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Mayor of Johannesburg Herman Mashaba has revealed that he feels that apologizing to Nigeria over the xenopobic attacks was unnecessary.   Speaking on CNBC Africa’s Political Capital on Tuesday September 17, the South African Mayor said he doesn’t see the xenophobic ...

Jessica Jaymes, a 43-year-old adult film star was found dead at her San Fernando Valley home on Tuesday September 17.   The AVN Hall of Fame inductee was found unconscious by a friend that arrived her house to check up on her after not ...

The second batch of Nigerians that opted for evacuation from South Africa over xenophobic attacks have arrived Nigeria after embarking on the journey by 3:00 pm on Wednesday September 18.   The 314 returnees and the Head of Immigration and Consular ...

President Buhari has asked the Head of Service of the Federation Winifred Oyo-Ita to proceed on indefinite leave and has announced Mrs Folasade Yemi-Esan as her acting successor.   The announcement was made via the presidency’s twitter handle, @presidencynigeria.   Yemi-Esan, until ...

The Niger state police command have arrested 22-year-old housewife, Harela Uba, pictured above, of Shakodna village, Shiroro Local Government Area of the state, for allegedly killing a three-day-old baby boy.   Parading the suspect before newsmen, the state Commissioner of Police, Adamu ...

Rev. Lucy Natasha, the founder and overseer of Prophetic Latter Glory Ministries International waded into controversy surrounding the acquisition of private jets by preachers by revealing why she bought hers.   The Kenyan preacher told a local magazine that the Kingdom ...

One Nigerian has reportedly died as rival cult groups Black Axe and Vikings clash in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.   There’s been repeated cases of cult clashes in Malaysia since 2017 and police have arrested countless cultists from Nigeria, Ghana and ...

A staunch member of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in Delta state, Solomon Ukueberuwa Akumagba, has been assassinated.   Akumagba was shot dead at close range by masked men along Odion road off Cemetrery road in Warri South local government area ...

Javier Burillo, a member of one of Mexico’s wealthiest families has been arrested on manslaughter charges after his 11-year-old son died on a family boating trip in the San Francisco Bay.   Burillo, 58, was arrested Sunday at his multimillion-dollar home in ...

The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two suspects linked the murder of two young girls at a hotel in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital.   The state Commissioner of Police, Mustapha Dandaura who gave an update ...

  The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced that the nationwide implementation of the cashless policy will begin by March 2020. In a circular released on Tuesday September 17th, the apex bank said this in a circular to all Deposit Money ...

Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, has said members of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB cannot attack him outside Nigeria. The Minister said this while reacting to the attack members of the secessionist group meted on former ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that the full implementation of the cashless policy will become effective from March 31, 2020.   CBN also announced a review of the process for merchant settlement, which it said was to further ...

The office of SaharaReporters, an online platform, in Lagos state has been barricaded by men of the Nigeria Police Force as well as soldiers.   Members of staff of the media outlet arrived for work this morning but were denied ...

Nigerian billionaire, Femi Otedola has taken up the medical expenses of legendary reggae icon, Majek Fashek who is terribly sick and stranded at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in London. Otedola’s intervention came after Majek Fashek’s manager, Uzoma Day Omenka, painted a pathetic ...

Men of the Lagos state police command have arrested two suspects,  Gideon Amuzie, 25, and God’spower Imafidion, 25, of Satellite town Lagos and recovered one black Honda accord 2007 which they hid at jemilugba street ilogbo Lagos.   According to police sources, the ...

A 26-year-old accountant identified as Evgenia Shulyatyeva, was confirmed dead minutes after a phone she was charging fell into the bath she was in.   She was found dead by her 53-year-old mother, Vera who rushed to her apartment when she ...

The Kano state police command has arrested a 35-year-old man identified as Habibu Ibrahim of Asada Village in Doguwa Local Government Area for reportedly stabbing his 80-year-old father, Mallam Ibrahim Salihu.   The murder suspect who ran away into hiding after the sad ...

The wife of former New York Jet Kellen Winslow Jr. has filed for divorce months after the former footballer was convicted of rape.   Janelle Winslow, who has been married to the ex-NFL tight end for 13 years and has two children with him, ...

A 57-year-old newly-widowed woman and her 64-year-old lover, Raymond Burr, 64 were spared some jail time after having sex on a c2c train from London to Basildon, Essex, in May.   Passengers who witnessed the lewd act between the pair reportedly ...

Following the recent cases of serial killing in different hotels in Rivers state, former head of the Nigeria Police Complaint Response Unit, Abayomi Shogunle, took to his Twitter handle to educate girls on how avoid being killed by a serial killer ...

An 18-year-old Oklahoma woman has been arrested for making terroristic threats against her former high school.   According to a Pittsburg County Sheriff’s Office arrest report, Alexis Wilson purchased a new AK-47 and took photos and videos of herself with ...

Youths under the aegis of “Save Sapele Group” embarked on a peaceful protest in Delta State on Tuesday, September 17th to condemn cybercrime and Internet fraud in the country.   Speaking during the peaceful protest, one of the leaders said, “the protest ...

President Buhari has dissolved the Okoi Obono-Obla-led Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP).   The President in a statement released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, directed the Attorney-General of the Federation ...

Veteran journalist Cokie Roberts, winner of three Emmys and a legend and trailblazer in broadcasting, has died at the age of 75.   Roberts worked in television, public radio and publishing for over 40 years. She began her tenure at ...