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I brought three vibrators to BBNaija house, says Saskay.. One of the female housemates in the ongoing Season Six of the Big Brother Naija reality TV show, Saskay, has revealed that she brought three vibrators to the show. This was after another female housemate, Angel, had asked if it was against the rules to have a vibrator inside the BBNaija house. An argument ensued as her question left other housemates wondering what she needed a vibrator for when she had Sammie around. The argument saw Saskay opening up, saying she…

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Belarussian athlete Tsimanouskaya refuses to board flight home, seeks asylum.. A Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya refused to get on a flight from Tokyo back to Belarus on Sunday after being taken to the airport against her wishes by her team. This followed her complaints about national coaches at the Olympic Games. Tsimanouskaya, 24, was still at Tokyo’s Haneda airport in the early hours of Monday and is now seeking asylum in Europe The International Olympic Committee said it had spoken to Tsimanouskaya and that she was being accompanied by a…

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Hushpuppi’s stubbornness, highhandedness landed him in trouble – Ex-bestie, Mompha.. A former friend of Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi, has stated that the ordeal the suspected fraudster is currently going through is self-inflicted. An Instagram celebrity, Ismail Mustapha, alias Mompha, who used to be a close friend of Hushpuppi, disclosed in a video interview that stubbornness and highhandedness on the part of Hushpuppi was the reason for his predicament. Hushpuppi, who was also an Instagram celebrity known for flaunting exotic lifestyles on the popular photo and video sharing app,…

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Lionel Messi ‘banned from Barcelona training’ as contract saga takes new twist Barcelona have banned captain, Lionel Messi, from participating in the club’s training. AS reports that Messi will not be training at Barcelona until he signs a new contract with the Camp Nou club. The Argentina captain has been a free agent since July 1. Despite an announcement that the Barca number 10 would sign a five-year contract, the deal is yet to be signed. Due to Barcelona’s financial struggles, Messi has been forced to accept a pay cut…

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Adamawa: Police arrest man over powerline vandalisation, recover cables.. The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a man for allegedly vandalising electricity installations. The command also recovered quantities of armoured cables the suspect allegedly stole. The command, in a statement, signed and passed to newsmen on Saturday night by police image maker, DSP Suleiman Nguroje, said the arrest of Haruna Muhammed, 29, and recovery of his loot were carried out in Mubi, Adamawa’s international commercial nerve centre, on the northern tip of the state. It stated that on Friday, July…

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30 of 65 private jets in Nigeria owe duties – Customs. The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says 30 out of 65 private airplanes verified owe duties to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The Public Relations Officer, Joseph Attah, made the disclosure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said some of the airplanes came into the country by Temporary Importation agreement which allows them in without payment because it was secured by bond. The spokesman noted that many later fail to turn up to pay on the expiration of…

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Abductors of the wife of Commissioner for Land and Survey, Mrs. Ann Unenge, have demanded the sum of N51m before she would be released. Mrs Unenge has spent three nights with her abductors. Her abductors yesterday evening according to reports, demanded for a ransom of N51million saying that’s the only thing that can free her. They had kept the family, especially the husband, Bernard Unenge, in suspense till yesterday evening when they used the victim’s number to call Unenge and a few other persons and demanded for the ransom. A…

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Boris Johnson and wife, Carrie Symonds have announce they are expecting a second child. Delighted Carrie Johnson announced the big news. The expectant mum, 33, will welcome a brother or sister into the world this December for little Wilfred – who turned one at the end of April. Carrie’s happy announcement today comes just two months after the couple were secretly married in Westminster Cathedral on May 29, 2021. She revealed the exciting news on Instagram, snapping a picture of a blue baby’s pram along with a heartfelt caption. The…

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A special polo tournament has just been held for President Buhari’s son — Yusuf Buhari and his wife to be, Zahra Addo-Bayero who is the daughter of the Emir of Bichi. The wedding proper takes place on August 20. But friends and family this weekend organised the special tournament to kick start their wedding festivities. Those in attendance were the couple themselves, family members and friends including the newlywed daughter of Bauchi State Governor, Fatima Zahra Bala and her husband.

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Looming food crisis warning, Atiku begs FG to take it seriously Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has called on the federal government to address what he called the looming food crisis staring the nation in the face before it gets worse. In a statement titled, “Let Us Address this Looming Food Crisis before It becomes a calamity, Atiku premised his counsel on the warming recently issued by the Food and Agricultural Organization, FAO. The statement read: “The warning given by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United…

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