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A 32-year old Boniface Oburuku has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for theft of a handbag, belonging to an international guest from the Republic of Mauritius. The bag contained her two Samsung mobile ...

China has carried out 356,000 coronavirus tests in four days, the regime said today as it battles to contain an alarming new outbreak in Beijing which it admits could ‘last for a while’. Top diseases official Pang Xinghuo admitted that ...

Victor Giadom, the deputy National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC has resigned. Giadom, a former ally of Oshiomhole turned foe, claimed this morning that he was the acting national chairman of the APC, following court-ordered suspension of Adams ...

Tragedy struck in the ancient town of Ilese, near Ijebu -Ode, in Ijebu North-East local government area of Ogun State, as three officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) were struck to death by mysterious thunder lightning which occurred ...

Two children were confirmed dead and 10 others injured after a story building collapsed in Lagos on Wednesday. The incident occurred at 46, Gafari Balogun Street Ogudu, around 12:30pm. It was gathered that the building collapsed following a mudslide which ...

Faderera Oloyede, a female undergraduate of the Federal University of Oye Ekiti in Ekiti State, has been found dead in an apartment belonging to her boyfriend, Ayo Maliki, in Osun State. The deceased was found on Tuesday inside the room ...

There was panic in Onne, Eleme Local Government Area, Rivers State, following the death of a manager of a new generation bank from health complications caused by coronavirus. It was gathered the development compelled the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control ...

  Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello has lost his Personal Assistant, Suleiman Abdullateef. Abdullateef was reported to have died in the early hours of Wednesday following a brief illness. An aide to the Governor confirmed the incident. However, there has been ...

A yet-to-be-identified woman reportedly beat her seven-year old son to death, in Agbarha community, Warri South council area of Delta state. The Nation gathered that the incident occurred on Monday evening. Sources in the area said trouble started when the ...

The federal government has directed chief medical directors of health institutions across the country to open attendance registers for resident doctors. Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, gave the order after a meeting with members of the National Association of Resident ...

Victor Gaidom, deputy national secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has nullified the disqualification of Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo, from the party’s governorship primary election in the state. Gaidom declared himself as the national chairman of the APC ...

The United States authorities on Tuesday announced that it has uncovered a six million online scam deal involving six Nigerians. US Department of State disclosed this in a statement signed by the Secretary of State Michael Pompeo. “Today, in coordination ...

  Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, has lambasted private aircraft charter operator, Executive Jet Services, for linking him to the flight which took singer, Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley, to Abuja over the weekend. The singer, alongside ...

Protesters tore down a bust of a slave owner and then took the remains to the Mississippi River and rolled it down the banks into the water. The destruction of the John McDonogh bust is part of a nationwide effort ...

Mr Fadi Alloush, a Charcoal Merchant, on Tuesday instituted N100 million suit in the Oyo State High Court in Ibadan, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged or violations of his Fundamental Human Rights. The News Agency ...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Tuesday said it had pegged the cut-off marks of 2020/2021 admission for universities at 160, while that of polytechnics was pegged at 120. Also, the cut-off point for colleges of education and innovative ...

A tricyclist, Mohammed Abdulhammed, escaped death by the whiskers after he was attacked by two dogs released by their owner, over failure to remit N3,500 to the coordinator of tricycles in Igando area of Lagos State. Trouble started for the ...

Cesc Fabregas believes those found guilty of racist abuse in football stadiums should be sent to jail. The former Chelsea and Arsenal star, who now plies his trade for Monaco, has called for stricter punishments in the fight against racism. ...

Akwa Ibom State Police command has arrested a 60-year-old village head of Ikot Inyang, in Ibesikpo Asutan local government, Etteidung Stephen Uyoe, for allegedly defiling the 11-year-old girl. The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Fredrick Nnudam, who disclosed this in ...

Austrian police fined a man 500 euros for loudly breaking wind after officers stopped him earlier this month to check his identity. The police defended the massive fine saying he had deliberately emitted a “massive flatulence,” lifting his backside from ...

Nigeria has registered 490 new cases of covid-19 across the country, further raising the tally to 17,148, according to the latest update by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) released early hours of Wednesday, 17 June, 2020. It further ...

Prisoners at an English jail have been boasting about the stockpile of food, drinks and electronic devices they have managed to hoard behind bars, it has been reported. Lags at HM Prison Gartree, Leicestershire, have been using social media to ...

The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has stated that he has not decamped to any political party to seek re-election, even though he has officially dumped APC. Obaseki made this known in a statement he authored and released via ...

A man who enjoys dressing up as a puppy and having his p-nis zapped with electricity says his fetish has survived the coronavirus lockdown despite now missing out on “belly rubs”. Freki, probably not his real name, tells the randy ...

The EFCC Lagos Zonal Office, has arrested five alleged internet fraudsters, including one Adedamola Adewale, a social media influencer, for their alleged involvement in internet-related fraud. According to the commission, the five suspects were apprehended in different areas of Lagos ...