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Buhari breaks silence on coronavirus

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President Muhammadu Buhari has spoken for the first time in more than 48 hours after the confirmation of a coronavirus case in Nigeria. In a...

See pictures from inside Amir Khan’s luxury home

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Boxer Amir Khan and his wife Faryal Makhdoom welcomed their third child to the world last week - a son called Muhammad Zaviyar Khan. The...

Man stabs apprentice to death over N500

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A 33-year old apprentice has been stabbed to death at Satellite Town in Lagos due to minor misunderstanding over N500. The deceased, Afeez Oluwole was...

How I overcame depression to qualify for Tokyo olympic games –...

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Nigeria women table tennis star, Funke Oshonaike has said suffered depression but had to stand strong in order to qualify for the 2020 Olympic...

Real Madrid thrash Barcelona in El-clasico

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Real Madrid have beaten fierce rival, Barcelona 2-0 in Sunday’s explosive El-Clasico at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium to go top of La Liga. It was...

Tyson Fury’s wife begs him to quit boxing after proposed Anthony...

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Tyson Fury’s wife has begged the champion boxer to fight only once more - for the sake of his family. Devoted Paris says he must...

Jennifer Lopez speaks on the lowest time of her life —...

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Jennifer Lopez has opened up about her divorce from Marc Anthony. “When we divorced it was the lowest time in my life. I felt I...

Police arrest Indian lady who leads 7-man robbery gang in Lagos

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Men of the Nigerian police have arrested an Indian lady -- Alisha Noble who leads a 7 man robbery gang to terrorize the state. According...

Police rescue kidnapped Benue state director, arrest suspects

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Benue State Director of treasury, Mr Geoffrey Agada, flanked by sympathisers after being rescued by a police team. The Benue State Director of Treasury, Mr...

Manchester City lifts Carabao cup after 2-1 win over Aston Villa

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Manchester City claimed the League Cup for the fourth time in five seasons by beating Aston Villa 2-1 at Wembley on Sunday thanks to...

Oh dear! Pa Kasumu is dead

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Veteran Nollywood actor, Kayode Odumosu popularly known as Pa Kasumu is dead. Pa Kasumu’s death was announced by Nollywood actress, Foluke Daramola-Salako on her Instagram...

Ogun Governor, Abiodun rescues accident victim (photo)

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Ogun state Governor Dapo Abiodun (in white agbada) yesterday stopped his convoy on a journey to Ijebu-Ode when he witnessed a car accident involving...

Italian hit by coronavirus slept at Lagos airport hotel – Lafarge

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The Management of Lafarge Plc has revealed that the Italian who brought Coronavirus to Nigeria first slept at the Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos before...

Lagos raids Obalende, arrests 42, impounds 38 vehicles

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The Special Committee on Clean-up of Ikoyi and Victoria Island on Friday took its campaign to restore sanity to Obalende as the operatives dislodged...

45-year-old Celestial pastor arrested for selling missing person’s phone

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45-year-old Celestial pastor Ejiro Ologonla who is currently being investigated by the Lagos State Police Command for being in possession of missing person belongings...

Coronavirus: NYSC denies postponing 2020 batch ‘A’ orientation exercise

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National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, on Sunday dismissed reports making the rounds on social media that it has postponed the 2020 batch ‘A’ orientation...

Anita Joseph gives reasons she married MC FIsh

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Nollywood actress, Anita Joseph has explained why she married MC Fish, saying it was love at first sight. The couple tied the knot on February...

Coronavirus: Sanwo-Olu kits up to inspect emergency operation centre in Yaba...

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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has visited the Emergency operation Centre in Yaba for an on the spot assessment of the facility. The governor after assessing the...

Guinea Bissau interim president resigns in less than two days of...

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The man appointed interim president of Guinea-Bissau by the side beaten in the December presidential election has stepped down because of death threats, less...

Photos: Fire razes 5 offices at Freedom Radio, Kaduna

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A morning fire razed five offices at Freedom Radio in Kaduna State in the wee hours of Sunday. The fire was said to have emanated...

Attend fresher’s night, risk expulsion, Al-hikmah university warns new students

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An Ilorin, Kwara state based private tertiary institution, Al-hikmah University management has warned its new students not to attend any ‘unholy gathering’ during their...

Oprah Winfrey falls flat on stage at event (video)

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“Oprah Winfrey was walking around on the stage and talking, giving words of wisdom to the crowd,” an eyewitness dished to HollywoodLife exclusively about...

Davido acquires a 19-seater jet

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Davido has acquired a 19-seater jet... well, according to him. The singer made this known on twitter saying the jet is here and it's...

Toyin Lawani celebrates 38th birthday with stunning photos

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Toyin Lawani is a year older today. She is 38 actually. The day is also a double celebration for her as she is also...

Lady cries out on twitter after Pharmacy sold hand wash to...

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A lady, Farida Ladipo-Ajayi has cried out on Twitter after a pharmacy in Gbagada, Lagos sold a bottle of hand sanitizer to her for...

Photos from Adeniyi Johnson’s surprise birthday party

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Nollywood actor, Adeniyi Johnson turned a year older recently. And his partner, Seyi Edun threw a surprise birthday party for him. A shy Niyi...

Coronavirus prevention: Prices of ginger, garlic soar in Kaduna as misinformation...

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The search for prevention against coronavirus and the fear of contracting it has resulted in good business for herb sellers in Kaduna, as the...

Coronavirus: Myanmar donates 200 tons of rice to China

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Myanmar’s government on Sunday donated 200 tons of rice to China as a humanitarian assistance in the battle against the coronavirus epidemic. The donated rice...

Real Madrid-Barcelona: El Clásico will decide who tops table

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One of the world’s most famous sporting rivalries takes centre stage once again on Sunday (night) as Real Madrid and Barcelona lock horns at...

United States ban travels to Iran

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President Donald Trump authorized the expansion of travel restrictions against Iran and the new recommendation that Americans refrain from visiting regions of Italy and...

Benue arrests 400 herdsmen for floating grazing law

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The Benue State Government says it has arrested 400 herdsmen for flouting the state’s anti-open grazing law. The state government also seized over...

Kiko Casilla banned for eight games over racism

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Leeds goalkeeper Kiko Casilla was given an eight-match ban after he was found to have used racist language toward an opponent during a second-tier...

Man in his 50s becomes first American to die of coronavirus

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Fears are mounting for 50 staff and residents at a nursing facility in Washington state after they have shown coronavirus symptoms, on the same...

The internet can’t decide if this is puppy or a cat…...

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Pet lovers are often divided into 'dog person' or a 'cat person', but now there's a furry creature who could satisfy those who love...

Kid escapes from kidnappers den in Mushin, Lagos

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A case of kidnapping was reported to the police by the parents of a boy named Bola Kazeem, a minor aged eight, but was...

Christian woman, Aasia Bibi acquitted of blasphemy in Pakistan granted asylum...

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Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy in Pakistan, has said she had been invited to live in France, after a meeting with...

Hundreds rally against anti-Muslim violence in Delhi

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Hundreds of Indian Americans of different faiths rallied outside Indian consulates in major American cities on Friday evening to protest against the recent violence...

EFCC questions NFF Vice President Seyi Akinwunmi

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Vice president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Seyi Akinwunmi has been released by the anti-corruption investigators after being questioned in an ongoing financial...

Man to die by hanging for phone theft in Ekiti

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An Ado Ekiti High Court has sentenced a middle-aged man, Isa Abdulkareem, to death by hanging for armed robbery. Justice Mosunmola Abodunde, while delivering the...

Coronavirus: Lagos, Ogun identify 100 people who had contact with patient

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In furtherance to the placing of the patient of the Coronavirus disease, a 44-year-old Italian, in a quarantine centre, Lagos and Ogun state governments...

Woman says Abuja hotel canceled her reservation because she is married...

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A Nigerian woman’s four-night hotel reservation was cancelled by an Abuja hotel due to “global threat corona virus”, she has claimed. Mitchelle Iannone said the...

Enugu doctors embark on strike despite coronavirus panic

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Amidst panic over the detection of coronavirus in the country, resident doctors of the Enugu State University Teaching Hospital on Saturday embarked...

First results of 20 Vaccines, therapeutics being developed for cure of...

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Director General of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the first results of over 20 Vaccines and therapeutics being developed for the...

Jackie Chan assures fans he’s safe from coronavirus

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Popular actor and producer, Jackie Chan has said he is safe and healthly despite spread of Coronavirus in China. Chan, who is based in Hong...

19-year-old Nigerian confesses on how he defrauded Cambodian woman of $75,000

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A 19-year-old internet fraudster, Chigemezu Arikibe, has been arrested by operatives of the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Responses Team, IRT, in Imo...

Watford destroy Liverpool’s unbeaten run

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Permutations by analysts and die-hard fans alike crumbled like a pack of cards on Saturday as Watford took potential league winners Liverpool to the...

Kara Bridge to reopen tomorrow, March 1

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The Berger/Kara Bridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway will be opened to motorists on Sunday, March 1. This was made known by the Federal Controller...

UK Prime Minister’s girlfriend Carrie Symonds is pregnant

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Boris Johnson and his girlfriend Carrie Symonds are engaged and expecting a baby in early summer. The Prime Minister is already a father-of-five, however, this...

Coronavirus: Three Chinese quarantined in Plateau state

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Three Chinese citizens suspected of having Coronavirus symptoms have been quarantined in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State. The State commissioner of Health, Nimkong...

Coronavirus: Catholic Church suspends sign of Peace

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Holy water fonts are being drained and the sign of peace suspended as the Catholic Church does its bit to combat coronavirus. The Catholic Church...