Six suspected ritualists arrested in Lagos (photo)

Six men suspected to be ritualists were arrested at Shogunle and Ladipo on Agege Motor Road near Oshodi in Lagos. They were said to have been abducting passersby along the road and dragging them into the deep drainage along the ...

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Two elderly test positive for coronavirus in Abia State

Abia state said the two confirmed coronavirus cases are two elderly persons from Ukwa in Umuahia LGA. The Commissioner for Information, Chief Okiyi Kalu, announced this on Monday in a statement entitled “COVID-19 Update: We have Two Confirmed Cases in ...

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President Buhari’s personal bodyguard dies

The Presidency, on Tuesday, announced the death of one of President Muhammadu Buhari’s personal bodyguards, Warrant Officer Lawal Mato. Mato, according to a statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, succumbed ...

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Heartmelting photo of Abba Kyari and his wife on their wedding day

This throwback photo shows the moment Late Mallam Abba Kyari walked beside his wife, Kulu possibly on their wedding day. Bashir Ahmad who shared the photo says it shows the very simple dress code the late Chief of Staff had ...

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Hardship virus worse than coronavirus – Pastor T.B Joshua

Pastor T.B. Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations has urged leaders of all countries to lift the lockdown imposed because of coronavirus. His reason: Hardship virus is more dangerous than coronavirus. “The presidents of the nations should open ...

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Tacha shares her nudes ahead of an impostor threatening to leak them

Just like Toke Makinwa, Tacha has also released her n.u.d.e.s on social media ahead of an alleged impostor threatening to leak them on the internet. The former reality star shared a photo of her that was photoshopped to make her ...

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Restaurants, churches and some schools to reopen as Austria eases lockdown

Austria will further loosen its coronavirus lockdown on May 15 by allowing restaurants and cafes to reopen and religious services to resume, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Tuesday. The Alpine republic acted early in its outbreak to close restaurants, bars, ...

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Lagos confirms two more COVID-19 deaths despite recording no new case

The Lagos State government has confirmed the death of two more coronavirus (COVID-19) patients at its isolation centres in the state. The Commissioner for Health in the state, Professor Akin Abayomi, announced this on Tuesday while giving an update on ...

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Kylie Jenner marvels over how big daughter Stormi is getting

Kylie Jenner got emotional about how quickly her daughter Stormi is growing up. Kylie, 22, shares her two-year-old with ex-boyfriend Travis Scott. The reality TV star shared with her fans that she can’t believe how big Stormi is now. She ...

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Sokoto NMA Chairman tests positive for coronavirus

The Chairman, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Sokoto state chapter, Dr. Sani Abubakar, has tested positive for coronavirus. Abubakar disclosed this via his social media platforms today. ”One of my unpleasant responsibilities is when I have to break bad news to ...

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Globe Motors boss, Willy Anumudu is dead

Globe Motors boss, Willy Anumudu is dead. He was reported to have died around 4am this morning in Lagos. According to respected publisher, Dele Momodu who broke the news, the all time auto boss dealer was supposed to be flown ...

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No Ramadan lectures, mosque gatherings, Sultan warns

The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar lll, on Monday asked Muslims in the country to avoid congregational prayers during the coming Ramadan fast. He asked the faithful to pray at homes ...

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Former Nigeria’s Attorney-General, Richard Akinjide is dead

Former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Chief Richard Akinjide, is dead. The 88-year-old legal icon died in his Ibadan, Oyo State, home. It was gathered that the legal icon, who died of complications from a protracted illness ...

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Man coughs, Dies at Police checkpoint in Osun/Oyo boundary

Police operatives and some medical personnel at Osun/Oyo border on Sunday evening reportedly intercepted a car, said to have conveyed a sick man, who eventually died while being checked. The vehicle, it was learnt, was stopped at Odo Oba, Iwo, ...

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Jubilation as 3-year-old girl vomits nails she swallowed 8 months ago

A Nigerian mother, Nwozu Rita Akpunonu took to Facebook to celebrate after her 3-year-old daughter vomited an iron nail she swallowed eight months ago. Rita said her daughter returned from school one day and informed her that she swallowed nail ...

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Oil price crashes to below $11 per barrel

Oil suffered its biggest one-day price plunge in the modern era, at one point crashing about 40% to below $11 a barrel as traders contend with a historic glut. Despite Opec+’s unprecedented output deal agreed on a week ago, the ...

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Doctors, nurses quarantined as Borno health worker dies of COVID-19

Some doctors and nurses at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital in Borno State are currently under quarantine, following the death of a member of an international humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF, also known as Doctors Without Borders, who ...

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FG warns Zlatan as he mocks cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria

Bashir Ahmad, the Personal Assistant to President Buhari on New Media has warned reigning sensation, Zlatan Ibile who mocked the number of coronavirus cases recorded on Sunday in Nigeria. NCDC late at night had announced Nigeria has recorded a fresh ...

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Super eagles captain Ahmed Musa Makes Worst Players In Premier League History List

Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa have been included in ‘The 50 worst players in Premier League history’ by FourFourTwo. FourFourTwo listed the Eagles captain and British-born Nigerian, Akinbiyi, as one of those whose careers failed to flourish in the EPL. ...

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JAMB releases names of candidates who were caught cheating during the 2020 UTME

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has released the names of 195 candidates who were allegedly caught cheating during the just concluded 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. JAMB also said it had delisted nine Computer Based Test, CBT, ...

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Four killed, several injured over missing pot In Abuja

The police have arrested nine persons for alleged involvement in a crisis which claimed four lives, including a pregnant woman in Ungwan Tiv village, Lugbe, a satellite town in the Federal Capital Territory. An unidentified policeman was said to have ...

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