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An interesting conversation ensued after Twitter user, Chuks Akunna responded to the recent threat by Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai to arrest and prosecute anyone caught spreading false news about Kaduna State on social media.   See their conversation below…. ...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the People’s Democratic Party have rejected the judgement of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal which upheld the election of Muhammadu Buhari as the President of Nigeria in the February 23, 2019 poll. The Presidential tribunal ...

A three-storey building on Wednesday September 11, collapsed after a heavy downpour in Onitsha, Anambra state.   Though the value of the property located at No. 22 Nkisi Aroli street in Onitsha is yet to be ascertained, the owner was however identified ...

Okonofua Joseph aka Joseph Icon, a student of the Federal University Oye Ekiti (FUOYE) who was among those injured during the clash between protesting students of the institution and the police on Tuesday September 10, has been confirmed dead.   The 300-level student ...

Federal authorities in United State have announced a significant coordinated effort to disrupt Business Email Compromise (BEC) schemes that are designed to intercept and hijack wire transfers from businesses and individuals, including many senior citizens.   Operation reWired, a coordinated ...

The first batch of Nigerians that opted to leave South Africa over the xenophobic attacks against foreigners especially Nigerians, have been spotted leaving the Nigerian consulate in the country in a bus for their flight back to Nigeria.   President ...

The Presidential Election Tribunal has struck out one of the major pillars of the petition by Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party which is the witness statement by Osita Chidoka, a former aviation minister, about the existence of INEC server. ...

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Tuesday September 10, hailed the Nigerian government’s stance on sex marriage which they described as a step in the right direction.   The President of the Christian group Dr. Samson Ayokunle, in a statement released on his ...

A cashier with a photographic memory has been arrested for memorizing 1,300 credit cards and going on a shopping spree.   Yusuke Taniguchi, 34, who was recently arrested, committed the crime while he was working at a mall in Koto City in ...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo Command says it has uncovered and destroyed two hectares of cannabis farms in the state.   Buba Wakawa, State Commander of the Agency disclosed that the farms located in Ovia North East ...

Lol………here is a viral photo of lawyers sleeping at the ongoing Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja in which Atiku Abubakar’s case against President Buhari and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will be decided.

Sunday Igboke, the immediate past Coordinator of the Ngbo North Development Centre, Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, on Monday, September 9th slumped and died during his re-appointment verification supervised by Governor David Umahi.   According to reports, Igboke ...

The British Government has said that international students will henceforth be able to stay and work in the UK after graduating in a policy change that had previously restricted the period to four months.   There will be no cap on ...

Governor Nasir El-Rufai in his speech at the Abuja book launch of socio-economic and political commentator, JJ Omojuwa, warned social media users against writing about Kaduna state.   President Buhari’s media aide, Bashir Ahmed in his tweets from the event ...

A woman has been arrested for tying up her husband and chopping off his penis.   The victim, 61-year-old James Frabutt told authorities that his wife Victoria Thomas Frabutt, 56, restrained him, pulled out a knife and severed his manhood during the alleged ...

The presidential election petition tribunal will today deliver judgement in the petition brought by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.   All the parties in the suit had made their final submissions on August 21, ...

30-year-old Abdullahi Samaila has been arrested by men of the Niger state police command for being a kidnapper. In his confessional statement, Abdullahi who is a herdsman, said his inability to pay his children’s school fees forced him to turn to kidnapping.   The ...

The corpse of a Lebanese national,  Basan Khodari was found in a septic tank at his Lagos residence on the afternoon of Tuesday September 10.   A private guard employed by the deceased, Adamu Mohammed is suspected to have carried out the act as ...

Two Busia county women, 28-year-old Lilian Weta said to be a mother of three and 29-year-old Millicent Auma, a mother of two swapped their husbands in a bid to find happiness.   Millicent Auma was living with her husband Christopher Bwire ...

The Federal government will today September 11th, evacuate the first batch of Nigerian returnees from South Africa.   The 320 passengers, who are among over 600 Nigerians to be airlifted by Air Peace Airlines, are expected to arrive the Murtala Muhamed ...

24- year-old Ebenezer Olorunleke, pictured above, killed his blood brother and sold off his motorcycle because he was very stingy to him and other members of their family.   There was a report yesterday of how Olorunleke led his friends to kill ...

NFL and New England Patriots star, Antonio Brown has been accused of raping a woman who formerly worked as his physical trainer.   The seven-time Pro Bowl wide receiver and one of the NFL’s most prolific pass-catchers of the past decade was named in ...

Six bandits were released from Katsina state government’s custody on Tuesday September 10, in exchange for 20 kidnapped persons in the state.   Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari confirmed the exchange after a closed-door meeting with the bandits. Some bandits ...

The Islamic Movement of Nigeria served an update on the Ashura procession it engaged in today September 10, across the country.   According to the Islamic group popularly known as Shi’ites, 15 of its members were killed in Kaduna, Bauchi, Gombe, ...

A Nigerian gay chef, Ayomide Idowu took to Instagram to share his ordeal after getting gang raped by some unmentioned male clients.   Ayomide said the men had hired him as the caterer for their event, but gang raped him ...