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The largest online scam syndicate operated by Chinese nationals in Malaysia was on Wednesday, November 20, busted by the country’s Immigration department. According to reports, authorities arrested 680 suspected Chinese scammers at a six-storey building in Cyberjaya while many escaped during ...

Abdulraheem Abiodun, the Commissioner for Lands in Oyo State has been reportedly attacked by yet-to-be-identified gunmen, who also killed his driver in the process.   His orderly was also attacked and currently hospitalised after sustaining bullet wound. The attack which reportedly ...

A heartwarming photo that captured the true spirit of friendship and brotherhood has been shared on Twitter and it is going viral.   In the photo, a number of young boys in their school uniforms are seen keeping their classmate ...

A High Court sitting in Kano state on Thursday, November 21st nullified the appointment and creation of four additional Emirates by Kano state government.   Justice Usman Na’abba, who is the presiding judge, ruled that due process was not followed ...

  The Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday has ordered the forfeiture of N280,555,010.65 found in the bank accounts of Invictus Oil and Gas Limited and Invictus Investment Limited. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC told the court ...

American rapper, Tyler, The Creator, who has always been cryptic about his sexuality has raised eyebrows with a confusing statement.   The 28-year-old is one of GQ’s men of the year opened up a bit about his personal life.   Speaking ...

Ace Nigerian singer, 2Face has expressed disappointment with the way the country is being governed by its leaders.   The singer who described the Nigerian system as a joke, added that the country has been hijacked by criminals.   2Face however ...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented a Certificate of Return to the Bayelsa State Governor-Elect, David Lyon.   Lyon of the All Progressives Congress (APC) defeated 44 candidates including the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ...

  A nursing mother and five others have been abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers in Kaduna State.   The incident, which happened at Unguwar Dan Mani, Igabi Local Government Area of the State, was made public on Wednesday night ...

A father who went for his child’s PTA meeting and noticed that only 4% of parents in attendance were fathers has said it is “unacceptable” and he shared a thread suggesting how fathers can be more involved in parenting.   Ayo ...

Nigerians are reacting to an error in a tweet posted by Bashir Ahmed to convey President Buhari’s good wishes to former President Goodluck Jonathan on his birthday.   Bashir Ahmed, the Personal Assistant to the Nigerian President, tweeted: “President @MBuhari feliciates ...

The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay has taken a swipe at Nigerians who question the change President Buhari has brought in the anti-corruption war.   Sagay who led members of the committee on a ...

The Bill to ensure electronic voting and direct transmission of results from polling units to a central database passed its second reading on the floor of the Nigerian senate on Wednesday November 20.   The Bill titled ‘A Bill for an ...

Femi Falana, the lead counsel of #RevolutionNow Convener Omoyele Sowore has once again called out the Department of State Service (DSS) over the continous detention of his client.   While the Secret Police is insisting on verifying the identities of ...

A residential building is currently on fire in Ikeja, Lagos. Twitter user @alashock who shared a video from the scene, said men of the state fire service are yet to arrive the scene of the incident.   Watch the video below ...

A Tennessee dance teacher has pleaded guilty to the statutory rape of a teenager and exposing him to the HIV virus, prosecutors said.   John Conner III who appeared on the Lifetime reality TV dance show “Bring It,” was scheduled ...

Actor Mofe Duncan has warned Nigerians against being rude to entertainers. He went on to state that there is a “higher grace attached to” entertainers.   He called out people who derive joy in being rude to celebrities, adding that ...

The Kaduna State Police Command, said it arrested seven suspected cattle rustlers and recovered 273 livestock in Iche Village near Kasuwan Magani in Kajuru Local Government area of Kaduna state on Nov. 19.   The Deputy Commissioner (DCP) Department of ...

Men of the Ogun state police command have arrested 30-year-old, Risikat Olabintan, pictured above,  for throwing her one-day-old baby into a soak-away pit.   Confirming the incident to newsmen, the spokesperson of the state police command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said her arrest followed a ...

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested one Chuks Emmanuel,for extorting money from ladies he had sex with at the Egbeda area of the state.   According to the police, Emmanuel has been on the police wanted list for a long time ...

  A Lagos High Court in Ikeja has fixed January 16, 2020 for hearing of a suit filed by former Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, to challenge the constitutionality of the probe of his administration by the House of Assembly ...

The Lagos State Government has appealed to residents and motorists to bear with it over serious traffic currently being experienced in several parts of the metropolis.   The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, in a statement, said the gridlock was ...

A divisional police officer (DPO) in charge of Mubi north, Ahijo Mujeli, has been kidnapped.   Spokesperson of the state police command, Suleiman Yahaya, who confirmed this to newsmen, said Myjeli was abducted along Mubi-Maraba road on Tuesday night.   “He was driving in ...

A US-based Nigerian man took to Twitter to share why he took a 6-year hiatus from dating Nigerian women.   According to @ValObikwere, he stopped dating Nigerian women because according to him, they are ungrateful and entitled bunch.   Comparing ...

The Anambra State Police command has arrested 4 persons for allegedly gang-raping a 21-year-old woman in Ozubulu community of Ekwusigo Local Government Area of the state.   The suspects identified as Collins Okpala, 25, Nwachukwu Chimanya, 20, Kenechukwu Anyasi , 23, ...