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Cross River, the only state in Nigeria not to have recorded any case of Coronavirus since the outbreak of the pandemic, has now recorded first cases of the deadly virus. With this, all 36 states of Nigeria and the FCT ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned social media influencer and comedian, Adedamola Adewale Rukayat (a.k.a Adeherself) before Justice Sherifat Solebo of the Special Offence Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on a one-count charge of possession of fraudulent ...

Ronnie and Donnie Galyon, of Beavercreek, Ohio, were born joined at the abdomen on Oct. 28, 1951. In 2014, the brothers earned the distinction of being the world’s oldest set of conjoined twins shortly before their 63rd birthday. WHIO reported ...

A teacher together with his wife and six other students of Accra Girls Senior High School (AGISS) tested positive for COVID-19 one week after schools resumed for some final year students in junior and senior high schools and tertiary institutions, ...

The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has fixed August 4, 2020, as commencement for this year’s examination, according to Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, minister of state for education. At the presidential task force on COVID-19 briefing on Monday, Nwajiuba said the examination ...

One of Nigeria’s foremost communication experts, Richie Dayo Johnson is dead. He died in London today, after a heart attack. He was 60 years old. He would have been 61 on 22 July. RDJ as he’s fondly called was a ...

Gunmen, on Sunday, reportedly attacked a hotel in Isuaniocha, Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State, and allegedly r.a.p.e.d two female lodgers. The hoodlums were also said to have stolen money and other valuables from the hotel before they ...

Nigeria’s Coronavirus caseload has surpassed 29,000, with the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja recording a spike in new infections. In the figures released by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Monday, Nigeria now has 29,286 confirmed cases of ...

Help has come the way of 10 year-old Chinonye Nneoma Nnadi who was tortured by her guardians, Ifeoma Ozougwu and her husband, Jude Ozougwu. Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu, has approved the award of scholarship, up to university level, to ...

Operators of a suspected baby factory in Imo State have reportedly attacked policemen who stormed the facility while trailing a man who allegedly stole a baby from its mother at gunpoint. The incident happened in Umuocha community in Oguta council ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigations, FBI, has filed a case alleging that Olalekan Jacob Ponle, who was arrested alongside Hushpuppi, defrauded US firms of millions. Police authorities had earlier shared footage of how Hushpuppi and his 11 cronies were busted ...

The Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 on Monday lamented the increasing rate of Covid-19 cases among people in government, saying it was directly impacting on governance and security in the country. The PTF Chairman and Secretary to the Government of ...

New resigned Secretary to the Ondo State Government, Sunday Abegunde, as promised to work against the re-election of Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu. Shortly after tendering his resignation letter yesterday, he granted an interview in Yoruba language on Crest FM, during which ...

The Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje has declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC), would do everything to win the governorship election scheduled to take place in Edo State on the 19th of September. Ganduje who revealed this on ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has recommended that politicians should consider virtual campaigns where applicable for the forthcoming governorship elections in Edo and Ondo States as well as other pending elections. The recommendation is contained in a document titled, ...

Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), will face another day of questioning on Tuesday over the activities of the agency under his watch. He was detained on Monday night at the police headquarters in ...

A Nigerian lady, Queen Ogbonna has welcomed her first child after 12 years of marriage. She took to social media to announce the good news, revealing it’s a girl. ”Jehovah overdo. he did it after 12 years. it’s a baby ...

Nollywood actress Lala Akindoju has berated the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, after they shared a video showing their visit to actress Regina Daniels who recently welcomed a baby. During the visit, the AGN led by President Emeka Rollas presented ...

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has appointed Temitayo Oluwatuyi as the new Secretary to the State Government following the resignation of Ifedayo Abegunde. The governor disclosed this via his verified Twitter handle saying the appointment is with immediate effect. “Today, ...

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday announced a “phased reopening” of the country, with the resumption of international flights from August 1 as well as the lifting of internal travel restrictions. The move comes as pressure mounts to kickstart the ...

After days in self-isolation after he was infected, the Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has tested negative for COVID-19. Governor Akeredolu in a weekly press briefing on Monday confirmed the development. He said the doctors confirmed his negative status ...

Security operatives on Monday stopped State House correspondents from gaining access into the old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja where the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, is currently being questioned. Magu was ...

A 33-year-old woman identified as Hauwa on Saturday allegedly connived with her 35-year-old elder sister, Zainab, to remove her foetus and bury it in a shallow grave at People’s Club Hotel in Tudun Wada, Kaduna. An investigation revealed that both ...

The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, on Monday said consultations were on for another phase of repair works to begin on the Third Mainland Bridge. Popoola told the Newsmen that the consultations were towards evolving perfect ...

The Oniru of Iruland, Oba Omogbolahan Lawal, says he has suspended the palace official who was caught on camera fighting with Tijani Oniru, one of the sons of the immediate past Oniru. Oba Lawal, however, said in a statement by ...