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A Chief Magistrate Court in Enugu has remanded Prince Afam Ude in prison custody over the murder of Barrister Ejimofor Ozongwu.   The police charged Ude with conspiracy of felony and murder of Ozongwu, who was reportedly killed in cold ...

Emmanuel Chika Madubueze on Wednesday, staged a one-man protest outside the Army Barracks in Port Harcourt,  Rivers State, to demand for justice after he was hit by a stray bullet fired by a soldier on his way to school in ...

Daughter of Kano State Governor, Fateema Ganduje-Ajimobi, has deried the suppression of Muslim women by their own families. Taking to he IGS, the entrepreneur, wrote: “Suppresion of Muslim women by their own families is on the rise at an alarming ...

Tunde Aluko just sent a reminder on Twitter that, It has been two weeks since Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo and COZA said they briefed lawyers to commence Criminal and Civil actions against all individuals making “false allegations” and nothing has happened since ...

As tweeted by Tunji Disu, the Deputy Commissioner of Police and Commander, Rapid Response Squad.  

Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has stated that Nigeria is a country without consequences, adding that citizens and voters have failed to hold politicians and leaders accountable for their actions and policies.   Amaechi said that he knows politicians ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ilorin Zonal office has arraigned a Legal Practitioner, Akeem Jimoh, before a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on a one count charge bordering on obtaining money under false pretence.   Barrister ...

President Buhari has felicitated with Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, on his 85th birthday, July 13, 2019.   Buhari in a statement by his Special Adviser on (Media & Publicity) Femi Adesina rejoiced with the literary icon for being one ...

The suit seeking to nullify the election of President Buhari on grounds on academic qualification, has been struck out by the court of appeal in Abuja.   Delivering a unianimous judgement on Friday, the court held that the lawsuit filed by ...

Tyrese has taken a swipe at people sharing a photo collage of billionaires, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Ma for not being flashy.   Tackling those behind the photo captioned ‘$138 billion in one picture’, Tyrese stated that the bllionaires in ...

President Buhari has approved tenure extension for the Controller-General of the Nigeria Prisons Service, Ahmed Ja’afaru, by one year with effect from July 21, 2019.   The Ministry of Interior spokesman, Mohammed Manga, in a statement in Abuja on Friday, ...

At least six people have been killed and 14 others wounded after a suicide bomber targeted a wedding celebration in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province.   According to local officials, the attacker set off his explosives early on Friday inside the house ...

Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, says it has received information that Mrs. Funke Olakunrin, daughter of Afenifere chairman, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, has been killed by persons suspected to be herdsmen.   The spokesman for Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, said the 58-year-old woman was ...

This evening, Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal, 7-6 (3), 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, to reach his 12th Wimbledon final.   He will face Novak Djokovic, the top seed and defending champion, in the final on Sunday. Federer, 37, has won eight Wimbledon ...

  An enraged Nigerian lady took to Facebook to call out a man for sliding into her DM to demand for sex right away with no engagement.   Calling out the man she identified as Otunba Bolaji Salam, Obadun Princess Aderonke painted ...

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has said he will not be a “rubber stamp” to the executive.   Mohammed Isa, a media aide to Lawan, quoted the senate president as saying this when he received Women Parliamentarians, a group led by ...

FIFA, world football’s governing body, is doubling its minimum ban for racist incidents to 10 games, and will start inviting players to make victim statements at disciplinary hearings, according to its new disciplinary code.   Stricter handling of discrimination allegations ...

Anthony Joshua seems to be having the time of his life already, as he was spotted with billionaire daughter and entertainer, DJ Cuppy in Lagos.   DJ Cuppy had an “unofficial Karoke” session with Anthony Joshua, barely a day after he ...

  Following reports that they wed just before Christmas 2018, the singer revealed Cherry is his wife in a new interview on YouTube with Charlamagne The God to promote his album No.6 Collaborations Project. After Charlamagne Tha God asked about lyrics on the ...

The suspension of Omoyele Sowore as the National Chairman of the African Action Congress, AAC, and Malcom Fabiyi as the Deputy National Chairman, has been validated by a Federal High Court which sat in Abuja on Friday.   Also ruling on the suit ...

  A pair of brothers were jailed for attempting to beat up a murderer who killed their mother before he was due to be sentenced. Dale Williams was waiting on his sentence at Mahoning County courtroom having admitted to fatally ...

A tragic incident which was quite destructive occurred at Utako area of Abuja, as an aerial mast fell and destroyed cars amongst other properties.   Though no life was lost, however the incident which occurred at about 5am on June 24, 2019, destroyed ...

The photo was taken way before Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi became a royal father in Yoruba kingdom.  

  An Eritrean man, known as the “General” and accused of being a human trafficking kingpin, was telling the truth when he claimed it was a case of mistaken identity, an Italian court has ruled. Carpenter Medhanie Tesfamariam Behre was arrested in Sudan in ...

  Muhammad Babandede, the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), has said many illegal immigrants living in Nigeria will soon be deported as the Service is set to commence issuance of residence permits to foreigners in the country. ...