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  A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday morning, February 6, destroying hundreds of buildings and killing at least 641 people as at press time.   Turkish officials say they believe hundreds were still trapped under rubble, and the toll is expected to rise …

  A Nigerian man, Akwari Charles, has taken to social media to lament about the high cost of house rent in Lekki, Lagos state.    In his tweet, Akwari was surprised to know that with N450, 000, one cannot rent a decent apartment in Lekki.   ??You guys are telling …

CNN  —  At least 22 people have died in connection with widespread forest fires in south-central Chile, according to government officials. Interior Minister Carolina Tohá confirmed during a news conference on Saturday that 22 people are dead. There are 1,429 people in shelters, 554 injured and 16 suffering severe burns …

Japan’s Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida has fired a top government aide who made derogatory remarks about LGBT couples. Kishida had talked about issues surrounding same-sex marriage in parliament, stating that a decision to allow same-sex marriage needed to be carefully considered because of its potential impact on traditional family structures. …

Uche Ogbodo has slammed a male Instagram user who said 95% of men will not marry single mothers.   The man had said very few men will marry a woman and accept another man’s child.   Reacting, Uche Ogbodo asked why many people are ?myopic? in reasoning.   She then …

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state has reacted to the petrol price hike and scarcity of naira notes which is currently bedevilling the country.  In a statement released on Friday, February 3, Akeredolu stated that there is pervasive discontent in the land and unless some urgent redemptive steps are taken …

Governor Nyesom Wike has waded into the controversy that has trailed the redesign of some Naira notes and its availability ahead of a deadline given by the Central Bank of Nigeria.    The Rivers state Governor derided the implementation on Friday, February 3, while giving an address at the Peoples …

Texas is currently being hit by a massive ice storm. Sub-freezing temperatures and snow plus freezing rain have turned Dallas into an ice cube. The weather has wreaked havoc on travel and turned local roads into a nightmare. Things have gotten so bad, people are actually ice skating on the …

CNN  —  Eight people were killed and three wounded after two gunmen entered a home and opened fire on a group of people celebrating a birthday at a home in South Africa on Sunday evening, according to the South African police service (SAPS). The shooting happened in the southern port …

Two gunmen opened fire on a group of people celebrating a birthday at the weekend in a township in South Africa, killing eight and wounding three others.   The mass shooting was carried out by two attackers and occurred between 5:15 and 5:30 p.m. (1515 and 1530 GMT) on Sunday …