Former Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Jumoke ‘JMK’ Adedoyin, on Saturday said that she’s mentally exhausted and traumatised following the fire incident that razed down her apartment and belongings. The reality TV star took to her Instag…
Women farmers in the FCT have cried out over the insecurity in the territory, asking the federal government to urgently tackle the challenge to enable them to return to their farms. The women say security threats to farmers arising from the header-f…
Singing duo, Paul and Peter Okoye have confirmed their reunion as P-Square, as the duo is set to headline the Livespot music festival on December 18, 2021. The singers announced this on Friday as they shared a flier of the event on their individual…
Nigerian disk jockey, Imohiosen Patrick, popularly known as DJ Neptune, has addressed the conflict regarding a collaboration between himself and singer, Rema. Rema had called out the DJ via his official Twitter account on Friday for releasing thei…
A day-old baby was on Friday discovered inside a well at Garin Ganau Village in Babura Local Government, Jigawa State. The village head said that some passersby heard a child crying inside an abandoned well while going to the farm. He said the baby …
Former WBA heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, has dropped to fifth place in the latest World Boxing Association rankings. Joshua lost his belts to Oleksandr Usyk in September this year, but is due for a rematch with the Ukrainian southpaw in 2022…
The APC Chairman in Plateau State, Mr Rufus Bature has condemned the renewed cycle of attacks on unsuspecting people of Ta’agbe in Miango District of Bassa Local Government of the state. Recall that an attack on residents on Friday led to the death …
Festus Ogun, a legal practitioner has expressed fear that EndSARS panels constituted by state governments may not achieve much. The activist said over the years the authorities consistently fail to act on recommendations of commissions. Ogun observe…
A medical doctor, Dr Olakunle Omoteemi has said the best treatment for a bite from a poisonous snake is antivenom in a hospital. Dr Omoteemi also said without the quick administration of antivenom on snakebite victims, symptoms typically progress to…
The abductors of 66 worshippers at the Emmanuel Baptist Church, Kakau Daji, in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have asked for N99 million as ransom to release the 61 persons still in captivity. The abductors had shot five of their …
The Zamfara State Police Command says its police tactical teams have arrested over twelve suspected bandits and their informants including one 30 years old woman. Addressing newsmen at the Command’s headquarters, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr…
The wife of late Igbo leader, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, Mrs Bianca Ojukwu has urged Governors of the Southeast geo-political zone to remember Ojukwu just as Ralph Uwazuruike, leader of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of …
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has confirmed the suspension of some officials for allegedly extorting a passenger at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos State. Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, General Manager, Corporate Affairs of F…
Ghana’s parliament on Friday rejected the government’s 2022 budget proposal due to concerns over an electronic banking levy. It was the first time the national budget has been rejected since 1981 in the West African country. Ghana’s parliament is …
The Nigeria Police Force’s headquarters, Abuja, has directed the immediate transfer of investigation into the death of Timothy Adegoke, a master’s student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, which allegedly occurred at Hilton Hot…
West Ham United boss, David Moyes, has reacted to Manchester United’s decision to appoint Ralf Rangnick as their new interim manager until the end of the current season. Moyes, a former Manchester United manager, said Rangnick is a very experienced …
The Plateau State Police Command has confirmed that no fewer than 10 persons were killed while over 30 houses were burnt down in Te’egbe village in Miango district, Irigwe chiefdom, Bassa local government area of the state when unknown gunmen invade…
Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has said the club will not entertain offers for Nicolas Pepe during the January transfer window. Pepe has struggled to live up to expectations since he arrived at Emirates Stadium in a record-breaking £72 million move …
Governor Dapo Abiodun has blamed the recurrent crises between officers of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) and residents of Ogun border communities on some recent policies of the Federal Government of Nigeria. Ogun, one of the states with many app…
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has reacted to calls by some Nigerians, urging the group to emulate Igbo leaders and approach President Muhammadu Buhari for the release of the Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo popularly …
The federal government has approved vaccine mandate policy for all its employees. Government also direct its staff from grade level 12 and below who have been working from home following outbreak of COVID-19 to resume work on Wednesday, next week. …
A founding member of the Arewa Consultative Forum and elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, has revealed that he would support the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s presidential bid in 2023. Tinubu had on Wedn…
Legendary French star, Eric Cantona, has claimed he is the new manager of Manchester United. Cantona made the announcement on his Instagram page on Thursday. United are searching for a new man in charge, after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked on Sund…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Hon Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad will on Saturday November 27, 2021 lead six of his brother Justices on the Supreme Court bench, Justices of the Court of Appeal, Chief Judges and other Judges and Senior Lawyers i…
A non-governmental organization, Global Peace Development, has called on the executive, legislative and judiciary arms of government to do everything within its powers to ensure that Nigerian women are protected from domestic violence. In a statem…
The U.K. will temporarily ban flights from South Africa and five neighboring countries over worries about a new, dramatically different Covid-19 variant recently identified in the region. According to Bloomberg, the travel restrictions go into effec…
A secondary school student, Segun Dosumu, is to spend three weeks in jail with hard labour for threatening to kill one of his teachers. This is as an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court found the 20-year-old student guilty of the charge preferred against hi…
Former Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, watched their 2-0 victory over Villarreal in the Champions League this week and was delighted by supporters who chanted his name during the game. Solskjaer was sacked on Sunday morning, followi…
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria is now focusing on non-oil exports. He said the zero-oil plan promoted by the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), affirms the country as being on economic diversification path. Osinbajo spoke on Thurs…
Operatives of the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Akwa Ibom state command have arrested one Elisha Effiong for allegedly conspiring with his wife to sell their two daughters aged 6 and 4 respecti…
Muhammadu Buhari yesterday rose from a national security meeting with service chiefs and heads of other security agencies, with a charge on them to go after the terrorists and bandits terrorising Nigerians, especially on the highways. According to…
Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday predicted that out-of-school children might soon be recruited by Boko Haram if the government failed to return them to classrooms. Obasanjo stated this while addressing participants at the presidential yout…
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