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Nine-month-old baby boy dies on his first day at crèche

  KwaZulu-Natal government authorities have called for a full-scale investigation after a 9-month-old baby died on his first day at a daycare facility in Zwelisha, Verulam, South Africa. Social Development MEC Nonhlanhla Khoza said the incident warranted a full-scale investigation. ...

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House of Reps reject motion seeking to stop increase in price of Fuel

  The House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected a motion to stop increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and revert to the old price of N537 per liter. Rather, the House resolved to investigate the sudden increase ...

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Singapore passport overtakes Japan’s as world’s most powerful

  Singapore has recently dethroned Japan to claim the title of having the world’s most powerful passport, according to a new ranking. About the ranking: This year’s most recent Henley Passport Index, which is “the original, authoritative ranking of all ...

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UK medical panel clears Twitter influencer Dr Olufunmilayo of r3pe allegation

  UK medical panel clears Twitter influencer Dr Olufunmilayo of r3pe allegation A popular Twitter doctor based in the United Kingdom, Olufunmilayo Ogunsanya has been exonerated by UK’s Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service from rape allegations levelled against him by his former girlfriend ...

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Shehu Sani hilariously celebrates Peter Obi on his birthday

Senator Shehu Sani has hilariously celebrated politician and Labour party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on his 62nd birthday. Sani asked Obi to tell his tailors to remove the pockets from his attires since he doesn’t use them. Obi has been described by ...

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Nigerian investigative journalist David Hundeyin detained in Zimbabwe

  Nigerian investigative journalist David Hundeyin detained in Zimbabwe Nigerian investigative journalist, David Hundeyin has been detained in Zimbabwe. David says he landed in the country today, only to be told that despite a visa-free relationship between the two countires, he still ...

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President Tinubu orders probe into NDLEA’s killing of two-year-old boy in Delta

  President Bola Tinubu has directed the management of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to speedily and thoroughly investigate the killing of two-year-old Ivan Omhonrina by a stray bullet during an operation of officers of the agency at ...

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Tinubu orders immediate review of N8,000 cash transfer palliative

  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered an immediate review of the proposed N8,000 cash transfer palliative to Nigerians to cushion the pains of the removal of payment of subsidy on petrol. Tinubu on Tuesday called for the review in ...

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We demand annual public holiday for traditionalists, Soyinka tells Tinubu

  We demand annual public holiday for traditionalists, Soyinka tells Tinubu   Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has called on the Federal Government led by President Bola Tinubu to declare a national public holiday for traditionalists in the country. He ...

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Villagers kick as mom hacks to death man who defiled her daughter TWICE

  Villagers kick as mom hacks to death man who defiled her daughter TWICE A woman has killed a middle-aged man after she allegedly caught him having unlawful carnal knowledge of her daughter. The Kenyan woman is now reportedly under ...

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APC National Chairman Adamu allegedly resigns

  Ahead of the proposed National Executive Committee and National Caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) scheduled for July 18 &19, 2023, in Abuja, the party’s National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu is believed to have resigned his position. Speculation ...

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Woman r3ped to death in Abia state

  The lifeless body of the 53-year-old woman, Amarachi Nwanozie, was discovered near her farm at Ngwama village, Isiala Ngwa South LGA of Abia State. Her corpse was discovered n3ked by men of Abia State Community Policing/Vigilante Service two days ...

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Police arrest woman who flogged aged mother (Video)

  A 50-year-old woman, Ukamaka Udeugbo, has been arrested by Anambra police for flogging and kicking her 75-year-old mother. This was seen in a viral video. The incident happened at Abagana, Njikoka Local Government Area, where the suspect was captured ...

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Ogun school building collapses due to rainfall

  A one-storey building with 10 blocks of classrooms has collapsed at the Agbado District Comprehensive High School in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State. The building collapsed on Saturday afternoon during heavy rainfall, leaving the community in shock. ...

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UK increases visa fees for Nigerians, others

  British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced an increase in visa application fee paid by immigrants. The announcement came after a speech regarding an increase in public sector wages. Sunak confirmed that part of the funding for the wage ...

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WHO declares widely used sweetener aspartame a possible cancer cause

  WHO declares widely used sweetener aspartame a possible cancer cause For the first time, a semi-independent committee for the World Health Organization said Thursday that it’s determined that aspartame, a popular artificial sweetener found in thousands of products like ...

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You are an outsider, you have no say in Lagos – Gani Adams warns Simon Ekpa

  The Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams has warned Simon Ekpa, factional leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to stop plans to stage the sit-at-home protest in Lagos State. Ekpa had said the sit-at-home protest ...

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Northerners trading with fake dollars arrested

  The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa State Command has arrested two suspects over possession of counterfeit United State Dollars worth $30,900 US. Spokesman of the command CSC Adamu stated this while parading the suspects on Friday, ...

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FG charges Emefiele for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition

  FG charges Emefiele for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition The Federal Government has filed a two-count charge of illegal possession of firearms and ammunition against Godwin Emefiele, the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, before the ...

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Katsina Gov’s Chief of Staff, accuses Customs Officers of shooting at him

  Governor Dikko Umaru Radda’s Chief of Staff, Jabiru Tsauri has claimed he narrowly escaped a harrowing assault from suspected Customs Service Officers at a location known as Gorar Yammama while on his way to Abuja en route to Kaduna, ...

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