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The United States House of Representatives declared Nigeria as the most dangerous place for Christians to live in the world last year. More Christians have been killed in Nigeria than anywhere else in the world in the last 67 years. The President of the Christiam Association of Nigeria (CAN) has warned against the continued killing […]

When last week, President Muhammadu Buhari decided to suspend the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, and the Director General of the Nigeria Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Ayo Oke in order to allow unfettered investigations of both public officers, the most striking immediate reaction was the SGF asking: who is the Presidency? State […]

The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, who is facing charges bordering on treasonable felony. Trial Justice Binta Nyako said her decision to release Kanu on bail was based on health grounds. The court held that Kanu must produce three […]

An Osun High Court on Tuesday in Osogbo sentenced four persons to death for conspiracy and armed robbery. The convicts, Joseph Moses, 24, Samuel Job, 19, Gideon Ode, 25, and Daniel Abraham, 24, were brought to the court on a four-count charge of conspiracy and armed robbery. The prosecutor, Abdulrahman Temitope, had told the court […]

Apostle Ernest Agortey who is the founder of Alabaster House Assembly in Rumuomoi, Port Harcourt, has married a third time. The controversial man of God, revealed this in an nterview with the City People magazine. This is how the magazine reported the incident: “The flamboyant Apostle who loves to make a statement with his Lifestyle, […]

A social media user, identified as Jessica Nwachukwa has gone viral after she shared photos from her ‘night of fun’ with Peter Okoye of the P-square duo. According to Jessica, who shared a photo in which she shared Suya with the singer in his hotel room, the photos were taken after a concert in Owerri, […]

A senior official of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) identified as Mrs. Fidelia Omoile, has been remanded in prison for allegedly receiving N112.4m as a bribe during the build-up to the 2015 presidential election. The money Omoile allegedly collected was said to be part of the $115m (N23bn as of 2015), allegedly disbursed by […]

No fewer than 12 states are still owing their workers a backlog of salaries and allowances, despite double bailout funds from the Federal Government, with Kogi State owing as many as 15 months, Vanguard investigations have revealed. Also on the list of heavily indebted states are Osun, 12 months; Kwara, 11; Bayelsa, 7; Ondo, 7; Ekiti, 6; […]

Nigerian Presidency has ordered the reinstatement of the Correspondent of Punch Newspapers, Olalekan Adetayo, attached to the State House, Abuja, barely 10 hours after his expulsion from the beat. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, confirmed this development in a message addressed to the Chairman of the State […]

A teenage couple from Cincinnati, Ohio have committed suicide just days apart and it turns out they left suicide notes and a video on social medium before carrying out the act. 18-year-old Mercedes Shaday Smith and 17-year-old Markeice “Mari” Brown had been known as a couple, so when Mercedes killed herself in her dorm room […]

Just days after revealing that she is 20 weeks pregnant, Tennis star Serena Williams posted another photo showing her growing bump along with a touching message to her unborn baby. The-mother-to-be captioned the photo: My Dearest Baby, You gave me the strength I didn’t know I had. You taught me the true meaning of serenity and peace. […]

Peggy Whitson woke up this morning to break a record after spending 535 days in space. In November 2016, Whitson and two other astronauts, from Russia and the European Space Agency, blasted off for the International Space Station to conduct hundreds of experiments in biology, earth science and how lighting affects the crew. The other […]

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Monday deployed 95 personnel to beef up security at Minna High Court as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) looked set to arraign former Gov. Babangida Aliyu on Tuesday. Aliyu, who served between 2007 and 2015, would be arraigned for five billion naira scam and abuse […]

The cause of death of former gov of Osun State, Isiaka Adeleke has been made public. The ex-gov reportedly died of overdose of painkillers. The lifeless body of Adeleke was returned to LAUTECH Hospital, Osogbo, for an autopsy yesterday after his sudden death at the hospital. Reports that followed his death was that he had died of cardiac […]

Timely intervention, on Monday, of the Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, saved Ms. Idiat Babalola, a former special adviser to Governor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, from being attacked by a mob at the Ede, Osun State country home of late Senator Isiaka Adeleke, when he attended the final prayers in […]

51-year-old textile dealer at Balogun Market, Titilayo Momoh, who attempted to jump into the lagoon on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos a few weeks ago, was on Monday hauled up before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court. The accused, who was arraigned on a charge of attempting to commit suicide, pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, […]

The trial of a former Chief Judge of Enugu State, Professor Innocent Azubike Umezulike, who was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for false declaration of assets began on Monday at the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. At the commencement of the trial Monday, prosecution witness, Usman Adoke, […]

Nigerian Senate has vowed to expose officials who profited from embattled Babachir Lawal, Secretary to the Government of the Federations (SGF) grass cutting scandal, if the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo’s committee’s proceedings are conducted in a closed session. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday released details of how the committee raised by President Muhammadu Buhari to probe […]

The new South African Minister of Police, Fikile Mbalula has praised Pastor Tim Omotosho’s victims for speaking up. The former Minister of Sports stated this following the arrest of the Nigerian pastor, who is accused of sexually molesting girls and women. The 58-year-old controversial evangelist, with churches in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Bloemfontein, among others, was […]

Kim K says she has her best body ever following a bout of flu that caused her to lose 6lbs. The reality star gushed about her new body and she’s been making the best of it lately by stepping out in very skimpy clothes that shows off her assets. The 36-year-old mother of two put […]