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Armed men suspected to be Fulani militias have reportedly killed 36 residents of Shikaan Mbagena Kpav community in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. AllBaze Media gathered that the incident occurred on Thursday night when the armed men invaded ...

A fuel-laden tanker caught fire on Friday at the Otedola Bridge around the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. It was gathered that first responders have arrived at the scene and have curtailed the fire. No casualty was recorded as of the time of ...

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has seized jewellery worth N14 billion from former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Allison-Madueke. EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, made this known at the House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the assessment and status ...

  Juventus have sacked coach Andrea Pirlo and replaced him with former manager Massimiliano Allegri, Italian media reported. Sky Italia said that Allegri will return to the Turin club for a second spell two years on from his departure, after reaching ...

There are indications that the Lagos State Government may be constrained to close the multi-billion naira Ladipo International Spare Parts Market in Mushin over alleged environmental infractions. The market, a major contributor to the state’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), has ...

Nollywood actress Toyin Abraham has issued a strong warning to some of her fans hurling insults at her colleague, Lizzy Anjorin. Recall that Toyin Abraham, some weeks ago lamented on how her husband and son was dragged into her dramatic ...

Minister of Finance Zainab Ahmed appeared before the House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the assessment and status of recovered loot. The chairman of the committee, Adeogun Adejoro, said that it was necessary for the committee to know the ...

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudiness and sunshine from Friday to Sunday. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Thursday in Abuja, predicted partly cloudy to sunny skies over the Northern region during the morning hours on Friday. According to ...

The Nigerian government has again publicly declared a total of 132 travellers as “persons of interest,” for allegedly violating new protocols put in place to halt the spread of the dreaded coronavirus disease in the country. A statement issued on ...

  Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River has said that aligning with the All Progressives Congress (APC) party would bring federal assistance to the state. While addressing the youths who held a rally to welcome him to the party at ...

Forty-six dead bodies of over 200 passengers who drowned after a boat carrying artisanal miners and traders capsized in Tsihuwan Labata in Ngaski Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The boat was travelling to Kebbi State from Niger State. Out ...

English fans descending on Porto for the Champions League final were involved in violent clashes on Thursday night. Video footage shows a number of different skirmishes by the Douro river and supporters are said to have locked horns with the ...

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said the parents of children convicted for cultism will also face punitive measures. Sanwo-Olu stated this on Thursday during the Children’s Day celebration at the Police College, Ikeja, addressing pupils and students. ...

Governor Kayode Fayemi has suspended the College of Health Sciences and Technology provost Cecilia Adebayo over 100 students who took ill following firefighters’ fumigation of the school. The suspension was announced in a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti by Yinka Oyebode, ...

A US-based Nigerian, Eyinaya Ogbonna, who came to build a gas station in Abia State, Nigeria has been killed by a member of vigilante group in the state. The Rivers State Police Command has arrested and paraded Okorie Chukwuma for ...

Usher has another baby on the way! The R&B crooner and girlfriend Jenn Goicoechea are expecting their second child together. Usher’s rep confirmed the pregnancy to ET. Additionally, the couple shared the announcement at the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards on ...

Kanye West has been seen for the first time in months amid rumours he’s dating model Irina Shayk. The rapper, 43, has remained largely under the radar since it was confirmed in February that he and Kim Kardashian, 40, were ...

  A woman is fighting for her life after she was beaten, gang r*ped and left hanging n*ked from an electricity pole in India, it has been reported. The victim was left for dead after she was ambushed by a ...

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a suspected internet frauster who allegedly tried to buy a Range Rover worth N44million with Bitcoin The suspect identified as Tobiloba Aramide Ogundiyan is accused by the EFCC’s Advance Fee ...

  A Nigerian man identified as Anthony Oregon has died after he was bitten by a poisonous snake friends claimed was sent by someone. According to Shadrack Okpomhe on Facebook, someone called the deceased to inform him that pigs were feeding ...

Sean ‘P Diddy’ Combs has thrown some fuel onto the blazing Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck ‘romance reunion’ fire. The rapper, 51, appeared to make a dig at the twosome by sharing a snap from his time dating the Jenny ...

  The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) on Friday said 37 of its inmates were admitted and matriculated into the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). A statement by the Public Relations Officer of NCoS, Mr Francis Enobore on Friday in ...

  Haraja Usman Baba, the president of the Police Officers Wives Association (POWA) and wife of the Inspector-General of Police, says she will remove beer parlours from police barracks, threatening to evict errant officers. “We are going to send signals ...

Facebook has lifted a ban on posts claiming Covid-19 was man-made, following a resurgence of interest in the “lab leak” theory of the disease’s onset. The social network says its new policy comes “in light of ongoing investigations into the ...

  Nike said it ended its partnership with Neymar after he refused to cooperate with an investigation into sexual assault allegations against him. The company cut the star’s endorsement deal short with eight years remaining last summer without public explanation ...