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Rescued Senegalese migrant wins €400,000 in Spain’s Christmas lottery

An unemployed Senegalese man who was rescued by the Spanish coastguard after making a risky journey from Morocco eight years ago on a packed wooden boat won 400,000 euros ($437,000) in Spain’s annual Christmas lottery, local media reported Wednesday.   And I think its safe to say that some Spaniards are more than angry right now lol! The man, identified only by his first name Ngame, was one of the holders of one of the 1,600 tickets with the winning number in the draw draw. (more…)

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Technically we have won the war against Boko Haram – Pres. Buhari to BBC

President Buhari says that his government has technically won the war against Boko Haram. He said this in an interview with BBC "I assure you we haven't failed. Adamawa state, Yobe state are free from Boko Haram. Borno state which is there base, I think they have two to three local government. Boko Haram has reverted to using IEDs Improvised Explosive Device, indoctrinating young girls from 15 years and below to go and explode it in churches, mosques, marketplaces, motorparks. They have now been reduced to that but articulated conventional attacks on centers of commun

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See the picture perfect luxury resort where Obama will spend his Christmas vacation

Now, this is what I called vacationing in style!  This is resort is like the 9th Heavens, you can only imagine what it would look like in reality... The Hale Reena in Kailua, Hawaii, dubbed the other White House is the vacation home of Obama and his family in what will be their eighth consecutive Christmas vacation to Hawaii and at $3500-a-night, it doesn't come cheap. Amenities include a spa, pool, steam room and excellent out door facilities. See more photos (more…)

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Read President Buhari’s Christmas message to Nigerians

Read the president's Christmas message below.. I felicitate with all Nigerians, especially our Christian brothers and sisters, on the joyous occasion of this year’s Christmas. On this occasion of the commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ, let us all rededicate ourselves to the virtues of peace, love, honesty, justice, equity, piety, humility and service to others which he taught. There can be no doubt that a greater manifestation of these virtues and ideals in our lives will immensely help us to become a more united, peaceful, secure and progressive nation. (more

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Okeke female hostel at UNN razed by fire (photos)

The Okeke female hostel at University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, was gutted by fire last night. According to an eye-witness, the fire started as a result of a spark from the wire when the school generator supplied power to the hostel. This is the worst fire incident in the university as neither the Dean of student affairs, the director of works department nor the Chairman of Servicom who came around was able to save the situation. After the cut is how a student narrated what happened... (more…)