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Nigerian rapper, teen, stabed in UK

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18 year Nigerian upcoming rapper named Isaiah Ekpaloba (pictured above) died on January 9th after he was stabbed in Wood Green, UK, after a fight with another teenager. Isaiah and a man named Jaydee Dorsett engaged in physical combat that involved the use of knifes on Friday afternoon and by the time they were done, the two young men suffered stab wounds. Isaiah took himself to the hospital to get treated but died shortly after. They later said his cause of death was shock, haemorrhage and a stab wound to the chest. Jaydee, who was also taken to hospital for stab wounds, was arrested and has been charged with murder. He’s currently on trial where he’s claiming self defense.

Suicide Bomber Attacks Gombe State, kills More Than 15

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A suicide bomber around 7.35pm this evening blew himself up at the Arawa area in Gombe state near the Gombe state University, killing at least 15 people. The area attacked is a mini market where buyers and sellers converge. May God deliver us from all these disasters.

Holy Sh*t!:Pictures from one of the deadliest robbery incidents in Nigeria in recent times

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Holy sh*t!!!, I mean why are some people so heartless?. This is just too brutal, I grabbed this story from Linda Ikeji's blog. See what she got about it... There was a deadly robbery incident that happened in Ikare, Ondo state on Tuesday January 13th; I brought you two photos but now I have more pics and details from the attack that left as many as 20 people dead, including police officers and secondary school students of Akunu Grammar School. The heavily armed robbers, who witnesses say were up to 25, came in four vehicles, and blocked roads leading to the commercial area. They attacked banks, commercial offices and shops and by the time they were done, many were dead. They indiscriminately killed people including four policemen who engaged them, people who were withdrawing money from the ATM, students returning from school, shop owners and passersby. The worst part is, there was a police station close to the banks so they must have felt safe. By the time the robbers f...

Google Nigeria trains media practitioners on election reportage

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Google Nigeria on Friday tasked the media on the use of modern data tools for effective reportage,especially of the forthcoming February general elections in the country. Vanguard has more: Google Nigeria on Friday tasked the media on the use of modern data tools for effective reportage,especially of the forthcoming February general elections in the country. Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Google’s Communications and Public Affairs Manager, Anglophone, West Africa, made the appeal at the Google Data Tools for Elections Reporting Workshop held in Lagos. He said there were various useful tools such as Google Advance Search, Google Trends, Social Media Streams, Google Alert and Tabula which could be used in sourcing data. Kola-Ogunlade said the tools would help the media to get the picture of what was happening at a particular time at different places and getting it to the public. The manager said that these tools had actually eased off the challenges of manpower, expensive time a...

American gossip blogger dubbed to be 'the most hated man in Britain'

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American gossip blogger Perez Hilton has been dubbed 'the most hated man in Britain' by Celebrity Big Brother viewers who want him kicked off the show after a string of vicious spats with other stars. Hilton - who is openly gay - has built a reputation on publishing cruel stories about celebrities and effectively forcing a number of stars to come out of the closet by posting about their sexuality. Now he has chosen co-stars as his latest targets - comparing Ken Morley to cancer, wrongly accusing Patsy Kensit of a racial slur and telling two others to try 'pretend lesbianism' to win votes. His behaviour has sparked an online backlash from offended fans and media watchdog Ofcom is considering an official probe into the Channel 5 show after a number of complaints. See more at UK Daily Mail

Congrats to Omowunmi as she gets married!

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Wow!, this is  a good news indeed. I saw this post when surfing on web at Bella naija . See what is reported about the news below: The singer married her longtime love and the father of her daughter Tosin Yusuf today at Ikoyi Registry, according to Linda Ikeji’s Blog . The couple got engaged in September, and her bestie , fellow singer Waje posted the good news on her Instagram page  . Omawumi is rumoured to be pregnant with their second child. Congrats to her!!!... Wishing her a fruitful marriage. Source: Bella Naija

Wow!:See Buhari Throwback Picture

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Wow!.Not a bad shot he had. Dele Momodu shared this with caption "Buhari's swag didn't start today. He has always been a charismatic prince charming " Can anyone guess the year he had the shot?.

AFP photographer shot at Pakistan anti-Charlie Hebdo protest

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Karachi (AFP) - AFP photographer Asif Hassan was shot and seriously injured Friday while covering an anti-Charlie Hebdo protest by religious party activists outside the French consulate in Karachi, but was out of immediate danger following surgery. Hassan did not appear to have been deliberately targeted but police and witnesses said protesters from the student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami religious party had been shooting at police and Hassan was caught in the crossfire. The party denied it was responsible and blamed the police. "The bullet struck his lung, and passed through his chest. He is out of immediate danger and he has spoken to his colleagues," Doctor Seemi Jamali, a spokeswoman for Karachi's Jinnah Hospital where Hassan was taken, told AFP. She added that Hassan was struck by a non- rubber bullet in his back. "There were around 350 protesters who wanted to go to the French consulate and when the police tried to stop them they started firing at the po...

Not Again!: Fire outbreak at Berlin market(Eko market)

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Not again!!!. What's wrong with fire and Lagos market?. This is getting out of hand Heavy fire has been reported at Berlin ( Eko )Market in Broad Street ,Marina on the Lagos Island..According to several witnesses, it started around 4am..And the location is around FCMB and CBN building