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  An outbreak of diphtheria infection has claimed 61 lives in Kano State as of March 2, 2023. The Kano State Case Manager, Dr Salma Suwaid, disclosed this on Monday at a webinar organised by the Nigeria Centre for Disease ...

  Veteran Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, has narrated how she was close to going into prostitution to survive at a young age. In a recent interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, she revealed how her father passed away when she was ...

  Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday formally launched its presence on various Social Media platforms. The service, in a terse statement, explained that the development became imperative to enhance engagement with citizens in the ...

  Nollywood actor, Bolanle Ninalowo is celebrating his daughter, Aliyah Ninalowo as she turns 17 today. The proud dad took to his Instagram page to celebrate his princess on her special day. Describing her as his jewel, he affirmed his ...

  Nollywood actor Yul Edochie has hailed his father, Pete Edochie on his birthday today. Taking to his Instagram page, the actor shared a video of the movie legend as he showered him with praises. He wrote; ”Happy 76th birthday ...

  Few days to Saturday’s election, the Ebonyi State Police Command has declared the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prof Bernard Odoh, wanted in connection with the murder of the traditional ruler of Omege Umuezokoha in ...

  Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, had a post-election press conference with the media on Thursday, 2nd March 2023. This was the first speech by Peter Obi since Saturday’s election and Wednesday’s announcement ...

  The hearing of the coroner inquest set up to ascertain the cause of the death of a 12-year-old Chrisland School pupil, Whitney Adeniran, who died on February 9, has been fixed for April. The Magistrate, Olabisi Fajana, fixed the ...

  Akin Alabi has continued to enjoy his political seeds. The lawmaker who has just been re-elected for a second term in office representing the Egbeda/Ona Ara Federal constituency in the House of Representatives, this afternoon met with hundreds of ...

  The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure has dissolved the party’s State Executive Council in Rivers State for alleged anti-party activities and corruption in the management of party’s funds. Abure, in a statement on Tuesday, said the ...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has removed the name of the embattled leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, from the list of election winners. This comes after the electoral body declared him as the winner ...

  Nollywood actor, Seun Sean Jimoh has taken to Instagram to ask his followers a question baffling him. He asked why a married woman would leave her cheating husband for a married man. His post below…

  A former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olabode George, has condemned the reported threat against voters of Igbo extration in Lagos. Speaking at a press conference in Lagos on Monday, George expressed displeasure at the audacity ...

  The All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed 12 Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) to defend the mandate of its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu in the just concluded polls. Tinubu polled 8,794,726 votes in 12 of Nigeria’s 36 states, almost ...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday issued Certificates of Return to winners of the February 25, 2023 Senatorial elections in Nigeria The Chairman of INEC, Mahmood Yakubu made the presentation at the National Collation Centre (the International ...

  Actor Yul Edochie’s wives, May Yul- Edochie and actress Judy Austin have taken to their respective Instagram pages to celebrate their father-in-law, Pete Edochie as he turns 76 today. May wrote; ”Today we thank God for 76 years of ...

  No fewer than 10 members of a family have died in a road accident along the Kaduna-Kachia highway while returning from a wedding in Kano State. The tragic accident happened near a village called Makyelli near Idon on their ...

  The Abuja Electricity Distribution (AEDC) has announced there will be power interruption in parts of Abuja due to annual maintenance on its 2X15MVA B52 injection substation on Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. AEDC management, in a statement ...

  A Massachusetts man has been arrested after attempting to open an airplane door midair, and then trying to stab a flight attendant with a broken spoon. Francisco Severo Torres, 33, was charged with one count of interference and attempted ...

  Rivers State Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate, Beatrice Itubo, has vowed she will defeat Siminalayi Fubara, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the March 11 governorship election in the state. She disclosed this while speaking on Channels political ...

  Ivory Coast footballer Moustapha Sylla has died aged just 21 following a heart attack. The defender collapsed during the game between Racing Club Abidjan and SOL FC at the Robert Champroux Stadium in Abidjan on Sunday. Video footage showed ...

  A 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted the southern Philippines on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, with local authorities warning of aftershocks and possible damage. The shallow quake struck at about 2:00 pm (0600 GMT), a few kilometres from Maragusan municipality ...

  Charly Boy is dragging Mahmood Yakubu for declaring Bola Tinubu the winner of the February 25 presidential election, despite opposition by the Peoples Democratic Party and Labour Party. In a tweet via his official Twitter account, the activist accused ...

  The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Governorship and Dep. Governorship candidates were both on the streets of Rivers state yesterday, were they danced for votes. In photos and videos shared to social media, the politician and the actress were seen ...

  Dr Alex Otti, the gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party LP, in Abia State, has declared that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is dead and shall be buried at the polls on March 11. He was speaking at a ...