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  A member of Vladimir Putin’s inner circle has reportedly narrowly avoided being killed in a car bombing which saw his daughter “blown to bits”. Alexander Dugin, a fascist political strategist who has been dubbed ‘Putin’s Philosopher’, was allegedly the ...

Oba Oloyede Adeyeoba Akinghare 11, the Arujale Ojima of Okeluse Kingdom in Ose council area of Ondo State, is the youngest monarch in the country. His appointment was ratified by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu in 2019, following a process overseen by ...

A young boy died after he drowned falling headfirst into a bucket of water while his mum went to the market. Ryan Gabriel Vieira, aged 15 months, was left with his two brothers when tragedy struck at the home in ...

  Professor Jerry Gana has said the Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike will one day become the President of Nigeria. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain advised Wike not to work against the platform in protest of the outcome of the ...

  A randy Pastor, Makanjuola Olabisi Lanre of the Revolutionary Insight Church in Ilorin, Kwara State has been remanded for allegedly r3ping three biological sisters. An Ilorin Magistrate Court presided by Fatimah Salihu, ordered the remand of the pastor in ...

The police say at least two persons died after a stampede by worshippers at the Comfort Life Mission International Church, Lagos, on Thursday. The spokesperson for the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this on Friday. He explained that the incident ...

  Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has declared next week Monday as public holiday to commemorate this year’s annual ‘ISESE Day’ celebration. This was contained in a release signed by the state Commissioner for Special Duties, Olalekan Badmus, who is ...

A lawyer, Benedict Azza, was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen on motorcycle in Gusau town, the headquarters of Zamfara State, despite ban on riding motorcycles. Azza, who was a principal partner of the BT Azza & Co Chambers based ...

A 15-year-old girl has put her life on the line to prove her love to her HIV-positive boyfriend by injecting herself with his blood. This bizarre incident happened in Suwal Kuchchi, a village in Assam, India where the teenager resides. ...

  Despite a net worth of $62.8 billion, the tragic and allegedly negligible death of a worker at a Hawaiian property owned by Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan resulted in a measly $7,500 payout to the man’s family, ...

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Friday said it has revoked the broadcast licences of Silverbird TV, AIT, Raypower FM, and Rhythm FM  others. The Director-General of the NBC, Mallam Balarabe Shehu, who made the disclosure in a statement on ...

A 24-year-old woman who was arrested in Rwanda for wearing “shameful” clothing faces up to two years in jail for “public indecency”, prosecutors said Thursday. Liliane Mugabekazi was arrested on August 7 after she attended a concert by popular French ...

  A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yunusa Ahmad has said that there was need to consult the oracle to tackle the endemic corruption in the country. Ahmad disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja while fielding questions from ...

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has paid the Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, a courtesy visit at he Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia. Soludo and Obi met behind closed-doors after which Obi lauded ...

  Mr Yakubu Lawal, Nasarawa State Commissioner of Information, Culture and Tourism that was abducted by gunmen has regained freedom. DSP Ramhan Nansel, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), in the state confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) ...

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has sealed four fake fertiliser blending plants operating without licence in Kano State. The Director, Fertiliser Control Office of the Farm Inputs Support Department of the Ministry, Mr Kwaido Sani, made this ...

  The terrorists that attacked the AK-9 Abuja-Kaduna train passengers on March 28, on Friday, released four more hostages including an 85-year-old woman, Hajiya Halimatu Atta, her daughter, Adams Aliyu and two others after spending four months in captivity. Tukur ...

  The Police Command in Anambra have arrested a four-man suspected syndicate comprising two males and two females who specialised in sex blackmail and extortion of money from their victims. DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) disclosed this ...

Lagos State Police Command have arrested a pastor, Sunday Oluemeje for defiling a 14-year-old girl in the Akodo area of Ibeju-Lekki. The acting image-maker of the police in the state, Stephen Kuti confirmed the arrest of the suspect. It was ...

Japan’s young adults are a sober bunch – something authorities are hoping to change with a new campaign. The younger generation drinks less alcohol than their parents – a move that has hit taxes from beverages like sake (rice wine). ...

Authorities confirmed there were “multiple casualties” after two planes crashed mid-air over the Watsonville Municipal Airport Thursday afternoon, city Fire Department Division Chief Rudy Lopez told CNN. A single-engine Cessna 152 and a twin-engine Cessna 340 collided during their final ...

    Former BBNaija “Lockdown” housemate Terseer Kiddwaya aka Kidd has claimed he’s richer than Burna Boy and Wizkid. Kidd made this claim during an Instagram Live session while responding to trolls who kept comparing him to the global superstars ...

President Muhammadu Buhari’s government has awarded Government Ekpemupolo, better known as Tompolo, a pipeline surveillance contract. The former militant leader was the Commander of the defunct Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND). The deal is described as a renewal ...

The Ogun State Government has confirmed four new cases of Monkeypox in the state. The government through its Director of Public Health in the Ministry of Health, Festus Soyinka, made this known on Thursday in Abeokuta, the state capital. He ...

  Environmental workers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Thursday threatened to shut down all public cemeteries in Abuja. This came after the Gudu cemetery was locked up on Wednesday, but the workers reopen the cemetery after pressure from ...