Samuel Okocha
Digital Journalist based in Lagos, Nigeria.
Joined on Apr 27, 2010
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American citizens who reside in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi are to become more security conscious after the U.S. embassy in the east African country warned of possible terror attacks in the capital.
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Florida Judge Jessica Recksiedler has quit the Trayvon Martin shooting case, citing conflict of interest, reports the Associated Press.
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Last month I travelled to Edo, the southern Nigerian state where the culture-rich ancient city of Benin is located. My destination was Uromi, a town of almost an hour drive from Benin, the state capital.
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South African president Jacob Zuma is due to marry for the sixth time this coming weekend. Zuma who recently turned 70 will reportedly take his long-time fiancee, Bongi Ngema, as his fourth current wife.
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Former Colombian finance minister Jose Anotonio Ocampo ended his campaign to become president of the World Bank president to support Nigeria’s Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in a contest he said had turned highly political.
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Malaysian top shooter Nur Suryani Mohamed Taibi believes she will do well with an eight month pregnancy when she competes in the 10m air rifle event this summer at the London 2012 Olympics.
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The housing deficit in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, has left residents at the mercy of landlords and agents who charge prohibitive amounts for rent to be paid in advance of two years. Residents narrate their experiences to Digital Journal.
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Kuramo beach, one of the popular hangouts for fun seekers in Nigeria's commercial capital city, thrive on the entrepreneurial activities of young Nigerians who sell sea fish, wine, sweet, chewing gums and improvised live music in exchange for money.
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US First Lady Michelle Obama will on Monday March 19 [11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT] make her first appearance on the "Late Show" with David Letterman on the CBS Television Network.
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The Announcement, a documentary about the story of retired NBA star Magic Johnson, who lives 20 years after he announced his HIV status and retired from basketball, airs on ESPN, Sunday, March 11 at 9 p.m. ET.
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Fighting between al Shabaab rebels and Ethiopia backed Somali government forces on Saturday left dozens dead in some parts of the horn of Africa nation.
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Indonesia’s House Speaker wants sexy clothing such as mini skirts banned to prevent rape and what he termed immoral acts in the parliament. Women groups are unhappy with the move. They say they need protection and not a dress code.
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South Africa’s University of Cape Town earlier in the year announced that two of its engineers and a surgeon adapted simple mechanical engineering principles to develop groundbreaking maxillo-facial surgery.
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Heidi Klum, one of the world’s most in-demand models, has confirmed she is divorcing Seal, the three-time Grammy award winning singer best known for his Kiss From A Rose single, new reports say.
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Gunmen, whom local officials say might be linked to a pirate gang, have kidnapped a w
Western foreigner in central Somalia's Galmudug region.
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A nightclub sporting the Facebook name and logo has opened near the Bolivian border in the Brazilian Amazon. Sharing the concept of the social network, the club is riding on the popularity of the website which has exploded in the South American country.
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A 24-hour curfew has been imposed in Nigeria's 2nd largest city of Kano after the militant Islamist group Boko Haram attacked police stations and government offices. Over 100 persons are now reportedly dead.
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An earthquake that hit northeast Iran on Thursday has left at least 100 people injured. The event took place nearly two years after a 6.5-magnitude quake rocked the southeast of the country, killing seven people.
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David Beckham expressed the desire of his family to remain in America as he signed a new two-year contract with L.A Galaxy team, after the English star turned down an 18-month, $18.7-million offer from the French club Paris-St. Germain.
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Chinese authorities have found cooking oil tainted with a mildew that can cause cancer. The food safety regulator in the southern province of Guangdong said the discovery was made during its latest overhaul on food safety.
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