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Fashion photographer, Peter Lindbergh, whose trademark was the dramatic black and white portrait, has died at the age of 74.   The German photographer passed away on Tuesday, September 3rd and his official Instagram account announced his death saying his ...

Musa Wada has emerged as the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) flagbearer for the governorship election in Kogi state after defeating his older brother Capt. Idris Wada and 10 other candidates in the primary election.   Musa polled 748 votes to defeat his closest opponent Abubakar ...

Davido had an interview at Beat FM today where he spoke about his upcoming wedding to his lover, Chioma and also addressed rumors that she is pregnancy.   The 27 year old singer who had his wedding introduction on Monday September ...

Nigerian Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka has called on Commonwealth members to investigate the United Kingdom.   In an interview with the BBC, Soyinka said that Prime Minister Johnson’s decision to suspend parliament sets a bad example and could lead to ...

The ripple effects of the xenophobic attack on African nationals in South Africa has seen South African truck drivers getting turned back from the Botswana/Zambia border as retaliation.   In a video shared online, a crowd is seen gathered at ...

The Inspector General of Police, Adamu Mohammed, has ordered water-tight security across embassies, foreign missions and businesses across Nigeria following the recent xenophobic retaliation attacks witnessed in some parts of the country. The directive is contained in a press statement ...

Some Zambian students moved on from pillaging businesses owned by South Africans in the country to attacking the South African embassy in Lusaka, Zambia’s capital.   Though addressed by the Zambian general Police inspector Kakoma Kanganja and his police team, the angry students ...

At least 125 looters have been arrested by the Lagos State police command in connection with destruction of properties owned by South Africans in the wake of Xenophobic attack on Nigerians in South Africa.   The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mohammed ...

Veteran Nigerian actress, Iya Rainbow has taken the affairs of Nigeria to God in prayers.   Sharing a video of herself dressed in a white garment and praying for the country, the 77-year old actress, wrote, ‘God, my country Nigeria ...

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has asked a Federal High Court, Abuja, to order the interim forfeiture of a petrol station and a warehouse belonging to a Director in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), ...

  Vernessa ‘Nessa’ Taylor, the mother of Miami rapper Trina, reportedly died Tuesday following a battle with cancer. She was 62. A representative for Trina confirmed the tragic news to TMZ, stating the family has requested privacy while they mourn their loss. “Thank ...

Mr Hyenana berated Nigerians over the protest against South African xenophobic attacks which went sour in some parts of Lagos yesterday.   There was a report that the protest in some parts of Lagos was hijacked by some hoodlums who attacked and ...

Sunday Udeh-Okoye, the kidnapped National Youth Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has regained his freedom.   Mr Okoye was abducted at gunpoint at his farm in Enugu, on Monday night.   The Enugu State Government, confirmed his release ...

A Twitter user has cried out that she risks losing her job after the store she works for was vanadalized as touts carried out reprisal xenophobic attacks in Nigeria.   Lily Loveth said her workplace in Sangotedo, Lekki, was one ...

Nigeria’s consul general in Johannesburg, Godwin Adama, has said that no Nigerian was killed in the recent Xenophobic attacks that occured in Pretoria and Johannesburg in South Africa between August 28th and September 1st.   Speaking to News Agency of ...

Basketmouth shared this on his IG page this morning.  

Piers Morgan has asked Prince Harry to decide whether he wants to be a senior Royal or a ‘gas-guzzling celebrity’ following his recent private jet controversy. The Duke of Sussex explained that he flies commercial 99% of the time and only ...

  The Sokoto State Police Command has expressed concern over incessant cases of child molestation, abduction, rape and sodomy in the state.   A statement issued on Wednesday, by spokesperson of the command, ASP Muhammad Sadiq, advised parents to be ...

Ice Prince engaged in a Twitter exchange with AKA and Babes Wodumo in the wake of the xenophobic attacks in South Africa and the South African rapper’s tweets which many claimed was also inspired by hate.   The Nigerian rapper suggested that the ...

A missing toddler who was allegedly kidnapped over the weekend by an Uber driver has been found dead.   The body of Nalani Johnson, who would have turned 2 this month, was recovered in western Pennsylvania after she was reported ...

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu called for an end of South African businesses in Nigeria as he queried the South African government over its cold feet in protecting Nigerians and their businesses during the recent xenophobic attacks in the country.   ...

Senator Douye Diri on Wednesday September 4, emerged winner of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election in Bayelsa State.   The Senator representing Bayelsa Central at the national assembly, defeated 19 other aspirants to emerge the PDP candidate for the forthcoming ...

The official logo for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup has been unveiled.   The unveiling took place on Tuesday night (September 3) in Doha with thousands of spectators on ground to witness the unveiling.   The logo was projected in the country’s ...

A transgender teenager has triumphed in a bodybuilding contest after he turned his life around by beating a dangerous eating disorder.   Alex Tilinca, 18, hit rock bottom in 2016, after developing an eating disorder that saw him consume only ...

Apart from the xenophobic attacks going on in South Africa, the country is also battling with gender based violence thathas seen countless women and children raped in the past couple of months.   South African president, Cyril FRamphosa while addressing ...