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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says that a gas explosion caused the blast which rocked Abule Ado area of Lagos State. In a statement by the Group General Manager, Public Affairs Division, Dr Kennie Obateru, on Sunday, the blast ...

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said it has concluded plans to invest at least N22 billion in the entertainment industry and in software production in Nigeria. The CBN Director of Corporate Communications, Isaac Okorafor, said yesterday in Uyo during ...

An 18-year-old boy, Nwafor Jacob, was on Friday remanded in a correctional centre by an Ebonyi State Magistrates’ Court in Abakaliki for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old minor. The suspect, who was alleged to have serially engaged in the act for ...

A drug which prevents HIV infections is to be made available by the National Health Service this year in a move to try and eliminate new transmissions of the virus within the decade. PrEP – or pre-exposure prophylaxis – will ...

The FBI and other US Federal agents have arrested twenty-four individuals, among them Nigerians, for their involvement in a large-scale fraud and money laundering operation that targeted citizens, corporations, and financial institutions throughout the United States. Two of the Nigerians, ...

The 15-year-old son of a police sergeant attached to the Ughelli ‘A’ Division Police station, was on Saturday night stabbed to death by his 13-year-old friend over a financial disagreement between both of them. The victim, Marvellous Ekrake, was said ...

The popular Enugu’s native doctor, Simon Odo, a.k.a Onu Uwa, has explained that most men die untimely due to pressure from bad wives. While explaining why he married the 58th wife recently, Odo, who is also known as the ‘king ...

Austria on Sunday banned gatherings of more than five people and told residents to go out only if necessary, in a bid to halt the spread of coronavirus. Police would enforce new restrictions on public life, the government said, threatening ...

The Police Command in Kogi state says it has launched a manhunt for some youths that allegedly killed two Fulani herdsmen in Egume, Dekina Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, DSP William Aya, told newsmen in Lokoja ...

Hajia Hauwa Oziohu Bello, the mother of Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, is dead. Hajia Hauwa, the matriarch of Alhaji Bello Ipemida Ochi’s family died on Sunday after a brief illness at the age of 101. Announcing her passage on ...

The National Emergency Management Agency says 15 corpses, including a family of four, have been recovered from the scene of Sunday’s explosion which occurred at Abule Ado, Trade Fair axis of Lagos State. No fewer than 60 students of Bethlehem ...

  Popular stylist, Toyin lawani took to her instagram page to drag Amcva for awarding Mike and Mercy as the best dressed male and female for the show, she believed there are better dressers at the event. She called mercy ...

The Queen has been chauffeured away from Buckingham Palace amid the coronavirus outbreak. It is said the 93-year-old monarch was whisked to Windsor Castle on Thursday for her safety. But a source at Buckingham Palace told Mirror Online the Queen ...

There was a large explosion at Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos State on Sunday. It was learnt that the impact of the explosion damaged nearby houses. It was gathered that the incident occurred at Abule Ado inside Omo Onile around ...

Meghan Markle will not be making a return to acting despite interest from Marvel and Disney, it’s claimed. The Duchess of Sussex, 38, and her husband Prince Harry officially stepped down as senior roles this week after attending the Commonwealth ...

Zimbabwe’s defence minister has called the coronavirus pandemic a “punishment” of the US and Europe for imposing sanctions against members of the ruling regime over human rights abuses. Coronavirus has infected more than 150,000 people worldwide and killed almost 6,000 ...

There was pandemonium in Gwagwalada in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Saturday morning after a trailer killed three persons and injured another seven. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)’s Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Mr Bisi Kazeem, who ...

Malam Abubakar Ya’u from Augie Local Government Area of Kebbi on Saturday got N10 million, two new cars and two Hajj seats for catching the biggest fish weighing 78 kilogrammes at the 2020 Argungu fishing festival. Reports have it that ...

  Nollywood actress, Margaret Bandele Olayinka also known as Iya Gbonkan who is well known for acting witches in Yoruba movies reveals how she almost lost her life and how witches tried to initiate her after acting the popular ‘Koto ...

Bodies of three men suspected to be robbers were found early Friday burnt near the perimeter fence of the Federal University of Agriculture in Makurdi (FUAM), but police say there were lynched. A number of sources indicate the three burnt ...

The Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards is up, and this year wardrobes are taking some tumbling. From red-carpet hosts to actors and senators, the race is on for the “best-dressed”. The big brother naija winner and runner up Mercy and ...

US president Donald Trump has tested for coronavirus, but the results are yet to return, Fox News reported on Saturday. Just before a briefing with the White House press corps, Trump said he had his “temperature taken and was fine,” ...

Former BBA star, Beverly Osu has said she is not getting married anytime soon and she just wants to be great. Speaking with Punch the dark-skinned actress cum video vixen said; “I am not thinking about marriage at the moment. ...

Veteran Nollywood actor who has been giving the youths a ‘heart-attack’ lately, telling them how not to propose to a woman, except the man is a fool and also addressing single mothers is at it again. According to respected Pete ...

The London marathon was postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to a statement Friday. The race was due to take place April 26 and will now be held Oct. 4. The event was expected to draw 43,000 participants. “The ...