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The Police have arraigned the driver and owner of the vehicle that killed Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot, Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, in a crash at the Nigerian Air Force Base, Kaduna.   The duo were arraigned before a ...

An Upper Shari’a court in Kano, on Wednesday, sentenced a 70-year-old man to death by stoning.   The court, sitting at Kofar Kudu, issued the verdict after the suspect, Mati Audu of Falsa community, Tsanyawa local government of the state, ...

An adorable Shih Tzu has won thousands of Instagram followers thanks to his resemblance to pop megastar Lady Gaga.   Bontenmaru, five, who is named after a Japanese samurai, and lives in Tokyo, has become an internet star racking up ...

Former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has been offered a fellowship programme at the Oxford University in the United Kingdom.   This followed the approval granted by the Management Committee of the African Studies Centre, University of Oxford. Sanusi, ...

Former aide to former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, Mr. Andrew Momodu, has pledged the sum of N5 million to support the re-election of Governor Godwin Obaseki, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 19, 2020 ...

Former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington has died at the age of 90. His death was confirmed by his wife, Arese Carrington In a statement.   “It is with a heavy and broken heart but with gratitude to ...

  Paris Saint-Germain produced a stunning late turnaround to beat Atalanta 2-1 and reach the Champions League semi-finals for the first time since 1995. Mario Pasalic’s first-half strike had looked set to settle a contest in Lisbon that will be remembered for a series of ...

The governor described the current fight against corruption by the federal government as a witch hunt and selective.   “People who have stolen chicken are languishing in jail while those who stole billions are walking about free.” On the youths, ...

Ed Sheeran and his wife, Cherry Seaborn are expecting their first child together, according to The Sun.   The chart-topping singer, 29, and Cherry, 27, who first met at school, are said to be weeks away from becoming parents. Reports ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibadan Zonal Office, on Tuesday arrested 32 “Yahoo boys” for alleged involvement in internet fraud.   The suspects were apprehended during a raid on their hideout in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. Officers of the EFCC ...

The Niger State Police command has arrested four suspects for alleged robbery, kidnapping and fraud in different parts of the state.   ASP Wasiu Abiodun, the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO) made this known on Tuesday. ”On August 10, at ...

A 22-year-old woman has been convicted of beating two men to death, and “r3ping” one of her victims using a shovel handle.  Elena Povelyaikina, a keen boxer, was jailed for 13 years in the Omsk region of Russia over the ...

Authorities believe Army Staff Sgt. Jared Esquibel Harless and his wife were both responsible for murdering their four young children before killing themselves two months ago.  When authorities discovered the entire Harless family dead in the back of an SUV ...

Rapper Kanye West has shared another bizarre tweet about his mother-in-law Kris Jenner.   The hip-hop legend, 43, is currently running for the office of President of the United States against President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. ...

His Royal Highness, the Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi has lost his mom, Suebat Amope Akanbi.   The Chief Press Secretary to the Oluwo, Alli Ibraheem made this known in a signed statement. “I mourn the death of ...

Nollywood actress, Angela Okorie has slammed eggs on mediamen for getting her so-called wedding story awfully wrong.   Contrary to the stories that went viral, that she tied the nuptial knots with Desmond Chukwudi, she said the images she posted ...

A final year student of Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomoso, Olusola Babatunde, says he was detained by the police for 82 days and nearly contracted Covid-19 at the Force Criminal Investigation Department, Garki, Abuja.   Babatunde said he was detained for ...

The management of Air Peace Airlines is set to reabsorb some of the pilots it recently sacked following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic following the  intervention meeting between its management and the leadership of the National Association of Airline ...

Wikipedia has updated the list of failed states and Nigeria is now included as one of the countries on the list. Some countries listed as a failed state by Wikipedia includes; Syria, Somalia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Iraq, Yemen, Turkey, Democratic Republic ...

Council chairman for Onigbongbo in Lagos, Mr Babatunde Oke, is dead. He died early today from complications arising from Covid-19 complications.   According to a source, Oke died at St. Nicholas Hospital, Lagos Island, where he was moved to, when ...

Naira Marley has signed embattled singer, Lyta to his record label — Marlian music.   This is coming after Olamide and Lyta parted ways last year due to contractual and personal issues.     Naira Marley announced the new partnership ...

To raise the bar in the fight against insurgency, more weapons and fighter aircraft are being imported, President Muhammadu Buhari told governors on Tuesday.   According to him, the military hardware are being imported from the United States, China and ...

American-Canadian actor Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson has been named the highest-paid male actor for the second year in a row, according to Forbes.   According to the list, which Forbes released yesterday, this year’s ten top-earning actors collected a combined ...

The body of a man who disappeared three decades ago has been found in a car submerged in a river in Northern Ireland.   James Patterson went missing on October 6, 1991 and was last seen at Mid Ulster Hospital ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Geofrey Onyeama has recovered from coronavirus after three-week of isolation.   He tested positive on July 19 and proceeded to an isolation centre for treatment. In a tweet on Wednesday morning, Onyeama announced: “By the very special ...