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Nollywood actress and brand influencer, Mercy Aigbe took has taking to social media to share a picture of herself 20 years ago. The mum of two, thanked God for life and growth in a caption where she wrote: 2000 vs ...

The Enugu State Command of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested one Effiok Umo and his wife, Nnenna Umo, both of Okwojo Ngwo, Udi LGA, for allegedly abusing and assaulting their 12-year old daughter, Mercy Umo and inflicting serious injuries ...

Zindzi Mandela, daughter of former South African president died same day with her elder brother, 51 years apart. The eldest son of Nelson Mandela, Madiba Thembekile, a.k.a Thembi died in a car accident on 13 July 1969, when Mandela was ...

Former Somali Prime Minister Hassan Abshir Farah has died in Turkey at the age of 75. He held the post between 2001 and 2003 under interim President Abdiqasim Salat Hassan. He also served as the mayor of the capital, Mogadishu, ...

The Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, on Monday clarified that the decision of the Federal Government not to reopen its 104 Unity Colleges for the forthcoming West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination is not binding on ...

Private school owners in the country have said some parents of their students, who registered for this year’s school-based West African Senior Secondary School Examination (WASSCE) being conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) as well as that of ...

A long-forgotten Chinese vase, once sold at auction for just $56, went under the hammer for over 70 million Hong Kong dollars ($9 million) over the weekend after being discovered in an elderly woman’s country home. Described by Sotheby’s as ...

A young couple in Burundi’s northern city of Kirundo, Burundi have surprised many by proceeding with their wedding plans despite the groom being involved in a serious accident three days earlier. Charlotte Mukantwari married Gabin Ndayizigiye at the hospital where ...

While President Donald Trump obsesses about his reelection hopes in his White House bubble, state and local leaders are frantically reversing state reopenings that he demanded, which turned America into the world’s biggest coronavirus hotspot. As emergency rooms filled and ...

A 35-year-old man from Butali Village in Malava Constituency, Kakamega County, Kenya was on Monday circumcised after evading the knife for over 20 years. The father-of-two, Douglas Olumwachi, was circumcised in front of his family. The man’s father, Francis Olumwachi, ...

The number of coronavirus cases worldwide has topped 13 million with 210 countries and territories infected by the deadly bug. More than 13.14 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 571,854 have died, ...

Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has announced that himself, his wife and daughter have tested negative for Covid-19. Okowa in a thanksgiving tweet this morning urged Deltans to obey all Covid-19 guidelines and do all they can to stay ...

Pregnant YouTube star Nicole Thea said “I feel like I’m dying” days before her death. Nicole died along with her unborn son Reign on Saturday morning. The social media star, who had 160,000 followers on Instagram, posted a video talking ...

A 12-year-old boy, Abdulkareem Mu’azu, has been arrested for allegedly defiling four brothers at Sabon Gari quarters in Kiyawa Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The incident was triggered when the mother of a victim discovered some changes and abnormalities ...

The Head Pastor and founder of Zoe Outreach Embassy, Pastor Kelvin Kwesi Kobiri, has been sighted in a new video raining curses on his junior pastors. In the video sighted, the man of God who was seen behind his pulpit ...

No fewer than 602 repentant Boko Haram members, on Monday, denounced their membership of the group and swore an oath of allegiance to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The ex-insurgents who have completed a de-radicalization, rehabilitation, and reintegration program, denounced ...

Nigeria has recorded 595 new cases of COVID-19, bringing to 33,153 the number of confirmed cases in the country. Announcing this Monday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Lagos recorded 156 new cases; Oyo, 141; Federal Capital Territory ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has urged an Ikeja Special Offences Court to deny popular social media influencer, Adedamola Adewale Rukayat, also known as Adeherself bail. Adeherself had been arraigned before Justice Sherifat Solebo of the Special Offence ...

Nigerian government on Monday released guidelines for the reopening of schools across the nation. The government, however, did not disclose the date for school reopening. The Federal Government has released guidelines ahead of the planned resumption of schools at every ...

Pastor Emmanuel Omale has denied allegations that he conspired with the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, to launder funds abroad. Omale, who is also the General Overseer of Divine Hand of God Prophetic ...

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Kwara branch, has disclosed that 35 doctors have so far tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. NMA Chairman, Dr Kolade Solagberu, while briefing newsmen on Monday in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, stated this ...

President Andry Rajoelina of Madagascar announced that two lawmakers; one member of the senate and one deputy had died after becoming infected with the coronavirus. He added that eleven other deputies and 14 senators also tested positive for the virus. ...

A bride died at her wedding after she went into anaphylactic shock believed to have been ’caused by a nut allergy.’ Alexandra Erokhova, 25, died after suffering an extreme reaction during the reception at a Russian palace. The bride was ...

Ivory Coast’s Vice President Daniel Kablan Duncan has resigned, President Alassane Ouattara’s office said on Monday. Patrick Achi, the secretary-general of the presidency, told newsmen that Kablan Duncan, who previously served as Ouattara’s prime minister, was leaving for personal reasons. ...

A section of the World Trade Centre building located in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, was on Monday gutted by fire. An eyewitness revealed that the fire started from the top of the skyscraper. As of the time of filing ...