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  The sister of Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner, Phyna, Ruth Otabor is dead. The family announced her death on Sunday through a statement by Eko Solicitors & Advocates, saying Ruth passed on to glory on Sunday, at about ...

  A mum has been charged with murd3r after allegedly throwing her four-year-old son into a lake “as an offering to God” Ruth R Miller, 40, is also facing two counts of domestic violence and one of child endangerment, said ...

  President Donald Trump has cancelled Secret Service protection for Kamala Harris, which had been extended by Joe Biden before he left office, according to one of her advisers As a former vice-president, Ms Harris was entitled under law to receive six months ...

  Former Zamfara senator, Kabiru Garba Marafa and his supporters on Friday announced their resignation from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC Marafa, who represented Zamfara Central in the 7th and 8th National Assembly, hinged his decision to quit the ruling party on alleged ...

  The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has announced a policy that will provide lifetime salary benefits to senior officers retiring from the rank of Deputy Controller, Comptroller, or Commandant-General and above The policy, a major boost to officer welfare, was ...

  The Edo State University, Uzairue, has been thrown into mourning following the sudden de.ath of its former Acting Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dawood Egbefo Prof. Egbefo, a 58-year-old scholar of History and International Studies, reportedly passed away on Wednesday, August 27, ...

  The national leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has maintained that he has no plans to defect to another political party Making the clarification at the party’s National Executive Committee meeting in Abuja on Thursday, Kwankwaso said ...

  The Lagos State government has condemned the recent assault on Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIOs) at the Mile 2 area of the state, vowing that the perpetrators will face the full weight of the law In a statement on Thursday, ...

  Phyna has tearfully apologized to activist VeryDarkMan, seeking his help in her sister’s case involving the Dangote group VDM had accused Phyna of betrayal, claiming she met with the group without his knowledge, and had threatened to abandon the ...

  Peter Obi has criticized the Federal Government over its decision to raise Nigerian passport fees, describing the move as another burden on citizens The Nigeria Immigration Service recently announced that a 32-page passport will now cost N100,000, while a ...

  Reno Omokri has declared the Abuja-Kaduna highway safe for travel after successfully completing a round trip on the road without any security escort Omokri was accompanied by Nollywood actor Wale Ojo, who hinted at plans to shoot scenes from his upcoming ...

  The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Lagos State Chapter, is demanding N150, 000 minimum wage for Lagos State workers following increase in mimimum wage by Imo and Ebonyi Governments The Chairperson of NLC, Lagos State Chapter, Mrs Funmi Sesi, made the ...

  Nigeria’s diaspora remittances surged by 200 percent to $600 million in the past two months The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Olayemi Cardoso, who revealed this yesterday also said that Nigeria’s foreign exchange profile is witnessing a ...

  The U.S. government plans to shorten the validity period of visas for international students and journalists, the Department of Homeland Security has announced Under the proposed rule, F visas, which allow foreign students to study in the U.S., would ...

  JUST IN: Tinubu Gives Just N200k To Teen Who ßeat 69 Countries In Global English Contest Weeks After Casually Giving A Whopping N150Million Each To Super Falcons Players The Federal Government has awarded 17-year-old Nafisa Abdullahi from Yobe State ...

  Contrary to recent reports that he may opt out of the 2027 presidential contest, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar said he remains in the race Atiku was quoted to have said at the weekend his commitment to the evolution of a ...

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has formally confirmed Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum as its substantive National Chairman at its 102nd National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting This brings and ending to over a year of Damagun’s tenure as the acting national chairman ...

  The Lagos State Police Command has strongly refuted a media report alleging that senior police officers were directed to remit N6,000 each as 2025 dues to the Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA) under the leadership of the Inspector-General of Police’s wife In ...

  Lere Olayinka, the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has called for tighter regulations on social media usage in Nigeria In a statement posted on his ...

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has called on victims of the fraudulent cryptocurrency trading platform, Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX), to report to its Ibadan and Lagos Zonal Directorates to aid ongoing investigations In a statement issued on ...

  The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has declined to act on a “wanted” notice issued by Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the EFCC, against Lagos businessman Bashir Haske, husband to opposition leader Atiku Abubakar’s daughter In a statement on Friday, Interpol ...

  Speed Darlington, the controversial Nigerian singer, has urged President Tinubu to implement reforms in the Nigeria Police Force In a video shared on Saturday, August 23, Speed Darlington emphasized that the Tinubu administration should prioritize more than just economic ...

  Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote has once again been named the richest Black billionaire in the world, leading Forbes’ 2025 list of 23 Black billionaires with a net worth of $23.9 billion As founder and chairman of Dangote Cement, Africa’s ...

  Peter Obi visited the family of Nigeria’s late football hero, Peter Rufai, this morning to offer condolences following the goalkeeper’s burial in Lagos yesterday. He was accompanied by former international Sylvanus Okpala Obi comforted Rufai’s family, encouraged them to ...

  Tinubu Calls on Nigerians Abroad to Return, Says Nation Is Rising Again President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged Nigerians in the diaspora to return home, assuring them that the country is on a new path of growth and needs ...