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Two boys identified as Inusa and Ibrahim contested in an election in Bauchi state to know who will be with a girl who had fallen in love with both of them. It was gathered that Khadijah had requested for the ...

An American woman from New Jersey has admitted in a federal court to entering a sham marriage with a Nigerian who was living in Pittsburgh so he could become a permanent resident, according to prosecutors. Ajia Strauss, 28, of Newark, ...

The Defence Headquarters has accused Amnesty International (AI) of deliberately supporting the acts of terrorism perpetrated against Nigeria by the Boko Haram and the Islamic State of West African State (ISWAP) terror groups. Acting Director Defence Information, Brigadier General Onyema ...

A septuagenarian gun maker recently arrested by the police in Delta State, Ezekiel Idoghor, has denied making guns for armed robbers. He said his clients were vigilance group members, hunters and ‘respectable’ men in the society, adding that he did ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the immediate suspension of Director General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Modibbo Kawu. The suspension is coming months after an ongoing prosecution of Kawu by the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) for alleged corruption. ...

A pastor, Amos Kosini and his wife are on the run after the self-acclaimed cleric allegedly flogged his son, Faithful, to death over allegation of witchcraft. It was learnt that two other children of his church member, Paradise, and Godspower, ...

Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has approved the posting of 31 special advisers recently sworn-in, the Governor’s spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau said. Gusau on Saturday released a list of the advisers and their postings. According to Gusau’s statement, Governor ...

A Chinese tourist has died in France after contacting the new coronavirus – the first fatality from the disease outside Asia. The victim was an 80-year-old woman from China’s Hubei province, according to French Health Minister Agnès Buzyn. The country’s ...

  In the photos posted earlier yesteray on Facebook, the couple shared a kiss in full view of spectators before walking away, with the man holding her possesively by the waist. More phoos below…  

  A Catholic priest serving in Uromi Diocese, Father Nicholas Oboh, has been reportedly abducted by gunmen in Benin City. Chancellor of the Uromi Diocese, Rev Father Osi Odenore, in a statement posted on his Facebook page, said Fr Oboh ...

Residents of Bariga Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in the eastern part of Lagos State have reaped what could be termed “bountiful dividends” of local government autonomy entrenched in the State. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu was in the area on Friday ...

Ace Nigeria music star, Abolore ‘9ice’ Adegbola has settled seven years fight with longtime friend, Olatunde ‘Jahbless’ Owoloye. Sources said both parted ways after 9ice hits lime light with Gongo Aso. He was later alleged that 9ice left his friends ...

Some Venezuelans are too poor to have sex because the country’s economic crisis has left them unable to afford homes, hotels or contraception, couples say. A box of three condoms costs $2, a month’s supply of birth control pills can ...

A mother who took her two young daughters with her to dump their father’s body in Michigan after he had been beaten with a hammer and burned beyond recognition has been arrested in Italy after 18 years on the run. ...

There is palpable tension amongst traditional rulers in Osun State, following a report of Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi beating up another monarch during a peace meeting. It was gathered that the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of ...

The special taskforce, Operation Safe Haven, has paraded a suspected Boko Haram terrorist and other criminals disrupting the peace in Plateau state. Commander of the taskforce, Augustine Agundu, says the suspects were arrested in different locations within and outside the ...

  Manchester City have been banned from competing in the Champions League for two years. UEFA handed down the punishment, which includes a €30 million fine (£25m/$33m), to the Premier League giants for breaching Financial Fair Play rules. Following an investigation, the Adjudicatory Chamber ...

Egypt’s health ministry on Friday confirmed its first case of the novel coronavirus, making it the first in Africa. The nationality of the person was not given in the joint statement with the population ministry, which added that they had ...

A fire swept through an unlicensed orphanage outside Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, killing 15 children, a local judge told AFP on Friday. The building — which had not been authorized to operate as an orphanage since 2013 — housed about 66 ...

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the 2019 governorship election in Bayelsa State, Senator Duoye Diri, has been sworn in as governor. His swearing-in comes a day after the Supreme Court sacked the former governor-elect of Bayelsa ...

  Wendy Williams is facing backlash over controversial comments regarding gay men. The 55-year-old television faced tons of backlash on Twitter after she told men to ‘stop wearing our skirts and our heels’ during the Hot Topics segment of her ...

  A young man, Kunle Alonge has died after he was allegedly hit by a bullion van in Akure, Ondo state. Twitter user @YemieFash revealed the bullion van sped off after knocking down the man. He was eventually taken to ...

A Judge in the Federal High court, Benin City, Justice M G Umar, has threatened to revoke the bail condition granted to Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Dan Orbih and three others if they ...

She’s been a successful recording artist since the age of 13. And Madison Beer made sure to spread some of her wealth around on Monday, when the Home With You hitmaker gifted her personal assistant a brand new Mercedes-Benz C300. ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Diri Duoye, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), governorship candidate as the validly elected Governor of Bayelsa State, following Thursday’s s Supreme Court judgement. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu who announced the decision of ...