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Niyi is a senior data editor at NiyiDaram

A touching photo of an elderly Canadian couple who have been married for 62 years and are now forced to live in separate care homes went viral after their granddaughter shared their story on Facebook.The photo of Wolfram Gottschalk, 83, and his wife, Anita, 81, shows the couple wiping away tears as they held hands during one of Anita’s visit at a transitional facility in British Columbia, Canad, while they are waiting for Wolf to be be accommodated at Anita’s nursing home. The image has been shared more than 10,000 times.Ashley Baryik, 29 said her grandparents have been separated because…

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Nollywood actress Funke Akindele has confirmed that she’s married to Abdulrasheed Bello aka JJC Skillz. According to some guests at the “Love Lagos Weekend” event hosted by the Lagos state government in London, Funke introduced herself to the crowd as “Olufunke Akindele Bello”.Love Lagos Weekend event is geared towards selling the state and uniting lovers of Lagos in the Diaspora.

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Survivors, family, friends consumed by grief bury the first 35 victims of the earthquake in Ascoli Piceno, the capital of the Marche region.  Italian President Sergio Mattarella, Senate President Pietro Grasso, Lower Chamber President Laura Boldrini and Italian Premier Matteo Renzi also attended the funeral service.Dozens of flower-covered caskets were lined up in a gymnasium as people bid farewell to loved ones, kneeling, crying inconsolably and placing their hands on the caskets. Hundreds more stood silently outside, others hugged each other as Giovanni D’Ercole, the Bishop of Ascoli, implored them not to lose faith.”Don’t be afraid to scream your suffering,…

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Mariah Carey’s older sister was arrested on a prostitution charge Friday, and police are saying anyone who may have had a sexual encounter ,especially unprotected with the woman should see their doctor. According to Mecury news,Alison A. Carey, 55 who is HIV positive was arrested after soliciting money in exchange for sexual favors from an undercover police officer posing as a clientSaugertiesWhen she was arrested Carey identified herself as the sister of the performer.Alison was advertising her services on the Internet, and according to her posting, had been working out of the hotel for about a week.One ad, posted at 6:18…

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President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated the preparedness of the Federal Government to discuss the release of the Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram terror group since 2014,In an interview with journalists in Nairobi, Kenya at the weekend, President Buhari said the Nigerian government is ready to dialogue with bonafide leaders of the terror group who know the whereabouts of the girls.‘‘I have made a couple of comments on the Chibok girls and it seems to me that much of it has been politicised.What we said is that the government which I preside over is prepared to talk to bonafide leaders…

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