Covid-19 Vaccine Rush In France As Fresh Curbs Loom

  More than 900,000 people in France rushed to set up appointments to get vaccinated on Monday night after President Emmanuel Macron warned of new restrictions. He said curbs would be imposed on the people if they did not have ...

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MMA Fighter Dubbed ‘Ironman’ Takes Own Life In Prison

  An MMA fighter known as The Ironman hanged himself in a prison cell after admitting to s.e.xual exploitation of a child and keeping twisted abuse images. Travis Fulton, 44, was found unresponsive in his cell in Linn County Jail, ...

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Delta Variant Of Covid-19 Kills Two In Oyo

  Two residents of Oyo State that contracted the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus are dead. State Incident Manager and Coordinator of the Emergency Operations Centre, Dr Olabode Ladipo, disclosed this while speaking with Tribune Online, in Ibadan, on ...

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JUST IN: Senate rejects Buhari’s aide, Onochie for INEC role

The Nigerian Senate has declined Lauretta Onochie’s nomination as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Onochie’s non-confirmation followed the report by the Senate Committee on (INEC), Senator Kabir Gaya who said her nomination breaches Federal Character ...

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British F1 driver Lando Norris ‘shaken’ after his £40,000 watch was stolen at Wembley during Euro 2020 final

  British F1 driver Lando Norris has been left “shaken” after being mugged and seeing his watch stolen during chaotic scenes at Wembley for the Euro 2020 final. Norris was one of a whole host of sporting figures and celebrities ...

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Court remands man for allegedly abducting, defiling 17-year-old girl

  An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday ordered that a 26-year-old man, Sixtus Chinedu , who allegedly abducted and defiled a 17-year-old girl should be remanded in Ikoyi Custodial Centre The police charged Chinedu, who resides at No. 6, ...

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Nollywood Actor, Rotimi Salami Robbed At Gunpoint

Nollywood actor Rotimi Salami was robbed at gunpoint on Monday night along Mile 2 road in Lagos. The actor made this known via his verified Instagram page. He noted that the traffic robbers broke his car glass with a gun ...

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Senator Shehu Sani Finally Dumps PRP

Senator Shehu Sani, who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th National Assembly, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP). In his resignation letter dated July 9, 2021 addressed to PRP chairman in ward 6, Tudun Wada, Kaduna, ...

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Obaseki Vows Never To Return To APC

  Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has vowed never to return to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from where he was chased away in 2020, while seeking the party’s ticket for re-election. He was forced to join the Peoples Democratic ...

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49 Suspects Arrested At Lagos ‘Yoruba Nation’ Rally Denied Bail

A Magistrate Court sitting in Yaba has failed to grant bail to the 49 Yoruba Nation Agitators detained by Lagos Police Command, The Nation has learnt. The Lagos Police Command had paraded 49 suspects arrested in connection with last week’s ...

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Nnamdi Kanu’s Wife Finally Breaks Silence Over His Arrest

Uchechi Okwu-Kanu, wife of leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra Nnamdi Kanu, has cried out over her inability to reach her husband since his arrest. In a recent interview which she granted to United Kingdom newspaper, The Sunday Times, ...

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Governor Sanwo-Olu Mourns Sound Sultan

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has condoled with the Fasasi family and the Nigerian entertainment industry on the death of Olanrewaju Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan. Sound Sultan, a renowned rapper, singer and songwriter died on Sunday at ...

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Senate Moves To Stop JAMB From Admitting Candidates Below 18 Years

The Senate Committee on Basic Education has said it would work towards amending the law establishing the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB to stop the board from admitting candidates below the age of 18 years. This was disclosed on Monday by ...

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“Death is so rude, how do you die of throat cancer and you’ve never smoked, this one hurts to the bone marrow – OAP N6 writes touching tribute to Sound Sultan

  Media personality, N6 has reacted to the sudden death of veteran Nigerian musician, Sound Sultan.     Sound Sultan’s death was announced in a statement on Sunday morning by his family. His relative, Kayode Fasasi, who signed the statement, ...

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Sanwo-Olu Arrests Suspected Criminals (Photos)

  The war against criminality in Lagos State has gone a notch higher as the State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, personally arrested a gang of suspected criminals, which specialises in harassing motorists and road users in traffic. The gang of suspected criminals ...

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I Am Sorry: Marcus Rashford Breaks Silence On Penalty Miss

Manchester United and England striker, Marcus Rashford broke his silence on the spot kick miss in the Euro 2020 final on Sunday between England and Italy. Amid online racist abuse, the gangling striker said the three short words of remorse: I am ...

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Tems Makes First Debut as Wizkid’s Essence Makes Billboard Hot 100

Nigerian Superstar, Wizkid’s ‘Essence’ has debuted at Number 82 spot on this week’s Billboard 100. ‘Essence’ which is the fourth song from his album ‘Made in Lagos’ has become a fan favorite and summer hit song for celebrities in America and other ...

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Again, National Assembly Flooded as Complex Roofs Continue to Leak

For the second time in one month, the National Assembly has been confronted by flood caused by the leakage from the complex roofs Areas majorly affected were the central lobby at the White House section of the complex, which adjoins ...

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Alleged Credit Card Fraud: Court Sets Date For Naira Marley’s Trial

Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, set a date for continuation of Afeez Fashola, a.ka. Naira Marley’s trial. He was arraigned in 2019 on an 11-count charge of credit card fraud preferred against ...

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Police Dismiss Trending Chidinma Video on Ataga Super TV CEO

The Lagos State Police Command on Monday dismissed a trending video of Chidinma Ojukwu, the prime suspect in the  murder of the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, in which she made a u-turn, denying killing Ataga. In ...

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