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Seun Onigbinde has stated that his resignation from the Buhari-led administration had nothing to do with the attacks he received online following his appointment.   Onigbinde, the Co-founder of BudgIT, yesterday announced his resignation as the Technical Adviser to the Minister ...

Khafi Kareem, the recently evicted housemate from the Big Brother Naija house, has denied reports that herself and her love interest in the house, Gedoni, had sex during their stay in the Big Brother House.   In an interview with ...

Photos of a young Zebra at the Maasai Mara Reserve in Kenya has gone viral following its unique stripes which is different from the wild life’s distinctive black-and-white striped coats.   Antony Tira, the renowned guide who shared photos of the ...

The Nigerian Medical Association has decried the poor conditions of Nigeria’s health care, bad remuneration and deteriorating hospital facilities saying many medical doctors are abandoning the country for greener pastures abroad.   According to the association, the exodus of Nigerian ...

South African news is rife with reports of women raped or murdered by their men and AKA has courted controversy by saying that those men are only the products of a traumatic childhood.

The family of Obi Chukwuka Okonjo, the late father of former Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala is reportedly enmeshed in a fight over the unauthorised announcement of the death of the 91-year-old King of Ogwashi-Uku community in Aniocha South Local Government ...

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, ...