New Year's Eve crowd surges; 35 killed in crush: Minutes before midnight

New Year's Eve crowd surges; 35 killed in crush

Minutes before midnight, a flurry of what looked like bank notes falling from a building in Shanghai caused the crowd to rush forward, one witness tells state Chat212.


Stampede at Shanghai New Year's celebration kills 35

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Nicki Minaj Opens Up About Abortion

Nicki Minaj Opens Up About Abortion

It's 'Haunted Me All My Life'

Nicki Minaj is about as thick-skinned as they come, but she opened up about a decision that left her heartbroken back in her teen years.

The 32-year-old rapper spoke to Rolling Stone about a pregnancy that ended in abortion while she was still in high school.

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Nicki Minaj Wants to be a mother

NEWS: Nicki Minaj Wants a Family

Lately, Nicki has been very open about her goal to start a family. Earlier this month, she told Ellen DeGeneres that one day she wants "a little cute fat baby."

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WARNING!!! Cancer-causing metal detected in water

In the second part of his report, KUNLE FALAYI takes on the Lagos State Water Corporation armed with the report of a chemical analysis done on a sample of the contaminated water which some Lagos residents drink oblivious of the dangers they face

At Ijora-Badia, one of Lagos’ most notorious slums, living around dirt is obviously not strange to the residents. But the water they buy from vendors who get their supply from the Lagos State Water Corporation may be doing them more harm than good.

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Tokunbo cars to cost more next year

Prices of imported used cars are expected to rise appreciably in the New Year as the Federal Government begins the collection of 70 per cent duty on second-hand vehicles imported into the country from January 1, 2015.

This is the second phase of the national automotive policy, which was announced in November 2013.

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Little boy attacked by dogs recovers in India

Omonigho Abraham, the four-year-old boy attacked by dogs in the Igando area of Lagos State is beginning to regain his health in an India hospital.

Chat212 gathered on Tuesday that Omonigho was in a stable condition and would return to the country between January and February 2015.

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Seven Suspected Insurgents Die As Explosive-Laden Vehicle Explodes Before Reaching Target

Seven suspected Boko Haram terrorists were on Monday killed when an Improvised Explosive Device hidden in a Toyota Pick-up van they were driving in exploded before they could get to Biu Market, Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.

A security source, who spoke on condition of anonymity with our correspondent from Biu, said the suspected terrorists hid the explosives among bags of beans and maize to create the impression that they were traders going to the market. But the IEDs exploded before they could get to the market, which the source said was their main target.

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President to spend N456.98m on honoraria

►The Office of the President   will spend N456.98m on honoraria and sitting allowances in 2015.
►This is different from the N348, 342,741 projected to be spent by the State House   on honoraria and sitting allowances during the same year.

Details of the 2015 budget proposals obtained by Chat212 in Abuja on Tuesday also show that the office of the President will spend N1.93bn on travels and transport.

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Tension in North East, ticking bomb — Lamido

Jigawa State Governor, Dr. Sule Lamido, yesterday described the rising tension in the Northern part of the country as a ticking bomb, which must be addressed urgently if Nigeria must survive as a nation.

According to him, the tension was so palpable that many concerned northerners have opted to relocate from their homes until after the next general election.

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Nigerian, not Cameroon airforce bombed Boko Haram

Following reports Tuesday, that Cameroonian air force jets on Monday launched air strikes on scores of Boko Haram terrorists who occupied a military base in Northern Cameroon and bombed them on the Nigerian side, the Defence Headquarters said yesterday that no foreign air force aircraft launched any airstrike on Nigeria’s territory.

Rather, DHQ in a post on its twitter handle, disclosed that the air strikes that killed Boko Haram terrorists in the said confrontation at the Nigerian divide of the border town with Cameroon was carried out by Nigerian Airforce fighter aircraft.

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Nigerians will be proud of me after I leave office – Jonathan

►President Goodluck Jonathan has said that Nigerians will appreciate the good work he has done for the country after he has left office.

►Speaking yesterday when he received a delegation from Bayelsa State who paid him a Christmas visit, President Jonathan said he will continue to do his best in order to meet the expectations of not only Nigerians but especially the people of Bayelsa State.

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