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Rihanna and A$AP Rocky's baby boy, born on May 13, 2022, has finally been named RZA Athelston Mayers, as confirmed by a birth certificate obtained by media sources. The name is inspired by Wu-Tang Clan producer and rapper RZA, whose real name is Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, and includes A$AP Rocky's middle name, Athelston. The couple…
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and haziness from Wednesday to Friday across the country. NiMet’s Weather Outlook released on Tuesday in Abuja forecast sunny and hazy skies over the northern region with few patches of clouds over parts of Taraba state during the forecast period. According to NiMet, sunny and hazy skies…
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Turkey has become internationally isolated and must dial down its rhetoric if it wants to win key concessions from the European Union, a top European official said Wednesday in Istanbul. Nacho Sanchez Amor, the European Parliament's rapporteur on Turkey, said Ankara's abrasive talk on foreign affairs was one of the main impediments to improving relations…
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The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has visited victims of the recent accidental bombing by the Nigerian Army in Agabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Matawalle, alongside the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Dr Ibrahim Kana, led a high-level delegation to visit and express the Federal Government’s condolences to the victims,…
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Boris Johnson on Wednesday apologised for "the pain and the loss and the suffering" caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, as he began giving evidence at a public inquiry into his government's handling of the health crisis. The former prime minister, who has faced a barrage of criticism from former aides for alleged indecisiveness and a…
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The Minister of Works Sen. Engr. David Umahi has assured that the abandoned Bodo-Bonny road & bridge project being handled by Julius Berger construction company in Rivers State will be completed in record time. In a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Minister of Works Barr. Uchenna Orji on Wednesday, Umahi gave…
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