Kidnapped Imo monarch’s wife dies after ransom payment

The death of a 76-year-old woman and wife of the traditional ruler of Ihitoha Uratta community, Owerri North council area of Imo State, Ugoeze Comfort Okoro in the custody of kidnappers has been confirmed by the family. The corpse of ...

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Agba Jalingo granted bail on N10m bond, N700,000 cash

A Federal High court in Calabar, Cross River State, presided over by Justice Sule Shuaibu has admitted journalist and rights activist, Agba Jalingo to bail. Justice Shuaibu sat over the case for the first time after taking over from Justice ...

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Federal Government re-arraigns Sowore for treason

The Federal Government of Nigeria has re-arraigned activist and convener of #RevolutionNow Movement, Omoyele Sowore, on a fresh two-count charge of treasonable felony. At the court on Thursday, Aminu Alilu, the prosecution counsel, asked that the previous seven-count charge, which ...

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Tokyo 2020: Liverpool and Egypt set to clash over Salah

Mohamed Salah’s potential involvement at Tokyo 2020 will be a decision for the player and his club Liverpool, says Egypt coach Shawky Gharib. The forward, 27, is on Egypt’s provisional 50-man list for the football tournament, which will hold its ...

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2face Idibia mourns veteran musician, Victor Olaiya

Nigerian Music legend, Innocent Idibia popularly known as 2face or 2baba has mourned the passage of highlife music legend, Victor Olaiya, who died on Wednesday died at the age of 89. The veteran musician Olaiya, who clocked 89 years on ...

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Madam Saje celebrates birthday with new photos

Nollywood veteran actress, Fausat Balogun aka Madam Saje is a year older today. To celebrate herself, she shared beautiful new photos of herself and wrote; ”Ahliamdulilai Ahliamdulilai Ahliamdulilai Ahliamdulilai modupe oluwa, mo se ope temi, Wine is getting better over ...

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Presidency accuses politicians of paying Maiduguri residents to boo President Buhari

Nigeria’s presidency has opened up on the booing of President Muhammadu Buhari by residents of Maiduguri, Borno State on Wednesday. Buhari was in Maiduguri on Wednesday to sympathise with the people and government of Borno after Boko Haram terrorists killed ...

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Supreme court sacks Bayelsa governor-elect, declares PDP’s Diri Duoye winner

  The Supreme Court has sacked the governor-elect of Bayelsa State, David Lyon, and his Deputy, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremieoyo. A five-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Mary Peter-Odili ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to withdraw the Certificate ...

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Woman jailed for trying to open plane door during flight

    A British woman who went on a rampage during a flight and tried to open a door, forcing two fighter planes to be scrambled, was ordered Wednesday to cool her jets in the slammer for two years, according ...

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School cello-tape baby’s shoes to her legs – see their reason (Photo)

  A mother has revealed the reason her baby’s school decided to cello-tape her legs to her shoes.   The mother who picked her daughter from school and found cello-tape holding her legs to her shoes was informed that the ...

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Boy caught eating two flies that land on his face during live TV interview

A young boy who appeared on TV alongside his family for a news feature has become a viral star after eagle-eyed viewers spotted his bizarre skill. Film crews for The Project were visiting rural communities in Australia to see how ...

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FG discovers 1bn barrel of crude oil in North East

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, said on Wednesday about one billion barrels of crude oil have been discovered in the North-East part of Nigeria. Sylva disclosed this at a news conference on the 2020 Nigeria International ...

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Gabrielle Union shares video of Wade’s transgender child

American actress, Gabrielle Union shared a video of her husband Dwyane Wade’s 12-year-old son Zion and introduced him to the world as Zaya. Zion Malachi Airamis Wade, 12, came out as transgender at an early age and now goes by ...

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Police ban use of sirens, covered number plates in Rivers

The Rivers Police Command has banned the use of sirens, revolving lights, spy and covered number plates in the state. A statement signed by the Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, said the Commissioner of Police, Mustapha ...

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Workers stranded as Lagos-Ibadan road gridlock worsens

Some Lagos State workers  were forced to return home on Wednesday after the gridlock on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway took a turn for the worse. The gridlock, which affected the two lanes of the road, led to a standstill of vehicular ...

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Court fixes March 11 for Sowore, Bakare’s triala

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday fixed March 11 to 13 for the trial of Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare, on amended charges of treasonable felony, which was again stalled. The defendants were ...

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