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Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said on Monday he was withdrawing a court case challenging presidential election results that handed victory to incumbent Yoweri Museveni, alleging bias by Supreme Court justices hearing the case. “We have decided to withdraw from ...

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, set aside the interim order through which the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) seized property belonging to a businessman, Jimoh Ibrahim, for an alleged N69.4 billion debt. The AMCON announced last year ...

The South-East Governors Forum has waded into the impasse between the Imo government and the state’s former governor, Sen. Rochas Okorocha. A squabble ensued between both sides’ supporters on Feb. 21 when Okorocha allegedly broke into the Royal Spring Palm ...

The Italian Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed in an attack on a World Food Programme (WFP) convoy, a local governor said on Monday. Luca Attanasio died of injuries, shortly after the convoy was ambushed in ...

A social media troll has resorted to the comment section of the DJ Cuppy’s post on Twitter to troll her over the headies award.   DJ Cuppy took to her Twitter page to share a post about the just-ended Headies ...

A middle-aged butcher at the popular Sapele main market, simply identified as Efe, was on Sunday shot dead in the community by gunmen. Efe’s murder was coming up barely 24 hours after Okiemute Sowho, a Senior Special Assistant on Youth ...

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Sunday regretted that Nigerians had shed enough blood over issues that could have been peacefully resolved. According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the ...

Actress Iyabo Ojo’s head-turning ensemble to the 14th The Headies got more than a scant attention from the organisers. She was rewarded with N250,000 as the winner of the Lush Prize. It was however not the glittering dress that got ...

The reality star shared sexy swimwear photos of herself on her Instagram page.

Travis Barker is looking forward to “lots of fun adventures” with girlfriend Kourtney Kardashian.On Saturday, the 45-year-old rocker shared a sweet note written by his new lady love, 41, on social media. “To lots of fun adventures, may we destroy ...

The Nigeria Air Force on Sunday released the names of officers who died in the Beechcraft Kingair B350i plane crash.In a statement issued by the Air Force spokesman, Ibikunle Daramola, the officers are; Flight Lieutenant Haruna Gadzama (Captain), Flight Lieutenant ...

A Nigerian lady has committed suicide after her cheating boyfriend dumped her   A Twitter user @sisi_alagboeko shared the story online. ”A girl committed suicide yesterday in the hostel, cause she caught her boyfriend cheating, and the guy decided to ...

The 14th edition of The Headies Awards has been successfully held and below is the list of award winners. It held yesterday at Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. However, the year-in-review is between July 2019 and September 2020. ...

Nigerian actress, Mide Martins, has taken to her Instagram account to clear the air, stating that she has not abandoned her brother. Recently, the actress was accused of abandoning her younger brother, Damilare, who her mother allegedly bore for veteran ...

  Victor Osimhen has been rushed to the hospital after a collision with Cristian Romero in Napoli’s 4-2 defeat to Atalanta in Sunday’s Serie A game. The forward’s debut season with the Parthenopeans has been hampered by injury, suspension and ...

Two brothers in the Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State have reportedly killed each other after an argument over the ownership of farmland resulted in a fight. The siblings were identified as Iorhemba Adóón and Jima Adóón. Sunday ...

The hospital handling the treatment of veteran actor and former Tinsel’ star, Victor Olaotan, popularly known as Big Daddy has threatened to stop his treatment and dump him at the Nigerian Embassy over unpaid hospital bills. Olaotan who turned 69 ...

Former US President Donald Trump would be delivering his first speech after leaving the White House next week. He would speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Sunday February 28. The gathering would be one of the largest ...

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has debunked the trending report that the Republic of Benin was aspiring to be the 37 State of Nigeria. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs made the denial on Saturday in a statement by ...

World number one Novak Djokovic blew away Russian challenger Daniil Medvedev in three straight sets 7-5 6-2 6-2 on Sunday to win a record 9th Australian Open title.   The victory also gave the Serbian his 18th Grand Slam title, ...

Operatives of the Imo state police, Owerri, have arrested, a former governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha. Okorocha was arrested on Sunday after he unsealed the Royal Palm Estate sealed by the State Government. Imo Government on Friday had sealed ...

Some gunmen believed to be bandits have struck again in Niger State. The bandits were said to have abducted women and children in Gurmana village in the State. Disclosing this, former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani alleged that the bandits ...

Kidnappers of the bus driver of Adamawa United have established contact with the club and demanded N50 million to release the driver. Players of Adamawa United were attacked on Friday evening by gunmen while on their way to Lagos for ...

Condemnations have trailed the detention of six protesters who held a procession to mark the 120th day that soldiers fired live ammunition at #EndSARS protesters at Lekki tollgate. During the shooting, some protesters reportedly died while others secured varying degrees ...

The pilot of the Nigerian Air Force Intelligence Reconnaissance Aircraft which crashed in Abuja, on Sunday, complained of engine failure barely moments after takeoff. A source at the control tower revealed this to The Punch on the strict condition of ...