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    Sports US Open umpire’s Kyrgios visit scrutinized; Wozniacki loses – AP News

    Nick Kyrgios was losing big at the U.S. Open on Thursday, and barely even trying. Didn’t move while so-so serves flew by for aces. Casually put groundstrokes into the net. Double-faulted without caring. The crowd began booing.... read more via AP News – https://ift.tt/2LKhs7L Get More...
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    World Catholic Church Rejects Call To Overhaul Confession – Ladun Liadi’s Blog

    The Catholic Church in Australia has formally rejected a landmark inquiry’s recommendation that priests should be forced to report sexual abuse disclosed during confession. The five-year inquiry found tens of thousands of children had suffered abuse in Australian institutions. The Catholic...
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    World Sarah Palin ‘banned from McCain funeral’ – BBC News

    Sarah Palin, the ex-Alaska governor who served as John McCain’s running mate when he ran for president in 2008, is reportedly banned from his funeral. According to US media, the request … Read more via BBC News – https://ift.tt/2PSPrhA Get more World News
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    World Australian Film-Maker Jailed For Six Years For ‘Espionage’ – Channels Television

    An Australian filmmaker was sentenced to six years in prison on Friday after being convicted of espionage in Cambodia in a case that Human Rights Watch slammed as a “ludicrous charade”. James Ricketson has been held in jail since his arrest in June last year after he ... Read more via...
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    World Politics: Trump jokes Sarah Huckabee Sanders is ‘having a nervous breakdown’ over his behavior toward John McCain after his death – pulse.ng

    President Donald Trump reportedly joked that White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was "having a nervous breakdown" as she stared at him when he refused to answer whether former Sen. John McCain would have been a better president than former President Barack Obama. McCain, who died...
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    World Chinese company to mount road surveillance cameras in Zimbabwe – Bulawayo24 News

    ARTIFICIAL Intelligence (AI) technology will soon be applied on local roads after President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday gave a nod to a Chinese company, Hikvision, and a local start-up to mount high-tech surveillance cameras on some sections of Harare’s streets in a bid to curb road accidents...
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    Business Guinness Nigeria Grows Profit By 249% To N6.7bn, To Pay 184 Kobo Dividend – Nairaland

    Guinness Nigeria Plc has reported a growth of 249 per cent in profit after tax (PAT) for the year ended June 30, 2018. The audited results showed revenue of N125.9 billion, up by 14 per cent from N125.92 billion in 2017... Read more via Nairaland – https://ift.tt/2wtFwqk Get more: Nigeria...
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    Business BREAKING: Coca-Cola buys coffee chain Costa for £3.9bn – Punch Newspapers

    Coca-Cola on Friday said it had agreed to buy global coffee chain Costa from its owner Whitbread for £3.9 billion ($5.1 billion). “Hot beverages is one of the few remaining segments of the total beverage landscape where Coca-Cola does not have a global brand. Costa gives us access … Read...
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    Business Chioma Ukonu’s Recycle Points wins $30,000 as Runner-up in 2018 Zambezi Prize for Innovation in Financial Inclusion – BellaNaija

    Nigerian startup Recycle Points, co-founded by Chioma Ukonu, on August 29th, during the Open Mic Africa Summit in Nairobi, emerged as runner-up in the 2018 Zambezi Prize for Innovation in Financial Inclusion. Recycle Points won Chivas The Venture competition in Nigeria in 2016, and went on to...
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    Entertainment Eminem just released a Surprise Album – Kamikaze! – BellaNaija

    Rap icon Eminem has dropped his 10th studio album – Kamikaze – to the surprise and excitement of fans. He made the announcement on Twitter, sharing the cover art and tracklist.... via BellaNaija – https://ift.tt/2NwTlLd Get more Nigeria Entertainment News
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    Entertainment Angelina Jolie Approves New Lawyers For Divorce Battle With Brad Pitt – RadarOnline

    Ready To Fight! Angelina Jolie Approves New Lawyers For Divorce Battle With Brad Pitt The actors have been fighting in court over custody.... via RadarOnlineRadarOnline – https://ift.tt/2PX7gMq Get more Nigeria Entertainment News
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    Entertainment VIDEO: DJ WorldWide feat. Lil Kesh & Young Jonn – Savage – 360Nobs.com

    The Video debut single “Savage” from Life on the road (vol 1) couldn’t come at a better time. DJ Worldwide features Lil kesh & Young Jonn.... via 360Nobs.com – https://ift.tt/2Nz8coz Get more Nigeria Entertainment News
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    Entertainment “You Will Be Successful If You Believe, Work Hard & Focus” – Chika Ike Tells Nigerians – Naijaloaded

    Nollywood actress Chika Ike aka Fancy Nancy has finally leaked the secret of her success to fans. The businesswoman and filmmaker told fans that she is now living her dream life after years of struggle.... via Naijaloaded | Nigeria’s Most Visited Music & Entertainment Website –...
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    Entertainment Starboy Music’s “Terri” Drops First Official Single “Bia” – TooXclusive

    Fresh from the stables of Starboy Music, here’s “Bia” by Terri. Terri who got on Wizzy’s radar December last year after doing a refix of DJ Jimmy Jatt and Wizkid’s Oshe featured on Wizkid’s “Soco” alongside Ceeza Milli and Spotless is one of the latest additions to Starboy and “Bia” is …...
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    Sports Super Eagles Star Moses Reveals Most Outstanding Player At Chelsea This Season – Naijaloaded

    Chelsea star, Victor Moses has revealed that Ross Barkley has been the best player for the club in training so far this season. 24-year-old Barkley completed a £15million move to the Stamford Bridge in January but form and injuries meant the … read more via Naijaloaded | Nigeria’s Most...
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    Sports US Open: Federer, Djokovic through as storm rages over umpire’s Kyrgios pep-talk – Punch Newspapers

    Roger Federer on Thursday set-up a US Open third round clash against Nick Kyrgios who found himself at the centre of an impartiality row after an umpire climbed down from his chair to tell him... read more via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2PgMOok Get More Nigeria Sports News
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    Sports ‘10,000 times worse’: Cornet calls out tennis boss for Serena comments – CNN

    It's hard to think of a time when the focus was on the clothes that male tennis stars were wearing at a major tournament rather than how they're playing on court. But that's where the women's game has found itself this week at the US Open.. read more via CNN – https://ift.tt/2oqo9m9 Get...
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    Metro Troops protest: Officers/soldiers involved arrested, will face military justice – Buratai – Vanguard News

    Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Yusuf Buratai, yesterday, said that scores of officers and soldiers who protested violently at Maiduguri airport, Borno State, over deployment to new locations in the North-East, have been arrested, adding that they had been investigated and will face … Read...
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    Metro Man Proposes To Girlfriend Using The Side Of A Cow – Ladun Liadi’s Blog

    An udderly-devoted farmer proposed to his girlfriend by writing "will you marry me" on the side of a cow. Chris Gospel popped the question to Eilidh Fraser by using livestock marker on her favourite cow Curlytop in Strichen, Aberdeenshire. Mr Gospel went down on one … Read more via Welcome...
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    Metro BREAKING: Hajj 2018: Three Nigerian pilgrims die in road accident – Premium Times Nigeria

    An accident involving pilgrims to this year’s Hajj has claimed the lives of three Nigerian pilgrims. The head of Nigeria’s medical team, Ibrahim Kana, who confirmed the development to PREMIUM TIMES said the accident occurred Friday morning along Madinah to Makkah highway... Read more via...
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