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Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested five suspected cultists for allegedly killing a policeman, Akeem Oseni. The suspects, who were said to have been on the wanted list of the command, were arrested on Tuesday in their ...

Bandits have attacked over 10 communities in Niger State, killed eight persons, abducted a bride and left several others injured. The gunmen, who were said to have numbered over 100, invaded the communities in the Lavun Local Government Area of ...

Veteran Nollywood actor, Chief Lari Williams is dead. He died at the age of 81 following a long illness. Williams, who was famous for his roles in hit soap operas such as Village Headmaster, Ripples, and Mirror in The Sun, ...

A former Big Brother Naija housemate, Beatrice Nwaji, has said she has nothing against cosmetic surgery though she has never gone under the surgeon’s knife. She told Sunday Scoop, “I didn’t go under the knife. It is not as if ...

Cryptocurrency analysts say at least $9m has so far been donated to the Ukrainian war effort through anonymous Bitcoin donations. Researchers at Elliptic, a blockchain analysis company, say that the Ukrainian government, NGOs and volunteer groups have raised the money ...

Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a pastor, Peter Omope, over allegation of attempted murder and unlawful possession of a prohibited firearm. Omope, who is the pastor in charge of Celestial Church of Christ, Jesu Yan Parish, ...

A 7-year old girl has been raped and murdered in South Africa. Her family laid her to rest yesterday. Xivono Ndlovu was said to have been r3ped and murdered by a 28 year old man in Petanenge village in Limpopo ...

Alaafin of Oyo’s ‘Best Graduate’ daughter NAME has joined Nollywood. Princess Adedoja, made her acting debut in a Nigerian movie titled ANIKULAPO, (Death & Life, The Rebirth of Identity). Adedoja played the role of ‘Princess Ajoke’ in the movie. The ...

A 13-year-old boy simply identified as Jeffery, allegedly defiled s3xually by a security man in Edo State, Ovie Oktogbo, has reportedly died. He died on Thursday, 24 February, 2022. The suspect, a 43-year-old father of three was arrested on 10 ...

A young Nigerian designer, Omale Ojima aka OJ Best who made shoes for Osinbajo is dead. OJBest went viral after tweeting at Vice President Yemi Osinbajo about his products and making shoes for him. His death was announced on his ...

A beauty queen and former Miss Grand Ukraine has apparently traded in her high heels for combat boots, joining the Ukrainian military in its push against the Russian invasion. Anastasia Lenna, Ukraine’s 2015 representative in the Miss Grand International beauty ...

Starlink is now active in Ukraine, Elon Musk announced after Ukraine’s vice prime minister on Saturday requested the SpaceX billionaire help the embattled country with communication satellites. “Starlink service is now active in Ukraine,” Musk tweeted about 10 hours after ...

Businessman and socialite, Obi Iyiegbu- Obi Cubana, on Saturday celebrated his wife, Ebele, and their last son, Kosi, on their birthdays. Sharing a picture of the celebrants on his Instagram page in the early hours of the day, Obi Cubana, ...

  Ex-Lagos State governor, Senator Bola Tinubu, on Friday said his ambition to succeed the incumbent president, Maj. Gen. Mohammadu Buhari (retd.) in 2023, was seeking a job that requires brain and focus and not one that requires strength. Tinubu ...

A man, identified as Erekeere Daniel, has been arrested for allegedly raping the 20-year-old daughter of his neighbour in Luegbo Beeri community in the Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State. A source in the community said the suspect and ...

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has posted a self-shot video of himself on Twitter walking around the streets of Kyiv in an apparent effort to combat rumours that he has called on the army to surrender to Russian troops. “There’s a ...

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp has announced that it will bar Russian state media from running ads or monetising on its platforms anywhere in the world, the parent company of social media company Facebook said ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky turned down an offer by Washington to help evacuate him from Ukraine, US media outlets say. Mr Zelensky said “the fight is here. I need ammunition, not a ride”, the Associated Press reported, citing a senior ...

  Poland will not play their World Cup qualifying play-off tie against Russia because of the nation’s recent invasion of Ukraine, according to the head of the national federation. The two sides are set to go head-to-head on March 24 ...

  Manchester United have ended their deal with club sponsor Aeroflot as a result of the growing crisis in Ukraine. The club announced on Friday they had withdrawn the airline’s sponsorship rights following the Russian invasion of its neighbouring country. ...

Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Lagos High Court in Ikeja on Friday sentenced Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, aka Evans, and his accomplices – Uche Amadi and Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu to life imprisonment. The court found Evans guilty of the kidnap of Mr Donatius ...

    A pregnant housewife, Jamila Ardo, has been remanded for allegedly kidnapping herself and collecting a ransom from her lover. Ardo, who hails from Wauru Jabbe in the Yola South Local Government Area of Adamawa State, allegedly abducted herself ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has finally signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law. The President assented to the bill at past midday on Friday at a brief ceremony held at the Council Chamber of the Aso Villa in Abuja. The ...

A paramilitary officer attached to the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (task force), Monday John, has been feared killed during an attack on the agency around the Kara bridge area on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State. Punch Metro ...

Kanye West ‘s latest romantic interest, influencer Chaney Jones, 24, looked identical to his estranged wife Kim Kardashian as she hit the beaches of Miami on Wednesday. The brunette bombshell could have easily been mistaken for the Keeping Up With ...