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WHATSAPP has rolled-out a new update designed to fix one of the most awkward issues that can arise in its hugely-popular group chats. The latest update to WhatsApp should help users avoid some teeth-grindingly awkward moments (Image: GETTY • PICTURE POSED BY MODEL) WhatsApp, the most popular messaging app on the planet, has rolled-out a …
35-year-old Nigerian Pastor, Stanley Omoregie who was arraigned before a Lyon court on Wednesday November 6, denied sex trafficking charges against him while stating that he only wanted to help members of his community. Pastor Omoregie denied running a prostitution racket and trafficking young girls from Nigeria to Europe, but he admitted renting apartments to Nigerian girls. He however said he never …
Twenty-four suspected members of a sex trafficking ring accused of forcing Nigerian women into prostitution in France go on trial Wednesday, the latest case to highlight the growing use of Nigerian migrants as sex slaves in Europe. Nigeria was the main country of origin of the migrants arriving across the Mediterranean to Italy in 2016 …
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Resoundingly fed: Hearty portions at Nigerian restaurant 805 ( ES Magazine ) ES FOOD newsletter Ambience: 3/5 Food: 4/5 I don’t know if I will ever fully acclimatise to West African cuisine’s continued new life as a Hot Dining Thing. Where once the muttered rumour that Nigerians ate ‘bright orange rice’ was enough to draw suspicious …
(CNN) — From email scams to oil spills and charlatan Pentecostal preachers, it's clear that Nigeria has something of an image problem. While the outside world's perception of Africa's most populous country hasn't always been overwhelmingly positive, there's plenty more to this nation than its unsavory associations. With its vibrant culture, sense of humor and …
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