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Lionel Messi named BBC World Sport Star of the year for the first time after World Cup win with Argentina
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Lionel Messi has been announced as the winner of the BBC's World Sport Star of the Year, after leading Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar.
Messi receives the prize as part of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards, with the 35-year-old's latest honour confirmed a day after Argentina's triumph.
Argentina secured their first World Cup in 36 years by beating France 4-2...
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“Our mothers saw s*x as transaction. Hookup didn’t start today” – Nigerian ‘marriage counsellor’ says
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A popular Facebook 'marriage counsellor', prophetess Jane Chukwu, who has been accused of female misogyny, said older generation mothers saw sex as a transaction.
"I have always said that our mothers are not different from today women, the difference is Internet and feminism, today women have access to support group who give them financial help and society now openly support irresponsible women. If these...
Boxer and YouTuber, Ryan Taylor has shared photos of his Nigerian-born fiancee, DJ Cuppy, meeting his father.
Ryan who noted that it has always been "family over everything" for him, said he and Cuppy decided to track down his father since he won't stop working.
He wrote;
The version of me in your mind is not my responsibility. It’s Family over everything (My...
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Vera Sidika announces she is pregnant with her second child and she discovered just before she was to get breast enlargement surgery
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Vera Sidika has announced that she is expecting a second child with her husband Brown Mauzo.
The Kenyan socialite revealed she discovered she was pregnant just weeks before she was scheduled to have breast enlargement surgery.
Due to the pregnancy, she said she had to cancel the cosmetic surgery.
Media personality, Toolz has explained why she would never allow any of her sons go for sleepovers.
Toolz in the Instagram post she shared, said many crazy things are happening and having male children does not mean they are safe.
She wrote;
Someone asked me this the other day...my answer was right now NO...maybe when they're 18 or something.
Too many crazy people...
The trial of a man accused of fraud had a dramatic twist on Monday, December 19, as he tried showing the Judge his manhood as he claimed he was brutally assaulted by police officers from Central Police Station in Nairobi, Kenya after his arrest.
Clement Odera alias Hamisi was arraigned before Milimani Chief Magistrate Micheni Wendy over allegations of conspiracy to defraud...
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23-year-old Nigerian reportedly languishing in Dubai jail after he was wrongfully arrested while buying groceries
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A Nigerian man is reportedly currently languishing in a jail in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after alleged unlawful arrest.
A Dubai based chef, who disclosed this via Twitter on Friday, December 16, 2022, said the man was initially reported missing.
They later discovered that he had been arrested when he went to buy groceries from a store
"There’s a 23 year old Nigerian currently languishing...
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Singer Asake mourns Nigerian lady who died from injuries she sustained during the stampede at his London concert last Thursday
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Singer Asake has reacted to the passing of a 33-year-old Nigerian lady, Rebecca Ikumelo, who died this morning from injuries she sustained in the stampede that took place at his concert at the Brixton O2 Academy last Thursday, December 14.
In a post shared on social media, Asake stated that he was devastated by her passing. He expressed his sincere condolences to her...
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NAF rescues seven kidnapped Chinese nationals in Kaduna after in six months captivity
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Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have rescued seven Chinese nationals who were kidnapped by bandits.
The rescued Chinese victims are believed to have been abducted in June 2022 while working on a mining site in Ajata-Aboki, Gurmana ward of Shiroro Local Government Area. Niger State.
The Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, in a statement, said...
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Police arrest two Nigerian nationals and one Ghanaian for cyber fraud in India; recover fake passport of Bollywood star, Aishwarya Rai
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Two Nigerian nationals and a Ghanaian have been arrested in India for allegedly being involved in cyber fraud.
The accused identified as Eke Uferemvukwe, Okoloi Damion, both from Nigeria, and Adwin Collines, from Ghana, were arrested in Greater Noida.
The accused are 'cyber criminals who, along with their other associates, have been involved in various frauds and have duped gullible people on matrimonial sites, dating...