Tag Archives: Brisbane

St. Patrick’s Day reaches around the world

March 17, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Russians celebrate St. Patrick’s Day during the annual parade through Moscow, one of many held in cities across the world as the Irish holiday gains popularity. (Misha Japaridze/Associated Press) One of the few things Newfoundland and Labrador has in common … read more »

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Nigerian soccer player Wasiu Sanni and wife sentenced to seven years for smuggling cocaine

March 17, 2011 by benim

A FORMER Nigerian soccer player and his wife had their young daughter with them when they were caught smuggling cocaine into Brisbane, a court heard. In the Supreme Court in Brisbane, Commonwealth prosecutor Kylie Ward explained most of the submissions … read more »

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Nigerian fraud scheme targets small businesses

January 27, 2011 by benim

CRIMINALS from Nigeria, infamous for tempting people with get-rich-quick schemes, have come up with new scams targeting small business, Queensland police say. They have issued a warning to local businesses to be vigilant following reports of a Nigerian scam targeting … read more »

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Bodyguard claims he’s father of Michael Jackson’s son

October 30, 2010 by benim

Bodyguard donated sperm for singer Jacko had feared being killed on stage “I’ve been shut out of the children’s lives” MICHAEL Jackson’s former bodyguard, Matt Fiddes, believes he is the father of the late singer’s son, Prince Michael II Blanket … read more »

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