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Blanket ‘Bigi’ Jackson has finally joined his siblings in the ‘legal adult’ club and sister Paris Jackson could not be more shocked. The 21-year-old Chanel model took to social media to share several throwback photos of her sibling. ‘I used to change his diapers. This is such a trip,’ reflected Paris . ‘My brother is a legal adult today. what ...

Brandon Jenner and his wife Cayley Stoker have reportedly welcomed twin boys. According to the birth certificate, which was shared by TMZ on Friday, Stoker officially gave birth to the couple’s twins on February 19. Jenner – whose parents are Caitlyn Jenner and Linda Thompson – already shares a four-year-old daughter Eva with his ex-wife Leah Felder, who he officially ...

Two women were feared burnt in a kerosene explosion at their various houses in Igboukwu, Aguata local government area of Anambra State. The incident reportedly occurred when the victims poured the kerosene bought from the market but suspected to be adulterated inside their lanterns. The Nation gathered that the explosion affected parts of their houses. The police spokesperson, Haruna Mohammed, ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has said the partial closure of Nigeria’s land borders would remain in force. He called on neighbouring countries affected negatively by the policy to be patient until the report of the tripartite committee made up of Nigeria, Benin and Niger Republic was ready. Buhari spoke in Abuja when he received the President of Burkina Faso, Mr Roch ...

South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Friday appointed rebel leader Riek Machar as vice president, after the two men finally agreed to form a long-delayed unity government — a crucial step towards ending six years of war. A presidential decree included “the appointment of the vice presidents and the dissolution of all institutions at national and state levels,” Information Minister ...

Residents of Okoerin community in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara on Friday uncovered a camp where suspected kidnappers camped some children. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the camp, a storey building, was uncovered when a woman was looking for her child. Some of the residents along Okoerin road, off lbrahim Taiwo road, had gone to ...

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, says he remains the Oluwo of Iwoland despite his suspension by the Osun State Council of Traditional Rulers. He said this in a post on his Instagram page on Friday. The post was in a reaction to his suspension by the Osun State Traditional Council. In the post, Oluwo attached a video, showing ...

A Kaduna State High Court has discharged and acquitted 91 members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN). The presiding judge, Justice Hajaratu Gwada, acquitted the defendants of the charges filed against them by the state government in her judgement delivered on Friday. The freed members of the Shiite group were arrested during a clash with soldiers in Zaria in ...

The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Friday killed two suspects during exchange of fire with armed robbers in Dawaki area. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the FCT, DSP Anjuguri Manzah disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. He said the armed robbery gang had engaged police operatives in a fierce gun duel at the ...

Nigerian stars Teni and DJ Cuppy have been nominated for the Favourite African Star and Social Media Star respectively at the Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2020. The event, which will be hosted by American Rapper, Chance The Rapper, will take place in Inglewood, California and will stream across YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter handles and channels will air on Nickelodeon ...

One Jessica Obinomeh and her mother, Sandra, have drawn a battle line at an Ogba magistrates’ court, Lagos State, over lingering family issues. Obinomeh alleged that her mother and siblings tortured her with a hot iron, compelling her to lie that her father r3ped her. The plot, according to the 20-year-old woman, was meant to shame her father who is ...

Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder will face each other again almost 15 months on from a controversial draw that left punters desperate for a re-run of their thrilling affair in Los Angeles. Tickets in Las Vegas are exchanging hands for thousands of dollars, the fighters are volleying spiteful words at one another with gusto and pundits who have frequented Sin ...

Boko Haram insurgents on Thursday stormed a community located 70 kilometers north from Damaturu the Yobe state capital and 30 kilometers to Dapchi where 110 schoolgirls were abducted in 2018. The terrorists were reported to have attacked motorists, however, information on whether passengers have been abducted or not is still sketchy. The Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations, Sector 2 ...

Two members of the House of Representatives, Francis Oghene Waive (Ughelli South/Udu federal constituency) and Ossai Nicholas Ossai (Ndokwa East/Ndokwa West/Ukwuani federal constituency) on Thursday disagreed over the establishment of two polytechnics in their constituencies. This followed after a Bill for the establishment of a Federal Polytechnic in Orogun, Ughelli North Council Area of Delta State scaled through second reading ...

The Akwa Ibom State government has shut down Technical College, Ewet Offot indefinitely following students’ unrest, which led to the destruction of school property and inflicting of injuries on staff members and passersby. According to a statement issued by the state’s Commissioner of Education, Professor Nse Essien in Uyo yesterday, the students engaged in unruly behaviour on Wednesday, Febuary19, 2020 ...

  An Edo traditional Chief, Obamedo Ode, was on Thursday sentenced to two moths imprisonment by an Egor Magistrates’ Court in Benin, the state capital, for assaulting a fellow Chief, Edwin Onaiwu, by beating him with a stick. The police prosecutor, Inspector Lucky Sunday, told the court that the convict committed the crime on 22 February, 2018, at Iguotor community, ...

Meghan Markle told friends there is nothing legally stopping her and Prince Harry from using the Sussex Royal brand despite the Queen’s ban, it has been claimed. The couple hoped to continue using the name, which they are believed to have spent a huge amount of money trademarking, after they step back from their roles as senior royals next month. ...

A woman, Mrs Comfort Giwa, said she got the beating of her life when her landlord, Mr Adisa Lukman openly brutalised her for allegedly turning down his love advances. According to Comfort, the incident happened on February 9, 2020, while she was talking to a friend outside their residence at 3, Idiatu Kilani Street in the Fagba area of New ...

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose says he is not contemplating dumping the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for another party. Mr Lere Olayinka, his Media Aide, said this in a statement in Ado Ekiti, on Friday. Olayinka, explained that the claim in some quarters that Fayose had concluded arrangements to embrace the All Progressives Congress (APC), was false. “Someone of ...

George and Amal Clooney’s lavish country pile located in Sonning-on-Thames in Berkshire has been affected by epic flooding. The leafy grounds of the stunning Aberlash House including the tennis court, the veranda attached to the summer house and the majority of their lawns are submerged under murky floodwater after storm Dennis hit the area leaving devastation, earlier this week. The ...

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar lll, has declared that God was using insurgency in the Northern part of the country to punish Nigerians for their sins. Abubakar said Nigerians must learn to adhere to the teachings of the Quran and the Bible to escape God’s wrath. The monarch stated this at the 5th International Conference on “Love and ...

Raheem Sterling has not ruled out playing for Real Madrid in the future but insists he is “really happy” at Manchester City for now. The 25-year-old is a reported transfer target for Real following City’s two-year ban from European football for breaching Financial Fair Play rules. Sterling, who posed with Real Madrid and City shirts over his shoulders, has been ...

Vice President’s Yemi Osinbajo’s son, Laolu Osinbajo is on his way to finally be a married man. Laolu and his sweetheart, Sekemi Braithwaite yesterday tied the knot traditionally. The white wedding will hold this weekend. Writing on social media, Happy Laolu referenced God for the new beginning, writing; ”BECOMING; Enroute to two become one. Thank you Jesus. It is only ...

Protesters attacked a convoy of buses carrying Ukrainian citizens and other nationals evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan, injuring nine police officers and one civilian. As global fears and misconceptions spread about the coronavirus outbreak that originated in the city, protesters blocked roads in the Ukrainian town of Noviy Sanzhari, where 72 evacuees are to be monitored for two ...

The Osun State Traditional Rulers’ Council has suspended embattled Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, for six months. He was suspended for alleged assault of the Agbowu of Ogbaagba, Dhikrulahi Akinropo, during a peace meeting last week in Osogbo, Osun State. The council also set up a committee headed by Orangun of Ila, Oba Wahab Adedotun, to further investigate issues ...