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Nigerian army’s General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Div, Maiduguri, Maj.-Gen. Bulama Biu has debunked comment of Boko Haram members becoming the country’s President which was linked to him.   According to Maj.-Gen. Biu, the comment was taken out of context in a deliberate ...

Juventus star, Cristiano Ronaldo will not face any charges over an alleged rape in the US state of Nevada a decade ago, prosecutors said on Monday.   The Clark County District Attorney’s Office said it had declined to prosecute the ...

US actor, David Hedison has died at the age of 92. The actor, who played Felix Leiter in two James Bond films passed away with his daughters at his side in Los Angeles on Thursday, a representative for the family said. ...

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  Nigerian Twitter users are mourning the untimely death of a youth corps member and Channels TV reporter, Precious Owolabi, who was killed by a stray bullet during the bloody Shiites protest in Abuja yesterday July 22nd.   Owolabi until his death was ...

AY in a rejoinder post after a congratulatory message which came off as a ‘shade’ from a follower after he shared a video of his house on Instagram, explained why entertainers need to show off.   While the follower held that Dangote, ...

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has expressed sadness over the death of a corp member, Precious Owolabi, a staff of Channels TV who died as a result of gunshot wounds during yesterday’s protest ...

Below is the names of all the Ministerial nominees President Buhari sent to the Senate for confirmation.   Abia 1. Dr. Ikechukwu Ogar Adamawa 2. MUHAMMADU Musa Bello Akwa Ibom 3. Goodwill Akpabio Anambra 4. Chris Ngige 5. Sharon O. ...

Boris Johnson has been elected new Conservative leader in a ballot of party members and will become the next UK prime minister.   He defeated Jeremy Hunt comfortably, winning 92,153 votes to his rival’s 46,656. The former London mayor takes over ...

An antiretroviral drug dolutegravir, commonly known as DTG, has been certified safe for use by pregnant women and those in their reproductive years by the World Health Organisation (WHO).   Though initial research linked the drug with neural tube defects (NTDs) in infants born ...

Ebiye Victor, an Internet comedian, is being dragged after he made a tasteless joke to color-shame actress Lupita Nyong’o.   Ebiye shared a photo of himself with black paint on his face and included a highly disrespectful caption.   “After ...

  Roman Goddess came through for the guys, by teaching them how to ‘slide into DMs’ and how not to blow it up.   According to the popular Instagram model, ways to slide into DMs include asking for account number, ...

  Amnesty International Nigeria has blamed the police for the bloody Shi’ites clash that happened in the Federal Capital City Abuja yesterday July 22nd.   In a statement released by Seun Bakare, the programme manager at Amnesty International Nigeria, the body condemned ...

  Deputy Commissioner of Police, Umar Bebel, pictured above, was killed in the firece gun battle between the police and protesting Shi’ites members yesterday Monday July 22nd. Umar was until his death the head of operations at the Abuja police command.   ...

Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria and his wife  Zeenat, are reportedly battling heavy metal poisoning as revealed in the court document filed on their behalf at the Kaduna State High Court.   The metal poisoning is caused by the gunshot ...

The Ondo State Government in its reaction to the viral photos of armed members of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria setting up a vigilante group in Akoko area of the state, stated that it won’t tolerate such.   ...

There are indications that President Buhari might be considering the proscription of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria also known as Shi’ites.   According to Premium Times, the proscription, which is likely to come in form of an executive order, is expected ...

R. Kelly‘s crisis manager, Darrell Johnson has announced he’s stepping down from his position and would no longer work for the embattled singer.   “I step down as crisis manager for personal reasons. Mr. Kelly is in good hands with Mr. Greenberg,” ...

An Arewa activist, Abdulaziz Naibi, blamed the LGBTQ community and homosexuality for the widespread insurgency, kidnapping and bad economy witnessed across the country.   Joining the campaign against the LGBTQ community by Arewa members, Abdulaziz Naibi, tweeted; LGBTQ, Homosexuality and adultery are the major ...

A Twitter user has told of her boyfriend’s reaction after he caught her reading his text messages.   She tweeted: “i stole my boyfriends phone one night and as I was reading his texts I heard him say “when you’re ...

Yesterday, Nollywood actor cum politician, Desmond Elliot came under fire after he called for the ban of foreign movies in Nigeria to enable the growth of the Nigerian Movie Industry.   The 45-year-old representing Surulere constituency at the Lagos State house of assembly spoke ...

Donna, daughter of ex-presidential candidate, Donald Duke, graduated from the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom today July 22nd. Duke and his wife Onari attended the graduation ceremony. Congrats to her! See more photos below  

Immediate past governor of Oyo state, Abiola Ajimobi and wife, Florence, were in a celebratory mood as one of their daughters, Ajijola, graduated from the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom. She bagged a Bachelor of Arts degree in ...

The burial service for late Mrs. Funke Olakunrin, daughter of the leader of Pan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, held at the St. David’s Anglican Church Ijomu, in  Akure, the Ondo State capital yesterday Monday July 22nd.   In ...

The Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) otherwise known as the Shiites group has alleged that 11 of its members were killed in a clash with the police in Abuja on July 22nd. It also claimed that 30 others were injured ...