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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 ...

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has named Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate – the first black woman and Asian American in the role.   Once a rival for the top job, the California senator of Indian-Jamaican heritage had ...

A goat born with a pair of eyes in its mouth and no nose is being worshiped as a god in India.   Locals in Muzaffarpur, north east India have been crowding around the creature to worship it like a ...

Bird poop is said to be good luck, but a new study suggests it is worth much more.   A new report calculates that feces from seabirds, like Seagulls and pelicans, is worth hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Formally ...

When it comes to marriage, there’s a lot of things you should know about your partner before tying the knot.   Making sure you’re both on the same page about things could promise a happy and healthy future relationship. So ...

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has described as false a media report accusing him of illegally raising funds to build a police training school in Nasarawa State.   Denying the August 3, 2020 report published by SaharaReporters, the IG, ...

  The University of Lagos (UNILAG) Governing Council has named Prof. Theophilus Soyombo as Ag. Vice Chancellor to replace Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe who was removed on Wednesday over allegations of misconduct and others.   Soyombo’s appointment was announced in a ...

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has added his voice to the calls for the scrapping of Big Brother Nigeria reality show, also called BBNaija.   The monarch said the show misrepresents “the goodness and integrity of ...

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has asked African youths to dislodge the older generation from leadership positions.   Obasanjo urged the youths to participate actively in the activities of political parties to take over the structure from them. Obasanjo said ...

Nigeria has recorded 453 covid-19 cases with no single death.   Total confirmed cases of the virus is now 47,743. Lagos retained the top of the daily leaderboard with 113 cases. The FCT came second with 72 cases and Plateau ...

Orange County supervisors have voted to officially declare Aug. 24 as “Kobe Bryant Day” in the Southern California county where the late NBA legend made his home.   Aug. 24 was chosen because Bryant was born Aug. 23, 1978, and ...

Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe has insisted that he remains the vice-chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG).   This is coming after Ogundipe’s removal was announced during the meeting of the Governing Council of the institution which held at the National ...