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Tragedy struck on Owerri-Onitsha Road in Imo State on Friday as a petrol-laden tanker exploded and killed two persons.   The incident, which happened at the Irete area by Forte Oil Filling Station, caused panic in the area. The cause ...

The Diobu Vigilante group, on Thursday, apprehended a 20-year-old man, identified only as Uche, while allegedly r3ping a 16-year-old girl in an uncompleted building on Ekwe Street, Mile 3 Diobu, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.   It was learnt that the ...

The Senate of the University of Lagos on Thursday gave its backing to Vice Chancellor Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, whose sack was announced by the Governing Council on Tuesday.   Unions in the university  —  the Academic Staff Union of Universities ...

Arsenal have confirmed the signing of Willian on a three-year contract. The Brazilian winger left Chelsea earlier this week after his deal with the Stamford Bridge outfit expired. The 32-year-old will stay in London, however, after agreeing a deal with Mikel Arteta’s team. ...

An Ogun State Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Itori, Ewekoro Local Government Area of the state has sentenced a fake lawyer, Oluwagbenga Adedeji, to three years’ imprisonment.   Adedeji was arrested on the court premises last week Wednesday when he ...

Burna Boy’s new work, Twice as Tall as become an instant hit as it recorded five million streams within an hour of its release. The album, which is produced by Diddy is expected to outperform Burna Boy’s last year’s album, ...

FA Cup replays will be scrapped for the 2020-21 season in a bid to ease the strain on clubs during the coronavirus pandemic, the Football Association announced on Thursday.   With a shortened season starting a month later than usual ...

The Christian Association of Nigeria has declared Sunday, August 23, as a day of national prayer for the country to seek divine intervention concerning the spate of insecurity and violence across the states.   CAN said this in a statement ...

Serena Williams survived another scare to beat older sister Venus 3-6 6-3 6-4 on Thursday in the latest instalment of their reluctant on-court sibling rivalry.   The win helped her to reach the quarter-finals of the inaugural Top Seed Open ...

A 38-year-old man has left villagers in shock after he dug his own grave and then killed himself by taking an insecticide.   According to the locals, the man from Nakhayega village in Kakamega County, Kenya had quarreled with his ...

The swanky new $14.7 million Santa Barbara mansion reportedly bought by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle boasts a swanky library, cinema and spa, as well as nine bedrooms and 16 bathrooms.   The 18,000 square foot home on 5.4 acres ...

Osun State Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs. Funke Egbemode has disclosed that Osun state will revert to the 6-3-3-4 educational system.   The decision was taken following recommendations of the Education Review White Paper on the restructuring and ...

Fans have been speculating for months that Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson are back together.   And now, the reality star, 36, is planning to buy a house with the love rat, 29, who she shares daughter True with, reports ...

The battle of supremacy between Anambra Governor Willie Obiano and traditional rulers has heightened tension in the State.   Obiano suspended 12 more traditional rulers for visiting President Muhammadu Buhari last week. He had suspended monarch of Ukwulu, Igwe Peter ...

Three of R. Kelly ‘s pals have been arrested and charged following attempts to harass, intimidate and threaten women who claim to have been abused by the musician.   The 53-year-old singer is currently locked up and awaiting trial on ...

After 56 days in isolation, Oyo Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr Wasiu Olatunbosun, has revealed how he recovered.   He said he took not less than 25 bottles of black seed oil, a bowl of black seed, lots ...

A police officer has been suspended after distressing footage showed him ordering a dog to attack a kneeling black man with his arms in the air.   Bodycam video of the incident show Jeffrey Ryans, who fears he could lose ...

The Federal Government has explained that any speech, broadcast, or publication that denigrates a person, a group of people on the basis of their sex, religion, political belief, or origin is hate speech”.   The Minister of Information and Culture, ...

A beautiful Nigerian lady Immaculate Okochu has been crushed to death in Lagos by a truck just hours after she posted an ominous note on her Facebook page.   Okochu, who was planning to wed in October, was the store ...

Authorities in southern China said on Thursday that they had found traces of the coronavirus on frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil.   The surface of a sample of the imported chicken wings tested positive for the virus, the city ...

  Mesut Ozil has made it clear that he will not be leaving Arsenal before the end of his contract, stating that he will “give everything” for the club and that his four-year deal should be respected by all parties. The playmaker’s ...

The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce) has demolished over 150 illegal shanties, kiosks and shop extensions at the Arewa Community Central Mosque, popularly called (Masalashi Alhaja), in the Agege area of Lagos.   The agency’s Head ...

A murder investigation has been launched after an 18-year-old boxer dubbed “King Cole Kershaw” was shot in the street.   Cole Kershaw, 18, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after the incident in Bury, Greater Manchester, but he sadly ...

Three Nigerians, Francis Nwabueze Iwuoha, 38, Oluwadamilare Gbenga Macaulay, 32, and Olufemi Oluwaseun Banjo, 37, who is also known as “Femi Banjo.”face felony charges in the United States for their alleged involvement in a scheme to steal income tax refunds ...

A nurse has revealed how she escapes her “boring” marriage to have an affair with married men.   Chloe, 32, wants to “play the field” in her 30s after marrying her childhood sweetheart and settling down too young. The mum-of-two ...