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Frank Lucas, played on-screen by Denzel Washington, was known for peddling heroin in Harlem. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2wy46pY

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Beverley Jacobs and Terri Brown fought tirelessly on behalf of missing and murdered indigenous women. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/30Ydgdh

Fox News Breaking News Alert Death toll in Virginia Beach shooting now 12, plus shooting suspect: police 05/31/19 7:08 PM

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Leaked national report describes possibly thousands of deaths of indigenous women as genocide. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2QDIbGO

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Sahara Reporters Media The Appeal filed by Melrose General Services Ltd, a company that belongs to former Senator Bukola Saraki against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been thrown out for lack of merit. Melrose is linked to outgoing Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, whose two aides- Gbenga Makanjuola and Kolawole Shittu are being prosecuted by the EFCC in respect of the matter. Justice Cecilia Olatoregun of the Federal High Court in Lagos had on April 27, 2018, ordered the final forfeiture of the said N1.4billion to the Federal Government. Dissatisfied with the verdict of Justice Olatoregun, Melrose General Services approached the appellate court for redress, asking it to set aside the pronouncement of the lower court. Backstory The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had on March 13, 2019 arraigned Gbenga Makanjuola, a Deputy Chief of Staff to Senate President Bukola Saraki before Justice Maureen Onyetenu of the Federal High Court sitting in

Evicted from their homeland, Chagos Islands families living in the UK are divided by immigration law. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2XkRDBB

A beleaguered people say they had hopes their misery would end but now they go back to one thing - survival. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/30XMxgV

Sayyida Salme is a little known 19th Century princess who fled Zanzibar after scandalising the royals. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2ELHoil

What do we know about the novelist who is the third-richest woman in the world? from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2XkRCO3

Older people are not allowed to remember; the younger generation aren't even allowed to know. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2ELPojr

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At a new "Star Wars" land at Disneyland Resort in California, Walt Disney Co will let visitors fly the Millennium Falcon and drink blue milk as it aims to satisfy a wide range of the space saga's fans with its most ambitious expansion ever. from Reuters: Entertainment News https://reut.rs/2Ic2VSr

The US president says he will impose rising tariffs until Mexico ends illegal immigration into the US. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2JO5hKy

A fungus has been genetically modified with spider venom to kill the mosquitoes that spread malaria. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2WyP3e3

Restrictive abortion law signed by the Democratic governor could ban abortions after just six weeks. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Kf2f18

The collision between the vessel and a tour boat in Budapest has left at least seven people dead. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2VYc4Tz

The US president launches a fierce personal attack on the special counsel in the Russia inquiry. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2XdZwZH

Children at this year's US National Spelling Bee are facing words like horripilation and parochialism. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2YWE8se

Police are seeking 23-year-old Instagram model Ethan Bramble, who has tattoos to 98% of his body. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2wqZqly

The Philippines says the rubbish was falsely labelled as plastic recycling when it was sent in 2014. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2HMnyp5

The taxi company's first set of figures since going public come after its share price slumped. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Kd8H8V

The socialite was convicted but later acquitted of giving his heiress wife an insulin overdose. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2XhFrkW

The new charges carry heavier sentences than the 10 others he already faces. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2wqv2I0

Baby Saybie was given just hours to live when she was born weighing just 245g (8.6oz) in San Diego. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2We3iWo

Few realised before the attacks that Sri Lanka had a problem with Islamist militancy. One man who did was Mohammad Razak Taslim. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2WGtjxb

We spent the day with Maryam to find out how she copes with her mental health issues while fasting for Ramadan. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Xf5Gsx

The Brando resort in French Polynesia is close to being carbon neutral and self-sustainable. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Mlrp0V

A new era of "seriously formidable" acts have shunned past stereotypes to find global success. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2W0tVt5

Spanish women hit back at Fran Rivera's comments after a revenge porn victim took her own life. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2HNnXb3

As Liverpool and Tottenham prepare to face each other in the Champions League final in Madrid, football broadcaster Lynsey Hooper shares an easy guide to the game. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2W1Z3IG

A community in southern Nigeria face losing their homes and food shortages due to erosion. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2JK9OO9

Exported waste, intended for recycling, is being sent back to Canada by the Philippines. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Z0MKy5

The kingdom is hosting two summits of Gulf and Arab leaders to discuss growing tensions in the region. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2HLAaNl

Saybie is believed to be the world's smallest infant to survive after weighing just 8.6 ounces or 245 grams at birth. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Z46ukz

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President Donald Trump denies making the request, saying he was "not informed about anything". from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2K7Zfnk

Disney's CEO says it would be "difficult " to over-rule people who didn't want to work in the state. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2YWKjfL

For the first time in the country's history, half of all ministers in South Africa's cabinet are women. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2IkW9dh

Who is Nesamani and why is seemingly everyone in the world praying for him on Twitter? from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2XeOH9J

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In the build up to the 2016 gubernatorial election in Edo State this writer and other well-meaning Edo people employed Aristotelian pathos, ethos and logos to caution our people against identifying or joining forces with a tingod who is bent solely on personal aggrandizement. This caution was nev ... from The Nigerian Voice News http://bit.ly/2Z3ACwr

As the grand finale of weeklong activities marking Gov Nyesom Wike 39;s four years anniversary in office and inauguration of his second term wind up Wednesday, May 29, 2019 with the Governor taking oath of office in a colourful and well attended ceremony at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Port Harcourt ... from The Nigerian Voice News http://bit.ly/2HIVSl2

Ebonyi state Governor, Chief David Umahi and his Deputy, Dr Eric Kelechi Igwe have taken oath of office for another four year term. The Chief judge of the state, Justice Alloy Nwankwo performed the swearing in ceremony at Pa Ngele Oruta township stadium, Abaaliki. In his inagural address, Gove ... from The Nigerian Voice News http://bit.ly/2YSVdDj

Delta state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has promised to do more in his second term than his first term. He said the victory overwhelmingly given to him in the governorship election was an invitation to raise the bar of good governace even higher and to surpass my achievements in the first term . ... from The Nigerian Voice News http://bit.ly/2KcPDaT

A prominent Civil Rights Advocacy group- HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has expressed strong shock, consternation and disappointment at a statement credited to the Chief of Naval Staff Rear Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas to the effect that only God can police the Nigerian borders just ... from The Nigerian Voice News http://bit.ly/2JNqrZd

The outgoing Governor of Borno, Kashim Shettima, has expressed shock over the death of a government house steward, Mr John Achagwa, who committed suicide on Tuesday. Achagwa, a steward at the Presidential lodge of the Government House, Maiduguri, took his life by hanging himself on a tree. A s ... from The Nigerian Voice News http://bit.ly/2XgAA3M

The immediate past Deputy Governor of Imo State, Prince Eze Madumere, has congratulated President Mohammadu Buhari on his second inauguration and swearing-in into office as the President and Commander in Chief of the armed forces for another 4 year term. Madumere made the statement while interact ... from The Nigerian Voice News http://bit.ly/2JKIIX6

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State and his deputy, Mr Kingsley Otuaro, took their oath of allegiance to serve the state for another four-year term on Wednesday in Asaba. Okowa and Otuaro won their ticket on the platform of the PDP. Their oath was administered by the Chief Judge of Delta, Ju ... from The Nigerian Voice News http://bit.ly/2Wtz9lo

Four years ago, on this day, I was full of hope and expectations. I had expected the best for my country . For once, I prayed genuinely for Nigeria. I was eager to welcome the government of the people by the people for the people. My prayers were genuine. I was proud to be associated with a man I th ... from The Nigerian Voice News http://bit.ly/2YUlJMH

The new Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has said that his administration is going to implement and concentrate on a 10- plan blueprint in the next four years and consolidate on achievements or legacy of his predecessor, Kashim Shettima has established and left behind in the p ... from The Nigerian Voice News http://bit.ly/2QuuJ8m

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has felicitated with President Mohammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on their inauguration for a second term today, saying he is convinced that Nigerians would witness a higher level of development and prosperity in the next four years. Governor ... from The Nigerian Voice News http://bit.ly/2Wqaqyl

This expression of admiration of a Nigerian Senior Police officer by an upcoming younger officer speaks a desirable lot of ideal expectations of our officers. The author whose perspective of DCP Abba Kyari is that of a typical mentee to a mentor is a proclamation of hope in the institution. Above al ... from The Nigerian Voice News http://bit.ly/2Z3A4GT

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