Another Nigerian man has been killed in South Africa. The Nigeria Consulate-General in South Africa said the deceased identified as Ozumba Tochukwu-Lawrence, was shot dead at 10 Koppe, Middleburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa, on July 6th. His attackers were said to ...
Read More »Fire guts NNPC depot in Niger State:Photos
The Depot of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in Pogo Minna, Niger state was gutted by fire today. According to reports, the fire was as a result of leakages from the pipes from the Depot which was noticed on ...
Read More »Oprah Winfrey says she bought a private plane after a rude encounter with someone at the airport
Oprah Winfrey says she had an encounter with a rude fan at the airport in the ’90s, and that led her to use a private plane for travel. Winfrey, who is on the cover of British Vogue’s August issue, spoke ...
Read More »Mark Zuckerberg tops Warren Buffett to become the world’s third-richest person
Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has overtaken Warren Buffett as the world’s third-richest person, further solidifying technology as the most robust creator of wealth. Zuckerberg, who trails only Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos and Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates, eclipsed Buffett ...
Read More »At least 9 killed in attack on Somalia’s interior ministry
A least nine people were killed in an attack on Somalia’s interior ministry and security forces killed all three attackers after a two-hour gun battle inside, police said Saturday, as the al-Shabab extremist group claimed responsibility. A number of people, ...
Read More »Senator Ben Bruce-‘The Federal Government must apologize to Fela and offer him restitution
Senator Ben Murray-Bruce representing Bayelsa east constituency says Afrobeat legend, Fela Kuti is more famous than any president in the history of Nigeria. He described the late king of Afrobeat as the “greatest leader to come out of Africa”. According ...
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INEC to spend N600m on Ekiti State July 14th governorship election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will spend about N600m on the Ekiti State governorship election which will take place on July 14, 2018. The INEC National Commissioner in charge of the Ekiti election, Prince Solomon ...
Read More »PDP demands immediate sack and arraignment of Finance minister, Kemi Adeosun
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately sack, arrest and arraign his minister of finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun for alleged criminal forgery of her NYSC certificate. PDP urges President Buhari not to provide a cover ...
Read More »Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, allegedly skipped NYSC and forged her discharge certificate” Premium Times reports
Premium Times published a report alleging that Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, forged her NYSC certificate and that she allegedly never participated in the one-year mandatory scheme. Read the report as published by Premiumtimes below Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, did ...
Read More »Resident Doctors protest against gruesome killing of colleague along Abuja-Kaduna Highway
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARDs) on Friday, July 6, protested against the gruesome killing of one its member along Abuja-Kaduna Highway. Late Dr Oluremi Alabi Adedotun was killed by gunmen along the Abuja-Kaduna Highway during a trip to ...
Read More »25-year old student jailed for 2 years for stalking and confessing love for female lawmaker in Uganda
Brian Isiko, a 25-year old Ugandan student has been handed a two year prison sentence for confessing his “too much love” for Kabalore Woman Member of Parliament, Ms Sylvia Rwabwoogo. The student of YMCA Jinja Branch was convicted on his ...
Read More »‘The scars and stretch marks on your wife’s stomach symbolizes the pain that comes with motherhood’ – Actress Rita Edochie tells men
Veteran Nollywood actress, Rita Edochie took to Instagram to explain why all men must respect women and motherhood. According to her, the scars and stretch marks on women’s stomach, symbolizes the pain, love, and life that comes with motherhood. She wrote: ‘RESPECT ...
Read More »Air Peace all-female flight gets rousing ovation in Lagos, Abuja, Owerri
Air Peace all-female flight crew – Captain Sinmisola Ajibola (4th left), Senior First Officer Quincy Owen (2nd left), SEP Instructor Rosemary Uagbor (3rd right), Cabin Executive Chidimma Chimezie (2nd right), Cabin Executive Opakirite George (left) and B1 Engineer, Justina Etim (Right) with the ...
Read More »PDP-‘President Buhari’s unilateral Executive Order on asset seizure is a travesty of justice and rule of law’
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned and described as illegal, unconstitutional, reprehensible and a dangerous step towards a descent to fascism, the asset seizure Executive Order imposed by President Buhari, in total disregard to the provisions of 1999 constitution The party ...
Read More »Dallas mom of 2 shoots man in head after he attempts to steal her car with toddlers inside, says “I had to do what I had to do”
A mother of two shot a man in the head on the evening of Fourth of July when he tried to steal her SUV with her two children inside, Dallas police confirmed. Michelle Booker-Hicks of Duncanville was at a local ...
Read More »Three young men killed by herdsmen on their way to the farm in Benue State, several others injured
Three persons were killed in attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Tiza Village, Tormbo ward, Logo Local Government Area of Benue State on Thursday. It was gathered that the attackers invaded the village and laid ambushed for the farmers who were ...
Read More »Lovebirds caught romancing heavily in Ikeja City Mall
These lovebirds couldn’t wait to get a room and decided to display their affections in public in full glare of Ikeja City Mall shoppers and staff. According to Adegoke Pamilerin who shared the story, they “have stayed over 30 ...
Read More »Why I demanded sex from female student – sacked OAU lecturer finally speaks
Richard Akindele, the lecturer sacked by the management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, for demanding sex from a student for high grades, has explained the reason for his action. In his reply to a query issued to him by ...
Read More »Mother burns her 10-year-old daughter’s face with electric iron in Akwa Ibom over missing 200 Naira
A 10-year-old girl, Udeme Usen Etukudoh, may have been scarred for life after her mother burnt her face with electric iron for allegedly stealing N200. The incident happened Thursdayy in Ikot Ekang Itam, Uruan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom ...
Read More »Former Pakistan PM sentenced to 10 years for corruption; daughter gets 7, fined $2.6 million
Former Pakistan Prime minister, Nawaz Sharif has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for corruption, while his daughter Maryam Sharif has been given seven years. The verdict was delivered by an accountability court in Pakistan in one of the ...
Read More »Graphic photos: Man commits suicide by hanging himself in an uncompleted building in Ogun State
Facebook user, Oluyemi Olufemi F M, shared these graphic photos of a young Hausa man who committed suicide by hanging himself in an uncompleted building in Aferiku Idiroko border in Ogun State. It’s still unclear why the man decided to end ...
Read More »65-year-old man arrested for defiling and impregnating 13-year-old schoolgirl in Edo
A 65-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly defiling and impregnating a 13-year-old student in Edo state. Matthew Omokhafe is accused of raping the minor, a primary four pupil who will not be named, in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State. ...
Read More »Could ranches solve Nigeria’s deadly herder-farmer conflict?
© A burnt-out motorcycle is seen in a house burned down in central Plateau state The editor-in-chief of Nigeria’s Daily Trust newspaper, Mannir Dan Ali, considers whether ranches could solve the deadly conflicts between herders and farmers. No issue ...
Read More »Maradona apologises to FIFA over England ‘monumental theft’ claim
Referee Mark Geiger was slammed by the outspoken Argentina legend, who has now admitted he went too far in his criticisms Diego Maradona has apologised to FIFA over his criticism of referee Mark Geiger following England’s World Cup penalty shoot-out ...
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