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A smuggler was caught with 2lb of gold worth £46,000 in his bottom after customs officers spotted his unusual walk at an airport in India.   The man was travelling on a GoAir flight from Dubai into Kerala’s Kannur airport ...

The UN has condemned plans to castrate rapists and paedophiles in Nigeria and called the measures ‘draconian’. In September, the governor of Kaduna state signed a law saying men convicted of r.a.pe would be subjected to surgical castration – with ...

A businessman in Argentina killed the mother of his three children before he shot himself dead in a murder-suicide inside the couple’s country club home, authorities say.   Police visited the home following reports of gun shots and found the ...

A lady who also came out to protest has said policemen killed her brother and told her father there was nothing he can do about it, and she said they were right.   She shared photos of herself carrying different ...

  The Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum and Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, has said that the northern governors are against #EndSARS. He made this known while addressing State House correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at ...

Pandemonium erupted on Wednesday at the disbanded Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) office of the Lagos State Police Command when 30 out of the 250 detainees broke out of their cells and escaped.   This was contrary to claims by ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has frozen the accounts of 15 textile smugglers across the country.   Deputy Governor Corporate Services of the CBN Mr. Edward L. Adamu made this disclosure at a stakeholders meeting of Cotton, Textile and ...

Twitter CEO, Jack has joined the ENDSARS campaign yesterday online. But to the shock of many, a former Presidential Aspirant, Adamu Garba called him to order and even threatened to SUE him.   His tweets; ”Dear @jack It’ll do you ...

The Federal Government has ordered all Federal Civil Servants to resume work on Monday, October 19, 2020. Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Boss Mustapha and the National Coordinator, Presidential Task Force, PTF, on COVID-19 disclosed this during ...

Oppor! The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Anambra State yesterday celebrated 12 of its serving corps members who got married in the state.   The couples, all of 2019 Batch ‘C’ set, said they met at the orientation camp. ...

Nigerians on social media have blasted a woman who forgot her child at Abuja #EndSars protest and refused to pick her up immediately she was contacted.  It was learnt that when the woman was contacted by the medical team to ...

Nigeria has been barred from the US visa lottery application for 2022, a document obtained from the US Government website showed.   In a 19-page document published on the website, Nigeria is the only African country barred from the visa ...

Festus Keyamo, the State for Labour and Employment Minister has announced the demise of his driver, Yohanne Shankuk amidst the #EndSARS protest in Abuja on Wednesday, 14 October.   In a tweet, Keyamo wrote; ”I regret to announce that my ...

A man has taking to social media to hail his dry cleaner after returning the money he found in his pocket. He has forgotten he left some money there, but the said dry cleaner, washed the cloth and returned it ...

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has condemned attacks on ENDSARS protesters today in Alausa. Hoodlums had stormed the venue of the protest this morning attacking unarmed protesters with weapons.   Popular comedian, Mr Maccaroni and other protesters had claimed the ...

Global Organization of Oriented Group Language of Earth, GOOGLE, has joined the EndSARS campaign.   Google in a tweet via its Twitter account today strongly opposed the oppression, brutality and intimidation carried out on Innocent protesters. The organization also called ...

The 2023 presidential election will hold on February 18, 2023, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed.   Chairman of the Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this today. In his goodwill message at the inauguration of the special ...

Oyo state Governor, Seyi Makinde has lost his mom. Abigail Makinde, the mother of the governor died in the early hours of today. Recall shortly after the Governor won the first seat in Oyo state, a video of he and ...

The Oluwo of Iwoland in Osun State, Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has told the youth protesting nationwide against police brutality and criminality to return to their homes and allow peace in Nigeria.   Mr Akanbi warned the protesters that their continued blockade ...

Two persons yesterday were feared dead and many others injured after a Sports Utility Vehicle ran into a crowd of #ENDSARS protesters at Alagbado, Lagos.  Footage shared online shows a crowd gathered as youths carried away two ”lifeless” bodies. A ...

The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, has revealed that the National Identity Number (NIN) will soon be made mandatory for Citizens for accessing government services and interventions.   Minister in charge of the ministry, Dr ...

The Federal Government has announced November 10, 2020, as resumption date for NYSC Orientation Camps across the country.   This was made known on Thursday by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare via his official Twitter handle. ...

The Court of Appeal has declared the Police Act 2020 unconstitutional and void.   The Police Act 2020, which was enacted in September this year, affects the constitutional mandate of the Police Service Commission The Appeal Court ruled that the ...

Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the highly revered General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, has given his support to the #EndSARS protesters. The cleric endorsed the #EndSARS protests currently taking place in most states in Nigeria. Adeboye declared his support for ...

  Temitope Adewale, a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has asked #EndSARS protesters to calm down. He called for an end to the #EndSARS protests, warning that the government may be forced to declare a state of ...