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A 26-year-old Nigerian footballer and two women have been arrested in Cambodia after a speaker was seized by police on Monday 11 November.   The Department of anti-drug collaborated with the Dan Dan express bus company in a bust coordinated by Mr. Seth Vannak, Phnom Penh prosecutor, to seize the shipment of drugs which was being delivered from Vietnam to ...

Three people were reportedly killed on Wednesday November 13, following a shootout between thugs allegedly working for the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress.     The bloody clash occurred at the People’s Democratic Party rally at Okolomabiri in Nembe Local Government Area ahead of the Bayelsa State Governorship election on Saturday November 16,     Some injured victims of the clash ...

Feminist blogger and founder of Saggy Boobs Matter, Chidera Eggerue has revealed that she’s stopped having sex and for her potential suitors they will have to ‘jump through hoops’ if they want to bed her in the future.   The 24-year-old author from Peckham, London, behind Sunday Times Best-Selling guide to being single ‘What A Time To Be Alone’, disclosed ...

A Kano based Facebook user posted this photo of a tired Almajiri boy sleeping on a pile of dirt along the road.  

Dr. Paul Enenche, Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel, has dropped a new song/video to mark this year’s anniversary of the ministry. The song entitled Elee, is in appreciation to God for HIS faithfulness in the ministry.   Speaking on the inspiration behind the song, Dr. Enenche said the song is an exclamation of Joy and enthusiastic appreciation to God ...

  It’s no longer news that some silent billionaires exist especially in diaspora, King power a Nigerian based in Japan has revealed via his post on instagram what he does for a living and acquiring jewelries amounting to millions in dollars is no big deal in as much as it comes for one’s hand earn money.. The business mogul also ...

Akporo and his wife, Josephine Ijeoma are celebrating their fourth wedding anniversary.   The couple took to Instagram to celebrate each other. Both shared loved-up photos and wrote beautiful words appreciating each other. One of the photos shows Akporo carrying Jojo on his hips. He planted a kiss on her lips in another.   The Nigerian comedian also recounted courting ...

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has raised an alarm over the deployment of Governor Yahaya Bello’s former ADC, Usman Musa Shigaba to monitor Saturday’s Governorship election in Kogi State.   In a statement released by the Party’s Deputy Director of Public Communication Comrade Austin Oka, Usman was accused of leading attacks on opposition party members in previous elections.     Oka alleged ...

  The Supreme Court will give a detailed explanation on Friday, November 15th why it dismissed on 30 October the appeal by Atiku Abubakar and his party, the PDP against the election of President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress.   The apex court on Wednesday, November 13th notified lawyers to parties in the appeal to come for the ...

A landlord who invited auctioneers to raid the apartment of his tenant he thought had refused to pay rent for the past 5 months, has ended up in the offender spot after finding out that his daughter has been the one withdrawing the rent.   Twitter user @BottledPaul who shared photos which captured the state of his friend’s house after ...

Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has joined other Nigerians to reject the death by hanging Hate Speech bill that has passed first reading in the Senate.   Speaking on Channels TV, Senator Abaribe wondered if the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, would be alive if the law was enacted during the Goodluck Jonathan administration. According to Abaribe, Lai Mohammed said so many ...

South African rapper, AKA has demanded an apology from Burna Boy over their altercation during the Xenophobic attacks in the country a few months back.   Burna Boy is billed to perform in South Africa later this month and according to AKA, ‘all we want is an apology. We know SA is not perfect. But we took you in as our ...

Lagos State Government says it will be closing down Yaba and Jibowu/Ogunmorin axis on the 16th and 23rd of November respectively from 8:00pm to 6:00am for the Level Cross construction of the rail tracks.   It said this was in line with the Nigerian Railway Modernization Project (Lagos-Ibadan section) with extension to Lagos Port at Apapa.   A statement from ...

The Imo State command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confirmed the arrest of Uzochi Agbakwuru, an alleged notorious drug dealer in the state.   A statement issued in Owerri on Wednesday, November 13th by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Uche Sampson, stated that Agbakwuru was arrested on October 18.     Sampson described as “spurious”, a ...

Alicia Keys will be returning to host the Grammy awards for the second year in a row.   After impressing the producers at last year Grammy’s with a convincing display on stage, which also saw her perform some of her hit songs on two pianos at the same time, the 38-year-old singer has now been confirmed as the host of ...

As the crisis within the APC in Edo state deepens, Governor Godwin Obaseki, the state governor, yesterday denied claims made by supporters of his predecessor and APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomole, that the latter facilitated his emergence as governor of the state.   Obaseki denied the claims at a meeting organised by members of the APC in the state to ratify the ...

Bashir Mohammed, an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission witness who made claims of giving former President Olusegun Obasanjo the naira equivalent of $140,000 allegedly contradicted himself in court on Wednesday November 13.   In the statement which was admitted by Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, Bashir said to be the first prosecution witness in the trial of Abdulahi Babalele (son-in-law of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar) contradicted ...

Mark Zuckerberg is apparently a doting husband who remembers the little details and important dates.   The Facebook founder took to Instagram to celebrate the 16th anniversary of his first date with wife Priscilla Chan. He referred to the day they had their first date as one of the most important days of his life.   He wrote: “16 years ...

  Judge of the federal high court in Cross River state’s capital Calabar, Simon Amobeda has revealed that he told Agba Jalingo, the journalist arrested on charges of disturbance of public peace and treason over his publication and social media posts about Governor Ben Ayade that his life is now in the hands of the court.   Recounting what transpired in court on ...

The EFCC, Lagos office, on Wedsnesday  November 13, 2019, arraigned one John Isang and his son, Martins John Isang before Justice Sherifat Solebo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja on an amended two-count charge bordering on conspiracy to obtain and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of $108, 000 (One Hundred and Eight Thousand United States Dollars) belonging ...

The Bishop of Zaria, Rt Rev Abiodun Ogunyemi has denounced the Archbishop of Kaduna and the general secretary of the Anglican Consultative Council for paying what he termed as a “humiliating visit” to Governor Nasir El-Rufai to apologise for criticising him over a plan to demolish the St George’s Cathedral in the university town.   Ogunyemi said the apology was ...

  A reckless father has been accused of using his 11-month-old baby as ‘human shield’ after he took the child to a drug deal that got bloody.   Nafes Monroe was arrested over the weekend in connection with the Oct. 19 shooting, Anthony Voci Jr., the chief of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Homicide Unit, said at a news conference.   ...

Thirteen passengers have died while 14 others were injured in a road accident which took place on Wednesday night, November 13, in Ogun state.   The accident occurred when one of the tyres of a MAN diesel truck burst in motion and crashed into a median on the Lagos – Ibadan Expressway by the SAPAADE Bridge near Ogere Ogun State.   The ...

  The Bordeaux wideman netted the Super Eagles’ winning strike as they started their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign on a positive note Samuel Kalu was the match-winner as Nigeria overturned an early Stephane Sessegnon strike to defeat Benin 2-1 at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo on Wednesday. The Squirrels surprised their hosts when Sessegnon opened the scoring in ...

PDP has condemed the Hate Speech bill being proposed by members of the 9th Senate. In a statement released by its spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, the party says the law is targeted at those perceived to be opponents of the APC-led government.   The Senate is proposing a death sentence for anyone found guilty of hate speech.   According to PDP, the Hate ...