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The police have confirmed the incident. The post Three men allegedly gang-rape 20-year-old woman in Imo appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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Joe Budden Issued Rare Apology To NBA YoungBoy
The content originally appeared on: Urban Islandz Podcaster Joe Budden has issued an unequivocal apology to rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again after he downplayed his star power, leading to YB giving him a proper cuss out. Last week, Budden called NBA YoungBoy’s music “trash” leading to
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Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali won his three titles by defeating Sonny Liston (1964), George Foreman (1974) and Leon Spinks (1978)… Muhammad Ali’s managers sometimes referred to him as GOAT — the Greatest Of All Time… Sprinter Wilma Rudolph won three gold medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics, the same games at which
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Snoop Dogg and Kevin Hart Provide Some Hilarious Olympics Commentary with New Show
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Niger Delta Conflict, 1990s--
The Niger Delta Conflict began in the 1990s in regards to the ongoing conflict between the militia groups of Nigeria, the Nigerian government, and the foreign oil corporations set up in the Niger Delta.  The Niger Delta is a major producer of petroleum for nations such as the United States and
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Simone Biles Defies Physics In Her Latest Ad For The Olympics
Simone Biles is unstoppable. She's competed in the Olympic games (Rio 2016), where she took home 4 gold medals, while that same year, she became the first woman to win […] The post Simone Biles Defies Physics In Her Latest Ad For The Olympics appeared first on Essence.
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Serena Williams Skipping 2021 Tokyo Olympics - BNC
Tennis champion Serena Williams will not be playing at the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. She confirmed the news at a press conference on Sunday, according to CBS Sports.   RELATED: Serena Williams pulls out of French Open with hurt Achilles  The 39-year-old has three gold medals in women's doubles
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Serena Williams Confirms She Will Not Play At Tokyo Olympics news -The Black Chronicle
Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE Serena Williams said Sunday she won’t compete at the Summer Olympics in Japan. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE. Williams, who
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Nigeria: Buhari - I Joined Army Prepared to Die for Nigeria, As President I'll Defend Its Corporate Existence
[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he was prepared to die for Nigeria the day he joined the army, vowing that as President, he will defend the country's corporate existence.
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Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens was a renowned twentieth century African-American track and field athlete. He was considered the most famous athlete, as he excelled in the sprints and the long jump. He earned fame and respect in the sports world by achieving four gold medals in
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
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Olympic Swimming Trials: Caeleb Dressel wins, but Simone Manuel fails to advance - L.A. Focus News
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Usain Bolt welcomes twins with partner, reveals their unusual names - Face2Face Africa
Retired Olympic champion Usain Bolt and his long-time partner, Kasi Bennett, celebrated Father’s Day in style by taking to social media to announce the birth of their twin sons. Bolt and Bennett had been largely mum about the pregnancy up until Sunday’s announcement. The Jamaican couple welcomed
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Nigerian Model Stirs Social Media On Russian Runway
LAGOS, Nigeria — Victoria Chiamaka Udeh, 23, contested the Miss Africa Russia pageant with the hope of winning. But winning wasn’t all she set out to accomplish. She also wanted to make a statement: blending activism and pageantry in a manner that has gotten her global attention. Footage from the
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Tokyo Olympics: Simone Biles returns to win bronze on the beam
U.S. gymnast Simone Biles won the bronze medal on Tuesday after returning to the Olympic competition on the balance beam. She had withdrawn from other gymnastic events over the last week. Biles won with a score of 14.000. China's Guan Chenchen scored 14.633 to win gold, and her teammate Tang Xijing
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Guan Wins Gold, Biles Returns to Claim Balance Beam Bronze
Simone Biles made a fearless return to competition on Tuesday, capping a tumultuous Tokyo Games with a bronze medal on the balance beam.
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Nigeria's Debt Is Sustainable, but Dangers Loom On the Horizon
[The Conversation Africa] The World Bank recently ranked Nigeria fifth on the list of 10 countries to which it has the highest debt exposure. Nigeria owes the International Development Association - one of the two lending arms of the World Bank - US$11.7 billion.
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Simone Biles Shows GOAT Status In Rope-Climbing Bet With NFL Player Boyfriend
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Libyan weighlifter Ahmed Abu Zeriba hungry for more | Africanews
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Infinix X1 Core i3 Unboxing and Its Specifications - The Tanzania News
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In January 2012, in an effort to repair its tattered economy, President Jonathan eliminated the countrys fuel subsidy, which costs the government about $8 billion a year. The move caused fuel and food prices to double. Streets protests and strikes broke out all over the country, and Jonathan
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JUST IN: UK government launches new climate, agriculture programme targeting 4 million Nigerians
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Tokyo Olympics medal tracker: Gold, silver, bronze counts for Team USA, every other country at 2020 Games news -The Black Chronicle
Getty Images The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are here. That means medals are being handed out. Below is a list of all the medals won during the 2020 Summer
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South Africa: R151-Million Cocaine Disguised in Meat Boxes Seized in Durban in Latest SA-Brazil Bust - allAfrica.com
[Daily Maverick] Over roughly two months, South African police have seized more than R360-million worth of cocaine that arrived in this country from Brazil. Daily Maverick previously reported that a trafficking conduit between Brazil and Durban has been used for more than two decades.
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Nigerian Nobel-winning author Wole Soyinka has hope in young | The Atlanta Voice
Wole Soyinka, Nigeria’s Nobel-winning author, sees his country’s many problems — misgoverning politicians, systemic corruption, violent extremists, and kidnapping bandits — yet he does not despair. At 87, he says Nigeria’s youth may have the energy and the know-how to get the troubled country back
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Nigeria: Governor Bago Dismisses Report On Ban of Alcohol in Niger
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