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Gideon Okeke and wife welcome baby number 2

Nollywood actor, Gideon Okeke and his wife, Chidera have welcomed their second child. The actor made the announcement on social media. He also revealed the name of their new born to be — Kaobi Okeke. He was welcomed yesterday, July ...

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NYSC should be for two years, 12 months for military training – Taraba Governor

Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku, says that as part of the country’s efforts to combat insecurity, members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) should be allowed to undergo military training. The governor who was a guest on Channels TV’s ...

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Global Covid-19 death toll surpasses 4 million

  Over 4million people around the world have died of Covid-19, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. In total, three countries account for more than a third of all global deaths. The United States, which has the highest number ...

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‘From A Street Hawker To Master’s Degree Holder’ – Actress Abiola Adebayo Says Her Inspiring Story

Actress Abiola Adebayo has taken a trip down memory lane after her convocation from UNILAG. She revealed that she went from being a street hawker to a secondary school dropout before finally acquiring her university degree. Sharing a photo of ...

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Imo state police parade fake female lawyer

The Imo State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old lady, Princess kate Nneoma Duruji, from Orji in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo state, for allegedly claiming to be a lawyer. The Imo state Commissioner of Police, Abutu Yaro, ...

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Sex workers threatens to stage mega protest over lack of condoms in the country

Sex workers drawn from Mombasa County have threatened to hold demonstrations along the streets of Mombasa Kenya, on Thursday to protest over lack of Condoms in public health facilities. Speaking under the umbrella of Nkoko Injuu Africa, a CBO that ...

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Facebook scam: 3 Nigerians jailed after posing as American, Spanish soldiers

Justice C. L. Dabup of the Plateau State High Court in Jos on Wednesday jailed three Nigerian internet fraudsters for Facebook scam. Nbubuisi Kerian Ozomba, Paul Obide and Samuel Chukwuebuka Nduchukwe will cool off in prison for one month for ...

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Nigerian Law School Releases 2021 Results as Over 1,326 Fail Bar Exam

A total of 1,325 persons have failed the bar final examination 2021 as the Nigerian Law School released results. The statistics by the Council of Legal Education showed that a total of 5,770 persons sit for the examination. However, there ...

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Fire erupts on ship at Dubai port after explosion that rocks city

A container ship anchored at one of the world’s largest ports in Dubai caught fire late on Wednesday, local authorities said, after an explosion shook the commercial hub of the United Arab Emirates. The blaze sent up giant orange flames ...

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Another PDP House of Reps member defects to APC

Another member of the House of Representatives from Nasarawa State, Jonathan Gbefwi Gaza on Wednesday decamped from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Gaza is the fifth member of the PDP to have defected to ...

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Jeff Bezos becomes richest man in history with net worth of $211billion

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is now the richest man in history, worth a staggering $211billion after the e-commerce company’s share price rocketed by four percent. The businessman’s net worth soared by more than $8.4billion on Tuesday, according to Bloomberg’s Billionaires ...

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Nigeria receives first batch of A-29 Super Tucano attack aircraft

The first batch of A-29 Super Tucano attack aircraft ordered by Nigeria from the U.S. has landed in the country. There has been no official statement yet. But Defence News Nigeria which covers military activities and hardware tweeted the news. ...

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4 ‘alleged assassins’ of Haiti President Jovenel Moïse killed, 2 arrested

Four suspected assassins of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were killed by police on Wednesday night — and two others were arrested, Haiti’s police chief, Léon Charles said. Three police officers were held hostage and freed in the takedown, he said, ...

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England keeper Pickford wins Euro 2020 Golden Glove

Ahead of Euro 2020 final on 11 July between England and Italy, England keeper Jordan Pickford can rest assured he would walk away with the Golden Glove award. Pickford has five clean sheets to his name in the tournament. His ...

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Warri man Okpako dies in hotel after taking sex enhancement pills

A man simply identified as Okpako fell unconscious and later died in a hotel in Warri, where he had checked in with a sales girl in his wife’s shop. He was suspected to have consumed some sex-enhancement drug. The incident ...

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Senate approves Buhari’s N2.3trillion foreign loan request

The Senate on Wednesday approved a total of $6.18bn (N2.3 trillion) External Loan request by President Muhammadu Buhari to fund the 2021 budget deficit. The approved foreign loan for the issuance of $3,000,000,000, but not more than $6,183,081,643.40, Eurobond in ...

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Trump announces lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter

Former US president Donald Trump yesterday announced he is filing a class-action lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter and Google, escalating his years-long free speech battle with tech giants who he argues have wrongfully censored him.   “Today, in conjunction with the ...

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Abuja Court Clears Ex-Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun Of NYSC Certificate Forgery

A Federal High Court in Abuja has cleared former Finance Ministers, Mrs. Kemi Adosun of the controversy over her participation or otherwise in the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) scheme. In a judgment on Wednesday, Justice Taiwo Taiwo held that ...

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Benfica president Vieira arrested for alleged fraud

Benfica president Luis Filipe Vieira has been arrested for alleged fraud, local media reported on Wednesday. According to reports, Vieira’s home, office, as well as the Novo Banco bank, were searched as part of an investigation into possible financial irregularities. ...

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SEDI DG, Samuel Ndubisi, assassinated in Enugu

The Director General, Science and Equipment Development Institute, Prof. Samuel Ndubisi, has been assassinated in Enugu by unidentified gunmen. This is coming barely 48 hours after the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of AutoEase Service Limited, Ifeanyi Okeke was ...

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