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R&B singer, R. Kelly, was handed 30 years imprisonment by a US court on Wednesday. He was sentenced for recruiting and trapping teenagers and women for sex. According to Punch, Judge Ann Donnelly of the Brooklyn federal court gave the ruling after about a year of Kelly’s conviction by a New York jury. The 55-year-old […]
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Chelsea are close to signing Brazil international, Raphinha, in a £55m deal. The left-winger has been the target of Arsenal, Barcelona and Tottenham. According to The Guardian, Raphinha is the second key player to leave Leeds this summer, after Kalvin Phillips, who is pitching his tent with Manchester City. Furthermore, Chelsea has open discussions with […]
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The new acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, was born on August 22, 1958. He is a native of Iseyin in Oyo State. He went to Local Authority Demonstration School, Oluwole in Iseyin, and finished in 1967. Thereafter, he went to Muslim Modern School Iseyin from 1968 to 1969. He later proceeded to […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to meet all presidential aspirants of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) latest on Sunday. A top government official told Punch on condition of anonymity that the President would return to the country later in the day. “The President is expected to travel to Ghana tomorrow (today). After that, he […]
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The husband of late popular gospel singer, Osinachi, Peter Nwachukwu has been remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre following his arraignment in court today. According to Vanguard, Osinachi’s husband was arraigned before an Abuja High Court on a 23-count charge that bordered on culpable homicide, which is punishable with death. He pleaded not guilty before the […]
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German defender, Antonio Rudiger, is set to join Real Madrid as his Chelsea contract expires on June 30. According to Chelsea’s official website, Rudiger is leaving Chelsea after a five-year stay in the club. He won many trophies with the Blues including the FA Cup, Europa League, Champions League, UEFA Super Cup as well as […]
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Events marking the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of Queen Elizabeth of England begin today. The four-day event will feature parades, parties, public holidays and so on. The 96-year-old queen has reigned for more years than all her predecessors. In a statement released by the monarch, she thanked everyone involved in the celebration. “Thank you to everyone […]
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The okada ban in Lagos took off yesterday leading to the death of a middle-aged woman. The woman fell off an okada at Ikeja Along when the rider was trying to avoid arrest. According to The Nation, the woman, with an unknown identity, according to an eye witness named Clement Inuwa, a commercial bus driver, […]
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Anthony Joshua is set to fight Oleksandr Usyk in a mid-August rematch at the Jeddah Super Dome in Saudi Arabia. The Jeddah Super Dome has a seating capacity of 35,000 and the rematch was delayed due to a discussion on a broadcast deal for Joshua. According to Vanguard, Sky had secured him for its Box […]
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The Prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, His Eminence, Samuel Kanu-Uche, has revealed that the church paid N100m to secure his release. The cleric was kidnapped on Sunday along the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway in the Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State. Others abducted with him were Very Rev. Abidemi Shittu, his chaplain and […]
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