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Former Dutch housing and integration minister Ella Vogelaar has died at the age of 69.   Vogelaar, who was deputy leader of the FNV union federation before becoming a minister, suffered from depression and ended her own life, her partner Onno Bosma said.   ...

Earlier today, President Buhari received in courtesy visit Former Ministers who served in his Military Administration from 1984 to 1985 at the State House.   Some of the former ministers in attendance included; Brig. Gen. Ahmed Abdullahi, Dr Emmanuel Nsan, Amb. Ibrahim Gambari, ...

Seyi’s girlfriend, Adeshola who joined him on his media tour today after the conclusion of the Big Brother Naija Reality show, stated that Tacha is not her boyfriend’s type.   Adeshola said she wasn’t worried about Seyi’s relationship with Tacha in the ...

  Controversial Ugandan singer and presidential aspirant, Bobi Wine escaped Police arrest on Wednesday, October 9, after he defied Police order and insisted on staging his Independence Day concert on the outskirts of the capital, Kampala.   On Tuesday, October 8, the inspector general of ...

Footballer, Wayne Rooney reportedly warned his former England teammate Jamie Vardy about his wife Rebekah’s behavior during Euro 2016.   An unearthed claim in The Times suggested that Rooney had private talks with Vardy and allegedly told him to ensure ...

Asisat Lamina Oshoala is a Nigerian professional footballer who currently plays for Spanish Side FC Barcelona. She turns 25 today.  

Cool FM OAP, Daddy Freeze celebrated his Cool FM boss and this led to a conversation about why it is that foreigners are usually the ones running a number of Nigerian companies.   Freeze shared a photo of Serge Noujaim, ...

It seems the “Froddster” ship won’t be sailing following Frodd’s comment of Esther “not being a love interest and having no situation with her” during his media tour with other finalists of the Big Brother Naija Reality Show.   Frodd said he ...

  Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has called for an investigation into a Twitter users claim that a former lecturer of the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, A.B Umar, who was sacked for sexually exploiting his female students, has been employed by the management ...

Khafi joined Cindy, Frodd and Omashola as ex-housemates of the 2019 edition of the Big Brother Niaja reality show who have received money from MC Galaxy.   The reality show star got the money from the “Sekem” crooner after apologizing ...

The mayor of Las Margaritas in Mexico, Jorge Luis Escandón Hernández got humiliated by angry villagers for failing to fulfill his campaign promise of repairing a local road.   A video which has gone viral online captured moment he was dragged out of ...

Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain shared his thought on the north supporting Igbo presidency in 2023 via a tweet he shared.   According to FFK, if anyone believes that the north will ...

A pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Lafia, Nasarawa state, John Egla, has been abducted by yet-to-be- identified gunmen.   According to the police reports, Egla was abducted at his residence in Shabu community on the outskirts of ...

A one year old boy was almost killed after he was viciously attacked by a pitbull dog owned by one Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) in CBA, Mambilla Barracks, Abuja on Tuesday October 8th. According to reports, the one year old ...

Nollywood actress, Kemi Lala Akindoju took a dig at the hype Mike has been getting for how he “carried” himself as a married man in the Big Brother house.   Kemi stated that people shouldn’t be celebrated for behaving normally, as ...

A Nigerian soldier took to Instagram to share a video from an encounter with Boko Haram insurgents in Borno state where he was deployed to.   The soldier revealed that they lost their commander and some soldiers during the recent fight ...

Senator Bernie Sanders’ family is in mourning after his daughter-in-law Dr. Rainè Riggs suddenly died over the weekend at 46.   Rainè Riggs, a mother-of-three, died on Saturday, October 5, just two days after she was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer, according to her obituary from the Lee & ...

  After seeing red due to dissent, the France international winger will not be able to play in the much-anticipated clash Barcelona winger Ousmane Dembele is out of the Clasico meeting with Real Madrid after he was handed a two-match domestic suspension for ...

Super Eagles defender, Kenneth Omeruo is today celebrating his wife and their anniversary and he decided to share screenshots of some hilarious Facebook chats with her from 11-years back.   According to him, ‘I like going back to Facebook once in ...

Controversial US pastor, Gregg Schoof has been deported from Rwanda amid a battle with authorities over the closure of his religious radio station.   A spokesman for Rwanda’s Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration told CNN that Gregg Schoof was deported back ...

No fewer than two people have been killed and several others injured after gunmen opened fire outside a synagogue in Germany.   Jews were marking Yom Kippur (or the Day of Atonement, which is the holiest day in Judaism, marked with an intensive 25-hour period ...

The Niger state police command has arrested three suspects who allegedly gang-raped a 20-year-old woman in Paikoro Local Government Area of the state.   The suspects identified as 20-year-old Shafiu Isah; 19-year-old Jawalu Babuga and 18-year-old Musa Sabiu, disclosed that they have been ...

An obese man raped a woman in her own home when she rejected his advances because he was so much fatter than the photos on his dating profile implied, a court heard.   44-year-old Christopher Schubert, who described himself as a ...

Two of the UK game’s highest-profile partners of footballers have kicked off on social media over allegations involving The Sun Coleen Rooney, the wife of D.C. United star Wayne, has accused Rebekah Vardy, the spouse of Leicester and England forward Jamie, of leaking stories to The ...

Lupita Nyong’o spoke to BBC Newsnight about being a “victim of colourism” as a child and how she “wished to have skin that was different”.   The Oscar-winning actress, who has starred in movies such as Black Panther and 12 Years a ...