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The US consulate in Lagos has announced that it has contacted all Visa applicants who were denied during the Trump administration. The consulate announced this in a tweet on its verified Twitter handle. It said it is prioritising the processing ...

A Sagbama High Court sitting in Yenagoa has sentenced a 21-years-old man, Timiondu Jephtath, to 10 years imprisonment for raping a five-year-old girl to death sometime in 2016 at Akede Community of Sagbama Local Government Area of the State. The ...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Wednesday sealed two filling stations in Lagos for under-dispensing of petrol. Mr Ayorinde Cardoso, Zonal Operations Controller, DPR, Lagos, confirmed the development after an inspection visit to eight filling stations located in Ikorodu ...

Many people were on Wednesday morning feared injured and properties looted after rival cult groups clashed at Ikosi in Ketu, Lagos. The clash was said to have started on Tuesday night on Ikosi Road, with the factions using guns, cutlasses ...

The paramount ruler of Iwo, Osun State, Oba AbdulRasheed Akanbi has said that only the council of traditional rulers in Yorubaland can decide if there will be Oduduwa nation or not. He said there are factors to consider before the ...

Violence erupted on Wednesday in Ilorin, Kwara State capital after the state government reopened 10 schools shut last month over the use of hijab by Muslim female students.The violence started after Christian officials of Baptist School, Surulere disallowed the girls ...

Six Asian women were among eight people shot and killed at spas around the US city of Atlanta Tuesday, with a white man in custody on suspicion of staging all three attacks, police said. The shootings came with many Asian-Americans ...

A 12-year-old boy has drowned in Ilorin, Kwara State.The boy is identified as Lekan Benjamin and the incident happened on Tuesday, March 16, drowned at Asa River in Ilorin while swimming with his friends. This was confirmed by the director ...

The Commissioner of Police in Lagos, Hakeem Odumosu, has disclosed his intention to adopt an abandoned baby rescued by the police in the state. In a statement released by the police spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, on Tuesday, the baby boy was ...

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General of World Trade Organisation, has applauded Nigeria’s Afrobeats stars, Burna Boy and Wizkid, for winning awards at the 2021 Grammy, saying such services should be encouraged for export in Nigeria. Ms. OKonjo-Iweala, on Tuesday in Abuja, ...

  President Muhammadu Buhari, has said his regime has discovered that criminals have infiltrated the mining industry in the country. Buhari said this on Tuesday while declaring open the 56th annual international conference and exhibition of the Nigerian Mining and ...

  Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has expressed her views on abusive marriages saying she won’t encourage anyone to stay in an abusive marriage.   Dikeh further said she would rather have her child grow up to be a goodman than ...

The Kwara State Government has ordered reopening of 10 mission schools shut in February for refusing Muslim students to wear hijab. But late Tuesday night, the state government announced the reopening of the schools from Wednesday March 17, 2021. The ...

Nollywood actor Alex Ekubo has assured Nigerians that he will bring home an “Oscar Academy Award”. The actor stated this in a congratulatory post to Wizkid and Burna Boy on their Grammy wins. While congratulating the Grammy Award-winning stars, he ...

The Lagos State Police Command has rescued an abandoned day old baby boy at Oko Oba area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. The baby was rescued on Monday 15th March, 2021 at about 10:30pm. A statement issued by Police Public Relations ...

Popular Ghanaian singer, Shatta Wale has slammed Ghanaians calling out artists in their country. Some Ghanaian presenters and fans on Sunday night called out their artists after Burna Boy, Wizkid grabbed their first Grammy awards. They accused Ghanaian artistes of ...

Benue state-born billionaire son and former Big Brother Naija housemate, Kiddwaya is currently in a celebratory mood as he shows off his affluence on social media.In a video shared on Instagram, Kiddwaya could be seen spraying dollar bills on himself ...

With news Kim Kardashian is newly single amid her ongoing divorce from Kanye West, rapper Drake has reportedly been sending messages to the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star. Kim, 40, confirmed last month she had filed for divorce from ...

A lecturer in the Department of Business Management at the Covenant University Ota, Dr. Stephen Ukenna, has been arrested for allegedly r3ping a teenage girl. The victim is a 17-old-year old student of the university. The 41-year-old lecturer was arrested ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 179 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 161,074. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday. “On the 16th of ...

BBNaija star Nengi has shared interesting story of how a 13 year-old girl made her hair for her. And she used the opportunity to appreciate those who help her grow too. Her story after the cut;  

A car accident involving a Toyota Corolla private car has claimed three lives at Tashan Turmi along the ever busy Bauchi-Gombe road. The accident was said to have occurred on Saturday night when the vehicle plunged into a river at ...

A 3-year-old child was killed and his mother seriously injured after they were attacked by two dogs Tuesday afternoon in New Jersey. The tragic incident unfolded at a house on East Laurel Street in Carteret, New Jersey,. According to one ...

Covid-19 vaccines that don’t require a needle may be available later this year or next year, a top scientist said. Six to eight new immunizations may be ready for regulatory review by the end of the year — some of ...

A British man has broken a Guinness World Record that even he admits is “stupid” — the fastest time to drink a Capri Sun. Declan Evans gulped the juice down in a record 16.65 seconds on Aug. 27 during the ...