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Legendary British actor Sean Connery, best known for playing fictional spy James Bond in seven films, has died aged 90, his family told the BBC on Saturday.   The Scottish actor, who was knighted in 2000, won numerous awards during ...

US president, Donald Trump, has hailed the courageous soldiers who rescued an American hostage in Nigeria today.   Philip Walton, 27, was seized by armed bandits on Monday, October 26. Walton was moved to a location in northern Nigeria where ...

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the resumption of all civil servants on salary grade one to 12.   This was contained in a circular by the Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, on Saturday. In the circular with ...

Nigerian actress, Wumi Toriola has mocked her former friend, Seyi Edun for not being able to produce babies.   Wumi mocked Seyi after she had blasted Seyi for not celebrating his son on his 1st birthday but sent money to ...

Rare parasites which can cause human miscarriages have been found in donkeys, it has been claimed.   Scientists in Israel reportedly believe the animal carries Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora, major pathogenic parasites that can have a detrimental impact on pregnant ...

Nigeria, on Friday, confirmed 170 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total cases registered in the country since the outbreak of the pandemic to 62,691, according to Nigerian health authorities.   It is now the 13th consecutive week that Nigeria’s COVID-19 ...

  Two dismissed soldiers and others arrested in connection to the attack on a bullion van which left 4 policemen dead in Ebonyi state, have narrated how their operation was cordinated by one Clement Abanara aka Millions from Ikoyi prison in Lagos, ...

  The caretaker chairman of Iganna Local Council Development Area of Oyo State, Mr Olayiwola Adeleke has regained freedom after spending days in kidnappers’ den.   We reported earlier that Adeleke who was on his way to Ibadan for a meeting ...

  Pastor Laurie Idahosa has shared her experience after a worrisome mammogram she underwent in the United States.   Recounting how she lost both of her grandmothers to breast cancer because it wasn’t detected early enough, Laurie said the doctors found something ...

England World Cup winner and former Manchester United player Nobby Stiles has died at the age of 78. Stiles’ family confirmed that the one-time midfielder passed away peacefully on Friday after a long illness. A statement issued by his family ...

  Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo is closing in on a return to the team after testing negative for Covid-19. The Serie A side confirmed the news on Friday in a statement on their official website. “Cristiano Ronaldo carried out a check with ...

Dozens of North Korean soldiers have been injured by exploding landmines which they were laying on the border with China, a source in the country has said.   The explosion happened while the border guard troops were burying the mines ...

#Trash trended on twitter today and this is shockingly in reaction to Wizkid’s latest Album — Made In Lagos. Some of his fans said they were expecting something more classy but he made 14 songs that are not up to ...

The federal government has approved the resumption of the collection of Service-Based electricity Tariffs (SBT) from next week, after sealing a deal with organised labour.   The government was forced to suspend the implementation of the new electricity tariff regime ...

No fewer than 72 members of a Nigerian mafia organisation in Italy, including their leader, 50-year-old Emmanuel Okenwa aka ‘Boogye’, have been arrested.   The operation was carried out by more than 200 Italian policemen in Turin and Ferrara. Italian ...

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has asked the personnel of the force to protect themselves against attacks from any quarter. He said the men and officers have the right to defend themselves in case of physical danger. The IGP ...

  Positive news for Madrid over big 2021 target Kylian Mbappe has already told PSG that he wants to leave the club, according to OK Diario. He does not want to go to war with the Ligue 1 champions but does want to ...

The judicial panel appointed by the Lagos State Government to investigate police abuses and the shooting at the Lekki toll gate, has recovered bullet shells from the scene.   Six shells were found Friday, 10 days after the shooting, officials ...

A mother was too busy meeting strangers from the internet for sex to stop her boyfriend abusing her two year-old son to death.   Candice Jones, 32, was condemned for priorities as she was sentenced to up to 15 years ...

                        Tension has gripped the people of Oka Akoko in Ondo State following the gruesome murder of a 43-year-old security guard in the community by suspected ritualists.   The ...

Sindika Dokolo, the Congolese businessman and art collector husband of Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos, has died in a diving accident in Dubai, a colleague and two family members said on Friday.   They said the exact cause of the ...

A fire outbreak has been reported at Guarantee Trust Bank (GTB), Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.   General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu confirmed the fire outbreak on Friday. He said the agency ...

Trouble seems to be in the camp love of Burna Boy and his British rapper girlfriend, Stefflon Don. We just noticed the two have quietly unfollowed each other on Instagram. This is not the first time the couple will give ...

Bukola Saraki has endorsed Wizkid’s new album — Made In Lagos, describing it has a ”brilliant end to what has been a long and eventful month”.   Recall the album was supposed to drop at an earlier date which fell ...

Georgina Onuoha has joined the list of celebrities who have dragged lawmaker, Desmond Elliot online for speaking against the youths. She said she is still waiting for the lawmaker’s passionate speech on the Lekki shooting, the killing of innocent youths. ...