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Russian Plane Crash Leaves 16 Dead

Sixteen people  have been confirmed dead after an aircraft carrying parachutists crashed in central Russia. Russia’s emergencies ministry stated that…

15-year-old ‘diplomat’ tasks FG to invest in girl child education

Leshi Adebayo       Miss Mercy Chrimon, the ceremonial Ambassador of Sweden to Nigeria, has called on the Federal…

Why Facebook-owned social media platforms suffered 7-hour outage

Leshi Adebayo       Social media and tech giant, Facebook has blamed a record seven-hour outage on a “faulty…

Messi escapes robbery incident at Paris hotel

Leshi Adebayo     PSG star, Lionel Messi and his family’s suite have escaped a robbery incident that occured at…

Actor Rotimi welcomes first child with Vanessa Mdee

Leshi Adebayo       Nigerian-born Hollywood actor and singer, Akinosho Olurotimi, fondly called Rotimi, has welcomed his first child…

Crypto Wars: China Declares Crypto Transactions Illegal

China’s central bank has declared all financial transactions involving cryptocurrencies illegal, Blackbox Nigeria reports. The global values of cryptocurrencies including…

Rare earthquake strikes in Australia, damages buildings

Lawal Adenike     A rare earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck near Melbourne in southern Australia, shaking buildings, knocking down…

Police nab two fried chicken smugglers in New Zealand

New Zealand police have arrested two men who were trying to smuggle a car boot-full of fried chicken into Auckland.…

Algeria’s Ex-President Abdelaziz Bouteflika Is Dead

Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who ruled Algeria for two decades before resigning in 2019, has died at age 84. The former strongman…

Salvadorans Protest Against Bitcoin And ‘Dictatorship’

Thousands of Salvadorans have matched out en masse to protest against the government’s introduction of bitcoin as legal tender. Last…