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Two members of the House of Representatives, Francis Oghene Waive (Ughelli South/Udu federal constituency) and Ossai Nicholas Ossai (Ndokwa East/Ndokwa West/Ukwuani federal constituency) on Thursday disagreed over the establishment of two polytechnics in their constituencies. This followed after a Bill ...

The Akwa Ibom State government has shut down Technical College, Ewet Offot indefinitely following students’ unrest, which led to the destruction of school property and inflicting of injuries on staff members and passersby. According to a statement issued by the ...

  An Edo traditional Chief, Obamedo Ode, was on Thursday sentenced to two moths imprisonment by an Egor Magistrates’ Court in Benin, the state capital, for assaulting a fellow Chief, Edwin Onaiwu, by beating him with a stick. The police ...

Meghan Markle told friends there is nothing legally stopping her and Prince Harry from using the Sussex Royal brand despite the Queen’s ban, it has been claimed. The couple hoped to continue using the name, which they are believed to ...

A woman, Mrs Comfort Giwa, said she got the beating of her life when her landlord, Mr Adisa Lukman openly brutalised her for allegedly turning down his love advances. According to Comfort, the incident happened on February 9, 2020, while ...

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose says he is not contemplating dumping the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for another party. Mr Lere Olayinka, his Media Aide, said this in a statement in Ado Ekiti, on Friday. Olayinka, explained that the ...

George and Amal Clooney’s lavish country pile located in Sonning-on-Thames in Berkshire has been affected by epic flooding. The leafy grounds of the stunning Aberlash House including the tennis court, the veranda attached to the summer house and the majority ...

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar lll, has declared that God was using insurgency in the Northern part of the country to punish Nigerians for their sins. Abubakar said Nigerians must learn to adhere to the teachings of the ...

Raheem Sterling has not ruled out playing for Real Madrid in the future but insists he is “really happy” at Manchester City for now. The 25-year-old is a reported transfer target for Real following City’s two-year ban from European football ...

Vice President’s Yemi Osinbajo’s son, Laolu Osinbajo is on his way to finally be a married man. Laolu and his sweetheart, Sekemi Braithwaite yesterday tied the knot traditionally. The white wedding will hold this weekend. Writing on social media, Happy ...

Protesters attacked a convoy of buses carrying Ukrainian citizens and other nationals evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan, injuring nine police officers and one civilian. As global fears and misconceptions spread about the coronavirus outbreak that originated in the ...

The Osun State Traditional Rulers’ Council has suspended embattled Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, for six months. He was suspended for alleged assault of the Agbowu of Ogbaagba, Dhikrulahi Akinropo, during a peace meeting last week in Osogbo, Osun ...

Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane skipped the country for a medical check up in South Africa on Friday, the day he was supposed to show up in court to face charges of murdering his former wife, his office said. Lipolelo ...

A Ghanaian lady (@Ewegirl) has narrated how she was s.e.xually and physically abused by a German she fell in love with. According to her, she wanted to leave Ghana and was already dating this dude. She applied for a German ...

The first case of coronavirus in Lebanon has been confirmed. It was confirmed today, the health minister said, adding that two other suspected cases were being investigated. “We confirmed the first case today,” Hassan Hamad said at a press conference ...

Late Nipsey Hussle’s girlfriend, Lauren London has denied dating Diddy People began to speculate that Lauren is dating the rapper after he posted a photo of him and Lauren at the Roc Nation brunch from this February. “More Lost Files… ...

The mother of the abducted Nigerian schoolgirl Leah Sharibu Thursday met with the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby in London. Rebecca Sharibu is in London to mark the second anniversary of her daughter’s abduction by a faction of Boko Haram. ...

For Rebecca Brown, it was never about the money. It was about clearing her husband Kevin’s name after the San Diego Police Department issued a press release days after he committed suicide in 2014 claiming he had killed a child ...

A girl with Down syndrome who doctors wanted to be committed to an institution has thrived to become a top model. Kennedy Garcia’s mother Renee was distraught when doctors told her the newborn wouldn’t have any quality of life, would ...

Police have launched an investigation into the killing of a 74-year-old Swedish missionary in her rented house in Milimani estate, Kitale town, Kenya. Trans Nzoia West OCPD Joseph Tum told the press in Kitale that the woman Lilian Bourcart might ...

Donald Trump has mocked the South Korean film Parasite after it scooped the best picture prize at the Oscars – telling a crowd he wished for the return of Hollywood classics like Gone With The Wind. Director Bong Joon-ho’s commentary ...

Daddy Freeze has reacted to Pete Edochie’s ‘no kneeling’ proposal, saying most African men who won’t go public by kneeling to propose to their girls will use their two legs in private to do what you see in the above ...

Mexico extradited the son of one of its most wanted drug lords to the United States on Thursday, a source in the attorney general’s office said. It is the latest sign of Mexico’s commitment to step up extraditions after U.S. ...

Pamela Anderson’s ex-husband Jon Peters is ‘engaged again’ to another woman, a month after he married the model. The Baywatch star shocked fans when she confirmed her marriage to the A Star Is Born producer on 20 January, following a ...

It has been reported that the Police at Ikotun Division, Lagos, have started investigation to uncover the circumstances that led to the death of a 13-year old SS1 student, who reportedly committed suicide by drinking popular insecticide, Sniper, after he ...