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The Nigerian army has confirmed that its troops have dealt a devastating blow to Boko Haram terrorists along Monguno-Mairari-Gajiram axis, but also lost three soldiers in the assault.   The encounter happened between the terrorists and troops of Sector 3, Operation LAFIYA ...

The National Hurricane Center confirms that hurricane Dorian made landfall on Elbow Cay in the Bahamas’ Abacos Islands at 12:40 p.m. ET today.   The storm is a Category 5 hurricane with 185 mph winds. “This is a life-threatening situation. Residents ...

Esther has been evicted from the Big Brother Naija house after being put up for eviction last week alongside Tacha, Sir Dee, Venita, Frodd, Esther, Cindy.   Esther before her eviction, won the Head of House challenge twice and was also romantically ...

The former senate president shared the photo and wrote, ‘just getting to the Emirates stadium to watch the NLD (Arsenal vs Tottenham) with my sons, Seni and Niyi. Feels so refreshing to be able to watch the match of great rivals ...

The partial closure of some sections of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway will commence on Monday, September 2 and last until October 31.   The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) announced this in a travel advisory and explained that movement from Kara ...

Oyemykke in a new video berated the African stereotype that has gotten so many gay men into socially acceptable marriages and relationships they never wanted.  The Instagram celebrity alleged that many gay men in Africa are dating beautiful women just ...

Rev. Elisha Numan of the Baptist Church in Ungwan Makeri community of Chikun Local Government Area in Kaduna state, has regained his freedom after spending 15 days in his abductor’s den.   The Baptist Pastor regained his freedom on Saturday evening ...

Kevin Hart suffered serious injuries after getting involved in a serious car accident early Sunday morning in the Malibu Hills.   Local police said the comedian and two other people veered into a ditch in the Malibu Hills just before 1 a.m. on Sunday ...

Okey Bakassi took a look back on how far he has come with his wife Ezinne, as they celebrated their 18th wedding anniversary.  Describing his wife as his girlfriend of 31 years, the comedian recounted how his wife said YES to ...

President Buhari has been slammed by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over his comment of channeling resources into education to end poverty.   The Chairman of the Union at the University of Ibadan, Professor Deji Omole who spoke on Sunday ...

Ronke Oshodi Oke has disagreed with the claims that some celebrity failed marriages were caused because of their involvement in Nollywood.  Speaking on the high rate of divorce in Nollywood, the 45-year-old actress told Sunday Scoop, “It is not because they are actors ...

Zamfara state governor, Bello Matawalle has ordered for the immediate commencement of construction work on the new Ruga settlements in the state.   Matawalle issued the directive on Saturday in Gusau after receiving the new Ruga master plan from Emmanuel Ozigi, ...

Senator Dino Melaye on Saturday, August 31, hosted some of the evicted Big Brother Naija housemates at his Abuja residence.   He was pictured with Kim Oprah, Gedoni, Jeff, Joe, Jackye, Nelson and Enkay.   See full photos below.  

The Spanish champions were optimistic that a deal could be struck, but ultimately the Brazilian will remain in France Neymar is set to remain a Paris Saint-Germain player for the 2019-20 season, Goal can confirm, as talks between the French champions and Barcelona failed to reach ...

Bobrisky is still licking his wounds from yesterday’s police invasion at the venue of his 28th birthday party.   Though he was not arrested, the party didn’t hold either and now he’s said he spent a total of 19 million ...

Muhammad Akazakwai, a kidnap kingpin said to have masterminded the recent attack on the  Deputy Governor of  Nasarawa State,  Emmanuel Akabe has been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS).   The suspect was arrested at his mother’s residence ...

A commercial motorcyclist identified as Sunday Olorunleke, was on Saturday, August 31st found in a pool of blood in his residence at the Aba area of Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital.   The father of two was reportedly alone at ...

Two years after its imposition, the Senate of the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, has lifted the ban placed on students’ union activities in the institution.   The decision to lift the ban was reached at the Senate’s meeting of ...

Agba Jalingo, the publisher of CrossRiverWatch (a Cross River State-based newspaper) who has been in police detention for over a week following his arrest over a report on an alleged diversion of N500 million by the Cross River Governor Ben Ayade, has ...

A 16-year-old alleged hitman has been killed after his head was blown off during a gun battle with police officers in Mexico. Juanito Pistola, also known as Commander Little, was on a mission with his fellow gangsters to kill policemen on Tuesday, August ...

Nigerian model with tribal marks, Adetutu showed off her pubic hair and new tattoo in a new photo she shared on Facebook.   The model who before now has shared photos in which she bared her boobs and nipples, went on to ...

South African performer, Zodwa Wabantu has shared a photo showing a male fan looking up her legs with as she performed on stage.   The singer, popular for dancing without pants, went on to profess her love for her fans ...

Alhaji Nasir Uhor, a Rivers State Islamic Leader and Vice President General Rivers State Council for Islamic Affairs has debunked the alleged demolition of a mosque by the state government.   The Muslim leader in a radio programme on August 31, stated that the whole world ...

India has published the final version of a list which effectively strips about 1.9 million people in the north-eastern state of Assam of their citizenship.   The National Register of Citizens (NRC) is a list of people who can prove ...

Edward ‘Kaysha’ Mokolo Jr., the famous son of Congolese politician Edouard Mokolo Wa Mpombo has married his stunning Guinea-Bissauan girlfriend, Olaj Arel.   The 45-year-old singer and the popular YouTuber  got married in a colourful Portuguese wedding earlier this month.   The pair share ...