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Saudi Arabia, allies launch air strikes in Yemen against Houthi fighters

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(Reuters) - Saudi Arabia and Gulf region allies launched military operations including air strikes in Yemen on Thursday, officials said, to counter Iran-allied forces besieging the southern city of Aden where the U.S.-backed Yemeni president had taken refuge.</div>
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Gulf broadcaster al-Arabiya TV reported that the kingdom was contributing as many as 150,000 troops and 100 warplanes to the operations. Egypt, Jordan, Sudan and Pakistan were ready to take part in a ground offensive in Yemen, it said.</div>

Saudi Arabia, allies launch air strikes in Yemen against Houthi fighters

(Reuters) - Saudi Arabia and Gulf region allies launched military operations including air strikes in Yemen on Thursday, officials said, ...

FG closes land and sea borders for polls

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THE Federal Government on Wednesday directed that all land and sea borders with neighbouring countries be closed from midnight of Thursday (today) to the midnight of Saturday to allow for a hitch-free poll.</div>
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The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, David Parradang, who announced this in a statement in Abuja, said immigration personnel had been deployed in land borders to ensure that no illegal migrants entered the country during the election.</div>

FG closes land and sea borders for polls

THE Federal Government on Wednesday directed that all land and sea borders with neighbouring countries be closed from midnight of Thursda...

FG plans ‘troublemakers’ arrest on election eve

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There are strong indications that security agencies may clamp down on “troublemakers” ahead of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections.</div>
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The PUNCH learnt in Abuja on Wednesday that the “troublemakers” would be arrested based on intelligence reports on “persons of interest.”</div>

FG plans ‘troublemakers’ arrest on election eve

There are strong indications that security agencies may clamp down on “troublemakers” ahead of Saturday’s presidential and National Assem...

U.S. Led Airstrikes Target ISIS Militants in Tikrit

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Iran and the U.S. say they’ve been fighting parallel wars in Iraq. But those two campaigns appear ready to become one, American officials tell The Daily Beast.</div>
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The American-led coalition is now launching air strikes to back up Iranian and Iraqi troops in the key city of Tikrit, a U.S. official tells The Daily Beast. Those forces had previously kicked off their operation to reclaim Saddam Hussein’s from the self-proclaimed Islamic State without informing the U.S. military. But when that campaign stalled, they turned to American air power.</div>

U.S. Led Airstrikes Target ISIS Militants in Tikrit

Iran and the U.S. say they’ve been fighting parallel wars in Iraq. But those two campaigns appear ready to become one, American officials...

We’ll liberate Gwoza by Friday, says Jonathan

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President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday expressed the confidence that Nigerian troops will liberate Gwoza from members of the Boko Haram sect latest on Friday.</div>
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Once that feat is achieved, he said it would not take the nation more than one week to clean up.</div>
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Jonathan spoke while granting audience to a group of international election monitors who paid him a visit at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.</div>

We’ll liberate Gwoza by Friday, says Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday expressed the confidence that Nigerian troops will liberate Gwoza from members of the Boko Haram...

Pilot locked out of cockpit before Germanwings plane crash

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Investigators trying to determine what caused the crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 have made a startling discovery in an audio recording, according to a New York Times report: One of the plane’s pilots was locked out of the cockpit before the crash.</div>
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“You can hear he is trying to smash the door down,” a senior military official involved in the investigation told the newspaper, describing audio from the cockpit voice recorder, one of the plane’s black boxes.</div>

Pilot locked out of cockpit before Germanwings plane crash

Investigators trying to determine what caused the crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 have made a startling discovery in an audio recording,...

Chibok girls are in Gwoza, freed captive says

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More than 200 girls who were abducted by Boko Haram from government secondary school, Chibok, Borno State, in April 2014 are in Gwoza, The Cable, an online medium, on Wednesday quoted Mbutu Papka, a woman who was recently freed after eight months in the sect’s captivity, to have said.</div>
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Papka, who made the revelation to the international centre for investigative reporting, said she was transferred from a poor condition in Mdita to a fairly tolerable facility in Gwoza where the abducted girls were being held.</div>

Chibok girls are in Gwoza, freed captive says

More than 200 girls who were abducted by Boko Haram from government secondary school, Chibok, Borno State, in April 2014 are in Gwoza, Th...

Amber Rose chills at the beach without clothes

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Amber Rose chills at the beach without clothes

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Woman with MASSIVE Boobs wants to be a walking cartoon character

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Woman with MASSIVE Boobs wants to be a walking cartoon character

A mother-of-six who has gone under the knife 36 times, wants to enhance her chest to a QQQ cup size..She also wants to lose weight to a...

Photos: The okoyes and the Idibias balling hard

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Photos: The okoyes and the Idibias balling hard

IG post from Peter Okoye who calls himself and 2face "bad sharp guys". Indeed hard work brings hard balling. See another pic a...

Actor IK Ogbonna takes sexy bathroom selfie with his pregnant Colombian girlfriend

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Actor IK Ogbonna takes sexy bathroom selfie with his pregnant Colombian girlfriend

Nice couple! See post after the cut..

In Providence to visit Brown, Malia Obama stopped for dinner at XO Cafe

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PROVIDENCE - Malia Obama, the president's daughter, was nowhere to be found on the campus of Brown University at midday Wednesday.</div>
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The 16-year-old high school junior spent Tuesday touring the Providence campus, according to people who saw her. The eldest daughter of the Obamas has also been spotted at other colleges in New York and New England.</div>

In Providence to visit Brown, Malia Obama stopped for dinner at XO Cafe

PROVIDENCE - Malia Obama, the president's daughter, was nowhere to be found on the campus of Brown University at midday Wednesday. ...

Boko Haram: Army Debunks Kidnap of 500 Women, Children in Damasak

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The Nigerian Army has debunked reports in the media that about 500 people, mostly women and children were abducted by the Boko Haram terrorists in Damasak, Borno State.</div>
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This is coming as the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) stated that  Chadian and Nigerien troops are in charge of security and protection of the border town of Damasak in Borno State according to dictates of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) establishing the Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF) against terrorism in Nigeria’s north east.</div>

Boko Haram: Army Debunks Kidnap of 500 Women, Children in Damasak

The Nigerian Army has debunked reports in the media that about 500 people, mostly women and children were abducted by the Boko Haram te...

Training partner Zab Judah denies claims he KNOCKED OUT Floyd Mayweather in sparring ahead of $300m superfight

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Zab Judah has denied claims he knocked out Floyd Mayweather Junior in sparring.</div>
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Mayweather was reported to have been on the canvas for at least 10 seconds after being hit by former world champ Judah during a session on Sunday.</div>

Training partner Zab Judah denies claims he KNOCKED OUT Floyd Mayweather in sparring ahead of $300m superfight

Zab Judah has denied claims he knocked out Floyd Mayweather Junior in sparring. Mayweather was reported to have been on the canvas ...

APC chieftain, Bola Tinubu spotted sharing money in Lagos(Photos)

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APC chieftain, Bola Tinubu spotted sharing money in Lagos(Photos)

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Céline Dion on Ailing Husband René Angélil: 'I'm Scared of Losing Him'

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Céline Dion on Ailing Husband René Angélil: 'I'm Scared of Losing Him'

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Malema: EFF working to deliver free higher education

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Malema: EFF working to deliver free higher education

JOHANNESBURG – Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has told students at the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) that his...

Checkout 4 Solid Ways To Make A Nigerian Woman Fall In Love With You Totally (READ)

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Believe it or not, every kind of woman whether traditional, conservative, feminist or liberal all fall in love with one kind of man .</div>
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He may not be the man with all the money or have the most handsome face and chiseled body. He may not even be the funniest or most interesting man in the room.</div>

Checkout 4 Solid Ways To Make A Nigerian Woman Fall In Love With You Totally (READ)

Believe it or not, every kind of woman whether traditional, conservative, feminist or liberal all fall in love with one kind of man . ...

New Ebola trial vaccine 'safe': researchers

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The latest in a string of candidate vaccines against the deadly Ebola virus was proven safe in an early trial in healthy adults in China, its developers said Wednesday.</div>
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But while it triggered an antibody response in test subjects, further trials must be held to establish whether the drug actually protects against Ebola, they said.</div>

New Ebola trial vaccine 'safe': researchers

The latest in a string of candidate vaccines against the deadly Ebola virus was proven safe in an early trial in healthy adults in China,...

Jeremy Clarkson’s Top Gear contract will not be renewed

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Jeremy Clarkson’s contract will not be renewed after the Top Gear presenter was involved in a 30-second physical assault on a producer, the BBC announced on Wednesday.</div>
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BBC director general Tony Hall said he took the decision to end Clarkson’s BBC career “with great regret”, 16 days after he was suspended following a “fracas” with a member of the Top Gear production team.</div>

Jeremy Clarkson’s Top Gear contract will not be renewed

Jeremy Clarkson’s contract will not be renewed after the Top Gear presenter was involved in a 30-second physical assault on a producer, t...