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Bomb blast in Yola this evening... Many people are feared dead after a bomb went off at a Motor Park close to the main vegetable market in Yola, Adamawa State this evening. Details later Read More
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BREAKING NEWS: Terror in Germany as football match against Holland is cancelled over 'concrete' bomb threat and reports of an AMBULANCE packed with explosives Germany cancelled a football match against Holland in Hanover last night just 90 minutes before kick-off after receiving 'concrete information' about a terror threat. A concert venue in the city was also evacuated amid heightened security concerns in the wake of last week's atrocities in Paris. One report on a local newspaper website claimed an ambulance packed with explosives was found outside the HDI Arena. There were also reports of a known trouble-maker, who was held at gunpoint by police outside the ground (centre). According to a report on CNN, a second suspicious device was found in a train station close to the stadium. Announcements at the 45,000-capacity stadium in northern Germany advised fans to leave calmly and that there was no danger. Most fans were stil
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Empowerment of women tops agenda at 2015 WIMBIZ conference THE 2015 edition of the yearly conference of Women in Management, Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ) opened yesterday, at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, with delegates from different parts of the world.  Read More
Man rapes mother and child in Minna   Minna-Niger state Police Command has arrested one Yusuf Suleiman,25 years for allegedly raping a two and half year old girl at Dutsen Kura area Minna, the state capital. History also has it that the suspect had also raped mother of this child some years back.   Read More
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Were the Paris killers on DRUGS? Footage from inside hotel room where they plotted mass murder shows SYRINGES lying among empty pizza boxes and chocolate  Extraordinary video shows a pile of used syringes, a set of needles and plastic tubing (centre) scattered on a coffee table (left) in a hotel room (circled, inset) booked by prime suspect Salah Abdeslam two days before the attacks. Forensic experts are trying to work out whether the paraphernalia was used to take drugs to fuel their killing spree or to help make their explosive belts. Evidence from one witness points to drug use after telling police that before the attack on the Bataclan concert hall, where 89 people were slaughtered, the men 'were like zombies'. Pizza leftovers (right) and chocolate cakes bought from the hotel's snack machine were also found in the room. Abdeslam, the world's most wanted man, booked the rooms at a hotel in the Paris suburb of Alfor
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IS threatens attack on Washington, others ISLAMIC State (IS) warned in a new video yesterday that countries taking part in air strikes against Syria would suffer the same fate as France and threatened to attack in Washington. Read More
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Nigerians will soon commend Jonathan for his sincerity of purpose in govt– Dokpesi Chairman of Daar Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, has debunked recent media reports that he apologised for the alleged 16 years misrule of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, as well as saying that the PDP made mistakes by fielding former President Goodluck Jonathan as its candidate in the March 28 presidential election. Read More
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Boko Haram, ISIS responsible for more than half of World’s deaths from terrorism – study   The number of people killed globally in terrorist attacks jumped 80 percent last year to the highest level ever recorded, the Institute for Economics and Peace said Tuesday. Boko Haram The Global Terrorism Index found that 32,658 people were killed by terrorists in 2014, up from the 18,111 fatalities of the previous year, the largest increase on record. Read More
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Governors to Buhari: We must diversify economy   A BUJA —AGAINST the backdrop of the present dwindling international price of oil, the 36 state governors, yesterday, told President Muhammadu Buhari that if Nigeria must be one of the top economies of the world, there was the urgent need for the diversification of the economy. CROSS SECTION GOVERNORS AT THE INAUGURATION OF INAUGURATION OF NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL AT THE PRESIDENTIAL VILLA ABUJA ON MONDAY Read More
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Fayose, Lai Mohammed trade words over Bayelsa, Kogi polls A WAR of words erupted yesterday between Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State and Information and Culture minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, over the imminent governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi states. Read More
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Blame FG, tank farm owners for fuel crisis, says IPMAN AS long fuel queues creep back across the country, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association (IPMAN) has blamed the current fuel shortage on the Federal Government and sabotage by owners of private tank farms.  Read More
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Samson Siasia’s mother kidnapped   News emerging this morning reveals that the mother of current head coach of  Nigeria’s U-23 football team, Samson Siasia has been kidnapped. According to reports, gunmen stormed the family residence of the Siasia’s in the early hours of  Tuesday morning at Odoni community of  Sagama Local Council Area of Bayelsa State and forcefully whisked away Siasia’s  mother on a motorcycle. Read More
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Charlie Sheen CONFIRMS he is HIV positive in bombshell Today show interview The actor, 50, told the Today show's Matt Lauer that he is battling the disease in a shocking interview on Tuesday  'I'm here to admit that I am in fact HIV positive,' said Sheen    Sheen said that he learned he had the virus 'roughly four years ago'  His doctor later said he had been working with Sheen for five or six years and the virus is now 'undetectable' in his blood  Sheen said that he had told people that he trusted his status over the past few years, but also bought the silence of others  He also said it was 'impossible' that he had transmitted the virus to anyone else  The National Enquirer was first to report that Sheen is HIV positive, a story they had worked on for 18 months    Charlie Sheen confirmed he is HIV positive in an interview with the Today show's Matt Lauer Tuesday morning Read More
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Two of Charlie Sheen's ex 'goddesses' come forward saying they are HIV negative, with one defending the actor as 'not a monster' Bree Olson, 29, tweeted Friday she has tested HIV negative The former porn star lived with Sheen in 2011 as one of his 'goddesses' On Monday Sheen was outed as the Hollywood star battling HIV Another ex-girlfriend, Natalie Kenly, gave an interview defending Sheen, describing him as caring and saying he would not put anyone in danger  Sheen i s expected to announce the diagnosis Tuesday morning on NBC Speaking out: Bree Olson (left) and Natalie Kenly (right) - two of the women who lived with Charlie Sheen during his meltdown in 2011 and became known as his 'goddesses' - have now spoken out amid reports the actor has been quietly dealing with a HIV diagnosis  Read More  
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'Sorry, I'm so sorry': BBC reporter breaks down in tears on live TV during emotional broadcast at site of Paris massacre vigil Standing in front of a memorial in the centre of Paris this morning, Graham Satchell became overcome with emotion as he spoke about the aftermath of the terror attacks in which at least 129 people died. The BBC reporter was talking about the hope he has seen in the French capital since Friday's massacre when his voice started to catch in his throat and he had to cover his face as he tried to compose himself. Appearing visibly upset Mr Satchell looked down and touched his head before looking off camera ending the broadcast early, saying, 'sorry, I'm so sorry'. Viewers have since taken to social media to praise his 'honest reporting' as his colleagues in the BBC studio commented on the impact the tragedy has had on everyone involved.  Read More