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Twelve persons were confirmed to have been killed by bandits who stormed Duba village, Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State, late Saturday night. Sources said the bandits numbering over 300, armed with sophisticated weapons stormed the community at 10.45 ...

General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministry (OFM) Apostle Johnson Suleman has reacted to an allegation by Nollywood actress Chioma Ifemeludike that they had an affair. He said that he is not angry with those attacking him on social media over ...

  The University of Ibadan, Covenant University, and Obafemi Awolowo University have been ranked top in Nigeria by Webometrics in its latest rating. Analysis of the latest ranking showed that no Nigerian university was among the top 1,000 in the ...

  BBNaija season 6 housemate, Cross has expressed disappointment at Saskay for lying to him about her feelings for JayPaul. Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, BBNaija official host during Sunday live show asked Saskay who she’ll like to pick between across and JayPaul. ...

Funke Akindele and her husband, JJCSkillz are celebrating their 5th wedding anniversary today. The top Nollywood actress took to social media to celebrate their love, telling her husband she loves his so much.     Sharing one of the photos, ...

President Muhammadu Buhari, his wife, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo were among dignitaries at the luncheon organised for Yusuf and Zahra Buhari in Abuja. The event, which held at the Old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, ...

The remains of 34-year-old football enthusiast, Emmanuel Samuel, allegedly killed by a policeman in Abuja have been buried amid tears, Punch reports. The deceased, with his fiancée and friends, went to watch a football match on Sunday, July 11, when ...

A referee restored order after a controversial penalty decision by pulling out a gun. The extraordinary moment the match official strolled around the centre circle with the weapon in his hand was filmed by fans who kept a safe distance ...

Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has been caught on video kneeling before the newly crowned Olu of Warri Ogiame Atuwatse 111. Obasanjo visited the monarch on Sunday during a coronation thanksgiving service in Warri, Delta State and well he ...

Ex-BBN stars, Gedoni and Khafi have welcomed a baby boy. Khafi revealed this on her Instagram page. Her post read: “Our miracle is here and he is perfect. “Thank you to everyone who joined our live gender and baby reveal.” ...

FIFA and the player’s union FIFPro are cooperating to evacuate male and female footballers who wish to leave Afghanistan, the global body’s secretary general Fatma Samoura told AFP on Sunday. Last week, hardline Islamist militants the Taliban took control in ...

  Big Brother Naija housemate, Maria has listed six housemates she would like to evict on Sunday. Recall that on Biggie instructed Maria to prank six housemates. Having won the Head of House for this week, Maria was given a ...

A fresh batch of 15 students of the Bethel Baptist High School, Kaduna, were freed on Saturday, after they had spent 48 days in captivity. Baptist Convention President, Rev. Israel Akanji, supervised the reuniting of the freed students with their ...

Stephen Afam Ikeanyionwu, a drug dealer wanted for attempting to export 69.65kilograms of cocaine, heroin and cannabis to the United Kingdom (UK), has been arrested. The suspect had tried to move the substances through the NAHCO export shed of the ...

  Arin Olowoporoku, one of the housemates who were evicted from the Big Brother Naija show last Sunday has said that even before she went for the show, she knew that people would judge her based on her appearance, particularly ...

The new Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, has bestowed new titles on his mother, Gladys Durorike Emiko; and wife, Ivie Uhunoma Emiko, following his coronation as the 21st ruler of the Warri Kingdom. His mother, erstwhile Olori Atuwatse II, ...

  New Olu of Warri ascends throne   At exactly 3.30 p.m., Gabriel Awala, the Uwangue of Warri Kingdom, lowered the crown on Tsola Emiko as the 21st Olu of Warri. August 22, 20216 min readAs the Saturday rain poured ...

An Afghan mother has gone into labour on evacuation flight, forcing military plane to descend in altitude. The plane landed at a base in Germany. Air force officials said the woman gave birth to a baby girl at the Ramstein ...

Few months after emerging as the winner of the fifth edition of Mrs Nigeria in March 2021, Terere Obaigbo is set to take on the rest of the world in January 2022 at the Mrs World Pageant.   She is ...

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari, “over his failure to probe allegations that N106bn of public funds are missing from 149 ministries, departments and agencies.” The suit followed the grim allegations by the ...

Barcelona manager, Ronald Koeman, has admitted that opposing teams no longer fear them again following Lionel Messi’s exit. Koeman’s men were held to a 1-1 draw at Athletic Bilbao on Saturday. It is the first time Barca have dropped points ...

The Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy has said it will soon deploy the Five Generation network (5G) in Nigeria. The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, disclosed this in Abuja in an interview with NAN ...

  Big Brother Naija housemates had in a secret diary session nominated those they would like to evict from the show. Organizer of the show on Saturday released a secret diary session showing the nominations on Show max. Recall that ...

The Varsity don, Ishaq Oloyede who remitted N30bn to FG has been reappointed as JAMB registrar. 66-year-old Ishaq Oloyede, a professor of Arabic and Islamic Jurisprudence brought innovations to the Joint Admissions andMatriculation Board since his first appointment as Registrar ...

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau has begged the government and people of Ondo for forgiveness over the August 14 killing of 23 Muslim travellers from Ondo, who were passing through Jos after attending a religious event in Bauchi. The apology ...