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Print from your phone or tablet with Epson's WorkForce Mobile Wireless Printer at one of its best prices

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The WorkForce Mobile Wireless Printer is extremely compact, as it was built to be easily taken anywhere you go. It weighs just 3.5 pounds and is capable of printing nearly 7 pages per minute in black ink or close to 4 pages per minute in color when plugged in.

LG TVs with AirPlay 2, HomeKit hit shelves next month

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The wait for LG’s first lineup of TVs with Apple tech built in is almost over. After unveiling them  in January, the Korean company said today that it will begin rolling out its big-screen models with AirPlay 2 and HomeKit in April.

Stanford study finds Apple Watch can detect irregular heart rhythms

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Stanford has released the results of its Apple Watch-based heart study more than a year after it began, and it appears to have been a success, with a few caveats. 
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A 104-year-old woman has said she wants to be arrested because she has never been on the wrong side of the law.

NZ victim's last words to gunman go viral

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A Christchurch worshipper, who was among the first to be targeted by a gunman Friday, is being hailed as a hero online for sharing "peaceful" and "courageous" words — likely his last — while confronting his attackers.

Offa Robbery Suspect: I Was Coerced to Implicate Bukola Saraki

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One of the suspects in the April 5, 2018 bank robberies in Offa, Kwara State, Ayoade Akinnibosun, yesterday told a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin how  the police coerced him to implicate Senate President Bukola Saraki.

Two-storey building collapses in Ibadan

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A two-storey building has collapsed in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

I am so much richer than President Buhari – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says

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The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari may be “poorer” than he was in 2015, according to a report by DailyPost.

Nigerian man based abroad killed in an accident when he returned to Nigeria after living abroad for 15 years

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It has been reported that a Nigerian man based abroad has died after his return to Nigeria a few weeks ago.

Adesua Etomi-Wellington makes debut appearance on Vogue Magazine, Banky W gushes over her

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Celebrated Nigerian actress Adesua Etomi-Wellington has been recognized among 14 other talented actresses in the world who are being celebrated for their resilience and astounding performances in their acting careers, by world renowned high fashion publishing house, Vogue Magazine.

Igbo businessman narrowly escapes death after being attacked by hoodlums in Taraba state

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An Igbo businessman narrowly escaped death after being attacked by thugs in Taraba. Rotn Akanwoke Gideon, aka Arkgee, the CEO of Arkgee Computers in Yola was attacked along Wukari Road in Taraba state.

Thin-and-light Vaio SX14 laptop gets U.S. release, $1,299 starting price tag

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It's already been five years since Sony pulled the plug on its Vaio line of PCs, selling the brand to a private equity firm that initially concentrated on the Japanese market. It returned to the U.S. market late in 2015  via a convertible notebook sold via the Microsoft Store, and has kept a low-key presence here since, mostly selling online.

Tesla to reveal Model Y tonight: Elon Musk bets big on new electric SUV

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Tesla is set to unveil the Model Y on March 14 at the Los Angeles Design Studio. Details concerning the new vehicle are scarce, but Musk says  the SUV will be bigger than the company’s latest Model 3 sedan .

Lagos school building collapse: search for survivors ends

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Emergency services have called off the search for survivors of a building collapse that killed at least nine in Nigeria’s biggest city, Lagos, as anger mounted over dilapidated property and unscrupulous owners.

A Google employee broke the world record for calculating pi

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(Business Insider) -  Google employee Emma Haruka Iwao used Google's cloud computing service to break the world record for calculating pi, an infinite number vital to engineering.

Trump: US grounding some Boeing 737s after Ethiopia crash

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The U.S. is issuing an emergency order Wednesday grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft "effective immediately," in the wake of the crash of an Ethiopian Airliner that killed 157 people, President Donald Trump said.

Two boys died in an SUV that rolled into a creek while their mom was in a store, police say

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(CNN) - Jenea Payne parked her SUV and walked into a grocery store in western Mississippi over the weekend, leaving her three small children in the vehicle, police say.

Man survives hours lost at sea - thanks to his jeans

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A man has survived more than three hours lost at sea thanks to the buoyancy of his jeans.

Woman's hand sawn off 'in insurance fraud'

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Police in Slovenia have accused a woman of cutting off her hand with a circular saw - with the help of her family - to make a fraudulent insurance claim.

Airline boss replies to boy's viral letter

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An airline founded by a 10-year-old Australian boy and his school friend is already taking off, having grabbed the attention of a long-established competitor. Alex Jacquot, the self-proclaimed CEO of "Oceania Express," recently had some extra time on his hands and decided to write a letter to Qantas CEO Alan Joyce asking him for advice.

Woman wins lottery 30 times in a single day

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Talk about hitting the jackpot!

Plane turns around after mom forgot her baby at airport

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A plane had to turn around and go back to the airport after a mum claimed she left her baby at the terminal.

Meet the lucky man who missed the ill-fated Ethiopian Airline flight (photos)

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Pictured above  is Ahmed Khalid who missed the doomed Ethiopian airlines flight because his connection flight from Dubai was delayed and he reached Addis Ababa later than planned.

Debit card with built-in fingerprint reader begins trial in the UK

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British bank Natwest is trialling the use of a new NFC payment card with a built-in fingerprint scanner. The trial, which will include 200 customers when it begins in mid-April, will allow its participants to make NFC payments (called “contactless” in the UK) without needing to input a PIN or offer a signature. The standard £30 limit for contactless payments will not apply when the fingerprint is used.

US arrests cryptocurrency exec over 'multibillion-dollar' fraud

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Cryptocurrency scams  are nothing new, but they're rarely as large as this. US law enforcement has arrested   Konstantin Ignatov over a fraud charge relating to OneCoin, the cryptocurrency he helped found. 

Tragic final message from woman killed in Ethiopia crash

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A Canadian woman killed in an Ethiopian Airlines crash wrote a tragic final message as she made the long journey to Africa for a UN assembly.

Special Birthday Shout-out to Barr. Mrs. Rossie Ogbeche

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Happy Birthday wish from all of us at Trending Naija Blog(TNB). May God bless your new age and may  HIS grace be upon you and your family.  Congratulations!!!

Special Birthday Shout-out to Mr. Offiong Effiom

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Happy Birthday to you; Mr. Offiong Effiom from all of us at Trending Naija Blog (TNB). May God continue to bless you and your family. May He grant you good health, long life and prosperity, Amen! Congratulations!!!

Lopez, Rodriguez get engaged

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J ennifer Lopez is set to wed for the fourth time after becoming engaged to boyfriend Alex Rodriguez. The retired baseball star reportedly popped the question during a vacation in the Bahamas, and he announced the big news via Instagram on Saturday (09Mar19)

Coach who tried to turn Bolt into footballer sacked

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S YDNEY, March 10 (Reuters) - Mike Mulvey, the man who tried to turn Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt into a professional soccer player, has been sacked by the Central Coast Mariners after a thumping defeat in the A-League

Ethiopian Airlines flight with 157 aboard crashes

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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — An Ethiopian Airlines flight with 157 people thought to be on board crashed shortly after takeoff Sunday morning from Ethiopia’s capital while headed to Nairobi, the airline said.

Messi leads Barca win before Champions League game vs Lyon

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BARCELONA, Spain — With Lionel Messi in top form, Barcelona looks ready to erase its Champions League frustrations.

Four killed, one kidnapped in Rivers violence

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A policeman and three others were killed by suspected gunmen while a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mrs. Emilia Nte, was kidnapped in Rivers State.

R. Kelly freed from Chicago jail after child support paid

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March 9 (Reuters) - Singer R. Kelly was released from a Chicago jail on Saturday after a child support payment of more than $161,000 was made to an ex-wife, police said, ending his second incarceration in two weeks after a prior arrest on sex assault charges.

Fourteen killed in Colombia plane crash - civil aviation agency

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BOGOTA (Reuters) - Fourteen people were killed in a plane crash in the Colombian plains province of Meta on Saturday, the country's civil aviation agency said.