Felicia Adu, 25, Wins The Miss Big World Nigeria Pageant

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Olufemi Adu With First Runner Up Emmanuella Egoigbo(r) 

& 2nd Runner Up Chinaza Chimalu (l)

The Miss Big World Nigeria pageant took place last Saturday November 10th at the prestigious Sheraton Hotels and Towers, Abuja with Olufemi Adu Felicia, 25, a graduate of mass communication (pictured above left) crowned winner.

WAEC Withholds 101,398 Results For Malpractices

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LAGOS—West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has said that 101,398 candidates who sat for the 2012 May/June West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, will have their results  withheld for alleged involvement in examination malpractice.

“Jesus And Mary Told Me To Kill Him” – Woman Who Stabbed Husband To Death

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A woman who allegedly stabbed her husband said she did it after, “Jesus and Mary told me to kill him because he is Satan’s spawn!” according to a police report. Police in South Carolina released new details from the Nov. 9 attack, which landed 36-year-old Tammi Estep behind bars and her husband in the hospital, The Smoking Gun reports.

60 Nigerians Deported From UK Over Marriage, Visa Scams

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At least 60 Nigerians in the United Kingdom have been deported because of various criminal offences. Some of the deportees had contravened immigration offences, while some were deported for their involvement in crimes such as molest, stealing, smoking and selling of hard drugs. Others used fake visa or engaged in fake marriages. Some of the deportees said at the airport that they had lived in the UK for long but could not get residence permit.

Botswana Babies 'Being Delivered Using Mobile Phone Lighting'

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Midwives at a Botswana clinic are using their mobile phones as a source of light when delivering babies at night due to a lack of electricity in Kweneng district to the country’s south-east, Africa Review reports.
Kweneng East legislator Moeng Pheto this week told Parliament that the situation was bad and nurses have been left with no choice but to use cellphone lighting when monitoring the progression of labour in pregnant women.

Man Commits Suicide Because Obama Was Re-elected

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A former tanning salon owner was found dead two days after the election after telling his partner that he was 'not going to be around' if President Obama won a second term.
Henry Hamilton was discovered next to two empty prescription pill bottles with the message 'F*** Obama!' written over his will.

Thief Strípped Nakéd, Beaten, Stoned, For Killing A Man To Steal His Cellphone

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Two weeks ago a heartless thief shot and killed a man simply because he wanted his cellphone.

But when the people found out who the thief was, they showed him no mercy either.He was stripped naked, thrashed and stoned by the a mob. If the police had not intervened, the man would have been dead.

Two Sisters Sexually Assaults 22-Year-Old Man And Share The Video Via Blackberry Messenger

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A pair of cruel sisters have been jailed after they subjected a man described as a “vulnerable adult” to a degrading sexual assault and sent photos of the abuse to friends on a BlackBerry Messenger.

Twisted Yasmine, 19, and Whitney Notice, 20, lured the man back to their flat after meeting him over social media.

Religious Group Who Slept With Each Other Investigated In The Murder Of One Member

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A religious community whose members studied at the International House of Prayer University in Kansas City, Mo., is under investigation in connection to the sexual assault and death of its leader's wife.

Bethany Ann Deaton, 27, was found dead Oct. 30 in the back of a van in Jackson County, Mo., with a bag over her head, pills next to her body and a note that said Deaton "chose this evil thing." Police initially considered her death a suicide. But Micah Moore, 23, last week confessed to killing Deaton, the wife of the community's religious leader, Tyler Deaton, 26. Moore told police that he and others in the group's shared home had sexually assaulted Bethany Deaton, and that he had been instructed by Tyler to kill her, according to police records.

23-Year-Old Bible Student Sexually Assaults Pastor's Wife, Videotapes It, Then Murders Her

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The Bible student who confessed to killing a spiritual leader's wife revealed to a pastor he recorded the sexual assaults on his iPad, it emerged today, as the 23-year-old appeared in court.

Micah Moore, of Kansas City, was charged on Saturday with first-degree murder in the death of Bethany Ann Deaton, which was made to look like a suicide after a bottle of pills and a note were left by her body.
He appeared shackled in court today with his head bowed to hear the charges against him after he confessed to the October 30 murder on Friday.

Application for the 2013 Miss Nigeria beauty pageant now open!!!

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Are you a young Nigerian woman?  Are you aged between 18 and 26?  Are you confident , 5ft 7inches and above? Do you speak fluent English? Can you be a positive role model for other young women? Do you have an interest in working with charities? Are you ambitious and compassionate?

Ndokwa people visit Enebeli Elebuwa in India

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Members of the Ndokwa community of Delta State who live in New Delhi paid actor Enebeli Elebuwa a courtesy visit yesterday in a hospital in India where he is currently receiving treatment. Enebeli, who is from that community, is receiving treatment in India thanks to the Delta State Government.

Nollywood actor, Peter Eneh is dead!

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Nollywood actor, Peter Eneh is dead!
He Lost A Battle To Leg's Infection Minutes Ago At Enugu Hospital!

London Court Freezes Ubah’s Assets Worldwide

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Ifeanyi Uba

A London High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division, has placed a worldwide order (mareva injunction) against the assets of Mr. Ifeanyi Ubah and his company, Capital Oil and Gas Industries Limited.

This is just as the feud between Ubah and the Chairman of Coscharis, Mr. Cosmos Maduka, has taken a new twist as the Capital Oil boss Wednesday  sent a petition to the Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mohammed Abubakar, alleging threats to his life. He demanded the arrest of Maduka over the alleged threat.

The order by the UK court, which was granted sequel to an application by Access Bank Plc, is aimed at preserving the assets of the respondents pending the determination of the suit brought before it by the bank.

The bank had alleged that Ubah and his company had fraudulently diverted the petroleum products it financed under the joint venture agreement between Capital Oil and Coscharis Motors Limited. Also restrained alongside Ubah and Capital Oil and Gas Industries Limited, are Rofos Navigation Limited, Xifias Navigation Limited, Heli Navigation Limited and Tutbury Maritime Limited.

Jose Mujica: The world's 'poorest' president

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It's a common grumble that politicians' lifestyles are far removed from those of their electorate. Not so in Uruguay. Meet the president - who lives on a ramshackle farm and gives away most of his pay.(BBC)

Banks To Commence Bio-Metric Data Capture For Customers

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LAGOS – Nigerian banks under the auspices of the bankers committee will soon commence a bio-metric data capture for all customers in the banking sector. Managing Director of the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC, Mr. Umaru Ibrahim, disclosed this yesterday at the ongoing seminar for finance journalists in Dutse, Jigawa state capital.

Governor Of Niger State Celebrates Birthday Inside Private Jet

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Niger state governor, Gov. Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu celebrated his birthday aboard a private jet yesterday.
It is estimated that over 65 private jets in Nigeria, but less than 20 commercial air crafts (out of which less than 15 are operational) to carry 160 million Nigerians!!! What is it with this private jet effizy sweeping across Nigeria? When people say this government is clueless, it looks like an insult but it is gradually becoming a FACT!

Nigeria 2nd Most Corrupt Nation —Gallup Poll

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The perception of Nigeria’s government seems to have crashed further, with most Nigerians rating their country’s leadership as the second most corrupt in the world, a Gallup poll just made public has revealed.
Gallup, in its first-ever report on “Global States of Mind: New Metrics for World Leaders.”, said 94 percent of Nigerians believe there is widespread corruption in government.

A Leader Wants Inter-Tribal Marriages Among NYSC Members

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Abuja -The Ardo Fulani of Suleja, Alhaji Gidado Ibrahim, on Wednesday called for inter-tribal marriages among youth corps members to foster unity among Nigerians. Ibrahim made the call in an interview when he visited the NYSC 2012 batch C corps members posted to Abuja at the FCT Orientation Camp, Kubwa.

Video-Photos: Popular Gospel Artist, Mayowa Ajayi, MAIOJOE Arrested For Fraud In The UK

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A gospel singer who pretended to be an American fighter pilot, an oil executive and widower to con women out of more than £120,000 has been jailed today. Oluwamayola Ajayi, 31, of Sherman Gardens, Chadwell Heath, used dating website Match.com to ensnare four women using different names and identities.