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Many injured in scramble for Christmas gifts at shopping mall
A frantic scramble for gift promotions left a dozen people injured in an Australian mall on Tuesday after hundreds of balloons with prizes inside were dropped on Christmas shoppers gathered below. Around 150 people jostled for prime position as two massive bags full of balloons hovered overhead in the shopping centre in Sydney’s western suburbs.
Prince Philip released from hospital after four nights
Britain’s Prince Philip left the hospital on Tuesday after a four-night stay that renewed concern about the 98-year-old’s health. Images broadcast by British media showed Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, dressed in a suit, taking a few steps and being helped into an SUV vehicle before being whisked away. Philip did not respond to photographers as
At least 25 dead in Indonesia bus plunge
At least 25 people died and 14 others were injured after a bus plunged into a ravine in Indonesia, a rescuer said on Tuesday. The bus carrying dozens of passengers careered into a 150-metre (500-foot) ravine in South Sumatra province just before midnight (1600 GMT) on Monday and ended up in a river, police said
El-Zakzaky facing trial for his belief, IMN insists
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Islamic Movement in Nigeria has refuted claims by the Minister of Information, Lai Muhammed, that the Shi’ites leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, was being tried for crimes and not for his religious belief. The movement described its leader as a prisoner of faith, insisting that El-Zakzaky was being prosecuted for his religious
BREAKING: Gunmen kidnap Ondo monarch’s wife, daughters, seek N100m ransom
Peter Dada, Akure Gunmen have abducted the wife, children and driver of the traditional ruler of Odigbo town, Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Rufus Akinrinmade. It was gathered that the victims were kidnapped on Ikare-Owo Expressway in Oba Akoko, Akoko South West Local Government Area of the state. The traditional ruler, who confirmed
Fraudster parading self as my wife, buys on credit –Osun deputy gov
Bola Bamigbola, Osogbo The Osun State Deputy Governor, Olugboyega Alabi, has warned members of the public against transacting any business with a suspected fraudster parading herself as his wife. Alabi, in a public disclaimer he personally signed, said the suspected fraudster had been buying things on credit from the people with the claim that he
Cocaine, gun allegedly found in American rapper Lil Wayne’s private jet
United States law enforcement agents have allegedly found illicit drugs and firearm in a private jet, with American rapper Lil Wayne on board. Quoting the law enforcement agents, the Miami Herald reports that Wayne flew into Miami on Monday aboard a private jet that was stopped by federal agents who later found drugs and a
Thank you for your patience with Buhari govt, Rep tells Nigerians
A member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Mufutau Egberongbe, has commended the ability of Nigerians to persevere in the face of whatever challenges facing the nation. In his Christmas message to Nigerians, Egberongbe, representing Apapa Federal Constituency, said Nigeria was very fortunate to be peopled by a resilient population. According to the lawmaker, the
Brazil’s President Bolsonaro hospitalised after fall in presidential palace
Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro was hospitalised Monday after suffering a fall at his official residence in Brasilia, the latest health scare for the 64-year-old, his office said. Local media reported that Bolsonaro hit his head when he slipped in a bathroom at the Alvorada Palace. He was taken to the Armed Forces Hospital where he
56-year-old Nigerian man awaiting deportation allegedly commits suicide in US detention centre
A middle aged Nigerian man in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Enforcement at the Worcester County Jail in Snow Hill, Maryland, died of suspected suicide on Saturday morning at the facility. The Nigerian, 56-year-old Anthony Oluseye Akinyemi, was pronounced dead at 5:23 a.m. local time on December 21, 2019, after he was found unresponsive
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