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Nollywood actress, Ini Dima-Okojie, has revealed that she was diagnosed with fibroid in 2017. The diva shared her story with her fans on her Instagram account.   She allayed the fears of her friends and fans as she noted that ...

The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has said that the Nigerian government is on the case of Sulaimon Olufemi who has been on death row for 18 years in Saudi Arabia over the killing of a ...

Tragedy struck in Asu village, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area, Ogun State, on Wednesday when an operational vehicle of the operatives of the  Nigeria Customs Service crushed a motorcyclist, Juwon Mumuni, to death. Punch correspondent gathered that the operatives of ...

Spokesman of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Frank Mba has been promoted to the Commissioner of Police by IGP Mohammed Adamu.   He was decorated with his new rank by the IGP and assisted by DIG Aminchi Baraye on Wednesday ...

The new Covid-19 strain that ravaged the United Kingdom has popped up in San Diego County, California officials including Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday.   Newsom announced the mutation’s arrival in his state during a live conversation with federal infectious ...

A woman who earned the nickname the “Dancing Nurse” for cheering her Covid-19 patients with her moves while volunteering across the US has contracted the virus.   Registered nurse Ana Wilkinson, who had been treating coronavirus-stricken patients in New York ...

Khloe Kardashian has told fans that she needs to take some time away from social media. The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star, 36, is going offline in a bid to spend some precious time with her daughter True, 2, ...

The Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, the Office of the First Lady, Mr Aliyu Abdullah, has parried questions demanding Aisha Buhari’s whereabouts during an interview on television. While speaking on a Channels Television programme, Abdullahi had ...

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has approved the conduct of crossover night service for churches in Abuja. But, FCTA urged churches to heed strictly to the COVID-19 protocols. Many state governments have asked churches not to hold any crossover ...

A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State on Wednesday admitted a leader of #EndSARS movement in the state, Emmanuel Adebisi, arrested by the Directorate of State Service, bail. Adebisi was arraigned before the Court by DSS on four counts ...

In a bid to reduce the spread of coronavirus, many states have either banned or restricted crossover service, a tradition by Nigerian churches in which worship is held on the last night of the year until the early morning hours ...

Kaduna police have arrested some youths who were behind the aborted maiden edition of a Kaduna s’ex party. The youths who have advertised the event on social media platforms revealed that the s’ex party was billed to take place on ...

A middle-aged woman, identified as Mrs Oluwafunmilayo Folorunso, was shot dead by gunmen in the Kajola area of Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Monday.According to a source, the assailants followed the woman to the entrance of her residence before ...

Argentina on Wednesday became the first major country in Latin America to legalize abortion. The country’s Senate voted by 38 in favour to 29 against with one abstention to approve a bill allowing the procedure through the 14th week of ...

Osun State Government has rescinded its earlier decision banning churches from holding cross-over services. This was contained in a statement on Tuesday signed by the Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs Funke Egbemode. In the statement titled, ‘Covid-19: Osun ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning about the potential rise in antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea — also known as “super gonorrhea” — due to overuse of antibiotics during the COVID-19 pandemic. The news, delivered to British newspaper the Sun via a ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 749 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 85,560. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday. “749 new cases of ...

Kim Jong-un’s younger sister is quickly rising in prominence in North Korea to such an extent that she has been tipped as a possible rival to lead the country. After recently hitting back at rumours she was dead, Kim Yo-jong ...

Alhaji Abdulkadir Abdulsalam, the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), is dead. According to reports, Abdulsalam died in the early hours of Tuesday 29, December 2020 from an undisclosed ailment. Confirming his death, Mr. Kennedy Chigozie, the Deputy National ...

The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has cancelled New Year crossover service in its churches nationwide. This is coming after the Christian leadership in the country directed worship centres to respect governments’ directives on New Year crossover services. The ...

Professor Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), has advised President Muhammadu Buhari and Inspec­tor General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to allow ordinary Nigerians to bear fire arms in order to protect themselves. Speaking exclusively with Daily ...

A Nigerian lady, Ohirenua Giwa-Amu, who wrote an open letter to her father and popular pastor, Femi Giwa-Amu, for allegedly repeatedly raping her when she was seven years old, has committed suicide. Ohirenua’s death was confirmed by her friends who ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said that the nation’s health system is struggling to cope with the increasing number of coronavirus infections daily. The centre warned that the nation would pay in January for disregarding the health protocols. ...

Oga oh! JAMB has lost its third ex-chairman in 2020 ALONE as Professor Isa Baba Mohammed, Chairman of the 5th and 6th Governing Board of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) kicks the bucket. The 1st to die, Professor ...

Two suspects who attempted to rob a Point of Sale (POS) operator have been outsmarted by a lady. The suspects, Andrew Adubu and Destiny Olu, went to the POS shop, located at the entrance of the IDP Camp, in Uhogwa, ...