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Fresh crisis rocks Kano Emirate Council as anti-corruption commission investigates fraud in a land sale that could go all the way up to the new emir. Barely a year after he ascended the throne, Emir Aminu Ado Bayero of Kano ...

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Nigeria (JUSUN) commences a nationwide strike over the non-implementation of financial autonomy of the judiciary in line with the constitution of the country and other extant laws. JUSUN has issued a 21-day ultimatum which elapsed on Sunday, April 4, 2021, ...

Actress, Jumoke Aderounmu, has said that her petite stature was a challenge for her when she joined the movie industry. Speaking with Sunday Scoop, the actress said, “I used to be bothered about my small stature when I started acting. ...

The Nigerian Army has reportedly removed a journalist, Amadin Uyi from a WhatsApp group its communications unit created and operates for the benefit of newsmen. The Director of Public Relations, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, and other spokespersons in the Army ...

After 48 hours of disconnecting MTN customers from banking channels including the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data and banking apps, commercial banks on Sunday have reconnected MTN customers to banking channels, The PUNCH can confirm. Punch correspondent gathered that the development ...

Paris Saint-Germain forward, Neymar, on Saturday clashed with Lille’s Tiago Djalo, in the tunnel at the Parc des Princes following his side’s Ligue 1 1-0 home defeat against Christophe Galtier’s side. Lille defeated PSG thanks to Jonathan David’s first-half goal ...

Police operatives attached to Festac Division have arrested one Jonas Nnubia, m, 43, for defiling his wife’s niece (name withheld). Nnubia was arrested on 3rd April, 2021, at about 3 pm at 1st Avenue, L Close, Festac, Lagos State. The ...

The Police detectives attached to Sagamu Road Division, led by the Divisional Police Officer, Sagamu Road, Ikorodu, on Sunday, 4th April 2021, at about 10 am, apprehended one wanted serial killer cultist, Segun Agodo. Agodo was arrested in the Odongunyan ...

A drug trafficker, Goodluck Odeh, has been intercepted at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport (NAIA) in possession of two kg of heroin with a street value of N564 million. A statement by the Director, Publicity ...

Veteran Nollywood actress, Ayo Adesanya used to be known as the wife of another well known thespian, Goriola Hassan. But contrary to what many may hold as the truth that the duo met in the industry, the “Amope Alasela” star ...

Founder of Cleen Foundation, Innocent Chukwuma, is dead. He died on Saturday evening at 55 after he was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia, an aggressive cancer of the blood. His long time friend and associate, Edetaen Ojo, confirmed the sad ...

A family of five the Olalekan Baloguns of European Quarters, Meiran area of Lagos, has been rendered homeless after their landlord allegedly seized their belongings and locked them out of their room and parlour apartment since Thursday, March 25, 2021. ...

MTN customers in Nigeria now have alternative electronic payment platforms to recharge their phones as the mobile network operator on Saturday announced that customers can recharge airtime through payment solutions platforms such as Flutterwave, Jumia Pay, OPay, Kuda, Carbon and ...

Joe Okei Odumakin, the wife of the national publicity secretary for the Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin has publicly announced the death of her husband and says a part of her is gone.   Recall Comrade Odumakin passed on ...

In a new post on social media, award-winning producer and musician, Don Jazzy, has opened up about his marriage and divorce.   In the post on Instagram, Don Jazzy explains that he was married at the age of 20 and ...

West Brom have defeated Chelsea 5-2 in what is the first victory of the Baggies in Stamford Bridge. The defeat broke the unbeaten run of Manager Thomas Tuchel who took over from club legend Frank Lampard. It was broke the ...

Ndinne Igbo, an all women socio-cultural organization, has threatened its members would march naked across Igboland to protest killings by herdsmen in the region. The group condemned the recent herdsmen attack in Enugu and Ebonyi states by herders. It stated ...

Nigerian veteran actress, singer, and philanthropist, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, in an emotional recollection has revealed how losing her father at the age of 12 broke her in ways that probably still affect her. Speaking on her relationship with her father ...

Shoprite workers at Ring Road branch, Ibadan, on Friday, embarked on another round of protest, shutting down the company indefinitely. The workers, under the aegis of National Union of Shop and Distributive Employees (NUSDE), vowed that the company would remain ...

Commercial banks have disconnected MTN customers from banking channels including the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data and banking apps. MTN customers complained on Friday about being unable to recharge their MTN lines using USSD and other banking channels like the bank ...

A Boko Haram faction has released footage showing the downing of a Nigerian fighter aircraft. HumAngle reports that the video showed fighters carrying Rocket Propelled Grenade, artillery equipment, the corpse of the pilot and the aircraft’s debris. The website shared ...

The Lagos State Safety Commission on Thursday disclosed that it has shut 430 event centres and night clubs across the State for violating Covid-19 protocols. Director-General (DG) of the commission, Lanre Mojola disclosed this at a news conference in Alausa, ...

Traders at the Bodija market in Ibadan on Thursday protested the seizure of rice worth millions of naira by the Nigeria Customs Service. Hundreds of traders took to the streets to protest against what they called the Customs’ invasion of ...

Global rights body Amnesty International on Thursday said the United States “could have taken more time to evaluate” all available evidence before publishing its controversial report that appeared to downplay the role of Nigeria’s brutal military in using lethal force ...