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Family who fled Nigerian to avoid circumcising their daughter, faces deportation from Canada

The Canadian government is set to deport a Nigerian family of five who claimed they fled to the country out of fear that their daughter would be subjected to female genital mutilation. CBC.Ca reports that Rasheedat Bakare, her husband Afeez, son Faaiq and daughter Faiqah all fled Nigeria and arrived in Canada in 2017. The…

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Photo as girl cries outside prison after dad sentenced to death for joining christianity

A heart touching video has emerged online in which a girl who is said to be 13-years-old is seen crying profusely outside a prison cell where her father is being held. According to reports, the man was allegedly arrested for converting to Christianity from Islam in Iran. He was, however, tried and found guilty of…

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BREAKING: White House on lockdown as plane enters restricted space

The White House is on a lockdown after a plane entered restricted space on Tuesday, the CNN has reported. Fighter jets were mobilised immediately, and they scrambled over the unauthorised aircraft. The North Lawn of the White House has been since been cleared, and pedestrian traffic in the area restricted. NBC reports that North American…

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Weeks after TB Joshua’s visit, South Sudan’s capital gets electricity for first time

By Kehinde Oyetimi South Sudan has launched its first electricity grid and power distribution system in the country’s capital Juba with President Salva Kiir Mayardit declaring it a strong sign of peace, unity and development in the world’s youngest nation. The launch marks the first time the city will actually have an electricity grid as…

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South Sudanese capital city gets electricity for first time

•This marks the beginning of the new era: No more war,’ President Salva Kiir says South Sudan has launched its first electricity grid and power distribution system in the country’s capital Juba with President Salva Kiir Mayardit declaring it a strong sign of peace, unity and development in the world’s youngest nation. The launch marks…

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‘I was brought down by JUJU’, says footballer, Mohamed Buya Turay

Sierra Leone striker Mohamed Buya Turay told BBC the injury that forced him to sit out of the AFCON qualifier against Benin last Sunday was caused by “JUJU”. Buya recently won the Swedish league and also the golden boot. “I had no toe injury when I played against Lesotho because no one stepped on me…

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Pregnant woman killed by dogs during hunt in French forest

A pregnant woman was killed by several dogs in a forest in northern France, investigators say, Sky News reports. Elisa Pilarski, 29, was walking one of her own dogs when she was bitten to death in the Forest of Retz, south of the Aisne, on Saturday. Dozens of dogs were taking part in a hunt…

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Meet man who sets to marry 3 wives on same day

Bizarre but true! A Ghanaian man identified as Osman Hafiz is set to achieve a feat come November 23rd, 2019 as he gets set to marry his 3 fiancees on the same day. The wedding ceremony of Hafiz and his fiancees; Yidana Sikena, Ali Karima, and Yakubu Huzaima will reportedly be holding at Walele in…

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Nigerian notorious drug dealer arrested, jailed in USA for drug trafficking, fraud

Popular Nigerian, Temitope Ayoni Olaiya, a.k.a Tammy Olaiya on 28 February, 2020 faced a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison over the importation of 7kg of Cocaine into the United States. The 40 year-old woman also faces sentencing for her role in a Bank fraud scheme, and for making false statements relating to…

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Strange as DNA confirms woman gives birth to twins with different fathers

A woman was left with no option, but to confess to cheating on her husband with another man in a one night stand, after DNA test result proved that the set of twins she has given birth to belong to different fathers. The Chinese woman reportedly gave birth to two bouncing twin boys, but surprisingly,…

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