Tragedy struck on Thursday at Balogun Bus stop, in the Iju-Ishaga area of Lagos State, after a tanker conveying gas exploded. While no fewer than 30 people were injured, 15 vehicles were reportedly gutted by the fire. The ...
Read More »BBNaija: “I don’t wear pant” – Nengi tells Laycon
2020 Big Brother Naija finalist, Rebecca Nengi Hampson, has made an interesting revelation about herself in the lockdown house. During a conversation with fellow housemate, Laycon, the Bayelsa State-born two times beauty queen disclosed that she does not ...
Read More »Missouri governor who refused to make masks compulsory tests positive for coronavirus
Missouri Governor Mike Parson, a Republican who has steadfastly refused to require residents to wear masks, tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said Wednesday. Parson was tested after his wife, Teresa, tested positive earlier in the day. Teresa ...
Read More »Chelsea ready to send Kepa Arrizabalaga out on loan
Mendy set to become first choice Kepa Arrizabalaga is set to leave Chelsea on loan, claims the Sun. The Blues have brought in Edouard Mendy following months of sub-par performances, and the new man may become first-choice goalkeeper straight away. As such, ...
Read More »Man kills self, leaves behind letter accusing wife of contributing to his suicidal thoughts
A middle-aged man from Ilembo in Katavi Region, western Tanzania killed himself early this week after his wife allegedly deserted him while he was ailing. Edward Chakala committed suicide by hanging, his family claims. In a note that ...
Read More »Erica has reunited Africa more than the African Union has done in years — Dele Momodu
Disqualified BBNaija lockdown housemate, Erica Nlewedim, has been referred to has the one who succeeded in uniting Africa more than the African Union has done in many years. This was made known by Journalist, Dele Momodu, while sharing his ...
Read More »Gas explosion rocks Lagos, Ogun communities
Panic gripped residents of Lagos and Ogun border communities this afternoon following an explosion and massive fire. The explosion, which was heard as far as Harmony Estate and Obawole, Ogba, Iju in Lagos as well as Akute Ogun ...
Read More »Wike releases N50m for Justice Karibi-Whyte’s state burial
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has released N50million for the state burial of the late retired Judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Adolphus Karibi-Whyte. The governor commiserated with the family of the late eminent jurist describing him as a ...
Read More »Woman who wants a firm breast loses one nipple, gets hole in the heart during botched surgery
A beautician was left with a gaping hole in her chest after a nipple fell off during ‘botched’ surgery abroad. Cherrise Massay went under the knife in Istanbal, Turkey, after friends recommended surgery at a clinic – which ...
Read More »Bayern Munich clinch the Super Cup with a 2-1 victory over Sevilla
Javi Martinez was Bayern Munich’s unlikely hero as the Spaniard came off the bench to head in an extra-time winner in the 2-1 Super Cup victory over Sevilla. Hansi Flick’s treble-winning outfit struggled against a stubborn Sevilla side who had been unbeaten since ...
Read More »Let whoever offered me bribe, come forward — Magu
Suspended chairman of the Economic & Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu has denied allegations of receiving bribes. The counter-statement came after the suspended EFCC chairman opened his defense to the allegations of ‘Alleged Abuse of Office and ...
Read More »Singer Yemi Alade, named ‘Goodwill Ambassador’ to UNDP
Nigerian artist Yemi Alade has vowed to lend her voice to the vulnerable including women after she took on a new role in the UN. Yemi was named the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) goodwill ambassador on Wednesday. In ...
Read More »‘My Celebrity crush is Drake, I see him in my dreams’ – Nengi
BBNaija housemate, Nengi has revealed that her celebrity crush is Canadian rapper, Drake. She made this known in a recent conversation with her fellow housemate, Laycon. This prompted a reaction from Lacycon. According to Nengi, she sees Drake in ...
Read More »Mum, 24, ‘who feared boyfriend didn’t love her enough’ killed herself ‘accidentally’
A trainee accountant who feared her boyfriend did not love her enough accidentally died after hanging herself, an inquest heard. Mother-of-one Ella Lomas, 24, was found by her boyfriend Bradley after they had a relationship “tiff” at a ...
Read More »Aunt allegedly chops off niece’s finger in drastic abuse (Photos)
A aunt has been arrested and mocked for allegedly cutting off her niece’s finger in Onitsha, Anambra State. Her little niece is said to ...
Read More »Kogi declares two-day mourning to honour victims of tanker explosion
Kogi State Government has declared two-day mourning as a mark of respect for ...
Read More »It’s the handwork of Obaseki and PDP – Ize-Iyamu denies begging Obaseki to return to APC
Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has stated he has not addressed media professionals after ...
Read More »Finally, Nigeria Chief of Air Staff marries Humanitarian Affairs Minister
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has married the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq. Multiple sources confirmed to Daily Trust last night that the wedding Fatiha took place on ...
Read More »Elebuibon advocates introduction of Ifa into school curriculum
Renowned Ifa Priest, Chief Ifayemi Elebuibon, has advocated the introduction of traditional religion into the ...
Read More »All state Governors to hold emergency meeting over NLC planned strike
The 36 state governors are to hold an emergency meeting over the threat by the ...
Read More »Paris’s Eiffel Tower evacuated for two hours after bomb threat
The Eiffel Tower in Paris was evacuated for two hours on Wednesday after an ...
Read More »Return to APC, Ize-Iyamu begs Governor Obaseki
Candidate of the All Progressives Congress in last Saturday Governorship election, Pastor Ize-Iyamu, has called on Governor Godwin Obaseki to return to APC. In a television broadcast on Wednesday night, Ize-Iyamu said, “We are going to talk to everybody. ...
Read More »I once worked as a plumber, Sanwo-Olu tells youths
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday said he worked as a plumber about 30 years ago. He made the revelation during the graduation of 6,252 students of the 18 skill acquisition centres in the state. ...
Read More »Inspector extorting motorcyclist to face trial in Lagos
The Nigeria Police Force, Lagos State Command Thursday, ordered the immediate orderly room trial of an inspector caught in a widely circulated picture extorting a motorcyclist. The Inspector, Joseph Dike attached to Aguda Division of the State was ...
Read More »Female workers stripped naked on ‘ex-minister’s order’ demand N1bn, apology
Four former employees of Signatious Hotel, Warri, Delta State, who were reportedly stripped on the order of the chairman of the hotel and former Minister of State for Education, Mr Kenneth Gbagi, have demanded N1bn compensation and public apology from ...
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