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President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday embark on four-day trip to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, for the 35th Ordinary Session of Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government. President Buhari will join other African leaders in ...

The authorities of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has broken its silence on reported attempted kidnap of students on the Campus by kidnappers. Reports on social media in a viral video had suggested that some ritualists were apprehended as they ...

The lawmaker representing lseyin/ltesiwaju/ Kajola/lwajowa Federal Constituency in Oyo State at the House of Representatives, Shina Peller, has proposed scrapping of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps. Peller proposed that the Nigeria Police Force to take over the responsibilities ...

Twenty-six people were electrocuted on Wednesday when an overhead high-voltage cable fell into a drainage ditch at a market in DR Congo’s capital Kinshasa, local authorities said, giving a provisional toll. “The cable snapped and the live end of it ...

Twelve people died and another 50 were taken to hospital in a northwestern suburb of Buenos Aires after consuming adulterated cocaine, authorities said Wednesday. Around 10 people were arrested after police raided a house in the poor neighborhood where they ...

Chelsea will become the first Prem side to play with “robo-ref” offside decisions at this month’s Club World Cup. Fifa is pushing ahead with its live trials of the “limb tracking” technology that uses computer programs and algorithms to determine ...

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  Nollywood actress, Yetunde Bakare, has advised fans to avoid being pressured by anyone as she lectured men on how to treat their overdemanding lovers. The actress made this call on her Instagram story on Tuesday night. She wrote, “As ...

Pope Francis has told religious sisters to fight back when maltreated by men of God. The Pope said this in a video message shared on February 1 via his verified Twitter handle. He urged religious sisters not to be discouraged ...

Weeks after the gruesome murder of Lourdes Maldonado Lopez, another Mexican journalist, Roberto Toledo, has been killed by assailants, the Associate Press reports. Mr Toledo, who works for Monitor Michoacan, an online news outlet, was reportedly shot dead by three ...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has boasted that he is the most qualified person to rule Nigeria in 2023. The governor, who spoke during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, said no Nigerian possess his credentials and leadership experience. ...

Just like Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar has also paid a courtesy visit to former Head of State Ibrahim Babangida ahead of the 2023 general elections. Sharing pictures of the visit, Mr Abubakar wrote: “At a courtesy visit ...

Gunmen have raided the home of Mr Abdurrahman Adamu, ASUU Chairman of the Federal University Gusau (FUGUS). Five relations of the academic were kidnapped during the attack early today in Damba Quarters, in the outskirt of Gusau, the Zamfara State ...

Mel B has bravely shared her battle with ‘abuse trauma’ after suffering years of domestic violence. The former Spice Girl, 46, said she was the victim of years of psychological and emotional abuse at the hands of her ex-husband Stephen ...

  Nigerian rap artiste and internet sensation, Victor Odu- Vic O, has openly wooed London-based disk jockey DJ Cuppy. DJ Cuppy had earlier lamented about being single following the news of Barbadian singer, Rihanna’s pregnancy. “Rihanna is pregnant and I’m ...

The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps said on Wednesday that two persons died in a tanker explosion on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Sector Commander of the FRSC, Mr Ahmed Umar, told the News Agency of Nigeria in ...

  Suspected assassins have brutally murdered Mrs Ibironke Oluremi Adefila, a senior staff of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) in Ikorodu area of Lagos. Adefila was reportedly on her way to work in the early hours of Friday, January ...

Ex-Governor Peter Obi of Anambra has given the only condition that can make him contest in the 2023 Presidential election. He says this can only happen if his party, Peoples Democratic Party, zones the presidential ticket to the South. “Yes, ...

A school bus belonging to Pacemark International Schools has gone up in flames with the driver escaping by the whiskers. There were no students on board. The incident occurred at 6:30 a.m. It was an 18-seater bus. The driver of ...

Convicted R&B singer R. Kelly has contracted COVID-19, according to his lawyer. Jennifer Bonjean, who has taken over as Kelly’s defense attorney since his federal racketeering conviction in New York, made the comment in a letter to the judge presiding ...

Nigerians on twitter have dragged Seyi Shay for saying she knew about Rihanna’s pregnancy before the news broke. Ms Shay who is also believed to be pregnant yesterday congratulated Rihanna and was also quick to say she knew about her ...

A former member of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin has explained how a presidential hopeful, Bola Ahmed Tinubu is like President Buhari. Jibrin says in 2015, PMB was ahead of all APC Presidential aspirants and he eventually won. ...

David Beckham reveals wife has eaten the same meal every day for 25 years Footballer David, 46, revealed that Spice Girl Victoria, 47, has only once tried other food – while pregnant with daughter Harper, 10. Meanwhile, the sports star ...

Veteran actress Idowu Philips aka Mama Rainbow has adopted her younger colleague, Lateef Adedemeji as a son. The 79-year-old film star, who visited the newly wedded actor and his wife, Mo Bimpe in their hotel room to celebrate his birthday, ...

Adele has mocked tale bearers that she was having problems with her boyfriend American sports agent Rich Paul. The rumours emerged after she cancelled her Las Vegas residency at the 11th hour. The media trying to find hidden reasons suggested ...