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Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Lagos State chapter, Dr Dominic Adegbola, on Wednesday, died of COVID-19 related complications. Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Taofik Gani, while confirming the death of Adegbola, stated that, “the late senior medical practitioner was an exceptional politician who had deployed much of his hard earned money into […]
Continue ReadingHakainde Hichilema, Zambia’s new president, has vowed to turn around the economy of the country, plagued by a colossal debt, promising that no Zambian will sleep hungry. Hichilema was sworn in on Tuesday before thousands of supporters at the Heroes Stadium in Lusaka. “I swear to faithfully and diligently fulfill my duties,” he said during […]
Continue ReadingIdentity of the Nigerian army Major who was kidnapped by gunmen at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in the early hours of Tuesday August 24, has been uncovered. The abducted military officer has been identified as Major Christopher Datong. A friend who confirmed his abduction, wrote: “While still mourning my Mother, the news of the […]
Continue ReadingA Sharia court sitting in Kano state has sentenced Kannywood actress, Sadiya Haruna, to six months in Islamic school for “uploading sexual contents on her social media handles.” Haruna was arrested by the Head of Surveillance Department of Kano State Hisbah Board, Malam Aliyu Usman, last Friday, August 20. She was then detained in the […]
Continue ReadingSelf-taught Nigerian engineer, Ignatius Asabor, who builds drones for agriculture, has been flown to Finland and offered immediate employment by a foreign company that saw and appreciated his talent. Ignatius, who makes special drones using local materials, was flown to Finland by the company who also employed him. Breaking the news on Linkedin, the Managing […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, Nigeria’s foremost military university, was on Tuesday attacked by gunmen who killed two officers and abducted one other whose ranks are not known at the moment. The bandits invaded the permanent site of the institution located along Airport Road, Afaka, in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State around 1.00am. The […]
Continue ReadingBig Brother Naija (BBNaija) 2020 housemate, Dorathy Bachor, has alleged that armed operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) broke into her Lagos residence around 04.45am on Monday. The former housemate in the lockdown edition of BBNaija television reality show took to her Instastory almost immediately after the alleged raid on Monday to […]
Continue ReadingWife of late Major General J.T.U. Aguiyi-Ironsi, the very first Nigerian Military Head of State, Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi, is dead. The former First Lady died peacefully on Monday morning, August 23 at the age of 97. She would have been 98 on November 21, 2021. Her husband, and the Supreme Commander of the National Military Government, […]
Continue ReadingA UK-based Nigerian woman, who returned to the country for her mother’s burial, was shot dead along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway in the presence of her children. Bolanle Aworetan Omojuwa hosted loved ones at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, to celebrate her late mother’s life. After the funeral reception, she decided to visit Oyo State. […]
Continue ReadingJohns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth has honoured Fareedah Oyolola, a secondary school student at Greensprings School, Lagos, as one of the brightest students in the world. This recognition is a result of her exceptional performance in the advanced School and College Ability Test (SCAT), which every student must undergo in order for the institution […]
Continue ReadingLagos lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana SAN, has said under the Land Use Act, the Federal Government has no control over land in Nigeria, outside the Federal Capital Territory. The senior lawyer said this on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme in reaction to the committee approved by the President, Muhammadu Buhari, to review 368 […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo the Thanksgiving service held at the Palace of the Olu of Warri in Warri South Local Government Area, Delta State, Nigeria, for the successful coronation of the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, at Ode Itsekiri, the ancestral home of Itsekiri nation. Obasanjo at the Thanksgiving said he had […]
Continue ReadingActress, Chioma Ifemeludike has alleged that her colleague, Lynda Clems, pimped her off to Apostle Suleman for sex. She made the “confession” via her Instagram account. She said it happened in 2016, when she was waiting to go for NYSC and had no money, so she agreed to the alleged sexual encounter in Ikeja. Her […]
Continue ReadingA 100 level Religion and Philosophy student of the University of Jos (UNIJOS), Doris Bitrus Danboyi, who was killed on her way to church, has been laid to rest. The President of the Student Union Government of the UNIJOS, Danladi Joshua and Speaker, Prosper Lakai, who confirmed the incident said the 20-year-old student was murdered […]
Continue ReadingA video showing the number of private jets that landed the Aminu Kano International airport on Friday for the wedding ceremony of President Buhari’s son, Yusuf, has been shared online. Watch the video below: https://newscentral.africa/wp-content/uploads/239880194_153243036958036_983160983959667354_n.mp4
Continue ReadingJumoke Oyeleke, the 25-year-old saleswoman killed by stray bullets during the Yoruba Nation rally on July 3, has been buried. Oyeleke was buried on Friday, August 20, at the Atan Cemetery in Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria. Recall that Jumoke, a sachet water seller, was found dead in a pool of her own blood during the rally […]
Continue ReadingFormer Military Administrator (MILAD) of Oyo State, Nigeria, Brig-Gen. Tunji Ishola Olurin (rtd), has passed away. He was aged 76. Olurin died at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital in the early hours of Saturday after a brief illness. His death was confirmed by his brother, Funso Olurin, on Saturday in Abeokuta, according to reports […]
Continue ReadingThe first lady of Nigeria, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, played host to the first lady of Gambia, Mrs. Fatoumata Ban Barrow and her entourage on Friday August 20. According to a statement she posted on her social media handles, the Gambian first lady and her entourage were in Nigeria to attend her son’s wedding. See more […]
Continue ReadingA female prison officer has quit her job after video of her kissing a Scottish prison inmate was leaked. K.H., an inmate at HMP Addiewell, in West Lothian, Scotland, secretly set up a camera, then when the warder, who is in her 20s, entered his cell, he pulled her towards himself and kissed her. Insiders […]
Continue ReadingFive persons have been crushed to death in a fatal accident along Tombia-Amassoma road, leading to the newly opened Bayelsa State Airport. The accident which happened on Thursday evening, August 19, was said to have involved a Venza car and two tricycles heading towards Amassoma community. According to an eyewitness, Mr Stephen Jones, the driver of […]
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