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Twelve staff of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Edo Command, were on Saturday given cheques for more than three million naira to support their treatment for injuries sustained during the #EndSARS protest. The Controller of command, Mr Felix Lawrence, presented the ...

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has won a sixth term in office with 58.6 per cent of the vote, in an election disputed by his main rival Bobi Wine who trailed with 34.8 per cent, the electoral commission announced on Saturday. ...

Some youths suspected to be fraudsters, ‘Yahoo boys’  were spotted throwing money inside a river in a new video making rounds on social media.   Many believed the act is fetish related as they could be seen chanting and spraying ...

Some unauthorised tailors said to have been sewing fake uniforms of the Oyo State Security Network Agency otherwise called Amotekun to unscrupulous elements in the state have been arrested. Making this disclosure on ‘RESH 105.9 FM Political Circuit’ on Saturday ...

Nigerian crossdresser, James Brownsays he remains unbreakable after his Instagram page was deactivated amid an ongoing face-off with Bobrisky, a self-acclaimed transgender. The drama started on Friday when Brown took to his Instagram page to allege death threats from Bobrisky. ...

Traces of COVID-19 have been detected in ice cream samples in China with health authorities currently tracing those at risk of infection. According to a report from local Chinese media, three samples of the locally produced ice cream were found ...

The Federal government has ordered immediate closure of enrolment activities at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Headquarters, Abuja and the reactivation of 20 centers within the FCT to make the process of NIN enrolment much easier from Monday, January ...

Nigerian crossdresser,  James Brown has called out fellow crossdresser, Idris Okuneye Bobrisky for allegedly threatening to kill him.   It all started this evening when James shared a video accusing Bobrisky of threatening to kill him. According to James Brown, ...

59-year-old man, Komolafe David, has alleged that a policeman brutally assaulted him and seized his phone after he asked to sit beside the officer in a bus. David, who identified himself as a Deacon of The Apostolic Church of Nigeria, ...

When it was reported that budding actress, Peju Johnson, had bought a Toyota Venza car, some found it incredulous because she had not been in the movie industry for that long. However, in an interview with Saturday Beats, the role ...

A single mother, Imole Sesan, has allegedly set a family of seven on fire in the Idimu area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the victims, Remi Joseph, her children and grandchildren were sleeping in a shop when Sesan ...

To say that fans of actress, Zainab Balogun, were shocked when she took to her social media page to disclose that she tested positive for Covid-19 towards the end of 2020, would be an understatement. The ‘Royal Hibiscus’ told Saturday ...

Mike Pence, the Vice President of the United States of America has finally called the Vice President-elect Kamala Harris offering assistance. This development marks the first contact at that level between the Donald Trump administration and the incoming administration. The ...

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has said Nigerians who fail to commit the security situation of the country into the hands of God could be guilty of indirectly prolonging the war against insurgency. ...

Actor and filmmaker, Goriola Hassan, was recently installed as the King of Uba land, Imobi Kingdom, Ogun State. He tells Tofarati Ige about his plans for the kingdom. Excerpt below…How does it feel being a king? I have always lived ...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Friday alerted of circulation of fake vaccines in Nigeria even as it disclosed that It has not approved any vaccines or receive any application from Covid Vaccine manufacturers ...

Kcee’s ex-manager, Soso Soberekon has survived a car accident. The car accident happened yesterday, Thursday, January 15. The entertainment big boy who shared the news on Instagram thanked God writing; “We don’t die, we multiply. Thank God for keeping me safe”. ...

US President Donald Trump has reportedly refused to pay the legal fees of Rudy Giuliani, his personal lawyer. Guiliani was a key figure in Trump’s bid to overturn the election victory of President-elect Joe Biden through the courts. The lawyer ...

Nollywood actress, Dakore Egbuson-Akande and her husband, Olumide with their two daughters are currently in Dubai for a family vacation. The actress shared videos and photos of them having fun on social media. Many praised the couple for taking their ...

              A 34- year- old commercial tricycle rider simply identified as Kevwe on Thursday committed suicide in full public glare by drinking poison over his inability to raise money to treat a medical condition. ...

The Management of the Lagos State University has shut down all hostels at the College of Medicine, LASUCOM, as three students have tested positive for Coronavirus disease. A statement on Thursday night by the Coordinator, Centre for Information Press and ...

Uganda Presidential Candidate Bobi Wine, with real name Robert Kyagulanyi, claimed there were “widespread fraud and violence” as counting gets underway after polls closed in a hotly contested election. However, the 38-year-old singer remains hopeful of victory over 76-year-old Yoweri ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,479 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 105,478. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Thursday. “On the 14th of ...

Russia on Thursday compared the decision of social media giants to suspend U.S. President Donald Trump’s accounts to a “nuclear blast in cyber space” with the consequences hard to predict. “The decision of U.S. internet platforms to block the head ...

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, on Thursday, welcomed President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement in which he said Bishop Matthew Kukah must be allowed to practice his faith and politics. Reacting to the statement signed by Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior ...