BBNaija: Why Beatrice broke down in tears on Friday night
Big Brother Naija housemate, Beatrice on Friday night broke down in tears. The ‘Shine Ya Eye’ housemate seems to be missing home and is confused on how to socialize in the house. “I don’t know what’s happening in the house. I want to socialize with …

Bomb blast kills four footballers, injures five others
Four footballers have been killed after an explosion, believed to have been caused by a bomb, ripped through their bus on Friday in Somalia. NDTV reports that ten players from the Jubaland Chamber of Commerce and Industry club in Somalia were headin…

Nnamdi Kanu, Sunday Igboho: Baba-Ahmed blames Buhari for separatist agitations in Nigeria

UEFA Super Cup final: Villarreal suffer major injury blow ahead of Chelsea clash
Villarreal have suffered a major injury blow ahead of their UEFA Super Cup final against Chelsea on August 11. The LaLiga side confirmed in a statement on Friday night that midfielder Dani Parejo suffered muscle damage ahead of the UEFA Super Cup fi…

Tokyo 2020: 21 new COVID-19 cases reported
Olympics organisers on Saturday reported 21 new cases of COVID-19 linked to the Tokyo Games. The new cases have brought the total number of infections since the start of July to 241. The number was lower than Friday’s total of 27, which was the high…

Rashford ‘regrets’ playing for England at Euro 2020
Manchester United forward, Marcus Rashford, has admitted he may have opted to undergo shoulder surgery instead of going with the England squad to Euro 2020, had he known he “wouldn’t play a significant role”. In a lengthy social media post, Rashford…

NUJ blacklists police over brutal attack on journalist in Bauchi
The Bauchi State Council of the Nigeria union of Journalist (NUJ), on Friday directed its members to immediately suspend coverage of activities of the state police command. The directive was contained in a press release signed by the council chairma…

BBNaija: Special moments of first Jacuzzi Party
The BBNaija Shine Ya Eye housemates had their first Jacuzzi Party on Friday night, following the completion of their task. The Jacuzzi Party was one of Biggie’s rewards to the housemates for a successful first task. For the party, the housemates sla…

COVID-19 worsens in Nigeria, 8 deaths, 590 new cases within the last 24 hours
Eight COVID-19 related deaths were reported by the NCDC in four Nigerian states on Saturday, taking the cumulative death toll to 2149. Daily cases also shot up to 590, from 558. This took the death toll in the central Nigerian state to 20. Akwa Ibo…

(BREAKING) - TOKYO 2020: More bad news for Nigeria as medal hopeful Blessing Okagbare is suspended for failed drug test
Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare is out of the Tokyo Olympics after being provisionally suspended for a failed drugs test. Okagbare won her heat of the 100m on Friday, but will not be on the start line for the semi-finals after it was confirmed …

91 Boko Haram members surrender in Borno
Ninety-one Boko Haram/Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists and their families have surrendered to the Nigerian Army in the North East. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu disclosed this in a statement …

Tunde Bakare’s Nigeria-for-Nigeria movement not of God, it’s disaster – Primate Ayodele warns

Tokyo 2020: D’Tigress suffer another defeat
Nigeria’s senior women basketball team, D’Tigress, lose 62-87 to their French counterparts in their second Preliminary Round Group B fixture at the ongoing Tokyo Olympic Games. D’Tigress returned to the Saitama Super Arena on Friday to take on Franc…

Kaduna files fresh charges against Ibraheem El-Zakzaky
Following the discharge and acquittal of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, and his wife, by the Kaduna State High Court, the state government has filed fresh charges against him. Recall that Justice Gid…

COVID-19: Nigeria records 558 fresh cases, two deaths
Nigeria on Thursday recorded 558 new COVID-19 infections in 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control figures on Friday morning also showed that two new deaths from COVID-19-related complications were report…

Hushpuppi, associates used crime proceeds to acquire St. Christopher and Nevis citizenship —US

BBNaija: My dad manages my Instagram page, Angel reveals
Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Angel, has revealed that her father manages her Instagram page as she is in the show. Angel said this while talking to Boma as she cooked in the kitchen. The duo was having a conversation about Angel’s obse…

IPOB ‘juju doctor’ arrested with ‘homemade’ bomb
The police in Imo have arrested the alleged Eastern Security Network (ESN) native doctor Benneth Okoli with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). This was confirmed by the Commissioner of Police, Mr Abutu Yaro on Thursday. The statement from the CP’…

Nigeria’s integrity abysmally low under Buhari – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said it’s disquieting that the integrity of Nigeria has fallen so abysmally low under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari. The PDP made this known in a statement released on Thursday while reacting to the…

La Liga: Messi returns to Barcelona to end contract saga
Lionel Messi has arrived in Barcelona, as he prepares to pen a new five-year contract at Camp Nou, according to Sport. The deal is worth in the region of £250,000 a week. Messi is currently a free agent, as his old contract expired. The 34-year-old …

Hushpuppi: Abba Kyari a good Cop – Fani-Kayode insists
Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation, has defended Abba Kyari, Deputy Commissioner of Police, following reports linking him to alleged internet fraudster, Ramon Abass, popularly known as Hushpuppi. The United States, US, Department of Jus…

Foreign medical trips portray Buhari as colossal failure – HURIWA replies Femi Adesina
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has described as totally indefensible, reprehensible, despicable and a shame, President Muhammadu Buhari’s medical trip to the United Kingdom. HURIWA noted that Buhari has been in charge of Ni…

COVID-19: Twitter shuts its New York, San Francisco offices permanently
Twitter has announced that its New York City and San Francisco offices will be closed permanently in response to the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warnings about COVID-19. The decision to shut its two largest offices comes …

Why I think about death every time, Anthony Joshua reveals
Anthony Oluwafemi Joshua, a British professional boxer, has revealed why he thinks about death every day of his life. The two-time unified world heavyweight champion in a post via his Instagram story on Thursday said that understanding that he will …

How killers of General Ahmed demanded N50m, collected N7m before releasing sister
Sabina, a sibling of the late Major General Hassan Ahmed, was released on Wednesday after thirteen days in captivity. Newsmen received photos of Sabina kidnapped after the ex-Provost Marshal (PM) of the Nigerian Army was assassinated a fortnight ago…

APC: Supreme Court weaponised those aggrieved with Buni – Keyamo wants congresses called off

EFCC quizzes ex-governor Al-Makura, wife over alleged corruption
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has grilled former governor of Nasarawa State and serving senator, Tanko Al-Makura, and his wife, Mairo, over alleged corruption. They were invited to the commission’s office in Abuja on Wednesday …

If you don’t do something now, you will have no home to go – Charlyboy charges Nigerians in Diaspora

COVID-19: Nigeria records highest daily infections in months, five deaths
COVID-19 killed five people on Wednesday as cases surged in Nigeria, with 535 new infections reported in 18 states. The rising cases are indications that the third wave of the dreaded COVID-19 has hit Nigeria. Figures released by the Nigerian Centre…

Tokyo 2020: Administrators were busy fighting over power, Okagbare reacts to athletes disqualification
Nigerian athlete Blessing Okagbare has said that the sport system in Nigeria is flawed and that athletes are always at the receiving end of the damages. Lamenting that athletes are being neglected, Okagbare said those who are not passionate about sp…

America court sentences Nigerian to eight years in prison, orders repayment of N400 million
A Nigerian national, Olumide Bankole Morakinyo was on Wednesday sentenced to eight years in prison and ordered to repay $975,863. According to the court, the money, equivalent to N400 million repayment, is in restitution to multiple victims of his c…
Fayemi Congratulates Akeredolu On Supreme Court Victory
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has congratulated his Ondo State counterpart, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN) on the affirmation of his election by the Supreme Court. Governor Fayemi in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Yinka O…
Jaba First Class Chief, Kpop Ham regains freedom
The Kpop Ham Dandali Gyet Maude, paramount ruler of Ham people in Kwoi local government area of Kaduna State, abducted by kidnappers on Tuesday has regained his freedom. The abductors of the 83-year-old monarch had demanded N100 million after abduct…
BREAKING: Supreme Court delivers landmark verdict on Ondo Governorship tussle 12 noon today
The Supreme Court has fixed judgment for 12 noon today in the appeal filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last governorship election in Ondo State, Eyitayo Jegede against the victory of Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of the All…
Anambra guber: God showed me advanced rigging, ruling party to frame up candidates – Primate Ayodele
Early morning downpour kills two, floods 1,500 houses, roads in Katsina
Some residences and major roads of Katsina State were left flooded after a heavy downpour lasting five hours on Monday morning, killing two persons. The Katsina State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has reported that over 1,500 houses were submer…
BBNaija: Angel, Sammie spark relationship rumour
BBNaija housemates Angel and Sammie have sparked relationship rumour barely 72 hours into their stay in the house. Both housemates appear to be getting along and getting fond of each other during their short stay. Sammie also during a conversation w…
Tokyo 2020: Simone Biles withdraws from Olympics
American gymnast Simone Biles has withdrawn from Thursday’s individual all-round event. The four time gold medal winner, the current champion, decided not to compete after consulting with Team US officials. On Tuesday, Biles withdrew from the team c…
Traffic robbers arrested by Sanwo-Olu granted bail in court
Three suspected traffic robbers arrested by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and security personnel attached to him have been granted bail. The suspects were admitted to bail each in sum of N100,000 and two sureties in like sum by Magistrate Adebayo Tell…
Some pastors returning to their senses – Charlyboy reacts as Pastor Bakare hits out at Buhari
Tokyo 2020: D’Tigers lose second Olympic game to Germany
Nigeria’s D’Tigers have narrowly lost by 92-99 points their second match in the Tokyo Olympics against Germany on Wednesday . It was their second loss after Australia. Nigeria started against Germany brilliantly as Miami Heat Point guard Gabe Vince…
Man arraigned over attempt to kill 70-year-old woman, escaping from custody
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, known as Amotekun Corps, has arraigned a man, John Bidemi, before an Akure Magistrate’s Court for attempting to kill a 70-year-old woman. Bidemi was dragged before the court for escaping from lawful custody. A…
What Klopp told me before Liverpool sold me to Union Berlin – Awoniyi
Nigerian striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, has revealed his conversation with Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp, before his permanent move to Union Berlin. According to Awoniyi, Klopp urged him to sign for the German club, as they showed a big interest in landi…
Buhari without certificate attending global education summit – Dino Melaye
Senator Dino Melaye who represented the Kogi West senatorial district during the 8th National Assembly has questioned the capacity of President Muhammadu Buhati to represent Nigerians in a global education summit in the United Kingdom. It was report…
Nigeria records new cases of the deadly COVID-19 Delta variant
Nigeria has so far recorded 10 new cases of the Delta COVID-19 variant. The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu disclosed this at the ministerial briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja, The Delta variant is reco…
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