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Infamous “Soho grifter” Anna Sorokin reflected on her post-prison success in a new interview, saying that “in a way” crime pays. The 30-year-old convicted thief, who goes by the alias Anna Delvey, told BBC Newsnight she’s been inundated with media ...

Piers Morgan has left ITV’s Good Morning Britain following a row over comments he made about the Duchess of Sussex. It brings the controversial host’s time on the show to an end after six years. ITV announced the decision after ...

In her first public response to Prince Harry and Meghan’s extraordinary interview with Oprah Winfrey earlier this week, Queen Elizabeth II says the royal family is “saddened” to learn the extent of the challenges faced by the Duke and Duchess ...

At least, 55 persons were abducted in different attacks on Katsina villages, Daily Trust is reporting. Gunmen stormed the village of Katsalle in Sabuwa Local Government Area on Monday night, abducting 30 persons, the majority of whom were women. A ...

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State, has commenced an advanced diploma course in native medicine. The Special Adviser to the Anambra State Governor, Mr Willie Obiano, on medicine and herbal practice, Dr  Onyekachi Ibezim, disclosed this at  a press conference ...

A convicted internet fraudster, Akinrinmade Adeniyi, who was sentenced to three months imprisonment in Abeokuta, is to forfeit his car, a laptop computer and a phone to the Federal Government. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Office, ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 346 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 159,252.   The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday.   “346 new ...

Jury selection in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin began on Tuesday after a one day delay, despite efforts by the prosecution to put it on hold.   Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, died on May 25, 2020, after Chauvin, ...

Two siblings, Dele and Tunde Dada, were among the 37 suspects arrested for alleged Internet fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission during a raid on their hideout in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, on Monday. A statement by the Head, ...

A woman who was spotted raping a 14 year-old boy by a shocked eyewitness is now pregnant with her victim’s child, a court heard.  Brittni Gray, 23, was charged with s.e.xual assault on Monday after she was allegedly spotted having ...

Amidst rampant abductions of schoolchildren in northern Nigeria by bandits, the Lagos government has mounted “constant surveillance” on public schools, Peoples Gazette reports. While most recent mass abductions of schoolchildren for ransom took place in the North, there is a ...

Following the violent clash between the factions of the Ondo State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers on Tuesday morning, the state government has announced the indefinite suspension of all activities of the union across the state. ...

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid-19 has threatened to ban flights from the UAE and The Netherlands as a reciprocal action. The taskforce said the Ministry of Aviation and its relevant agencies have been mandated to take the necessary ...

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry apparently didn’t officially marry in secret days before their lavish public exchange of vows — as she romantically cooed in the couple’s explosive TV tell-all.   The Church of England requires two witnesses to any ...

The Nigeria Police Force yesterday also wished women a ”Happy International Women’s Day”, but a twitter user felt they shouldn’t have. He says until female officers can live in the barracks with their husbands like their male counterparts can, than ...

Meghan Markle’s half-sister has said her estranged sibling suffers from “narcissistic personality disorder” — while Markle’s hubby Prince Harry is the victim of Stockholm syndrome. “I definitely see a narcissistic personality disorder. I’m not diagnosing her. She needs to see ...

Casualty from Covid-19, has continued unabated in Edo State, as the dreaded disease has again killed persons in the last 72 hours. A total of 29 new cases were also recorded within the same time frame. The latest casualties bring ...

Casualty from Covid-19, has continued unabated in Edo State, as the dreaded disease has again killed persons in the last 72 hours. A total of 29 new cases were also recorded within the same time frame. The latest casualties bring ...

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has revealed that within a nine-month period in 2020, banks in the country lost over N5 billion to fraudsters. NDIC’s Executive Director, Corporate Services, Mrs Omotola Abiola-Edewor, disclosed this on Monday while delivering her ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 371 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 158,906. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Monday. “On the 8th of ...

Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams has raised the alarm over the killing of four men by those believed to be Iskilu Wakili’s men. Adams said the locals were hacked to death at Idiyan village, Igangan, Oyo State, on ...

Four couples have been caned with up to 20 lashes for having sex outside of marriage in Indonesia.   The men and women were publicly flogged in the ultra-conservative Aceh province governed by Sharia law on Monday. Crowds gathered to ...

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has invited the state Commissioner of Police, Ngozi Onadeko on the recent twist in the security situation in Kajola, Ibarapa North Local Government Area of the State. The Governor who said he is aware of ...

The founder of Kingsway International Christian Centre, Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo, has received shot of COVID-19 vaccine. Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo took to his Facebook page to share photos of himself taking the vaccination as he encouraged others to take the step ...

The beheaded corpse of an unidentified female was discovered in an uncompleted building in the polytechnic community of Ozoro, Isoko North council area of Delta state.It was gathered that the corpse was found Sunday afternoon. The case is suspected to ...