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House of Representatives member, Shina Peller is a chief again. The Chairman of Aquila group of companies along side his wife were conferred with Chieftaincy titles in Epe, Lagos State this weekend. Shina shared photos from the event and wrote: “It was a memorable event yesterday in Epe as His Royal Majesty, Oba Kamorudeen Ishola Animashaun, Arolugbade Elepe II (Olaja ...

Troops have killed 13 bandits and arrested eight others in Zamfara, Katsina, and Kebbi States. The Acting Force Information Officer of Operation Hadari Daji (OPHD), Captain Ayobami Oni-Orisan, disclosed this in a statement. He explained that the feat was recorded during clearance operations, ambushes and fighting patrols in several locations across the theatre of operation between February 10 and 20. ...

Felicia Adikwu, a Jukun by tribe, is right now in a dilemma. She is pregnant for her children’s extramural studies teacher, popularly called “lesson teacher” in Nigeria and, she doesn’t know what to do about it. She is full of regret for her ill-advised action that is now threatening to tear her marriage apart. The young woman who holds a ...

A sixth death from the coronavirus has been reported in Iran as authorities in more than a dozen affected provinces ordered the closure of schools, universities and cultural centres in a bid to contain the outbreak. Ali Aghazadeh, governor of the Markazi province, said late on Saturday that tests of a patient who recently died in the central city of ...

  A man has reported an alleged sexual assault of a 3-year-old Nigerian girl raped by a 35-year-old man leading to her private part and anus getting torn. According to the post by one Somto on Twitter, the little girl eventually succumbed to the pains from the assault and reportedly lost her life. He wrote: This video brought sadness to my ...

  A wife has cried out for help after she found out her husband makes nothing less than $8000 monthly, but would rather give her a paltry sum of $150 for upkeep. According to her, she just stumbled on his will and what she saw really shocked her – she is not even a beneficiary of his estate, rather he ...

  A former Yobe State Senator, Adamu Garba has reacted to Emir of Kano Sanusi Lamido’s statement on the abolition of the Almajiri system, saying it is the pride of the North. According to Garba, it is the culture in the Northern part of the country and it will make no logical sense if it is destroyed, rather it should be reformed. ...

A dad killed his wife and two sons before shooting himself dead in a suspected murder-suicide. US border guard Ezequiel Almodovar, 39,  was found dead at home on Thursday along with wife, Marielis Soto, 38, and two teen sons, Ezequiel, 16, and Gabriel, 12. Officers at the Orange County Seriff’s Office were alerted after receiving a report that some of ...

  A senior officer with the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS identified as Christopher Akpan has reportedly slumped and died while inside his office.   The Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP Christopher Akpan, died on Friday after he returned from an operation and went to the bathroom to freshen up, PM Express reports.   He was said to have slumped ...

A mother is accused of abandoning her newborn baby and leaving her to die in a vacant lot in freezing temperatures. Baby Sophie Grace Hadden was found dead with her umbilical cord still attached on November 12 last year. Mum Nicole Layman, 22, from Port Jervis, New York, is now facing second-degree murder charges. The baby, who was naked except ...

  Marriages are hard work as it takes a lot from both parties involved to make things go well. Perhaps, this is what some people see when they say that a good marriage is an achievement. While it is a better choice to go separate ways when things do not longer work, a broken marriage is a dent, a mark ...

Hanan Buhari, daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari has opened up on allegations that the Department of State Services detained a trader, Anthony Okolie, for 10 weeks for using a telephone line that was earlier used by her. According to her, though she had received complaints from relatives that someone was using her old line to solicit money, she never reported ...

  A woman, her daughter and a vulcaniser suffered varying degrees of burns after a petrol-laden tanker fell and exploded at Atatun, Ijaiye-Tutun, in Abeokuta on Friday evening. According to an eyewitness, the victims were immediately rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta. No fewer than five houses and several shops were burnt in the incident. An eye witness, ...

The Christian Association of Nigeria on Friday declared January 21 of every year as its day of national prayers for the persecuted Christians in the country. The decision was taken in honour of the  slain  CAN Chairman in the Michika Local Government of Adamawa State, Rev Lawan Andimi, and other victims of Boko Haram  and herdsmen attacks. The resolution to ...

A pastor, who is to perform a deliverance on a family in Anambra State, died in his sleep hours before the exercise. It was gathered that the pastor was invited to Anambra from Warri, Delta State. A member of the family, who pleaded anonymity, said that the development was a rude shock to everybody. He said, “Somebody recommended him to ...

South Korea says the number of new coronavirus cases in the country has more than doubled in one day. Officials said on Saturday that 229 new cases had been confirmed since Friday, raising the total to 433. Vice Health Minister Kim Gang-lip said the outbreak had entered “a serious new phase”. Many of the new cases are linked to a ...

Thirty-eight-year-old Caro Nduti — a Nairobi resident — says she has seen it all in marriage. She was loved, she was deceived, she was cheated on, she was mistreated, and she was treated with contempt. Her only wrongdoing? She loved too much. Nduti’s love story dates back to early 2000s. She was a teenager studying in a Nairobi college when ...

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have posted an extraordinary statement on their website claiming that the Queen does not own the word royal across the world after they were forced to drop their ‘Sussex Royal’ brand. Harry and Meghan put a new statement on their own website hours after announcing they would stop using the word ‘royal’ in their ...

Two women were feared burnt in a kerosene explosion at their various houses in Igboukwu, Aguata local government area of Anambra State. The incident reportedly occurred when the victims poured the kerosene bought from the market but suspected to be adulterated inside their lanterns. The Nation gathered that the explosion affected parts of their houses. The police spokesperson, Haruna Mohammed, ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has said the partial closure of Nigeria’s land borders would remain in force. He called on neighbouring countries affected negatively by the policy to be patient until the report of the tripartite committee made up of Nigeria, Benin and Niger Republic was ready. Buhari spoke in Abuja when he received the President of Burkina Faso, Mr Roch ...

South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Friday appointed rebel leader Riek Machar as vice president, after the two men finally agreed to form a long-delayed unity government — a crucial step towards ending six years of war. A presidential decree included “the appointment of the vice presidents and the dissolution of all institutions at national and state levels,” Information Minister ...

Residents of Okoerin community in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara on Friday uncovered a camp where suspected kidnappers camped some children. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the camp, a storey building, was uncovered when a woman was looking for her child. Some of the residents along Okoerin road, off lbrahim Taiwo road, had gone to ...

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, says he remains the Oluwo of Iwoland despite his suspension by the Osun State Council of Traditional Rulers. He said this in a post on his Instagram page on Friday. The post was in a reaction to his suspension by the Osun State Traditional Council. In the post, Oluwo attached a video, showing ...

The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Friday killed two suspects during exchange of fire with armed robbers in Dawaki area. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the FCT, DSP Anjuguri Manzah disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. He said the armed robbery gang had engaged police operatives in a fierce gun duel at the ...

One Jessica Obinomeh and her mother, Sandra, have drawn a battle line at an Ogba magistrates’ court, Lagos State, over lingering family issues. Obinomeh alleged that her mother and siblings tortured her with a hot iron, compelling her to lie that her father r3ped her. The plot, according to the 20-year-old woman, was meant to shame her father who is ...