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Dogs attack mother, kill 3-year old son

A 3-year-old child was killed and his mother seriously injured after they were attacked by two dogs Tuesday afternoon in New Jersey. The tragic incident unfolded at a house on East Laurel Street in Carteret, New Jersey,. According to one ...

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Needle-free Covid-19 vaccines now in the works

Covid-19 vaccines that don’t require a needle may be available later this year or next year, a top scientist said. Six to eight new immunizations may be ready for regulatory review by the end of the year — some of ...

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Man who threatened to kill Biden, Governor Whitmer and Speaker Pelosi in a revolution for America is charged

A Michigan man has been charged with threatening to kill President Joe Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, authorities said Tuesday. Joshua Docter, 21, of Holland, was charged Monday in Ottawa County with one count of threat ...

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Trump breaks silence… says I’m not a fan of Meghan as he defends the Queen and calls her a tremendous person

Former President, Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he is “not a fan” of Meghan Markle but that he hopes she launches her rumored 2024 presidential run. Trump was asked in a Fox News interview with Maria Bartiromo about his ...

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EFCC directs all bank staff to declare assets, gives deadline

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has demanded all bankers and operators in Nigeria’s financial system to declare their assets latest June 1. Abdulrashed Bawa, EFCC chairman on Tuesday told reporters at the Presidential Villa that the move is ...

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Gunmen kidnap female secondary school teacher in Ogun

A female secondary school teacher at Community High School (Jnr), in Ilara-Yewa, in Imeko Afon Local Government Area of the state, identified as Mrs Akinbola Olusola Abosede, has been kidnapped. It was gathered that Akinbola left for Ilara-Yewa, on Sunday, ...

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Lagos releases list of Covid-19 vaccination centres

The Lagos State Government has released list of 88 health facilities approved to provide vaccination across the 20 Local Government Areas. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said vaccination can only be obtained at any of the 88 accredited facilities ...

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Wakili charged with murder, kidnapping, remanded in prison

An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Tuesday, ordered that alleged notorious Fulani warlord in Ibarapaland, Abdullahi Wakili, 70, be remanded in a correctional facility. The police charged Wakili alongside his sons Abu, 45; and Samaila, ...

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Two kidnapped female students of OOU rescued

The two female students of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU, Ogun State, kidnapped on Sunday have been rescued by the Ogun State Police Command. The students are Precious Adeyemo and Abiola Oyefule and were kidnapped in Ayetoro area of Ogun ...

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Covid-19: 8000 Nigerians have been vaccinated, no adverse effects yet – FG

About 8,000 Nigerians have received their first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines, the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib, has said. Mr Shuaib while speaking at the weekly briefing of the Presidential ...

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Bank customers will now pay N6.98k for USSD transactions — CBN, NCC

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) today said that bank customers are to begin paying N6.98 kobo per Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) transactions commencing today. The price replaced the former per session billing structure ...

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Woman gives birth to twins after 10 years of marriage (photos)

A Nigerian woman, Idy Williams has welcomed a set of twins with her husband after ten years of marriage.  Facebook user, Ifeoma Uchenna shared the news on Facebook writing; “Indeed what God cannot do doesn’t exist. After 10 years of ...

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Woman kills, buries own baby over husband’s behaviour

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a middle-aged housewife, Bisola Awodele, for allegedly killing and burying her newborn baby. The Police Public Relations Officer in the State, Abimbola Oyeyemi who confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta on Sunday, ...

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2 female students of Olabisi Onabanjo University abducted

Gunmen have abducted two female students of the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ogun State. The victims Adeyemo Precious and Oyefule Abiola were reportedly abducted on Sunday night at OOU Campus in Ayetoro, Yewa North Local Government Area of the state. ...

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Photos of female soldiers deployed to Abuja-Kaduna highway

Here are beautiful photos of female soldiers deployed to Abuja-Kaduna highway doing their jobs.The soldiers are pictured here on what looks like a patrol. Two more photos below…

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President Buhari fires NiMet DG, Sani Mashi

President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked Director-General, Nigerian Meteorological Organization (NiMet), Prof. Sani Mashi. No reason was given for the action but there are allegations of fraud leveled against the former NiMet DG. Mashi’s tenure is supposed to expire in January ...

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Cultists to now serve 21-year jail term in Lagos

No time! Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu today approved a 21-year jail term for convicted cultists in the state. Sanwo-Olu approved the jail term as he signed the bill for the Prohibition of Unlawful Societies and Cultism 2021 into Law at ...

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What Donald Trump allegedly said privately about Meghan Markle after her Oprah interview

Donald Trump hasn’t spoken publicly about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s bombshell interview with Oprah because he doesn’t want to be ‘canceled’ like Piers Morgan, his former aide claims. Trump’s former senior adviser Jason Miller lifted the lid on his ...

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FG bans Emirate airlines for refusing to fly Nigerians out

Following continuous refusal of Emirate airlines to fly out passengers from Nigeria, the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 on Monday announced it will ban it from inbound and outbound flight. The ban is expected to take effect from midnight on ...

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Barbados to remove Queen Elizabeth II as Head of State

Barbados will remove Queen Elizabeth II as its Head of State by November, according to BBC. The process of removing the Queen would be completed on November 21 when Barbados marks its 55th independence anniversary. “The time has come to ...

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