Controversial Nigerian singer, Naira Marley has said he sees no reason of constantly showing off his wealth on social media.
He gave his own ’50 Cents’ on the issue of entertainers and celebrities feeling the urge to constantly flaunt their wealth and luxurious lifestyle on social media.
The rapper in a recent Twitter post, stated that he does not see the need to constantly show off his riches of assets.
He went further to say that the reason he does not flaunt his riches online is solely because he has the real money as such, there’s no need to try and prove a point.
“I don’t see the constant need in showing off because I actually have real money,” he wrote.
Big Brother Naija ‘lockdown’ housemate, Lucy has opined that the current head of house, Erica is power drunk.
On Friday night, a mild drama ensued in the house when Erica had a face-off with Wathoni over Kiddwaya.
Erica confronted Wathoni to discuss the issue which was a little bit about KIDDWAYA but Wathoni walked out on her for insulting her son.
Erica had said Wathoni is a 29-year-old who has failed to act her age.
Speaking on the incident, Lucy told Wathoni that Erica is power-drunk and has low self esteem.
In her words ;
“I came to talk to you because I know how if feels when someone insults your son. I want us to talk so you can take your mind off the issue.
“Erica is power drunk and has low self esteem. A child should not be used as an insult, I wish I had so I can focus more on making money.
“It is annoying when there’s an argument and half of the house goes to hug one person and leaves the other.
Lucy's take is that Erica is power drunk and has low self esteem. She wants to take Wathoni's mind off the issue and says she wishes she had, had a child when she was younger so she would just focus on making money.
History was made last night in Portugal as Bayern swept apart their Catalan opponents in grand style during their Uefe Champions League quarter-final class.
Bayern’s swashbuckling and unmatchable style of play blitzed through Barca’s defense as goals from Lewandowski, J.Kimmich, Thomas Muller, Ivan Perisic, S. Gnabry were enough to downsize a toothless Barcelona team.
Nigerians reacted hilariously after the humiliating defeat and Lionel Messi became the prime target for jokes and savage memes.
Messi is regarded by most football fans as the GREATEST OF ALL TIME (GOAT) but fans have said the ”goat” was turned to ”asun” because he failed to help his team.
Barca fans will say Ter Stegen is the best goalkeeper in the world, Suarez is an elite striker, De Jong and Fati are the best youngsters. Pique is better than Ramos.
But anytime Barcelona loses, Barca fans will do a sharp U-turn and tell us how Messi is surrounded by deadwoods?
My Sincere Condolences goes to all Barcelona fans around the Globe and my Solidarity Prayer goes to Messi and his teammates, Please wait Champions League is coming to Camp Nou Next Year ? pic.twitter.com/o6YbJmsSWV
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Illorin Zonal Office, has secured the conviction of one Kolade Emmanuel Balogun, who was charged to court for offences bordering on internet fraud.
The charge against the suspect read;
“That you, KOLADE BALOGUN (a.k.a Willam Davis, alias Behemoth) sometime in March 2020 or thereabout at Ilorin, Kwara State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court attempted to commit an offence of cheating by impersonation, pretending and representing yourself to be a white man called Willam Davis, alias Behemoth to an unsuspected white woman on dating site called SeekingArrangement as it is contained in your Gmail account: [email protected] and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 95 of the Penal Code Law of Northern Nigeria.”
Yahoo Boy Bags Three Months of Traffic Control in Ilorin
The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, August 13, 2020, secured the conviction of one Kolade Emmanuel Balogun for internet fraud. pic.twitter.com/yw6tuwsPmJ
The young man was found guilty of the charges against him after being arraigned before Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin.
The judge ordered him to pay a fine of N50,000 and control traffic at a junction behind the Kwara State Ministry of Physical Planning for three months commencing from August 17 to October 17, 2020.
He also ordered that other items like phones and laptops recovered from him, should be forfeited to the Federal Government.
Big Brother Naija 2020 housemate, Nengi has admitted that she had liposuction surgery.
You would recall that upon Nengi’s entrance into the BBNaija house, old photos of her having a considerably smaller backside surfaced and fans accused her of having a butt enhancement surgery.
Nengi has now confirmed those talks during a conversation with Ozo on Friday.
Speaking on the procedure, the former beauty queen said she regrets ‘not blogging about her experience and would consider blogging her next surgical procedure’.
In her words ;
“When I tell people I have had liposuction, they always said I should not be talking about it. The way I look at it there is nothing there at all.
“If I ever had a procedure again I will talk more about it. I even regret not putting it in a blog like the white girls do ’cause’ I had a bombass experience and it came out really nice.”
Big Brother Naija 2020 housemate Kiddwaya seems to be taking his ‘romance’ with Erica to another level as he recently warned another female housemate not to get cozy with him anymore.
Erica recently confronted Kidd over his flirty nature and that might have been in his mind when he teasingly warned Tolanibaj not to ever try hugging him again.
Kiddwaya said this after Tolanibaj hugged him in the kitchen and according to the billionaire son, he does not want to have issues with Erica who he referred to as his ‘madam’.
Reacting to his warning, Tolanibaj agreed with Kidd and said they’d never cross that line.
Popular Actress Mercy Johnson-Okojie recently took to her social media page to share lovely new photos of herself, her husband, and their four children.
Mercy is renowned for the love she has for her family and she does not pass-up an opportunity to show them off.
She shared the photos with the caption ;
Did you hear it ? Divine said Hi ??? Omi ojie mhose ne bhu uromi ooooo…. Who can interpret? Uromi to the world
A Twitter user with the handle @tillytate20 on the social networking platform has shared that women who are successful are always referred to as “Ashewo” (prostitutes), even by their family members.
The lady took to the platform to narrate how her uncle who visited her house, went back home to tell her mother that she is into prostitution because she can’t afford the kind of apartment she lives in.
She revealed he was surprised to find out that her mum was the one who paid the house rent for her.
She wrote,
“My uncle came to my house for the first time and went back and told my mum I was doing prostitution in PHC and there was no way I could afford my apartment. My mum pays my rent so imagine his suprise. Ashawo is what you will get, even from family, know that and know peace.”
Nigerian music star and record label executive, Davido’s fiancée and mother of his first son, Ifeanyi, Chioma has become the latest ambassador for a popular brand.
Chioma who just like Davido have been off social media for months now, signed the deal earlier today with her manager, music executive, Ubi Franklin, and CEO of the brand, Eyo Bassey.
“Chioma to me few months ago – “Ubi I want to make xxx amount before December” Me to Chioma “say no more” ????????
Chioma wrote on her page;
“I’m looking forward to a very exciting Partnership with @payporte as their Official Brand Ambassador. In fact I’m already having an amazing experience.
Thank you to The MD/CEO @payporte Mr Eyo Bassey @officialeyobassey
Thank you to my Manager @ubifranklintriplemg”
The Arewa Youth Consultative Council (AYCC) has requested that the Federal Government block sexual and immorally-related sites from the Nigerian cyberspace.
According to the group this request is the youths progressive effort to building the nation.
In a statement signed by the group’s spokesperson, Muhammad Ibrahim, on Friday, August 14, 2020, AYCC said it is concerned by the exposure of Nigerian youths to ‘sexual contamination’.
The group said the exposure of Nigerian youths to sexual content is fueling a culture of indecency, immorality and increasing cases of sexual misbehavior.
Arewa youth in a two page letter addressed to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, called on the government to quickly intervene in blocking immoral and sexual sites.
Similarly, they suggested that individuals or companies that refuse to comply with the ban should be fined in billions
A part of the statement reads;
“we’re confident that your intervention can greatly block or cripple the emerging new order of indecency, immorality, and increasing cases of sexual behaviors. Sexualized interactions, immoral communications, exposure to pornography, online dating and other social ills. This is sacrosanct, as the phenomena is growing rapidly everyday. we must do something as a nation that believe in christianity and Islam even thpugh we claim to be secular, yet no religion or culture , tribe or section of Nigerians can justify the incestous exposure of our youth to sexual contamination”.
However , the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, in response on his Twitter account, said the group should redirect the request instead to the Ministry of Information and Culture, headed by Lai Mohammed.
See the tweet below;
Dear @DrIsaPantami, kindly consider this as our progressive effort to nation building. You've proved that youths inclusion in governance is the most reliable tool for the growth and development of Nigeria. Kindly accept this as our contribution sir. @FMoCDENigeria@NTANewsNow. pic.twitter.com/oS0jVu20VE
— AREWA YOUTH CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL (AYCC) (@ArewaAycc) August 14, 2020
Seven members of the same family dies of food poisoning at Auki village of Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
The deceased family members consists of two housewives and five children. The husband is reported to have developed a mental disorder, as a result of their demise.
According to an eye witness, the family members died on Tuesday night after consuming a meal prepared with corn (Tuwon Masala) by one of the housewives.
He also revealed that they developed stomach pains after consuming the food.
Three persons died instantly and four persons were pronounced dead at Bungudu General Hospital, Zamfara state.
The doctor on duty confirmed that the deceased died of food poisoning.
It was gathered that the husband who was not home when his family ate the meal has developed a mental disorder and can neither speak nor eat.
In a recent social media post, Ozo has sent some nice words to his sister wishing her well.
His post reads;
“Dear Ugy, @narccyugy
I always say that family is not an important thing, it is everything ❤️❤️❤️
I want to wish you a happy married life, I know you would have loved me to be there but I’m absent due to circumstances beyond my control and I’m sure you are happy with me where ever you are.
It seems like yesterday,
Remember when you made that list of qualities of a ‘perfect man?’ Well, you found him. Lots of love now and always.”
May you have a marriage full of love and happiness!”
“I’m so thankful to have a sister like you. And I wish you and your husband life long joy.” I love you sis❤️❤️❤️
One person has been burnt to death with three others injured after a petroleum tanker exploded at a filling station in Irete community along the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway in Owerri-West Local Government Area of Imo state earlier today, August 14th.
Confirming the incident, co-ordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Imo state, Evans Ugoh, revealed that after discharging its content at the filling station, the petroleum tanker was about reversing and maneuvering its way out of the premises when it was hit by a J5 commercial bus conveying pineapples on top speed.
The bus lost control and rammed into the truck, leading to a heavy explosion. Mr. Ugoh confirmed that one of the occupants of the J5 commercial bus, a female, died on the spot while 3 other persons who sustained fatal injuries have been rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.
He said, however, officials of the IMO state fire service, Red Cross, Civil defense, the Nigerian Police and NEMA officials were all on the ground for rescue operations.
Here are more photos from the incident … (Graphic photos ahead… viewers discretion advised)
Popular Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh has revealed that every success she has achieved in life can only be attributed to total strangers.
Tonto in a recent Instagram post advised her fans and other social media users to stop begging for support but should instead network with strangers.
According to the actress, to achieve success in life, you need to leave your comfort zone.
Using her life as an example, she revealed that to attain success she didn’t get help friends or family.
In her words,
“Stop begging for support.start networking with strangers.
“As harsh as this might sound! You need to leave your comfort zone to grow. 100% of my life success today I achieved through total strangers , Not friends, Not family…..let that sink!!!”
The mother of one recently bagged a People Democracy Party (PDP) appointment.
The Lagos State Film and Video Censors Board (LSFVCB) issued a 30-day notice for producers of audio and visual products to register their contents.
According to the Board’s Executive Secretary, Mr Bamidele Balogun, henceforth all audio and visual contents produced within Lagos state shall attract the payment of 5% levy on each item.
This new policy definitely did not go down well with some Lagosians as they have taken to their social media accounts to condemn the proposed plan.
Twitter user, @tryraisins connected the dots and tweeted that this policy came barely 24hrs after popular kids famous for remaking blockbuster movies, Ikorodubois received high-tech gadgets from Netflix.
@IAmMrMeks: If enemy of progress was a country then it’ll be Nigeria.
@AimLEGEND_: Our government is an enemy of progress. The Lagos State govt is like that useless landlord that will not maintain the house or fix dilapidated parts, but the moment you buy a new car, fiam, he will increase your rent.
@danny_Aguele: Ikorodu bois will simply move to Ogun state and become Abeokuta Bois… E no hard naa.
Mr Bamidele ended his statement with an encouragement to producers and others in the entertainment industry to take advantage of this opening and key in to the platform, as it will be to their “benefits“.
Big Brother Naija ‘lockdown’ housemate, Erica has revealed that all the guys in Big Brother’s house want her.
The beautiful actress made the disclosure this during a discussion with the billionaire son, where she tagged him a flirt, adding that he’s too free with all the girls in the house.
One Ahmad Aliyu, 32, has in new reports, been rescued by the Kano state police command after he was said to have been locked up in a room by his father and stepmother for seven years in Farawa Babban Layi, Mariri Quarters in Kumbotso Local Government Area of the State.
According to the reports, men of the Kano State police command came to Aliyu’s rescue after a video showing his sad state went viral.
Aliyu looked emaciated and dehydrated in the viral video — he had spent days without food and water and reportedly drank his own urine whenever he was tasty.
A concerned neighbor alerted the police in Farawa and members of a non-governmental organization, Human Rights Network.
It’s reported that Ahmad was “imprisoned” by his father and stepmother on the suspicion that he had started smoking and getting involved in drug consumption. The police arrested his father and stepmother and took away their victim.
Residents of Ikota Housing estate in Ajah, Lagos state, converged on Friday morning August 14, for prayers over the faulty transformer in the area.
According to Twitter user @Kay_Tylor, who shared the video online, the PHCN officials have brought four different transformers to their area and the four have gone bad, throwing them into perpetual darkness.
The residents converged to pray against the principalities and powers causing the transformers to go bad all the time.
Watch the video below
4 transformers bad in 1yr. The Ikota Housing Estate community in Ajah Lagos, had to result to prayers. Divine intervention desperately sought. @Gidi_Traffic@EKEDPpic.twitter.com/EU4XhBLjIq
Big Brother Naija Lockdown contestant, Kiddwaya and his love interest in the house, Erica were recently spotted having a nice time in the Head of House lounge.
During their rather intimate romance session, the love pair talked about their affection towards each other and how it all started.
Erica shared of how her feelings for the billionaire heir became stronger after they made out one Saturday night. She revealed that although it wasn’t planned, she just couldn’t hold herself back.
During their discussion however, Erica can be seen running her lips down his nipples while Kiddwaya blushed and laughed in excitement.
They also locked lips severally as Kidd talked about her smile.
The Governor of Ogun state, Dapo Abiodun, has announced the decision to reopen churches and mosques in the state, to take effect from Friday, August 14.
The weekend lockdown has been in full force in the state since March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit Nigeria. The lockdown was instated to curb the further spread of the virus.
In a press release, the Governor revealed that after thorough deliberation, consideration and resolution by the committee which consists of top religious leaders and other government representatives, the state has decided to reopen the worship centres.
Excerpts from Dapo’s statement:
“After thorough deliberation, consideration and resolution, we decided to reopen the worship centres with effect from Friday 14th August, 2020 as indicated in my last address. This decision was made in line with agreement reached by the committee set up to develop guidelines for reopening of the religious centres.
“The Committee includes the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN); the League of Imams and Alfas and Government representatives. I am delighted to note that reports reaching us indicate varying but encouraging level of preparedness by the Worship Centres. Therefore, today, Friday, 14th August is hereby confirmed for the commencement of operations of the Worship Centres, subject to the guidelines.
“Let me say that now that our worship centres are open for activities, the restrictions on weekends are lifted, but the limitation on social gatherings not exceeding 20 people at any place at the same time is still very much in force”, the governor said.
Nigerian Disc Jockey and billionaire heiress, Florence Otedola a.k.a DJ Cuppy recently revealed that she just might stay single forever as her search for a better half continues to be futile.
Moments after the DJ took to her Insta story to reveal that she would remain single, she got a text from her ex boyfriend.
She took to her Twitter page to share a conversation that ensued between them.
He explained that he heard her song at the airport at Frankfurt and he was calling her to inform her of how viral her song has gone.
In the text the ex boyfriend requested that Cuppy should not forget him.
The billion daughter assured him that the only thing she never forget about him is that he broke her heart.
The tweet has received mixed reactions from her fans.
Big Brother Naija 2018 star, Bamike Olawunmi-Adenibuyan popularly known as ‘Bam Bam’ has added significant ‘thickness’ since the birth of her child and she’s unapologetic about it.
The reality star took to her social media page to flaunt what her husband, Teddy-A has been enjoying and she received positive reactions because indeed, it is a very beautiful photo.
See photo below ;
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Bam Bam and Teddy A welcomed Zendaya earlier in March 2020. The reality TV star took to her Instagram on Friday, August 13, 2020, where she shared a beautiful photo of her bonding with the little girl.
A lecturer Stephen Akpabio-Klementowski has revealed that he is an ex-convict that went to jail without any qualification, but managed to beat all odds and studied to bag doctorate degree.
In a documentary that was posted on Twitter by BBCideas, the university lecturer tells the inspiring story of how he transformed his life through education.
According to him, growing up was hard as he lost his father when he was still a teenager.
As a young boy he chose the wrong path by venturing into drug-dealing.
He was sentenced to 16 years in prison for the crime. However, by the time he left prison, he had completed his first degree and two further degrees, including a doctorate.
Akpabio shared the challenges he faced in a bid to turn his life around. For example, he left school with no qualifications. But his determination and love for learning kept him going.
He said other prisoners and guards felt that he was wasting his time and that studying won’t matter with his criminal record.
The lecturer did not allow other peoples opinion to stop him from achieving his goals.
Stephen Akpabio-Klementowski is now a Lecturer of Criminology at the Open University, he works with students in prisons and tells them they too can turn their lives around.
“The word “prisoner” is just a label. I found my freedom within my own mind,” he said.
He believes that “everyone has the potential and power to change” and that freedom comes from the mind.
Watch the video below;
Stephen Akpabio-Klementowski tells the extraordinary and powerful story of how he transformed his life through education. Made in partnership with @OpenUniversitypic.twitter.com/PuyY3es71g
Ruby Angela Saleh, sister of murdered Gokada CEO Fahim Saleh has penned down an emotional tribute to her brother.
If you recall, the limbless, headless torso of the millionaire tech entrepreneur was found inside his $2.25 million apartment in New York on Tuesday afternoon, with an electric saw lying next to the remains, police in New York said.
In an article posted on Medium by Ruby, she described in detail Fahim’s life events, death and funeral.
She wrote about how she heard about her brother’s death:
On July 14th at 10:47 pm, my phone rang. I was in bed next to my husband and had just begun dozing off, but I answered because it was my aunt, calling from New York. “I have some very bad news,” she said. She sounded spooked and was reluctant to divulge more, so I knew something really bad had happened to someone in my immediate family. My shoulders stiffened while the rest of my body went limp. Maybe one of my parents had Covid?
“What happened?“ I kept asking. “What happened?” I was having trouble drawing a breath. I put the phone on speaker so my husband could listen.
“It’s very bad,” she said.
“Just tell me, Aunty. What happened?”
“Fahim isn’t with us anymore,” she said.
Her words didn’t make sense. “What do you mean?” How could my healthy, vibrant, creative, beautiful 33-year-old baby brother not be “with us anymore”?
Ruby continued:
“Within 48 hours of hearing the news, I was sitting with my cousin and sister on floral bedsheets on my cousin’s cast iron bed when I got a call from the funeral home. The man on the line said that due to Covid, I would have to identify my brother’s body via a photo he would send to me. His message popped up within minutes. I immediately felt nauseated. “It’s here,” I said. My sister, cousin, and I held hands and said a prayer before opening the attachment. And there it was: a photo of my beautiful brother, lifeless.
My sister howled. “No, no, no, it’s real now, it’s real now,” she kept repeating.
I held her tight. We wanted to ask that photo, ask our beloved brother, “How did this happen to you, baby?” I began to caress his face on the computer screen with my index finger as tears poured down my cheeks. I just wanted to tell him, “I’m so sorry, Fahim, I’m so sorry, Fahim. My poor, sweet brother. My heart.”
My father heard our cries and knocked on the door, asking what was going on. We quickly shut the computer, wiped our faces, and told him we were fine. We could never tell him what we had seen.”
She went on to describe what her growing up years with Fahim was like.
According to Ruby, Fahim was passionate about technology and discovering internet was a way for him to channel God’s given gift.
She spoke about how industrious the CEO of Lagos-based motorcycle-hailing company was, even from a very young age.
He built his first website at 12, “The Saleh Family” and monetized his first website at the age of 13.
She added:
From the time he discovered the Internet until the time I last saw him, my brother could get so lost in his work that the sun could come up before he realized he had skipped both lunch and dinner. Our father fretted over Fahim’s habits.
Ruby spoke about Fahim’s numerous business endeavours and his desire to impact the lives of people.
She wrote:
At 33, his business interests had matured from expressing his love of jokes and pranks to changing people’s lives through technology in the developing world, while employing the most impoverished of them. Having come from so little, Fahim had zero interest in being a rich entrepreneur who only hung out with other rich entrepreneurs. His heart was most open to those in need. “These drivers depend on me,” he would say when talking about Gokada, the motorbike-hailing app he developed in Nigeria. Just as he had once been determined to ease our father’s hardships, he later dedicated himself to easing the hardships of countless others.
Ruby further narrated the events that happened before and during Fahim’ funeral.
But on Sunday, July 19th, 2020, my family and I had to bury my sweet brother in the Hudson Valley. I had to arrange my beautiful boy’s funeral. Three days prior, the funeral home called to report that it would not be possible to sew his limbs and head back onto his torso before burial. Upon receiving that news, I closed my eyes and crossed my arms over my chest like a Pharaoh, squeezing my phone against my body. My hands formed fists that I pushed into my heart with all my strength to contain my pain. Then I pleaded with the man to make sure all of my sweet brother’s body parts were in their proper places in the casket. The day before the funeral, the man called me again. “It wasn’t easy, but we were able to put him back together,” he said.
The morning of the funeral, I laid restless and limp in my sister’s bed at 3 a.m. listening to my parents sob together in Fahim’s room, with the checkered bed sheets and our childhood photos on the wall, their conversation too muffled behind the wall to understand.
His new boss, Naira Marley broke the news via his Instagram story, congratulating Lyta, saying the boy looks like him.
“@official_lyta This boy resemble u o. Congrats broski” he wrote as he shared a photo of the new born.
Although the mother of the child is not known yet, but it could be recalled that social media model, Coco Brown shook the internet few weeks ago, when news of her alleged affair with the ‘Monalisa’ crooner broke out.
An irate American lady identified as Kelly S in a video was seen burning down her boyfriends car.
Kelly who has been arrested by the Police for intentionally burning the car, confessed to the crime.
She admitted burning the car because she caught her boyfriend cheating on her with another woman in an hotel. When she caught him cheating she wanted to kill herself, but changed her mind.
Kelly, in a bid to seek revenge decided to do what she thinks would hurt her boyfriend. She resolved to burning his car.
The lover girl in the video, could be seen poring petrol from a gallon into the car before lighting it up. She also sustained burns on her face from the fire she lighted.
A Lady, with username cheesecake on twitter has taken to the platform, to narrate how she repeatedly gave up on juicy opportunities she got, because her pastor told her they were not God’s will for her.
The twitter user in a series of tweets stated that one of the opportunity she rejected was getting a scholarship to Warwick.
Then later dropping out of Russell in London, which she got through a scholarship, since the man of God told her to drop out.
She finally left the church a few years ago and went back to school to complete her degree.
She tweeted,
“All this results day tins is giving me ptsd to the time my pastor made me decline my scholarship to Warwick for the “will of God” Don’t think I’ll ever get over that.
“I still got into a Russell in London through clearing they transferred my scholarship over. Eventually my pastor told me to drop out- I did. I “left” the church a few years later and went back to finish my degree. – The End”.
Big Brother Naija ‘lockdown’ housemates, Neo and Vee, had a little argument earlier today and they settled their difference in a romantic way.
Earlier in the day while clearing their room, Neo had sent his love interest, Vee away from his corner.
Few minutes after Neo had finished cleaning his corner, he went after Vee to request a cuddle on his bed but Vee rejected and gave him the only condition for cuddling him.
A video trending on social media shows the moment Neo went on his knees to apologize to Vee for sending her away.
Vee could not help but gush over his gentlemanly attitude and she accepted his apology.
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