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  There was chaos at the Benin-Asaba Expressway, by Iguomo Junction on Wednesday evening, when a stray bullet allegedly fired from a police gun hit and killed a resident in the area. The yet-to-be-identified victim was said to have been ...

The European Union Deputy Head of Mission to Nigeria, Zissimos Vergos, has called for the elimination of the factors contributing to criminality in the oil-rich Niger Delta region. He stated that the EU would endorse inclusive community methods to tackle ...

  The Zamfara State Police Command said it has rescued one of the worshippers abducted in a mosque in Tsafe town, the headquarters of Tsafe Local Government Area of the state. Bandits abducted scores of worshippers during morning prayer in the ...

Residents of Gonin-Gora in the troubled Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Thursday barricaded the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway protesting the abduction of unspecified number of people in the area. They residents stormed the highway protesting and urging the government ...

  A huge fire at a residential building in London’s upscale South Kensington neighbourhood in the early hours of Friday has put 11 people in hospital and led to around 130 being evacuated, fire officials said. Fifteen fire engines and ...

  Financial services firm, OPay, has called on its customers to complete the regularisation of their accounts by linking their Bank Verification Numbers or their National Identity Numbers as mandated by the Central Bank of Nigeria. In a December 1 ...

The Nigerian Communications Commission has said telecommunication companies that fail to comply with the directive to block Subscriber Identity Module cards not linked to National Identification Numbers will face sanctions. The Director of Public Affairs, NCC, Reuben Mouka, told The PUNCH on ...

A fake National Youth Service Corps member, Ogeh Bethel Chibuife, has been arrested by the Nasarawa State Police Command for illegal entry into the Magaji Dan Yumusa Orientation Camp, Keffi, the state capital This was disclosed in a statement released ...

Doping ban: Paul Pogba BREAKS silence Paul Pogba will attempt to clear his name at the Court of Arbitration for Sport after being hit with a four-year doping ban. Former Manchester United midfielder Pogba, currently contracted to Italian giants Juventus, was ...

A man was discovered by police at his home in Germany after his pet dog “about the size of a Jack Russel” had “bitten his p3nis off and eaten it” Neighbours alerted the police early on Tuesday morning on account ...

Kellogg’s CEO Gary Pilnick faces backlash, suggesting poor families opt for ‘cereal for dinner’ amid rising food prices Despite being worth nearly $16 million, Pilnick insists cereal is an affordable and trendy choice for struggling families. Addressing concerns about increased ...

The Federal Government has allegedly detained two senior executives of Binance, a crypto currency exchange company According to a report by Financial Times, both executives flew into Nigeria last week following a ban on their website and were arrested by ...

According to a recent Reuters poll, Canada’s housing market is poised for further growth in 2024 and 2025, buoyed by strong demand and limited supply Despite expectations of delayed interest rate cuts, home prices in Canada  are on an upward ...

Ghana to begin jailing LGBTQ+ members Ghana’s parliament has passed a tough new bill that imposes a prison sentence of up to three years for anyone convicted of identifying as LGBTQ+. It also imposes a maximum five-year jail term for ...

  Former WWE superstar Virgil is dead This comes weeks after it was widely reported that he suffered ‘several strokes. He was 61.     Virgil, whose real name was Michael Jones, is best remembered for his time wrestling in World ...

Actor Etim Effiong has recently sparked conversations after he spoke on his se.x drive in a recent interview with Gbemi and Toolz   During the interview, Gbemi asked the couple about the amount of times they think married couples should ...

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has said the state will immortalise the late Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Access Holdings, Dr. Herbert Wigwe Speaking at a night of tributes organised on Tuesday by the Port Harcourt City One Love Family to reflect on ...

Terry G aka Akpako Master has called out his colleague and dancehall singer Timaya over alleged royalties debt He also told other singers he produced songs for to pay him his royalities. Terry says, the day he decides to speak ...

Reality TV star, CeeC, has denied being in a relationship with former BBNaija All Stars housemate, Ike.   CeeC said this on X. CeeC stated that she is currently single and her relationship with Ike is simply platonic. Her post reads; ...

President Bola Tinubu is set to inaugurate the Lagos State Red Line Rail project Tinubu, who arrived in Lagos on Wednesday from Ondo State, will take-off to Qatar after inaugurating the Lagos Red Line train. The Red Line project, which ...

  Singer Cat Janice is dead The singer, best known for her song Dance You Outta My Head died of cancer, her relatives have announced In a statement, shared to Instagram, the 31-year-old performer’s loved ones revealed that she passed ...

Jaywon has said his colleague, Burna Boy is very wrong to say nobody paved the way for him in the music industry During an interview with Teju Babyface, Jaywon expressed disbelief at such a statement, describing it as madness. He ...

Senator Sani Shehu, has blamed former President Muhammadu Buhari for the current economic hardship in the country   Sani said that some of the economic policies that President Bola Tinubu is implementing now which triggered the economic hardship should have ...

Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has been banned from football for four years for a doping offence He was provisionally suspended in September after a drugs test found elevated levels of testosterone in the former Manchester United player’s system. France international ...

No fewer than nine people have died of Lassa fever in Benue State in the past two months The State Epidemiologist, Dr Sam Ngishe, disclosed this to journalists in a telephone chat on Thursday. This comes after the Nigeria Centre ...