3 doctors charged with terrorism and conspiracy over death of WHO epidemiologist

Three doctors have been arrested in Congo over the murder of a World Health Organisation (WHO) epidemiologist. The arrested doctors had been working to try to stem the epidemic in North Kivu province when a Cameroonian doctor, Richard Kiboung was ...

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Ubi Franklin celebrates his mother on her birthday

Ubi Franklin took to Instagram to celebrate his mother’s birthday today August 8, and the music executive listed some qualities of his mother that has endeared her to him.   Describing his mother’s birthday as ‘special’ because she was in ...

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Never hurt a woman for the love of a man – Juliet Ibrahim advises women

Juliet Ibrahim shared some lesson she has learnt from years of having a romantic relationship and it is about ‘not hurting a woman for the love of a man’.   The Ghanaian actress stated that if a man could hurt and abandon ...

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Nigerian students protest over xenophobic attacks in South Africa, pickets DSTV, Stanbic Bank, others (Photo)

Members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in Ogun and Adamawa state have shut down the offices of DSTv and Stanbic Bank in some parts of their state in protest of the increasing rate of Xenophobic attacks against Nigerians ...

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US Immigration agents arrest 680 undocumented immigrants in Mississippi during nationwide raids (Photos)

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement have arrested 680 undocumented immigrants in Mississippi during nationwide raids.   On Wednesday, August 7, the officials raided several food-processing plants in Mississippi and arrested approximately 680 people believed to be working without authorization.   ...

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Growing up I felt men were monsters – Ifu Ennada

Ifu Ennada pleaded for redemption as she narrated a scenario that played out in her head after she saw a ‘shirtless hot guy’ from her balcony.   The reality show star revealed that she suffered a variety of abuse in the ...

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Gun Violence: Amnesty International warns against travelling to the US

Amnesty International has issued a travel warning calling for possible travelers and visitors to the United States to exercise extreme caution when traveling throughout the country due to the rampant gun violence.   “Travelers to the United States should remain cautious ...

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Xenophobic attack: Nigerian Students give South Africans 7 days to leave Nigeria

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has gven all South Africans and their companies operating in Nigeria to shut down within seven days and move out of the country, following the increasing number of Xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South ...

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Nigerian lawyer fights off kidnappers from abducting his ailing father in Abia, shares photos of injuries he sustained

A Nigerian lawyer has shared photos of the injuries he sustained while allegedly preventing the abduction of his ailing father from their home in Aba, Abia state on Wednesday August 7th.   The lawyer with the handle @ChrisEcia on Twitter, said the ...

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Buhari remains best hope for Nigerian economy – Presidency

The presidency has said that President Buhari remains the best hope to grow and develop the Nigerian economy.   The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said this in a statement he released yesterday August ...

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Photo: Corps member arrested for Internet Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested a serving youth corps member, Ademola Babajide Adeniyi, and Onabuke Adedokun Kenny, a graduate of the North American University, for alleged Internet fraud.   A statement from the antigraft agency says the ...

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Out of the 21 drug peddlers on death roll in Indonesia 20 are from Anambra – Abike Dabiri-Erewa

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has revealed that a trip she took to the Indonesian prison some years back revealed that out of the 21 Nigerian drug peddlers on death roll, 20 of them were from Anambra ...

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30 students were on the collapsed bridge taking selfies – ATBU VC

The Vice Chancellor of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Muhammad Abdullazeez, while receiving the state’s Governor Bala Mohammed who paid him a condolence visit, alleged that 30 students were taking selfies when the bridge they stood on in the school collapsed.   ...

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Update: Nigerian Army says the three policemen shot dead by soldiers were mistaken for kidnappers

On Wednesday, August 7th, the Nigeria Police Force accused soldiers of killing three of their personnel while freeing a kidnap suspect in Taraba state.   The Nigerian army has now admitted that its men killed three police operatives and a civilian ...

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Bandits kill palace guard, abduct district head’s brother in Sokoto

An attack launched by bandits at the residence of a district head in Sokoto State left one person dead and another kidnapped as confirmed by the Police.   The Sokoto State Police Command revealed that one Maude Salisu was arrested over the ...

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Abacha killed by police in Rivers (Photos)

Abacha, a notorious armed robber and kidnapper, that has terrorised residents of Rivers state for many years, was killed by men of the Rivers State Police command during a shootout in Rumuakunde in Emohua local government area of the state ...

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El-Zakzaky: The so-called terms of “agreements” of the Kaduna State government should be ignored, it’s the height of provocative contempt – Femi Falana

Human rights activist and lawyer, Femi Falana, has criticised the Kaduna State government over the stringent conditions it issued with regards to the permission granted by the court to Sheikh Ibrahim El-zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat, to embark on medical trip ...

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#RevolutionNow is Southwest’s conspiracy to overthrow President Buhari – Northern coalition

The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, has accused the South-West of attempting to overthrow President Buhari through the RevolutionNow protest called by former presidential candidate of African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore.   CNG claimed that the RevolutionNow was a SouthWest ...

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