Kimberly Nelligan, 33, is said to have used the substance on one year-old Jordy at least 15 times before the infant died in October 2018. The little girl was found dead at her home in Bangor, Maine, by emergency responders, with Nelligan arrested in connection with her death on Monday. Nelligan gave the finger to…
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A trio of canoodling couples was publicly flogged in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday, charged with breaking local Islamic law that outlaws public displays of affection. Despite international condemnation, whipping is a common punishment for a range of offences in the deeply conservative region on Sumatra island, including gambling, drinking alcohol, and having gay or…
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French giants, Paris Saint-Germain launched their latest quest for Champions League success with a statement win over Real Madrid on Wednesday. PSG have failed to make their mark in Europe, crashing out of the Champions League in the last 16 each of the past three years despite the huge sums of money spent by their…
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The House of Representatives on Wednesday held a session in honour of the Chairman of Air Peace, Mr Allen Onyema, for the free air services offered by his airline to the Federal Government for the evacuation of Nigerians in South Africa. The Nigerians were evacuated from South Africa over xenophobic attacks in that country. Also,…
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Personnel of the Rivers State Police Command on Wednesday rescued a young woman, who was almost strangled in a hotel in Mile 4 axis of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The woman, whose name could not be immediately ascertained, was said to have struggled with the man, who attempted to choke her with a…
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The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has said members of the Indigenous People of Biafra cannot attack him outside Nigeria. He stated this in Obosi, Anambra State against the background of reports that IPOB members had threatened to attack politicians of the South-East geopolitical zone if they were sighted anywhere outside the…
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No fewer than 817 Nigerians are yet to be evacuated from South Africa as of Tuesday, the Federal Government of Nigeria confirms. The FG had on Wednesday last week evacuated 187 Nigerians from South Africa following xenophobic attacks on them and other Africans. On Tuesday, the Consul-General, Nigerian High Commission in South Africa, Godwin Adama, confirmed…
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The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday said that the nationwide implementation of the cashless policy will begin by March 2020. The apex bank said this in a circular to all Deposit Money Banks in the country. It said that implementation of the policy would signal the imposition of charges on deposits in addition to…
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Spanish giant, Barcelona have opened contract talks with teenager Ansu Fati following his blistering start to the season, according to CatRadio. The 16-year-old became Barcelona’s youngest ever scorer and the third-youngest scorer in the history of La Liga when he netted against Osasuna last month before following that up with another strike against Valencia on Saturday. He only signed a new deal through to…
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The Dangote tomato processing factory located in Kano is said to be idle at the moment. The Bloomberg reported that the farmers engaged to supply the factory with raw materials abandoned tomato farming at the start of the rainy season in May, and moved to cultivation of other crops. The factory resumed operations in March…
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