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The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) has declared a state of emergency on the increasing rate of sexual and gender-based violence in the country. The NGF chairman, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, said this via a communique sent out/ Mr ...

A twitter user has accused SARS officials of arresting and demanding the sum of N500,000 from himself and his wife for breaking the state curfew. Bruce tweeted that they were arrested at Lekki and were taken to an ATM in ...

Two restaurant owners have been sentenced to 723 years in prison in Thailand, after defrauding the public with a seafood promotion. Apichart Bowornbancharak and Prapassorn Bawornban sold vouchers to customers that entitled them to use their seafood buffet at an ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has returned over N5.7 billion from the N7..9 billion recovered from different bank accounts and assets belonging to former Imo governor, Rochas Okorocha, to the state, for the payment of workers’ salaries and ...

One of the suspects arrested and detained over Uwaila Omozuwa’s Rape and death has accused Uwa’s Pastor of being responsible for her death. According to a Journalist, Ayo Ademokoya, the suspect allegedly confessed that Uwa had gotten pregnant for the ...

    Dele Alli will miss Tottenham’s first game back following the coroavirus-enforced break after being banned by the Football Association for a video posted online mocking an Asian man for supposedly having Covid-19. In February, Alli posted a video on Snapchat from ...

Twenty four out of the 34 members of the Kaduna House of Assembly on  Thursday impeached the Deputy Speaker, Mukhtar Hazo. The development followed a vote of no confidence on him during a sitting of the House, presided over by ...

A mum and dad have disappeared with their two toddler children as police desperately appealed for help to find them. Derry couple Charlene Collins, 25, and Martin Collins, 27, were last this week with their two young children. The kids ...

The former president of a small-town East Texas bank has admitted to stealing more than $11million and then setting fire to financial documents to cover up her crime. Anita Gail Moody, 57, on Friday pleaded guilty to federal counts of ...

Thomas Lane, one of the four Minneapolis police officers involved in the death of George Floyd, has been released from jail on bail. Lane, 37, who had been held on $750,000 conditional bail, was freed from the Hennepin County jail ...

Another statue of a slave trader in the UK has been removed by workmen. Tower Hamlets Council took down the statue of Robert Milligan from its position at West India Quay, east London this evening. Milligan, born in Scotland, moved ...

The mum of a young woman who died after taking party drug MDMA for the first time said her daughter’s death was a “waste of a beautiful life”. Miss Smith, 21, died after taking a ‘significant’ amount of the drug ...

Adamawa Police Command has confirmed the kidnap of Alhaji Dahiru Nyako, a brother to former governor Murtala Nyako. SP Sulaiman Nguroje, Police Public Relations Officer confirmed that the 90-year-old victim was taken from his home in Yola. Nguroje said that ...

Activist Deji Adeyanju has said those into crime should not have a social media account, saying they should ‘learn’ from Nigerian politicians who hardly have one. His tweet comes after popular instagram celebrity, Hushpuppi was allegedly picked up at his ...

A former soldier shot dead a four-year-old boy at the child’s own Incredible Hulk-themed birthday party, police have said. Birthday boy Enzo dos Santos died after being shot in the chest at point-blank range in front of horrified parents, two ...

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says more than 100 million Nigerians have no form of identification. Aliyu Aziz, director-general of the NIMC, disclosed this during a meeting with editors held via Zoom on Wednesday. Aziz, who spoke on the ...

Sani Yekini, a protocol officer attached to the office of Aisha Buhari, has passed away. Aisha announced his passing via her official Twitter account. She said the deceased who suffered from a diabetic condition, worked with her for 4 years. ...

  Ghanaian actor, John Dumelo has made fulfilled his promise of ending flooding in West Legon, Ghana. The actor had announced on twitter that he will be working on the drainage, and yesterday came back on the same platform, to ...

The  Ogun State Commissioner for Health , Dr. Tomi Coker, on Wednesday said 104 out of the 108 new Covid-19 cases in the state on Tuesday were from one company. On Tuesday night, the NCDC said the state recorded 108 ...

A survivor of the massacre by Boko Haram terrorists of 81 villagers of Faduma Kolomdi, Gubio in Borno State, has narrated how it happened. Modu Gana said that the attackers stormed the village on Tuesday in three Hilux vans and ...

The Kano State Police Command said it has arrested a man for allegedly raping over 40 women in Kano. This is contained in a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abdullahi Haruna and made available to the Punch ...

  The death of another black man who shouted “I can’t breathe” while being restrained by police officers has been ruled a homicide. In scenes similar to the George Floyd tragedy, Manuel Ellis, 33, was arrested by police in Washington ...

The University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoko has been ranked third most productive school in educating entrepreneurs in Africa. According to a report by Forbes entitled: “If You Want To Start A Tech-Company In Africa, Go To College”, the university is ...

Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture, NCAC Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, has called on the authorities in the United States of America to ensure that justice is served in George Floyd killing. Runsewe made the call during a memorial session ...

George Floyd’s death and the resulting wave of rage against racism and police brutality may have changed the political calculus for US presidential contender Joe Biden, who faces pressure to pick a black female running mate. Senator Kamala Harris, an ...