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  The Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi has said that what Nigeria needs from the United States government is prayers and not a terror alert that will ‘confuse’ Nigerians. Magashi made the assertion while responding to questions from members of ...

  A Kogi State House of Assembly candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Ismaila Yusuf Atumeyi has been arrested with N326million and $ 140,500 cash believed to be part of N1.4 billion stolen from one of the commercial ...

  Former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayo Fayose, was yesterday docked at the State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti over alleged N900 million indebtedness to his former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Owoseni Ajayi. Ajayi was Fayose’s ...

  Elon Musk, a multibillionaire entrepreneur, has disbanded Twitter’s board of directors, the social media firm he recently acquired. He fired all nine members of the board, making him the sole director of the microblogging platform. Earlier on Friday, Musk ...

  In a build to the 2023 general elections, Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has appointed Ibrahim Zango as his Principal Secretary. Zango’s appointment was announced in a letter personally ...

  A husband, Justine Onu, has urged a Customary Court in Jikwoyi, Abuja, to dissolve his marriage to his wife, Joyce. The businessman recalled how he caught her having s3xual intercourse with his cousin. Onu complained to the court that ...

  The family of a driver, Ikenna Udu, has accused the police at the State Criminal Investigation Department Annex, Awkuzu, in the Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State, of torturing him to death. The victim’s wife, Mary, alongside her ...

  Governor Oyetola of Osun state has put his differences with Davido aside to mourn his late son, Ifeanyi Adeleke. Recall the singer has openly called the Governor names before the just concluded Osun elections and even after the elections. ...

  The police in Lagos State have uncovered how a 51-year-old man was using the National Stadium, Surulere as a hiding place for abducted children. It was gathered that four teenagers who were lured from the Ogba area of the state ...

  Nollywood actress, Kemi Afolabi has expressed fear as she returns to Nigeria following her medical trip in the US. She took to her Instagram page to lament about the poor state of the country as she stated that she ...

  Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has criticized former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential aspirant, Dele Momodu, over his recent utterances. Wike warned that he would not allow Momodu to use him to gain relevance. Momodu, who is the ...

  Men of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service are currently battling an inferno at Tailor Market behind the ultra modern Tejuosho Market, Yaba, Lagos. Director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, confirmed the incident. According to ...

  Residents of Busia county, Kenya are decrying a shortage of government-supplied condoms. The residents, a majority of whom are commercial s3x workers in Busia town, say they are now forced to wash and reuse the contraceptives to meet the ...

  Senegalese customs say they have seized 300 kilograms (661 pounds) of cocaine worth around $36 million aboard a truck near the Malian border, in the biggest land seizure of the drug in the country’s history. The drugs were found ...

  The naira fell to N818/$1 at the parallel market on Monday in Abuja and N815 in Lagos as it continued to lose its value. Investigations by Daily Trust revealed that the naira is currently under high selling pressure in ...

  President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived London,for his routine medical check-up. The President had left the country yesterday/ The news of the President’s latest visit to London was shared by his aide, Femi Adesina. According to Adesina, he is expected ...

  Hundreds of youths and residents of the Yelwa Labura area of the Bauchi metropolis on Monday morning blocked the Bauchi -Tafawa Balewa highway in protest against the release of a suspect who allegedly killed his friend, Adamu Babanta with ...

  The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 21-year-old man, Ola Obey, for allegedly r3ping an eight-year-girl in the Meiran area of the state. The victim’s family alleged that Ola, who is the grandson of the ...

  Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has sacked his Commissioner for Roads and Bridges, Engr. Okojie Newton over non-performance. The Ministry was created by the Obaseki administration after his re-election for a second term as governor. A statement by the ...

A groom has died JUST A DAY after his wedding in Sokoto State. The groom identified as Shehu Lili Kofar Atiku is said to have gotten married just a day before. According to a family friend, Shamsude oken Buratai, who ...

Operatives of the Ogun Police command have arrested a couple, Godday and Ebere Samuel for alleged human trafficking. The couple was arrested in the Ota area of the state, for allegedly trafficking a 16-year-old girl, Maria Adeniji. The Police Public ...

  Former deputy vice-chancellor (academics) of the University of Ibadan, Prof. Adigun Agbaje, has regained his freedom from his kidnappers Agbaje was kidnapped along the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway last Friday. According to Professor Remi Aiyede, Head of Department, Political Science, University ...

Pope Francis has granted an audience to 112 pilgrims from Nigeria currently in Rome for the 2022 special pilgrimage organised by the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC). The pilgrims were led to the papal audience at the Vatican City by ...

The Chairman, Lagos State Parks and Garages Management, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly called MC Oluomo, has debunked claims that bus drivers were attacked in the state. The rebuttal came following allegation that some commercial drivers that are protesting over the extortion ...

Former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, has assured that the Arabic inscription in the naira notes would not be removed from the redesigned currency. Sanusi claimed the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele assured him the Arabic inscription ...