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A bill to set up a commission for the prohibition of hate speeches has been introduced on the floor of the Senate. The Bill which is sponsored by the former Senate spokesman, Senator Abdullahi Sabi, is listed on the order ...

  The world’s most expensive watch has been sold at a Christie’s charity auction in Switzerland.   The Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime, which is one of the most complex timepieces ever crafted was bought for £24.2million (N11.2B) by a private telephone ...

A Bangladeshi woman working as a maid for a family in Saudi Arabia managed to release a shocking video calling for help. In the video, she accused her employers of physical and sexual abuse and begged to be rescued.   ...

The Academy of Motion Pictures has rejected a second entry for next year’s Oscar award for Best International Film.   The Austrian movie, Joy, is about Nigerian sex-workers in Vienna, but the Academy says it has too much dialogue in ...

A Twitter user shared a lovely photo on the platform, then shocked his followers when he revealed that the woman beside him is not his wife, as people might think, but his mother.   He revealed that his mother, who ...

  Actress Osas Ighodaro took to Instagram to put her curvaceous body on display while posing in a green strapless bodycon dress.   See full photos below.   

  Three health workers have been arrested by the Monitoring Team of the Sole Administrator of the Rivers State Waste Management Agency (RIWAMA), Felix Obuah, over indiscriminate dumping of clinical wastes by the roadside at the Akpajo Roundabout off Oil ...

  A businessman identified as Osondu Nwachukwu, has been killed by his abductors despite receiving a ransom for his release in Nasarawa State.   Nwachukwu’s family in an interview called for more government action at the state and federal levels ...

  A Nigerian Twitter user has denied the existence of magun, a popular charm among the Yoruba people commonly used to curb infidelity.   The US-based Nigerian lady who debunked the potency of the charm which reportedly leaves sexual partners stuck ...

Two lecturers identified as Dr Adamu Chinoko of the Department of Agriculture at the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, and Dr Umar Chinoko of the Department of Microbiology at Kaduna Polytechnic have reportedly been abducted by unknown gunmen.   The two brothers from Zuru ...

The Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, has noted with great concern the ”negative” perception of the Scheme’s dress code, arising mostly from some Corps Members’ disobedience to the dictates of the code.   Recall that ...

A Nigerian man, Emmanuel Obiefuna, has reportedly committed suicide weeks after he was deported from Dubai.   For many weeks, Emmanuel, a native of Orlu in Imo state, shared cryptic posts about seeking rest on his Facebook page.     Sadly, ...

Braden DeMartin, 22, was speeding in his $50,000 Porsche boxter with his friend, 23-year-old Daniel Foley by his side when a fun ride quickly degenerated into a tragedy. The sports car hit a center median, struck an embankment and rammed into the ...

  Rahma Indimi, one of the daughters of billionaire businessman, Mohammed Indimi, has replied Reno Omokri after he slammed their family on his Instagram page yesterday November 11th.   Reno called the Indimi family and other wealthy Northern families out ...

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has reacted to the Court of Appeal judgement which upheld the petition of All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate Adebayo Adelabu, but neither sacked him nor ordered a rerun election.   Adelabu headed to the ...

  A Nigerian man took to Twitter to kick against Saudi Arabia enacting a law that prohibits underage marriage.   The Saudi Human Rights Commission released a statement recommending the speedy promulgation of a law setting the minimum age for ...

  Shocking reactions have trailed the post made by a South African lady, Odirile Didi Moeletsi, who was beaten up by her boyfriend last Saturday night.   While few people, particularly the women, were sympathetic, most of the men justified ...

Keith Vaz who served as the Member of Parliament for Leicester East for 32 years, has announced his retirement after he was found to have “expressed willingness” to purchase cocaine for others during an encounter with male prostitutes.   The British lawmaker ...

A South African lady, Odirile Didi Moeletsi took to Facebook on Sunday, to share photos of her swollen face and black eyes after she was allegedly battered by her boyfriend on Saturday night. “Im not one to post on fb ...

Reno Omokri has replied the Indimi family after they attacked him over the comment he made referring to their family earlier today.   This morning, Reno called out their family and other wealthy Northern families after billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, donated ...

A 12-year-old Nigerian boy, Chika Ofili has been awarded the TruLittle Hero award for discovering a new way to divide in mathematics.   Chika’s mathematic’s teacher, Miss Mary Ellis who is also the head of the mathematics department at Westminster Under School ...

Earlier today, Reno Omokri took a swipe at the Indimi family and other wealthy Northern families after billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, donated N5 billion for the upkeep of impoverished children in Borno, Adamawa and Katsina state.   Reno in a ...

International Human Rights Group, Amnesty International, has urged the Nigerian Government to ban the violent and dehumanizing practices used against people suffering from Mental health issues in the country. In a damning report, published today, Monday, Amnesty International said mental ...

The family of Abdul-Rasheed Maina, former Chairman of Pension Reform Task Team, has decried the conditions of Kuje prison where he is remanded.   Maina is facing a 12-count charge of money laundering, operating fictitious bank accounts and fraud. On ...

A video was shared online of a South African woman laying on the floor, bleeding, and it was claimed that a Nigerian man was responsible for her condition. However, the record was set straight, thereby averting what could easily have ...