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Donald Trump calls for ‘complete ban’ on Muslims entering US

Donald Trump on Monday called for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States," an idea swiftly condemned by his rival candidates for president and other Republicans. The proposed ban would apply to immigrants and visitors alike, a sweeping prohibition affecting all adherents of Islam who want to come to the U.S. Trump's campaign said in a statement such a ban should stand "until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on." It said the proposal comes in response to a level of hatred among "large segments of the Muslim popula

LIFESTYLE, NEWS

Zakky Azzay’s ex-wife honoured by Project Alert for fight against domestic violence (photos)

#ShadeAlert!  Shade in its highest capacity... 90's singer Zakky Azzay's wife Hadiza Yadoo Anyamikegh was over the weekend honored by Project Alert with the ''Heroes Award'' in recognition for her courageous fight against gender based violence, domestic and sexual violence. The award was presented to her by founder of Project Alert Mrs Josephine Effah during the 16th anniversary of the women's rights organization. Hadiza herself said she suffered domestic violence from the hands of her ex husband and had to run away from her matrimonial home and end her marriage. Cong

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What This Turkish Girl Did Will Change The Way You Think About Bananas Forever!

Meet 16 years old, turkish, Elif Bilgin from Istanbul Turkey. She is the winner of the ScientificAmerican Science in Action Award and winner of the Voter’s Choice Award for the GoogleScience Fair 2013. Wanting to reduce pollution in her home city of Istanbul, Elif manufactured a new environmentally-friendly bio-plastic that uses banana peels – an organic material – instead of traditional petroleum sources. (more…)

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Buhari dissociates self from social media bill, say’s he’s committed to free speech

President Buhari has made it clear to Senators that he will not assent to the Social Media Bill being pushed forward by the senate. President Buhari made his position known through his Senior Special Assistant to Media and publicity Shehu Garba. He said the principle of the bill was inconsistent with democratic ideals of free speech enshrined in the Nigerian constitution, stressing that he had sworn while coming into office to uphold the dictates of the constitution. (more…)