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Jimmy Carter, the oldest living former U.S. president, turned 96 on Thursday.   Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, were treated to a drive-by birthday parade outside their home in Plains, Georgia, according to the Carter Center. The parade was organized ...

Sudan’s government and rebels are to sign a landmark peace deal on Sunday in a bid to end decades of war in which hundreds of thousands died — a historic achievement if it holds. n a top priority of the ...

                                                                The Lagos State Police Command has said it will charge 30 #RevolutionNow protesters arrested during Independent Day protest to court today.   The police had arrested 30 protesters on Thursday at Maryland area of Lagos during the #RevolutionNow protest ...

The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for coronavirus.   The President announced this himself. “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and ...

                             Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former Liberian President has said Kwara is a model for women empowerment, as it demonstrates institutional reforms and political will as key for gender inclusion.   Sirleaf made this remark during the First Kwara State Gender ...

  Dennis Amakiri, a former Deputy Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), has said that Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State was actually warned against embarking on the recent trip that led to the attack on his convoy ...

The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, has apologised for the attack on Kayode Jaiyeola, a journalist with The punch newspaper.   The journalist was physically assaulted by a policeman while covering a protest yesterday by members of ...

                          A mother-of-four says she was left battered and bruised after being punched and kicked by a taxi driver.   Bianca Butler, 26, has bravely shared a shocking picture of her black eye following the attack, which the police are ...

                                                                         Lagos State on Thursday celebrated the 60th Independence Anniversary of Nigeria with 60,000 cupcakes to produce the largest anniversary logo in the world.   The initiative  puts Nigeria in the Guinness Book of World Record as holder of the ...

                                                           A world famous female powerlifter has spoken of her horror at being told she was banned from boarding a plane until she could prove she was a woman.   Anna Turaeva was subjected to intimate questions in front of ...

The love child of former Belgian King Albert II has won a court battle to grant her the same rights and titles as her father’s children by his marriage.   Under the ruling, artist Delphine Boël, 52, will be granted ...

                                                                  A Chinese vlogger whose ex-husband allegedly doused in petrol and set on fire as she was attempting to live stream has died.   Lamu was popular on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, where she had hundreds of thousands of ...

  Amazon said that more than 19,816 of its frontline workers in the US have contracted Covid-19 since March.   The number equates to 1.44% of its 1.37 million workers across Amazon and its subsidiary Whole Foods. Amazon had faced ...

                           An escort claims all men will stray and cheat on their wives if given the opportunity – even if they are in happy marriages. Samantha X, as she is known, brands herself as a high-class escort who says she ...

  A General Court Martial (GCM) of Operation Lafiya Dole, on Wednesday dismissed and sentenced a soldier, Corporal Aliyu Yakubu, to five years imprisonment for assaulting and defiling a 13-year-old girl. Yakubu was reported to have committed the crime on ...

  Hon. Simon Karu, representing Kaltungo/Shongom federal constituency of Gombe State, has revealed that each member of the House earns N9.3 million monthly. The lawmaker, while speaking at an event to mark the country’s 60th Independence Day anniversary on Thursday ...

BBNaija Lockdown finalist, Nengi has opened up about her relationship before she entered the house stating that her boyfriend has refused to pick her called after she tried to reach him after leaving the Big Brother house. Nengi has consistently ...

Robert Lewandowski was named UEFA men’s player of the year on Thursday following a superb season in which he won the treble with Bayern Munich.   Lewandowski was at the Champions League group draw in Geneva to receive the award, ...

Big Brother Naija finalist, Neo has clarified reports that he washed his love interest’s underwears.   Neo was last week caught washing Vee’s pants. Nengi, a friend of the duo who was in shock after she walked in on Neo ...

                                                                    Yet to be identified men have killed a Police Officer attached to the Special Anti-robbery Squad, SARS, headquarters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, whose name was not ascertained at press time.   It was alleged that the killers were ...

                                        CDQ has called Seyi Tinubu put on social media saying the politician’s son ridiculed him at Davido’s house yesterday. In his call out post, the rapper said he became something from nothing and won;t tolerate disrespect. He also said, ...

                                                         Nicki Minaj has become a mother for the first time after welcoming a baby with husband Kenneth Petty.   The rapper, 37, took to social media to announce the exciting news as she shared a glimpse into her new ...

  Fans will be able to return to UEFA club and international matches starting at next week’s international break, UEFA has announced. Stadiums will be allowed to be filled to a maximum of 30 per cent capacity, and will only ...

                                              Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State has ordered the full reopening of markets and places of worship ...

                                        Kiddwaya has appeared to shun his love interest, Erica when she wanted to plant a kiss on him. This happened ...