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The number of Nigerians that have indicated interest to leave South Africa has increased from 400 to 640.   Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairperson of Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) confirmed this while responding to questions from journalists on Monday September ...

Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, the National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, says Nigerians will soon begin to stone Senators who have remained insensitive to the plights of Nigerians, feeding fat on the taxes collected from hardworking Nigerians.   ...

The fourth Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Adeoye Adeniyi has died at the age of 95.   A bulletin issued by the information office of the institution said the late Adeniyi, who was a renowned Professor of Pediatrics and ...

Busola Dakolo has made a clarification on the N10m compensation quoted by the media as part of her demand in her lawsuit against the founder of Commowealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo, who she accused of raping her when ...

The Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday September 9, warned that some people are plotting to set the nation on fire.   The Secret Police’s spokesperson, Peter Afunaya in a statement said that the aim of the unmentioned group or persons is to ...

Busola Dakolo has listed the senior pastor of Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC) in London, Matthew Ashimolowo, as part of witnesses in her suit against the senior pastor of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), Biodun Fatoyinbo.   The FCT High Court ...

The National and State Assembly election petitions tribunal sitting in Umuahia, Abia State, have nullified the election of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu.   The three-man tribunal led by Justice Cornelius Akintayo, ordered the supplementary election while giving judgment in a petition ...

At least 11 people have been confirmed dead in a ghastly road accident and scores of others sustained various degrees of injuries along Nasarawa Eggon-Akwanga road.   According to reports, a heavily-loaded Dangote Cement trailer truck lost control of its ...

A sad incident occurred in Umuoba Uratta community of Imo state, as a man reportedly committed suicide barely three days after welcoming a baby with his wife.   The deceased said to be a laborer, hanged himself overnight on a tree and his body ...

A horrific video making the rounds online shows an alleged rapist being punished by having a bit bull tear off and eat his genitals.   In the video recorded in a public place in Mexico, the alleged rapist, who is ...

A Nigerian man on Facebook, Chief Justice Igwe, is on his way back home months after fleeing the country.   In a February 2019 post on his Facebook page, he wrote, ‘this election result is not interesting, finding my way out ...

Yvonne Chaka Chaka, an internationally recognised South African singer, songwriter and actress has just reacted to the ongoing xenophobic attacks and protests in her country.   According to her, the protesters ‘all in the name of foreigners must leave SA,’ broke into her ...

A viral video shared on social media captured moment the Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi stopped rain from falling at the 2019 Egungun festival in the Osun community he leads.   He subsequently sent out the rain to four communities in ...

Two Kenyan politicians and members of parliament, Ndindi Nyoro and Maina Kamanda engaged in a fight yesterday at Gatui Catholic Church in Muranga over the control of Kiharu constituency.   The fight ensued after Nyoro stormed the church’s fundraiser which Kamanda was ...

A Ghanaian man based in the US has been accused of scamming more than 30 women out of $2.1m by posing as a soldier on dating sites.   Rubbin Sarpong, 35, a Ghanaian citizen with US residency was arrested on Wednesday (Sept.4) ...

A Twitter user shared a page from a book explaining “why people’s noses run” and the reason given in the book will either amuse or shock you.   Read it below.  

Archaeologists were shocked to discover an “iPhone” buried with the body of a woman in a grave believed to be over 2,000 years old.   They made the discovery in the Russian republic of Tuva, known as “The Russian Atlantis”. ...

Zimbabwe’s government has announced a date for Robert Mugabe’s funeral.   A funeral for the longtime leader will be held on Saturday, September 14th and a burial ceremony will be held the following day.   This announcement comes amid a row ...

Nigerian soldier, Emmy Benison known for his frequent social media posts about his experience fighting Boko Haram insurgents in the north has shared yet another ordeal he faced recently.   In his Instagram post, Benison wrote, ‘I have never experience one chance ...

A fresh round of violence is currently building up in the streets of Johannesburg, South Africa, as armed protesters are out again, demanding that foreigners leave their country immediately.   South African newspaper, Sowetan Live, reports that the protesters, who carried ...

Months after Chukwuemeka Akachi, a young Nigerian poet and final year student of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) committed suicide after sharing his suicide note on Facebook, another student of the institution has towed same lane by allegedly drinking “sniper”.   The ...

PDP has asked President Buhari to immediately vacate office after an old interview clip of the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, pleading with Nigerians to pardon the President on the issue of his certificate, surfaced online last week.   In ...

Former Senator John Azuta-Mbata, has been accused of destroying cars which were put up for sale by a single mother over a land dispute.   The former Senator representing Rivers East constituency of Rivers State at the national assembly, gave no warning ...

A drunk driver returning from a night club with his girlfriend killed at least 4 people yesterday morning around the Gwarinpa area of Abuja.   According to eyewitnesses, the drunk driver was overspeeding in a Mercedes Benz GLC 450 4matic ...

An Imo based Prophet, Michael Mbonu has been arrested by the Imo State Police Command’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad operatives for allegedly kidnapping and killing his church member, Princewill Ezeji.   The deceased said to be a graduate of Philosophy, had visited ...