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Fast rising Nigerian singer, Khaid triggers worries as he deactivates his Instagram page amidst health condition Recall that Khaid was hospitalized few days ago over internal bl33ding; after which his manager, Sydney Talker asked for prayers. A check on his Instagram account reveals that the ‘Anabella’ crooner, is no longer active on his account was deactivated temporarily. The development has since triggered mixed reactions, with some suggesting that the singer may have staged the situation for publicity ahead of his new album release. See below: The post Khaid deactivates his…

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Prince Harry sparked online criticism after wearing his own Army medals while presenting an award to US combat medic Sergeant First Class Elizabeth Marks in California. The Duke of Sussex hailed Marks as a “friend” and an “inspiration” during the ceremony.   Sergeant Marks, who enlisted in the US Army at 17 and suffered injuries in Iraq, received the Soldier of the Year award from Harry. However, some online users questioned why an American veteran didn’t present the award.   Critics dubbed Harry’s video “embarrassing” and his medals “ridiculous,” suggesting…

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 A deaf man faced the prospect of having his testicle removed when doctors overlooked providing him with an interpreter. Andrew Wiley, 47, had a routine hospital visit which led to this without fully understanding the consequences due to this oversight.   Accompanied by his wife Amanda, Andrew went to Kent and Canterbury Hospital to address a benign cyst on his testicle. Despite prior requests for an interpreter, none was provided. Communicating through lip-reading and writing, Andrew struggled to grasp the severity of his situation.   It wasn’t until two months…

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Fiona Beal, a primary school teacher, admitted to mu3dering her boyfriend, Nicholas Billingham, during her trial. She confessed to stabbing him in their bedroom before burying his body in their garden. The Old Bailey heard that Beal visualized the stabbing before carrying out the chilling act.       On November 1, 2021, Beal lured Billingham into the bedroom, where she tied him up and fatally stabbed him in the neck.   She then buried his remains in a makeshift grave. Despite his death, Beal used his phone to impersonate…

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Joseph Aloba, the father of late singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, otherwise known as Mohbad, says he has served a notice of the pending DNA test application on his son’s wife, Wunmi, by substituted means DNA: Mohbad’s father confirms posting court order on Wunmi’s gate The Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ikorodu granted the order last week Monday. The Aloba family’s lawyer, Monisola Odumosu, told Punch correspondent on Friday that the notice was pasted at Wunmi’s last known address earlier in the day. Odumosu said, “The law required that an application…

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The Kogi State High Court in Lokoja, on Friday, ordered the chairperson of the EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, to appear before it on 13 May to show why he should not be jailed for allegedly disobeying its order Court summons EFCC chair for alleged contempt over moves to arrest Yahaya Bello The judge, I.A. Jamil, gave the order in a ruling in a suit marked, HCL/68M/2024, brought before him by former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello. Mr Bello’s application initiating a contempt charge against the EFCC chair is part of his…

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The family of the late Nollywood actor, John Odonwodo, known as Junior Pope, has announced his burial arrangements Late Junior Pope’s BURIAL arrangement RELEASED The 43-year-old actor tragically lost his life on April 10 in a boat accident on the River Niger during a movie shoot. The funeral proceedings commenced on April 23 with a requiem mass at Saint John-Mary Vianney Parish in Asaba, Delta State. Another requiem mass is scheduled for May 13 at Christ the King Catholic Parish in G.R.A, Enugu. Tributes and a candlelight event will take…

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President Joe Biden opened up about the dark times he endured after his first wife and daughter died in a car crash, describing to radio host Howard Stern on Friday how he contemplated su!cide Joe Biden reveals he contemplated SU!CIDE Biden sat for a surprise interview during a visit to New York. In one of the most revealing passages he talked of his despair at the death of Neilia and their 13-month-old daughter Naomi in December 1972. ‘I don’t drink. That’s not a virtue. I just never drank,’ he said.…

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A report by an open-source blockchain website, Elastos on Thursday revealed that 20 per cent constituting at least one in five Nigerians are using Bitcoin to carry out transactions everyday ‘20% Nigerians using Bitcoin to transact daily’ According to the platform, the research was compiled from online interviews conducted with 1,407 self-defined ‘tech savvy’ respondents in Brazil, Germany, Nigeria, South Korea, UAE, UK, and US. The interviews were completed by a third party, registered market research company and completed between 30 March and 04 April ’24. The report further revealed…

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