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A Magistrate’s Court in Ilorin has remanded one Salaudeen Waliu Aanuoluwa, a 400-level Microbiology student in the Ilorin Correctional Service Centre for allegedly beating up a female lecturer, Mrs Rahmat Zakariyat. Police report revealed that the suspect, had consumed some ...

Veteran actress, Joke Silva has publicly spoken about the state of her husband, Olu Jacobs’ health. Recall that there were rumors that the veteran actor was ill after pictures of him went viral on social media. The actress in an ...

Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello of Niger State has banned the sale of motorcycles in the state. Secretary to the State Government, Ahmed Matane, said in a statement issued in Minna on Saturday that the ban resulted from incessant security challenges in ...

Police officers and some civilians on Saturday scuttled the abduction of a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Nasarawa, Umar Nasiru. In a statement on Sunday, Public Relations Officer, ASP Rahman Nansel said the incident occurred at about 8:10pm. The ...

  Manchester United have sacked Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, with the club confirming that the Norwegian coach is no longer at the helm. The manager was dismissed following the Red Devils’ heavy 4-1 defeat at Watford in the Premier League on Saturday. The ...

Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan turned 64 yesterday, November 20, 2021. His wife, Patience Goodluck Jonathan and a few of his friends then threw him a very private party in a jet. More photos below…    

Railway workers have ended their three-day warning strike which was earlier declared to demand improved welfare. The workers announced the suspension on Friday, a day after they commenced the strike, shutting down passenger and cargo train services of the Nigerian ...

Singer Davido has donated all the N200m donated to him ahead of his 29th birthdya by friends and fans. In a video shared on his instagram pagem the singer explained that alot of people need the money more than he ...

Veteran actress, Shan George has claimed that humans are now treating their dogs better than they treat their fellow human beings. She says the trend is worrisome and it’s indeed the endtime. I have not experienced or heard of this. ...

A Nigerian lady framed for drugs peddling and jailed in Saudi Arabia has become an NDLEA officer.   Zainab Habib Kila, from Jigawa State spent months in a Saudi Arabia jail in 2019 after being framed for drug peddling.   ...

Zlatan has called out a certain Sharon who he claims absconded with his N750k Dior shirt. Zlatan called her out on his insta-story. According to the singer, the certain sharon asked him to give her something to change into, and ...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has rejected the calls for the legalisation of consumption of cannabis in Nigeria, asserting that it would spell doom for the country. A bill for the legalisation of cannabis for medical and scientific ...

Former Big Brother Naija, ‘LockDown’ housemate, Timi Sinclair, better known as TrikyTee, has called out Nigerian beverage company Pepsi for an unfulfilled promise of a Dubai trip. Trikytee took to social media on Friday to call out the beverage company ...

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, has raised the alarm that the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic may be imminent in Nigeria by December. Abayomi, at a news briefing on Friday, said passengers coming into the ...

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested three suspects, including a herbalist linked to the beheading of a nine-year-old boy, Destiny Peter, who went missing in the Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. Spokesman for the state police command, ...

  Manchester City are set to be without Kevin De Bruyne for their next three games after the Belgian midfielder tested positive for Covid-19. The 30-year-old playmaker has been away on World Cup qualifying duty with his country, helping Roberto ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 61 Covid-19 cases Thursday, with no related deaths. The new infections jacked cumulative cases to 213,464, with 206,292 discharged. The 61 infections marked a decline from 82 reported on Wednesday. Nine states ...

  Oyo State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatunbosun has said that the Seyi Makinde led administration has paid over N14 billion on gratuities, while about 5,000 beneficiaries have benefited from the exercise. Dr. Olatubosun said this ...

President Joe Biden on Friday wrote the United States Senate to convey his decision to temporarily transfer the powers and duties of his office to Vice President Kamala Harris as he undergoes a routine surgery which will require sedation. In ...

The leader of markets in Lagos, Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, has said that the popular Oyingbo Market in Lagos was shut down due to its deplorable state and not due to traders’ failure to pay her N5 million bribe. Traders at the ...

A Lagos-based rights attorney, Festus Ogun, has filed a freedom of information (FOI) request to Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun state, asking for the immediate release the state’s #EndSARS panel report. In the FOI dated November 18, 2021, the lawyer ...

Davido has said he might be giving out all the over N180m he receieved from his friends and fans. The last update the singer gave on the donations shows he has receieved the sum of N184,104,565.73 in total. Recall the ...

A group of Igbo leaders Friday met with President Muhammadu Buhari during which they asked for the release of Nnamdi Kanu. Mr Kanu, leader of the outlawed separatist group, IPOB, is being detained and prosecuted on treason charges. Details of ...

The Nigerian DJ who reportedly drowned at a Lagos beach yesterday has been found alive. Tho, her sister, Stella Besin also took to social media this afternoon to demand for a miracle and even claimed people watched her sister drown, ...

Below are photos from freshers induction ceremony of Theater Arts students of Rivers State University.   The pictures were shared online yesterday.