The family of late Rachel Oniga has released the burial arrangements for the veteran actress, which begins with a symposium in her honor. Oniga died of heart-related disease, on Saturday, July 31, and her family had said she battled with ...

Veteran musician Mike Okri has contracted COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated. Okri, who recently returned home after so many years abroad, said he caught the virus on Friday, August 20, a day before he was due to travel. He said ...

Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta was harassed by supporters of the club outside the Emirates Stadium following their 2-0 defeat to Chelsea, the UK Metro reports. The Gunners are yet to win or score any goal in their first two Premier ...

  Ooni of Ife’s wife, Olori Naomi Silekunola Ogunwusi, shared new photo with a glimpse of her son, Prince Tadenikawo Ogunwusi on her Instagram page. Captioning the photo, she wrote; ”Graceful in all sense! ”

There were drama, anger, confusion, and protest at the morgue of the Mainland Hospital, Yaba, Lagos State when activists, a lawyer, and family members went to demand the corpse of an allegedly murdered student activist, Nurudeen Alowonle, popularly known as ...

  A 17-year old girl, Aisha Kabiru of Shekar Maidaki Quarters, Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State has been arrested for allegedly stabbing her 28-year old neighbour, Bahijja Abubakar to death. Police spokesman, DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who paraded ...

The Lagos State Ministry of Health has said that over 500 deaths have been recorded in isolation centres across the state. Director, Public Affairs, Ministry of Health, Lagos State, ‘Tunbosun Ogunbanwo, made this known in a press statement on Sunday, ...

Twelve persons were confirmed to have been killed by bandits who stormed Duba village, Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State, late Saturday night. Sources said the bandits numbering over 300, armed with sophisticated weapons stormed the community at 10.45 ...

General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministry (OFM) Apostle Johnson Suleman has reacted to an allegation by Nollywood actress Chioma Ifemeludike that they had an affair. He said that he is not angry with those attacking him on social media over ...

  The University of Ibadan, Covenant University, and Obafemi Awolowo University have been ranked top in Nigeria by Webometrics in its latest rating. Analysis of the latest ranking showed that no Nigerian university was among the top 1,000 in the ...

  BBNaija season 6 housemate, Cross has expressed disappointment at Saskay for lying to him about her feelings for JayPaul. Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, BBNaija official host during Sunday live show asked Saskay who she’ll like to pick between across and JayPaul. ...

Funke Akindele and her husband, JJCSkillz are celebrating their 5th wedding anniversary today. The top Nollywood actress took to social media to celebrate their love, telling her husband she loves his so much.     Sharing one of the photos, ...

President Muhammadu Buhari, his wife, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo were among dignitaries at the luncheon organised for Yusuf and Zahra Buhari in Abuja. The event, which held at the Old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, ...

The remains of 34-year-old football enthusiast, Emmanuel Samuel, allegedly killed by a policeman in Abuja have been buried amid tears, Punch reports. The deceased, with his fiancée and friends, went to watch a football match on Sunday, July 11, when ...

A referee restored order after a controversial penalty decision by pulling out a gun. The extraordinary moment the match official strolled around the centre circle with the weapon in his hand was filmed by fans who kept a safe distance ...

Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has been caught on video kneeling before the newly crowned Olu of Warri Ogiame Atuwatse 111. Obasanjo visited the monarch on Sunday during a coronation thanksgiving service in Warri, Delta State and well he ...

Ex-BBN stars, Gedoni and Khafi have welcomed a baby boy. Khafi revealed this on her Instagram page. Her post read: “Our miracle is here and he is perfect. “Thank you to everyone who joined our live gender and baby reveal.” ...

FIFA and the player’s union FIFPro are cooperating to evacuate male and female footballers who wish to leave Afghanistan, the global body’s secretary general Fatma Samoura told AFP on Sunday. Last week, hardline Islamist militants the Taliban took control in ...

  Big Brother Naija housemate, Maria has listed six housemates she would like to evict on Sunday. Recall that on Biggie instructed Maria to prank six housemates. Having won the Head of House for this week, Maria was given a ...

A fresh batch of 15 students of the Bethel Baptist High School, Kaduna, were freed on Saturday, after they had spent 48 days in captivity. Baptist Convention President, Rev. Israel Akanji, supervised the reuniting of the freed students with their ...

Stephen Afam Ikeanyionwu, a drug dealer wanted for attempting to export 69.65kilograms of cocaine, heroin and cannabis to the United Kingdom (UK), has been arrested. The suspect had tried to move the substances through the NAHCO export shed of the ...

  Arin Olowoporoku, one of the housemates who were evicted from the Big Brother Naija show last Sunday has said that even before she went for the show, she knew that people would judge her based on her appearance, particularly ...

The new Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, has bestowed new titles on his mother, Gladys Durorike Emiko; and wife, Ivie Uhunoma Emiko, following his coronation as the 21st ruler of the Warri Kingdom. His mother, erstwhile Olori Atuwatse II, ...

  New Olu of Warri ascends throne   At exactly 3.30 p.m., Gabriel Awala, the Uwangue of Warri Kingdom, lowered the crown on Tsola Emiko as the 21st Olu of Warri. August 22, 20216 min readAs the Saturday rain poured ...

An Afghan mother has gone into labour on evacuation flight, forcing military plane to descend in altitude. The plane landed at a base in Germany. Air force officials said the woman gave birth to a baby girl at the Ramstein ...