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The remains of Senator Buruju Kashamu, have been buried at his Ijebu-Igbo country home. Ogun Governor Dapo Abiodun was part of the crowd that bidded the politician a tearful farewell. Sympathisers shunned Covid-19 protocols during the burial with many of ...

Sympathizers this morning thronged the resident of late Senator Buruji Kashamu ahead of his burial today. The burial ceremony which is on going is taking place at his Ijebu-Igbo, residence in Ogun state. More photos below…      

The mother of ex-Senate President, Bukola Saraki is a year older today. Chief (Mrs) Florence Morenike Saraki is 85 and her proud son, Bukola Saraki has publicly wished her a happy birthday. Sharing a lovely photo of his mom, the ...

COVID-19 cases in Nigeria rose by 453 on Saturday, pushing the country’s total confirmed cases to 46,140. Six more deaths were recorded for the day, lifting the death toll from 936 to 942. The new cases are spread across 19 ...

He was their helper. He was a different philanthropist. He helped his people. He helped people that are not even his tribe too. He employed from all over the country. Indeed he was a man of the people. Little wonder, ...

A British backpacker had the shock of her life when she gave birth to a tiny newborn baby while travelling on a motorway. Abi was on a bus from Brisbane to Fraser Island when she stopped to get painkillers in ...

A former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has commiserated with the people of Ogun State over the death of Buruji Kashamu, who died of Coronavirus complications yesterday. In a statement by his spokesperson, Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo said while Kashamu’s death was ...

Two brothers Lucky Osuji 25 and Reward Osuji 17 from Emekuku Owerri North local government area of Imo State, conspired with members of Black Axe Fraternity, a cult group and kidnapped their younger brother, Confidence, who is 14 years old. ...

The remains of Senator Buruji Kashamu would be interred today, Sunday 9th of August, 2020. A statement by his Media Adviser Austin Oniyokor, said the late politician would be buried by 12noon in his Ijebu-Igbo residence in accordance with Islamic ...

  At least 17 people including both pilots have died and more than 100 injured when a plane with 190 people on board coming from Dubai met with an accident at around 7:40 pm Karipur airport in Kozhikode on Friday (August 7) ...

Coronavirus-sniffing dogs capable of detecting the infection with 92 percent accuracy have been recruited to vet travellers arriving in the United Arab Emirates at Dubai airport. All travellers must be tested for COVID-19 prior to their trip before showing the ...

This is the dramatic moment a small girl was found alive in Beirut after spending 24 hours under the rubble.As a frantic hunt for missing people continued in the Lebanese capital, footage emerged of rescue workers finding the child lodged ...

The Nigeria Labour Congress has condemned and rejected the sack of 100 Pilots by Air Peace and 69 Pilots by Bristow Helicopters. The union also condemned the sack of the executives of National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) working ...

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday next week commission the newly completed 17-storey headquarters building of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), located at Swali, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Buhari will perform the commissioning virtually after undertaking a virtual ...

Some Ghanaian students taking the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) have rioted over the strict invigilation during the tests. According to news agency report, some agitated WASSCE candidates at the Tweneboa Kodua Senior High School (SHS) in south ...

The lifeless body of a 40-year-old Pharmacist, Bassey Asuquo, was discovered in one of the rooms of a brothel along Akesan road, Egan area of Lagos, Friday. The deceased was said to have slumped after having s.e.x  with one of the commercial s.e.x  workers. ...

The First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari is reported to have travelled out of the country to Dubai, in the United Arab Emirate for undisclosed reasons. Although the office of the First Lady could not confirm the reason for her trip, ...

An Air India Express flight coming from Dubai has crash-landed at an airport in Kerala, India, killing more than a dozen people. The plane had been bringing home people trapped abroad by the coronavirus outbreak At least 17 people, including ...

The shooting of a 12-year-old girl in Stockholm has sparked outrage and reignited a debate around a rise in gang-related violence in Sweden. The girl, who is not believed to have been the intended target, was hit by a stray ...

The Lagos State Government has directed Junior Secondary School (JSS) 3 students who are registered for National Examination Council (NECO) Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) to resume on Monday. Recall that an earlier pronouncement issued by the state had directed ...

Fire last night gutted the kitchen of Big Brother Cameroon, aka Biggy237.The video of the incident which has since gone viral shows a female housemate cooking in the kitchen when suddenly fire engulfed the gas cooker. She ran out to ...

We earlier reported that the APC Governorship candidate in Edo state, Ize-Iyamu today met President Buhari in Abuja.The President who has now officially welcomed him to APC, presented the party’s flag to him. More photos from the presentation below…

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has appointed Balaraba Ibrahim as the Special Assistant on Women Affairs (Unmarried). This is according to a letter dated August 4, 2020, with reference number GO/SS/POL/S/83 and signed by the Secretary to the State Government, ...

Nigerians have shunned social distancing as they besieged NIMC office in Abuja for their National ID Card. In photos seen online, the citizens where seen practically shunning social distancing as a few others were also seen without their facial masks. ...

More than 500 inmates at an Arizona state prison have tested positive for coronavirus, according to local health officials. The 517 inmates who tested positive at the Arizona State Prison Complex Tucson Whetstone Unit make up nearly half up the ...