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 A 25 year old man identified as Elisha has allegedly k+lled his girlfriend in Uyo, 

A 2016 surveillance video obtained exclusively by CNN shows Sean “Diddy” Combs a§§aulting his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura at the now-closed InterContinental Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles, USA. 

Dr Anuoluwapo Adepoju was convicted today by a Federal High Court in Lagos State after she conducted a failed plastic surgery that resulted in the death of one Nneka Onwuzuligbo in 2020.

  A Federal high court Abuja, on Friday denied the bail application of a crypto currency firm executive, Tigran Gambaryan.

  Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun has expressed gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for conferring the highest honour in the land, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on the Awujale of

The balance in the Excess Crude Account (ECA) was $473,754, FAAC said on Thursday

The Nigerian Judicial Council (NJC) has finally dropped the name of Amina Bello, the wife of the fugitive and immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, from the list of nominees to be appointed as judges of the High Court of Kogi State.

“I won’t lie to you, I wasn’t in Awolowo’s Party but I respect him a lot. I would enter his house in Oke Ado and drink beer, enjoyed myself. 

Nigeria is not a country that should be endorsed by anyone, our royal family members will never set foot there - British media personalities get salty over Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s visit 

26 years after he went missing, an Algerian man has been found alive in his neighbour’s cellar. 

The Nigerian Army has said that a total of 47 individuals associated with Boko Haram and the Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) have surrendered to troops of 403 Amphibious Brigade of MNJTF Sector 3, Nigeria.

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Magnus Abe, has described the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, as an influential member of President Bola Tinubu’s government.

  Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, youths, under the aegis of the National Solidarity Vanguard, have alleged that the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, was responsible for the emergence of factions in the Rivers State House of Assembly.

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara on Thursday received the leadership and members of Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) on a solidarity visit as part of their activities marking the 56th Boro Day anniversary celebration 

Federal government has set up a committee to ensure the reconstitution of the governing councils of 61 federal universities.

India experienced a surge in its billionaire population, adding over 100 new billionaires in the past decade, reaching a total of 200 billionaires in 2024.

Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans and his co-defendant Joseph Emeka, charged with murder and attempted kidnapping have opted for the option of a plea bargain.

Emirates Airlines has announced that it will resume services to Nigeria from October 1 2024, operating a daily service between Lagos and Dubai.

President Faye, who was sworn-in on April 2, 2024, arrived the forecourt of the State House about 3pm and was ushered in by Pipers from the military band.

The two men have a relationship dating back  1998/99 in Lagos.

A sudden rainstorm wreaked havoc on Obafemi Awolowo University’s amphitheater, causing its roof to collapse during a class session.

The Nigerian currency, the naira reversed the recent depreciation against the dollar on Wednesday May 15, 2024 to trade at N1, 459/$1 data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) has shown.

The Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has stated that most of the projects constructed and Commissioned by his predecessor, Chief Nyesom Wike, were not fully paid for.

  The Senate on Wednesday, May 15, approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to obtain a loan of $500 million to finance the mass metering programme of the federal government.

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, for approving the printing of N684.5 million at the rate of N18.96 billion 

The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Tuesday gave the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government two weeks ultimatum after which universities may be plunged into industrial crises.

 In a heart-wrenching twist of fate, 48-year-old Olubunmi Abodunde, a resident of Newmarket, Suffolk, United Kingdom, has been sentenced to a lifetime behind bars for the killing of his 41-year-old wife, Taiwo. 

The naira extended its weakness on the official market on Tuesday, as it closed at N1,520.40/$1 compared to N1,478.11 per dollar the previous day, data from FMDQ shows.

  Popular street musician Habeeb Okikiola, also known as Portable has remained in police custody after failing to meet the conditions of the bail terms for his release.

  1)  FELIX CHIDI IDIGA, from Orlu, Imo State.

A Nigerian pastor, Michael Oluronbi and his wife Juliana, have been sentenced to jail for 34 years in the UK after Oluronbi was found guilty of s£xual offences against six women and a man.

The British middleweight Sherif Lawal has died after collapsing in the ring during his professional debut on Sunday, fight organisers have said. Lawal was knocked down by his Portuguese opponent Malam Varela in the fourth of a six-roundmiddleweight bout at Harrow Leisure Centre.

 Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed a driver in a sporadic shooting and abducted three occupants of a car on Ibadan-Ijebu Ode Road.

  The All Progressives Congress in Igbotako Ward (ii), Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State has suspended the senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District in the state, Jimoh Ibrahim.

Vice-President Kashim Shettima revealed on Wednesday that President Bola Tinubu’s administration had subsidized the cost of the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage with N90 billion.

The former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has knocked the Federal Government over the proposed plan to use Nigerians' pension fund to finance critical infrastructure projects.

Popular Nigerian singer Davido has denied allegations that he dismissed his lawyer and longtime friend, Bobo Ajudua, over embezzlement claims.

  The Deputy Chief of Staff to Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Gboyega Soyannwo, has passed away after a brief illness. 

  In a shocking incident that unfolded during the early morning ‘Subh’ prayer,  28-year-old Shafi’u Aminu deliberately set fire on a mosque in Larabar Abasawa, a community in Gezawa local government, Kano state.

Five pro-Wike commissioners have resigned their respective positions from Fubara’s cabinet today.

The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has petitioned the inspector-general of police (IGP) and sought a court injunction to halt the marriage of 100 girls in Niger state.

The Rivers State House of Assembly faction loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara has screened and confirmed Dagogo Israel Iboroma, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, as Commissioner-designate.

Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal shares in the joy of the occasion as Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State and ex-special adviser, Fabian Okoye celebrates their birthday today, 13th May, 2024.

The purpose behind the visits of Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential flagbearer of the Labour Party, LP, to prominent political figures such as Atiku Abubakar, Bukola Saraki, and Sule Lamido has been clarified.

  An officer of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in the Federal Capital Territory, Abdulwahab Magaji, reportedly took his own life at his Abuja residence.

When I met Sim Fubara, he said, senior brother, please, no matter what, don’t allow anybody to make you leave the president, Tinubu

A Northern Elder Statesman who believes in the Unity and corporate existence of Nigeria as a peaceful and undivided country, Mallam Umar Mustapha Madawaki (Otumba) fingered out Achadu Gabriel as a hit man in the forefront drumming the needless war drums.

A video of some Wike’s loyalists in Rivers State singing a song many have described as derogatory to the state governor, Sim Fubara, has made the rounds on social media.

The Rivers State government, under the leadership of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, is set to probe the affairs of his predecessor in office, Nyesom Wike.