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President Buhari unveils Moshood Abiola Stadium [Photos]

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday formally unveiled the renamed National Stadium in Abuja as Moshood Abiola Stadium. Buhari, who renamed the national monument two years...

Drinking coffee ‘can reduce your risk of cancer’, scientists say

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For many people, the day hasn’t really started before you’ve managed to get some coffee in your system. Now, new guidelines suggest that your coffee...

More on woman who is pregnant for her stepson

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Their faces fill with tears of joy as this couple find out they are to become parents. The mum-to-be gently taps her partner on the...

Eight-months-pregnant woman is found hanged from a tree with a stab...

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A woman who was eight months pregnant has been found stabbed to death and hanged from a tree in South Africa. Tshegofatso Pule, 28, went...

Indian holy man who claimed he could perform ‘Covid exorcisms’ by...

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A holy man in India who claimed he could perform coronavirus exorcisms by kissing people's hands has died from the killer bug - after...

Kanye West defends Michael Jackson over Leaving Neverland documentary

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Kanye West has seemingly defended Michael Jackson and declared documentaries shouldn't be allowed to "tear down our heroes". The rapper spoke out about the late...

Chrissy Teigen gives painful update to fans on breast implant removal...

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Chrissy Teigen has updated fans on how her breast implant removal surgery went. Following the surgery, she admitted she was left feeling "so so so...

COVID-19: Ukraine’s first lady tests positive

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Olena Zelenska, the wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, said on Friday she had tested positive for coronavirus, but her husband and their two...

Husband surprises wife with tear-jerking anniversary gesture months after his death

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Alyssa Mendoza's email pinged at 3am with a message which had been scheduled to send from her dad who had passed away 10 months...

Georgina Rodriguez admits feeling “ashamed” during workouts with Cristiano Ronaldo

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Georgina Rodriguez has admitted she felt “ashamed” training with her Cristiano Ronaldo during the coronavirus lockdown - but now revels in learning from her...

Nollywood producer Okpalan shares cryptic message after r.a.p.e allegations

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Nollywood film producer, Victor Okpalan, who was recently accused of r.a.p.e by young actresses, shared a cryptic message. Earlier, an actress, Sharon Jatto called him...

Health worker dies of COVID-19 in Gombe

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The Chairman of the Gombe State Task Force, Idris Mohammed, has confirmed the death of Abubakar Mohammed, a Senior Registrar in Paediatrics with the...

Halima Abubakar celebrates 35th birthday with lovely photos

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Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar is 35 today. And she has shared beautiful photos of herself to celebrate her special day. Captioning the photos, she wrote; ''Happy...

Man jailed two years for raping eight-year-old girl in Ogun

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An Ogun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Abeokuta has sentenced a 20-year-old man, Musa Anifowose, to two years’ imprisonment for raping an eight-year-old girl. The...

Kobe Bryant to be honoured with posthumous Emmy Governors Award for...

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Kobe Bryant is set to receive an Emmy award for his work in ‘philanthropy, community building and inspiration’ following his tragic death in January. The...

Mother forced to live with her intestines hanging out after horrific...

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A mother-of-two has been forced to live with her intestines hanging out of her abdomen after surviving a horrific nightclub shooting.  Takieyah Reaves, from Newark,...

Lagos seals 15 buildings over planning permits (photos)

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The Lagos State Government, on Wednesday, sealed 15 buildings over lack of planning permits. The government made this known via its Twitter handle. The buildings affected...

Mompha curses those reporting him to FBI, Interpol

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Celebrity Bureau De Change merchant Mompha, has hit out at those drawing the FBI and Interpol’s attention to his social media page. Social media trolls...

NAF honours nun who died saving pupils during Lagos explosion

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In recognition of the supreme sacrifice she paid during the March 15 Abule-Ado multiple blasts, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday named a...

Twitter shuts thousands of accounts linked to China, Russia, Turkey

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Twitter on Friday said it had removed tens of thousands of “state linked” accounts used by China, Russia and Turkey to push their own...

EFCC didn’t recover N7.9 billion from me – Okorocha

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Former Imo Governor and member representing Imo West Senatorial District, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of peddling...

Gymnastics coach who had s.e.x with underage girl every week for...

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A sick gymnastics coach who had s-x with an underage girl "once a week" has been jailed. Taylor Farrell, 27, met the victim, then 12,...

Lagos hotel sacks Nigerian worker for reporting attempted r.a.p.e by Indian...

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Some workers of Atlantic Hotels have accused the management of sacking a female worker, Grace (Not real name), after she was s.e.x.u.a.l.l.y harassed by...

Access Bank manager Nwaru Jerry Nnamdi charged with stealing N14m

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Police in Lagos have charged the Ketu Branch Manager of Access Bank Plc, Mr Nwaru Jerry Nnamdi, with stealing N14m. Nwaru, 34, was alleged to...

22-year old student dies two days after she was tear-gassed by...

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A 22-year-old woman has died after allegedly being tear-gassed and pepper-sprayed while she participated in George Floyd protests in Ohio. Sarah Grossman, 22, of Springboro,...

We’re probing ex-govs, serving governors, fronts – EFCC

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The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu has said the anti-graft agency is investigating serving and former state governors...

Trollz: Nicki Minaj & 6ix9ine make history in 9 minutes

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Nicki Minaj and 6ix9ine have reportedly broken the record for the fastest number 1 song on the US iTunes. They made history in just nine...

Court orders remand of journalist who criticised Lai Mohammed

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The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the remand of a journalist, Rotimi Jolayemi, also known as Oba Akewi, who was arrested...

Former King of Spain is being investigated by Spanish Supreme Court...

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Spanish prosecutors have opened a probe into whether former king Juan Carlos was handed millions of dollars in kickbacks from Saudi Arabia. The Supreme Court...

Chelsea will finish ahead of Man U according to supercomputer which...

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Manchester United will miss out on the top four this season if predictions made by stats boffins come true. With the majority of Premier League...

Pictures: 52-year old Italian millionaire playboy shows off his beautiful home

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His girlfriend is pregnant with their first baby together and Italian playboy millionaire gave fans an online tour of his plush estate on Instagram. Showing...

Researcher from University College London is burnt alive after being accused...

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A University College London medicine expert was burnt alive by an angry mob after being accused of practising witchcraft. Domingo Choc Che, a natural medicine...

JUNE 12: Sanwo-Olu to host Tinubu, Soyinka, Blair, others

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To commemorate this year’s National Democracy Day celebration, the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat will on June 12 hold...

President Buhari’s full speech on Democracy day

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President Muhammadu Buhari this morning addressed Nigerians on the occasion of the Democracy Day. The President's speech below: NATIONAL BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI ON...

We didn’t say air flights will start on June 21 –...

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The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic has denied fixing June 21, 2020, as resumption date for air travels in the...

EFCC quizzes Ortom’s aide, Hembah over alleged N42m fraud

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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Makurdi Zonal Office have commenced investigations into allegations of misappropriation of funds to the tune...

NSCDC nabs Boko Haram’s aphrodisiac supplier in Borno

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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, on Thursday, paraded a suspected supplier of aphrodisiac to Boko Haram members in Borno State. The suspect, Bakura...

Dominican presidential contender test positive for Covid-19 three weeks to election

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Just three-and-a-half weeks away from the Dominican Republic's presidential election, leading candidate Luis Abinader said he and his wife have tested positive for the...

EFCC returns N5.7bn recovered from Okorocha to Imo govt

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has returned over N5.7 billion from the N7..9 billion recovered from different bank accounts and assets belonging...

Restaurant owners given 723 years in prison for seafood scam

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Two restaurant owners have been sentenced to 723 years in prison in Thailand, after defrauding the public with a seafood promotion. Apichart Bowornbancharak and Prapassorn...

Man accuses SARS officials of demanding N500k from him and his...

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A twitter user has accused SARS officials of arresting and demanding the sum of N500,000 from himself and his wife for breaking the state...

Kenyan police held after dragging woman behind motorbike, whipping her

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Three Kenyan police officers have been arrested after a widely circulated video showed the men dragging a woman behind a motorcycle and whipping her. The...

EFCC uncovers 1,000 ghost workers in Kwara state

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kwara Zonal Office, has uncovered 1,000 ghost workers, allegedly smuggled into the payroll of Kwara State Universal...

Black Lives Matter protester tests positive for coronavirus after rally with...

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A Black Lives Matter demonstrator has tested positive for coronavirus after attending a rally in Melbourne with 10,000 other people. He marched through the city...

Buhari to address the nation tomorrow

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President Muhammadu Buhari will address the nation tomorrow, Friday, to commemorate Nigeria’s Democracy Day. The time scheduled for the national broadcast is 7am. Bashir Ahmad, Personal...

Nigerian writer Chimamanda Adichie loses father

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Professor James Nwoye Adichie, father of the renowned novelist, Chimamanda is dead. A family source revealed that he died on Wednesday night in Awka, Anambra...

Nigerian governors declare ‘state of emergency’ on sexual violence

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The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) has declared a state of emergency on the increasing rate of sexual and gender-based violence in the country. The NGF...

Kaduna Lawmakers impeach Deputy Speaker

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Twenty four out of the 34 members of the Kaduna House of Assembly on  Thursday impeached the Deputy Speaker, Mukhtar Hazo. The development followed a...