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  Arsenal have confirmed the signing of Italian midfielder Jorginho from London rivals Chelsea in a £12 million deal. The Gunners have confirmed the arrival of the 31-year-old midfielder after he underwent a medical on Tuesday morning. Jorginho has signed an ...

Emir of Dutse in Jigawa Alhaji Dr Nuhu Muhammad Sunusi has died at the age of 78.   The monarch died at an Abuja hospital on Tuesday January 31, after a brief illness. The Special Adviser to the Governor, Alhaji ...

  A 24-year-old woman identified as Mary Rukobo has been arrested by the police in Muzokomba, Zimbabwe, for grabbing her children aged two months and two years respectively by the legs and bashing their heads against rocks.   Eyewitnesses told local news platforms that ...

  Hajia Aisha Maina, the Special Adviser to Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state on female education is dead.   The Governor’s aide who attended the Presidential rally of the People Democratic Party (PDP) which took place in Sokoto state ...

  Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu has said that the logistics arrangement for the general elections scheduled to hold on February 25 and March 11, might be affected by the current fuel scarcity in the ...

  Nigerian psychologist and member of the British Psychological Society, Oyinkansola Alabi, has said she does not belong to any religion.   “I don’t belong to any RELIGION because religion is a CULT,” she said in a Facebook post on ...

The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee has rejected the extended deadline given by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to enable Nigerians swap their old Naira notes for the new ones. The apex bank had fixed January 31 as ...

  An explosion which rocked Azare town, Headquarters of Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State, reportedly destroyed a school, a mosque and a house in the area.   The state Commissioner of Police, Aminu Alhassan, who confirmed the explosion on ...

  Diezani Alison-Madueke, Former Minister of Petroleum, has filed a lawsuit seeking to vacate an order granting final forfeiture of her assets to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).   In the lawsuit filed before a federal high court ...

  The funeral arrangement for AMAA founder Peace Maria Ogechi Anyiam-Osigwe has been released.   The 53-year-old filmmaker, who died on Jan. 10, 2023, after a brief illness at St. Nicholas Hospital in Lagos, will be laid to rest on Wednesday, ...

  The 9 Brigade of the Nigeria Army, on Monday, January 30, paraded 116 suspected miscreants arrested in an early morning raid of black spots as part of Still Water Operation in Lagos State.   The suspects were arrested on ...

  Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo on Monday, January 30 stated that a cashless policy in Nigeria can help stem the surge of illicit election financing by making it possible to track funds.   He disclosed this at the Presidential ...

  Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a man identified as Kenneth Abang in Cross River State.   A senior correspondent at the News Agency of Nigeria, George Odok Jnr, who confirmed the incident on Monday night, January 30, 2023, ...

  Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra’s daughter, Malti Marie, made her debut at the Jonas Brothers’ Walk of Fame ceremony on Monday, Jan. 30.   The actress carried the 1-year-old at the Los Angeles event, marking her first public appearance with ...

  At least 59 people were killed and 157 others were wounded after a suicide bomber detonated explosives inside a mosque in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, January 30.   The blast occurred at a mosque near police offices in Peshawar, ...

  A suspected commercial sex worker was found dead in a brothel along old market road in Onitsha, Anambra State. The deceased, simply identified as Chisom from Enugu State, was said to have died on Monday, January 30, 2023 after ...

  The officer, Preston Hemphill, was relieved of duty amid an ongoing internal investigation at the Memphis Police Department, a spokesperson confirmed on Monday.   The details of Hemphill’s involvement in Nichols’ arrest were not disclosed by Memphis Police. Hemphill ...

  The Russian government has accused former British prime minister Boris Johnson of lying when he said President Vladimir Putin had threatened him with a missile strike during a phone call in the run-up to the invasion of Ukraine.   This is coming after Johnson disclosed to ...

  Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested 17 suspects and seized no fewer than 2,601.5 kilograms of cannabis and 102,500 pills of pharmaceutical opioids during interdiction operations across Plateau, Edo, Delta, Taraba, Kogi, Kano, Lagos and ...

  Ned Nwoko has taken to Instagram to celebrate his estranged Moroccan wife, Laila Charani, on her birthday.   The politician, who has multiple wives, shared a photo of Laila and wrote: “My dear laila. As you know, I believe ...

  Iyanya has spoken out after he was called out for pushing a fan off the stage at an event in Awka, Anambra state.   In the video that angered fans, the singer is seen performing on stage while a ...

  Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have busted an armed robbery gang and arrested one suspect.   Spokesperson of the command, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, January 29, 2023, said police operatives ...

  Nine persons including children have been confirmed dead in the accident that happened at the Ojuelegba axis of Lagos state today January 29.   TGB had reported earleir that a truck conveying a 20ft container landed on top of ...

  Serbian sports star,  Novak Djokovic beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets to win a 10th Australian Open title and a record-equaling 22nd grand slam on Sunday, January 29. After securing the 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-5) victory, Djokovic went ...

  A container has fallen on a fully loaded bus in Ojuelegba, Lagos state this afternoon, January 29. Confirming the incident, the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency LASTMA says efforts are currently being made toward rescue and evacuation.   Watch ...