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  Bernard Ebbers, the former WorldCom Inc chief executive convicted in one of the largest U.S. accounting scandals, died on Sunday, his family said in a statement. Ebbers, 78, a one-time milkman became known as an exacting, cost-obsessed boss, was ...

  A Lebanese has been arrested by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) for alleged trafficking of Nigerian women to s.e.x slavery in Lebanon. The Nation gathered that the yet to be identified Lebenese was ...

  The Nigerian Army on Sunday identified and commended 37 officers and soldiers attached to the Operation Lafiya Dole in the North-East for their “gallantry and professionalism” in the fight against Boko Haram insurgents. The army authorities noted in a ...

  Russia plans to expel foreigners who test positive for the fast-spreading new coronavirus, Interfax news agency reported on Monday (Feb 3), as nations worldwide try to curb an outbreak that has killed 361 people in China since it emerged ...

  An evil mother who beheaded her eight-month-old baby has been jailed for 25 years while her sick accomplice will be executed with a bullet to the head. Natalya Kolb, 26, and her twisted friend Viktar Syarhel, 48, both lost ...

  The family of Philip Ataga, a Kaduna-based medical doctor, fell into the hands of the exact calamity he was trying to avert in his community, fresh details have revealed. Bola Ataga, his wife, was killed by kidnappers a week ...

  Suspected riders of motorcycles and tricycles today, protested their ban by the Lagos State Government. During the protest in Ijora, the riders reportedly clashed with police officers. It was learnt that the clash occurred when the police officers attempted ...

  Gunmen in Army uniform suspected to be kidnappers opened fire on a luxurious bus with registration number AGL 11 XL  injuring the driver and three passengers near Gada-Biyu village, along Abuja – Lokoja road on Sunday. The driver of ...

  Benue-born former National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Abraham Amuta, has reportedly rejected an offer for freedom by the Boko Haram terrorists. Instead, he reportedly told negotiators who went to the Sambisa Forest to secure his release to go ...

  Japheth Omojuwa, a public speaker, political commentator and social media expert has decided to speak out on the recent ban on okada and kekes in Lagos. According to him, this is not looking good at all and will make ...

  A  man has been found guilty of r3ping his girlfriend’s four-year-old twin daughters and infecting them with gonorrhea. Arturo Macarro Gutierrez, 36, from St. Paul, Minnesota, was convicted on Tuesday on four counts of criminal s3xual conduct following a ...

  The Benin-Ore road was totally blocked yesterday due to road construction along the axis. According to TVC, travelers say they were on stand still for hours with no sign they will move from their spot. Hopefully, something is done ...

  The indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB) has commended the leadership of the US Republicans Party in Iowa for extending a VIP invitation to their leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to Trump’s campaign rally at Des Moines Iowa. The group said ...

  Lesbian Equality and Empowerment Initiative has dragged the Corporate Affairs Commission before the Court of Appeal over the refusal of the CAC to register it. Pamela Adie, LGBT activist, had in 2018 sued the commission for refusing to register ...

  China’s death toll from coronavirus jumped above 360 on Monday. The 57 confirmed new deaths (was around 303) was the single-biggest increase since the new coronavirus was detected late last year in the central city of Wuhan, where it ...

  The Delta State government said it has recorded eight cases with one death while at least 120 are currently under surveillance for Lassa fever. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Mordi Anonye disclosed this at the weekend on a ...

  A clear majority of Canadians feel their country does not have to pay for security for Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, who have settled in British Columbia. Seventy-seven percent of people surveyed by Nanos Research, for CTV, ...

  Hundreds of hospital workers in Hong Kong have gone on strike, demanding the border with mainland China be completely closed to reduce the risk of the coronavirus spreading. Hong Kong has suspended cross-border rail and ferry services, but health ...

  These pictures might move you to tears! Working country! Nothing beats being able to handle situations as a country all by yourself and making it effective! The 25,000-square-metre Huoshenshan Hospital, one of two new hospitals being built, is scheduled ...

  Residents of Lagos have continued to express their displeasure to the ban on operations of motorcycles (popularly called Okada) and tricycles (Keke) in some parts of the State. Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday directed the management ...

The United States government on Sunday highlighted the reasons it imposed visa restrictions on Nigerians and nationals of five other countries. Other nations affected by the new visa regime are Eritrea, Myanmar, Tanzania, Sudan, and Kyrgyzstan. In the new arrangement ...

Apple is temporarily closing its 42 stores in mainland China, one of its largest markets, as a new virus spreads rapidly and the death toll there rose to 259 on Saturday. The iPhone maker said in a statement it was ...

Apple is temporarily closing its 42 stores in mainland China, one of its largest markets, as a new virus spreads rapidly and the death toll there rose to 259 on Saturday. The iPhone maker said in a statement it was ...

  Shakira sent Super Bowl fans wild as she showed off her tongue dancing. The popstar’s “tongue thing” was all anybody could talk about after her halftime show with Jennifer Lopez. Shakira and J-Lo brought the house down by putting ...

China is set to open a new hospital in the city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak, as the numbers of people infected continue to grow. Wuhan’s 1,000-bed Huoshenshan Hospital, built in just eight days, is one of two ...