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Hundreds of corpses of Boko Haram victims reportedly litter Gwoza Mountain in Borno state

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Hundreds of bodies of some of the victims of Boko Haram attacks who fled from Gwoza community in Borno state are reportedly decomposing at the mountains that surround Gwoza community. A source who spoke with Sahara Reporters say most of the victims died due to hunger as they could not get food while they took refuge on the mountains during the period Boko Haram took their community hostage. "Many atrocities were committed by Boko haram insurgents during Boko Haram reign at Gwoza, most of the mountain unburied bodies lying down. Hundreds of corpses are still there. If you go to the these mountains around Gwoza axis you wouldn't be able to eat meats, sand has eaten some the bodies as many bones dry up due to heat" the source said

Queen of Versailles' Stars' Daughter Victoria Siegel Dead at 18

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The teenage daughter of Queen Of Versailles stars David 80 and Jackie Siegel 49, has been found dead at the family's luxury Florida mansion. 18 year old Victoria Siegel was found unresponsive by sheriff's deputies at the Seagull Island mansion on Green Island Cove just after 2 p.m. on Saturday and performed CPR on Siegel. She was discovered by the family housekeeper and was rushed to Health Central Hospital in Ocoee, where she was pronounced dead. The family and their extravagant lifestyle gained international attention after the release of the 2012 documentary The Queen Of Versailles Investigators are working with the medical examiner to determine cause and manner of death, but it is rumoured  that she died of a drug overdose. 'The victim's father has informed investigators that he will be making a statement in the coming days regarding the death of his daughter, and is requesting privacy at this time,' said Orange County Sheriff spokesman Jeff Willia...

Meet the new Miss Tourism Nigeria 2015 Queen (photos)

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Ifeoma Sharon Anya beat other beauty queen hopefuls to clinch the Miss Tourism Nigeria 2015 title. The event held on Saturday night June 6th in Lagos. Congrats to her. More photos after the cut...

Cash-for-votes scam: Chandrababu Naidu's purported conversation adds new twist

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HYDERABAD: A purported conversation in an audio tape between Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and nominated MLA Elvys Stephenson, aired in a section of local TV channels, gave a new twist to the cash-for-votes controversy today. Parakala Prabhakar Advisor (Communications) to the Andhra government strongly denied reports saying that the tapes were fabricated and the AP government will take up the issue seriously. The reported conversation suggested that the Andhra CM was giving "assurance of all sorts" to the MLA if he votes for TDP nominee in the Telangana Legislative Council election. Prabhakar further alleged that the Telangana government is trying to malign the image of the AP chief minister by resorting to cheap tactics. "It is not the chief minister's conversation. How come they are available outside. Telangana Government has to give answer to this. Telangana CM and Home minister should give answers," Parakala said. He said that...

Nigeria: Finally, Davido Graduates From Babcock

Hip hop star, Adeleke David, popularly known as Davido, has graduated from Babcock University, Ilishan- Remo, Ogun State on Sunday. He bags a Bachelor of Arts Second Class Upper degree in music. Davido came into musical limelight with his monumental hit song "Omo Baba Olowo".

Mock Election For Speaker House of Rep Fraudulent-Lawmakers

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A group of APC lawmakers-elect is dissatisfied over supposed fraudulent activities that trailed the selection of the party’s candidate for Speaker House of Representatives. Femi Gbajabiamila (Lagos) won the mock election held on Saturday by the party. But the lawmakers-elect who lobbied for Yakubu Dogara (Bauchi) as speaker boycotted the poll. At a meeting held in Bolingo Hotel and Towers Abuja, the aggrieved lawmakers-elect concluded the mock election is “fraudulent” and “not in tandem with the constitution.” In a statement issued in this regard, the group accused John Odigie-Oyegun-led leadership of the APC allowing the number four citizen of the country to be pocketed by one selfish and greedy individual ”The APC leadership keep telling the public that an election was conducted and Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila got 154 votes while Hon. Yakubu Dogara got 3 votes. It is a blatant lie, fraud and shameful for the APC leaders to descend so low.The mock election actually showed that ...

South Africa: Mbeki Decided to Donate the U.S.$10 Million to FIFA - Mbalula

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Former President Thabo Mbeki was the one who decided to donate the $10m to the soccer associations of North America, Central America and the Caribbean Islands (Concacaf). This is according to Sport and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula, in an interview with Beeld newspaper, a day after he told reporters at a media briefing that this controversial transaction was "government's idea".