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  The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, has revealed that four members of its staff returned positive for coronavirus after general tests were conducted.   The NFF had initially announced that a member of its management tested ...

The wife of the late strongman of Oyo State politics, Alhaji Lamidi Ariyibi Adedibu; Alhaja Modinat Abosede Adedibu has come out to appeal to those her husband offended while alive to forgive him, adding that, there was no human being ...

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN has come under attack following the declaration by its Lagos chapter Chairman, Apostle Alex Bamgbola that Femi Fani-Kayode would become the president of Nigeria someday.   The chairman of the Lagos State chapter of ...

A wife bit off her husband’s p.e.n.i.s after he refused to get a rat out of her bedroom, police say.   Abraham Musonda, 52, from the Zambian town of Kitwe, was allegedly attacked by his 40-year-old wife Mukupa following a ...

A supposed disciplinarian, Felix Ezike, has allegedly stabbed one Deji Animashaun, 19, to death in the Egbe area of Ikotun, Lagos State.   Punch Metro gathered that Deji’s father, Dada, invited Felix to help him discipline his son who was ...

One person has been confirmed dead while four others sustained injuries on Thursday in an accident involving two trucks at Ayetoro, on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.   Mr Ojuoro Olusola, Mowe-Ibafo Divisional Commander of the Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) ...

Former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has taken American citizenship.   This is coming after more than 30 years after the former two-time minister studied in the United States. Bloomberg reports that Okonjo-Iweala actually took US citizenship in 2019 ...

Controversial US-based physician, Dr Stella Immanuel, is rejoicing over the dismissal of the complaints against her following her claim that hydroxychloroquine can cure COVID-19 ‎by the Texas Medical Board.   Dr Immanuel announced that she has been cleared of the ...

Masses of North Korean soldiers have been spotted practicing for a major military showcase – despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.   Satellite images released by a US think tank show formations of troops and vehicles at the Mirim Parade Training ...

The Tesla CEO’s net worth increased to a staggering $115 billion this week after the electric car company’s stock increased by 12% on Monday.   The 49-year-old has now overtaken Mark Zuckerberg to become number three on the list of ...

Twitter is currently agog with Nigerians calling out and insulting President Muhammadu Buhari following the increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) and the hike in electricity tariff to N66 per kwh.   The Independent Petroleum Marketers ...

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny may have been poisoned by a tiny amount of toxin sprinkled in his underwear or socks, according to a retired scientist.   Vladimir Uglev, who claims to have developed the nerve agent Novichok, floated the ...

A woman, identified as Mrs. Chiamaka Okechi from Ezeama Mgbagbuowa, Enugu State, has been seriously injured by her abusive husband, Mr. Obinwanne Chiafo. It was gathered that the victim who was forced to marriage at the age of 13 and ...

Two hundred and sixteen new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported across the country, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said.   In a late-night tweet on Wednesday, the nation’s health agency disclosed that the new infections ...

India banned 118 more Chinese apps in a stepped-up backlash over an increasingly bitter border showdown between the giant neighbours.   The Information Technology Ministry said the apps including the mobile version of the popular video game PUBG and other ...

A 35-year-old casual labourer was on Monday stoned to death for allegedly attempting to defile a three-year-old girl at Kambe market area in Ting’ang’a location of Kiambu Sub-county, Kenya.   The victim, Michael Karimi Kai, died at the scene following ...

Some residents of Maiduguri have cried out overpower outage adversely affecting the city and its environs for the past five days.   A cross-section of residents, who spoke on Wednesday in Maiduguri, said the outage had affected many businesses. One ...

Two people have reportedly died and four others seriously injured in an auto crash which occurred along Anthony-inward-Gbagada in Lagos State.   Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), disclosed this on Wednesday to the News ...

THE price of petrol has been increased to N151.56 per litre, according to Pipelines and Product Marketing Company (PPMC), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.   In a statement obtained by Vanguard, D.O Abalaka of the PPMC, ...

President Muhammadu Buhari  has approved November 1st of every year as the National Youth Day, Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has said.   According to the minister, the President made this known during a Federal Executive Council ...

A suspected cannabis sativa farmer, Clement Akor, has begged the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA to take his life rather than destroy his 10-hectare cannabis plantation.   Akor, a 42 years old father of six children from Enabo village ...

The Hisbah Command in Jigawa, has arrested two suspects over alleged homos.e.xual act in Dutse Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.   The state Hisbah Commandant, Malam Ibrahim Dahiru said this while speaking in Dutse on Wednesday. Dahiru said ...

The General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye has acquired a new helicopter for church evangelism.   The helicopter, according to sources, arrived two weeks ago. The helicopter is marked: ‘5N-EAA.’ The EAA represents Enoch Adejare ...

The Ikeja residence of late MKO Abiola was invaded by armed robbers on Wednesday.   The robbers carted away valuables including hard currencies. The Nation reports that the suspected criminals entered and escaped through the fence of the building.

Big Brother Naija, BBNaija 2020 housemate, Dorathy on Wednesday told Lucy why her suggestions are usually ignored in the house   Lucy on Tuesday got upset after her suggestion was ignored during the rehearsal for wager task. Dorathy speaking to ...