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Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Muhammed has been hospitalized in London for an undisclosed illness. A statement signed by Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Governor, Mukhtar Gidado and made available to newsmen yesterday in Bauchi, quoted a ...

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba (Dr.) Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, has conferred the chieftancy title ‘Akosin of Yorubaland’ on Habeeb Okunola, MD/CEO TILT Group of Companies Limited. The conferment of the Chieftancy title was reached after the Alaafin consulted the ...

Popular Nigerian cross-dresser, Bobrisky has denied he is dead. A news broke out yesterday on Facebook saying the cross-dresser died after an auto crash when he was rushed to the hospital. A very angry Bob who is hale and hearty, ...

Daughter of the Vice President, Kiki Osinbajo has revealed the identity of her boyfriend. The beauty entrepreneur posted photos of hersef with her man on her instagram page. Captioning the photos, she wrote; “Amor”          

The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the death of two notorious armed robbery suspects, one Onyebuchi Ngala ‘m’ aka Ceaser and Izuchukwu Okoro ‘m’, who has been terrorising Awka city and its environs after a gun battle. The Command’s ...

Same-sex marriage is now legally recognised in Northern Ireland. From Monday, same-sex couples will be able to register to marry, meaning the first ceremonies will take place in February. For couples who are already married, their marriage will now be ...

A man in India has been diagnosed with an ‘eggshell testicle’, following a mosquito bite. The 80-year-old man, who is unnamed, went to the doctor after discovering blood in his urinate and having problems urinating. While the man assumed these ...

Deji Adeyanju is back to Nigeria after he flew to Dubai for medical treatment. Recall the activist was attacked during a protest in Abuja and sustained various injuries. Deji announced his return this afternoon on Twitter — a social media ...

The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution, an agency under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,  has  accused officials of various security agencies attached to border communities in Nigeria of impregnating female residents especially teenagers in their host communities. The IPCR ...

The installation took place today at the Alaafin of Oyo;s palace. K1 is now the Mayegun of Yorubaland. More photos from the installation below…

A new book has suggested that pilot David Ibbotson could have jumped out of the plane carrying him and Emiliano Sala before it crashed. Sala was killed in tragic circumstances in January last year just days after completing a transfer ...

Prince Charles is ‘hurt’ by Harry and Meghan’s decision to quit as senior royals because he has secretly given them millions to fund their lavish lifestyle and furnish their Windsor home in a show of ‘love’ for the couple since ...

Regina Daniels mom, is now a military ambassador. She made the news known on her Instagram page writing; “I was confirmed an ambassador of the Military yesterday/this morning. All thanks to God almighty. Thank you fam. Oh, what a great ...

The royal summit over the future roles of Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan of Sussex concluded Monday with an endorsement from Queen Elizabeth II herself about what her grandson seeks to do, and a promise that “final decisions” will be ...

  Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has expressed regret over his handling of the bushfire crisis ravaging the country. The PM has faced mounting criticism over his government’s response to the bushfires and its climate policy. Since September, bushfires have ...

    Two major Catalan radio stations, Onda Cero and Catalunya Radio, are reporting that Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde has been informed he is to be sacked.   Speculation has grown around Valverde in recent days, following Barca’s 3-2 Supercopa defeat to Atletico Madrid.   Xavi, ...

Pep Guardiola might be the driving force behind Manchester City but he needs lessons behind the wheel. The Sky Blues’ boss has got through four cars since moving to the North West. Road hog Pep, 48, has damaged an £80,000 ...

Former Military President of Nigeria, General Ibrahim Babangida (retired) says all the efforts made to reconcile Nigerians in the aftermath of the civil war, which ended 50 years ago, have had limited impact because they were not consistently pushed by ...

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says the date for the sales of its registration documents for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) still stands, despite the suspension of the NIN. The Board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian ...

A British model has died after falling 98ft to her death from a cliff at a popular selfie spot in Sydney. Madalyn Davis, 21, from Lincoln, England, had been in Australia since last year after deciding to starting a new ...

A beauty queen fell on stage and lost her bra on live TV moments after being crowned Miss Belgium 2020. Celine Van Ouytsel was filmed walking down the steps at the prestigious pageant when she took a tumble and fell ...

Suspected al Shabaab militants shot dead three teachers in Kenya near the border with Somalia on Monday and burned down a police station, police said, in what appeared to be the latest in a string of assaults by the group ...

A pilot and passenger were killed when a light aircraft crashed near Springs Airfield in the City of Ekurhuleni on Sunday. According to the City’s Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS), the call for a rescue was received at around ...

The Queen will meet senior royals in Sandringham later to discuss the future roles of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Prince Harry, the Duke of Cambridge and the Prince of Wales will all attend, while Meghan is expected to ...

Britain’s ambassador to Iran, Robert Macaire, was briefly detained over the weekend as the country faces international condemnation over their downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 earlier this week. The news was first reported by Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news ...