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70-year-old man arrested for stealing human hair in barbershop

A 70-year-old man, Michael Omolayo, suspected to be a ritualist has been arrested in Akure, the Ondo State capital, for packing human hair in large quantities at a barbershop. It was gathered that Omolayo was almost lynched by some irate ...

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Yes, Ibrahim Babangida was my boyfriend – Nigerian actress opens up

Kannywood actress, Ummi Ibrahim, popularly known as Ummi Zee Zee, has admitted dating former Military Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, IBB, The rumour of Zee Zee being in an intimate relationship with former military leader was recently making the rounds ...

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Others were accepted but I was rejected thrice at ritualists’ den – Rivers’ abducted nurse

An 18-year-old auxiliary nurse, Rachael David, has relived her close shave with death at a suspected ritual killers’ den in Rivers State after she was kidnapped at Okuru Junction, Port Harcourt. David, who is currently receiving treatment in a hospital, ...

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I was anxious, depressed multiple times — Denola Grey

Fashion enthusiast and actor, Denola Adepetun, better known as Denola Grey, is not a stranger to making unforgettable fashion statements. However, he took many by surprise when he recently opened up about his battle with depression. During a talk-show with ...

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God ordained my conversion to gospel music – Chidinma

Popular singer, Chidinma Ekile, stunned many some weeks back when she revealed that she had switched from secular music to full-time gospel music. In a video shared on her Instagram page, the Jehovah overdo crooner who is now called ‘Minister ...

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JAMB shifts 2021 UTME exam to June

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has extended the deadline for the ongoing 2021 UTME/DE registration exercise by two weeks. The exam body took the decision after a meeting with stakeholders following reports of widespread delay in the registration process ...

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IPOB members arrested for killing policeman

Five people suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have been arrested in Isu Local Government Area of Imo State. According to a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Orlando Ikeokwu, in ...

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Police sergeant returns N1.2m found at accident scene

A police sergeant attached to Kano Command’s Motor Traffic Division (MTD), Kabiru Isah, has been commended for returning over one million naira (N1,294,200.00) he recovered from the scene of a fatal accident.     A statement issued by police spokesperson ...

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Heavy rain, thunderstorms, disperse Yoruba nation agitators in Osogbo

Heavy rain and wind on Saturday dispersed agitators of Yoruba Nation at the popular Nelson Mandela Freedom park via Old garage area of Osogbo capital of Osun State on Saturday afternoon. The Nation reports that scores of Yoruba Nation agitators ...

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Buhari to fly out of Nigeria on Sunday

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Sunday travel out of Nigeria to France on an official visit. The President would attend the African Finance Summit which will be focused on reviewing the African economy, following shocks from the Coronavirus pandemic and ...

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How bandits ripped my son’s stomach, by widow

A mother of four children, Mrs. Uchechi Kalu, a native of Ohafi in Ohafi Local Government Area of Abia State has cried out for help to save her son now in hospital and waiting to undergo medical surgery after a ...

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Pandemic: Greece formally opens to tourists

Greece formally opened to visitors on Saturday, kicking off a summer season it hopes will resurrect its vital tourism industry battered by the coronavirus pandemic. After months of lockdown restrictions, Greece also opened its museums and famed archaeological sites, including ...

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Covid -19 : Bayelsa also imposes curfew, from 8pm to 6am

Bayelsa imposes curfew from 8pm to 6am Bayelsa State government has imposed a dusk to dawn curfew in the state from 8pm to 6am daily. The Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Mr Ayibaina Duba, in a statement today, said ...

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12-year old girl caged and starved in Sokoto rescued

The police command in Sokoto State has rescued a 12-year-old girl, Joy Emmanuel, from solitary confinement. The girl was said to have been caged for eight months by her guardians identified as Emmanuel Basey and his wife Esther Emmanuel. Joy ...

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Akwa Ibom Police parade Uduak Akpan killer of Umoren (Photos/Video)

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has fulfilled its promise to parade Uduak Frank Akpan, the suspected killer of a job seeker, Iniobong Ephraimite Umoren. The parade on Friday was meant to dismiss rumours of his death in custody. Uduak, ...

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$65m fraud: Presidency breaks silence on allegation against Buhari’s son-in-law

The presidency on Friday night broke its silence on President Muhammadu Buhari’s purported son-in-law, Gimba Yau Kumo declared wanted for alleged $65m fraud. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) had Kumo wanted in connection with fraud ...

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It’s important for entertainers to have side hustle – African China

Singer, Chinagorom Onuoha, better known as Africa China, has said it is important for entertainers to have other means of income, especially because of the paucity of shows due to social distancing guidelines occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. He added, ...

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China becomes 2nd nation to land spacecraft on Mars after U.S

The lander carrying China’s first Mars rover has touched down on the red planet, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) confirmed on Saturday morning. It is the first time China has landed a probe on a planet other than Earth ...

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Lebanese national impregnates 7 minors in Jos

Plateau Police Command has arrested a middle-aged Lebanese national identified as Simo, for allegedly sleeping with 14 under-aged girls in the Abattoir Community, a suburb of Jos, the state capital. According to Africa Independent Television, the Lebanese was said to ...

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Bandits demanded additional N100m after collecting N60m ransom –Parents of kidnapped Kaduna varsity students

Parents of the remaining kidnapped students of the Greenfield University, Kaduna in bandits’ captivity have begged the Federal Government to rescue their children, saying the bandits refused to release the students after paying N60m ransom. They claimed they could no ...

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I had second child 24 years after first pregnancy –Liz Anjorin

Lizzy Anjorin, who recently had a baby has told Saturday Beats that she initially considered using a surrogate to carry her child. She said, “People do not consider my age and my health. You cannot compare the health of a ...

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All Nigerians are asking me to run for President – Yahaya Bello

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Friday said he is considering running for President in 2023. He made the comment while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today. “Nigerians, the youth and women, and all Nigerians, including very objective elites are ...

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350,000 petition organizers to cancel Olympics as Tokyo insists on carrying on

Critics of Japan’s plan to hold the Tokyo Olympics despite the fourth wave of coronavirus infections submitted a petition on Friday calling for the games to be cancelled. Three hundred and fifty thousand people signed the petition over nine days. ...

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Chad’s Transitional Leader, Mahamat Deby vists Buhari (Photos)

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with Chad’s Transitional Leader, General Mahamat Idriss Deby. The meeting is being held at the forecourt of the Statehouse in Abuja. Both leaders are expected to discuss the transition process and the fight against ...

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