President Muhammadu Buhari has given the armed forces an order to rout every trace of banditry and kidnapping from his home state of Katsina. The President gave the order on Sunday during an audience he granted the Chief of General ...

Eight people were injured in a clash between members of two Islamic sects over Imamate – Imam of Okene Central Mosque position – in Kogi State. Locals told Daily Trust on Sunday that the clash which occurred on Friday was ...

Simeon Nwakaudu, a spokesman of  Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike is dead. He died after a brief illness. Paulinus Nsirim, the state commissioner of information, in a statement said the governor described Nwakaudu as “loyal and dedicated professional”. “Rivers State ...

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said government officials will be visiting churches, mosques, companies to evaluate their preparedness to fully reopen. According to him, social distancing and hygiene will be prerequisites to reopening religious places of ...

The death of Oyo State Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Kehinde Ayoola was announced last week. Kehinde before his death was also a dedicated and loyal friend of the Governor. While visiting his family over their loss, Makinde said ...

Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has come hard on Nollywood, revealing that there are lots of crappy actors, actresses and directors in the industry. Edochie, in two tweets on Sunday said the qualities of home videos had dropped so much, as ...

Scientists at a California biotech company have found an antibody that completely blocks coronavirus in a discovery they called a ‘cure,’ Fox News reports. Sorrento Therapeutics, based in San Diego, claims its STI-1499 antibody stopped coronavirus from entering 100 percent ...

Police in Lagos have arrested two FAKE soldiers Kehinde Elijah, 45, and Eze Joseph in connection with the killing of a police sergeant, Onalaja Onajide. Onajide, who was attached to Ilemba Hausa Division, Ajamgbadi, was gunned down about 9:30pm on ...

Top-flight South Korean side has apologised after fans accused them of using s.e.x dolls in the stands. FC Seoul insisted they were “premium mannequins” rather than s.e.x dolls – but did admit they came from a supplier that produces s.e.x ...

Police authorities and officials of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) are looking for a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) who tested positive for Covid-19 but fled when a team came to evacuate him on Friday afternoon, The Nation ...

  Nollywood actress and diva, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, is celebrating her 25th year in the Entertainment industry. Popularly known as Omosexy, the actress on Sunday said she just realized this year — 2020 is her 25th year in Entertainment! She wrote: ...

Kansas police have arrested a 14-year-old boy who was allegedly spotted on camera watching a 15-year-old girl while she slept in her home. The Wichita Police Department said in a release that a tip helped them find the teen, who ...

A youthful police constable from Buuri West in Meru County, Kenya committed suicide following a domestic dispute with his wife. Michael Siwalo allegedly shot his spouse, Silvia Ramat Letei, in the stomach at 6:15pm before turning the gun on himself ...

Police in Arusha, Tanzania have arrested a 32-year-old man on allegations of killing his 79-year-old mother. Daniel Emmanuel, a resident of Sakila area in Arumeru District, Arusha, was, on Saturday, May 16, allegedly found by neighbours drinking his mother’s blood ...

An American man has stunned social media when he celebrated his 15th wedding anniversary with his wife and 11 kids. Kaymo took to social media — Instagram precisely to share photos of his wife and kids and wrote; “15 Year ...

The Federal Road Safety Corps has recorded 3,947 road crashes and 1,758 deaths in the first quarter of 2020. The Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria today in Abuja. ...

A Somali governor and three bodyguards were killed in a suicide attack claimed by the Al-Shabaab jihadist group in the regional capital of Galkayo on Sunday, a security official said. The Al-Shabaab attacker rammed a scooter taxi into a car ...

Nigerian government today announced that it has impounded a flight owned by a UK company being used to run commercial trips despite an existing travel ban. “Flair Aviation, a UK company, was given approval for humanitarian operations but regrettably we ...

Men of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, narrowly escaped death on Saturday night, when they were attacked by rampaging hoodlums while in the process of rescuing some victims of a road accident at Oke-Gbegun hill in Ikorodu area of ...

Lagos State Government has quarantined 39 Nigerian evacuees from Ghana. The returnees and 12 others from different West African countries were camped in the Badagry area of the state and have begun the 14-day isolation supervised by the Nigeria Centre ...

Tiwa Savage, has said that she might have to go n.a.k.e.d in her next musical video. Tiwa, 40, said this in an interview with BBC, while speaking on what to expect from her forthcoming album entitled ‘Celia’. “I might just ...

Madagascar on Sunday reported the first death of a patient suffering from novel coronavirus nearly two months after it was first detected in the country. According to local daily L’Express de Madagascar, the case is a 57-year-old man, a parking ...

Nigerians residing in Bangkok, Thailand appear set for a showdown with the Nigerian Ambassador to the country, Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli and the Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama over the directive that stranded Nigerians in Bangkok anxious to return home should ...

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday signed a power-sharing deal, ending a bitter months-long feud that plunged the country into political crisis. “Doctor Abdullah will lead the National Reconciliation High Commission and members of his ...

Thirty workers in a factory in Oyo state have tested positive for coronavirus. The factory, which is located at Ibadan South West Local Government, has subsequently been sealed. The 30 workers are part of the new 31 new cases in ...