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FG shuts Kara bridge along Lagos-Ibadan expressway

Sequel to a tanker accident that claimed two lives on Kara bridge, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, on Sunday, the Federal Ministry of Works has said the road will be shut for integrity tests. A letter addressed to the Lagos State Government and ...

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Oyo’s youngest commissioner, Seun Fakorede tests positive for covid-19

The Commissioner for Youth Development and Sports in Oyo State, Mr. Seun Fakorede, has tested positive for covid-19. Fakorede, a 28-year-old, said he had gone into isolation in order not to spread the disease. Fakorede, who is the youngest commissioner ...

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Governor Okowa’s daughter tests positive for Coronavirus

Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has confirmed that one of his daughters has tested positive for Coronavirus. The governor added that he and his wife, Edith, are now self-isolating for the next 14 days. He disclosed this on his official ...

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PROMISE FULFILLED! FFK finds 9-year-old Imo boy with angelic voice, fulfills N250k pledge as he promises to do more (video)

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has found the 9-year old Imo singing angel. The 9-year old had gone viral after a video of him singing catholic hymns was posted online. The video also caught the attention of the Imo ...

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I’m unstoppable, I’ll be governor again for 4 years – Obaseki boasts

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has boasted that he would be governor again for another four years. The Governor made the boast Friday morning, while making his acceptance remarks, after being declared winner of the People’s Democratic Party’s primary ...

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Angry Kenyan man removes doors of his house, roof and breaks wall to protest wife’s ‘cheating habit’

Police in Navakholo, Kakamega County, Kenya are holding in custody a 57-year-old man accused of physically assaulting his 38-year-old wife. Issa Arafat, a resident of Emukhambi Village, is said to have battered his spouse over allegations that she was cheating ...

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Shock as 6-year-old boy ‘commits suicide’

Police in Kilifi are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 6-year-old boy, who is alleged to have committed suicide on Thursday, June 25. The 10am incident happened at Fundi Hamisi Village in Ganda Ward in Malindi Constituency, Kilifi ...

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Porn Actor Ron Jeremy Accused of Raping 3 Women, Sexually Assaulting Another

Adult film star Ron Jeremy has been charged with r.a.p.i.n.g three women and s.e.xually assaulting a fourth in incidents in West Hollywood from 2014 to 2019, the Los Angeles County district attorney said. Jeremy, 67, is among the biggest names ...

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Bandits kill cop, five residents as they attack Katsina communities

Over 100 bandits struck in two Katsina communities leaving a cop, five residents dead while five others including two pregnant women escaped death with severe injuries The police public relations officer in Katsina State command, Gambo Isah, who confirmed this ...

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How Abiola Ajimobi predicted his death at 70

Former Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, once revealed that he has always told God he wants to die at the age of 70. Ajimobi stated this during an interview with Splash FM some weeks before he was hospitalized. Ajimobi, ...

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16-year old TikTok star Siya Kakkar takes her own life

A 16-year-old TikTok artist and dancer, Siya Kakkar has committed suicide. The popular teenager killed herself at her residence in Preet Vihar, New Delhi, India. Her fans are devastated as Arjun Sarin, her manager confirmed her death. Arjun said, “This ...

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Nigerian Embassy in Indonesia vandalized by protesters

Barely a week after some persons vandalised a building on the premises of the Nigerian High Commission in Accra, Ghana, some fellows have attacked the Nigerian Embassy in the Indonesian capital city of Jakarta. It was gathered that the perpetrators ...

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We will not re-open orientation camps now – NYSC

The National Youth Service Corps has said it will not reopen orientation camps across the country until it is safe to do so. The NYSC, in a statement by its Director, Press and Public Relations, Adenike Adeyemi, said any report ...

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Police unseal APC National Secretariat as Buni takes over

The blockades on the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress have been lifted. The Nigerian police had earlier chased out the staff at the party’s secretariat as they sealed off the office for the second time this week. It ...

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Armed robber kills colleague during operation in Ondo

It was a bizarre scene in Okitipupa, headquarters of Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State yesterday when an armed robber killed his colleague during a robbery operation. The armed robbery suspect was shot dead by his colleague while they ...

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Police interrogate D’banj over rape allegation

  Nigerian singer, Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, popularly known as D’banj, has been interrogated by the Nigeria Police Force over the rape allegation made by Seyitan Babatayo.   The singer was interrogated by an Assistant Commissioner of Police, Adaku Anya, at ...

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Hushpuppi, others defrauded 1.9 million victims – Dubai Police

The Dubai police on Thursday revealed a footage showing the details of how the arrest of Nigerian Dubai-based and Instagram celebrity, Raymond Igbalodely, popularly known as Hushpuppi, was effected. The Nation had reported that Dubai Interpol and the FBI apprehended ...

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Lightning kills at least 107 in India monsoon

At least 107 people died from lightning strikes in northern and eastern India on Thursday, officials said, during the early stages of the annual monsoon season. Some 83 people were killed in the impoverished eastern state of Bihar after being ...

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Man kills wife, dumps corpse in well

The Katsina police has arrested a 40-year-old man identified as Abdulrahaman Abdulkarim, for allegedly killing his 19-year-old wife Wasila Sara and dumping her corpse inside a well.   The suspect who was paraded before newsmen on Thursday June 25, reportedly committed ...

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Governor Godwin Obaseki emerges Edo state PDP governorship candidate

  Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has emerged the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party candidate for the September 19 governorship election in the state.   Obaseki emerged the party’s candidate during the primary held at the Samuel Ogbemudia ...

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Bola Tinubu’s Son, Seyi Welcomes Baby Boy With Wife In London

Bola Tinubu is a grand father again, as his son, Seyi Tinubu and wife, Layal Jade Tinubu just welcomed a baby boy. Seyi announced the news on his instagram page. Seyi and Layal Holm a Lebanese got married 4 years ...

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