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21 people travelling along Kaduna-Kachia road were on Friday evening abducted by unknown gunmen in uniform. A councillor from Southern Kaduna and few others were able to escape from the abductors and ran through the bush. Security agencies have not ...

The police in Osun State have arrested a 21-year-old undergraduate of a state-owned university and his herdsman accomplice for kidnapping and killing two underage children. Usman Muyideen, a 200 level student of Public Administration, and his 20-year-old Fulani accomplice were ...

The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists in Benue State, Comrade Victoria Asher, has died after giving birth to twins. This is according to a statement issued by the NUJ State Secretary, Moses Akarhan. The statement said Asher died ...

The co-founder of The Future Awards Africa and former partner, Red Media Africa, Emilia Asim-Ita, has died after a brief illness. She died on Friday morning. Asim-Ita was a co-founder of The Future Awards, along with Chude Jideonwo and Adebola ...

Innocent Ujah Idibia popularly known as Tuface has said he still loves Nigeria and proud of it with his full chest. He says though all looks rough now due to the way politicians have handled the country, but he believes ...

Ghanaian rapper and Chief Executive Officer of Sarkcess Music, Sarkodie has encouraged his wife, Tracy Owusu Addo to join the trending #SilhouetteChallange.  Most female celebrities have taken to social media to partake in the #SilhouetteChallange for a couple of days ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Abuja for Daura, Katsina State, his home town, to participate in the national membership registration and revalidation exercise of the All Progressives Congress (APC).   NAN reports that the president left Abuja after performing the ...

The Federal Government on Friday said it is contemplating a targeted lockdown in Lagos, Abuja, Kaduna and major cities in Nigeria as the number of COVID-19 cases soars in the West African nation. Although recoveries from the disease in the ...

The logistics manager of Davido, Isreal DMW has revealed why Zlatan Ibile blocked and denied knowing DJ Cuppy in public even though they have a song together. According to Isreal, DJ Cuppy is a very fake friend who mafia Zlatan ...

Here are photos of sacked army chief Buratai, handing over to the new Chief Of Army Staff, Major General Ibrahim Attahiru.   Two more photos below…  

A grieving mother whose son took his own life last year is suing Illinois Gov J.B. Pritzker for canceling winter high school sports during the Covid-19 pandemic, a move she claims contributed to the student athlete’s death. Lisa Moore went ...

Wendy Williams said she had a “one-night stand” with rapper Method Man during a wild night of “smoking weed and giving him a bath.” The 56-year-old recalled the memorable night during a recent interview with DJ Suss One. The daytime ...

A burglar broke into a pub, downed a drink and went on a wrecking spree before falling asleep.   Marius Petrikas, 30, was found hours later passed out on a sofa in the bar by the owner after he heard ...

Four Super Falcons players have made the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) African team of the decade list. They are Asisat Oshoala, Onome Ebi, Ngozi Okobi and Osinachi Ohale. Here is ...

The minister of health, Osagie Ehanire, on Thursday, January 28, revealed Nigeria has secured an additional 41 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Recall that Nigeria had secured 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine through the COVAX facility, which is co-led ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a letter to Senate President Ahmad Lawan, seeking confirmation of the recently appointed service chiefs. This was disclosed in a statement released today by the Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), ...

Kidnappers and gunmen have sustained attacks in different parts of the country abducting 75 persons and killing 18 others. In Niger State, no fewer than 50  persons were abducted in the early hours of Thursday when bandits attacked Bassa community ...

The 19 Northern States Governors have agreed to take the first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine when they arrive in the country. Chairman of the forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, made the disclosure in his address at ...

Former governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji (Dr) Sule Lamido, has said the attacks on and dislike for Fulani (herders) by Nigerians is due to the failure of the government of President Muhammadu Buhari, who is believed to be the leader ...

A report by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has shed more light on how former military Head of State Gen. Sani Abacha stole billions of dollars using “security” purposes as a cover. The details were released by Swiss lawyer Enrico ...

A former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has explained why he shunned the  Peoples Democratic Party  South-West leaders’ meeting to reconcile him with Governor Seyi Makinde of  Oyo State. The meeting which was held at the Oyo State Government House, ...

Ex BBNaija housemate, Rebecca Hampson Nengi is on a mission to give back to the society as she makes a huge donation to an orphanage in Ghana. Nengi took to the streets to fulfill the act of kindness almost immediately ...

A young Mexican footballer has had his leg amputated after being electrocuted. Rodrigo Alain Cuevas was a forward for Ciervos Chalco FC in the Liga Premier, the third tier of football in Mexico. The 23-year-old wrote on Facebook: “I suffered ...

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Norfin Offshore Shipyard, Mr Iniekong Udonwa has said the Akwa Ibom State Government is losing $5 million daily revenue in the ship ownership business. Udonwa said the inability of indigenes or government of ...

A Mechanical Engineering graduate of the Delta State Polytechnic (Delta Poly), Otefe-Oghara, Delta State, Mr Friday Abiligo Orhomre, has reportedly drowned in Ughoton River, Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State. Sketchy reports say the speedboat his mother and siblings ...