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Rebecca Nengi Hampson, one of the female housemates in Big Brother Naija reality TV show disclosed that she underwent a liposuction procedure before coming into the house.   Nengi stated this on Friday in a conversation with her friend and ...

Jose Filomeno dos Santos, son of former president who ruled Angola for 38 years, was sentenced to five years in prison by the nation’s Supreme Court in Luanda on Friday for a multi-billion dollar embezzlement scheme attempting to transfer to ...

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has been named Premier League Manager of the Season for 2019-20.   The Reds won their first top-flight title in 30 years, finishing on a club-record 99 points, 18 clear of previous champions Manchester City. Klopp’s ...

Bayern Munich were just as good as advertised, Barcelona played their worst game ever, and the Blaugrana are out of the Champions League thanks to an 8-2 loss in Lisbon. Bayern dismantled Barça from start to finish, making it look easy against a helpless and hopeless team. ...

The Federal Government has said Nigeria may slide into another recession in the Third Quarter of 2020, making it the second time within four years.   The government said the Covid-19 pandemic resulting in crash of global oil prices among ...

A 19-year-old Ugandan has picked nomination papers to vie for the presidency in the upcoming general elections.   Hillary Humphrey Kaweesa said he had always been a leader and was qualified to lead the country. He said he would fund-raise ...

The Anambra State Police Command, on Thursday, said it picked up an 11-year-old boy who was trekking from the state to his home state, Ebonyi.   The command said the boy had trekked from Nnewi to Awka, a distance of ...

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a pastor identified as Festus Adebayo for allegedly conspiring with another man, Gbemisola Olafusi, to use a girl’s menstrual pad for rituals.   Olafusi is said to be the 20-year-old girl’s boyfriend, and ...

A lawmaker in the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Musa Baraza, is dead, The PUNCH has learnt.   It was gathered that Baraza was killed by gunmen on Thursday night at his residence in the Dass Local Government Area. The ...

The wedding of Hanan, one of the daughters of President Muhammadu Buhari  will be held inside the Aso Rock Villa according to latest reports.   The marriage is billed to take place on September 4, 2020. The groom is the ...

One person has died and another injured as a 20-feet container truck collided with a commercial bus (danfo), and crushed an okada in the process.   The conductor of the danfo, identified as Saheed, 38 died in the process, while ...

Omotayo Adanlawo, a primary school teacher in Ondo State, was on Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a 10-year-old girl.   He was jailed by the state’s High Court in Akure, the capital, after he used N50 to lure ...

Four teenagers have been arrested by the Police for allegedly kidnapping a six year old boy and demanding N2.6million ransom in Bauchi.   The teenagers were among 32 suspects paraded by the Commissioner of Police, Lawal Jimeta, for various crimes ...

The fiancé of the lady who was crushed to death in Lagos weeks to their wedding has decided to speak out over his loss.   He took to Instagram to share their photos and begged if she could come back ...

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 ...