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The Kwara state police command have arraigned a housewife, Mrs. Odunayo Olaniyi, before a Chief Magistrate Court in Ilorin, the state capital, for allegedly faking her own kidnap and that of her 10-year-old son, so as to extort half a million naira from ...

Chika Ike who is currently in Brazil was invited to speak on the topic, Nollywood industry : Showing Nigeria to the world through film .   She shared her thoughts and experiences about Nollywood and how it’s been able to ...

A video of a Nigerian man weeping over the loss of his friend who recently died in the US has since gone viral. The video caught the attention of many after the weeping man revealed that his friend died while ...

Anambra State Commissioner for Economic Planning says that 250 illegal revenue collectors have been arrested and charged to court.   Mark Okoye, who disclosed this while briefing journalists in Awka said government would ensure that justice was done to serve as ...

The Ogun state police command is currently on the trail of a truck driver identified as Kazeem for allegedly beating his wife to death at their residence at Agbalagada compound in Adatan area of Abeokuta, the state capital.   According ...

Today, Nigerians gathered to commemorate 2,000 days since 276 pupils of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, were abducted in their school on April 14, 2014 by Boko Haram terrorists.   Members of advocacy group, #BringBackOurGirls, gathered at the ...

President Donald Trump has called Senator Mitt Romney a “pompous ass” after his sharp critique of the president’s push for other nations to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden.   In his usual Twitter rant, President Trump who is fighting against ...

Self-styled ‘African Giant’, Burna Boy is the cover star for Genevieve Magazine’s October edition.   With help from Mama Burna (Bose Ogulu) and his sisters, Burna Boy leads the charge in pop culture. In this issue, they journey through beginnings, ...

The Kano State Hisbah Board says it arrested 10 suspected beggars in the state metropolis for allegedly violating the law banning street begging in the state.   This is contained in a statement signed and issued to newsmen by the ...

In a final twist to wrap up the last Saturday night party of this season’s Big Brother Naija reality show, the organisers brought back all the evicted housemates to party with the top five.   During the party, ex-housemate, Tuoyo ...

Actress Rosy Meurer fired up her Instagram to go off on movie producer and director, Ideh Chukwuma who she accused of defrauding her.   The actress alleged that the movie producer has a “Masters in lies and a PhD in ...

Tottenham goalkeeper and captain Hugo Lloris was rushed to a hospital on Saturday afternoon after injuring his arm in the third minute in the game against Brighton & Hove Albion at the Amex stadium.   The 32-year-old Frenchman fell heavily as ...

Few days after sex therapist, Jaruma called out Tacha’s boyfriend, Ladi and other members of her management team, a quick check on Instagram has revealed that they no longer follow each other.   This is coming after Jaruma ignited a ...

The presidency has announced that the extraordinary Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting originally scheduled to hold on Saturday has been shifted to Monday, October 7, 2019, by 12 noon.   According to the presidency, the meeting is to put finishing ...

A road accident involving a Bank of Ghana (BoG) bullion van and a fuel tanker has left one dead.   One of the victims of the accident who has been identified as the driver of the tanker, Osman Zongo died shortly after the head-on ...

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State who made headlines days ago after he enrolled his child in a public school, has stated that his ward will remain at the school even with the kidnapping threat that preceeded the abduction of ...

Twelve Nigerians were among 14 foreigners arrested by Malaysian Immigration Department this week when its men busted an illegal online gambling operations at a condominium in Kajang.   The gambling operations were manned by two Chinese. Immigration director-general Datuk Khairul Dzaimee ...

Professor Attahiru Jega, the former Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday, October 4th advised the 9th Assembly to adopt electronic voting for effective monitoring of bills and motions.   Jega advised on the presentation of the Scorecard of ...

Cardi B’s sister, Hennessy Carolina took to Instagram to blast those criticizing Cardi B’s education and her culture.   Critics accused Cardi of trying to be black and using black culture to succeed. She was also accused of not being ...

10 soldiers attached to the 143 Battalion of the Nigerian Army have reportedly been in detention since July 15 for allegedly protesting against poor feeding, lack of special promotion and poor welfare on the battlefield.   The soldiers who were inducted into operation ...

US President Donald Trump shared took to Twitter to take a jab at ”whistleblowers”. Another Tweet below.  

The dramatic Paris gems heist in which Kim Kardashian was tied up and robbed of jewellery worth some nine million euros is set to be made into a movie.   Titled “Fashion Week”, the movie will be adapted from a ...

American singer and Oscar-nominated actress, Diahann Carroll has died at the age of 84.   Diahann, who was the first African American woman to star in her own TV series died on Friday (Oct. 4) at her home in Los Angeles after ...

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has blamed the increased cases of robbery attacks in Uyo, the state’s capital on people not informing the police.   In a statement released on Friday October 4, the police command listed some hotlines and ...

The Trump administration will deny visas to immigrants who cannot prove their financial capability to pay for health insurance or cover health care costs once they become permanent residents of the United States.   The White House made the annocement ...