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The alleged child molestation case against Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, has been adjourned again by the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja. Recall that the case was yesterday adjourned for today after Comedienne Princess, the guardian of the minor alleged to have been molested, testified in court. She was today cross-examined by the defence ...

  Kanye West Living In Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium Until He Finishes ‘Donda’ Album   After hosting an estimated 42,000 fans at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium Thursday for the official unveiling of his long-awaited 10th album “Donda,” the rapper is still at the stadium working on his album, Heather Sautter, spokesperson for AMB Sports + Entertainment, confirmed to USA TODAY Monday. The ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria says it has ended the sales of forex to Bureau De Change operators, saying the parallel market has become a conduit for illicit forex flows and graft. The bank said it will also no longer process applications for BDC licences in the country. Weekly sales of foreign exchange by the CBN will henceforth go directly ...

  Serving overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare has weighed on certain things he believes are occurring in the Buhari-led administration. In a recent sermon, the former running mate of Buhari challenged him to come for him as he has “done to other dissenting voices in the country”. After describing how biblical prophets rose up against ...

  New Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Jackie B has opened up on her single motherhood journey. The 29-year-old single mother of one, revealed she had her first child as a teenager. While introducing herself to her fellow housemates, she disclosed that she had her son, Nathan Jacqui Bent at age 19 with her first boyfriend. She also ...

Comedian Bovi’s grandmum is 81 today. And he took to his Instagram page to celebrate her on her special day recounting the tragedies she suffered. He wrote; ”This is Joanna. She’s 81 years old today. She had 9 children; one daughter, who was her first seed, and eight sons to follow! She tragically lost three of her children; cut short ...

Christian Eriksen was spotted out and about with his girlfriend and their young daughter for the first time since being released from hospital following his cardiac arrest. The 29-year-old collapsed during Denmark’s Euro 2020 opener against Finland on June 12 and required urgent CPR treatment from on-site medics. Eriksen was brought back to life on the pitch in distressing scenes ...

    In an attempt to defend BBNaija’s Angel after she was body-shamed for the shape of her boobs, Nkechi Blessing has gone braless to prove her point. BBNaija’s Angel entered the house b.r.a.less and she has been trolled and shamed on social media for having fallen b.o.o.bs but Nkechi Blessing set the record straight by defending her. Nkechi Blessing ...

Coleen Rooney will reportedly stand by her husband Wayne after he was photographed in a hotel room with three women. The 35-year-old Derby County manager was pictured partying in a nightclub after his team’s friendly against Salford City at the weekend, before pics of him asleep in a hotel room and selfies taken with the women went viral on social ...

No fewer than 7,000 artefacts plundered from Benin Kingdom are expected to be repatriated by Germany to Nigeria not later than October, Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. The Permanent Secretary, Gabriel Aduda, disclosed this at the Inaugural Nigerian Cultural Show exhibiting Nigeria’s diverse cultural heritage, sites and traditional festivals held at the Cultural Centre, Nigeria House, New York. ...

Ed Sheeran considered quitting music after he and his wife Cherry Seaborn became parents. Ed, 30, and Cherry, 29, welcomed their first daughter Lyra Antarctica last August, announcing that they become parents just days after rumours emerged that Cherry was pregnant. The singer-songwriter has now returned to the top of the charts with his single Bad Habits, but for a ...

Africa’s highest-ranked player Quadri Aruna on Tuesday crashed out of the men’s singles event of the table tennis competition at the ongoing Olympic Games in Tokyo. Aruna who reached the quarter-finals of the event at the Rio Games in 2016 could not go far this time around as he lost 2-4 in the third round. He lost to Brazil’s Gustavo ...

  Not less than four students of Bethel Baptist High School recently abducted by bandits in Kaduna on Monday night escaped from their captors’ den. The four were among the 121 students abducted more than two weeks ago and taken to a forest in Zamfara State. The Special Assistant on Media to the CAN President, Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, who spoke ...

A woman residing in Waithaka, Dagoretti Sub County in Nairobi, Kenya on Sunday strangled her two sons to death for unknown reasons. According to a police OB report accessed by K24 Digital, Nasimiyu Kibisu went to Waithaka Police Station around 07:30 pm to report that she had killed her two children. She told police officers that the remains of her ...

Veteran Nollywood actor, Francis Duru is a year older today. And he has released new photos on his Instagram page to the delight of his fans.     

  The Cattle Dealers Association in Delta state, has rejected the 5,000 sqm of grazing land provided in a new bill by the state lawmakers. On Monday July 26, the public hearing on ‘A Bill for a Law to provide for the Regulation of Livestock Breeding, Rearing and Marketing and to Prohibit Open Grazing and related matters in Delta State” ...

There will be no gold medal for the face of the Tokyo Olympics after Naomi Osaka was beaten by Marketa Vondrousova in the third round of the women’s singles. The 23-year-old had hoped to play a starring role in the Games on the court as well as off it but lighting the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony will be ...

An Imam believed to be a cleric for Sunday Adeyemo better known as Sunday Igboho, has explained why the Yoruba Nation agitator has not disappeared from custody. While speaking to The Cable, the cleric, Idris Oladejo, said Igboho has refused to do that because of the love he has for his wife and Yoruba Nation and hence, he doesn’t want ...

Actress, Linda Osifo is 30 today. And she shared stunning new photos of herself to celebrate her special day. Captioning the photos, she wrote; ”Wow. So it’s my 30th birthday today!! Like WOOOOWW. Oh sweet God.  I can’t wait to tell the world more about who I am. I’m a very simple girl. I’m an elegant woman. I’m a glamours actress. ...

Big Brother Naija housemate, Tega has revealed she is married. The 29-year-old disclosed this during the introductory session with the other housemates on Sunday night at the garden. According to her, She is married with a 4-year-old son. “My marriage will be four years in August. My husband proposed to me on a football pitch. “I also have a 4-year-old ...

The Federal High Court Abuja has ordered the Department of State Services to release five worshipers who were arrested at Dunamis International Gospel Centre on July 4 for allegedly wearing t-shirts with alleged inciting inscriptions. Recall that the DSS had arrested some activists during the church’s service on Sunday for wearing “BuhariMustGo” shirts. Following the development, the applicants, Ben Manasseh, ...

Equatorial Guinea will close its diplomatic mission in London, the country’s foreign minister, Simeon Oyono Esono said on Monday. The closure follows Britain’s decision last week to freeze the assets of Teodoro Obiang Mangue, the son of Equatorial Guinea president. Mangue was accused of misappropriating millions of dollars. “The first decision that the Malabo executive has taken is the total ...

The Court D’Appal of Cotonou has decided to detain Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Igboho, in prison custody, pending further investigation. The court rejected Nigeria’s request for his immediate extradition of Igboho. The Court, which was expected to start hearing the case at 10:00am, began sitting at 5p.m after the police ejected Igboho’s supporters and journalists. According to reports, the session ...

The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola has said the construction of a new double lane bridge on the border between Nigeria and Cameroon will facilitate free trade. Fashola said this on Monday while inspecting the newly constructed 1.5km, two-lane bridge on the border between Nigeria and Cameroon in Ekot-Mfum, Etung Local Government Area of Cross River. The ...

A man, identified as Hasan Taiwo, allegedly beat his live-in lover, Chibuzor Aloh, a mother of four, to death for allegedly using his phone charger without permission. The incident happened in the Lugbe area of the Federal Capital Territory. News of the woman’s death filtered into the community on Sunday. The deceased was said to have taken the phone charger ...