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Fourth seed Alexander Zverev was knocked out of the Australian Open third round with a five-set defeat by world number 59 Hyeon Chung. Zverev, 20, led by two sets to one but crumbled to a 5-7 7-6 (7-3) 2-6 6-3 6-0 loss against his 21-.... via BBC – http://ift.tt/2DnQ387 --------------- Get...

The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) is reportedly suing a subsidiary of German stock-exchange operator Deutsche Borse for holding $4.9 billion of Iranian assets. Deutsche Borse said Friday the CBI had filed a complaint against Clearstream at a court in Luxembourg where the post-trade services...

Nigerians on twitter are all sorts of savage and hilarious. After Dj Cuppy tweeted, ‘My throat is killing me, and I’m meant to be recording my new song’. The replies to .... via Nairaland – http://ift.tt/2mVIuPA ------------- Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Image copyright EPA Image caption Boonchai Bach faces up to four years in jail for smuggling parts of protected animals Thai police have arrested a man alleged to be the head of Asia’s biggest illegal wildlife trading networks. Boonchai Bach, a 40-year-old Thai of Vietnamese origin, was detained...

Andy Murray delivers positive recovery update: ‘Much better than I expected’ Former world No 1 holds impromptu Q&A session on Twitter Recovery going ‘really well … Much better than I expected so far’ Andy Murray said his rehabilitation from injury was going well. Photograph: Mike...

Please help a brother going through a trauma.There is this lady that has really being on me for long. Eventually, we made out in December. Now she’s about 5 weeks pregnant. I am not ready to father a child at this time. I m so confused and depressed. Please what can … via Nairaland –...

Kris Jenner and Kate Middleton seem to have similar tastes when it comes to strollers. The “momager” reportedly bought an $8,000 stroller for her granddaughter, Chicago West. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s third child was born on Monday, Jan. 15 via the reality TV star’s unnamed gestational...

Nollywood actress Zainab Balogun, relocated to Nigeria about six years ago from London, where she had spent most part of her life. But according to her, since she came to Nigeria, she has not found a man that interests her. She said that she was shocked at Lagos men and advised … via...

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A few weeks ago, a young lady with the Twitter user, MissAyoms took to the platform to narrate how an Abuja based man, Zeal raped her under the guise of giving her a job. ( http://www.nairaland.com/4275985/missy-ayom-how-raped-ozeal#63991326 ) The accused has shared his own side of the story...

. . Thailand’s Immigration police have arrested four Nigerians and one Cameroonians and charged them with operating an online romance scam to deceive Thai women into wiring them money. . . Immigration Police Bureau commissioner, Pol Lt-General Sutthipong Wongpin, revealed that their arrest came...

According to some social media reports a young Ghanaian guy has just ordered and got his own female s*x-doll. The Ghanaian guy, who goes by the name Kofi Prince posted on his Facebook page that he has finally gotten his own s*x doll. With them debate still raging on on … via INFORMATION...

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State is under intense pressure to prevail on the state assembly to repeal the antigrazing law, which had become a sore point for the Muhammadu Buhari administrarion, findings by the Saturday Telegraph have shown. The situation has led to a brewing war between the...

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) said on Saturday it would work for close coordination between the party and the government, declining to comment on a report its executive planned to force Jacob Zuma to step down as president. South Africa’s eNCA television station said …...

The tide of Nigerian students desiring to attend university in the United Kingdom (UK) fell by 65 percent between 2014 and 2015, and fluctuated in 2016-17, as Nigerian students move to the United States of America and Canada. Growth in the number of students going to … via BusinessDay : News...

The call for the immortalisation of late former vice president of Nigeria, Dr. Alex Ekwueme has heightened. The latest call is from Anambra State Commissioner for Environment, Ecology and Beautification, Dr. Romanus Ejikeme who says the late elder statesman deserves to be immortalised for his...

By Michael Olugbode, in Maiduguri and Wole Ayodele in Jalingo The Borno State Government on Friday stopped the three weeks extended curfew on the state, which was emplaced to allow for massive clampdown on Boko Haram enclaves across the troubled state. This is as the Taraba State Police Command...

Buhari The proposed budgetary profile for State House in this fiscal year has an increase of about N2billion, when compared to last year’s budgetary allocation. While last year’s total budget for the State House was N13.567billion, the proposed vote for this year … via The Guardian Nigeria...

Council chairman impeached Niger State on Nigerian Map The Chairman of Munya Local Government Area of Niger State, Yahuza Mohammed, has been impeached by his councillors for alleged gross misconduct and maladministration. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Mr. Mohammed was impeached on...

A former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has warned that Nigeria should not turn its back on the clamour for restructuring. Mr. Obasanjo spoke on Friday at a Convocation Lecture organised by the National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN. He said the university has set the pace for the … via...