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A woman has been arrested in Jigawa State for allegedly pouring hot water on her young stepson and co-wife. The incident happened in Gantsa town, Buji Local Government Area of the state on August 13, following a fight between the ...

There was mild pandemonium at the Magboro area of Lagos after passenger crushed to death by truck believed to be conveying him from the North to Lagos.   According to Punch Metro, the victim had fallen off the moving trailer, and that ...

Tragedy struck at the Federal Univerity Of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State, this morning, as at least four students died as a result of an accident involving a campus shuttle bus and a motorcycle.   The bus was said to have ...

  The student identified as Cynthia was reported to have eaten her friend, Chioma’s food without permission and so she was dealt with for that.                               ...

A man identified as Raphael Izuchukwu, has been arrested by the Enugu State Police Command over the killing of his ailing brother Chizoba Ogbonna-Izuchukwu, 46, over rising medical bills.   The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said in Enugu on Wednesday ...

  The Presidency has debunked the story being circulated in some sections of the media that there is international pressure on President Muhammadu Buhari to drop his presidential bid for 2019. The denial was contained in a statement issued by ...

Tennis star, Serena Williams suffers another defeat in Cincinnati Masters after losing to Petra Kvitova.   The former world No 1 lost 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 to eighth-seeded Petra Kvitova in the second-round of the competition which lasted for two hours on Tuesday. ...

Nigerian radio and media personality, IK Osakioduwa has said having a honeymoon is more important than a wedding reception.   He said this in a recent video he posted online to advice people who are planning to get married. See what he ...

Senator Cyrus Nunyieh is dead. The distinguished barrister, who got married 11 months ago to a much younger bride, had his last breath just yesterday. The prominent lawyer was a senator of the second republic and was also the first and ...

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has condemned the arrest and detention of PREMIUM TIMES reporter, Samuel Ogundipe, who was detained on Tuesday by the Nigerian Police over a report.     The CDD in a recently released statement ...

No life was lost A fully loaded commercial bus, while in motion, caught fire on the The Third Mainland Bridge in the early hours of today. It was gathered that the driver of the bus tried all he could to ...

It had been difficult to ban her child from smoking because he will “cry all day” if he can’t smoke. A 2-year-old chain smoker, whose addiction to nicotine sees him puffing as much as 40 cigarettes in a day, while ...

A young man simply known as Miracle Eze, has been arrested by the Nigerian police for impersonating Nollywood actor, Mike Godson on Instagram. According to Mike Godson, who shared the news on his Instagram page, Miracle Eze runs a social media page ...

The United States Embassy has suspended consular services and appointments in Abuja till further notice. It explained that appointments for visa and for American citizen services have also been put on hold temporarily.   Consular operations in Lagos were, however, not ...

A Nigerian soldier has narrated how listening to his wife’s advice is helping him survive in this “Buhari economy”.   The soldier, who was away from Nigeria for two years on official assignment, returned to the country from Somalia and was ...

A pastor’s wife was paraded by the youths in her community for brutally beating her maid and constantly maltreating the girl.   The woman, whose name was given as Ezinne, is said to be in the habit of maltreating any ...

International Human rights organisation Amnesty International has lauded the directive by Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for the total overhaul of the country’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).   Yemi Osinbajo who is currently in acting capacity as the President of ...

Ciara is back with a bang!   The singer recently released a new song titled Level Up and it’s a hit already, with a lot of people doing the dance challenge to her song. Now, she has released another song ...

Kano state government says it has discovered the sum of over $1 million allegedly paid by former governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to a University in Ukraine where no Kano state student was studying.   According to The Nation, the senior Special Assistant ...

1. Eve smiles for the camera with Stevie J in the cut. 2. Eve and her paw prints spotted chillin’ with the Ruff Ryders. 3. Eve and old flame Stevie J show love to the camera. 4. Eve went Kool-Aid ...

  A court in Burundi has sentenced a head teacher to five years in prison for trying to disguise himself as a student and sit a national exam on another person’s behalf. Benjamin Manirambona was also banned from teaching or ...

  An Angolan army sergeant was jailed for 18 years on Tuesday for shooting dead a 14-year-old boy at a protest two years ago, in a sentence welcomed by rights groups.   Rufino Antonio died after the military opened fire ...

  ENUGU State Board of Internal Revenue after obtaining court orders, yesterday, carried out a distrainment exercise on four banks and two other private firms, located in Enugu metropolis and Nsukka, for non-payment of taxes due to the state government, ...

The Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) has confirmed the death of a former Assistant Controller-General of Prisons, Nanvyet Gwali.   The Public Relations Officer of Nigeria Prisons Service, Francis Enobore, confirmed the death of Gwali in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. ...

Two notorious traffic bandits who have been terrorising road users along Maza Maza/Mile 2 road have been nabbed by the undercover operatives of the Lagos state police command posted to provide security for commuters along that route. The two robbers, ...