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The European Union says it can impose restrictive visa implementation rules on Nigeria, if it fails to play its part in the return and readmission of its nationals staying illegally in the EU. The EU, which comprises Germany, Italy, Spain, ...

Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have struck again in Plateau State one month after separate attacks left many dead in several communities in the state. On Sunday the assailants attacked Sector Five of the Special Task Force, Operation Save Haven ...

“I have been going through serious pains and stress. It’s not easy.” It certainly cannot be easy for the speaker, Zainab, aged 30, who recently gave birth to quadruplets in a Kaduna village without help from anyone. And the mother ...

Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) yesterday held a church service and a peaceful march to mark the second year of Miss Leah Sharibu in Boko Haram captivity. In Abuja, CAN President Rev. Samson Ayokunle and the Senior Pastor, Dunamis International ...

The courts have been busy with cases of men alleged to have criminally sought sensual pleasure from their daughters. Yesterday the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court fixed April 30 to deliver judgement in the case of a 37-year-old ...

Notorious drugs lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is shown having his hair and moustache shaved off in pictures showing a taste of his life at a top-security US prison. The South American drugs kingpin, who became a billionaire as the ...

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested an alleged conspirator in the murder of an Assistant Director attached to the State House, Abuja, Laetitia Dagan, who was killed by some assailants in her home in the Galadimawa area of the Federal ...

    Jose Mourinho have tasted another Champions League after succumbing to a 1-0 defeat at home yo RB Leipzig.   Leipzig looked like running away with the game but ended up clinging onto the result, as Werner converted a ...

Manchester United have confirmed Odion Ighalo has been registered for the Europa League and will be eligible for the upcoming tie against Club Brugge. “The deadline-day arrival from Shanghai Shenhua could be involved when the Reds travel to Belgium in ...

  The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has demanded explanation from the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) over its alleged failure to remit N11.2 billion to the Consolidated Revenue Fund from 2018 to 2019.   Discrepancies in the remittance were ...

  A Nigerian man has claimed that northern women are mixing Maggi – a cooking seasoning and Coke – a soft drink, in a bid to get high.   The Nigerian government has been making moves to reduce the rate ...

  The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu says he strongly believes that Coronavirus is caused by corruption. Coronavirus broke out in Wuhan in Hubei province of China in December. It has since spread to over ...

  Two doctors have been suspended for “professional misconduct” and “infamous practice” that led to the death of two patients. Both doctors, Charles Ikeji and Terhemba Lan, will not be able to practice medicine from February 18 for six months. ...

A student of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, Ogbomosho has alleged that some SARS operatives forced him to send his school fee to them. According to the man who reported the case on Twitter, his pleas fell on ...

The police have arrested six persons in connection with a robbery attack on residents of No 1 Akorede Estate in Olomore near Crescent University Abeokuta, Ogun State. The suspects, Toxin Adebanjo, Toheed Ogundare, Ahmed Oloyede, Emmanuel Ogunshina popularly called Emma ...

It sounds as though Khloe Kardashian has put the Tristan Thompson and Jordyn Woods cheating scandal behind her and paved an improved relationship with her baby daddy. ‘This is not really anything that Khloe talks about now,’ a source told ...

Police in Florida are investigating the gruesome discovery of jars of human tongues in a home’s crawlspace, according to a report. The preserved organs were found during an inspection of the foundation in the Gainesville house, which was previously owned ...

A schoolgirl has been found dead at a boarding school where Chinese pupils were told they could not go home over fears about coronavirus. Hei Tung Chan, known as Joy, was among dozens of pupils from Hong Kong being taught ...

The police on Tuesday arraigned two women before the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja for allegedly selling a three-year-old child for N650,000. The defendants, Mercy Sampson and Stella Madueke were arraigned on five counts bordering on conspiracy, kidnapping ...

Israeli actress Meital Dohan, 40, has claimed she split from Al Pacino, 79, due to their insurmountable 39-year age gap and the fact that he doesn’t like to spend money. Confirming the news of their break-up following the legendary actor’s ...

There is panic in Port Harcourt, Rivers State as fuel scarcity hits the city, following an action by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG. Many filling stations in the city have refused to sell while others ...

  Lagosians have reacted hilariously to photos a twitter user shared asking why Okada riders are still plying Mile2 expressway towards apapa. The twitter user had shared photos, writing; ”I thought we banned okada on major express ways. Or is ...

South Korean first female news anchor Lee So-jeong has said she feels the pressure of being a trailblazer in a heavily male-dominated society. Under gleamingly bright studio lights, Lee So-jeong reads straight from a teleprompter, rehearsing her lines ahead of ...

A Danish social worker has been sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison for stealing 117m Danish kroner (£13m) of government funding intended for vulnerable people. The case against Britta Nielsen has shaken the self-image of a state that has for ...

  The Students’ Union President of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, Adegboye Olatunji, who was arrested for alleged involvement in cult activities, has gained his freedom. It was gathered that Olatunji and one other suspect, Taiwo Olanrewaju, were released ...