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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s nephew, Laolu Osinbajo tied the knots with his heartthrob Sekemi Braithwaite yesterday, Saturday February 22. The couple already held their traditional wedding February 20. Their white wedding ceremony was attended by friends and family including the Vice President.  Laolu’s cousin, Kiki Osinbajo who shared photos from the ceremony spoke about how she will miss him. She ...

House of Representatives member, Shina Peller is a chief again. The Chairman of Aquila group of companies along side his wife were conferred with Chieftaincy titles in Epe, Lagos State this weekend. Shina shared photos from the event and wrote: “It was a memorable event yesterday in Epe as His Royal Majesty, Oba Kamorudeen Ishola Animashaun, Arolugbade Elepe II (Olaja ...

Troops have killed 13 bandits and arrested eight others in Zamfara, Katsina, and Kebbi States. The Acting Force Information Officer of Operation Hadari Daji (OPHD), Captain Ayobami Oni-Orisan, disclosed this in a statement. He explained that the feat was recorded during clearance operations, ambushes and fighting patrols in several locations across the theatre of operation between February 10 and 20. ...

Felicia Adikwu, a Jukun by tribe, is right now in a dilemma. She is pregnant for her children’s extramural studies teacher, popularly called “lesson teacher” in Nigeria and, she doesn’t know what to do about it. She is full of regret for her ill-advised action that is now threatening to tear her marriage apart. The young woman who holds a ...

A sixth death from the coronavirus has been reported in Iran as authorities in more than a dozen affected provinces ordered the closure of schools, universities and cultural centres in a bid to contain the outbreak. Ali Aghazadeh, governor of the Markazi province, said late on Saturday that tests of a patient who recently died in the central city of ...

Oh dear! Gospel singer Gloria Doyle has said she has lost her husband and children to her own blood sister. She made the revelation known in an interview with The Nation, saying her sister fled with her man and children to the States. She said all attempts for her to visit the US has proved abortive as her name was ...

  A man has reported an alleged sexual assault of a 3-year-old Nigerian girl raped by a 35-year-old man leading to her private part and anus getting torn. According to the post by one Somto on Twitter, the little girl eventually succumbed to the pains from the assault and reportedly lost her life. He wrote: This video brought sadness to my ...

  A wife has cried out for help after she found out her husband makes nothing less than $8000 monthly, but would rather give her a paltry sum of $150 for upkeep. According to her, she just stumbled on his will and what she saw really shocked her – she is not even a beneficiary of his estate, rather he ...

  A former Yobe State Senator, Adamu Garba has reacted to Emir of Kano Sanusi Lamido’s statement on the abolition of the Almajiri system, saying it is the pride of the North. According to Garba, it is the culture in the Northern part of the country and it will make no logical sense if it is destroyed, rather it should be reformed. ...

A dad killed his wife and two sons before shooting himself dead in a suspected murder-suicide. US border guard Ezequiel Almodovar, 39,  was found dead at home on Thursday along with wife, Marielis Soto, 38, and two teen sons, Ezequiel, 16, and Gabriel, 12. Officers at the Orange County Seriff’s Office were alerted after receiving a report that some of ...

Veteran Nollywood actress, Shan George has been appointed by Cross River State Governor as the Chairman of Callywood Board. The veteran actress who shared the good news in instagram said she never saw it coming and shared tears of joy. She thanked Governor Ben Ayade for the honour bestowed on her by making her the chairperson of the movie body ...

  A senior officer with the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS identified as Christopher Akpan has reportedly slumped and died while inside his office.   The Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP Christopher Akpan, died on Friday after he returned from an operation and went to the bathroom to freshen up, PM Express reports.   He was said to have slumped ...

    Tyson Fury is the WBC heavyweight champion of the world! Fury proved the bookies and experts wrong by stopping Deontay Wilder, handing the American his first loss, something he promised to do. #ANDTHENEW WBC CHAMPION OF THE WORLD… TYSOOOOOON FURYYYYYY!! #WBC #CONQUEReverything #Boxing #WilderFury2 pic.twitter.com/jjLmdWA67q — World Boxing Council (@WBCBoxing) February 23, 2020   The Gypsy King was ...

A mother is accused of abandoning her newborn baby and leaving her to die in a vacant lot in freezing temperatures. Baby Sophie Grace Hadden was found dead with her umbilical cord still attached on November 12 last year. Mum Nicole Layman, 22, from Port Jervis, New York, is now facing second-degree murder charges. The baby, who was naked except ...

Emeka Okonkwo aka E-Money, was a year older on February 18, 2020. The businessman held a get together to celebrate turning a year older with friends and family, and closed frineds like Timaya, Okey Bakasi, Funny bone, Lilian Esoro, Ned Okonkwo and others attended. More photos below…            

  Marriages are hard work as it takes a lot from both parties involved to make things go well. Perhaps, this is what some people see when they say that a good marriage is an achievement. While it is a better choice to go separate ways when things do not longer work, a broken marriage is a dent, a mark ...

Wizkid has become the first Nigerian singer to win NAACP image awards, after his collaboration with American singer, Beyonce. Beyonce‘s ”Brown Skin Girl” won an award at the 2020 edition of the popular Image awards. The singer, along with the grammy-award winning singer, reportedly picked up the award for the outstanding duo, group of collaboration at the 2020 edition of ...

Hanan Buhari, daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari has opened up on allegations that the Department of State Services detained a trader, Anthony Okolie, for 10 weeks for using a telephone line that was earlier used by her. According to her, though she had received complaints from relatives that someone was using her old line to solicit money, she never reported ...

  A woman, her daughter and a vulcaniser suffered varying degrees of burns after a petrol-laden tanker fell and exploded at Atatun, Ijaiye-Tutun, in Abeokuta on Friday evening. According to an eyewitness, the victims were immediately rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta. No fewer than five houses and several shops were burnt in the incident. An eye witness, ...

The Christian Association of Nigeria on Friday declared January 21 of every year as its day of national prayers for the persecuted Christians in the country. The decision was taken in honour of the  slain  CAN Chairman in the Michika Local Government of Adamawa State, Rev Lawan Andimi, and other victims of Boko Haram  and herdsmen attacks. The resolution to ...

A pastor, who is to perform a deliverance on a family in Anambra State, died in his sleep hours before the exercise. It was gathered that the pastor was invited to Anambra from Warri, Delta State. A member of the family, who pleaded anonymity, said that the development was a rude shock to everybody. He said, “Somebody recommended him to ...

South Korea says the number of new coronavirus cases in the country has more than doubled in one day. Officials said on Saturday that 229 new cases had been confirmed since Friday, raising the total to 433. Vice Health Minister Kim Gang-lip said the outbreak had entered “a serious new phase”. Many of the new cases are linked to a ...

Thirty-eight-year-old Caro Nduti — a Nairobi resident — says she has seen it all in marriage. She was loved, she was deceived, she was cheated on, she was mistreated, and she was treated with contempt. Her only wrongdoing? She loved too much. Nduti’s love story dates back to early 2000s. She was a teenager studying in a Nairobi college when ...

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have posted an extraordinary statement on their website claiming that the Queen does not own the word royal across the world after they were forced to drop their ‘Sussex Royal’ brand. Harry and Meghan put a new statement on their own website hours after announcing they would stop using the word ‘royal’ in their ...

She’s no stranger to putting on a showstopping display at many a showbiz event. And it was business as usual for Lil Kim as she made a glamorous arrival at Floyd Mayweather’s star-studded birthday party at the Boulevard 3 in Hollywood, California on Friday. The musician, 45, showcased a very smooth complexion as she slipped into a figure-hugging monochrome jumpsuit ...