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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday dragged a 38- years-old businessman, John Ezeobi, before a Federal High Court in Lagos, for exporting 540g of cocaine to China. He, however, pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, Mr Abu Ibrahim, ...

A group of unidentified gunmen has attacked Kwatas village of Bokkos local government in Plateau state killing at least 14 persons. The attack was carried out at about 8:30 last Sunday when the villagers were resting in their homes after ...

The Bayelsa Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), on Monday, said it arrested three cybercafé operators for selling JAMB UTME 2020 forms above the approved N4,700. The State Commandant of NSCDC, Mrs Christiana Abiakam-Omanu told Newsmen that ...

A woman who was groomed and r.a.p.e.d at just 13 has told of her harrowing ordeal. The victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was one of scores of vulnerable children abused by the gang 15 years ago. Up ...

The People’s Republic of China has claimed the spot for the world’s second-largest weapons manufacturer, according to new research by a leading peace institute. The Asian superpower jumped ahead of Russia, from whom they used to buy many weapons. The ...

Kobe Bryant posted a moving tribute to his wife Vanessa just weeks before the tragic helicopter crash in which he died alongside his daughter. The basketball star, 41, called Vanessa Laine, 37, his ‘Queen’ and their daughters ‘princesses’  in the ...

A man has been charged with a string of historic r.a.p.e.s and s.e.x crimes around Birmingham and Nuneaton. Phillip Blackwell, 55, has been charged with the crimes that date back to the late 1990s. The Launceston, Cornwall man is charged ...

A husband has been slammed as ‘insecure’ and ‘controlling’ after he scolded his wife when looking through a steamy photo album she created for him. The man explains that he was ‘pretty excited’ when his partner told him that she ...

Kobe Bryant’s helicopter pilot was told he was ‘too low’ as he flew through thick fog moments before slamming into a hillside in a crash which killed all nine on board. The NBA legend and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna died ...

  The Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Alhaji Aliyu Datti Yako has been declared the winner of the Saturday rerun of Kiru/ Bebeji Federal Constituency of Kano State. Yako defeated the former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation,  ...

The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to a former member of the Senate representing Kaduna Central, Senator Shehu Sani. Justice Inyang Ekwo granted Senator Sani bail on Monday in Abuja during his arraignment on two counts of ...

  A plane has crashed and caught fire in south-west Afghanistan, officials say. The aircraft came down in Ghazni province’s Deh Yak district, south-west of the capital Kabul, in an area with a strong Taliban presence. Local officials initially said ...

  Reactions continue to trail the s*x videos involving known married women and teenage girls circulating Jos, the Plateau State capital for few weeks now. Daily Trust reports that videos involved different girls and women being filmed by a cameraman ...

Cardi B wowed the crowds with not only one, but two eye-popping gowns at this weekend’s Grammy Awards celebrations. But the 27-year-old rapper needed help from her husband Offset when her hot pink gown left very little to the imagination ...

The Gauteng Education Department (GED), South Africa on Sunday confirmed that a grade 9 pupil has been murdered in Germiston, Ekurhuleni. The body of 15-year-old Laticia Jansen from Graceland Education Center in Elsburg was discovered by community members in a ...

A 34-year-old man from eSwatini Kingdom (formerly known as Swaziland) was last Tuesday arrested and charged with r3ping his wife. The suspect, Nhlanhla Dlamini, becomes the first man to face the law over marital r.a.p.e in the Southern Africa nation. ...

  BBC has been slammed for mistakenly using footage of LeBron James in a News At Ten item on the death of retired NBA legend Kobe Bryant. LA Lakers icon Bryant, revered one of the greatest basketball players of all ...

Selena Gomez recently released a new album, Rare, her first in almost five years. Many things have happened in the intervening half-decade: The 27-year-old weathered a number of severe incidents with her physical and mental health, dated the Weeknd, and ...

  Shock and sadness loomed over the Grammy Awards on Sunday at the arena in downtown Los Angeles where Kobe Bryant played for 20 years for the city’s NBA team. Kobe Bryant’s death in a helicopter crash earlier in the ...

A heartbreaking clip has emerged of Kobe Bryant’s daughter Gianna practicing basketball just weeks before she was tragically killed. The 13-year-old who had inherited her dad’s knack for shooting hoops is seen in high heels and a dress in a ...

Senior royals are making plans to provide Harry and Meghan with a haven in the UK after the couple claimed paparazzi “stalked” them within hours of their reunion in Canada, it has been reported. Sources close to the Royal Family ...

A teenage boy has been suspended from school and told he will not be walking at his graduation because of his haircut. DeAndre Arnold, 18, from Texas, was told his dreadlocks violated the dress code and was given an ultimatum ...

  The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Monday found Maryam Sanda guilty of killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello. Ms Sanda was sentenced to death by hanging by the judge. The Nigerian police charged Ms Sanda for culpable ...

Taylor Swift has bowed out of her previously unannounced performance at  Grammy awards. The superstar singer had planned a secretive appearance on the broadcast but she has scrapped her plans, according to multiple sources. News of her cancelling her appearance ...

On Sunday, the brightest stars in music flocked to the Staples Center in Los Angeles for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, hosted for the second time by Alicia Keys. See the list of winners and nominees below….. Best new artist ...