Comedian Buchi and wife Rukky welcome son

Nigerian comedian Onyebuchi Ojieh, known as Comedian Buchi on social media has announced the birth of his son with wife Rukky. The comic act features on Bovi’s “Back to School” comedy series. He announced the arrival of his son on ...

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Queen ‘tells Prince Harry he will always be welcome back

The Queen told Prince Harry he will ‘always be welcomed back’ during four-hour rift-healing talks at Windsor Castle, a royal source has claimed. Her Majesty, 93, reportedly met with her grandson over lunch to ‘clear the air’ ahead of his ...

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EFCC busts foreign job scammers in Kaduna

Operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested one Obi Sobenna Jude and Robert Sunday Olaoluwa, for defrauding unsuspecting members of the public. The suspects allegedly defrauded their victims through job scam, ...

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Pop superstar Taylor Swift named best-selling global artist in 2019

US pop star Taylor Swift has been named the biggest artist for 2019, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). The ‘You Need To Calm Down’ hitmaker beat Ed Sheeran, Billie EIlish and Post Malone to claim ...

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“The older the wine the greater the taste” – Dayo Amusa celebrates Kwam 1 at 63, with beautiful birthday tribute

Actress and movie producer, Dayo Amusa who has been fingered as one of The Mayegun Of Yorubaland, Kwam 1’s girlfriend has gone on instagram to wish him a happy birthday. Both Dayo and Kwam have denied they are ever an ...

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Oyo Assembly passes Amotekun bill

Oyo State House of Assembly has passed the Oyo State Security Network Agency Bill, 2020 codenamed Operation Amotekun. The lawmakers in their dressing had showed their readiness for the day’s business as majority of them wore customised outfits in the ...

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Robbers give taxi driver drugged suya, steals vehicle

The police in Lagos are on the trail of two men who allegedly drugged a hailing service driver and carted away his Toyota Camry car. It was gathered that the victim Christian Adu picked the men at Ikotun and took ...

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Libya conflict: ‘Stressed’ Ghassan Salame resigns as UN envoy

The UN’s special envoy for Libya has resigned saying his efforts to bring peace in the North African country was damaging his health. Ghassan Salame tweeted that “my health no longer allows this rate of stress”. Talks between the UN-backed ...

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Coronavirus also hits Senegal as French citizen visits

\ Senegal has confirmed its first case of the novel coronavirus. A French citizen who visited France last month before returning to the West African country is being quarantined in the capital Dakar. “The results of the tests carried out ...

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Everton manager, Ancelotti charged with misconduct by the FA

Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti has been charged with misconduct by the FA after being sent off following the draw with Manchester United. The Italian approached referee Chris Kavanagh at the final whistle after Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s late goal was ruled out ...

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Coronavirus: Twitter tells staff to work from home

Twitter has told its employees to work from home to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. In a blog post, the social media giant said it was mandatory for staff in Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea to work ...

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Police nab suspected trafficker with 23 children in Taraba

The police have arrested a suspected child trafficker, Mary Yakubu, with 23 children in Taraba State. The children, who are between the ages of four and seven, comprise 14 boys and nine girls. Mary was paraded along with other suspects ...

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African president resigns after just one full day in office

One of the two men who had been declared president of Guinea Bissau resigned on Sunday — after just one full day in office. “I have no security… My life is in danger, the life of my family is in ...

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Cristiano Ronaldo’s mother rushed to hospital after suffering stroke

Cristiano Ronaldo’s mother has been rushed to hospital after suffering a stroke, reports in her native Madeira claimed today. Dolores Aveiro is said to have been admitted to Dr Nelio Mendonca Hospital in her native island of Madeira just after ...

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NDLEA nabs three suspects for brewing skuchies

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested three suspects in Kwara for alleged brewing of skuchies. The suspects are Opeyemi Ibrahim, Abdullahi Lukman and Mubarak Rejuavo. This is contained in a statement signed by Ekerette Ukpong, Public Relation ...

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U.S. drone disappears in Niger Republic

A remotely piloted drone has disappeared in Niger Republic, due to an equipment malfunction, the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said in a statement on Monday. “On Feb. 29, U.S. Africa Command lost one remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) in the vicinity ...

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Coronavirus: FG searching for passengers on aircraft with Italian patient

The federal government is trying to trace most of the 155 passengers in the aircraft that brought to Nigeria the Italian confirmed with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire made the disclosure yesterday while briefing newsmen in ...

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56-year-old man remanded over defilement of 3-yr-old girl

  An Upper Sharia Court at Tsafe in Zamfara State has ordered the remand of one Bala Haruna, alias Oranji-gada, 56, in Correctional custody, for allegedly raping a three-year-old girl. The accused was dragged to the court by the office ...

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Abuja school’s PTA chairman jailed 14 years for forgery

Mohammed Atabo, the chairman of Parents Teachers Association (PTA) of a private school in Abuja, has been sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for forgery. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged Atabo, 45, who is the PTA chairman of ...

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Photo: Woman held in UAE for swearing in Email

A woman faces jail in United Arab Emirates after she sent a strongly-worded email to a man who was said to be harassing her with sexual images, a campaign group has said. Melissa McBurnie, 57, was arrested in Abu Dhabi ...

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Husbands no longer have to make compulsory blood donations at Lagos public hospitals before their wives can be registered for Antenatal, court rules

This is such a good news! The Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on Monday struck down the policy that spouses of pregnant women seeking antenatal care in Lagos public hospitals must compulsorily make blood donation before their pregnant wives ...

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