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President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of President of Chad Republic, Idriss Deby Itno, describing him as a friend of Nigeria. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity Mallam Garba Shehu, Buhari regretted “the sudden and tragic death of President Idriss Deby of Chad on the front line, fighting against rebel soldiers.” ...

A first class monarch in Orolu Local Government Council Area of Osun State, the Olufon of Ifon in Orolu, Oba Almorouf Adekunle Magbagbeola, is dead. It was gathered from palace sources that Oba Magbagbeola joined his ancestors on Monday, April 19, but his death came to the public knowledge today, Tuesday. The demise of the monarch occurred after a brief ...

A contingent of 144 police officers from Nigeria have arrived in Somalia to boost stabilization efforts in the country, many papers have quoted the African Union mission to have said. AMISOM Police operations coordinator Daniel Ali Gwambal said 30 police officers to serve under the AMISOM for a period of one year will be deployed to Beletweyne in HirShabelle State, ...

Poor woman! Imagine what she would have gone through.   A Nigerian woman, Dr Ikea Bello has thrown a party to celebrate her divorce. Dr Bello picked the colour red for her friends to wear for her special occasion and Yo they turned up. The divorce party was held last weekend but then the photos just leaked online and they ...

Nollywood actress, Uche Ogbodo has assured town criers that she won’t stop flaunting her baby bump. Uche gave the assurance on her IG page. Some of her fans have been cautioning her about how often she flaunts her bump telling her to apply caution, but Uche in a reply now has said that won’t happen and it’s the same them(people) ...

There was jubilation today in Ekiti when the kidnapped traditional ruler of Ilemeso-Ekiti in Oye Council Area Oba David Oyewumi regained freedom. Oyewumi was abducted by gunmen last Thursday around 8:30pm when they gained entrance to his palace through the fence. The kidnappers contacted the family last Saturday and demanded a N20 million ransom for his release. Confirming his release, ...

A lady has taken to social media to say her love life is almost lost and her life almost ruined. She shared the story of how she dated a guy who is 6 years older and hid the story of having 3 kids from different women from her. She later heard rumours of the kids and challenged him. Months after ...

The Lagos government is set to establish an anti-corruption commission, with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday signing the Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2021 into law. Mr Sanwo-Olu said during the signing ceremony at Lagos House, Ikeja, that the move was to deepen the culture of accountability and transparency in the expenditure of appropriated public funds. According to him, ...

UEFA has paused its plans to expel five of the 12 rebel Super League clubs, Man City, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Man United and Arsenal. ESPN reported that the Champions League and Europa League semi-finals in which the rebels are featuring, will go ahead as planned’ next week. Chelsea, Manchester City and Real Madrid are still in the Champions League, along ...

In the years since she’s risen to fame as a chart-topping singer, she’s made an even bigger name for herself with a billion-dollar cosmetics and lingerie empire.And Rihanna appeared keen to display the wares from her Fenty X Savage line on Monday night, when she stepped out in an eye-catching ensemble while dining with a group of pals at Wally’s ...

No fewer than 26 women and children believed to be victims of human trafficking have been rescued by operatives of the Edo state police command. The victims believed to have been trafficked from Ebonyi, Imo, Abia, Anambra and Akwa Ibom States respectively were rescued in a joint operation by the police and vigilante operatives in the state. A statement by ...

A mother, identified as Rabi Mohammed has been arrested by men and officers of the police command for locking up and starving her biological daughter, Aisha Jibrin for ten (10) years in Darerawa Quarters, Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State.Rabi and her husband, Mohammed Jibrin who is now at large allegedly locked up their 15-year-old daughter inside a room ...

The Senate has began probe of the Chairman, Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar, Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT over his alleged assault of a security guard. The Senate is investigating the physical assault of the Security guard, Clement Sagwak who hails from Plateau State The probe is sequel to a petition brought to the Senate by Senator Istifanus Dung ...

Nigerian s.e.x therapist, Angela Nwosu is expecting her first child with her husband, Austin Soundmind. She shared the good news of being pregnant to her fans on her Instagram page this morning which  happens to be her birthday. Celebrating her new age, she noted that the best birthday gift she had was being pregnant while expressing her joy in starting ...

Two police officers have been forced to apologise after they were caught kissing in a patrol car at a Tesco supermarket. One witness said they saw the officers kissing for 20 minutes in the carpark in Blackburn, Lancashire. The witness said the female officer then got out and walked round to the driver’s side to continue smooching through the window. ...

Chad’s President Idriss Deby Itno has died on the battlefield after three decades in power, the army announced on state television on Tuesday. The shock announcement came only the day after the 68-year-old was proclaimed the winner of a presidential election that had given him a sixth term in office. The army said Deby had been commanding his army at ...

Rhoda Agboje, a 300-level university student has been arrested in Abuja for selling drugged cookies to schoolchildren and other members of the public. Her boyfriend, Ifeanyi Nwankwo was also arrested by the FCT Command of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. The two suspects specialise in producing and selling drugged cookies in Abuja NDLEA Spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said NDLEA operatives ...

  Jose Mourinho has spoken out for the first time since he was sacked by Tottenham. The Portuguese manager was dismissed by Spurs on Monday morning following their 2-2 draw with Everton on Friday evening. The stalemate at Goodison Park leaves Tottenham seventh in the Premier League, with only faint hopes of a top-four finish. Mourinho’s underwhelming 17-month spell in ...

Kano Pillars’ new high-profile signing, Ahmed Musa, is set to miss over 80 per cent of the team’s away matches as the second stanza of the Nigeria Professional Football League begins April 28. The announcement of the Super Eagles captain as Pillars’ new signing elicited excitement among fans of the domestic league, but Punch correspondent learnt that the former Leicester ...

Walter Mondale, a leading liberal Democratic voice of the late 20th century who was U.S. vice president under Jimmy Carter and lost in a landslide to Ronald Reagan in the 1984 presidential election, died on Monday at age 93, his family said. “Well my time has come. I am eager to rejoin Joan and Eleanor,” Mondale said in a statement ...

Singer Simi turned 33 yesterday. And she celebrated by hosting friends and family to a pool party. See more photos and videos below…        

            Actress Regina Daniels has taken to Snapchat to disclosed that she is undergoing a surgery.   Though she didn’t reveal why she’s undergoing the surgery, Regina asked her fans to wish her luck and also stated that she has her husband by her side. She wrote; ”Hello guys, I’m going for an operation and ...

Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde’s last son, Michael is a year older today.   And the proud mum took  to her Instagram page to celebrate him on  his special day. She wrote; ”Happy 19th Birthday Mickyboy! You’re so wise, Diplomatic , Sweet and Talented . My Baby is not much of a baby anymore . Love you Mickyboy… May all your ...

Shade Ladipo has made some insightful reviews of disc jockey and billionaire daughter, DJ Cuppy. Sighted on her Instagram page, Shade Ladipo scored DJ Cuppy’s musical talent, zero percent, however, she rated DJ Cuppy’s character and values 120 percent According to Shade Ladipo, a solid character will take one further in life than talent and urged her to find another ...

Days after actress, Funke Akindele-Bello acquired a Lexus SUV.  Her husband,  JJC Skillz has also acquired a Prado SUV   Funke shared a video of him riding the SUV on her Instastory.   We say big congrats to them!