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President Trump has suggested in an interview aired this week that multimillionaire s3x offender Jeffrey Epstein might have been killed while in federal custody — putting him at odds with his own attorney general and the New York City medical ...

A mum, who had 12 miscarriages in 11 years, is celebrating after delivering her “miracle” baby. Kim Pecha started trying for baby number two not long after her daughter Chloe, now 13, was born. But after a few years of ...

A leader of the Revolution Now in Osun State, Olawale Bakare and others have been arrested by operatives of the Department of Secret Service (DSS) during a protest today in Osogbo demanding a better governance from the government. Bakare and ...

A site worker has been crushed to death after a two-storey building collapsed in Tottenham, north London. Firefighters, police and an air ambulance were called to Vale Road at 2.19pm today following reports of the industrial building’s wall and roof ...

A Tanzanian miner and father-of-30 who became an overnight millionaire by digging up huge gemstones worth £2.4million has found and sold another piece worth £1.5million. Saniniu Laizer made the sale at a trading event attended by hundreds after discovering the ...

  Islamic and Christian leaders have expressed sadness over killings in the country. They also raised the alarm over proliferation of arms and ammunitions. Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) President Rev. Samson Ayokunle and the Sultan of Sokoto Sa’ad Abubakar ...

The police in Lagos have dispersed scores of protesters who gathered at under bridge, Ikeja, today for a peaceful march. The protest, which kicked off around 10:00 a.m. was dead on arrival as the police barricaded their exit to Ikeja, ...

The Benue State Government, on Tuesday, disclosed that it took delivery of three truckloads of 1,800 bags of rice from the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affair for distribution in the state as Covid-19 palliatives but discover that the rice had ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of six internet fraudsters popularly known as Yahoo Boys. The fraudsters, who specialised in Business E-mail Compromise (BCG), internet fraud, and other related offences are: Chisom Emmanuel Odom; Isajimi ...

Thirty Nigerians, who were trafficked and left stranded in Lebanon have been rescued, and are among a total of 150 victims awaiting evacuation to Nigeria. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) made this known in a statement by Gabriel Odu ...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has commiserated with the people and government of Lebanon over Tuesday’s Beirut explosions. No fewer than 100 people died while 2,700 others were injured in the massive blasts at the city’s port, the Minister of Health, ...

It’s not easy to get a loyal staff and the ex-Senator just lost one of his. He shared a photo of the late staff saying ”My Kaura is gone”. Writing about how pained he is, the politician wrote; ”One of ...

There was confusion when a six-year-old girl allegedly started choking on pieces of a face mask found inside McDonald’s chicken nuggets, her mother claims. Laura Arber said she made the discovery in at least two of the 20 nuggets she ...

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has demolished 102 houses built on water channels in the area.  The development followed last week’s flood incident which claimed the lives of five people in Giri-Kpasere, along Airport Road in Gwagwalada Area Council. ...

Hon. Leonard Tomide Akinribido of the Zenith Labout Party has been suspended by the Ondo State House of Assembly over alleged misconduct and use of vulgar words in the hallowed chamber. Another report however says he had sent some stinkers ...

Over 900 COVID-19 related deaths have been recorded in Nigeria. This is according to the data published by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday night. A total of 304 new cases were confirmed, bringing the current tally ...

Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC) Prof. Abubakar Rasheed on Tuesday announced that 32 federal, state and private universities are conducting different stages of research to tackle direct and collateral impacts of COVID-19. Prof. Rasheed, who was represented by Dr. ...

There was no resumption of schools in Enugu State yesterday, as some students who had gone to their schools in anticipation of the reopening, were sent back home on the orders of the state government. It was learnt that they ...

Nigerians have called out NCDC after it reported 20,663 discharge on 3rd of August, and by the following day (yesterday), 4th of August it reported 31,85, a whopping 11,188 difference. A twitter user spotted the huge difference and asked what ...

The Queen has wished Meghan Markle a “very happy birthday” on Instagram as the Duchess turns 39 today. A post on The Royal Family account says: “Wishing The Duchess of Sussex a very happy birthday!” The post includes a lovely ...

A murder suspect is on the run after making a daring escape from an Oklahoma jail by breaking his cell window, tying bed sheets together and climbing down from the 12th floor. Pablo Robledo, 34, and his cellmate Jose Hernandez ...

Three people have been killed as a Sports Utility Vehicle, SUV, ran into a moving trailer on Lagos-Abeokuta road, Lagos. The accident occurred around 6:40am on Tuesday before Cement Bus Stop inward Iyana-Dopemu. According to the Lagos State Traffic Management ...

Ohio woman Connie Culp, who became the first person in the U.S. to receive a partial face transplant after surviving a gunshot blast to the face, has died at the age of 57. The Cleveland Clinic, where Culp underwent the ...

The West African Examination Council, WAEC, has released the timetable for the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE. A statement issued by WAEC’s Head of Public Affairs, Demianus Ojijeogu, urged candidates to disregard other timetable in circulation. According ...

A large blast in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, has killed at least 27 people and injured more than 2,500 others, the health minister says. It is not yet clear what caused the explosion in the port region. Videos posted online ...