's Court.According to reports, Abdul-Afeez Abdulateef was the victim of fraud committed against him while acting under false pretences.Adeley ....

10
Explosion on Island of Jersey leaves at least one dead ....
An explosion occurred early on Saturday morning at a row of apartments on the island of Jersey, off the coast of northern France, leaving one person dead and a number of others missing.Robin Smith, Chief Officer of the States of Jersey Police, stated in a video message, "Trag ....

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New Orleans Police Department employee stabbed to death by passenger while driving for Uber ....
A passenger fatally stabbed a New Orleans Police Department employee who was driving for Uber during her downtime on Thursday, and investigators said a suspect has been taken into custody.According to Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joseph Lopinto, Yolanda Dillion, 54, picked up an Uber passenger ....

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"I'll invest in health and education" – Peter Obi ....
Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party's (LP) presidential candidate, yesterday denied rumours that he is unable to win support in the South-West.At the first and second convocation ceremonies of the Dominican University, Ibadan, Obi declared himself the best-qualified candidate to lead Nigeria a ....

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2 Georgia men released after 25 years of wrong imprisonment ....
Two Georgia men who were convicted of murder in connection with the shooting death of their friend in 1996 and sentenced to 25 years in prison were released this week, according to their attorneys, after fresh evidence revealed in a true-crime podcast last year established their innocence. ....

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US says helicopter raid kills two ISIS officials in Syria ....
U.S. Central Command reported that two members of the Islamic State terrorist organization were killed in Syria early on Sunday morning local time by an American helicopter attack.According to a statement from Central Command, often known as CENTCOM, among those slain was Anas, a pr ....

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Peru president plans to move election forward by two years after two died in latest protests ....
In response to widespread demonstrations, Dina Boluarte, Peru's new president, has declared in a nationally televised speech that she will send Congress a proposal to advance the general elections.Early on Monday, Boluarte said that she would introduce a bill to move the next electi ....

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LASRAB launches first comic book "The Story of Aina on Iddo Island" ....
"The Story of Aina on Iddo Island," the first historical comic book, has been released by the Lagos State Records and Archives Bureau (LASRAB).The Director General of LASRAB, Mrs. Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola, stated during the unveiling on Monday that the Bureau was dedicated to assurin ....

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Rome Bar Shooting: Man kills three women ....
During a gathering of apartment building tenants on Sunday, a man opened fire in a pub in northern Rome, killing three ladies and injuring four others, according to Italian officials.Claudio Campi, a 57-year-old suspect, is accused of shooting the women because of a housing dispute. ....

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Vetiva Capital co-founder Olaolu Mudasiru dies in a hit-and-run accident ....
On Sunday morning, a hit-and-run accident claimed the life of Olaolu Mudasiru, the deputy managing director and co-founder of the investment and asset management company Vetiva Capital Management.While cycling with two other people on the Bourdilion road in the Ikoyi neighbourhood o ....

13
Twitter dissolves its Trust and Safety advisory group ....
The Trust and Safety Council, an advisory body made up of about 100 independent civil rights, human rights, and other organizations, has been disbanded by Elon Musk's Twitter. The council was established in 2016 to address issues like hate speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm, an ....

13
Men's basketball head coach charged with felony assault in Texas ....
On Monday, Chris Beard, the head coach of the men's basketball team at the University of Texas at Austin, was taken into custody and charged with third-degree criminal assault.At 12:15 a.m. local time, officers responded to a "disturbance" on the 1900 block of Vista Lane, and ....

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APCON authorizes influencers to get advert approval ....
Before promoting any product or service online, skit creators, social media influencers, bloggers, and others are required to obtain approval from the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON).This directive is included in a statement issued on Monday by Dr. Olalekan Fado ....

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12-year-old boy's eye gouged out in Bauchi state ....
Authorities in the Bauchi state of northern Nigeria say they are looking into a gruesome attack on a 12-year-old child who was discovered with one of his eyeballs gouged out.According to a police statement, the Islamic school student was taken by two strangers on a motorcycle to the outs ....

14
Megan Thee Stallion testifies against Tory Lanez ....
In the trial of Tory Lanez, a singer and former friend who is accused of shooting Megan Thee Stallion at a party in Los Angeles, Megan Thee Stallion gave an emotional opening statement on Tuesday.The rapper from Texas, whose real name is Megan Pete, gave the most detailed account o ....

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Buhari says he has done his best to tackle Nigeria's challenge ....
Nigeria's size and population, according to President Muhammadu Buhari, are contributing reasons to many of the country's problems, but his administration is making an effort in many areas.The Nigerian leader also stated that his country's youth are its best hope for a better ....

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Mississippi to execute man for killing 16-year-old girl ....
The execution of a Mississippi man who admitted raping and killing a 16-year-old girl is set for Wednesday night. He would be the second prisoner put to death in Mississippi in the previous ten years.The Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman is about to administer a fatal injec ....

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Woman shoots 2 officers before killing herself in Bay St Louis, Mississippi ....
Authorities have verified that two police officers were shot and killed early on Wednesday morning at Motel 6 in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The cops, whose identities have not been made public, were responding to a plea for assistance from the motel, which is situated across a section of ....

15
Lagos govt. trains and empowers fruit, vegetable sellers ....
Fruit and vegetable vendors in the Igando-Ikotun Local Council Development Area now have more authority according to the Lagos State Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs, which aims to lower post-harvest loss.The program gave them access to refrigerators, fruit ....

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Russia frees US Air Force vet in a prisoner swap with Ukraine ....
Several Russian and Ukrainian captives were exchanged for a US citizen on Wednesday, according to Ukrainian officials.An American Air Force veteran from Rwanda named Suedi Murekezi was imprisoned in Russia in June and spent months there. According to information provided this week b ....

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Nigeria's Ambassador to Spain, Demola Seriki, dies at 63 ....
Demola Seriki, Nigeria's ambassador to Spain, has passed away.The lawmaker from Lagos allegedly passed away in Madrid, Spain. His age was 63.On Thursday, a message with his children's signatures revealed his passing. According to the announcement, he passed away in the early ....

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Jack Sweeney: College student who tracks Elon Musk's jet says he's not worried about legal actions ....
The college student who tracks Elon Musk's private jet, Jack Sweeney, said he is unfazed by the business magnate's legal warning."I'm not really concerned because a tweet is just a tweet, you know?" Sweeney told Insider on Thursday. "From what I see, there isn't much ground for him to stan ....

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Father of missing college student says his son, DeLand Jr, is alive ....
According to his father Ken DeLand Sr., the American student Kenny DeLand Jr. who was reported missing in Grenoble, France, more than two weeks ago is still alive.According to French Prosecutor Eric Vaillant, DeLand Jr. is in Spain. He only added that the minor spoke with his parent ....

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122 Brigadier Generals, Colonels promoted by Nigerian Army ....
The promotion of 122 senior commanders from the levels of Brigadier General to Major General and Colonel to Brigadier General was approved by the Army Council on Thursday.52 Brigadier Generals and 70 Colonels make up the total.Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, director of A ....

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Lagos APC sets up committee to mobilize support ....
In order to mobilize support for the party ahead of the 2023 general elections, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State on Friday inaugurated its 110-member East Senatorial Campaign Committee.Sen. Ganiyu Solomon, the Director General of the APC Presidential Campaign Commi ....

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NEMA receives 266 stranded Nigerians from Niger Republic ....
Another group of 266 stranded Nigerians arrived at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday from the neighboring Niger Republic.Alhaji Mustapha Ahmed-Habib, the Director-General of NEMA, revealed this while welcoming the returnees at Kano's Malam Aminu Kano I ....

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Home fire in Pittsburgh leaves 3 people dead ....
Authorities in Pittsburgh report that a house fire early on Saturday morning claimed the lives of a young adult and two toddlers.The Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire stated that a woman was brought to the hospital and is reportedly in serious condition. Eight children and another woman we ....

17
Iran Authorities arrest top actress Taraneh Alidoosti ....
According to official media, Iranian authorities detained one of the nation's most well-known actresses on Saturday on suspicion of disseminating false information about the country's ongoing statewide protests.IRNA reported that Taraneh Alidoosti, the Oscar-winning star of " ....

18
FCT pilgrim board declares that 2023 Hajj will be successful ....
In order to build on the success of the 2022 Hajj operations, the Federal Capital Territory Muslim Pilgrim Welfare Board has promised to do the same during the 2023 exercise.Malam Muhammed Danmallam, the board's director, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday ....

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20-year-old student wins GLO promo house prize in Lagos ....
The lucky winner of a three-bedroom house in Globacom's ongoing customer appreciation promotion, Festival of Joy, is a 20-year-old student.Ibrahim Ayanleke Abiodun played hide and seek with Glo representatives who called to tell him of his wonderful windfall, acting just like the "doubting ....

18
Nigeria, Rwanda sign Artemis Accords ....
This week, during the inaugural U.S.-Africa Space Forum, Nigeria and Rwanda became the first countries in Africa to formally sign the Artemis Accords.The Artemis Accords are a comprehensive, non-binding framework that establishes guidelines for responsible, peaceful, and multination ....

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NDLEA seizes 1.7m opioids hidden in noodles ....
At the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), in Ikeja, Lagos, as well as in the state of Gombe, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has discovered 1,760,460 pills of tramadol and other opioids concealed in boxes of Indomie noodles and other items.In a statement ....

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FG reveals Twitter implored Nigeria to lift suspension ....
Before Twitter was permitted to restart operations in the nation last year, the Nigerian government claims that there were numerous lengthy conversations between the two parties.Lai Mohammed, the minister of information, provided the clarification in response to the assertion made b ....

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Canada Shooting: Gunman opens fire in apartment and kills five ....
A gunman in Toronto, Canada, opened fire on building housing apartments, killing five people.At 19:20 (12:20 GMT) on Sunday, police reacted to reports of a gunshot at a building in Vaughan, roughly 30 kilometres (19 miles) north of Toronto, and killed the suspect there.Another injur ....

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Severe turbulence on United Airlines flight travelling into Houston leaves five injured ....
At least five passengers were hospitalized as a result of turbulence on a United Airlines flight landing in Houston early on Monday, according to an email from airport authorities to CNN.According to CNN's public information officer Augusto Bernal, United Airlines flight 128 arrived ....

20
KIdnappers abduct Fr. Ogide of Umuahia Diocese ....
The local bishop has reportedly requested prayers from the faithful after Fr. Christopher Ogide, a Catholic priest serving in Nigeria's Diocese of Umuahia, was reported to have been abducted at the entrance of his parish house.Following the kidnapping of one of the diocese's priest ....

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Shirley Watts: Widow of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, dies at 84 ....
Charlie Watts' late wife Shirley Ann Shepherd Watts passed away on Friday, December 16. She was 84."Shirley died peacefully on Friday 16th December in Devon after a short illness surrounded by her family," her family announced on Monday.Prior to his passing in 2021, Ch ....

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Lagos court incarcerates fake LASTMA official ....
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Mobile Court sitting at Bolade, Oshodi, on Monday, sentenced a fake Lagos State Traffic Management Authority officer, David Oluchukwu, to four months in jail for impersonation and extortion of unsuspecting members of the public, particularly comm ....

20
Taliban bans university education for Afghanistan women ....
In the harshest move in its crackdown on Afghan women's rights and freedoms, the Taliban administration has banned university education for all female students.The suspension was verified to CNN on Tuesday by a representative of the Afghan Ministry of Higher Education. The decision was tak ....

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Police arrest two fake doctors in Lagos ....
Franklin Poroye and Adedayo Ayodele, two men who are accused of using a fake medical license to apply for a job as a doctor in a hospital, were taken before an Ejigbo Magistrates' Court in Lagos on Tuesday.Poroye, 26, and Ayodele, 36, are facing trial on a four-count conspiracy and ....

21
Sanwo-Olu launches Senseable Lagos Lab ....
The Senseable Lagos Lab, the first MIT Senseable City research center in Africa, was officially opened by Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday, December 15, 2022 in Isimi Lagos, Epe.The initiative was formally unveiled at the inaugural Lagos Future City Week, which LandW ....

21
Sam Bankman-Fried demands bail deal ....
According to persons familiar with the situation who spoke to CNN, Sam Bankman-attorneys Fried's are negotiating with federal prosecutors in New York on a bail deal that would allow him to avoid detention.Bankman-Fried, the creator of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange who ran his now- ....

21
Germany returns looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria ....
According to German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Tuesday, Germany has returned 20 Benin Bronzes from its museums to Nigeria, making it the most recent European nation to do so.The handovers are the most obvious indication yet that momentum is building in favour of the repat ....

22
Zelensky seeks support from US to help defeat Russia ....
In a bold speech to US senators on his first overseas trip since Russia's invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared that his country is "alive and kicking" and will never capitulate.According to Mr. Zelensky, US military assistance to Ukraine was an investment in future sec ....

22
Earthquake injured 17 people, left 2 dead in California ....
A strong 6.4 magnitude earthquake slammed Humboldt County, California, on Tuesday, destroying buildings and roads as well as knocking off electricity and water to thousands of residents, according to authorities.In the Northern California region of Eureka, an earthquake that occurre ....

22
Nigeria Central Bank increases withdrawal limit to N500,000 ....
The central bank of Nigeria has significantly increased the weekly withdrawal caps it had set, relaxing the constraints it had imposed to reduce the use of cash.From a cap of 100,000 Nigerian naira ($225) on December 6, people can now withdraw up to 500,000 ($1,122) per week. Companies wou ....

22
Container falls on vehicles in Lagos, leaves many injured ....
At the time of writing, it is unknown how many people were injured in the incident.Unknown travellers perished after a 40-foot container crashed on moving vehicles near the Cele bus stop on the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway in Lagos State.On December 22, 2022, one of the well-known ....

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The oldest male orangutan in North America dies at 45 ....
Rudi Valentino, the oldest male orangutan in North America, died at the Houston Zoo on Tuesday at the age of 45.Earlier visits to the Houston Zoo four days before Rudi’s death to highlight his advanced age and distinction. The zoo celebrated his birthday earlier this month. ....

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Justin Bieber to sell music catalogue for $200 million ....
According to numerous media sources, Justin Bieber is nearing a $200 million agreement to sell his music rights to Hipgnosis Songs Capital.Shares of the pop singer's recorded music library and other published works are reportedly included in the pact, should both parties come to an ....

23
Ban on Female Education: Taliban minister justifies decision ....
The Taliban regime in Afghanistan's minister of higher education has defended his decision to forbid women from attending universities, a move that sparked protests both domestically and abroad.The Taliban-run government in Afghanistan said this week that it has banned women from at ....

23
Gunman kills three, injures others in Paris shooting ....
Three individuals were killed and three others were injured when a shooter opened fire in the heart of Paris.The shooter opened fire on residents of the neighborhood while he was aiming for a Kurdish cultural centre. Investigating potential racial motivations.A 69-year-old su ....

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LA jury sentences Tory Lanez for shooting Meghan Thee Stallion ....
Rapper Tory Lanez was found guilty of three crimes in the 2020 shooting of hip-hop icon Megan Thee Stallion by a Los Angeles jury on Friday, in a courtroom that descended into chaos following a trial that seethed with intensity. She suffered injuries from the attack, including bullet frag ....

24
University of California Academic Workers call of strike ....
Union officials announced on Friday night that academic workers at the University of California had decided to go back to work, putting an end to a historically significant strike that had delayed research and classrooms throughout the renowned public university for nearly six weeks. ....

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"Tinubu has a rich leadership record"– Senator Bamidele ....
Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said on Saturday that Bola Tinubu, the APC's presidential candidate, is the greatest choice to lead Nigeria once Major General Muhammadu Buhari leaves office (retd).As evidenced by the manner he turned Lagos into the ....

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Police warn against use of fireworks in Gombe ....
On Saturday, police in Gombe State issued a warning to locals not to purchase or use fireworks during the Christmas and New Year's holiday celebrations.In Gombe on Saturday, ASP Mahid Abubakar, a police spokesman, said that Mr. Oqua Etim, the state's commissioner of police, had issu ....

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Peter Obi urges Nigerians to remain optimistic for a better nation ....
As Nigerians get ready to retake their country for good in 2023, Mr. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, has advised them to hold onto hope for a better country.In his Christmas message to Nigerians for 2022, Obi noted that Christmas was the birth o ....

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Kate Middleton, other members of the royal family shares memories of Queen Elizabeth during Christmas Carol ....
King Charles attended the service in the abbey where the late Queen Elizabeth's funeral was conducted in September along with Queen Consort Camilla, his son Prince William, Kate, and other family members.Kate, who is William's wife and succeeded Charles to the throne as Princess of ....

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Police find missing baby after three days of search ....
After wasting the entire day looking for a missing child in a stolen car, two Indianapolis police officers decided to eat and collect themselves.The 2010 black Honda Accord remained missing on December 22, despite earlier that day's arrest of a woman accused of stealing the car. Further co ....

25
Husband commits suicide after killing his wife ....
According to Thornton police, a married couple was discovered dead on Sunday at a Jehovah's Witness temple nearby. Along with it, a response was given to a suspicious gadget on the property.According to a news release from the Thornton Police Department, a woman was shot and killed ....

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Obi is the best candidate to tackle Nigeria's challenges- Gov Ortom ....
Obi is the best candidate, according to Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom, to help Nigeria overcome its problems.He stated while praising Obi for paying a visit to the state's camps for internally displaced people on Christmas Day.The governor prayed for God to favor Obi's pr ....

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Bolanle Raheem: Police arrest officer who shot Lagos lawyer dead ....
The police officer who shot lawyer Bolanle Raheem has been detained, according to the Lagos State Police Command.According to reports, Raheem and her family were stopped as they were returning home after a Christmas Day church service by the unidentified police officer and his crew ....

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Six people dead after bus plunges into river ....
In northwest Spain, a passenger bus crashed off a bridge and into an overflowing river, killing six people and injuring two more, according to rescue services on Sunday.Firefighters used rope to pull the 63-year-old driver and a female passenger out of the water, and they were both transfe ....

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Nigerian military reveals that it killed more than 100 terrorists in one day ....
In an airstrike on December 20 in Borno, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) claims to have killed over 100 terrorists, including several of their leaders.This information may be found in a statement made on Sunday in Abuja by Edward Gabkwet, Director of Public Relations and Informa ....

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Asiwaju is a leader that listens, he'll raise more people– Gbajabiamila ....
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, asked Nigerians to support Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the party's presidential candidate for the year 2023, stressing that Tinubu was approachable and would raise more people.According to the speaker, Tinubu is still a detrib ....

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Heavy snow in Japan leaves 17 dead, 93 injured ....
Heavy snowfall in Japan has resulted in 93 injuries and at least 17 fatalities.The data was obtained on Monday morning from Japan's Fire and Disaster Management Agency. There were more than the 11 killed on Saturday.Residents were advised by officials to use caution when clea ....

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Court sentences man who conspired to kidnap Michigan governor to 16 years in prison ....
On Tuesday, a federal judge in Michigan sentenced a man who had been found guilty of planning to abduct Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer to 16 years in prison.Adam Fox, according to the prosecution, was the mastermind of a conspiracy in 2020 to kidnap the Democratic governor from ....

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Lagos govt. orders closure of Wonderland after guest was electrocuted ....
The Lagos State Government has ordered the Kiddies area of Wonderland in Energy City, Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos, to close and suspend operations.Wonderland is a place for events designed to provide a joyful and exciting holiday experience.After a guest w ....

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Motorist kills seven, injures 29 at Calabar Carnival ....
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has reported that a car lost control and slammed into a crowd of spectators on Tuesday at the Calabar Carnival, resulting in seven fatalities and 29 injuries.Confirmation of the number of casualties was gotten from the Corps' Sector Commander, Ma ....

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Yoruba actor Kamal Adebayo, father of skit creator Isbae U is dead ....
Veteran Yoruba actor Kamal Adebayo, also known as Sir Kay, has passed away. He was the father of well-known skit creator Isbae U.On Tuesday, December 27, Musiliu Akinsanya, alias MC Oluomo, the head of the Lagos State Parks and Garages Management Committee, posted on his Instagram p ....

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Bus crashes into petrol tanker, leaves one dead ....
According to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), its workers freed 12 accident victims who were trapped inside a commercial bus that had collided with a fuel tanker at the Otedola Bridge in Lagos.In a statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment D ....

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Missing doctor found dead in a frozen pond near his home in Michigan ....
On a farm close to his home on Tuesday, a doctor from Jackson, Michigan who had been missing since the previous week was discovered dead in a frozen pond.On Thursday, Dr. Bolek Payan was last saw leaving Henry Ford Jackson Hospital. Detectives had access to Dr. Payan's home video ca ....

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Nigeria records 49 Monkeypox cases ....
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), 49 confirmed cases of monkeypox (Mpox) had been reported as of December 23.The NCDC reported on Thursday that there had been a 9% increase in the number of new confirmed cases since the last update via its of ....

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18 children died in Uzbekistan after taking India-made cough syrup ....
According to the Uzbek Health Ministry, at least 18 children have passed away in Uzbekistan as a result of using a medical syrup produced by the Indian pharmaceutical company Marion Biotech.According to the ministry, 18 out of 21 kids who took Doc-1 Max syrup while having an acute r ....

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Bolanle Raheem: Police suspends officer who killed Lagos lawyer ....
A police officer in Nigeria who is accused of killing a female lawyer on Christmas Day in the capital city of Lagos has been suspended, according to the country's police head.Bolanle Raheem was reportedly struck by Drambi Vandi as she and several family members were on their way hom ....

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We'll ensure a free, fair, and credible election– INEC ....
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has promised to hold in Nigeria the freest and most transparent election in all of Africa in 2019.In order to inform Nigerians about the impending general elections, Mr. Festus Okoye, the national commissioner for information and ....

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Police kill suspect who killed Riverside County sheriff's deputy ....
The sheriff's department confirmed that a deputy of the Riverside County sheriff was shot and died in Jurupa Valley on Thursday afternoon. After a motorway chase and gunfire, police shot and killed the suspect.Isaiah Cordero, a 32-year-old deputy who joined the organization in 2014, was n ....

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Andrew Tate and brother Tristan Tate charged with human trafficking in Romania ....
Andrew Tate, a self-described misogynist and former kickboxing champion, has been imprisoned in Romania together with his brother Tristan on charges of human trafficking and organizing a gang.Tate, his brother, and two Romanian suspects might be detained for up to 30 days at the request o ....

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Idaho Murders: Police arrest 28-year-old suspect in Pennsylvania ....
According to a court complaint, Bryan Kohberger, 28, was detained early on Friday in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains in connection with the killings of four University of Idaho students.According to law enforcement sources who spoke to ABC News, authorities had located Kohberger in Pennsyl ....

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Nigerian chef Tracy Egboigbodin emerges Masterchef in Italy ....
A Nigerian chef named Tracy Eboigbodin of Edo State just won the 11th season of the worldwide cooking competition MasterChef, Italy.The eighth iteration of the annual week of Italian food in the World, which was recently held in Abuja, was marked by the Italian embassy in Nigeria, t ....

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Former Pope Benedict XVI is dead ....
The 95-year-old Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI passed away in Vatican City after a period of poor health.In a statement from the Vatican, Benedict, who was the first pope in almost 600 years to resign from office rather than keep it for life, passed away on Saturday."With sorrow, ....

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MultiChoice Nigeria launches pop-up channel ....
MultiChoice Nigeria, the top Pay TV service provider, joins Nigerians in celebrating the holiday season by launching a special holiday offer of the M-net All Black Entertainment pop-up channel.The station, which made its premiere on December 15th, 2022, will run until January 3rd, 2 ....

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Popular news actor Barbara Walters dies at 93 ....
Her spokeswoman confirmed to CNN that Barbara Walters, a pioneering TV journalist whose talent for interviewing people made her one of the most well-known figures in media, has passed away. She was 93."Barbara Walters passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones. She lived h ....