Nigerian dancehall artist, Timaya has defended Davido, asking people to stop attributing his wealth to that of his father. According to Timaya, Davido has put a lot of work, into becoming who he is today. He noted that he is ...

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kwara State Command, on Monday, arrested a 51-year-old man, Idowu Mahmud, for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl said to be his wife’s cousin A statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Ayoola Michael, ...

  Actor and comedian Ewen MacIntosh, best known for his role as “Big Keith” in The Office, has died aged 50   The character, Keith Bishop, was a scotch egg-loving accountant who had a monotone answerphone message and would have rather ...

WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange faces ‘a living death sentence’ of 175 years in a concrete coffin cell Just days from now, Wikileaks boss Julian Assange could be standing shackled on a British airfield preparing to board a plane to the US. Once ...

A Colorado man has died after a bite from a large venomous lizard, called a Gila monster, that he illegally kept as a pet Christopher Ward, 34, owned two of the reptiles and became ill after being bitten on the ...

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Kemi Nanna Nandap to serve as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, ...

Actress Debbie Shokoya has expressed her dismay at the prevailing level of hardship in the country, highlighting that even the wealthy are not spared from the economic downturn. She specifically lamented the soaring price of rice. Contemplating a possible relocation from ...

Anambra State government has declared Mr Ifechukwu Nweke, who killed a 71-year-old man, Mr Shedrack Okoye on 25th of December, 2023 during masquerading at Umuawulu community in Awka South Local Government Area wanted The State Commissioner for Culture, Entertainment and ...

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has disagreed with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on the call for a nationwide protest without due consultation The TUC urged the NLC to stop taking unilateral decisions on issues of interest to ...

The National Working Committee NWC of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC has declared as inconclusive, last Saturday’s Governorship Primary Election in Edo state The decision was taken late Tuesday after an emergency meeting of the NWC.   Addressing newsmen ...

Operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested one Captain Nuhu Haruna for an alleged criminal breach of trust to the tune of N1,020,000.000 The Spokesman for the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, another arrest of ...

  Mercy Aigbe laments as Naira hits N1,800 to one Dollar Nollywood actress and business woman, Mercy Aigbe has expressed her concern on Instagram as the Nigerian currency is steadily weakening against the American dollar. In her caption, she lamented that she ...

‘Excessive salt consumption can lead to early death’ Network for Health Equity and Development (NHED), a coalition of Civil Society Organisations, has warned that excessive salt (sodium) intake can lower the lifespan of individuals. The coalition reiterated this position on ...

The Police Command in Enugu State says it has arrested 83 criminal suspects and rescued 20 kidnapped victims within the state from January 1, 2024, till date. The offences for which the suspects were arrested included abduction, kidnapping, armed robbery, ...

The immediate-past governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfattah Ahmed, has spent a second night in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, which is grilling him over alleged N10bn misappropriation. Ahmed reported on Monday morning at the Ilorin zonal office ...

Beyoncé-Knowles Carter is now the first Black woman to top Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart after her single “Texas Hold ‘Em” debuted at No. 1     Her other single “16 carriages” hit No. 9 on the chart based on ...

  Veteran singer and former member of The Remedies, Tony Tetuila, has vehemently denied the claims made by his ex-bandmate, Eedris Abdulkareem, suggesting that he was only admitted into the now-disbanded group out of pity. Abdulkareem recently stated in a podcast interview ...

  Developers in the built industry have rejected the agreement reached between the Federal Government and cement manufacturers. At the meeting, it was resolved that prices of cement will be reduced to between N7,000 and N8,000. In an exclusive interview ...

The Desert Foxes have received an incredible $90,000 monthly salary offer from the Algeria Football Federation for Jose Peseiro’s coaching services. Peseiro is a candidate to take over as head coach of the Algerian national team from Djamel Belmadi, along ...

  NewsOnline Nigeria reports that Oliver Alawuba is the Group Managing Director/CEO of United Bank for Africa (UBA) and the non-executive director of the bank.   Oliver Alawuba Marriage. Oliver Alawuba is married to Professor Nkeiruka Oly-Alawuba. Oliver Alawuba Education. He is an alumnus ...

The Federal Government says it has uncovered 32 routes through which food items are smuggled out of Nigeria Vice President Kashim Shettima disclosed this on Tuesday while addressing a conference on Public Wealth Management held in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He said ...

The Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Breweries Plc, Hans Essaadi, has said that the economic situation in Nigeria has deteriorated to the extent citizens can no longer afford to buy beer. Essaadi said this at the company’s investor call following the release ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has presented a car to his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un, state media said Tuesday, in another sign of warming ties between the two countries that have raised concerns in the United States The Russian-made ...

An Ogun State High Court, sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, on Monday sentenced a 23-year-old man, Azeez Akinpelu to death by hanging for killing an eleven-year-old girl, Rokibat Odeyale, in Owode Egba, in Obafemi/Owode local government area of the ...

The House of Representatives passed a bill to provide for the establishment of state police in the country for second reading The bill, sponsored by the Deputy Speaker of the House, Benjamin Kalu and 14 others, seeks to alter the ...