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At least two persons have been reported dead after a commercial vehicle plunged into a river in Osun State.   According to Folashade Odoro, the spokesperson for the Osun State Police Command, the accident happened at an area known as ...

Oby Ezekwesili, a former presidential candidate in a series of tweets this morning has urged the newly constituted Economic Advisory Council to make it a priority to tell President Buhari, how he has allegedly ‘mismanaged the economy.’   Ezekwesili pointed out ...

Many cows have been killed after a truck conveying them to a market collided with a passenger bus this morning in Lagos.   See more photos from the scene of the accident below    

Obinwanne Okeke, the Nigerian entrepreneur arrested by operatives of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on the last day of his visit to the United States in August, pleaded not guilty to the two count charge of wire and computer fraud ...

Music producer and record label executive, Don Jazzy asked a very serious question on Twitter this afternoon.   According to him, ‘the Nigerian entertainment industry, fairly nascent, has been able to serve as an escape for Nigerians. In grief and turmoil it ...

Lizzo is the rave of the moment, having attained mainstream success with the release of her third studio album which peaked at number 4 on the billboard 200. But she’s also famous for being bold about her body and showing ...

Ramatu Ahmed, the Nigerian Ambassador to Burkina Faso, says no fewer than 10,000 Nigerian girls are forced into prostitution in Burkina Faso.   In a recent interview, Ramatu said the victims of the sex-trade were mainly underage girls kept in appalling ...

A Nigerian Instagram user’s wish of flying side by side with Drake just got granted as the Canadian rapper took to the social media platform to acknowledge his videos and also make the promise.   David Jagun shared some videos ...

Operatives of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce) over the weekend raided all streets within Central Business District including surroundings of the ‘African Shrine’, Alausa, Ikeja. The Chairman of the Agency, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi said the enforcement ...

The woman who went viral for featuring in a sex tape with Kevin Hart is suing the comedian for $60 million   Montia Sabbag claims in a new lawsuit Kevin Hart conspired with a friend to secretly record their encounter in a Vegas hotel ...

Seun Onigbinde, the Co-founder of BudgIT, has announced his resignation as the Technical Adviser to the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba.   He made this announcement on his Medium page, a link of which he shared on ...

An Army Corporal, Awotayo Femi attached to 707 Special Force Brigade in Makurdi, Benue state and six others are said to have been arrested after they allegedly killed a Police Inspector, Christopher Achong in Bekwarra local government area of Cross ...

American actor, Brian Turk has died at the age of 49.   The actor who was best known for his role on Beverley Hills 902010 and also starred in HBOs Carnivale, ER, and Boy Meets World died after a battle with brain.   The sad news comes ...

Twitter users have expressed outrage at the words on the placards used by women in Port Harcourt to protest the increased rate at which women are found murdered in hotel rooms.   The female protesters carried placards that seemed to blame the ...

A South African man who raped 7-year-old girl has been found guilty of two charges of rape   21-year-old Nicholas Ninow was found guilty by the Pretoria High Court for two counts of rape on Monday, September 16.   According to News 24, Mr. Ninow ...

Ace Nigerian comedian, Bovi shared a screenshot of a DM he got from a depressed fan who revealed that watching his performance stopped her from committing suicide.   Revealing that he gets such messages from fans, Bovi also disclosed that ...

Emeka Emmanuel, a 29-year-old man has been arrested for parading himself as a staff of EFCC.   Emmanuel is alleged to have duped innocent citizens under the pretense of providing them employment with the EFCC as operatives. He was arrested on the 14/09/2019 ...

The White House has refused to comment on a possible military response on Iran for the country’s alleged involvement in the drone strikes that destroyed 50% of Saudi Arabia’s oil production capacity this weekend.     Drone strikes on Saturday ...

Two Nigerian men identified as Chigozie Pascal Aniagbado and Chijioke Chidioka Ogbuefi, met their untimely death after the drug they swallowed burst open in their stomach during a flight from Brazil to Ethiopia.   Despite being placed on oxygen during the 12-hour flight, ...

Kidnappers are on a prowl in Abuja, the nations capital, as a lecturer at Base University Abuja, Abubakar Alkali and two teenagers were abducted on Saturday September 14th in Abuja.   According to reports, the teenagers were returning from Quranic lecture at ...

25-year-old Sadiq Yinusa, pictured above, has been arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of the Lagos State Police Command, for attempted robbery. When interrogated, Yinusa said he went to rob at a nightclub in the Igbobi area ...

Archbishop Tunde Adeleye, the chairman of the Christian Council of Nigeria in the south-south has revealed that the church is afraid of speaking out against the ills affecting the country because of the insecurity challenge witnessed across the country.   Recalling how his ...

Femi Fani-Kayode, the controversial former Aviation Minister has shared his opinion on the greatest danger to Nigeria’s stability, peace and unity.   According to him, the greatest danger to Nigeria’s stability is ‘the insolent and rapacious disposition and insatiable lust for power ...

A drunken policeman has allegedly stabbed nine people at a club in Akure, Ondo State.   The victims were said to have sustained various degrees of injuries. The policeman, attached to Area Commander’s office, Akure, allegedly stabbed the victims who ...

A Nigerian lady has made shocking claims on Twitter how 60% of vagina infections are caused by men. According to her, when a man defecates, he exposes his penis to the toilet bowl and when he fails to properly get cleaned up, ...