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A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano State, led by former Minister of Foreign Affairs Aminu Wali, on Thursday expelled ex-Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso for alleged “anti-party activities.”   The group also accused Sen. Kwankwaso, a former ...

Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State says no ransom was paid to secure the release of the abducted students. Masari disclosed this in an interview with a German radio, Deutsche Welle, DW on Thursday night. The Governor said the ...

A medical doctor, Ijeoma Idaresit, who described herself as having a dream of improving Nigeria’s poor health sector, has died in a fire along with her two children. Idaresit, who was until her death, the Conference Director at Postpartum Support ...

An Osun State High Court sitting in Ilesa, on Thursday, sentenced a 29-year-old mechanic, Sola Emorua, to death by hanging for armed robbery.   The defendant was first arraigned before Justice Isiaka Adeleke on January 29, 2018, on two counts ...

  As the year runs to an end and no award is forthcoming, Kemi Olunloyo has declared herself Journalist of the year. The self-acclaimed Nigerian investigative journalist made the declaration in a tweet she posted via her verified Twitter page on Thursday, ...

Nigeria Thursday night posted 1,145 COVID-19 cases, its highest daily record till date, according to data published by the NCDC.   Two states, Lagos and Kaduna and the capital Abuja accounted for 64 percent of the monster cases. Lagos recorded ...

Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, Thursday, said the Federal Government had done everything possible to please the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to end its protracted strike that had paralysed academic activities in universities for about ...

A 15-year-old girl from Senyende Village in Muranda, Shinyalu Constituency in Kakamega County, Kenya died on Tuesday, December 15 after a tree branch fell on her while she was fetching firewood in Kakamega Forest.   The Class Five pupil died ...

Fairytales and Hollywood movies tell us that marrying a prince will mean all your dreams come true, but we all know that real life is very, very different.   While marrying into the royal family has a lot of benefits, ...

Madonna has treated fans to a rare glimpse of her twin daughters on social media.   The Vogue hit-maker, 62, took to wowed in a stunning snap which she posted to Instagram alongside daughters Estere and Stella, eight. The gorgeous ...

President Buhari has welcomed the release of abducted students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Kastina state saying it a big relief to the entire country and international community.  He further said the country is grateful to Kastina state Governor, ...

Here are photos of the just released Kastina students being conveyed in military and police trucks from Tsafe, Zamfara State, to Katsina.   More photos below…        

Dino Melaye, a former Nigerian senator, has urged Nigerians not to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, which has killed thousands across the world and almost two thousand people in Nigeria. In a viral video which has been shared on social ...

The over 300 school boys abducted at the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina state has been freed.   This was disclosed by Bashir Ahmad, the Personal Assistant on New Media to Presidnet Buhari. ”The abducted students of the Government ...

  Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski was named The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2020 on Thursday, beating off competition from last year’s winner Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Lewandowski, who won the German league and cup double as well as ...

Wizkid has revealed that he would have ended up hustling on the streets if he wasn’t doing music. Speaking during an interview with the English model, Naomi Campbell, the 30-year-old revealed that he feels God used music to change his ...

29-year-old Instagram model, Joselyn Cano, has reportedly died after a botched butt-lift surgery in Colombia. A 3-hour live stream on YouTube of what is believed to be her funeral had loved ones paying respects to the Mexican dubbed Kim Kardashian ...

  MC Oluomo is celebrating his daughter, Nofisat Akinsanya who just bagged a degree in Nursing from Georgia Southern University in the United States. Mc took to social media to say how proud of her he is and to wish ...

Popular Disc Jockey, DJ Switch with real names as Obianuju Catherine Udeh would be speaking today virtually at the 19th assembly of states parties to the International Criminal Court.   She revealed this in a post on her Instagram page. ...

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a couple, Adeniyi Stephen and Ade Adeyinka, alongside one Ojo Sulaimon for allegedly siphoning diesel worth over N8million. The suspects, who were arrested at Agosasa community in the Ipokia Local Government Area of ...

A man jumped to his death from a fifth-floor rooftop in Lower Manhattan early Wednesday morning after police say he stabbed another man in the head. The violent incident took place on Canal Street near Division Street at around 9.30am. ...

President Donald Trump has told advisers that he will refuse to leave the White House on Inauguration Day and has been throwing a massive ‘temper tantrum’ following his election loss, according to a new report. It’s been six weeks since ...

The Football Association(FA) has charged Manchester United striker, Edinson Cavani, for a now-deleted Instagram post. Cavani put up the post, after scoring twice as a substitute in United’s 3-2 win over Southampton on November 29. The 33-year-old responded to a ...

The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, on Wednesday said Nigeria should take delivery of Covid-19 vaccine by January 2021. He said a committee set up for that purpose was already working with a view to deciding the kind of vaccine ...

Sosoliso plane crash survival,  Kechi Okwucho, is feeling like a woman one more time. Kelchi just revealed she can wear earrings 15 years after she survived the plane crash that killed 108 passengers. In a post she made on her ...