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Barely one week after the peace mission of the Board of Trustees, BoT, of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, led by its chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara to resolve the lingering crisis in the Rivers state chapter of the party, the cracks dividing principal officers of the major opposition party appears to have widened.

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Lagos State Governor, has given cheques to victims of the Docemo Fire Incident, Lagos Island. 

Lagos State Police Command operatives have arrested and detained a man for allegedly pushing his 47-year-old younger brother to his death.

Isaac Freeman, the famous American rapper and radio personality, who was professionally known as Fatman Scoop, is dead.

Sule Lamido, a former Governor of Jigawa State, has claimed that former President Muhammadu Buhari never wanted President Bola Tinubu to succeed him.

On Friday night, August 30, Fatman Scoop, the famous American rapper, suffered a serious ‘medical emergency’ during a concert in Hamden, Connecticut.

A fire has engulfed a three-story building at 33 Kudirat Abiola Road, off Oregun Road, near the First Bank Bus-Stop in Oregun, Lagos State.

A Nigerian man has shared on social media the distressing experience of losing his girlfriend to another man with greater financial resources, following a revealing video call that uncovered the truth.

Amaka Sunnberger, a Nigerian woman based in Canada, has become a subject of probe for threatening to poison Nigerians of Yoruba and Benin extractions.

Olori Tobi Philips, one of the queens of Ife, has shared photos of her twins.

Doctors in India were astonished to discover keys, nail clippers, and even a knife inside the stomach of a young man reportedly in his early twenties.

Fr. Angelo Chidi Unegbu, a Nigerian Catholic priest, has said that the concept of a ‘spiritual spouse’ is a fairy tale.

Two men have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly robbing three commercial s*x workers.

Emmanuel Urhobocha, a 35-year-old man, has been found dead in his house on Alafia Street, Sango-Ota, in Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State.

Two teenagers, Malik Abdulganiyu and Hawal Akande, were discovered deceased in a river in the Edudu Baale area of the Idi-Oke community, Igbesa, within the Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State.

Former Cardiff City captain and Ivorian defender Sol Bamba has d!ed at the age of 39.

When Alhaji Yahaya Imam Nafiu, an Islamic cleric and Missioner of the Ilorin Emirate Development Progressive Union in the Republic of Benin, learned that his third wife had given birth to 11 babies, he was overwhelmed by the magnitude of the news.

Mark Angel, the popular Nigerian comedian and content creator, has addressed the accusations made by his former co-creator, Denilson Igwe.

A resident of Ushafa in the Bwari Area Council of Abuja has recounted the encounter with bandits who killed a man and kidnapped his wife and children early Friday morning.

Three suspects involved in Automated Teller Machine, ATM, swap in Kaduna state, have been arrested and detained by operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command.

The Biafra Government in Exile, led by Simom Ekpa, has written to the Canadian Government in defense of Amaka Sunnberger amid a call for her prosecution over the threat to harm Yoruba and Bini people of Edo State.

The Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Victor Oko-Jumbo, has screened and confirmed eight nominees for the positions of chairman and members of the Rivers State Bureau of Public Procurement, BPP.

Senator Sunday Karimi, the Lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has directed security agencies to arrest and prosecute anyone found selling the fertilizer he freely gave to farmers across the district.

A survey by the Central Bank of Nigeria has revealed striking projections about how Nigerian households are expected to allocate their income over the next six months.

South Africa’s Udeme Okon clinched gold in the 400m final at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, with a stunning comeback and a time of 45.69 seconds.

Singer Adedamola Adefolahan aka Fireboy DML has spoken about his collaboration with music legend, Lagbaja.   

Former Cross River Governor, Donald Duke has revealed how the Federal Government can bolster the economy.  

British energy giant Shell has announced plans to sack hundreds.  

Former Governor of Cross River, Donald Duke has slammed President Bola Tinubu for purchasing a new presidential jet and yacht when Nigerians are going through the worst economic crisis the country.  

The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has announced it has ended a temporary public policy that allowed visitors to apply for a work permit from within Canada.  

A fake medical doctor, Doubara Esamasuode, who was operating without a licence in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, has been arrested by men from Zone 16 of the Nigeria Police Force.

Brigadier General YD Ahmed, the Director General of National Youth Service Corps, has warned Corps Members that night travelling is prohibited in the NYSC.

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has demanded the arrest of former Niger Delta militant leader Asari Dokubo.

Joe Ajaero, the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the General Secretary, Emma Ugboaja have again been invited by the Nigerian police.

The Kano State Independent Electoral Commission, KANSIEC on Friday, announced the postponement of the local government elections in the 44 LGAs of the state.

Timi Frank, a former deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has slammed a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George for saying that Atiku Abubakar cannot emerge president in 2027.

Late Onyeka Onwenu’s body being taken away by pall-bearers dressed in traditional isi agu outfits, as she prepares for the final journey to her resting place.

As the nation groans under hunger, hardship, and inflation, the governor of the Central Bank, CBN, Yemi Cardoso, and his four deputies are lavishing in abundance, purchasing ulta-modern armored vehicles and smiling home with jumbo allowances.

The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has said it will not pay resident doctors on strike.  

A Nigerian man, Kelechi Ndukwe, achieved a major feat after he got promoted to the rank of Captain from Commander in the US Navy.

Nigerian journalist and politician, Dele Momodu has given his opinion about the controversial age requirement to gain admission into tertiary institutions in the country.

Onyeka Onwenu will be buried today, Friday, August 30, in Lagos.

  Three students have been k!lled and one injured after gunmen suspected to be Boko haram terrorists invaded the Faudiya Islamic boarding School in Geidam, Yobe state at about 4am today August 30.  

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has vehemently condemned the murder of Superintendent of Police (SP) Halliru Liman by a military officer at a checkpoint in Kebbi State, calling the incident “alarming and unacceptable.”

The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, presented official vehicles to the newly installed traditional rulers in the territory.

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has given a one-month moratorium to traders and other market stakeholders involved in pricing to crash the prices of goods.

The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,620 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,615 per dollar on Tuesday.

Thomas Etuh, founder of Tak Agro, in partnership with Theophilus Danjuma’s TY Holdings, has acquired Notore Chemical Industries Plc in Onne, Rivers State, for $150 million.

A 56-year-old indigene of Ilorin in Kwara State identified as Yahaya Nafiu, whose wife gave birth to 11 babies in Benin Republic, has cr+3d out for help.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Nigeria is the first country in Africa to receive mpox vaccines, aimed at combating the spread of the new strain of mpox virus.