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BBNaija: Pere’s grudges against me started from outside the house – Whitemoney

Big Brother Naija Season 6 housemate, Whitemoney, has said that Pere’s hatred towards him started from outside the house. Whitemoney, during his diary session on Wednesday, told Biggy that Pere seems to know him from outside the house. According to ...

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Abuja developer Princess Ngozi gets N30m bail for alleged N31.8m scam

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abuja Zonal Command on Wednesday, arraigned Princess Carol Ngozi alongside her company, Carolina Luxury Homes, on a 30-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence. She was arraigned before Justice Hamza Muázu of the ...

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Uganda to take in 2,000 Afghan refugees

Uganda is to take in 2,000 refugees who have fled Afghanistan after Taliban militants took power on Sunday. The deal was agreed following a request from the US government, Refugee Minister Esther Anyakun told the BBC. The first group of ...

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Bisi Alimi dreams of owning a gay club in Lagos

Bisi Alimi is hoping one day, he will own a gay club in Lagos. He says his dream will be valid soon. Bisi said this on his insta-story, saying the club will be in Mushin, Lagos. It’s time for him ...

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You Lied Against Femi Kuti – Yeni, Seun Kuti Blast Baba Ani

Two prominent members of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s family, Yeni and Seun Kuti, have responded to Baba Ani’s allegation against Femi Kuti, giving the lie to what they regard as an attempt to divide their family. They stopped short ...

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45 soldiers jailed for demanding adequate weapons regain freedom

The 45 soldiers of the Nigerian Army, who were court-martialed and jailed seven years ago for demanding adequate weaponry to aid the fight against insurgency, have been released. The soldiers were convicted and jailed at Ikoyi Correctional Centre and Kirikiri ...

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Gunmen attack bullion van in Ondo

Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers have attacked a bullion van in Ondo State. The bullion van belonging to a commercial bank was attacked at Emure-Ile junction, on Owo local government area of Ondo state. With details of the attack ...

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How I have been managing diabetes for 35 years -Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has narrated how he had been managing diabetes for the past 35 years. Obasanjo lamented that many of his friends have died of diabetes because they were unable to manage the disease. The former president said ...

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NSCDC arrests serial burglar who specializes in stealing Plasma TVs

A 32-year-old serial burglar who specialises in stealing plasma TVs has been arrested in Kwara, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps said. Olaleke Tope, a father of two, is said to be a graduate of business and entrepreneur of ...

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Gunmen abduct Islamiyya pupils, teacher in Katsina

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted eight pupils of an Islamiyya school at Sakkai village, Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. Also abducted was one of their school teachers, The Punch was told on Wednesday. The identities of ...

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Outrage over plans for “Sultan of Shuwa Arabs of Edo state”

Plans by some Shuwa Arabs, an ethnic group from Borno, to crown Idris Adanno as the Sultan of Shuwa Arab of Edo State, is generating palpable tension across Benin Kingdom. The coronation ceremony is slated to hold on Saturday, 21 ...

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Evangelist’s husband commits suicide in Ondo

A 62 year old man identified as Moshood Lasisi has committed suicide in his room in Ayede ogbese, Akure North Local Government area of Ondo State. It was reported that Lasisi, who was walking on crushes, hung himself after his ...

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Niger Republic declares 48 hours of national mourning after 37 die in massacre

Niger Republic on Wednesday declared 48 hours of national mourning after 37 people were killed in a fresh massacre by suspected jihadists. “Flags will be flown at half-mast across the country” with immediate effect, a government statement said. It reaffirmed ...

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JUST IN: UNILAG reopens hostels six weeks after covid-19 scare

The authorities of the University of Lagos, Akoka have approved the reopening of hostels to students from Thursday, August 26. The varsity’s authorities also okayed the commencement of the second semester examinations physically on campus. This was contained in a ...

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Oyo banker ”transfers” N10m from customer’s account to self

A 36-year-old man, Adeyemi Tosin, who is a banker/marketer with a first generation bank, has been arrested by Oyo State Police Command for allegedly siphoning N10 million from the account of 78-year-old Oladele Adida Quadri. The bank account of the ...

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OMG! Seven-month-old infant separated from parents during chaos at Kabul airport

A seven-month-old infant has been found separated from parents during chaos at Kabul airport. The photograph, which was posted by the Aśvaka news agency on Twitter, shows an infant who was reportedly separated from parents. The child, who according to ...

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Two hotels commissioned in Manchester to house Afghans on their way to UK

Speaking in a weekly news conference, Manchester City Council leader Sir Richard Leese said Manchester would not turn its back on refugees from Afghanistan and that Afghan refugee flights are already on their way to the UK. Sky News correspondent ...

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Osun residents flee as family of seven dies mysteriously

  Residents of Ogbeso via Oke-Suna area, Apomu town in Isokan Local Government Area of Osun State on Tuesday morning fled when a family of seven were found dead in their residence. The Nation gathered the house located in a ...

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Gov. Masari urges Katsina residents to get weapons to fight bandits

Governor Aminu Masari has urged residents of Katsina, specifically in areas prone to banditry to acquire weapons and defend themselves. Masari said it is morally wrong for people to submit cheaply to the bandits without any attempt to defend themselves, ...

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Bold sign of ”No Journalists, No Camera allowed here” rocks Babangida’s 80th birthday

A bold sign of ”No Journalists, No Camera allowed here” rocked the 80th birthday shindig of former Nigerian leader, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida in Minna yesterday, as Journalists were shut out. Though now wheelchair bound, many dignitaries came to Minna to ...

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