Nigerian government on Wednesday approved N580.5 million for the procurement of four armoured vehicles to aid the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in its fight against dangerous and illicit drugs. Nigeria’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the ...

The Edo State Government has declared a 24-hour curfew in the a section of Benin, the state capital, starting from 12.00am Thursday, 29 September, 2022 to 12am Friday, 30 September, 2022. The Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie, in ...

  Fire gutted 7 self-contained apartments in a private hostel occupied by the Students of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin on Wednesday afternoon. The private hostel known as “GQ Hostel” was located outside the Polytechnic Campus at Apata Yakuba area, Ilorin ...

  Nigerians are so excited that Ayra Starr has featured Kelly Rowland in the remix of her hit song Bloody Samaritan. Mavin record last night announced the big news, and it instantly made Kelly Rowland trend on Twitter. The remix ...

Embattled actor Olanrewaju James- Baba Ijesha, has cried out from the hospital bed over his ailing health. The disgraced actor, who was convicted of rape in July, revealed that he has been battling a serious and deadly ailment in prison, which ...

  Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, known as MBS, has become the kingdom’s prime minister, a royal decree said on Tuesday. Saudi King Salman ordered the cabinet reshuffle, giving his son the post which has traditionally held by the king. MBS, ...

  A security guard, Koleosho Abayomi, has demanded justice after a policeman allegedly shot him in his thigh at the Lekki Peninsula Scheme II, in the Eti Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State. Punch Metro gathered that the cop, ...

Queen Elizabeth II tried to convince Meghan Markle to repair her fractious relationship with her father, Thomas Markle. “The Queen could see how damaging the situation was between Meghan and her father and she did speak to Meghan about it ...

  The eldest son of a member of the Bauchi State House of Assembly representing Dass Constituency, Bala Ali, has been killed by suspected kidnappers. Abdul Burra, the Spokesperson for the Speaker of the House, Abubakar Suleiman, who shared proceedings ...

  The management of Benue State University, Makurdi, has directed all staff members to resume work. According to the statement issued by the university’s registrar, Dr Mfaga Modom, titled, “Reopening of the University,” the management directed all staff members of ...

Singer Reekado Banks has lost his mother. He shared the sad news on his Instagram page. A poster announcing her death reads: “It is with Heavy heart that we announce the passing of our wife, mother, grandmother, sister, confidant and ...

Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF), Dr Babachir Lawal has distanced himself from joining the opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to settle scores with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over the controversial Muslim-Muslim Presidency ...

  Shakira appears to be settling scores with her ex Gerard Piqué via her music after the Spanish footballer was allegedly unfaithful. The 45-year-old Colombian pop star first appeared to include a jab at Piqué, 35, in her single Te ...

  THE All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) says the 422 member-list released at the weekend is not conclusive. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Publicity of the council said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. ...

  In partnership with FirstBank – Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider – Verve International, Africa’s leading payment technology and card business, has launched its third National Consumer promo designed to reward users of FirstBank verve card with ...

To mark the end of its 150th anniversary year, FrieslandCampina presents its new short film, A New Day. The film pays tribute to the many generations of dairy farmers who have made FrieslandCampina what it is today; a dynamic, forward-looking ...

Nollywood actress Zainab Bakare has described how having a buttlift procedure increased her self-esteem and confidence. Zainab Bakare, whose butt-lift procedure enhanced the contour of her bum claimed she had no regrets going under the knife and isn’t covering it ...

  Controversial cross-dresser Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky has owned up to being a side chick. The Instagram celebrity, who took ‘risk’ to become ‘Bobrisky’, also defined the class of side chick he/she belongs to. He/she claimed to be the one ...

  An Ikeja High Court has sentenced the deposed Baale of Shangisha in Magodo area of Lagos Mutiu Ogundare, charged with faking his kidnap to 15-year jail term. Justice Hakeem Oshodi sentenced Ogundare having convicted him of a two-count bordering ...

  Apple chief executive Tim Cook says there are still “not enough women at the table” at the world’s tech firms – including his own. In an exclusive interview with the BBC, Mr Cook said technology “will not achieve nearly ...

  Police in India are searching for a teacher accused of beating a Dalit student to death over a spelling mistake, officers said amid violent protests triggered by the incident. Nikhil Dohre was struck with a rod and kicked until ...

Prince George Told classmates ‘My Father Will Be King So You Better Watch Out’ Bombshell Royal Book Claims He might only be nine, but Prince George knows exactly who he is and had a royally cheeky comeback for a classmate ...

  Three suspects conveying 150 bottles of ‘skuchies’ have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command. ‘Skuchies’ is a cocktail of drugs, including cannabis sativa, tramadol tablets, codeine, swifnol, among others. The trio – Francis Friday, Kemi Adeyemo, and ...

The National Industrial Court Abuja has struck out a suit instituted by one Umar Lawal, asking the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its seven-month strike and return to classrooms. Lawal, who claimed to be the President ...

A United States district court has sentenced Abidemi Rufai, a suspended aide of Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, to five years’ imprisonment for fraud. The District Court in Western Tacoma in Washington jailed Mr Rufai on Monday for wire ...