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Man climbs, stays on Lagos high-tension tower for three hours(Photo)

 On Friday, an unidentified man shocked spectators when he mounted an electricity transmission tower at Powerline Street, Calvary Bus Stop in Egbe-Idimu Local Council Development Area. Punch gathered that the man wandered around the vicinity in the early hours of the day before stopping at the foot of the tower at about 2pm. Eyewitnesses said he removed some totems tied to the tower by a vigilance group and mounted it to the top despite warnings from residents and passers-by. A resident, Mr. Kazeem Oyebola, who said the man did not look like a mentally challenged perso

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3 North African migrants assaults two transgender German women

Three teenagers of North African origin have been arrested in connection to the alleged assault of two transgender women in the German city of Dortmund. Named only by their first names as Yasmine and Elisa, the two victims said that they were verbally abused and threatened with stones by the men near the city's main train station last Monday. (more…)

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Jada Pinkett contemplates boycotting Oscars as host Chris Rock calls it the ‘White BET Awards’

Jada Pinkett Smith took to social media yesterday to express her frustration over the lack of diversity among this year's Oscar nominees. In a series of tweets, Jada, called out the fact that there was no black actor nominated in the top categories in this year's Oscars.. I.e her husband, Will Smith, who got a nomination for Best Actor, Drama for his new movie, Concussion at the Golden Globes. See what she tweeted after the cut

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3 year old narrates how she was raped by a man she called ‘Uncle’ (watch)

From the Dorothy Njemanze Foundation. A 3 year old girl narrates how she was raped by a 30 year old neighbour in Elelenwo in Port Harcourt on December 28th, 2015. She was interviewed by a familiar face and she gave graphic details. Speaking, the girl's mother said she went to report the matter to the police station and they collected N3,500 from her to arrest the rapist and another N5,000 to take the matter to court. Please watch the video (more…)