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The Senate has announced the postponement of its annual recess for one week to enable members screen the ministerial nominees forwarded by President Muhammadu Buhari.   The annual recess was initially billed to start on Friday July 26th.   The ...

An Islamic TV station could be stripped of its UK broadcasting licence over provocative comments made about gays and magicians.   Peace TV, based in Dubai, was found to have shown four programmes which breached Ofcom regulations on inciting crime, ...

Lateef Jakande, the former Governor of Lagos state clocked 90 years old today July 23rd.   Jakande became governor of Lagos State from 1979 to 1983 on the platform of the Unity Party of Nigeria, UPN. He was also the Minister ...

Curvy Tanzanian Model, Sanchi took to her Instagram page to put her massive curves on display in new photos she shared.   See full photos below.  

An Enugu State High Court, presided over by Justice K.I. Okpe on July 22, 2019 sentenced a pension fraudster, Akpudili Anayo to six years in prison for a N13million fraud.   The Enugu Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial ...

No fewer than six children have been killed and several others critically ill following an outbreak of measles in Wusar community, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna state.   The six children were among the 30 reported cases of a ...

A woman was highly abusive to her boyfriend on a plane and she even went as far as hitting him on the head with a laptop because he looked at other women.   In a viral video, the American woman ...

President Buhari said the priority of his administration “is to create as many jobs as possible”.   Speaking at an audience with the National Executive Council of the National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers led by its President, ...

Iranians, whose country backs the Shia Islam which the El-Zakzaky-led Islamic Movement of Nigeria a.k.a Shi’ites practices, took their protest down to the Nigerian embassy in London.   The Iranian protesters were heard chanting ‘Buhari’s government shame on you’, as they ...

Maxim Dadashev, the 28-year-old Russian boxer left fighting for his life after suffering a subdural haematoma in a 140-pound world title eliminator against Puerto Rican Subriel Matias at MGM National Harbor in suburban Washington on Friday, July 19, 2019, has been confirmed dead.   His trainer Buddy ...

American rapper, TayK, has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for his role in a 2016 murder.   A Tarrant County, Texas jury found Tay-K guilty of murder last Friday, July 19. The rapper was accused of participating in a botched ...

54 members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria also known as Shi’ites have been arrested by the Nigeria Police Force in connection with yesterday’s bloody protest in Abuja.   A statement signed by the spokeperson of the Police, DCP Frank ...

Authorities in India have raised concern after none of the 216 children born across 132 villages in one Indian state over the last three months were girls.   Officials in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand state have reportedly launched a probe over fears ...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Edo State has sealed up five filling stations for under dispensation of fuel and other offences. It also sealed up gas stations that were built without approval.   Operations Controller Maynard Oriafoh, who led ...

‘ The biggest protest launched by Puerto Ricans against Governor Ricardo Rossello and other male government officials making fun of journalists, gays and hurricane victims, among other people in leaked text messages, turned violent as the police released teargas canisters on protesters. ...

Nigerian army’s General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Div, Maiduguri, Maj.-Gen. Bulama Biu has debunked comment of Boko Haram members becoming the country’s President which was linked to him.   According to Maj.-Gen. Biu, the comment was taken out of context in a deliberate ...

#BBNaija’s housemates turn lovers, Gedoni and Khafi, were caught on camera having passionate sex under the sheets last night.  The video showed them move their bodies in ecstasy, while their bed squeaked.   The lovebirds first had sex in the house on ...

Juventus star, Cristiano Ronaldo will not face any charges over an alleged rape in the US state of Nevada a decade ago, prosecutors said on Monday.   The Clark County District Attorney’s Office said it had declined to prosecute the ...

US actor, David Hedison has died at the age of 92. The actor, who played Felix Leiter in two James Bond films passed away with his daughters at his side in Los Angeles on Thursday, a representative for the family said. ...

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  Nigerian Twitter users are mourning the untimely death of a youth corps member and Channels TV reporter, Precious Owolabi, who was killed by a stray bullet during the bloody Shiites protest in Abuja yesterday July 22nd.   Owolabi until his death was ...

This is so hilarious. They even brought the chicken in a customised box.  

AY in a rejoinder post after a congratulatory message which came off as a ‘shade’ from a follower after he shared a video of his house on Instagram, explained why entertainers need to show off.   While the follower held that Dangote, ...

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has expressed sadness over the death of a corp member, Precious Owolabi, a staff of Channels TV who died as a result of gunshot wounds during yesterday’s protest ...

  Former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather has been named “special advisor” to China’s boxing team as they look to improve their medal count at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese Boxing Federation said. The federation said Mayweather had ...