Nollywood veteran, Kanayo O. Kanayo couldn’t contain his emotions as his firstborn, Valerie, graduated from Babcock University.   The movie star took to his Instagram page on Thursday, August 20, 2020, where he shared the good news. “Hello friends, my ...

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has approved Friday as a public holiday for all categories of workers in the state in commemoration of the Islamic New Calendar Year 1442.   This was contained in a statement signed by Jamilu Iliyasu, ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt zonal office on Thursday secured the conviction of Chamseddine Waell Mohammed and Dina Jihad Khali who both pleaded guilty to separate one count charge of money laundering preferred against them.   ...

TikTok has removed more than 380,000 videos in the US for violating its hate speech policy so far this year, the short-form video app said Thursday.   The app, owned by China’s ByteDance, also said it banned more than 1,300 ...

Lagos State has recorded Coronavirus spike, as 476 new cases of the virus was announced by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC on Thursday.   Lagos recorded 235 new cases, almost half of the national figures. The state moves ...

Russian doctors have said they will not allow leading opposition figure Alexei Navalny to be transferred from a hospital in Siberia to one in Germany following his suspected poisoning.   The head doctor treating Mr Navalny said he was not ...

Madagascar has sacked its Minister of Health, Ahmad Ahmad as coronavirus spreads in the country.   This is coming a month after Ahmad had a problem with the President for seeking outside help for coronavirus. Madagascar saw COVID-19 cases rise ...

The Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, has said the withdrawal of his invitation to speak at this year’s Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) conference, is an “unfortunate embrace of injustice”.   El-Rufai said this in a statement signed by his ...

The Police Command in Oyo State has announced N500,000 bounty for useful information that can lead to the re-arrest of Sunday Shodipe.   Shodipe, 19, allegedly linked to the murder of 18-year-old Barakat Bello, 29-year-old Azeezat Shomuyiwa, and three others ...

Fake Watch buster has gone after comedian AY  with real names as Ayo Makun.   The Instagram handle which calls out influential people that wear fake watches, made the call out yesterday which happens to be the comedian’s birthday. Ay ...

Alaga Solomon Ari, a teacher at the Sudan United Mission Primary School in Agwatashi, Nasarawa State, has been arrested for defiling a 15-year-old pupil.   According to reports, the suspect had sent the girl to bring a broom from a ...

No fewer than seven persons are feared killed in Isia-Ama community of Oluasiri in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State as two militant groups engaged in a bloody clash.   A community source, who craved anonymity for fear of ...

Zambia’s Vice-President Inonge Wina has tested positive for Covid-19, the presidency’s office as announced.   According to a statement released by the presidency, the vice-president tested positive on Tuesday following a positive result of her daughter with whom she stays ...

A man identified simply as Chinedu has abducted a baby and mother and later dumped the woman in a septic tank at Igwuruta, Ikwerre Local Government Area, Rivers State.   It was gathered that the woman was rescued three days ...

The brother of a suicide bomber who killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, northwest England, in 2017 was on Thursday jailed for life.   Judge Jeremy Baker said Hashem Abedi, who was convicted in March of ...

The Christian Association of Nigeria has rejected the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 (CAMA), dismissing it as “satanic”.   The apex Christian body said CAMA “would snuff life out of the church and rank the church as a secular ...

It was a huge sigh of relief for friends and relations as 2 of the 3 suspected killers of Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot, Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, were set free by the Kaduna State Magistrate Court 1.   ...

  Ajax have bid €15 million (£14m/$18m) for Luis Suarez, according to El Chiringuito. It is also claimed Barca are willing to sell the forward, who will turn 34 next season. That could open the door for the Spanish club to follow up ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has received a petition requesting the anti-graft agency to probe the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, and Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei. The ...

Two persons were reportedly killed while several houses burnt down in a renewed conflict between Tiv/Jukun in Kwararafa village, Gossol local government area on Thursday morning. An eyewitness told TheNations correspondent that the whole problem started on Wednesday when some ...

The police in Kano state have arrested one Haruna Ya’u aka Dangaru, for allegedly killing his friend, Sani Ibrahim, following a disagreement over N500.   According to reports, the incident happened at Dan Tsinke Quarters of Tarauni Local Government Area ...

Big Brother Naija, BBNaija Lockdown housemate, Vee has complained about being s.e.x starved in the house.   Vee speaking to Erica and Tolanibaj said she needs to satisfy the desires of her body. According to her, she does not think ...

Douglas Harold Green, 61, was charged with aggravated kidnapping in the course of committing unlawful detention and assault. Employees at the Provo River Resort told local police that the man threw his wife into the Provo River.   Green said ...

DJ Cuppy has tweeted the information she told her dad, Billionaire Femi Otedola. According to her, she doesn’t need him anymore.   Adding a symbol of music to her tweet, she said; “I told my daddy I don’t need him ...

  The 2020-21 Premier League season will be commencing from 12th September. The schedule will go back to normal with matches being played only on weekends.   Leeds’ first Premier League game for 16 years will see Marcelo Bielsa’s men ...