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This is the very heartbroken moment the news of the death of Afenifere’s spokesman, Yinka Odumakin was told to his aged father. Before the news was told, comforting words were said to him and then he was informed. He kept ...

A correctional facility and police investigations department in Owerri, the Imo State capital were reportedly set ablaze by unknown gunmen early this morning. According to multiple reports, the attackers struck the prison and police department shortly after midnight, freeing an ...

Two children, identified as Suraiya, 7, and Habib, 9, were burnt to death after a mysterious fire burnt down a flat at Anguwar Dawaki in Suleja, Niger state. Daily Trust learnt that the father of the two kids, Alhassan Jibirin ...

Fresh crisis rocks Kano Emirate Council as anti-corruption commission investigates fraud in a land sale that could go all the way up to the new emir. Barely a year after he ascended the throne, Emir Aminu Ado Bayero of Kano ...

Nigeria (JUSUN) commences a nationwide strike over the non-implementation of financial autonomy of the judiciary in line with the constitution of the country and other extant laws. JUSUN has issued a 21-day ultimatum which elapsed on Sunday, April 4, 2021, ...

The Nigerian Army has reportedly removed a journalist, Amadin Uyi from a WhatsApp group its communications unit created and operates for the benefit of newsmen. The Director of Public Relations, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, and other spokespersons in the Army ...

After 48 hours of disconnecting MTN customers from banking channels including the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data and banking apps, commercial banks on Sunday have reconnected MTN customers to banking channels, The PUNCH can confirm. Punch correspondent gathered that the development ...

Police operatives attached to Festac Division have arrested one Jonas Nnubia, m, 43, for defiling his wife’s niece (name withheld). Nnubia was arrested on 3rd April, 2021, at about 3 pm at 1st Avenue, L Close, Festac, Lagos State. The ...

The Police detectives attached to Sagamu Road Division, led by the Divisional Police Officer, Sagamu Road, Ikorodu, on Sunday, 4th April 2021, at about 10 am, apprehended one wanted serial killer cultist, Segun Agodo. Agodo was arrested in the Odongunyan ...

A drug trafficker, Goodluck Odeh, has been intercepted at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport (NAIA) in possession of two kg of heroin with a street value of N564 million. A statement by the Director, Publicity ...

Founder of Cleen Foundation, Innocent Chukwuma, is dead. He died on Saturday evening at 55 after he was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia, an aggressive cancer of the blood. His long time friend and associate, Edetaen Ojo, confirmed the sad ...

A family of five the Olalekan Baloguns of European Quarters, Meiran area of Lagos, has been rendered homeless after their landlord allegedly seized their belongings and locked them out of their room and parlour apartment since Thursday, March 25, 2021. ...

MTN customers in Nigeria now have alternative electronic payment platforms to recharge their phones as the mobile network operator on Saturday announced that customers can recharge airtime through payment solutions platforms such as Flutterwave, Jumia Pay, OPay, Kuda, Carbon and ...

Joe Okei Odumakin, the wife of the national publicity secretary for the Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin has publicly announced the death of her husband and says a part of her is gone.   Recall Comrade Odumakin passed on ...

Ndinne Igbo, an all women socio-cultural organization, has threatened its members would march naked across Igboland to protest killings by herdsmen in the region. The group condemned the recent herdsmen attack in Enugu and Ebonyi states by herders. It stated ...

Nigerian veteran actress, singer, and philanthropist, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, in an emotional recollection has revealed how losing her father at the age of 12 broke her in ways that probably still affect her. Speaking on her relationship with her father ...

Shoprite workers at Ring Road branch, Ibadan, on Friday, embarked on another round of protest, shutting down the company indefinitely. The workers, under the aegis of National Union of Shop and Distributive Employees (NUSDE), vowed that the company would remain ...

Commercial banks have disconnected MTN customers from banking channels including the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data and banking apps. MTN customers complained on Friday about being unable to recharge their MTN lines using USSD and other banking channels like the bank ...

A Boko Haram faction has released footage showing the downing of a Nigerian fighter aircraft. HumAngle reports that the video showed fighters carrying Rocket Propelled Grenade, artillery equipment, the corpse of the pilot and the aircraft’s debris. The website shared ...

The Lagos State Safety Commission on Thursday disclosed that it has shut 430 event centres and night clubs across the State for violating Covid-19 protocols. Director-General (DG) of the commission, Lanre Mojola disclosed this at a news conference in Alausa, ...

Traders at the Bodija market in Ibadan on Thursday protested the seizure of rice worth millions of naira by the Nigeria Customs Service. Hundreds of traders took to the streets to protest against what they called the Customs’ invasion of ...

Global rights body Amnesty International on Thursday said the United States “could have taken more time to evaluate” all available evidence before publishing its controversial report that appeared to downplay the role of Nigeria’s brutal military in using lethal force ...

Wizkid’s first babymama, Shola Ogudu has said she usually finds herself unconsciously praying for Davido’s Chioma.   She made the revelation on her twitter page yesterday evening saying it’s weird, but she loves her. She also used the opportunity to ...

Former Chairman of Daar Communications PLC, Raymond Dokpesi, has been discharged and acquitted of corruption allegations. Dokpesi, his company, DAAR Investment and Holdings Ltd, were arraigned on a seven-count charge bordering on alleged procurement fraud and breach of public trust. ...

The Federal Government of Nigeria said it has directed two PayTv platforms – GoTv and Startimes – to migrate their signals from self-carrying to any of the two licensed FreeTv signal distributors.   The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji ...