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A suspected serial killer and notorious cultist, Owolabi Oludipe has been shot dead during a gun duel with operatives of the Ogun State Police Command. Confirming the killing via a statement issued on Monday, the Police Public Relations Officer in ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has named internet celebrity, Ismail Mustapha, alias Mompha, in its amended N157.1million fraud charge filed against an auto dealer, Sarumi Babafemi, alias 606. Mompha has since November 25, 2019 been facing a separate ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 676 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 131,918. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Monday. “On the 1st of ...

The Ogun government on Monday refuted reports on some social media platforms insinuating that it had enlisted the help of Mr. Sunday Adeyemo, a.k.a Sunday Igboho, to combat crimes in the state. Igboho, had stormed Ogun on Monday on his ...

Nigerian Air Force personnel attached to the 211 Regiment of the NAF Base, Neze, Imo State, have shot dead a Computer Science lecturer of the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede in Imo State, Okonye Nduka.It was learnt that Nduka was killed by ...

Lagos State posted its highest COVID-19 deaths in a single day on Monday, with the deadly virus striking 15 people dead in the State. Of the 21 people killed by the virus in Nigeria on Monday, 15 of the fatality ...

Alhaja Sadiat Abeke Erogbogbo, mother of Abike Dabiri-Erewa is dead. The retired teacher and businesswoman died at the age of 90. She would have marked her 91st on 6 June. President Muhammadu Buhari has condole Dabiri-Erewa Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria ...

A Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Igboho yesterday, stormed some parts of Ogun State and vowed to flush out killer herdsmen in the troubled areas in the state.Igboho, who stopped briefly in Abeokuta around 4pm and had a brief interaction with ...

The Duke of Cambridge has called for racist abuse aimed at footballers to stop, calling it “despicable”. Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford was the latest player subjected to racist abuse this weekend after a series of incidents. On Sunday, Greater ...

Isaac Fayose, brother of former Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose has shared a receipt of the ‘seed he sowed’ in Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), a Church founded by Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo.   Sharing the receipt of his  ‘N500k ...

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, on Monday, stressed that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration will never tamper with the independence of the media. Adesina spoke on AriseTV The Morning Show monitored by ...

The longest-serving lecturer at the University of Ibadan, Mr Nigel Henry, has been reported dead. Until his passage, Henry was a lecturer in the Department of Classics. News of his death was announced on Sunday in a statement by the ...

A nine-year-old Black girl was handcuffed and pepper-sprayed by police in the US city of Rochester, footage released Sunday showed, sparking new outrage over excesses committed by the country’s law enforcement.Deputy Police Chief Andre Anderson said Sunday the girl — ...

Myanmar’s military has seized power after detaining civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior members of her governing party. All authority has been given to the top army commander and a one-year state of emergency has been declared, ...

The Peoples Democratic Party has pleaded with Nigerians not to take a cue from the President Muhammadu Buhari, to violate Covid-19 protocols.   This was contained in a press statement titled, “PDP Expresses Dismay By Buhari’s Violation of Covid-19 Law…Charges ...

Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Sunday, met with selected stakeholders, local government chairpersons and political office holders from the Ibarapa zone, where he declared that the problems of the people are his problems. The governor, who stated this ...

Residents of Maiduguri and environs have been thrown into lingering blackout following the destruction of one of the towers supplying electricity to the city from the national grid. The blackout, which has lasted for one week, has grounded many businesses ...

The factional National Vice President of the Committee for the Defence of Human Right, CDHR, Prince Kehinde Taiga today said the leadership crisis rocking the CDHR had gone spiritual. Mr Taiga alleges that he discovered an owl in his office, ...

Nigerian Journalist and former Minister of information and culture, Prince Tony Momoh is dead.   The cause of his death at the time of filing this report remains uncertain. Mr. Momoh, served as Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture under ...

One Charles Majawa, has died from an ‘extreme orgasm’ after passing out while he romped with a s.e.x worker. Police reports state that the 35-year-old lost consciousness after having sex with the woman in the trading district of Phalombe, Malawi. ...

Hmmm… Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged youths to mobilise and make it uncomfortable for old leaders to remain in government. He stated this on Sunday during a virtual interview with academic and historian, Toyin Falola. Responding to a question ...

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State says the security challenges faced under the former security chiefs came as a result of their delving into politics. According to Governor Wike, “instead of concentrating on the security of the nation, the service ...

Meghan Markle has claimed Buckingham Palace ‘dictated’ her first names being erased from Archie’s birth certificate. It emerged on Saturday evening that the names ‘Rachel Meghan’ were removed from the mother section of Archie’s birth certificate, leaving it as Her ...

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye has said he would live to 90 years before preparing for death. Adeboye made the remark while urging his church members not to celebrate his birthday ...

Donald Trump announced Sunday that a former county prosecutor and a criminal defense lawyer with a background in civil rights work will lead his impeachment defense team, one day after it was revealed that the former president had parted ways ...