The winner of BBNaija Season 4, Mercy Eke, is not happy with the claims in some quarters that a man is responsible for her success. In a video uploaded to her YouTube channel, the reality star said, “In this part ...
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Russia has detained Ukraine’s consulate general Oleksandr Sosonyuk for “spying” According to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), Oleksandr Sosonyuk received classified information from law enforcement agency databases. The spying claims come amid high tension between the two ex-Soviet countries with ...
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A revenue collector in the Umuleri area of Anambra State, Ifeanyi Ezinwa, is being held by the police for the murder of his relative, Chukwuebuka Iloegbunam. Ezinwa reportedly strangled 19-year-old Iloegbunam for persistently demanding repayment of N100,000 he borrowed from ...
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Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command attached to the 9th Mile Police Division have arrested one Mrs. Nnenna Egwuagu for allegedly murdering her stepson. Command’s spokesperson, Daniel Ndukwe, said the 29-yr-old suspect, who hails from Umulumgbe in Udi Local ...
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The police have taken over Mapo Hall, Ibadan the venue of the rally organised by the Prof Banji Akintoye-led Ilana Odua to sensitise people about Yoruba self-determination. Akintoye, who is an 86-year-old Emeritus Professor of History, was scheduled to lead ...
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Ahmed Musa will not be paid in his short stint at Kano Pillars in the Nigeria Premier Football League, Saturday PUNCH reports. Musa, 28, signed for the four-time Nigerian champions under the Elite Players Programme of the League Management Company, ...
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The Plateau Police Command has confirmed the killing of six persons by gunmen in Wereng community, Riyom Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Ubah Ogaba, confirmed the incident in a statement on ...
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Nigerians have reacted to the eulogy by Prophetess Naomi Silekunola, the wife of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, in a viral video where she prayed for him to have more wives which led to an outburst of laughter ...
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Bitcoin tumbled more than 4% on Friday after Turkey’s central bank banned the use of cryptocurrencies and crypto assets for purchases citing possible “irreparable” damage and transaction risks. In legislation published in the Official Gazette, the central bank said cryptocurrencies ...
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Abductors of the 39 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna have demanded N500 million ransom for the release of the students. Parents of the abducted students led by their spokesman, Friday Sani made this known while ...
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The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) will hold a nationwide protest on April 19. The workers who have been on strike since April 6, are demanding financial autonomy for the judiciary. In a circular on Friday, JUSUN Deputy Secretary, ...
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Police officers attached to Sagamu Road Division, Ikorodu in Lagos, have arrested a wanted criminal, Rasheed Isiaka. Lagos Command Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said the suspect was nabbed on April 15 at about 12:10am at Olowonisaye Street in Ikorodu. ...
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The Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, has ordered all CBT Centres across the country not to allow parents/guardians into the registration hall again. A statement signed by JAMB Spokesman in Ilorin Office, Hassan ...
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Chris Smalling and his family were robbed at gunpoint in the early hours of Friday morning as armed men entered his home just outside Rome and stole watches, jewellery and cash. The Roma defender missed his side’s Europa League quarter-final ...
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Grammy award winner, Burna Boy has stepped out with a Bottega Veneta bag belonging to females. The particular Bottega bag is designed for females but the singer went on to step out with it. Stepping out with it, he strapped ...
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A former Minister of Education, Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili, has written a petition to the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, demanding the prosecution of social media influencer, Japheth Omojuwa. The petition titled, ‘Petition Against Mr Japheth Omojuwa for Forgery, Fraudulent ...
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Amaju Melvin Pinnick recently joined the FIFA council and friends and family came together to celebrate him. The event, which took place at Live Lounge, Lagos. Check out some moments from the celebration below.
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Ten persons have so far died in Kano State from the poisoned powdered beverage, against three confirmed barely two weeks ago. Also, those hospitalised have reached 400 from the initial 243 declared by the state government. The Commissioner for Health, ...
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India saw an unprecedented surge of 217,353 coronavirus cases on Friday as authorities imposed further restrictions to contain a severe second wave of infections. This is the second consecutive day that India has recorded more than 200,000 new cases. Fresh ...
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An Ekiti monarch, Oba David Oyewumi, the Obadu of Ilemeso in Oye Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, has been kidnapped by gunmen, the police said. ASP Sunday Abutu, the spokesman for the police, confirmed the incident and described ...
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Nigerian crossdresser, James Brown recently stepped out to shop for food items at a local market. He stepped out fully dressed as a lady. The self-acclaimed Princess of Africa was seen with friends and a man in military uniform protecting ...
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Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa has formally signed a short-term deal with four-time Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Champions, Kano Pillars. The club said this is in a statement by its Media Officer, Rilwan Malikawa, on Friday in Kano. According ...
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An Abuja-based pastor, Rev Emeka Evans Unaegbu has died after gunmen stormed his church in Nyanya-Jikwoyi area of Abuja. Emeka Evans, as he was popularly called, was reported to be conducting a lone vigil in his Goodnews Power Assembly ...
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A prominent Norwegian coronavirus denier has died from Covid-19 after hosting two events at his property. Hans Kristian Gaarder tested positive for the virus after dying on April 6 in Gran, a municipality that lies some 40 miles north of ...
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Nigerian actor, Sunkanmi Omobolanle has penned a heartfelt note to his wife, Abimbola as she turns a new age . Taking to his Instagram page, he shared a loved-up photo of him with his wife both rocking a white outfit ...
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